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Radiohead

Reviews 11

Reissue Of The Week: Radiohead’s KID A MMNESIA

Radiohead

MINIDISCS [HACKED]

Differing Experiences: Radiohead Live At Glastonbury

The Last Hurrah Or The New Normal? Radiohead Live

Radiohead

A Moon Shaped Pool

Thom Yorke

Tomorrow's Modern Boxes

Radiohead

TKOL RMX 1234567

A Track-By-Track Review Of Radiohead’s King Of Limbs

Reading & Leeds Preview: Radiohead Triumph In Prague

Latitude Festival Review: The Quietus Gets Saucy In Southwold

Radiohead

The Best Of

Articles 37

Black Sky Thinking

Why We Need To Stop Seeing Grassroots Venues As Mere Rungs On A Ladder

With music venues in crisis, does celebrating them as places where bands appeared on the way to fame overshadow their true purpose as the places in which music is played for the sake of communal joy, asks Luke Turner
A Quietus Interview

Go As Far Into Your Dream As Possible: Meredith Monk Interviewed

Ahead of several appearances at Rewire festival, Meredith Monk talks to Liz Aubrey about the past, present and future of her practice
Anniversary

Talking Heads Gone Bleep Techno: Radiohead’s Kid A Turns 20

Provided you’re not slaveringly comparing this album to the one before it, says Dale Cornish, there's a lot to like
A Quietus Interview

Bachwerk: An Interview With Jonny Greenwood

As he launches a new label dedicated to contemporary classical music, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead talks to Patrick Clarke about his passion for classical, why Bach is like Kraftwerk, and the 'gruesome' intersection of prog rock and Rachmaninoff.
Art

Visual Overload: WEIRDCORE Discusses His Craft and Collaborators

One-man studio WEIRDCORE has achieved notoriety for his furious, ultra-stroboscopic and often nightmarish visual work for a host of collaborators including Aphex Twin and The Caretaker. But he appreciates an opportunity to slow it down, he tells Jamie Ryder
Black Sky Thinking

Get The Lawyers In! Experts On The Del Rey vs Radiohead vs Hollies Case

Music copyright experts Guy Osborn (Professor of Law at the University of Westminster) and Simon Anderson (musician and music publisher) of Lost In Music cast their expert eye over the current plagiarism farrago and ask, are musicians doomed to be forever on repeat?

Anniversary

The Bends? Grant Gee On The Day Thom Yorke Nearly Drowned For Art

Twenty years on from the release of the No Surprises video and classic music documentary Meeting People Is Easy, Grant Gee talks to Adam Scovell about how he convinced Radiohead's Thom Yorke to risk drowning in a fishtank
Anniversary

This Is What We Get: 20 Years Of OK Computer

Two decades later Brian Coney looks at how the Radiohead album takes the temperature of 21st century anxiety, while examining our relationship with technology and the murkiness of modern politics
Black Sky Thinking

Why The Problems With Philip Anschutz Go Beyond Coachella

Philip Anschutz, an ultra-conservative multi-billionaire, is making a fortune on counterculture via the tours and festivals he promotes. The profits indirectly benefit some grim causes - but what can we do against it, asks Joost Heijthuijsen
A Quietus Interview

Pure Self-Indulgence: The Early Years Interviewed

Ahead of their Supernormal appearance this weekend, Joe Clay speaks to the prodigal outer fringes rock band who have recently returned
Anniversary

Around The Bend: Pearl Jam’s No Code Turns 20

JR Moores looks back two decades and finds it was No Code that provided Grunge's Kid A moment, not In Utero
A Quietus Interview

A Word In Your Donald: Ten Songs With Tom Sheehan

Karen Shook sits down with one of tQ's all time favourite photographers, Tom Sheehan, to discuss a lifetime behind the lens. All photographs courtesy T. Sheehan
A Quietus Interview

“I Experience Life, And Music Emerges”: Shye Ben Tzur Interviewed

Shye Ben Tzur, whose new album Junun featuring Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, 19 folk musicians from India and production from Nigel Godrich producing, speaks to Akhil Sood about recording inside a 15th century fort in India and the mechanics of fusing contrasting musical disciplines
Anniversary

World Class: How Radiohead Gave Us The Bends

Though The Bends has since been overshadowed by what followed, its release 25 years ago found Radiohead on the cusp of stardom. Wyndham Wallace joins them on a journey from their early days to their inevitable worldwide breakthrough
Books

Avatars Of The Unconscious: Stanley Donwood Interviewed

Dan Richards speaks to Radiohead and Thom Yorke artworker, Holloway collaborator, friend and fellow hedge enthusiast Stanley Donwood about the blurred lines between sleeping and waking life, keeping demons out of his house and the big red non-spiders on the front of his new book, Humor
A Quietus Interview

Music (For A Film): Jonny Greenwood Of Radiohead Interviewed

Chris Woolfrey talks to a self-deprecating and musically curious Jonny Greenwood about his solo work of the last decade
Books

On The Road: Travels Between Rock & Hard Places With Andrew Mueller

Andrew Mueller rummages through his now borderline-classic book, Rock & Hard Places, reissued and revised this October, and digs out ten pivotal moments from his years on and off the bus
A Quietus Interview

Music For Umpteen Musicians: Steve Reich Interviewed

Ahead of Steve Reich's appearance at Bloc in the afternoon tomorrow, Leo Chadburn called up the composer for a second conversation about how he interacts with other musicians and musics. Radiohead revelations!
Rock's Backpages

Rock’s Backpages: Paul Morley’s 1997 Review Of Radiohead’s OK Computer

Fifteen years after the release of Radiohead's phenomenal OK Computer, we visit the Rock's Backpages archive for Paul Morley's Uncut magazine review
A Quietus Interview

Whirled Around: An Oral History Of Levitation

20 years ago, on the eve of their debut album's release, Levitation looked like they'd explode. Instead, a year later, they imploded. Wyndham Wallace invites those involved to share their cautionary tale…
Film

There Will Be Flood: The Island President Director Interviewed

Styled like a drama and soundtracked by Radiohead, US filmmaker Jon Shenk's new doc highlights the parlous state of Indian Ocean 'paradise' the Maldives. He chatted to Anna Coatman ahead of its UK theatrical release
A Quietus Interview

Antennae Up & Receiving: Steve Reich Interviewed

As the documentary Phase to Face screens in London, Leo Chadburn speaks to composer Steve Reich about his work, the strength of American musicians, Radiohead, and his evolving dialogue with pop and rock
Black Sky Thinking

F.O. Computer, By Ian Rankin: Why Radiohead Are Radiodead To Me

Music lover and bestselling author Ian Rankin seems to be just one of many Radiohead fans who have yet to receive their deluxe edition of King Of Limbs. Here he explains why a Kafkaesque palava has left him disillusioned with the band.
Film

Adam & Joe’s Adam Buxton On His Favourite Music Videos

Adam Buxton talks to The Quietus about his music video project BUG and selects some of his favourite music videos from Hot Chip, Major Lazer, Ladyscraper, Peter, Bjorn and John, Chemical Brothers, Blur and Radiohead.
Beyond The Hits

Radiohead: Probing Beyond The Hits

With the dust surrounding the release of The King Of Limbs beginning to settle, Wyndham Wallace, Ben Hewitt, John Freeman, Dale Berning, Will Parkhouse and Thomas A. Ward discuss some of their favourite non-single Radiohead tracks
Books

Slint Versus Radiohead: Continuum Bookends The Indie Rock 1990s

The next two editions in the 33 â…“ series tackle Spiderland and Kid A; John Doran can see the sense in reading them together as they present a minimalist to maximalist reading of left field indie rock in the 1990s
A Quietus Interview

It’s Not Blueberry Pie: Phil Selway Talks About His Solo Album

Radiohead drummer Phil Selway tells Ben Hewitt about the making of his solo album _Familial_, professes his ignorance of chillwave, and dodges questions about the new Radiohead record
A Quietus Interview

Escaping The Darkness: An Ólafur Arnalds Interview

Ólafur Arnalds talks to the Quietus about Iceland, death, and his forthcoming Bridgewater Hall concert alongside his hero, Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood
A Quietus Interview

Breaking Through The Limits -The Return Of ATR: Alec Empire Interviewed

Atari Teenage Riot main man Alec Empire chats to John Robb about noise, politics and German culture
Black Sky Thinking

A Decade In Review: David Stubbs Asks Whatever Happened To Pop?

The Quietus kicks off a series of essays looking back at the past decade with David Stubbs' look at the evolution of what we call pop
Black Sky Thinking

Dr Samuel JOHNSON’S Dictionary of the new Musick: The Letter B

Wherein popular Minstrels & divers Forms of Song are subjeckt to withering Definition & justly lampoon’d for the common LISTENER

Rock's Backpages

A Pavement Interview: Terror Twilight, Radiohead, & Going Overground

As Pavement announce their reunion, Rock's Backpages and the Quietus revisit Barney Hoskyns' 1999 feature, written during the recording of final album _Terror Twilight_
Black Sky Thinking

Kid Eh? Ned Raggett Is Unimpressed With Radiohead Reissues

So EMI have reissued Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail To The Thief with bonus material and DVDs. Something to be glad about? Not on your nelly says Ned Raggett, Le Homme Du California
Things I Have Learned

John Leckie On That Stone Roses Album & The Trouble With Kids These Days

Stone Roses and Radiohead producer John Leckie On Making That Album, nuclear apocalypse-proof mixing desks, and why the ease of mySpace music distribution might not be a good thing

Black Sky Thinking

Radiohead Versus The Release Schedule

If illegal downloading is killing music, asks Wyndham Wallace, why don’t record labels just let us buy it earlier?
Rock's Backpages

A 1996 Radiohead Interview – The Bends, Britpop And OK Computer

The year before the release of _OK Computer_ Radiohead were standing on the verge of becoming the biggest alternative rock band in the world. Clare Kleinedler, spoke to them for US magazine _Addicted To Noise_
Black Sky Thinking

Radiohead by Andrew Mueller. On The Road With The Mercury Prize Nominees

While researching his new book _I Wouldn't Start From Here_ Andrew Mueller enjoyed privileged access to one of the world's biggest bands... and their instant coffee.

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 24

Baker's Dozen

Sonic Debris: Tony Njoku’s Favourite Music

The British-Nigerian experimental classical composer speaks to Alex Rigotti about his new EP, 'Last Bloom', and how encounters with the music of ANOHNI, Young Fathers, Curtis Mayfield and more changed the trajectory of his life
Baker's Dozen

Licence To Sing: Afrodeutsche’s Favourite Albums

From a childhood spent dancing to Top Of The Pops, a complicated relationship with Michael Jackson and the tragic loss of her tape collection, Afrodeutsche takes Manu Ekanayake through the thirteen albums that changed her life
Baker's Dozen

Party Pieces: Andy Burnham’s Favourite Albums

The Mayor of Greater Manchester takes Fergal Kinney through 13 records that shaped him, via his days as a Hacienda regular and his children introducing him to Big Thief
Baker's Dozen

Rope Ladders From Heaven: William Doyle’s Favourite Records

Ahead of his excellent latest album, Great Spans of Muddy Time, William Doyle - fka East India Youth, whose debut EP was first ever record released on The Quietus Phonographic Corporation - talks us through his Baker’s Dozen. William Doyle photo by Ryan MacPhail

Baker's Dozen

Wonder & Waveform: Hannah Peel’s Favourite Albums

Hannah Peel speaks to poet, writer and sometime collaborator Will Burns about the 13 albums that influenced her, from Kraftwerk to Jill Scott, Radiohead, Cluster and Steve Reich. Photo by Peter Marley.
Baker's Dozen

Time Portals: Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Favourite Albums

After cheering up the nation with her lockdown kitchen discos, Sophie Ellis-Bextor takes Fergal Kinney through her 13 favourite albums, from Blur to Madonna, Paul Simon and Fleetwood Mac and musicals
Baker's Dozen

Zoning Out: Meemo Comma’s Favourite Albums

From Pan Daijing and Destiny's Child to Kate Bush and Venetian Snares, Lara Rix-Martin, AKA Meemo Comma, discusses 13 of her favourite albums, as well as her new album on Planet Mu, 'Sleepmoss'
Baker's Dozen

Inhabiting The Music: Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of her appearance on The Quietus' stage at this year's Field Day Festival, Charlotte Gainsbourg takes Jeremy Allen through her favourite albums, from Portishead to Bach, Lou Reed to her dad
Baker's Dozen

Irrepressible Discoveries: James Lavelle Of UNKLE’s 13 Favourite Albums

With a new album on the way and a much-anticipated set at Brighton's Attenborough Centre at the ready, James Lavelle, the man behind UNKLE and Mo' Wax, takes Elizabeth Aubrey through the 13 records that shaped him
Baker's Dozen

Embedded In The Skull: Colin Stetson’s Favourite LPs

As the experimental multi-instrumentalist prepares to release an envelope-pushing solo album and play the Quietus-partnered Big Ears Festival in Tennessee, he takes us through 13 LPs that have shaped the journey so far.

Baker's Dozen

Alchemy Happens: Lou Rhodes’s Favourite Albums

Penning her own Baker's Dozen of albums that shaped her career as both a member of Lamb and a solo artist, the singer picks 13 records that represent her "soul-music", following the release of theyesandeye
Baker's Dozen

Languages Inhabited: Teju Cole’s Favourite Albums

Following the publication of his first collection of essays, Known And Strange Things, the writer and photographer pens us his own Baker's Dozen, picking "as many kinds of albums that really mattered to me as possible"
Baker's Dozen

Thirteen Prayers: Kamasi Washington’s Favourite Albums

Before he embarks on a summer of touring following his excellent 2015 album The Epic, the saxophonist and bandleader makes some difficult decisions to give Paul Smith 13 albums that affected his musical approach
Baker's Dozen

Spiders’ Webs From Scraps: Guy Garvey’s Favourite Albums

Before his edition of the Meltdown festival begins next month, the singer-songwriter, broadcaster and Elbow frontman talks to Lisa Jenkins about his love of Talk Talk, lyrical grey areas and nutmeg-based mishaps
Baker's Dozen

Serious Vibe: Dave Okumu Of The Invisible’s Favourite Albums

Before he plays Convergence festival, the prolific singer and guitarist speaks to Danny Riley about the albums that have shaped his musical life, including D'Angelo, Aphex Twin and "diminutive funk goblin" Prince
Baker's Dozen

Sense Of Absurdity: Jonathan Higgs Of Everything Everything’s Favourite Albums

The Manchester indie band's frontman gives Christopher Sanders a tour of the formative records of his teenage years, and explains why they, along with Australia's longest-running soap opera, have made a lasting impression

Baker's Dozen

Coherent Sound Waves: Lorenzo Senni’s Favourite Albums

The trance pointillist condenses his musical biography into 13 all-time favourite albums in our latest artist-penned Baker's Dozen
Baker's Dozen

Effort For Effortlessness: Neil Finn’s Favourite Albums

Ahead of his forthcoming solo album Dizzy Heights, the Crowded House man talks Barnaby Smith through his 13 favourite records
Baker's Dozen

Keen On These: Tom Chaplin Of Keane’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of their greatest hits last week, the band's singer and guitarist selects the best of his record collection
Baker's Dozen

Choice Of An Angel: Charlotte Church’s Favourite Albums

Charlotte Church, former world-conquering child soprano turned alt-rock auteur, picks 13 albums that may entirely change your view of her. But, as the Quietus finds out, challenging preconceptions is something she's used to
Baker's Dozen

Emotional Experimentation: Ghostpoet’s Favourite Albums

With an excellent second album under his belt, Ghostpoet picks out his own favourite LPs from his collection
Baker's Dozen

F**king Hell! It’s Dinos Chapman’s Favourite Albums!

As he releases his first album Luftbobler, Dinos Chapman guides Luke Turner through his favourite 13 albums, from Ligeti to Bad Seeds, Talking Heads, Aphex and Basic Channel

Baker's Dozen

In The Mood: The Favourite Albums Of Rush’s Geddy Lee

Mick Middles speaks to Rush bassist and singer Geddy Lee about his favourite albums of all times... and finds surprises amidst the classic of the canon
Baker's Dozen

Alan Wilder Of Recoil & Depeche Mode’s 13 Favourite LPs

As Short Circuit fast approaches, we talk to Alan Wilder about his 13 favourite records, and how they shaped his work in post-Depeche Mode project Recoil

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