Monday 26 October 2009

Radiohead: Kasabian deny Gallagher rumours


Kasabian have denied Noel Gallagher is joining the band following his split from Oasis.
Lead singer Tom Meighan said: "I'd like him to but he's not going to - he's just quit his band, he's putting music aside for a bit."
However, he said if Noel wanted to join them for a concert he would be more than welcome.
"If Noel wants to come on stage with us he can. I love Noel and I love Liam, and if Noel wants to play then I'm sure he'll come and play," Tom said.
And the Kasabian frontman told how he is mourning the loss of Oasis, saying: "They're heroes, I lost my heroes."
Kasabian were at the Q Awards where they picked up Best Album for West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, and Meighan thinks it has been a long time coming.
He said: "We're the best, the best of the best. I'm happy we won because we deserve it. It's about time we won something like this, we've been waiting a long time."
And the Leicester born singer ruled out ever releasing an album over the internet for free.
"Never, over my dead body. Would you go into a restaurant and eat for free? Would you go into a garage and drive away in a car for free?.
"Radiohead can give their album away for free but there are clever little ploys to get their money back - you've got to think of the bigger picture."

Thursday 15 October 2009

World of Goo Pulls a Radiohead




World of Goo is one of the current darlings of the independent games industry. It’s an award winning physics based puzzle game featuring playful visuals and addictive gameplay.
Until October 19, the typically $20 title is on sale: just pay whatever you think it’s worth. This is highly reminiscent of last year’s successful Radiohead experiment to try a creative new business model for their In Rainbows album. This experiment is all the more poignant for World of Goo developer 2D Boy, who have struggled with a reported 90% piracy rate for the game. The game’s publisher, Brighter Minds, has also filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. In other words: what have they got to lose? The promotion also celebrates the 1 year anniversary of the game’s release.
Have you played World of Goo on any of the wide variety of platforms it’s available on (PC, Mac, Linuxlinux, Nintendo Wii and soon, iPhone)? If you haven’t purchased a copy before, will you pick one up and for how much?

Saturday 10 October 2009

Horizon for radiohead No split


The British rockers sparked fears they were eyeing retirement after frontman Thom Yorke formed a new band with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea for a handful of shows in Los Angeles earlier this month (Oct09). It followed Yorke's comments which suggested the band had given up recording 'traditional' albums following the release of their online offering In Rainbows.But guitarist Ed O'Brien insists Radiohead will continue and they're already working on their next collection of songs. He tells rock mag NME, 'We were misquoted. We will be making an album... We're going into the studio in winter. It's always miserable! Are we at the whim of the seasons? We are!'

Thursday 8 October 2009

Release new album in 2010 to Radiohead


Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien has revealed that the band is recording a new album that will be released in 2010. Previously hinted Thom Yorke that they might be growing tired of the album format, but a summer spent in the studio has obviously caused him to change his mind. O'Brien has said in an interview with NME that they would "definitely" be releasing an album next year.

“We were misquoted,” O’Brien said of Yorke’s comments, before adding, “WE WILL BE MAKING AN ALBUM!” The guitarist must have welcomed a opportunity to talk about music again after his current spat with Lily Allen. It’s not yet known how the album will be released, but he suggests that Radiohead still has a lot of time for physical formats.

“We love the artwork; that’s actually important, the physicality,” he said. “And we all like vinyl. That’s not going to go away. I still like CDs as well. I got the Speech Debelle CD the other day I nearly downloaded it from iTunes but I thought, ‘No. I want the physical thing.’”

Monday 5 October 2009

Thom Yorke plays second Los Angeles show, Radiohead's


Radiohead's Thom Yorke played his second solo gig of the weekend in Los Angeles last night (October 4).Yorke played at the city's Orpheum Theater following a gig on Friday (October 2) at the Echoplex venue, again with musicians including Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, producer Nigel Godrich, REM collaborator Joey Waronker and Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco in his live band. Fan watch of the gig picture by clicking below. He played a similar set to the Friday gig, running through his 2006 solo album 'The Eraser'. He also played a new Radiohead song, for which they have two working titles, 'Lotus Flower' and 'Moon Upon A Stick'.Yorke dedicated Radiohead 2003 B-side 'Paperbag Writer' to his bandmate Colin Greenwood, who was in the audience. Yorke played both a solo and band encore to end the show.The frontman is due to play again at the venue tonight (October 5).

Thom Yorke played:

'The Eraser'

'Analyse'

'The Clock'

'Black Swan'

'Skip Divided'

'Atoms For Peace'

'And It Rained All Night'

'Harrowdown Hill'

'Cymbal Rush'

'Lotus Flower'/'Moon Upon A Stick'

'Open The Floodgates'

'Super Collider'

'Paperbag Writer'

'Judge, Jury & Executioner'

'The Hollow Earth'

'FeelingPulledApartByHorses'