Last night Thom Yorke was the musical guest on the U.K. late-night talk show The Jonathan Ross Show. Yorke appeared on the chat show to promote Amok
Atoms For Peace will kick off the U.S. leg of their world tour with a gig at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA on September 24.
Rolling Stone has just posted a wide-ranging Q&A with Jack White in which the singer/songwriter/record label exec frankly answers all the questions thrown at him. Within the piece White gives insight into the future of Third Man, The Raconteurs, his solo projects and even weighs in on the authenticity of bands such as The Lumineers and Mumford and Sons.
Here’s Jack White’s take on the music of acts such as The Lumineers & Mumford…
I think it’s brilliant that that music is catching people’s attention. It’s beautiful. That’s a surprise, because even at the moment – when the White Stripes came out and we were performing that type of music and we were getting to do it on television across the world, which we kind of felt was an amazing opportunity – even when the White Stripes did the Grammys, we were going to play “Seven Nation Army,” but I said, “I really want to play ‘Death Letter’ by Son House, as long as I have the opportunity.” And we did. That was a triumph for me – a Son House song was once again played for the American people. And I think these acts nowadays are keeping people’s ears open to the idea of the soulfulness of folk-style music and acoustic music, and you get a little bit closer to the musician, to the writer, at times. It doesn’t have to be about them. I don’t think it’s about authenticity at all. It’s just about the idea that style can sometimes bring you in and bring you closer, like someone sitting at a piano can.
White also discusses the infamous Radiohead pre-Bonnaroo recording session…
Radiohead’s headlining set at Bonnaroo 2006 reached legendary status soon after the band left the stage. Front man Thom Yorke thought so much of his group’s performance at the Manchester, Tenn. festival that shortly after he told BBC 6 Music that he considered it “my favourite gig for years and years and years.” He went on to say that it was filmed for a video release that would “come out eventually.” Six later we’re still waiting for the Radiohead Bonnaroo ’06 DVD/Blu-Ray, but now we get to hear the soundboard recording of the 28-song set.
A website called RadioheadBonnaroo.com went live a while ago and features links to a two-track master from the soundboard. It was only recently that Radiohead fans came across the site and in the past few days the recording has started to spread. Here’s the story of the recording…
It’s hard to believe this was over 5 years ago, but a friend of mine was running sound that night. He snagged the 2-track master from the board and handed the raw WAV over to me. I felt like I scored the mix of a lifetime. I’ve spent twenty years behind mixing consoles and mastering is one of my fortes, so I couldn’t wait to pull the best out of this one.
After two months of wrangling, I finally came up with a mix that I loved. Everything is crystal clear. I have heard every “official” Radiohead live release and none of them sound this clear. After 5 years of keeping this to myself, I had a talk with my friend — and he gave me to the OK to go ahead and release this to the public on the 5th anniversary of this awesome show. Of course, they could tell me to take it down any moment, so I would download the files below as soon as possible.
The recording sounds fantastic and is worthy of the performance. Head over to RadioheadBonnaroo ASAP and grab this crystal clear recording of a historic set both for the band and the festival.
UPDATE: FLAC files of this super-crispy recording of Radiohead’s Bonnaroo ’06 set are now available through Dime A Dozen (Registration Required). [Hat Tip - @funkitblog]
You might remember that a few years ago a number of intrepid Radiohead fans videotaped the group’s August 23rd, 2009 performance in Prague and assembled the footage into a wonderful DVD that was freely distributed. Not only did the band approve of what the fans did, but they also provided a soundboard recording for use in the film. Well, the same feat has been duplicated as 10 fans’ footage of Radiohead’s September 29th, 2011 performance at Roseland in NYC has been lovingly assembled into a new film that features a soundboard recording supplied by the band.
You can watch the entire film below thanks to a YouTube embed, but we suggest downloading the DVD files or the MP4 files via the Zomb Torrent site. And for those of you only interested in the soundboard audio, PT’s Powerbub has ripped it from the MP4 files for our listening pleasure. Here’s Part 1 featuring the main set followed by Part 2 which includes the encores.
The film and audio is free, but the creators do have a request…
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Without further ado, here’s the full concert via YouTube…
We’ve finally made it to the end of the work week. It’s time to relax and start planning the weekend ahead. While you do that we’ve got 90 classic minutes of live Radiohead to keep you entertained.
In 2001 BBC’s Later with Jools Holland booked Radiohead to be the focus of a live, hour-long episode on June 9th to promote Amnesiac which had come out a few days earlier. The Brits didn’t just stick to new tracks, they also littered the set with tunes from Kid A, OK Computer and The Bends. Nineteen of the 21 songs performed that night have made their way to YouTube as the first two tunes weren’t recorded for the special. So check out Radiohead on BBC’s Later with Jools Holland from 2001…
Radiohead – Later with Jools Holland (2001)
Set: The National Anthem, Morning Bell, Lucky, Packt Like Sardines In A Crushd Tin Box, No Surprises, Dollars & Cents, Life In A Glass House (with Humphrey Lyttleton), Exit Music [For A Film], I Might Be Wrong, Street Spirit [Fade Out], Paranoid Android, Idioteque, Everything In Its Right Place, Pyramid Song, Talk Show Host, You And Whose Army?, How To Disappear Completely, Knives Out, The Bends
About five years ago the University of Arizona Marching Band won over Radiohead fans around the world when they debuted an impressive medley of the British group’s songs including Paranoid Android, Karma Police and The National Anthem. The U of A’s ensemble is back at it as they have just unveiled their “Radiohead 2.0″ show that sees them cover 15 Step, Sail To The Moon and Creep.
Not only do they have the music down, but the choreography rules.
While this weekend’s episode of Austin City Limits, featuring Radiohead’s ACL debut, hasn’t even aired on our local PBS station, the network has already posted the full episode on its website. The episode kicks off the unprecedented 38th season of the longest-running music show on television and finds the Brits focusing on material from their last few albums. Check it out…
Watch Radiohead on PBS. See more from Austin City Limits.
Set: Bloom, The Daily Mail, Myxomatosis, Morning Mr. Magpie, The Amazing Sounds of Orgy, Staircase, Identikit, There There, Feral, Idioteque, Paranoid Android
[via CoS]
The 38th season of legendary television program Austin City Limits, the longest-running music series in American television history, kicks off this weekend with the full hour devoted to Radiohead’s ACL debut in which they drew heavily from their most recent albums. The episode will pull from Radiohead’s March 6th, 2012 performance at the ACL’s home, The Moody Theater. “As if there was any doubt, this rare full-hour performance by one of the most adventurous bands in rock music was well worth the wait,” says Terry Lickona, Executive Producer of Austin City Limits in a statement. “Thom Yorke and the boys are on top of their game, and their exuberance on stage really comes across. They continue to amaze, whether it’s with an old classic, a new twist or an obscure track all but forgotten.”
Here’s a preview of what you can expect on ACL this weekend…
All in all, the 38th season will contain 13 hour-long episodes. Six of these episodes will air this fall, while the seven remaining installments will air in early 2013.
A list of the late 2012 episode debut dates has been posted:
October 6, 2012 | Radiohead
October 13, 2012 | Bon Iver
October 20, 2012 | Bonnie Raitt with Mavis Staples
October 27, 2012 | The Shins | Dr. Dog
November 3, 2012 | The Civil Wars | Punch Brothers
November 10, 2012 | ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2012 (Hosted by Jim Lauderdale and featuring performances by Carolina Chocolate Drops, Richard Thompson, Alabama Shakes, Lifetime Achievement Honoree Bonnie Raitt and more)
And here’s the full setlist from this weekend’s Radiohead episode…
Back in July Radiohead headlined the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan and delivered an impressive 23-song set. Five songs from the set were broadcast on television and have just surfaced on YouTube.
The tracks televised were King of Limbs selections Bloom and Morning Mr. Magpie, In Rainbows selections Nude and Bodysnatchers as well as Myxomatosis off Hail To The Thief. Check it…
Radiohead @ Fuji Rock Festival
0:00 Bloom
5:54 Morning Mr. Magpie
10:32 Nude
14:36 Myxomatosis
18:25 Bodysnatchers
Once YouTube upped its limits allowing users to upload videos of any size, the portal has been filling up with many exceptional clips containing entire shows from nearly every band you can think of. We want to show our readers these videos and we’ll do so every Friday moving forward. Tomorrow we’ll be introducing a new weekly feature called Full Show Friday in which we’ll hip you to a killer video featuring a full concert from some of our favorite acts.
As a pre-cursor to tomorrow’s launch of Full Show Friday, we’ve prepared a list of 10 amazing, full-show videos from the past seven months featuring the likes of Wilco, MMJ and Radiohead.
1. Tenacious D @ Rock am Ring 2012
Here’s pro-shot footage of The D’s set at Germany’s Rock am Ring festival from June.
00:00 Rize of the Fenix
06:00 Low Hangin’ Fruit
09:25 Senorita
13:00 Deth Starr
17:30 Roadie
21:30 Throw Down
25:00 Saxaboom
26:40 Kielbasa
30:10 Kickapoo
34:40 The Metal
38:35 Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)
44:50 The Who Medley
47:55 Fuck Her Gently
50:30 Tribute
56:00 Double Team
Radiohead returned to the stage tonight nearly a month after a stage collapse in Toronto led to the death of drum tech Scott Johnson and a delay of the tour. For this evening’s performance at Les Arenes in Nimes, France, the Brits offered the live debut of a track from 2000′s Kid A and paid tribute to Johnson as part of an unprecedented third encore.
[Photo by @fittr_happier]
Thom Yorke and Co. kicked off the concert with Lucky, the first time the tune has opened one of their shows since 1998. A major change was made to the tour’s set design as the moving screens above the band were now stationary and a giant LED screen was nowhere to be found. For the first song of the first encore, Radiohead dusted off Treefingers, a song from Kid A which had never been performed live. Also of note, the first encore also featured the second Videotape of the lengthy King of Limbs tour.
Setlist
01 Lucky
02 Bloom
03 Morning Mr Magpie
04 15 Step
05 There There
06 Staircase
07 The Gloaming
08 Separator
09 I Might Be Wrong
10 Pyramid Song
11 Nude
12 Identikit
13 Lotus Flower
14 Feral
15 Little By Little
16 Paranoid Android
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17 Treefingers (live debut)
18 Give Up The Ghost
19 Videotape
20 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
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21 Full Stop
22 Everything In It Right Place
23 Idioteque
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24 Reckoner
After taking their usual two encores, Radiohead returned for the first third encore of the year. Yorke thanked the crew and dedicated Reckoner to the fallen drum tech as pictures of Johnson were displayed behind them. Radiohead returns to Les Arenes in Nimes tomorrow.
[via Radiohead At Ease]
Back on Saturday a stage setup for a Radiohead performance in Toronto collapsed, leading to the death of crew member Scott Johnson and injuring three other crew members. The accident also destroyed some of the band’s equipment. Today, the group has announced the postponement of a handful of European Tour Dates and issued this statement about the situation…
Hello everyone,
As you will probably have heard the roof over the stage collapsed at our show in Toronto killing crew member Scott Johnson and injuring three other crew members. The collapse also destroyed the light show – this show was unique and will take many weeks to replace. The collapse also caused serious damage to our backline, some elements of which are decades old and therefore hard to replace.
Whilst we all are dealing with the grief and shock ensuing from this terrible accident there are also many practical considerations to deal with & consequently we have to try and reschedule the following shows:
June
30 Roma Hippodrome CapanelleJuly
1 Firenze Parco delle Cascine
3 Bologna Arena Parco Nord
4 Codroipo Villa Manin
6 Berlin Wuhlheide
7 Berlin Wuhlhedie
9 St Triphon Carriere des AndoncesWe aim to announce the new dates for these shows on Wednesday 27th of June and will also supply information on how to obtain refunds on tickets if you cannot come to the show on the new date.
We will start playing live again at Les Arenes Nimes, Bilbao BBK festival and Lisbon Optimus Alive festival.
We will make every effort to offer the fans the very best show possible under the circumstances
– thanks for your understanding and support.
We can’t even imagine what the band and their crew are going through, let alone the family members of the roadies who were injured or perished. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the horrific collapse. Look for more information on the rescheduled dates to come down next week.
One of the most anticipated sets of Bonnaroo – which is taking place this weekend in Manchester, Tenn. – was that of Radiohead, a band whose Bonnaroo ’06 performance is considered one of the best in both the group’s and the festival’s history. Thom Yorke and Co. stuck to a similar setlist as recent shows and dotted the 140 minute performance with shout outs to friends Jack White and the Chili Peppers. The Jack White shout out has led to speculation the Brits may collaborate with the former White Stripe. If you missed last night’s webcast, our friends at ArcadeFireTube have us covered…
The first weekend of Coachella wraps up today in Indio, California; where Radiohead headlined yesterday’s festivities. Those checking in on the festival via webcast were in for a treat last night when Radiohead’s set was webcast. If you missed it, we’ve got you covered…
Radiohead – Entire Coachella Set
Setlist:
1. Bloom (1:05)
2. 15 Step (7:30)
3. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi (11:40)
4. Morning Mr Magpie (17:25)
5. Staircase (22:40)
6. The Gloaming (27:20)
7. Pyramid Song (31:10)
8. Daily Mail (36:30)
9. Myxomatosis (40:15)
10. Karma Police (45:15)
11. Identikit (50:30)
12. Lotus Flower (54:30)
13. There There (59:55)
14. Bodysnatchers (1:05:40)
15. Idioteque (1:10:00)Encore 1
16. Lucky (1:17:20)
17. Reckoner (1:21:50)
18. After the Gold Rush intro, Everything In It’s Right Place (1:27:25)Encore 2
19. Give Up the Ghost (1:37:20)
20. Paranoid Android (1:43:04)
[via Rock It Out! Blog]
Radiohead kicked off a world tour in support of King of Limbs last week in Florida, but have just announced that the already lengthy run will be even longer with the addition of a new set of U.S. dates. The shows are set to take place at the end of May and during the first weeks of June in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest as well as a pair of dates in Canada.
The Brits will hit a mix of arenas and sheds for the jaunt which includes a two-night stand at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. All in all, the dates surround Radiohead’s headlining appearance at Bonnaroo.
Here’s a look at Radiohead’s tour dates through June…
03/05 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *
03/07 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center *
03/09 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center *
03/11 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center *
03/13 – Broomfield, CO @ 1stBank Center *
03/15 – Glendale, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena *
04/09 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena *
04/11 – San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion *
04/12 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl *
04/14 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/17 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol ^*
04/18 – Mexico City, MX @ Foro Sol ^*
04/21 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
05/29 – Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
05/31 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
06/01 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
06/03 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
06/05 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
06/06 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
06/08 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
06/10 – Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre
06/11 – Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hils
06/13 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
06/15 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
06/16 – Toronto, ON @ Downsview ParkNew Dates in Italics
* = w/ Other Lives
^ = w/ Caribou[via Consequence of Sound]
Tickets for the just-added shows go on sale March 8 according to the band’s website.
