Thom Yorke

M.I.A. Kala CD Review: Grade -- B

Official Unofficial Radiohead Set List at SF Outside Lands

Audrye Sessions

Audrye Sessions (Black Seal/Sony)

Lavelle’s Yer UNKLE

Audrye Sessions (Black Seal/Sony)

Catching the Dub Bug

Audrye Sessions (Black Seal/Sony)

Schedule Outside Lands trip with playlists of our favorite artists

Audrye Sessions (Black Seal/Sony)

Chillout Folk

Audrye Sessions (Black Seal/Sony)

Peter Morén

The Last Tycoon(Wichita/Quarterstick)

Worshiping St. Vincent

Annie Clark is an indie star two decades in the making

Mark Ronson by Michael D. Ayers

Annie Clark is an indie star two decades in the making

It Was a Year Of ...

Well, lots of things, actually

Good old Unkle James

Well, lots of things, actually

Fathers of invention, from Zappa to Radiohead

Well, lots of things, actually

A Fanclub's Notes

Once hyped as a supergroup, Teenage Fanclub may have to settle for midlevel stardom, and that may be just fine

Clinic

Winchester Cathedral

Shops and Gifts

Winchester Cathedral

Comfortably Numb

The road to music snobbery is paved with the music of Radiohead

Radiohead

Hail to the Thief

The Velvet Teen

Out of the Fierce Parade

Sigur Rós

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Hood

Cold House (Aesthetics)

Riff Raff

Cold House (Aesthetics)

Letters

Cold House (Aesthetics)

Reviews

Cold House (Aesthetics)

Last Night: Trashcan Sinatras at Cafe du Nord

Action Jackson​Trashcan Sinatras Thursday, July 30, 2009 Café Du Nord Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college rad ... More >>

Beat Box

Action Jackson​Trashcan Sinatras Thursday, July 30, 2009 Café Du Nord Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college rad ... More >>

DJ Vadim Ditches Breakbeat for Dub on 'The Soundcatcher'

Action Jackson​Trashcan Sinatras Thursday, July 30, 2009 Café Du Nord Better Than: Any other Scottish band on a wet weeknight in San Francisco The Trashcan Sinatras are one of pop's--and Scotland's--best-kept secrets. They've been around for two decades, winning fans via extensive college rad ... More >>

Coachella Brings Pavement, Jay-Z, Them Crooked Vultures, Thom Yorke, and Girls Together

PavementMarcus Roth © 1999​Pavement's first West Coast date of its 2010 reunion tour was announced today, as the Coachella lineup went live with the indie rock giants as Sunday's big headliner. The news will likely send the group's many geeked out fans into organizing the So Cal caravans for the ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Flying Lotus and Kode 9 at Mezzanine

Jesse RobeckFlying Lotus​Flying Lotus and Kode 9 Saturday, March 27, 2010 Mezzanine Better than: The other times I've been crammed like a sardine into a music venue. Before Saturday night's show, the last time I walked past such a long-stretching line (filled with such a wide array of concertgo ... More >>

Concert preview: Atoms for Peace

Jesse RobeckFlying Lotus​Flying Lotus and Kode 9 Saturday, March 27, 2010 Mezzanine Better than: The other times I've been crammed like a sardine into a music venue. Before Saturday night's show, the last time I walked past such a long-stretching line (filled with such a wide array of concertgo ... More >>

Last Night: Thom Yorke's Atoms for Peace, Flying Lotus at the Fox Theater

Christopher Victorio​Atoms for Peace, Flying Lotus Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Fox Theater Better than: scouring the Internet for leaks of Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma. The glowing eyes of two Moorish, gold Genies peered out over the Fox Theater Wednesday night. Fans had bought the place out to ... More >>

Video: Thom Yorke Covering Joy Division in Oakland Last Night with Atoms For Peace

The sound quality on this clip is that of a cassette tape left to melt in your car, but this is still a pretty great video, posted on Pitchfork this morning, from last night's Atoms For Peace show at the Fox in Oakland. Thom Yorke and co. covered the Joy Division classic "Love Will Tear Us Apart, ... More >>

Liars discover a "Sisterworld" in Los Angeles

The sound quality on this clip is that of a cassette tape left to melt in your car, but this is still a pretty great video, posted on Pitchfork this morning, from last night's Atoms For Peace show at the Fox in Oakland. Thom Yorke and co. covered the Joy Division classic "Love Will Tear Us Apart, ... More >>

Lux-urious Noise

The sound quality on this clip is that of a cassette tape left to melt in your car, but this is still a pretty great video, posted on Pitchfork this morning, from last night's Atoms For Peace show at the Fox in Oakland. Thom Yorke and co. covered the Joy Division classic "Love Will Tear Us Apart, ... More >>

Wednesday's Pick: Autolux

​AutoluxThis Will Destroy YouGreat American Music Hall9 p.m., $18Not many bands are star vehicles for women drummers. Lenny Kravitz rhythmist Cindy Blackman's jazz trio comes close, but Los Angeles band Autolux' trap-kit pounder Carla Azar is in a class all her own. She plays barefoot at center st ... More >>

Watch Thom Yorke Perform A New Radiohead Song, 'Give Up the Ghost'

Thom Yorke has been playing a haunting new song called "Give Up the Ghost" at a few solo shows this year. But recently at the Big Chill Festival in England, Yorke performed the song and, according to reports, announced that it is, in fact, "a new Radiohead song." It seems likely that the song will ... More >>

Prague Rock: Free Radiohead Concert DVD Out Now

Been a while since Radiohead came through the Bay Area, and it'll probably be another while before they return. (Thom Yorke played at the Fox in April, but that doesn't count.) Looks like several more months of putting their discography on shuffle and watching 7 Television Commercials on endless loo ... More >>

Show Preview: Flying Lotus

Been a while since Radiohead came through the Bay Area, and it'll probably be another while before they return. (Thom Yorke played at the Fox in April, but that doesn't count.) Looks like several more months of putting their discography on shuffle and watching 7 Television Commercials on endless loo ... More >>

Sonic Booty

Six sets worth plundering at this year's Treasure Island Music Festival.

From John Cage to Thom Yorke, Via Pootie Tang: The Sounds of Silence

By now you've probably heard, or heard about, 2 Minute Silence, the charity single "recorded" by an incredibly grizzled-looking Thom Yorke, along with Bryan Ferry, Mark Ronson, David Cameron and a few others, for the U.K.'s Remembrance Day earlier this month. The nod to John Cage's canonical 4'33" ... More >>

Ana Tijoux: Show Preview

By now you've probably heard, or heard about, 2 Minute Silence, the charity single "recorded" by an incredibly grizzled-looking Thom Yorke, along with Bryan Ferry, Mark Ronson, David Cameron and a few others, for the U.K.'s Remembrance Day earlier this month. The nod to John Cage's canonical 4'33" ... More >>

Radiohead's The King of Limbs: A First Listen

​ If Radiohead wants to move in real time, we music critics can oblige. I'm putting on the just-dropped The King of Limbs and engaging it as I listen. Here's a first take: "Bloom" Thom Yorke guested on Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma last year, and not wanting to be outdone, swiped a falling-down ... More >>

Can't Get Any Satisfaction: A Tour of the Most Grammatically Misguided Songs in Pop

​Today is National Grammar Day, which means until midnight you're legally obligated to put up with the prescriptivist fulminations of that one buy or girl in your office whose knickers get all bunched when you say "15 items or less" or "the reason is because." (Lucky for everyone in the world I wo ... More >>

DJ Shadow Reviews His Own Discography

DJ Shadow​This week, DJ Shadow released his fourth solo studio album, The Less You Know, The Better. Featuring cameos from Little Dragon, De La Soul, Talib Kweli and Tom Vek, Shadow insists that the album isn't just a snapshot of where he's at as a musician in 2011, but also something that wil ... More >>

Seek the Booty: 10 Artists to See at Treasure Island

DJ Shadow​This week, DJ Shadow released his fourth solo studio album, The Less You Know, The Better. Featuring cameos from Little Dragon, De La Soul, Talib Kweli and Tom Vek, Shadow insists that the album isn't just a snapshot of where he's at as a musician in 2011, but also something that wil ... More >>

Lana Del Rey's Disappeared Full-Length Debut: A First Listen

Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant​ Lana Del Rey, aka Lizzy Grant, might have had last year's then-obscure album as Lizzy Grant off the market after it floundered on iTunes for two months, but sure enough, it has resurfaced. And the record puts a lot more body under the myth and the controversy tha ... More >>

Beavis and Butt-Head Return Tonight. Here Are Six of Their Greatest Musical Insights

They're back! The horror!​The world-at-large is bound to associate a few things with Beavis and Butt-Head: the '90s, a ballsier MTV, low-grade animation, juvenile delinquency, crude sex talk, and two idiots who loved fire, cappuccinos, and causing mayhem. Another major B&B element that should ... More >>

DJ Cam on Dedicating His New Album to Massive Attack and the Pleasures of Working Alone

​ Parisian DJ and producer DJ Cam first gained notoriety in the early '90s with his releases of groundbreaking albums Underground Vibes and Substances. Blending classic jazz and hip-hop, he set a new precedent in the trip-hop and backpacker scenes with his unique aesthetic. Throughout this len ... More >>