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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has dropped a surprise solo album, titled Tomorrow's Modern Boxes, exclusively through the file sharing service BitTorrent. The record, which includes eight tracks and a music video, is currently priced at six dollars and, as the Verge pointed out, is the “first paygated torrent in history.”  In an official statement, York claimed, “If it works well […]

A band’s name is one of their most important and definable characteristics. It will forever be inscribed on the albums and merchandise they release. Memorable names can be the difference between someone taking the time to look you up or scrolling by. It comes as no surprise that many musicians name their bands after songs […]

Earlier this week, music tech company the Echo Nest's Paul Lamere released a map showing the most distinctive artist for each state (Fall Out Boy as Kentucky’s being a pretty interesting highlight). Now, a new map has been released, showing each state's “most ignored artist,” which you can check out below. Mostly, the map shows us that a […]

Recently, I was led to believe that Chicago rock band the Orwells blew up the internet with a “wild,” “high-energy” and “amazing” appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman. Now I like to keep up with what Warped Tour Nation and Planet Pitchfork deem as the proverbial “shit,” so I ponied up a click […]

Tonight marks the premiere of the 17th season of South Park, one of the most innovative, biting and consistently funny animated comedies in the history of TV. (And no, I swear Comedy Central isn’t paying me to write this, but if they’re reading, my PayPal address is [REDACTED].) As a longtime viewer of the show, […]

Red and pink everywhere, those chalky, heart-shaped candies that no one actually wants, flowers—ugh. ‘Tis the season. Love is in the air, and there’s no avoiding it. So, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em on February 14. Here’s a list of love songs to get you feeling all hearts-for-eyes. Because Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, […]

We’ve heard it a bazillion times whenever a president walks into the room: dun-dun dah-dah, dah-dah-dun-dah-dah dah-daaahh-dah. To that we say, “Boooring.” So, just in time for Inauguration Day, we’d like to offer these alternatives to “Hail To The Chief” that would have allowed our chief executives throughout history to traipse into a room and […]

Radiohead's Thom Yorke has announced details for side-project Atoms For Peace's upcoming album, Amok. It is set for release February 25. The artwork and track listing follow: “Before Your Very Eyes” “Default” “Ingenue” “Dropped” “Unless” “Stuck Together Pieces” “Judge Jury and Executioner” “Reverse Running” “Amok” Of the project, Yorke says, “Atoms is a ongoing and […]

Finch, Earthbound Ghost and Reverend Crow vocalist Nate Barcalow has posted a cover of Radiohead's “Fake Plastic Trees.” Earlier this week, we announced the band's plans to reunite and perform What It Is To Burn in full.

UK alt-rockers Young Guns are finally getting their most recent album, Bones, over to the US on September 4, and we've got an exclusive premiere of the entire record for you today. We're also premiering an exclusive cover the band did of Radiohead's “Fake Plastic Trees” that won't be available anywhere else but right here on […]

Listen to the Darkness cover Radiohead's “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” here. The song will appear on the Darkness' upcoming album, Hot Cakes, which you can pre-order here.

Jack White has revealed to BBC 6 Music that Radiohead have recorded at his Third Man Studios. “I didn't play with them or produce it, but they came and recorded at Third Man,” White said. Radiohead vocalist Thom Yorke raised suspicions that the band may have been collaborating with White when he announced onstage at […]

Read a statement from Radiohead regarding the recent stage collapse incident below. The band will be rescheduling several of their shows due to the incident.   “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 […]

Deas Vail's Wesley Blaylock has released his rendition of Radiohead's “Nude.” Check out the cover below. Let us know what you think!

You think it’s hard to write an original song? Try finding a cover song that hasn’t been done before—it’s harder than you think. That’s why we bring you Under The Covers: Each week, we’ll pit two bands who have covered the same source material against one another, and it’s up to you to decide who comes out on […]

The 2012 Bonnaroo lineup has been revealed and will feature performances from Radiohead, Skrillex, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Childish Gambino, Bon Iver, the Beach Boys, the Shins and a slew of others. Check out the full lineup below. Tickets for the festival, which happens June 7-10 in Manchester, Tennessee, go on sale Feb. 18 at […]

The reunited Refused have announced a couple of European festival dates; check out the details below. The group's lone American appearance thus far remains Coachella this April. Apr 13 Coachella Music Festival Indio, CA  Apr 20 Coachella Music Festival Indio, CA  Apr 27 Monster Bash Berlin, Germany  Apr 29 Groezrock Meerhout, Belgium  Aug 09 Way […]

Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzen has revealed that the now-reunited seminal hardcore act will be announcing more tour dates in the future, at least in Europe. Lxyzen posted this on his official Facebook page: “Wow, a crazy morning. For all you Swedes and other non-Americans; we will post more dates soon. Even though it would be great […]