‘OK Computer’ to get 20th anniversary reissue
May 2, 2017 in News
Radiohead will release an extended version of their seminal third studio album, with three new tracks among the goodies included… Tags: OK Computer, OKNOTOK, Radiohead
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Ed Sheeran isn’t quitting music
April 25, 2017 in News
Songwriting superstar takes to Twitter to clarify rumours he will be calling it a day when his current tour ends… Tags: Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Radiohead
Best Of 2016
December 31, 2016 in Features
As a brand new year beckons, we look back at the singers, songs and songwriters that made 2016 their own… Tags: Adele, Alicia Keys, Banks, Blossoms, Bob Dylan, Brent Cobb, Christine and The Queens, Clean Cut Kid, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Frances, Greg Kurstin, Highly Suspect, Hooton Tennis Club, Iggy Pop, Izzy Bizu, Jack Garratt, Justin Timberlake, Little Brother Eli, Lori McKenna, Margo Price, Michael Kiwanuka, Miranda Lambert, Nick Cave, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Pinegrove, Radiohead, Shovels & Rope, Spain, Sturgill Simpson, Sunflower Bean, The 1975, The Weeknd, Tuff Love, Two Inch Astronaut, Ward Thomas, White Lung, Zayn
Radiohead to headline Glastonbury 2017
October 21, 2016 in News
Speculation has been quashed, Thom Yorke and co. will headline Worthy farm next year, which will delight the band’s fans… Tags: Daft Punk, Ed O'Brien, Emily Eavis, Glastonbury 2017, Radio 6, Radiohead, The Stone Roses
Interview: Shama Rahman
October 18, 2016 in Features, Interviews
Songwriting meets a neuroscientist who also just happens to craft her own unique, transfixing blend of eastern and western music… Tags: Aphex Twin, Baul, Bjork, Blur, Bollywood, Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Can Dance, Ella Fitzgerald, Gershwin, Ghazal, Joanna Newsom, Jugular Productions, Laurie Anderson, Lauryn Hill, Mi.Mu, Nina Simone, Outkast, Portishead, Radiohead, Regina Spektor, Runi, St Vincent, Urdu
EXCLUSIVE! Olivine by El West
October 3, 2016 in News
Tonight’s exclusive is from a superb US alt-rock band who have been likened to some of the genre’s true greats… Tags: Broken Social Scene, El West, Elbow, Marauder, Olivine, Radiohead, The Roots, Young Jesus
Skepta takes home the 25th Mercury Music Prize
September 15, 2016 in Competitions, News
The grime artist is declared the winner of this year’s award with his fourth album ‘Konnichiwa’, over odds-on favourite Bowie… Tags: Anohni, Bat For Lashes, David Bowie, Jamie Woon, Kano, Laura Mvula, Mercury Music Prize, Mercury Prize, Mercury Prize 2016, Michael C. Hall, Michael Kiwanuka, Radiohead, Savages, Skepta, The 1975, The Comet Is Coming
EXCLUSIVE! ‘Broom’ by AMFM
August 8, 2016 in News
Tonight’s exclusive is from an indie-rock band whose frontman has a musical background that’s markedly different to his current sound… Tags: AMFM, Broom, David Caruso, Dawes, Hard-Fi, Kurt Vile, New Pornographers, Radiohead, Real Estate, Stephen Malkmus, Tame Impala
Mercury Prize shortlist revealed
August 4, 2016 in Competitions, News
Nominations for 2016’s album of the year have been announced and include David Bowie, Radiohead, Michael Kiwanuka and The 1975… Tags: Anohni, Bat For Lashes, David Bowie, Jamie Woon, Kano, Laura Mvula, Lauren Laverne, Mercury Award, Mercury Prize, Michael Kiwanuka, Radiohead, Savages, Shaun Keaveny, Skepta, The 1975, The Comet Is Coming
Thom Yorke is fighting climate change
July 24, 2016 in News
Radiohead frontman is to feature on the ‘Pathway To Paris’ album, alongside Patti Smith, Flea and Warren Ellis among others… Tags: 350.org, A Moon Shaped Pool, Desert Island Disk, Flea, Pathway To Paris, Patti Smith, Radiohead, The Fight For Climate Justice, The Numbers, Thom Yorke, UNDP, Warren Ellis
Radiohead to release new album tomorrow
May 7, 2016 in News
Much loved UK quintet will release their ninth studio album at 7pm tomorrow, after releasing two new songs this week… Tags: Burn The Witch, Daydreaming, Radiohead, XL Recordings
Interview: Jonathan Jackson
April 29, 2016 in Features, Interviews
Ahead of the release of his band’s new EP, we talk all things music with the actor and Enation frontman… Tags: Bob Dylan, Buddy Miller, Colin Linden, Collective Soul, Daniel Sweatt, Dylan Thomas, Elvis, Enation, General Hospital, Greg Archilla, Johnny Cash, Jonathan Jackson, Leonard Cohen, Matchbox 20, Muse, Nashville, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Radiohead, Richard Lee Jackson, Roy Orbison, T-Bone Burnett, The Opry, U2
Radiohead announce global tour
March 15, 2016 in News
Fans of the legendary rock quintet will today rejoice, after the band announced their first global tour in four years… Tags: Radiohead, Stanley Donwood, The King Of Limbs
Is a new Radiohead album imminent?
January 7, 2016 in News
Rumours suggest a new album from Yorke and chums could be coming soon, after they set up a new company… Tags: Radiohead, Thom Yorke
Radiohead were asked to write Bond theme
December 27, 2015 in News
Band reveal that Sam Smith’s ‘Writing’s On The Wall might not have been the song used as Spectre’s theme tune… Tags: Johnny Greenwood, Radiohead, Sam Smith, Spectre, Thom Yorke, Writing's On The Wall
Interview: HOLY HOLY’s Oscar Dawson
November 19, 2015 in Features, Interviews
We get to know the Aussie guitarist and talk about the songwriting partnership behind this rock band’s exceptional debut album… Tags: Brian Eno, Crazy Horse, HOLY HOLY, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Matt Redlich, Neil Young, Neil Young And Crazy Horse, Oscar Dawson, Queen, Radiohead, Ryan Strathrie, Timothy Carroll, Wilco
‘Highspeeds’ by Elliot Moss (Album)
September 23, 2015 in Music Reviews
Experimental yet familiar, this debut album is the first step in a career which promises to improve with every release… Tags: Bon Iver, Elliot Moss, Justin Vernon, Radiohead, Thom Yorke
Patti Smith and Thom Yorke battle climate change
Along with RHCP’s Flea, pair will play a 4 December concert in Paris to coincide with UN climate change summit… Tags: benefit, concert, Dhani Harrison, Flea, Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Thom Yorke, Thurston Moore
A Dream Outside by Gengahr (Album)
June 3, 2015 in Music Reviews
On debut album ‘A Dream Outside’, London quartet Gengahr set themselves up to be alt-rock’s next darlings. Or do they?… Tags: A Dream Outside, Alt-J, alt-rock, Bright Eyes, Bros, Desaparecidos, Elliott Smith, emo, Felix Bushe, Gengahr, Heatmiser, Heroine, Huw Stephens, Hype Machine, indie-rock, Mañana, Mercury Prize, Powder, Radiohead, Red House Painters, Where I Lie, Wolf Alice
Success Express returns with FAC drop-in session and showcase
March 27, 2015 in Events, News, Songwriting Live
On Thursday, London’s The Water Rats hosts another live show and artist session by the FAC, Success Express and Songwriting… Tags: Ed O'Brien, FAC, Featured Artists Coalition, Jesse Gamage, Jocelyn Brown, Marillion, Mark Kelly, Nick Mason, Radiohead, Sadie Jemmett, Success Express, The Doppler Shift
