Radiohead.tv
Oh, boy. So in the last hour or so (read: the time since we've been having backend tech issues today), Radiohead.tv fired up with some seriously awesome bits. Like Thom spinning M.I.A.. And then Thom spinning !!!'s "Heart Of Hearts," spasmodically dancing as only he knows how. And then, well, we'll explain. First we're publishing this. GO THERE NOW THEY'RE PLAYING "RECKONER" LIVE.
UPDATE: OK, hope you guys are watching this insanity. Live streaming concert from the Radiohead studio! Before that it was, as mentioned, Thom DJing and moving, covering the Smiths' "The Headmaster Ritual," and showing a short video for "15 Step," using footage from the Morgan Freeman/Brat Pitt flick Se7en, with Thom's head in a box (just like Paltrow!). Let's see how many times we say "awesome" in this post.
So awesome. It wasn't a full video for the full song, but it was proper; Morgan opening the box to find singing Thom was super fantastic. So we're sure this stuff will end up on YouTube soon. Or at least, we hope. Post links in the comments and keep a running liveblog going down there, too. In the meantime, we're gonna sort through and post up a bunch of screengrabs we're sitting on. Jonny's spinning now. Suddenly thinking about staying in tonight...
In the meantime, here are the guys, one-by-one, saluting you with a thumbs_down:
"Faust Arp" in a field...
And it goes on, with Ed's sharing of a "tender moment," reciting "The Burial of Sir John Moore After Corunna," by Charles Wolfe. And then a cover of New Order's "Ceremony." And then...
...tech lead Adam informs us that Thom is "rebranding" 'cause he's sick of people thinking he's miserable. Thom accomplishes this rebranding by doing a modified, momentary chicken dance. Think Thom felt a little sheepish about the "Brad Pitt's a massive Radiohead fan, so he would in fact be gutted if it was your head inside that box" bit. It's okay, Thom. Beautiful people like you, too.
Hey, Phil's a Sam Beam fan! And a Juana Molina fan. And an afrobeat fan. And holy shit Selway's got moves! We're gonna ride out on the Fela funk for awhile and fade into silence on the blogfront. Unless something crazy happens, like Radiohead fashioning footage from a Brad Pitt movie into an In Rainbows-related video. Oh wait...
Ah one last thing: Thom announces (with a drink in hand) that a full playlist from the session will be up on the message board (deadairspace?) later. Hey, just like The Hills!
And, scene.
UPDATE: Ready for some YouTubes from the telecast? We'll start with Thom (with Jonny on moral support) talking up thumbs_down. It's a celebration, bitches:
Here's a live take on "Bodysnatchers":
"15 Step" vs. Se7ven (The Executive Edition):
Now video/tech man Adam Buxton with Thom, talking about Brad Pitt and squirting milk from Yorke's nipples:
Ed dancing, Thom talking, the band gives their thumbs_downs:
Here's "Faust Arp" in a field:
Helmet cams on "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" (again, Adam's edition):
Some Smiths cover action: "The Headmaster Ritual"
Some "Reckoner" live for ya:
"Arpeggi" (sorta) in a parking lot:
A tender, poetic moment with Ed O'Brien:
A New Order: Radiohead covers "Ceremony"
Some tech issues later -- here Thom addresses them and thanks you for tuning in before going into "I Might Be Wrong." See you on YouTube:
"Videotape":
MP3 UPDATE: Just what it sounds like. Get thumbs_downloading.
Radiohead - "The Headmaster Ritual" (MP3)
Radiohead - "Ceremony" (MP3)
Radiohead - "Reckoner" (MP3)
Radiohead - "Faust Arp" (MP3)
Radiohead - "Arpeggi In A Parking Lot" (MP3)
Radiohead - "I Might Be Wrong" (MP3)
Enjoy.
Posted at 5:33 PM in MP3, Video
Tags: Colin Greenwood | Ed O'Brien | Jonny Greenwood | New Order | Phil Selway | Radiohead | Thom Yorke
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So that answers the age old question: "what's in the freakin' box?"
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Would somebody please explain to me what's going on with all the arrows? I don't understand this theme at all.
PS - The New Order cover was very mediocre.
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pitchfork doesn't seem to appreciate your screen lifting.
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Pitchfork is mostly joking to amuse itself while giving a play-by-play to a dude playing a ray charles record.
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Dear Scott P4K: Never would we swipe a screen grab! That was during the extended moment of Thom's frozen smile, ripe for maximum grabitude. Come now, we may not be able to figure out our tech issues, but we've been around the Grab application long enough to take our own snaps. Yours are very pretty though, admittedly. We tip our (screen)cap to you, good sir. But we will buy you beers after this is over. You really oughta stock up for these things. xoxo
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A little afrobeat, anyone?
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Phil seems surprisingly well-coordinated.
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How long can we expect this to continue? I have things to do!! Awwww shucks.
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the audio stopped working, or is it just me?
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Sol, my audio's down too.
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nah the audio's down for everyone right now
or at least, it's down except for faint talking in the background
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Has anyone elses sound gone off?!!!
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nope, sol, silence here, too. thom *looks* pretty soulful with that tambourine.
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yeah audios out and their playing live
FUCK!
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Yeah, no more audio for me, either. It cut out when Colin was starting his DJ set. If you turn the volume wayyyyy up, though, you can hear some random audio that has nothing to do with Radiohead.
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Audio stopped for me as well, right after Colin started spinning again...
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yah no audio here either
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THE AUDIO DOESNT WORK IN MY COMPUTER :'[
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NO, it's out for everyone, even Pitchfork.
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I have the strong feeling they won't notice until it's over.
X(
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Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but the audio is down...
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it kinda sucks. it looks stupid without the audio i think (its jsut a bunch of random images! :'[[[)
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i'm just playing some eagles while i watch
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It says on the message board the webcast is over.
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Mel on WASTE said it was over, and they'd try to upload the end somewhere
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radiohead's message board says it's over
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The moment's already passed
Yeah, it's gone
It's only a black screen now. I will sit an wait for some techie guy, who managed to record the webcast, to post it on YouTube.
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Yeah, I just went on there and absolutely nothing is going on, it's just a black screen...
Are they on break or is my comp being wierd?
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I have nothing but a black screen now
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Awesome coverage, guys!
As I'm sure you know, Thom performed solo and premiered what I think is a new song!
I've posted an MP3 at:
http://themusic.fm/2007.11.09/radiohead-tv-is-live
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headmastersritualruled!!!
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the audio is down
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These guys have WAY too much time on their hands...
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Mike, it isn't a new song nor Thom Yorke solo. It is a cover of Bjork's unravel and you can see the band in the back playing with him.
But that was yesterday. Anyone have any audio/video from today!? I was at work and missed it :(
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ceremony via: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mojJSYSjP18
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someone get me an mp3 of them doing "the headmaster ritual". like, NOW.
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the song is "ceremony" not "celebration"?
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thumbs down = 10 letters
just sayin...
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already with the youtube? very nice.
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Headmaster ritual
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yjnGESlRNXk
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MP3 of headmaster ritual
http://www.sendspace.com/file/mati3p
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Did anybody else notice that the guys in Radiohead are a bunch of dorks? I did. One guy had male pattern baldness for Christ sakes.
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Umm, that was their producer Nigel. Yes they are dorky but have wonderful taste in music...
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Er..since when has Radiohead *not* been dorks? That's kind of their appeal.
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Anyone who's only noticing now that Radiohead are "a bunch of dorks" has clearly not been paying attention.
Paying attention
Paying attention
Paying a-tten-tion
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Dear Clete: So you think Radiohead's cover of New Order was mediocre?
why dont you cover it and upload the video and then we can all judge how amazing you are....whats that? You still live with your mom and the only instrument you play is a plastic SG on Guitar Hero? I'm sorry whats that? Youve been masturbating to interracial midget porn all night and cant even play it on your pink casio keyboard mommy got you for your birfday? Yeah..thats what I thought. Your a liitle tool, now go cry to mommy and let the big boys enjoy some radiohead.
thank you.
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thom also has a pretty far off hairline too
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Can somebody please paraphrase Jonny Stallion's post for me? I stopped reading it after I saw on his myspace page that he's from Lubbock, Texas. LOL. Try not to get plowed by Jethro today you big douche bag.
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thanks for taking me back to college with the new order & smiths.....how can a cover like these be mediocre? it's song selection more than anything......same old joke since 1962.
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I found Jonny's comment quite hilarious altogether. Well.. In the mentally deficient sense of the humour of the whole thing. Take a chill pill, you rube.
After all you've just told everyone you actually know what a plastic SG actually is. Lay off the Nintendo for a few hours before making a complete Maynard J. Keenan of yourself (and posting your Myspace address in the process).
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lol this jonny stallion is a tool. go read some paste magazine becuase its oh so innovative with its price scheme and waht not, you pathetic balding hipster.
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But does anyone doubt the Ceremony is the greatest rock song of all time? Honestly, I''m surprised the boys covered it instead of ripping it off (like Karma Police (Sexy Sadie) or All I Need (ROYGBIV) (and isn't that a constant problem with Radiohead? Between the blatant thievery and the virtual covers, where is the originality in the Radiohead canon? Sure, Kid A is better than the first LCD Soundsystem record, but its references are not hidden any better.))
Xiu Xiu can't fuck it up. Galaxie 500 can't fuck it up. Even New Order does a pretty good job with it. As such, Ceremony = best rock song ever. QED.
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sure the tone in all i need is similar to roygbiv but can you honestly say it's a RIP OFF? thievery is not a constant problem and it's impossible to not have a single influence show when we all listen to music before we make it
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The beautiful thing about the "broadcast"s inherent geekiness is that addresses something I was whining about a month ago: the band's penchant for cryptic gobbledygook had a distancing effect to it, it kept you at arm's length. These guys are too busy being digital scientists to be a "band".
Then you get some of these vids that are goofy, off-kilter and are presented with a spirit of fun and common appreciation (at least, for The Smiths and New Order). I like it. It's not something you get very often, even from more gregarious bands.
DwD
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nice to see them enjoying themselves.
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Oh Amortortak, you sound like a jealous (failed) musician. Let me guess, when someone professes their love of Radiohead you cry, 'ohh, radiohead, don't you do know that Karma Police is actually SEXY SADIE, what's wrong with you!'. 'And Ceremony is the best song ever!'
This is why you have no friends. QED
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how do i download these tracks?
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pc: right click, select "save as"
mac: option-click the link
or you might be able to choose "save as" from your browser's file menu after you open it, depending on your browser and what plugin's handling the track.
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thanks for the coverage, and the inspiration...
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stfu dwd, you must sniff some seriously large amounts of glue. reading your posts are like going on a fuckin acid trip.
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STFU dwd, you must sniff a seriously large amount of glue b/c reading your posts are equal to expierencing acid trips.
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In that case, Adrienne, turn on, tune in and cut me some slack.
DwD
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i will never understand the DwD backlash.
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I'm not even a big Radiohead fan but I do love a good personal insult. I'm hoping one of you will say something bad about DwD's mother. You know, like she rubs dog shit on her cunt to make it smell better. Something like that. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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Whoever said the cover of "Ceremony" was mediocre must be an absolute deaf mute. Are you kidding me?
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gotta love all the "i don't know if anybody else mentioned this, but my audio's down" posts all right after each other.
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I love each and every one of you. Especially the one who mentioned my mom, who died of brain cancer in 2000. You're a heck of a guy.
DwD
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anyone have any idea where i can find the tomas anderson track thom spins before "heart of hearts"?
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who is this radiohead person? is he any good?
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at the risk of starting a flame war, i wonder if there is anyone here who thinks that radiohead is in the process of jumping the shark with these "live" performances. i did listen to the new album, but it doesn't strike me as very memorable or interesting in comparison to what else is happening in music in 2007. and while it isn't always fair to make such comparisons, i thought the latest national cd, even the latest pinback cd, and certainly the new band of horses cd were all worth much praise (in pinback's case, more praise and attention than they received), whereas i don't think the new radiohead merits the high marks it has received from many critics and websites (i actually like pitchfork, but best new music? really?).
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they're not dorks... it's called british.
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Yes Vinnie, I would agree with your sentiments. The hard-core fans seem to think Radiohead can do no wrong, and are hyper-defensive to any sort of reasonable critical assessment.
Ok Computer, The Bends and to a lesser extent Kid A will always get rotation in my playlist but I think what they've released in the past 6 years isn't nearly as ground-breaking/amazing as some would have us believe. I respect the band and their ethos, but respecting and enjoying are two different beasts entirely.
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when did Thom morph into Gareth Keenan?
thanks for posting all of this. great, fun stuff...
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p.s. - your "i might be wrong" mp3 link has died. this makes me very sad.
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@krup- it's fixed. sorry about that! still settling into a new setup.
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thanks jim. my sadness is officially gone. stereogum is "awesome"
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I thought Radiohead covering Ceremony would give me a transcendental experience but the tech glitches fucked it up so bad. what could have been.
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Strangely, the songs sound better live.
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To answer the question about the arrows, I think it represents one of their new songs, Down is the New Up, from the bonus cd. So the webcast is call thumbs down, which really means thumbs up, coz down is the new up. Got it?
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not sure what you are referring to jacko - by tech issues are you referring to the sound going out? that didn't affect the performance of 'ceremony'. i personally loved their loyal cover, in large part because you could tell thom and jonny were really enjoying themselves.
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Wow - finally got around to listening to these songs. Can we all agree that the last few minutes of "Bodysnatchers" - when Jonny's guitar kicks in BOC-style and Thom is wailing about the 21st century - is some of the greatest rock music ever made? Good.
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The "Ceremony" cover can't stand comparison with the fantastic original single version.
Even New Order can't play "Ceremony" live with all the passion and the brightness they gave when they recorded it.
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why is the website, radiohead.tv down?
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