• Kieran Hebden, AKA Four Tet, Was an Extra in Radiohead’s “Creep” Video

    Kieran Hebden, AKA Four Tet, has revealed that he was an extra in the music video for Radiohead's seminal classic "Creep." The London-based electronic producer revealed the details of his 1993 cameo as part of the thrashing mass of moshers in the now-iconic video in a conversation with BBC 6 Music's Gilles Peterson during a special about Hebden's career entitled Worlds and Music With Four Tet. It's pretty much impossible to discern the artist's silhouette from the others in the video's crowd, but try to spot him in the video anyway, below.

  • Radiohead Done Recording New Album According to Jonny Greenwood

    Previous reports and comments from Radiohead have suggested we might hear an album by the end of the year. This week, in a new interview with Jonny Greenwood on a Russian radio station, the composer confirmed the band is done recording the album and are planning a tour.

  • Roger Waters Announces War-Themed Radio Play Project

    As far as Roger Waters' solo career goes, it's endured a dry spell for nearly two dozen years since his last release of 1992's 'Amused to Death.' Back on track with his solo endeavors, the former Pink Floyd bassist plans to end the over 20 year drought in an interesting way--a war-themed "radio play."

  • Thom Yorke Composes Original Score for Broadway Revival 'Old Times'

    With eight Radiohead albums, two solo albums and an 18-day, ambient art exhibit soundtrack under his belt, Thom Yorke decided to change direction to make his Broadway debut. The Radiohead front man penned an original score for a revival of Harold Pinter's 1971 play, 'Old Times,' via Roundabout Theater Company, set to open at New York's American Airlines Theater in October.

  • 5 Songs You Didn't Know Violated Copyright: Johnny Cash, Radiohead and More

    Music samples and their legality has been a hot-button issue in music news this year: First, Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were forced to pay the estate of Marvin Gaye over similarities between their smash hit "Blurred Lines" and his "Got To Give It Up," and now Jay Z and Timbaland will head to court to establish whether they properly licensed an Egyptian music sample found on "Big Pimpin'." Although courts have seen more action from those whose copyrights have been infringed recently, it's hardly a new phenomenon. Here are five hits from years past that were busted for being a little too close to another song for comfort. It's important to note just little listeners today remember the lawsuits.

  • Ranking Bond Theme Songs: Adele, Madonna, Tina Turner and More Join James

    Bookies in the UK have closed betting on the performer behind the theme song for the new James Bond film, Spectre, as an anonymous bettor placed a £15,000 wager that Radiohead will perform the track. There's no official word yet from the band or the studio...but it's safe to say that no one throws away that much money without a good hunch. Although director Sam Mendes says that a song has indeed been recorded and will be officially released soon, all we can do right now is wonder. In the meantime, take a look at the theme songs from the previous seven installments of the Bond series, which we've ranked from worst to first.

  • Radiohead Behind 'James Bond: Spectre' Theme? Betting Agencies Convinced

    The performer behind the theme song behind Spectre, the new James Bond film, is technically a mystery but all signs seem to suggest that Radiohead is the artist in question. Although neither the band nor the studio behind the film has released any information, a bettor in the UK recently placed a huge bet on the band and that's got other bookmakers convinced.
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