Thom Yorke

Our Ten Most Anticipated Indie Albums For 2013

With the anticipated return of big-name indie bands like Phoenix, Arcade Fire and Vampire Weekend this year, 2013 is shaping up to be big. But aside from the usual suspects, there are also some newcomers and reunited acts expected to make noise this year. Here are some albums we speculate may end up ... More >>

What's the Difference Between the EDM Scene and the Beat Scene?

Dance music is all the rage these days. That time you thought giant robots were battling at your recent family reunion? Nope, that was just your 12-year-old niece listening to dubstep. See also: *Moon Rocks: The Best High on Earth *What the Hell Is Trap Music (and Why Is Dubstep Involved)? But no ... More >>

Flying Lotus' Nocturnal Visions

Once believing himself destined to fail, the DJ-producer returns triumphant on his new album

The Five Best Concerts in L.A. This Weekend

Friday, August 10 Bomba Estéreo LEVITT PAVILION, MACARTHUR PARK Bomba Estéreo draw upon traditional styles of music like cumbia and champeta, but the Colombian quintet is too musically restless to be strict revivalists. Instead, band leader Simón Mejía pumps up their folkloric influences with h ... More >>

Boiler Room: Live Streaming Phenomenon Touches Down in L.A.

Fans of the streaming music site Boiler Room have seen performances from folks like James Murphy, Thom Yorke, A-Trak, Animal Collective and Sun Araw. Founded in 2010 by promoter Blaise Belville, the site first started in London, but this month Boiler Room arrived in Los Angeles.

Radiohead - Coachella - April 14, 2012

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 >>

The Best Los Angeles Concerts Of 2011

​5. Bon Iver Shrine Auditorium, September 19th In 2009, Justin Vernon and his band, Bon Iver, received glowing reviews for their beautiful performance at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, playing at dawn as the first lights of sunlight reached across the L.A. skyline. So when the band finally retur ... More >>

Top 10 Famous Vegans

A recent piece by the Associated Press got us thinking: Where are all the famous vegans? Gossip sites already tell us about famous people dating so-and-so, famous people shopping at some boutique you've never heard of, famous people traveling to some island they own, but we hardly get to hear about ... More >>

Low End Theory Anniversary

The story of the influential party from those who created it

Top Five '90s Shows MTV Should Bring Back

True Life: I used to play music.​MTV turns the big 3-0 today. You know what that means: No more twin beds, Froot Loops or takings shots on a weekday. It's all back pain, fiber cereals and apple-picking trips from here on out. But seriously though -- the "music" channel hasn't aged well. It on ... More >>

Low End Theory Bouncers Bounced Following Bribery Accusations

Regal Dee​On Wednesday night The Airliner club replaced its security guards at the popular Low End Theory party, following widespread reports of bribery. The uber-popular beat scene gathering regularly hosts big-name performers in its tiny space, drawing massive Wednesday-night crowds hoping ... More >>

Video: Thom Yorke Last Night (Singing) at Low End Theory

​There used to be a time when the prospect of a secret Thom Yorke appearance a Wednesday beats event Low End Theory was big news. But by now, it would be kind of surprising if you attended Low End Theory and Yorke didn't show up. Last night, he even "sang" a little tune. Video or didn't hap ... More >>

LinA in LA: In Line At Low End Theory, and DJs From France, LA and Beyond (Wonderland)

We don't wanna hear the phrase, "everybody's at South By" this week, okay? Yes, Austin's mega music fest, South By Southwest, is well underway and many LA promoters, bands, DJs and musicheads are there BBQ-ing and boozing their brains out. No doubt, many turntablists and producers are still recoveri ... More >>

The Tower of Torta: ampm's Secret Menu

Willy BlackmoreAdvertising ampm's Secret Menu​ We're used to finding our Mexican food in less-than-normal places: sold out of grocery carts, cooked in fly-by-night outdoor kitchens, served out of bicycle-mounted freezers. But the lexicon of this cuisine--tamales, huaraches, sopes, paletas, ra ... More >>

M.I.A., Thom Yorke and Buraka Som Sistema on New Major Lazer EP, 'Lazers Never Die'

Thom Yorke and M.I.A. guest​So, you know, the cat's out of the bag on whether or not M.I.A.'s one-time lover and longtime producer Diplo has relocated to Los Angeles. And as Pitchfork and others have reported, that scorned pussy (sticking with the metaphor here, folks) is now taking shots at ... More >>

Day 3: Jay-Z and Beyonce Nerd Out Over Thom Yorke Just Like Everyone Else

Gustavo TurnerThat blurry guy with the hat? It's Hova--swear to God!​ It's official: Jay-Z and Beyonce loooooooove Thom Yorke's difficult solo material. Coachella audience members to the right of the Outdoors Theater soundboard waiting for Thom Yorke to start his set of material from his sol ... More >>

Day 3: Coachella WINs and FAILs (featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Thom Yorke, Phoenix, etc.)!

Gustavo TurnerThe Great Thom Yorke in the Sky​ Sunday was the hottest day of the Coachella weekend and it felt like the most crowded, a change from previous years when (thanks to the one-day passes) the last day had shown a welcome self-weeding-out of the masses. In terms of festival logisti ... More >>

Day 3: Hannibal Moncrief, Class Warfare, & The Hollow Earth

​ A house may be large or small; as long as the neighboring houses are likewise small, it satisfies all social requirements for a residence. But let there arise next to the little house a palace, and the little house shrinks to a hut. The little house now makes it clear that its inmate has no ... More >>

Destination Coachella

L.A. bands take to the desert for three days of music overload

Radiohead Dig Out the Big Guitars for a Haiti Relief Benefit at the Fonda

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 >>

And The Top Radiohead Benefit Donor Is... Dangerbird?

D-Bird's Peter Walker​As Thom Yorke announced at Radiohead's fantastic surprise show at the Fonda on Sunday night, the benefit gig raised -- "fuck me," exclaimed Yorke -- $572,754 for victims of the godawful Haitian disaster. Tickets were sold by auction, which made it possible for inspired at ... More >>

Radiohead at the Fonda: Set List from a Night of Big Guitars

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 >>

Liars Announce Tour Dates; Thom Yorke Contributes to Band's Extended Album [MP3]

LA-based trio Liars announced this morning through Mute Records details of the band's upcoming tour. The North American jaunt will launch at El Rey Theatre on April 10 with fellow locals Fol Chen in the opening slot. ​

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The Drums, The Drums, The Drums: Brooklyn's White Rabbits (and Friends) Rattle the Walls of the El Rey

View more photos in the "White Rabbits, Local Natives @ El Rey" slideshow. Rock and roll sextet White Rabbits are on their Fall tour with eccentric duo Glass Ghost. Last night both Brooklyn groups were joined by LA's own Local Natives at the El Rey. The result: one of the best performances we've se ... More >>

Thom Yorke, Flea, Godrich, Waronker, Refosco at the Echoplex: Strictly Rhythm

Click here for photos from the Echoplex and of Thom Yorke at the Orpheum. So. There was a lot of hype surrounding this show. That's inevitable when you toss Los Angeles, Thom Yorke, Flea, Nigel Godrich, and two percussionists into a 600-capacity club in the middle of Echo Park. The Internets get cr ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Radiohead's Thom Yorke, Long Beach Comic-Con, Eagle Rock Music Fest, Graffiti Spirits

Over the weekend Los Angeles seemed obsessed with one thing and one thing only: Radiohead's Thom Yorke, who, after a surprise DJ gig at the Roosevelt on September 15, L.A. Weekly learned would play an exclusive gig at the Echoplex on October 2 in addition to two gigs at downtown's Orpheum Theatre on ... More >>

First Videos of Thom Yorke and Band at Echoplex: Lots of Rhythm, Lots of Bass, and That Voice

We'll have a full rundown of last night's Thom Yorke performance at the Echoplex for Monday morning, but for now, YouTube is going to have to do. Our review in 140 characters or less, which we wrote last night to @justinwarfield when he Tweeted "So how was it?" @laweeklymusic: "I liked it. I wasn't ... More >>

Thom Yorke Tickets On Sale at Noon, Afterparty at Club Underground

Woke up this morning to find out that tickets for Thom Yorke's formerly-secret show at Echoplex tonight, which West Coast Sound broke news of on Wednesday morning, will go on sale today at noon. Tickets are available through Ticketweb. There is a two ticket limit and they are non-transferable. The ... More >>

Busy LA Weekend: Dudamel, Yorke, Byrne, Eagle Rock Music Fest, Faithfull

Busy weekend of music ahead, one of the most action-packed of the season. We, in fact, are being pulled in about six different directions. Tonight, if you're lucky and/or connected, you may be at Thom Yorke and band's first ever show, which is at the Echoplex. Across town in Pasadena, David Byrn ... More >>

Thom Yorke Tickets for Echoplex: $3,500 on eBay, For Sale Only to Assholes and Studio Execs

​ Who in their right mind would pay this? [link deleted*] YOU ARE BIDDING ON 2 TICKETS TO SEE THOM YORKE WARM UP SHOW AT ECHOPLEX!! THOM YORKE Friday, Oct 02, 2009 8:00 PM PDT at Echoplex (below the Echo) in Los Angeles, CA SEAT LOCATION:SECTION FLOOR GA! ALL SALES ARE FINAL.PAYMENT IS WI ... More >>

Thom Yorke Makes Surprise Guest DJ Appearance at the Roosevelt Last Night

Thom Yorke spun at Tropicana at the Roosevelt Hotel last night, according to many Tweets. The Tuesday evening gig, normally a weekly event hosted by Ashtar Command/Yum Yum/Paul McCartney DJ Chris Holmes, turned up a notch when longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich showed up with Yorke, who jumpe ... More >>

Grammy Week: Magical Music Moments All Over Town

Last Night: Linda Hamilton, Danny Elfman, Radiohead and other Terminator Salvation Sneak Preview News

I've always felt a certain connection to John Connor. Sure, in 1984 when The Terminator hit theaters I was a toddler and he was unborn, but after Terminator 2: Judgment Day was released in 1991, I too was arrested for liberating incarcerated lobsters in a Kentucky grocery store felt ready to lead th ... More >>

Best Way to Wile Away Your Smoggy, Sunny L.A. Day When You'd Really Rather Be in London: The Village Idiot

Outside Lands Day 1-Don't Quote Me On It, But I Think This Radiohead Band Has a Chance to Get Big

(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 >>

Coachella, Day One: The National, the Sunset, and the Masses

The National at Coachella, Day One. By Chris Martins Photos by Timothy Norris The National were off to a strong start, but something wasn't right. The weather was just shy of idyllic; the band - expanded to seven with the addition of horns - was almost synced; the crowd was flirting with movement ... More >>

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Week Day 2: "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" And the Importance of "Branding"

Whether consciously or not, rappers have understood the concept of branding since the on-and-on-to-the-break-of-dawn days. You can listen to everything from the "The Breaks" to "Crank That" and figure out pretty quickly that they were performed by Kurtis Blow and an autistic 4th Grader with a rud ... More >>

Radiohead: Rainbows in Curved Air

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 >>

10 Musicians Definitely Not on Steroids

From the New York Times: "When news surfaced over the weekend that 50 Cent, Wyclef Jean, Timbaland and other rap stars had been implicated in a steroids investigation, some hip-hop fans were shocked, but to many in the industry the accusations seemed inevitable." Oh, how our collective pride in t ... More >>

Eraserhead

Thom Yorke’s solo LP: Radiohead without the radio?

Foreign Pop Stars, Bubblegum Karaoke and a Mysterious Celebutot

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