Radiohead Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Wolf Alice, IDLES, Poppy Ajudha, Radiohead and many other music industries have come together for the new #LetTheMusicMove campaign – calling upon the UK government to urgently take action on the post-Brexit touring fiasco.The row over the government’s failure to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew in their post-Brexit deal continues to rumble on with no visible end in sight.

Radiohead, Foo Fighters and more has raised a total of $142,200 for Live Nation’s coronavirus charity.Proceeds from the auction went to Crew Nation, a Global relief fund set up by Live Nation to support live music crews affected by COVID-19 and the near total pause on concerts.The full line-up of artists who designed bikes for the auction included: Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Phoebe Bridgers, Rise Against, Enrique Iglesias, LCD Soundsystem, Khruangbin, Nathan East, Dinosaur Jr., Oh Wonder,

Radiohead are raffling off a vinyl test pressing of their 2000 classic ‘Kid A’ as part of a fundraiser for the charity Gig Buddies.The band announced the prize on social media, along with a photo of the extremely rare collector’s item.Gig Buddies is a charity and initiative that sees people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people paired with a music fan of similar interests with whom they can attend shows.

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, gave their debut live performance tonight (May 22).The new group played as part of Glastonbury’s Live At Worthy Farm livestream event, which was filmed at various spots across the iconic festival site.The Smile’s involvement was only announced hours before the livestream began, while the set offered fans the first chance to hear music by the new project, which Yorke dubbed “a collaboration with Nigel Godrich”.Yorke said

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and musician Tom Skinner have been announced as special guests at tonight’s (May 22) ‘Live At Worthy Farm’ event.Performing as group ‘The Smile’, the trio will appear on the Glastonbury livestream with their debut performance at 11:05pm BST.

Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Phoebe Bridgers and LCD Soundsystem are among a number of artists creating new bicycles to help support live music crew affected by COVID-19.The artists have worked with manufacturer Brompton to create custom one-off bikes which will be auctioned off for Crew Nation, the charitable fund from Live Nation helping those in the music industry who have been out of work during the pandemic.Also involved in the project, which will see the custom bikes auctioned off via

Jade Bird has released a live recording of her cover of Radiohead‘s ‘Black Star’ – watch it below.The singer-songwriter has played ‘The Bends‘ track at her gigs before but this is the first time an official version has been recorded and released.A performance of the track was filmed at RCA Studios in Nashville, Tennessee where Bird recorded her latest EP, ‘RCA Studio A Sessions‘ (out now).The EP tracklist features a cover of The Bee Gees‘ ‘To Love Somebody’ and a piano version of her song

Radiohead have shared rare footage of Thom Yorke performing ‘In Rainbows‘ cuts in 2005 as well as his solo material.Nigel Godrich, the band’s longtime producer who is often dubbed their “sixth member”, unearthed the From The Basement session footage, which was posted on Radiohead’s official YouTube channel today (April 14).Yorke’s performance includes early versions of ‘In Rainbows’ (2007) song ‘Videotape’ as well as ‘Disk 2’ cuts ‘Down Is the New Up’ and ‘Last Flowers’.

Paul McCartney has shared Ed O’Brien‘s remix of his song ‘Slidin” – you can hear the Radiohead guitarist’s reworking of the track below.The song is the latest to be previewed from ‘McCartney III Imagined’, which features an array of invited artists – including St.

Sounds Like A Plan is a “compelling new podcast series shining a light on the important ways the music world is taking action”, hosted by music journalist Greg Cochrane and Savages drummer Fay Milton.Launched today (April 6) ahead of Earth Day (April 22), each episode will feature an “inspiring climate advocate from the music community”Guests include The 1975’s manager Jamie Oborne, who will share the band’s “eye-opening experience collaborating with Greta Thunberg, reimagining their global

Radiohead have announced a live-streamed series of rarely-seen shows from the archive.The seven-week run of broadcasts will begin this coming Friday (April 9) with a stream of Thom Yorke and co’s impromptu performance at London’s 93 Feet East, which took place back in 2008.Fans will be able to catch a recording of the intimate show via Radiohead’s official YouTube channel at 8pm BST – you can see the premiere video below.Details on the remaining editions of the live-streamed series have not yet

Radiohead have joined TikTok today (April 1) and have shared a cryptic new video.A verified account for the group appeared on the video app for the social media site earlier today.The group shared a short clip of mysterious Radiohead associate, Chieftain Mews, who can be seen delivering a dystopian news broadcast at a desk which has the words ‘Mews’ displayed and Radiohead’s logo in the background.The black-and-white, low-fi video has a grainy filter and a ‘Mews’ sign can be seen on the desk.

Tune-Yards have shared a vibrant, bass-heavy cover of Radiohead classic ‘Idioteque’ – listen below.The new version of the ‘Kid A’ song comes just ahead of the release of the duo’s new album ‘Sketchy’, which comes out tomorrow (March 26) via 4AD.Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner’s version of ‘Idioteque’, recorded for SiriusXMU Sessions, stays largely true to the glitchy, electronic textures of the original before folding out into an outro featuring manipulated, echo-heavy vocals.Listen to the new

A bright spot in quarantine has been Hayley Williams' "self-serenades" cover series. The Paramore frontwoman and solo artist behind this year's Petals For Armor has shared new acoustic versions of songs including "Smoke Signals" by Phoebe Bridgers, "Unison" by Björk, and SZA's "Drew Barrymore," humbly recorded at home.

Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien has praised Liam Gallagher for announcing a free concert for NHS workers, but said his own band had no such plans.

Thom Yorke blessed fans with a surprise solo release on Wednesday night.

Maybe this will help everyone feel a bit more comfortably numb.

Radiohead are helping fans get through self-isolation by adding archival concert footage to their YouTube page. The shows come from the extensive Radiohead Public Library. First up is Live From a Tent in Dublin, which captures a performance from October 7, 2000. The setlist that night featured a number of tracks from Kid A, which had been released less than a week prior to the show. The concert goes live on YouTube at 5 p.m. Eastern on April 9. Tune in below.

Krzysztof Penderecki, the influential Polish composer and conductor whose music was featured in “The Shining” and “Wild at Heart,” died Sunday at his home in Krakow, according to The New York Times. He was 86.

After serving as a staple of the San Francisco Bay Area nightlife scene for 30 years, popular music club Slim’s announced on Friday (March 20) that it would be ceasing operations permanently.

Madonna famously sang that “Music makes the people come together,” but not in this social-distancing era. With concerts canceled and clubs closed due to the coronavirus crisis, you’ll need to have your tune time in the privacy of your place.

Radiohead have recently been sharing rarities on their online library archive. Tonight, they dropped a new rarity on streaming services. Listen to an extended version of “Treefingers” from Kid A below.

After leaving assorted ephemera scattered across the internet over the past few decades, Radiohead are tidying up a bit. The rock visionaries have established the Radiohead Public Library, a free online compendium that puts rarities, visuals, and other artifacts all in one place. Out of a bounty of arcana, here’s what caught our eyes and ears most, in chronological order.

“Radiohead Public Library” is live and free to use — but good luck finding anything.

Radiohead have unveiled the Radiohead Public Library, a comprehenisve and detailed online archive. Located at Radiohead.com, the archive contains a curated and organized archive of the band’s catalog alongside video and artwork associated with each of their albums.

Radiohead.com is now home to the Radiohead Public Library. Today (January 20), the band has launched the comprehensive archive of all things Radiohead in a corrective to the disorder of the online space. To commemorate the launch, the band has released a handful of rarities to streaming services: Below, check out their debut EP, 1992’s Drill; the loosie “I Want None of This” from the 2005 charity compilation Help!: A Day in the Life; and the 2011 remix EP TKOL RMX 8.

Rage Against The Machine, Travis Scott and Frank Ocean will headline the bill at this spring’s (2020) Coachella festival in California.