Man, I have been really anticipating the performances of the new songs from The King Of Limbs and I was not left disappointed.  Much of the new album was electronic and loop based and seeing Radiohead bring the songs to life in a live setting is amazing.  It literally breathes new energy into the songs and if you’ve familiarized yourself with TKOL then you’ll no doubt enjoy these versions even more.   Check out the entire performance ‘from the basement’ as recorded by the BBC: continue reading...

Yes, I featured Radiohead only a few weeks ago in the Live Flashback, and yes, Glastonbury isn’t “flashing back” very far (it was last weekend), but this is Radiohead performing the new tunes from The King Of Limbs for the first time in a surprise special set at Glastonbury and they damn well deserve another feature anyways…  So yeah, that’s pretty much it.  Here is Radiohead performing both “Lotus Flower” and, a bonus 2nd clip!, “Bloom” from The King Of Limbs.  These tunes sound a lot more muscular in a live setting. Very exciting!  God I hope they tour again soon…  Enjoy: continue reading...

If anyone’s paying attention then they’ll know that I’ve featured Radiohead in the past in the Live Flashback series.  And why wouldn’t I?  They’re one of the all time greatest live bands and there is an almost never-ending supply of amazing videos available on YouTube… It’s only a matter of time before I feature them a third time!  In any case, I wanted to highlight a different side of the band, where the first performance I featured, “There, There”, was a straight up, guitar-based, Radiohead rock song, todays song, “Idioteque”, shows the band in a completely different mode.   continue reading...

How could I not choose a Radiohead song as the Mp3 of the week? With The King Of Limbs being sprung on us under a week ago I’m sure fans are still digesting and getting familiar the new music from the band.   The lead single and most accessible song (pretty much the only one that has anything resembling a chorus) is “Lotus Flower” and it’s a good one.   If you for some reason haven’t gotten around to listening to the TKOL yet, then this song is as good a place to start as any.  Thom’s falsetto is in full effect and floats along perfectly over the slinky beat and bassline.   I already can’t wait to hear this one performed live.  Enjoy: continue reading...

Radiohead, you rascals!  You said it would be tomorrow, but you tricked us!   The King Of Limbs is now available for download at Radiohead.com.  Go get it and get out your headphones.   Also, watch Thom Yorke lose his mind in the first video for the lead single “Lotus Flower”, continue reading...

Best news ever on a monday morning!  Radiohead will release a digital-only pre-sale version of their new album “The King Of Limbs” this Saturday, February 19th.  The seem to have gotten rid of the “pay what you want” experiment they employed for the last album, but this one will only set you back $9.  The phyiscal release will wait until May 9th to hit stores, but it will include a plethora of awesome stuff.  They’re calling it the world’s first “newspaper album” and it will contain: continue reading...

This is a pretty amazing multi-camera, high quality recording of a recent Radiohead benefit concert to raise money for Haiti.  The band is in the middle of recording a follow up to In Rainbows and this video provides a great reminder as to why they are the best band in the world.  Watch, enjoy and cross your fingers for a new album soon!  The tracklist is below the video, continue reading...

One of my favorite live performance sources is the multitude of ‘Late Night’ talk shows that spotlight different bands every night.  Sure it might not be the most spontaneous or spectacular live representation of a band, but it’s guaranteed to have great sound and good camera angles.  In reality any Radiohead live show is going to be a great, but this particular performance of “There There” from Hail To The Thief caught my ear as being particularly special.  It’s an amazing song that’s performed flawlessly, but oddly I’ve never really had the same reaction to many other songs from the same album.  Perhaps YouTube commenter Tyger2393 says it best, continue reading...

Rumors are flying on the internet that Radiohead just celebrated the completion of an 8th album with a wrap party in Hollywood.  There was definitely confirmation that the band was recording music, but no time line was known.  Based on the unexpected 1 week advance notice of In Rainbows I suppose that anythings possible with this band. Check out the video below for 1 of a million reasons that you should be excited about this and read more on the rumors from Spinner.com:

According to Cook, the band and long-term producer Nigel Godrich held a wrap party on Jan. 30 in a house that had been specially converted into a studio. continue reading...