08.31.2000

The Sundance Channel will air the Radiohead documentary, "Meeting People Is Easy," on September 6, at 2:35 pm EST. Radiohead has been confirmed to perform Oct. 14 on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" program, in support of the U.K. act's long-awaited fourth album, "Kid A," due on Capitol Oct. 2 internationally and a day later in North America. The brief U.S. visit will come less than a week after the band wraps a month-long European tour with a three-night stand Oct. 5-8 in Kildare, Ireland. The trek begins this Friday (Sept. 1) with the first of two shows at the Tredegar House in Newport, South Wales, U.K. No proper North American tour dates have yet been scheduled, although rumors are swirling that Radiohead will turn up for surprise shows in New York and Los Angeles while its members are in the U.S. Billboard's Sept. 16 issue will feature an interview with the band.[Billboard.com] "Thom Yorke has spoken out for the first time about the harrowing time he encountered prior to the recording of the new RADIOHEAD album 'KID A'." Go here to read more about it. [nme.com] "Radiohead have admitted that the lengthy conception of their new album Kid A sparked a number of "crisis meetings" for the band - a reaction reflected by the revelation that one song - Knives Out (which didn't even end up on the album) - took 373 days to complete." Read the rest of the Q Magazine article here.

08.29.2000

From Juice (Australia): "Radiohead's eagerly awaited new album is on its way and JUICE magazine has just completed one of only three interviews with Thom Yorke worldwide. Last night, our roving journo in the mother country, Lauren Zoric, sat down with Thom Yorke for a DNM (deep and meaningful) chat at a Cardiff cafe. It was Yorke's first interview to promote the album and one of only three worldwide he has agreed to. The others are for Q (UK) and Spin (US)." The UK singles from The Bends and OK Computer will be reissued in the UK on September 4th and 18th. For a list of releases, see sirencd.com. Also according to this site, initial orders of 'Kid A' will include an extra booklet hidden behind the CD tray and there will be a limited double 10" in a gatefold sleeve. [thanks fma.com] As stated on radiohead.com, there will be more playbacks in the UK on September 4th and 7th. Go here to see how you can get a ticket. Apparently there will be a playback of Kid A at the Sony IMAX theater at Sony Lincoln Square (68th and Broadway) in New York City next Tuesday, September 5, at 6:30. It is unclear if this playback is for the public or for media only. [thanks greenplastic.com] Come back soon for more info.

08.24.2000

'Kid A' cover has finally been revealed. Go here to see it. Tracks from 'Kid A' will be previewed on Radio 1 (UK) on September 18th, and on XFM (London) on the 19th. You can listen to Radio 1 at bbc.co.uk/radio1 using Real Player. Radiohead's 'Meeting People Is Easy' will be shown at the Oulu Music Video Festival in Finland which will take place between August 24th and 27th. Click here for more information.[Thanks Beryl] An article on NME.com states that Radiohead will not be releasing any singles or videos for their upcoming album. Grant Gee will be filming live footage of the band because of this. Read the whole article here.

08.17.2000

This afternoon a selected group of fans in London received a playback of the new LP. Read the first full review by the NME here.

08.16.2000

There is an article at NME.com about 'Kid A's first proper playback they received in a secret location somewhere in northern London. Here are their thoughts. Come back here, some time Friday, to read about the playback the fans get to listen to.

08.15.2000

NME has posted an article about Radiohead's revealing of 'Kid A' on Friday the 18th. Read it here. The press release that was made by Capitol Records a few days ago was false. 'Kid A' can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com. Radiohead Dream Performances will be on UKplay on Tuesday 15th at 8 pm. [ thanks beryl] Get tickets for the September/October tent tour at W.A.S.T.E. here.

08.10.2000

Thanks a lot to Aurélien & Mona at ne pas a.v.a.l.e.r. (French Radiohead fanclub), who got to listen to 'Kid A' today, for posting their observations and comments. You can read them in the news section in French. Go to here. Go to the news section at followmearound.com for an english version. On Channel 4's (UK) Mirrorball program, it was revealed that music video directors Shynola (aka Richard Kenworthy and friends) are working with Radiohead; they didn't say which song(s), but they did mention it was a dream project which fulfilled their entire lives. Their previous work includes videos for UNKLE, Grooverider, Quannum, Morgan and Cypress Hill, as well as some very stylish animated NatWest ads. For those who haven't seen any of these, they're all computer generated but each with a distinctive look, ranging from almost hand-drawn to deliberatelyvideogame-esque. [ thanks FMA.com ]

08.07.2000

Sigur Ros will be Radiohead's supporting band for most of the September gigs. Then, from Sept. 23rd, Clinic will be taking their place until the 8th of October. Go here to get more information on the upcoming fall tour dates. NME have posted news about Clinic and Sigur Ros supporting Radiohead: Clinic here. Sigur Ros here.

08.01.2000

The details to PJ Harvey's new album were announced today. The LP, titled 'Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea', will be released on October 23rd. Guest vocalist Thom duets on "This Mess We're In" and provides backing vocals on two other tracks; "One Line" and "Beautiful Feeling". For more details, please see this page. Bjork.com has taken down the song "I've Seen It All" (Thom/Bjork) today but you can still download it here if you haven't already. Check out the new 'Stanley Donwood' page at Climbing Up The Walls to see a nice collection of artwork, info and links. Also at CUTW is the documentation of a recent visit to the Radiohead studio by Zach Proulx. [ Thanks FMA.com ] Go to NME's news page, here, to read an article about Radiohead's inspiration towards their soon to be released album 'Kid A'.