tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367594312011-04-21T14:22:10.699-07:00Radiohead's bass player has been interviewed endlessly. One interview added weekly, more or less.Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comBlogger461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-54874335401104664182008-09-10T12:08:00.000-07:002008-09-10T12:14:43.626-07:00

The Searchers: Radiohead's unquiet revolutionby Alex RossOn a hot day in May, the city of Bilbao was shaken by a velvety roar, not unlike the sound of a jet plane waiting on a tarmac. At one end of Calle de Iparraguirre, which cuts across the town, the silver shell of the Guggenheim Museum was glistening in the sun. For a moment, it seemed as if the noise were coming from there—as if the building

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-82106426162602079982008-09-10T12:05:00.000-07:002008-09-10T12:07:57.522-07:00

Radiohead bassist slams Cubase software -- Crashes too muchBy Robert Blincoe Radiohead's bassist Colin Greenwood has kicked loose with his hardware and software preferences during an interview with UK site Culturelab.Colin says all the band have Powerbooks, which you might have guessed, and he's also got an Atari ST.On the Powerbooks the band run eMagic's Logic music production software "because

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-89342152929199394892008-08-28T07:31:00.000-07:002008-08-28T07:38:28.173-07:00

An interview with Colin Greenwood of Radiohead by Kodwo Eshun.It’s three weeks before the release of Amnesiac, the companion album to Radiohead's Kid A. In a weeks time, the single Pyramid Song will crash into the British charts at No 2. Now, however, it is a rainy May afternoon at the Brook Green offices of EMI Records. Bassist Colin Greenwood is in good spirits. He responds knowledgeably and

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-45687822217070405372008-01-26T09:31:00.000-08:002008-01-26T09:33:00.174-08:00

Meeting Machines Is Easy? Antonio WalkerThom Yorke sits in a large leather armchair looking like little boy lost. Wearing a baggy denim outfit that makes him look about 12 years old, Yorke is granting interviews today at Radiohead Central in the Oxford burb of Didcott Parkway. The most anguished pop star since Greta Garbo (see Meeting People Is Easy) will happily discuss Radiohead, dreams,

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-85259128906001603422008-01-26T09:29:00.000-08:002008-01-26T09:31:27.736-08:00

We want to play outdoors in SA - RadioheadCraig CanavanJust what is it that makes Radiohead arguably the most-talked about, most-written about rock band in the world?Sure, some of it is thanks to the fact that they are one of the few great and commercially successful bands in the world. Perhaps, even, the first ever radically experimental AND commercially successful group.But, even more than that

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-42440696590532430702008-01-26T09:26:00.000-08:002008-01-26T09:29:07.737-08:00

JAM! interviews RadioheadPaul CantinAlthough Radiohead won't be releasing any music videos from their current album, Kid A, the group has compiled live footage shot on their current tour and submitted it to video channels.The band's Jonny and Colin Greenwood told JAM! Music they have no interest in putting together the kind of music clips they have previously prepared for songs such as "Just," "

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-54173177763683447422008-01-26T09:20:00.000-08:002008-01-26T09:25:22.544-08:00

The Post-Rock BandForty years after the Beatles, Radiohead has reinvented the idea of the rock group - with as much John Cage as John Lennon.By Gerald MarzoratiRadiohead is a significant band at a bad time for significant bands. Radiohead took its name from a song by Talking Heads, which says something about Radiohead's aspirations, and something too about how self-conscious and historically

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-35752124436521005562008-01-26T09:17:00.000-08:002008-01-26T09:20:37.062-08:00

Radiohead and their New Kid ABreaking Away From their Pastby Gabriella Thom Yorke (vocals), Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, xylophone) Ed O'Brien (guitar), Colin Greenwood (bass) and Phil Selway (drums) began playing together in 1987 in Oxford. With their new album, Kid A, it seems that Radiohead said goodbye to everything that made them so popular in the past. Instead of melodies it sounds

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-6786662213059227222007-12-10T08:48:00.000-08:002007-12-10T08:49:59.595-08:00

By Keith "K-Tel" McCalmontA relaxed Jonny and Colin Greenwood of Radiohead sat down recently for an intimate conversation on the eve of one of only three concerts to be played in North America this year by the quintet from Oxford.Their new album, Kid A, is garnering much critical acclaim, but more importantly it sets the band out in yet another musical direction assuring fans that the band is

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-12111731919108716732007-12-10T08:46:00.000-08:002007-12-10T08:47:45.041-08:00

Sound and furyRadiohead don't do interviews and they're never photographed together. But when Andrew Smith joined them on tour in Paris, the notoriously temperamental Thom Yorke talked about Nasty Nick, bad reviews and how his breakdown nearly broke the bandIn the early 90s, you knew you'd arrived as a rock group the day you made it on to MTV and the Beavis & Butthead show. So it's 1993 and the

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-20777373119946413092007-12-10T08:40:00.000-08:002007-12-10T08:44:50.776-08:00

The difference engineBy Zev BorowHow do you follow up a brilliant opus of alienation and a documentary that portrays the rock star life as soul-sucking bollocks?If you're Radiohead, you decide to “do things differently or don't do them at all.” The result is the best anti-rock album of the year.The way it works is you meet Thom last. Better, safer, to start with Phil or Ed. The Greenwood brothers

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-29876097210454327052007-10-09T13:51:00.000-07:002007-10-09T13:55:06.709-07:00

Radiohead reveal the secret of their greasy sound'We put dirty underwear in our amplifiers'After the amazing 'OK Computer' (1997) and the following tour, we haven't heard much from Radiohead. Here in Belgium we find that normal - the band has prepared itself for the new album in all silence and tranquillity - but in England they don't tolerate heroes to get out of the spotlights. Ok, on an

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-6231767497738017632007-10-09T13:48:00.000-07:002007-10-09T13:51:02.127-07:00

Radiohead: They’re Not so Angst-ridden once you get to know themGabriellaFormed in Oxford, 1987, the alternative rock band Radiohead (named after a Talking Heads song) has gained strong international popularity over the years with works such as Pablo Honey (1993), The Bends (1995), and most notably the Grammy award-winning O.K. Computer (1997). Unlike previous efforts, however, the band's latest

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-27847191331443091372007-10-09T13:42:00.000-07:002007-10-09T13:47:43.838-07:00

THE SPIN TOP 40 VITAL ARTISTS IN ROCK#2 - RADIOHEADRadiohead bassist Colin Greenwood, international man of mysterySpin: Mr. Bloke? Do you always take calls at hotels under an alias?Colin Greenwood: It's even more necessary when we're in Japan-fans are always calling up.Right now, to a lot of people, Radiohead seem the sovereign artistic operation in rock'n'roll. What, if anything, connects "

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-35549048325016297722007-08-15T09:04:00.000-07:002007-08-15T09:08:49.122-07:00

The Golden Age of Radioheadby Mac RandallWith their Grammy nominations, hit singles and critical raves, Radiohead look like rock's next big thing. But who are they?Flip through the end-of-the-year critics' polls of just about any music publication in the world, and see a stunning consensus: 1997's top band was Radiohead, and their album OK Computer (Capitol) was this year's masterpiece.But don't

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-61921583268631386452007-07-26T13:43:00.000-07:002007-07-26T13:48:20.925-07:00

RadioheadMTV grilled Radiohead's bassplayer, Colin Greenwood about all things musical.MTV: Your last tour was a while after 'Creep' and a while before The Bends, it must be better for you to be here this time?Colin: Yeah, I mean the record was only released in Europe and America on June 16th, so about 8 months ago. It's not such a bad cycle. We've been very busy since we released the album. I'm

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-14394620763776098422007-07-17T10:34:00.000-07:002007-07-17T10:38:19.546-07:00

Radiohead were in Australia in February 1998, and played to adoring crowds all over the country. In this interview, Jabba and bassist Colin Greenwood get cosy in a lounge chair and discuss everything from video clips and remixes to the pressures of success...Jabba: Hello there. Jabbatron here, in this luxurious hotel foyer with Mr Colin Greenwood from the band, Radiohead. He plays bass, his

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-68930127830772983932007-06-20T13:10:00.000-07:002007-06-20T13:12:41.567-07:00

Radio wave: Britain's band rides crest of superstardom with low-wattage egosby Patrick MacDonaldConcert preview: Radiohead and Spiritualized, 8 p.m. Sunday, Paramount Theatre, Seattle; sold out. (But see Backstage Pass article elsewhere in this section for hints on getting tickets to sold-out shows.)Radiohead is the most acclaimed new rock band in years. The British group's eclectic, intriguing

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-39777093328335339282007-06-15T10:39:00.000-07:002007-06-15T10:43:11.704-07:00

The Making of OK ComputerTONY WADSWORTH (MD of Parlophone records)I've learned not to expect anything with RH, and that way you are constantly surprised. They had been playing a lot of the songs live over the previous year, so we were starting to get an idea of the sort of album it could be, but a lot of the songs they played live they didn't put on the album. So we left them to it, and checked

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-78641059350606829002007-06-12T07:59:00.000-07:002007-06-12T08:01:45.038-07:00

Radiohead rules OKby Allan WigneyThere seems to be a nasty backlash brewing against so-called "Britpop". I do not consider myself a participant. Rather, I saw little or nothing of value in any of these pimply Blurasis types from day one. Since the glory days of The Smiths and the Jesus and Mary Chain, the UK has produced but two bands of merit: the late, lamented Stone Roses, and Radiohead.Two

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-58228202028972268772007-05-23T13:23:00.000-07:002007-05-23T13:28:31.021-07:00

Dream Weaversby Matt HendricksonOn their fantastic voyage, OK Computer, Radiohead blast off into uncharted territories - and take a new generation of fans along for the ride.EL CHOLO, a popular Mexican restaurant located smack in the middle of Los Angeles' Koreatown, has the sort of kitchy decor that's part Southwestern stucco and part basement rec room: cheesy wall ornaments, table-top video

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-88164150764347216512007-05-18T09:25:00.000-07:002007-05-18T09:29:46.039-07:00

Subterranean AliensRadiohead's got the end-of-the-millennium blues.Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is not a swinger. Neither is guitarist Jonny Greenwood. If they look a bit like fish out of the water in the glaring mid-afternoon haze of Hollywood, they seem even more out of place in swingers, a restaurant reincarnated Aaron Spelling-style as a '50's diner.Tinsel town fashion geeks might dig

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-44309275634937722542007-05-18T08:53:00.000-07:002007-05-18T08:55:43.254-07:00

They are serious men with serious sales. But, cautious, paranoid and in no way the new Pink Floyd, Radiohead have their troubles, and they have a new album to promote. Still, as singer Thom Yorke tells Tom Doyle, it's not all terrible news: "murderers have stopped writing to say how much they relate to Creep..."Brightly early most weekday mornings before 9am, when other rock stars still have at

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-47560672470441512462007-04-25T10:10:00.000-07:002007-04-25T10:14:51.878-07:00

Radiohead - Getting More Respectby Adrian Gregory GloverOn paper it seems that Radiohead have always been about taking chances. They appeared in 1992 with the year's most powerful ode to mopedom, "Creep". The sudden Chinese-style guitar work provided by Jonny Greenwood and Ed O'Brien set up the vulnerable musings of vocalist Thom Yorke with a refrain that brought them into the spotlight ("I'm a

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-74111114183277514532007-04-12T18:34:00.000-07:002007-04-12T18:43:13.094-07:00

RADIOHEAD : The album, song by song, of the yearIn a time when pop and rock have become one big instant-pudding, radiohead have made a 'bavarois' to lick of your fingers. Thom Yorke, singer of radiohead, doesn't know what to be affraid of most: the sudden mega-succes or the praising words in the press.Thom: There are 2 difficult words that are always coming back in the reviews: 'escapistic' and '

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-47990963198556633982007-04-04T15:36:00.000-07:002007-04-04T15:44:03.863-07:00

Interview: MARK SUTHERLAND RETURN OF THE MAC!Last week we coaxed most of a rather reluctant Radiohead out to talk about their astonishing new album. Now Thom Yorke joins in for an exclusive track-by-track run down of 'OK Computer'. Plug in right here..."AIRBAG"Originally titled "Last Night An Airbag Saved MyLife" in,a typically tongue-in-cheek tribute to lndeep's 1983 disco hit,'Last Night A DJ

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-26708674629885881582007-04-04T15:23:00.000-07:002007-04-04T15:35:20.400-07:00

Interview: MARK SUTHERLANDROUNDING THE BENDSIt's been over two years since Radiohead's "The Bends" first took our breath away and hinted at the beginning of the end for Britpop. Now the frontrunners of New Grave are back with a mad, bad and dangerous new single. We chased them to Oxford, expecting a chat. Thom Yorke, however, had other ideas...This episode of 'The Professionals' begins, as so

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-91557689178022048972007-03-17T21:52:00.000-07:002007-03-17T21:54:59.445-07:00

Thom Yorke grabs the mike and peers over the sea of fans and celebrities gathered at New York's Irving Plaza the day after this year's Tibetan Freedom concert. Radiohead's frontman pauses for a moment, perhaps staring at Madonna, Bono, or his pal Michael Stipe, then says, "We're going to do this next song because we still like it. We've never had a problem with it. Sing along if you like."

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-22895062845104416442007-02-23T15:57:00.000-08:002007-02-23T16:02:13.760-08:00

RADICAL OK COMPUTER DISC BOOTS UP UK'S MAGNIFICENT FIVERadical OK Computer disc boots up UK's magnificent five.By Kim HughesWith the fleet-footedness of a purse-snatcher, a scalper darts across the street toward two people approaching the Opera House, tickets in hand.He eclipses the best efforts of his competition by 10 seconds easy and stuns his prey with his daring negotiation of passing

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-73810403607746857882007-02-17T06:19:00.000-08:002007-02-17T06:34:23.624-08:00

HARMONY IN MY HEADHarmony in Radiohead's The Bends reveals a band whose musical flights go far beyond "Creep" - and, as J.D. Considine discovers, rely on none of the usual Britpop poses.Oxford University may be celebrated for its grassy quads, ancient architecture, and lush, well-ordered gardens, but what a visitor experiences is mostly walls, some of them elegant and artful, some menacingly

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-82341169834992448292007-02-10T09:33:00.001-08:002007-02-10T09:38:50.269-08:00

Life on Planet Radioheadby Clark Collis"This is it. I'm sure this is the way. Just around the corner and... Oh bugger." We're backstage at the Southampton Guildhall late in the evening of November 7th last year, and Radiohead bass player Colin Greenwood is having what he admits is "a very Spinal Tap moment". Somewhere in the building's cavernous basement a party is taking place to celebrate the

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-67638519543339309932007-02-03T09:53:00.000-08:002007-02-03T09:56:34.331-08:00

Transistor ActWhinging, yak-herding and masturbating over the Sunday dinner are just three of the tenuously-related subjects that come up for discussion as Stuart Clark gets completely wireless with Radiohead plankspanker from hell Colin Greenwood.Brian Wilson once tried to decapitate brother Dennis with a cymbal, Liam and Noel Gallagher exchange regular kung-fu kicks on stage and Colin and Jon

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-13155398946329421582007-01-21T16:37:00.000-08:002007-01-21T16:40:58.277-08:00

Interviewer - Did you start to think the REM tour was cursed?Colin: We did consider it. We had all our gear nicked just as we left the tour - I think it was someone telling us that we should have got off a bit sooner. In fact, all their illnesses happened when we weren't with them. I think we were a kind of their lucky rabbits foot.Interviewer - You've met a lot of heroes this year.Thom: Yeah.

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-60817623174033618742007-01-12T16:19:00.000-08:002007-01-12T16:28:54.750-08:00

Boom Shake The Gloom!by Andy RichardsonThom Yorke stands alone backstage at Nottingham Rock City. He stares at the walls, stares at the floor and sighs. When the press officer approaches, Yorke looks up, his face a picture of discontent, then measures up the person next to his press officer - a journalist. An invader.The press officer asks how he is and he lies "Fine," eyes wide, shoulders tight,

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-72825550656224600832007-01-06T16:26:00.000-08:002007-01-06T16:31:03.355-08:00

Caitlin Moran's lovely, lively Radiohead interview!The Corn Exchange in Cambridge is a 16th century barn - high, arc'd roof; buttresses colliding in the centre in star-bursts of roughly carved rose and flame. The walls are honey coloured stone, still boiling from the sunset which streams through the open fire exits. To the right is the mixing desk and the main entrance; to the left is the stage.

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-31234549585621044202006-12-31T11:35:00.000-08:002006-12-31T11:40:56.785-08:00

by Randee DawnOnce considered merely one-hit wonders, Radiohead have confounded skeptics with "The Bends", an album destined to dominate the airwaves. Will America tune in to their frequency?Randee Dawn follows their signal on tour witnesses a golden age of wireless.They pass, silent and unnoticed, through the vast, echoing train station, gliding to the exit as a unit, carrying with them a sleepy

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-46178838633350825602006-12-22T08:18:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:22:36.578-08:00

Radiohead Creeps Past Early SuccessCapitol Records Preps U.S. Radio For Dive Into 'The Bends'LOS ANGELES Radiohead is ready to kill "Creep." The British modern rock act wants to prove that its 1993 breakthrough single was no fluke.To that end, Capitol is exposing several tracks to radio in anticipation of the April 4 release of Radiohead's sophomore album, "The Bends."In November, the label

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-14181114616811563152006-12-16T09:22:00.000-08:002006-12-16T09:28:34.071-08:00

RADIOHEAD ON POTA lost HIGH TIMES interview with bassist Colin Greenwood and guitarist Ed O'Brien.Interview by Darren ResslerRadiohead first achieved mainstream attention in 1993, with their haunting hit single “Creep.” In 1995 the band’s two resident smokers sat down with HIGH TIMES for a brief interview which was never published — until now.HIGH TIMES: I understand that you did a bit of

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-35964436510709139782006-12-09T20:40:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:25:10.106-08:00

In a Blue Yorke State of MindRadiohead in America “It’s a very good idea,” nods Thom Yorke. “It’s not the idea I’m arguing with. The idea, in itself, is fine.”Thom, sunglassed and shrouded in an enormous fake black fur coat, is sitting on a luggage trolley in the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut. He’s just stumbled off the tour bus after a long drive from Philadelphia. Behind

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-72857147133933077782006-12-02T11:35:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:32:46.789-08:00

Just like The Beatles!Yes, it was Hard Day’s Night type band-household domesticity for the ’Head...After completing their respective college courses in 1991, schoolboy pals Colin Greenwood (bass) and Ed O’Brien (guitar) returned to Oxford and rented a semi-detached house near the centre of town. The house’s blue plaque credentials were confirmed when they were joined by fellow Radioheaders Thom

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-1164231939251108422006-11-22T12:56:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:32:19.402-08:00

HeadcasesRadiohead’s The Bends is one of the albums of the year. We already know this. We also know that Thom Yorke is the next richeykurt rock’n’roll martyr. But what we don’t know is that the ’head are all mad bastard jokers obsessed with trousers, booze and shagging! Or are they?Caitlin Moran meets the men behind the myths.“Oh, for Christ’s sake, I did not write this album for people to slash

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-1163877724376568392006-11-18T11:00:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:30:58.899-08:00

Radiohead, By Paul LesterI’ve heard screaming before, but nothing quite like that. At once exhilarated and anguished, it is the scream of a girl on the verge of a nervous breakdown. “I love you, Thom!” The scream is four syllables long, very sharp and extraordinarily loud, somehow managing to pierce the commotion of the Providence, Rhode Island crowd and the noise blasting out of Radiohead’s

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-1163454998056454722006-11-13T13:55:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:29:28.917-08:00

Radiohead Interview by Tom Lanham“Love songs have been killed by mainstream music, and to actually write a love song is kind of a peculiar thing to do these days.”Thom York [sic]Right from their inception in a snobby Oxford private school in the late 1980s, through to their haranguing of unappreciative fellow pop stars and music critics, Radiohead has always had a big hang-up about being

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-1162937488094406722006-11-07T14:10:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:29:02.256-08:00

Creeping Up with the Joneses*(*Jesus Jones that is)Their album outsells Suede’s by 15 to 1, their single is in the Top 50 and MTV can’t play their video enough times — in America, that is. Are RADIOHEAD destined to be the greatest British band we never had? PAUL MOODY visits the band in their hometown of Oxford and reckons it’s about time we claimed them as our own.It’s midnight and Radiohead are

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-1162568467012893372006-11-03T07:39:00.000-08:002006-12-22T08:27:43.356-08:00

Radiohead Plays For Creepsby Mordechai KleidermacherIf you’ve ever felt like a complete good-for-nothing loser (who hasn’t?), Radiohead’s your kind of band. These polite chaps from stately Oxford, England who say “so kind of you to come when you show up at their gigs are flying the geek flag high with their misfit anthem “Creep”. It’s a glum-but-catchy ditty with these self-flagellating words: I

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36759431.post-1162068078490004002006-10-28T13:30:00.000-07:002006-12-22T08:25:46.721-08:00

Radiohead’s First InterviewAt the end of October, Oxford’s thinnest band (The Wild Poppies split up ages ago), On A Friday, played the Jericho Tavern to a good sized crowd and there was a man from EMI there.A mere two weeks later they are playing the tavern again and the place is heaving. There are 25 record company A&R men there and, what’s more, they have all paid to get in. To put it bluntly,

Deirdre Spencernoreply@blogger.com