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Hopefully you’ve heard about the video for Radiohead’s “House of Cards”. But, if not, you can go here and learn all about it.
It’s very good, and unique. What else should we expect from Radiohead?
Anyways, the band is now offering fans the chance to download the video for free. That’s right FREE.
Here’s what frontman Thom Yorke had to say about giving the video away: “so as you may know we have completed a video for the song- it has been in the land of google, and now also if you want to download a higher quality version without the internet streaming …read more

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The Jesus and Mary Chain will release a box set on September 30 through Rhino Records.
Billboard dropped the announcement yesterday, June 26, about the box set entitled The Power of Negative Thinking: B-sides & Rarities. The four disc set will be a chronological collection of unreleased tracks, alternate versions of songs and demos spanning the band’s career. It will, however, also include 19 of the 20 tracks from the band’s 1988 compilation Barbed Wire Kisses.
The packaging also sounds pretty cool. The box set will be a 6 by 10 gatefold shell, which will also feature a 18 by 24 …read more

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On top of officially announcing a headlining spot at this year’s Lollapalooza, Radiohead also announced the second leg of their North American tour today.

The tour kicks off August 3 with the already mentioned Lollapalooza appearance and will wrap up August 28 at Santa Barbara’s Santa Barbara Bowl.
Other worth mentioning dates include stops at the All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park, Jersey on August 8-9, as well as the Outside Lands Festival in San Fran on August 22.
A final worthy date is the band’s August 12 stop at Camden, NJ (because that’s my birthday). What a great and early present!
The band …read more

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The rumours were true, as it was announced that Radiohead will be headlining the inaugural All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park, NJ.
Radiohead will not just be doing one night, but two nights at the festival, which is being sponsored by the folks behind Coachella. Joining Radiohead will be fellow headliner Jack Johnson, as well as Kings of Leon, The Roots, Cat Power and a bunch more.
The festival will take place on August 8-10 and tickets go on sale February 29, which will cost you $89 for a single day ticket and $258 for a three day pass.
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If you missed out on watching the webcast of Radiohead’s free performance yesterday, there is no need to cry, because you can watch the entire show right here.
If you didn’t know anything about this free show, well here’s what happened…
The band announced a free show yesterday morning, which would obviously cause chaos. The performance was scheduled to take place at the Rough Trade East shop in London, but was switched to the 93 Feet East venue over safety concerns. However, once the band took the stage everything seemed to move on rather smoothly, despite a couple of mistakes during the performance.
The band played their …read more

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Radiohead have confirmed the cities in North America that they will hit on the road this year, however dates and venues have yet to be announced.
The band intends to play the North American dates prior to their UK tour in June, so I would suspect that the North American tour would take place around this April/May. The band is also apparently going to come back to North America following their European tour this year.
Don’t know about everyone else, but I can’t wait to see these guys!
The cities Radiohead plan to hit are:
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Houston
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Miami
Montreal
New York
Philadelphia
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
Seattle
St Louis
Tampa
Toronto
Vancouver
Washington DC
In related news, …read more

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According the NME, Radiohead will snag the number one chart position for album sales in the UK.
The physical release of In Rainbows has sold around 50,000 copies in it’s first week of sales in the UK since it’s release on December 31.
Which is probably good news for the record industry, because it shows that people will still buy CD’s; even if the album was basically given away months in advance.
My theory is that A) people will always buy music if the material is good, and B) if a band gives something away, they’ll get much more back from the fans, …read more

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The video for Radiohead’s “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” is now up on YouTube, which was taken from the band’s November 9 webcast.
“Jigsaw Falling Into Place” is the first single from the much talked about album In Rainbows, which will get a physical release on January 1.

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Yesterday it was announced that Radiohead would be playing the Hurricane and Southside Festivals in Germany; today they added a slew of European dates.
Although exact dates and venues have not been listed yet, the cities have been. As of now, the band will kick off their European tour in Dublin in early June and will wrap up in Berlin sometime in July.
For more info check out the band’s official site.
Here’s the list of cities that have been announced, courtesy of NME.
Dublin (two dates in June, unannounced)
Paris (two dates in June, unannounced)
Barcelona (one date in June, date unannounced)
Nimes (two dates in June, unannounced)
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Radiohead have been tapped for next year’s Southside and Hurricane Festivals.
The festivals will take place on June 20-22 in Germany; which should have a decent line up. Last the festivals had Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, Bright Eyes, Incubus, Queens of the Stone Age and many, many more.
For more info check out the official sites for the Southside Festival and the Hurricane Festival.

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