As everyone and their mother has been talking about the new Radiohead “Rainbow” album and the whole “pay what you want” concept (when I suggested we write something about it, Cale said: What can you write that has already not been written? Just google it.)
So while I obviously have nothing new to say about the record, I figured we can at least devote this weeks MP3 picks column to Thom and the boys. By them. About them. From them.
And yes, I know most of this is not new to some of you.
Available on the WWW for you right click on and snatch :
1. Arpeggi (Live and Otherwise)
Is it new, is it old? Is it live orchestra? Is it electronic samples? Ask as many questions as you want but
MP3 via I guess I’m floating
2.”Bodysnatchers” Live
A nice cut from one of their last year’s Madison Square Garden Shows
MP3 via Send me Dead Flowers
3.Black Swan
a source of some nasty internet (what other kind is there these days?) Oasis vs Thom Feuding.
Fun.
MP3 via Music Slut
Now, while I was at Music Slut I stumbled upon the next song: I know, I’ve run this one before but I want to run it again. Because I can…
4.Radiohead, “Nobody Does It Better” (Carly Simon cover)
Thom Yorke presumably thinks this is the sexiest song ever written. (I swear I am not lying, I read it on the internets). And he does a stellar, stellar job with it. Because Thom can do no wrong.
MP3 via Music Slut
5.”No Suprises Please” early demo version
Because everyone loves a rarity. Yep, this is sort of Radiohead’s song “No Surprises” in demo form, but not really. The main difference is that the lyrics here are nearly 100% different than the eventual “OK Computer” version.
MP3 via Faronheit
and speaking of OK computer…it brings us to:
6.Stereogum’s OK Computer tribute
Everyone from Twilight sad to Mobius Band to Cold War Kids tackles some Radiohead as part of Stereogum’s 10 year celebration of OK Computer’s release. Results=mixed. Team effort=A+
Full album stream via Stereogum
and finally
7.+ 5 SONG RADIOHEAD SHOULD COVER
Everything from Grizzly Bear to Talking Heads to Marvin Gaye, apparently.
MP3s via I guess I’m Floating
(and as a side Radiohead unrelated note, the new Britney video is out.And features a stripper pole.)
Where’s the Afefe Iku remix of Everything in its Right Place?!
October 5, 2007 at 4:56 pmwhile awesome,
I don’t think its currently available to vulture off of any music blogs (which is, in all its BYT thriftiness, what this column is all about). But worth your download money 100%
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October 5, 2007 at 7:21 pmCan you fucking believe it’s been 10 years since OK Computer came out? How much Pitchfork-sanctified googly-hipster-album-pop can compare?
God, I miss college. Especially the naked parties.
October 6, 2007 at 12:56 am
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