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Bjork And Thom Yorke Team Up, Freak The Internet Out

Bjork's collaboration with Radiohead's Thom Yorke, "Nattura," has been described by the Icelandic singer as "a protest and a rallying cry" in honor of efforts to save Iceland's environment. (I guess the banks can wait.) The rapidfire drums and chant-like vocals would seem to bear that out; this may be the first time that I've ever felt the impulse to bang my head to a Bjork song. Yorke, meanwhile, provides some moans that are turned into huge sound waves that wrap around the proceedings Christo-style, and somehow provide even more urgency. [YouTube via Pitchfork]

9:30 AM on Tue Oct 14 2008
By Maura Johnston
285 views, 1 comment

Latest by BillyChance: Sounds like some of those Chippendale drum riffs went to good use after all. more »

pointless listmaking

Idolator Presents Five Not-All-That-Ridiculous Ways To Celebrate Rocktober

Congratulations, world! You somehow made it all the way to Oct. 1, 2008, which means one thing: It's time for Rocktober to start. How will you celebrate? Some people are linking to YouTubes of Who songs. Others are hoping that you'll have a hankering to hear the Divinyls and Foreigner within the same span of time. One guy who got the coveted domain name "rocktober.com" is even saying that we should bring back Metallica Monday, although I know of a few people who might disagree with that idea. Which is why I have five Rocktober-celebration suggestions of my own, all of which are located after the jump. More »

12:00 PM on Wed Oct 1 2008
By Maura Johnston
734 views, 9 comments

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paul is dead (wrong!)

Bono Backs Away From Manager's Radiohead-Bashing Ways

Like U2's manager, Paul McGuinness, Bono firmly believes that all problems can be solved by haranguing people in power and pleading for charitable donations, rather than actually changing economic models. But one thing Bono won't do is dis Radiohead, one of the few successful bands with any critical cachet whatsoever. So when McGuinness decided to call the Internet release of In Rainbows a failure, Bono felt it necessary to send a letter to NME making clear that while their manager doesn't want the RIAA to consider these upstarts' hair-brained schemes, U2 thinks the band are "courageous and imaginative," etc., smooch smooch, let's photo op with Barack sometime. More »

9:30 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Anthony Miccio
516 views, 3 comments

Latest by okiedoke: Those damned disintermediates. Darned damnable, I say. more »

the new model

Radiohead Already Over The Whole Free Download Thing

The "pay what you want" online release of In Rainbows may have set Trent Reznor and Billy Corgan off to discover their own maverick ways, but it looks like Thom Yorke is a little tired of the brave new world. "I think it was a one-off response to a particular situation," said Yorke. Rather than admit that he's loving the taste of Dave Matthews' crunchy granola over at ATO, or that financially the online release of In Rainbows wasn't all that it could have been, he's crediting his anomie on the lack of "significance" it would have if they did it again. It's always about significance with you, isn't it, Thom? More »

9:45 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Anthony Miccio
680 views, 9 comments

Latest by GlennPhyleus: Comment on Radiohead Already Over The Whole Free Download Thing um, In Rainbows didn't "set Billy Corgan off" to do anything. Smashing Pumpkins released an album for free way back in 2000, back when ipods and mp3s were still not more »

project x

Project X Goes Indie (Sort Of)

As part of Idolator's continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Idolator Critics' Poll editor Michaelangelo Matos breaks down rankings from every genre imaginable. After the click-through, he looks at the Britain's ever-shifting definition of "indie," with a BBC chart that includes everything from soul to Radiohead effluvia to synth-pop that first hit three decades ago to, yes, even some indie rock: More »

10:00 AM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Michaelangelo Matos
788 views, 7 comments

Latest by rogerniner: "sigh" Looks like I killed another thread. I'll stay in my corner now, I promise. more »

liner notes

Liner Notes: Thom Yorke Packs For A Long Train Ride

- Thom Yorke has announced his plans to quit touring by plane unless steps are taken to reduce carbon emissions in the UK; no word on whether he will ban crazed Radiohead fans from saving up their frequent-flyer miles so they can catch shows on the other side of the world. [NME]
- The Game is scouring the Internet for comely lasses to appear in his next video. Hey, at least he's not looking for love on TV again. [SOHH]
- Lemmy comes out as anti-Bush, pro-heroin legalization. Glad that's all cleared up. [Blabbermouth.net]

2:50 PM on Tue Oct 17 2006
By mjohnston
112 views, 4 comments

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