“The One I Love / Everything In It’s Right Place” by Radiohead // Live in Japan (10.5.08)
It’s a slow weekend and I felt like breaking into some of the old tracks that I hadn’t listened to in a while. While doing so, I stumbled across this soundboard recording of Radiohead mixing R.E.M.s “The One I Love” with “Everything in it’s Right Place” and it certainly has been a few years since I laid back and fell in love with this, so why not share it on the main page until I discover something fresh and new to share.
* Interesting side note: Radiohead being my favorite band, the first time I ever saw them live was while they were opening for R.E.M.
“Everybody Knows” by Radiohead // On a Friday Demos (1986)
Pitchfork and a slew of other sites are reporting the finding of two new songs thought to be lost from the On a Friday demos from Radiohead before they were Radiohead and before Jonny Greenwood came to the band. This is one of those songs and it’s the one that probably shows the most relation to the band that they would become. It’s really interesting to hear these demos. I’ve had the other On A Friday demos for as long as they’ve been available, but I have to say that something about this track’s mid 80’s somber, modern rock sound makes me dig it like crazy. Sure, it’s rough as all hell and bares little resemblance to the sounds that my favorite band would go on to create, but everyone starts somewhere and if this is a tossed off demo, then it makes perfect sense that they became one of the most beloved bands of all time, because this is still pretty goddamned great.
Thom Yorke is saying that the band is heading back into the studio in December to start work on new music. Hot damn. I love it when they have quick turnaround between albums. He also had this to say:
“It would be fun to have them ready when we go to play next year. I don’t know how we would release them. It would be nice to make it all part of the flow and just enjoy it – not think about it too much.”
“Reckoner (Julianna Barwick Remix)” by Radiohead // Radiohead|Reckoner|Remix (2008)
I’m not sure how I’ve never heard this before, but it’s pretty stunning hearing Julianna Barwick completely deconstruct “Reckoner” and turn it into one of her own ethereal beauties. Definitely worth checking out if you’re fans of either artists and especially if you’re never heard this version.
“Give Up the Ghost” by Radiohead // Live on Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood stopped by Jimmy Fallon to perform a haunting rendition of the standout track from The King of Limbs. As per usual, they turned out something stunned and wonderful. Give it a watch in the event you missed it last night.
Just wow. Four Tet absolutely slays this remix. This isn’t a radical re-imagining but it adds a hazy, dream-like quality to an already stellar track and for my money it’s the best of the remixes released so far. I absolutely love this track.
RADIOHEAD // LIVE @ GLASTONBURY 2011 (FULL CONCERT)
I think i’m a couple of days late to this party, but I wanted to post it anyway. This is the entire Glastonbury set, created using crowd sourced video, but sporting a soundboard recording. It’s a great effort and band looks and sounds amazing as always.
Setlist:
Lotus Flower // 15 Step // Morning Mr Magpie // Little By Little // All I Need // Separator // Give Up The Ghost // Weird Fishes/Arpeggi // Staircase // I Might Be Wrong //Bloom // Reckoner // The Daily Mail // Street Spirit (Fade Out)
“Staircase” by Radiohead // Live From the Basement
What an absolutely pleasant surprise. I mean, the absolute best kind of surprise. A brilliant new Radiohead track from the forthcoming From the Basement: The King of Limbs session. It’s a dark, hypnotic track that actually feels a bit more In Rainbows than TKOL. It’s pretty fucking incredible.
“Supercollider” by Radiohead // from the Supercollider/The Butcher
Finally stumbled upon the a good quality copy of the new Radiohead tracks and I am fairly obsessed with “Supercollider” at this point. “The Butcher” is great, and sounds a fair amount like “Arpeggi” (which i love), but there’s something about those creepy, rising and cresting synths in “Supercollider” that do it for me. I mean, let’s be honest - they’re both rock solid songs. No failures here.
Well… “King of Limbs” is out of this world. Not shocking. At this point I might just be under a spell. I mean, how is it possible for a band to release this many out of this world fucking albums, one after the other without exception? Never the matter. I’m just glad that they do.
Here’s the first video from the album. It’s directed by Garth Jennings (“Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, “Son of Rambow” - also, one half of Hammer & Tongs who made Blur’s “Coffee & TV”, Radiohead’s “Nude” & “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” and many more excellent videos) and it’s suitably awesome.
I have a million things to do today and have the best soundtrack in the world to be doing them, so enjoy.
