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Unless you have the misfortune of seeing an artist lip-synch along to a backing track, the live version of a song is always going to sound at least a little bit different from the version you’re used to hearing. While most artists try their best to recreate the studio version, others view live performance as an opportunity to re-imagine (or correct) the song’s studio version. Here are seven songs that sound very different when performed in concert. -
Eight Songs That Are Genuinely Terrifying (But Still Incredible): The Cure, R.E.M., and more
There’s plenty of dark and depressing music out there (and I listen to a bunch of it), but finding a song that’s dark and terrifying is very rare. Death metal bands may attempt to be scary, but their music ends up being more cartoonishly fun than genuinely frightening. Here are eight great songs that are genuinely frightening. -
Nine Artists Who Re-Recorded Their Own Songs: Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and more
Musicians love doing their own interpretations of songs written by other people, but sometimes they make the unusual choice of recording new versions of their own songs. Sometimes this is done to improve on the original, but other times they simply want to take one of their old songs and try it in a different style. Here are nine artists who did just that. -
8 Albums that go against the theory of the sophomore slump: Radiohead, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel and more
The theory of the "sophomore slump" is that an artist has their whole lives to create their first album, but then suffers creatively when they have only a short time to create their second. Andrew W.K., The Stone Roses, Television, Interpol, and Best Coast are all examples of artists who have fallen into this trap, but it's not as widespread as music historians may lead you to believe. There are a huge number of bands whose second albums either made up for the false start of their debuts, or rode their debut's success to even greater artistic heights. -
Indie Classicalites from Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Punch Bros. (Not Andrea Bocelli & Lindsey Stirling) are Saving the Music Industry
No, classical music isn't dead. In fact, classical music has become the latest vanity endeavor for most contemporary musicians. -
Radiohead inspires fancy 'Kid A' dinner menu at pop-up Detroit restaurant
Have you ever wanted to taste Radiohead? While it may be quite inappropriate to gnaw on Johnny Greenwood's leg or Thom Yorke's Adam's apple, on Wednesday (Feb. 19), you can at least eat food inspired by Radiohead. A Detroit chef, Kyle Haney, has created the event "A Night With Kid A," a 10-course meal with food inspired by each of the track's on the Radiohead's critically-acclaimed 2000 album. -
Radiohead unveils new app, PolyFauna, inspired by 'The King of Limbs'
There's something new coming out of the Radiohead camp, and it's not a new record. Today, the band unveiled PolyFauna, a new mobile app that was inspired by the 2011 King of Limbs sessions and uses sounds and imagery from the song, "Bloom." Created in collaboration with Universal Everything, Thom York explains its origins saying, "It comes from an interest in early computer life-experiments and the imagined creatures of our subconscious." -
Paul McCartney Wants To Work With Thom Yorke But Is Afraid He Will Say 'No'
NME recently talked to Paul McCartney about modern day artists he would like to collaborate with. Among those he named was Thom Yorke. He revealed in the interview that he would be nervous to call up the Radiohead/Atoms for Peace frontman. Yes, former Beatle, the Macca, is afraid to be rejected by Yorke. -
Atoms for Peace Make TV Debut on The Daily Show, Play 'Default' Off 'Amok' and "Harrowdown Hall' Off 'The Eraser' [WATCH]
Thom Yorke (Radiohead) and Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) from and Atoms for Peace stopped by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night to promote their world tour and make their television debut. The band, which also includes Nigel Godrich (Radiohead), Joey Waronker (Beck, R.E.M.) and Mauro Refosco (For in the Dark), released its debut album, Amok, back in February. -
Auction Ends for Radiohead (On A Friday) Cassette featuring Unearthed Material
The two-day auction to obtain a rare Radiohead cassette ended this morning at 10:30 a.m. The cassette ended up selling for £2,000 (roughly $3,175). -
Radiohead Tells Prince To Put Video of His Coachella Performance of 'Creep' Back On YouTube for Fans
The issue of music ownership and what can be posted online has come to a gridlock thanks to a battle between two of rock's most respected figures: Prince and Radiohead. -
Paul Lansky's Menschen Machine Music
For the uninitiated, Princeton University's Dr. Paul Lansky would appear the very epitome of ivory towered pretension, peering down from his endowed chair with the Ivy's best derision. He's been writing computer music well before there..
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