[Ask a Failed Musician is a new column from our sister music blog at Dallas Observer, in which Daniel Hopkins helps struggling musicians make sense of their careers and offers advice. Whether or not it will work, who knows? It obviously didn't work for him. But then again, he was on Kimmel once, so ... More >>
See also: *The Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All-Time: 20-16 *The Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All-Time: 15-11 *The Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All Time: 10-6 *Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time 5. Radiohead Go ahead and turn on VH1 right now. You know those bands playing in the background of your favor ... More >>
"I knew it was a provocative title. But the song isn't as provocative as the title makes you think," says Alex Casnoff, singer-songwriter of Los Angeles indie rock quartet Harriet, referring to "I Slept With All Your Mothers." It's the first single off his band's debut EP Tell The Right Story. Seat ... More >>
Stanley Donwood doesn't have the slightest objection to the term "commercial artist." Often considered the sixth member of the band Radiohead, the 44-year old Essex native is responsible for all of the band's artwork since 1994 and has the commercial marketplace to thank for part of his success. "It ... More >>
By Adam Lovinus See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Flying Lotus - Coachella - 4-14-12 Radiohead Coachella April 14, 2012 Radiohead might have a problem. They are so consistently great that an elite performance, such as the one turned in Saturday night at Coachella, could be see ... More >>
She's just being Miley.Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana is one of the easier Disney shows for adults to sit through. Her voice and wide eyes aren't totally unlike a young Lucille Ball. Still, that might not be enough to make an adult investigate her music. But her surprisingly not-overplayed cat ... More >>
Today, representatives of Radiohead will hand out free copies of the band's one-off newspaper, The Universal Sigh, at three L.A.-area locations. The experimental promotion began abroad yesterday, and the paper's website is already hosting photos of happy recipients, grinning despite the publi ... More >>
Our colleagues at Brand X found on YouTube a really nice treat for you LA Radiohead freaks. Now that you can broadcast longer YouTube videos, some enterprising fans have uploaded the entire LA show Radiohead gave last January as a benefit for for Oxfam America's Haiti Earthquake Response Fund ... More >>
Top 10 Cover Songs of 2010
5 Great 8-Bit Cover Songs Including Radiohead, Miles Davis, and Nirvana
The rock community's struggle with substance abuse is no secret, but the glamorization of sex, drugs and rock n' roll means that some sad stats often get buried. For example, new studies show that only 8% of women with drug and alcohol problems ever seek help. The Grammy Foundation's Musicares MAP F ... More >>
Last week when Radiohead played their surprise Haiti benefit at the Henry Fonda Theater, those of us lucky enough to get onto the guest list (we still donated $$, for the record) received confirmation via email. In the email was a document containing the entire guest list, which for a Radiohead show ... More >>
Radiohead Haiti Benefit Free MP3 Bootleg
Click here to view Timothy Norris's slide show from last night's Radiohead show at the Fonda. Can we give the bassist some? Please? Let's give the bassist some. His name is Colin Greenwood, and he's not either of the two Radiohead guys that most people, such as your mom, know. He's not the strikin ... More >>
Here is the set list for tonight's epic Radiohead show at the Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theater, which was a benefit for Oxfam International's work in Haiti. They made, according to Yorke (who prefaced the number with a shocked "fuck me!"): $572,754. We'll have a review up shortly, but figured yo ... More >>
What a frickin' jam session it could have been. Last night at the Hot Rats' LA debut at Spaceland, most of the members of the Radiohead, LA-based producer Nigel Godrich, and Britt Daniel of Spoon, were spotted. As the Rats, which consists of two members of ace Brit guitar band Supergrass, Gaz Coombe ... More >>
Musicians, wannabe musicians, unemployable "lead singers," drummers, "producers," flautists, cello players: 2010 IS YOUR YEAR TO SHINE. Dude, you can do it. You just need to find the right situation. West Coast Sound is here to help. We've scoured Craigslist over the past few weeks looking for g ... More >>
So, bear with us because this can be a bit confusing: UK paper The Guardian reports that Beck has released a new song through his website called "Harry Partch." It's pretty weird and great, as befits an homage to one of the most original semi-obscure genius composers of the 20th century (also, like ... More >>
Bowie also waited for his manPitchfork reports that Peter Gabriel will be releasing an album of covers, in which he will tackle hits and more obscure cuts by David Bowie, Paul Simon, Elbow, Bon Iver, Talking Heads, The Arcade Fire, Regina Spektor, Radiohead, Lou Reed ("The Power of the Heart" ... More >>
The new Radiohead song is so good that we feel like it's our duty as music fans to pass it along to anyone who needs it. We're pretty sure it's okay to do this. If not, sorry. We'll take it down when they ask. It sounds like a lost Can track to us, Like maybe a spiritual child of "Vitamin C." Mayb ... More >>
Among the many fascinating revelations in the recently released Nielsen SoundScan 2008 sales tally of recorded music product is the ranking of the year's top vinyl sellers. As anyone reading this probably knows, the music industry is in the middle of a much ballyhooed "vinyl revival." Publications ... More >>
The morning after the Grammy nominations are announced is usually a pretty harrowing moment for many music fans as we struggle to come to terms with what the rest of America is listening to. And not even in a snobby way; just in an ignorant way. By not listening to pop radio when we're driving (or e ... More >>
Despite having a name that will piss off copy editors for the duration of their career, Echo Park quartet Wait. Think. Fast. more than make up for their punctuational demands with generous melody and attentive songcraft. The songs are solid without being rigid, and pretty without being cloying. My ... More >>
Despite having a name that will piss off copy editors for the duration of their career, Echo Park quartet Wait. Think. Fast. more than make up for their punctuational demands with generous melody and attentive songcraft. The songs are solid without being rigid, and pretty without being cloying. My ... More >>
All photos by Timothy Norris Perhaps it’s most illustrative to consider last night’s Radiohead performance at the Hollywood Bowl not as a "concert" but as a massive geometric light sculpture constructed in a natural basin, with grand musical accompaniment. Kind of like Cirque de Soleil, but de ... More >>
(all photos by Christopher Victorio) Don't expect much. No one with an iota of common sense would attend a music festival after being struck by the snarling combination of African Sleeping Sickness/Mono/Ricketts/Gout/Scurvy that waylaid me for a full two weeks of misery and and continues to leave ... More >>
Also, Veruca Salt, Mike Einziger, Kings X and Junior Brown
Celebrating the 21st century's most interactive band
Celebrating the 21st century's most interactive band
Trade your heroes for ghosts
The rise of classically informed indie music, one awesome photograph of MC 62 Foot Jesus, and my thoughts on "conflict of interest" in music criticism today. ALSO, a member of Grizzly Bear getting crunk in a Cincinnati, OH parking lot. It's kind of like US Weekly for obscure people.
The bad news: we're gonna have to wait until the fall. The good news: we've got frequent flier miles. RADIOHEAD CONFIRMS MAY 2008 U.S. DATES & VENUES RADIOHEAD has confirmed the dates and venues to be visited on the first segment of its upcoming North American tour. They are: May 5 - Cruzan Amp ... More >>
The analog pleasures of Radiohead's digital revolution by Randall Roberts (Photo by John Spinks) There are a few different ways to get to Big Sur from Los Angeles, but in the big picture it doesn't matter which route you take, because regardless, you're leaving Los Angeles and going to Big Sur. You ... More >>
Eleven handcrafted gems
Once upon a time, the music editor and maybe 1 or 2 others at LA Weekly would have gotten an advance of a hotly anticipated new album, often months before street date. There's also a good chance it would have then sat in the back seat of that person's car until after street date. Radiohead made ... More >>
There are quite a few twists to the story of the new Radiohead album that broke on the band's website last night . One that is getting very little attention is the terrible name of the album: In Rainbows. But here are a couple others: 1. Journalists won't get advance copies or early access. The ... More >>
There are quite a few twists to the story of the new Radiohead album that broke on the band's website last night . One that is getting very little attention is the terrible name of the album: In Rainbows. But here are a couple others: 1. Journalists won't get advance copies or early access. The ... More >>
There are quite a few twists to the story of the new Radiohead album that broke on the band's website last night . One that is getting very little attention is the terrible name of the album: In Rainbows. But here are a couple others: 1. Journalists won't get advance copies or early access. The ... More >>
Thom Yorke’s solo LP: Radiohead without the radio?
Thom Yorke’s solo LP: Radiohead without the radio?
Pianist Christopher O’Riley finds a line from Prokofiev to Elliott Smith in the curve of his own hands
Pianist Christopher O’Riley finds a line from Prokofiev to Elliott Smith in the curve of his own hands
Amon Tobin goes for the jungular
New clogged transmissions
New clogged transmissions
New clogged transmissions
New clogged transmissions
New clogged transmissions
Radiohead opts in/out
Radiohead opts in/out
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