Atoms For Peace took the stage at Roseland moments after my iPad (j/k) lit up with a NYTimes alert about the Pentagon's new limits on when the U.S. can use nuclear weapons. "For the first time, the…   Read Story »

As we mentioned, Flying Lotus's ambitious 17-track LP has some cool guest powers: Thundercat, Laura Darlington, Ravi Coltrane, and Thom Yorke, who sings the vocal hook on "... And The World Laughs…   Read Story »

A couple days ago we heard Devendra Banhart inhabit Liars' excellent "The Overachievers," reversing the frequency of the opposites attract/urban cynic vs. L.A. hippie love song for the deluxe edition…   Read Story »

Following up the big news yesterday that Thom Yorke changed the name of his side-project from ???? to Atoms For Peace (in other news, reports suggest he allegedly sneezed yesterday! Apparently it was…   Read Story »

Turns out the Thom Yorke???? moniker was too self-aggrandizing even for Thom Yorke, bless him. Each of those question marks -- Mauro Refosco, Joey Waronker, Flea, and Nigel Godrich -- are now…   Read Story »

Ralph Nader had Pearl Jam, and Parliament hopeful Tony Juniper has Thom Yorke, who'll play a "low key solo thing" to raise money for the Green Party in the UK. "He bought me a pint and twisted my…   Read Story »

According to a blog post by LA Times writer Jia-Rui Cook, the guys recently held a "wrap party" after a three-week Los Angeles recording session. Said soiree reportedly took place 1/30 at Nigel…   Read Story »

Via a surprise auction, the band raised "as much money as possible" for Oxfam relief to citizens of Haiti. Finally tally is said to be $572,754 with the highest bidder having purchased two tickets…   Read Story »

Yorke co-hosted Gilles Peterson's BBC show a couple days ago, resulting in a chilly, Kraut-y Boomkat-fueled drum and bass/dubstep mix. He also talks about his "incredibly frustrating" Copenhagen…   Read Story »

Coachella's officially announced the lineup for 2010 and, not surprisingly, it includes Pavement. Jay-Z, Gorillaz, Phoenix, and Muse are also hitting Indio with Sly & the Family Stone, Faith No More,…   Read Story »