Thom Yorke describes his excellent new solo album Anima as “dystopian,” which isn’t exactly the hugest surprise in the world. With or without Radiohead, he’s spent his whole career mapping out the dystopia we’re living in—he does futuristic apocalypse the way John Fogerty does choogle. Yorke could have spent the …
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A little after midnight last night, Weezer shocked their fans by dropping a new album of cover songs. Since they’ve basically ran out of colors at this point, they’re calling this one The Teal Album. It begins with their shock comeback hit “Africa” and then gets into Michael Jackson’s “Billie …
Read More »Flashback: Radiohead Play an Explosive 'Blow Out' in 1994
Radiohead have delighted fans on their ongoing A Moon Shaped Pool tour by digging deep into the catalog to resurrect songs like “Planet Telex,” “Optimistic,” “Talk Show Host,” “Kid A,” “Like Spinning Plates” and even “Creep,” which they’ve played an astonishing 18 times after shelving it for seven years. The …
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