06.05.2001
Amnesiac was released in the US and Canada today as well as the rest of the world (besides NZ which gets the 11th of June). From W.A.S.T.E: Tickets for North American Tour W.A.S.T.E LOTTERY - w.a.s.t.e have once again begged for some tickets to sell direct to fans. Please go to http://www.waste.uk.com and click on NORTH AMERICAN TICKETS. You will have the opportunity to request tickets for the August USA shows using our lottery system which will start from 12.01 am on June 7th, 2001 until noon on June 10th, 2001. Your request will be entered into a lottery to see who gets to buy what and where..... whether you are successful or not, you will be e-mailed within 72 hours of the close on the 10th. GENERAL ON-SALE DATE - June 16th, 2001 The easiest way to request tickets will be on-line through w.a.s.t.e. starting one minute after midnight, June 7th, but for those of you non-internet savvy types out there, you can also purchase tickets or get information about your request by calling 1-804-951-0327 beginning June 9th at 9:00 am. Our phone lines will be open June 9th from 9:00 am until 9 pm and on June 10th from 9:00 am until noon. THERE IS NO PREFERENCE GIVEN TO TIME OR METHOD OF ORDER; everyone gets a fair chance. Please do not scramble to get there - relax, sit back and take your time. There is no hurry and no first come first served rush to contend with.........anytime over those three and a half days will do. (All times noted above are in Eastern Standard Time for US and Canada) Listen and talk to Gary Crowley live as he chats exclusively to Radiohead about there new album 'Amnesiac'! Enter here. From MTV2: MTV2 are having a 'Radiohead Night' on July 23rd featuring: At 21:00- Radiohead: Forget Everything (world premiere one hour special featuring an exclusive interview with the band. At 22:00- Radiohead Live In Seattle (world premiere) At 23:00- Radiohead Videography They are also sponsoring a contest where you could win an all expenses paid trip to see Radiohead live in Seattle on July 23rd at The Gorge. Ten runners up will get Radiohead cagooles, limited edition Radiohead t-shirt and postcards, and signed cds. Enter here. There's an interview with Colin from the Pinkpop Festival here.
06.04.2001
Amnesiac was released in the UK and other parts of the world while the United States and Canada have to wait until tommorow. Don't forget to watch MTV (USA) at 10:00 PM EST/PST (according to a commercial it is at 10, although it was previously reported to start at 10:30.) Shots.net (the UK promo/ad industry mag), indicated that Michel Gondry is set to direct a promo for Radiohead in June. Gondry has done videos for Bjork, Chemical Brothers, Rolling Stones, and Cibo Matto. (thanks GP) Radiohead has been nominated for the Band of the Year award at this year's GQ Awards. You can vote for them at www.gq.com. (thanks GP) The GooglyMinotaur seems to be up and running. Instant Message it and get a handful of Radiohead information and facts. From NME: Radiohead release their long-awaited new album 'AMNESIAC' today (June 4), and NME.COM have teamed-up with the band for the mothership all competitions. So, no messing, here are the prizes. The main prize is TEN tickets to see Radiohead film their appearance at this Saturday's (June 9) live set for 'Later...With Jools Holland'. That means that FIVE lucky readers can take a friend to see the band's first full UK live show of the year in the intimate surroundings of the BBC Television Centre in London. But that's not all. NME.COM has blagged bagfuls of runners-up prizes for those of you not lucky enough to see the band live. For you outdoor types, we have Radiohead rainjackets (x6), while other prizes include limited edition 'Amnesiac' CD books (x8), promo-only-artwork copies of 'Amnesiac' (x5) as well as recent single 'Pyramid Song' (x10), both of which will never be released in that format. Enough? No? Well, how about some 'Amnesiac' art postcard books (x8) and 'Amnesiac' silk banners (x5) as well. We're even going to give the choice of either tickets or goodies should you be a lucky winner. Consider yourself spoiled. And all you have to do to enter is click here. Winners of the 'Later...' tickets must be able to make their own way to and from the studio in London for the filming, which starts at approximately 9pm on June 9. And make sure you get your entry in before 9am on Friday (June 8). *Even if you can't make it to the show you have the choice of entering to win just the goodies. Here's the setlist from tonight's gig at the Pinkpop Festival: The National Anthem Morning Bell Lucky Talk Show Host In Limbo My Iron Lung Exit Music No Surprises Dollars and Cents Karma Police I Might Be Wrong Pyramid Song Paranoid Android Idioteque Everything In Its Right Place Encore: Street Spirit Climbing Up The Walls The Bends How To Disappear Completely Pyramid Song entered the Dutch charts at #95 and climbed to #48 this week. (Thanks FMA) If you have or will be attending any 2001 shows, please send your review,pictures,etc. here. Visit the Tour Dates page for ticket information.
06.02.2001
There is a review of Amnesiac at the NME. They rate it at 8/10. Read it here. Stanley Donwood reported on the official message board today that the new version of radiohead.com will be up this Monday. MTV USA will be showing the Canal+ concert Radiohead recorded last April on June 5 at 10:30pm EST/PST. (thanks GP) I just added a great page to the Links section. It contains links where you can get Radiohead merchandise such as compact discs, clothing, books, videos,etc. The prices are listed for most of the albums and you have a choice where to go shopping to get cheapest price on the product. Great feature. So check out Shop Radiohead now! From Capitol Records: iBLIP 2.0.5: GOOGLY MINOTAUR ARRIVES WITH AMNESIAC June 5th marks the arrival of not only Radiohead's 5th album, Amnesiac, but the launch of the "soon to be world famous" GooglyMinotaur. Befriend him by adding his name to your instant message buddy list. He's got the 411 on Radiohead past, present and future. But, that's not all... he'll challenge you with Radiohead trivia, hangman and more. Remind friends of the minotaur's quintessential Amnesiac existence by collecting all four of his buddy icons and swapping them. Plus, Radiohead is being crowned "Yahoo! Band of the Month" for June. The inauguration begins with an auction for front row seats to see the band on the first leg of their tour. The bidding starts with Houston and Denver. We'll keep you updated as Yahoo puts more hot tickets on the auction block. (thanks FMA) Press: Reviews of Amnesiac: Q Magazine. Read here. Rolling Stone. Read here.
06.01.2001
*For personal reasons Subterranean Homesick Alien hasn't been updated since the 13th of May. I apologize for the inconvienience and hopefully I can get back on track. Expect to have the discography and gigography sections updated next in the near future. Thanks for visiting. - maciej m. From W.A.S.T.E.: Radiohead have been invited to record a very special "Later with Jools Holland" by the BBC, and so have you!!!! w.a.s.t.e. have 80 pairs of tickets (free) to give to w.a.s.t.e. members. Here's the gig...... If you can answer yes to all of these questions then you may be in luck. Are you available on the evening of 9th June? Can you get to London? Can you get home from London safely if it is late at night? Do you know somebody who could accompany you? If you answered yes to all of these questions, do this...... Send your name address and very importantly a DAYTIME phone number to....... LATER @ w.a.s.t.e. PO Box 322 Oxford OX4 1EY UK w.a.s.t.e. cannot accept any details by e-mail or phone, so don't even think about it buster!!! we will be picking names from a big hat on the fourth day of June. we will be calling those people picked on or before the 4th of June if you do not hear from us then you have not been picked. This is w.a.s.t.e. HQ From Greenplastic.com: There may be something happening at the official Radiohead messageboard tomorrow. There is a countdown encoded into the HTML in each individaul post that at press time was at 68327 seconds. Just click "view source" and you'll see the "T- *number* secs." What does this mean? Could the board be shutting down? Or maybe it's a countdown until the new Amnesiac-friendly radiohead.com is launched. Whatever it is, it'll happen tomorrow. Be ready. It appears that Radiohead have added a date to their East Coast tour in Atlanta, GA on July 30. From Followmearound.com: Two local bands, "The Rock of Travolta" and "Hester Thrale", have been confirmed for the Oxford gig. Radiohead was on BBC Radio 1's Mark and Lard this afternoon and Thom performed a solo Pyramid Song. You can download the track at kornmuse.fr.st. I know that the above is just the latest but you can get news that isn't posted here from FMA and GP.