Radiohead re-issues: new editions of Kid A, Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief assessed
DiS delves into the Radiohead re-issues for a re-appraisal of three of the bands finest albums. »
DiS delves into the Radiohead re-issues for a re-appraisal of three of the bands finest albums. »
Prompted by Radiohead Week, a raft of re-issues from, erm, some record company or other and the shameful knowledge DiS awarded Kid A a scathing 4/10, way-back-when. It’s time to make amends...»
Seeing as how EMI's Radiohead reissues didn't do something as helpful as round up the B sides in one place, DiS has put together a mixtape that you could happily play as an album, which also works as a brief history of Radiohead at their most conventional... and sometimes most experimental. »
For two weeks back in August 2008, Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste got to live out a dream and tour America with the band he loves, Radiohead. Here's how it was for him.»
The task facing author Trevor Baker when he embarked on a mission to cover the life and work of Radiohead's frontman, armed only with back issues of Q and Melody Maker, telephone numbers for some of Thom Yorke's old Exeter Uni buddies and an internet connection, was an unenviable one. No surprises (!), perhaps, that the end result isn't an especially illuminating read.»
When Radiohead ditched the guitars on Kid A, a lot of people got angry. In hindsight, says Andrzej Lukowski, they were wrong.»
Radiohead are among the biggest bands in the world, period. Ahead of dates home and abroad, drummer Phil Selway talks about In Rainbows' industry impact and why the band always need a new learning curve»
To an awful lot of people, Radiohead are a pretty big deal. So it's with a degree of scepticism and trepidation, perhaps, that we should greet the news of their former label EMI reissuing the band's first three albums this week»
Like Radiohead? How do you fancy getting your hands on expanded versions of the Oxford quintet's first three albums? What's that? You do? Well, read on.»