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10.30.2000
If you'd like to listen to the October 2nd Warrington broadcast go here and click on the Radiohead Exclusives bear.

Rollingstone.com: Question from and interview with The Edge from U2 at Rolling Stone,
"Radiohead seems to be following your career path a bit. They've just released a record that is being touted as "anti-rock," and Thom Yorke has said he is bored of the rock thing. What is your advice for them?" Read it here.

10.29.2000
NME: Thom Yorke has continued his attack on Prime Minister Tony Blair, cheekily asking if he "deserves a file at MI5" on Radiohead's official website. Enter here for full article.

HollywoodandVine.com: Starting Monday, October 30th, you can listen to Radiohead's concert recorded live from Victoria Park in Warrington, UK. Hear the webcast containing two hours of your old favorites plus new music from KID A.


10.24.2000
The Roseland photo section is finally complete. Enter here.

NME: 'KID A' has been massively lampooned by www.rollingstone.com in an "A-Zzzz" guide to the album. Go here for the full article.

10.23.2000
Altough 70 small photos were put up of the Roseland concert, thumnails will not be available until tommorow. Go here to scroll through the pictures and come back tommorow for the finished page.[thank you Ria for the photographs!]

Recent interviews/articles in: Melbourne (Australia) paper 'The Age', November issue of 'New Music' magazine and November issue of 'Vanity Fair'.
A few MP3s from the LA gig are at http://drowningjupiter.tripod.com/.[thanks beryl]

10.22.2000
There's an interview with Thom at MTV.com. It features parts of the interview in RealVideo format as well as written. Enter here.

10.20.2000
A recent interview with Phil and Ed at XFM. Sixteen audio clips of the interview are available. Among others subjects, 'a record every year', 'the next album', and 'meltdown', are discussed. Enter here.


10.19.2000
Spin.com: "How do you follow up a brilliant opus of alienation and a documentary that portrays the rock star live as soul-sucking bollocks?
If you're Radiohead, you decide to “do things differently or don't do them at all.” The result is the the best anti-rock album of the year." Read, the picture filled article that includes the e-mail interview with Thom, here.

Jonny and Colin will be on 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' (KCRW, Santa Monica, California) at 2 pm ET on Friday.
The interview will be archived at kcrwmusic.com.[ thanks beryl ]

A couple of days late on this one: Jonny's page and Thom's page have been updated.

10.18.2000
Setlist/Comments from last night's gig at Sears Theatre/Air Canada Centre Toronto, Canada.
Enter here.

For those who missed the gig either live or the webcast, you will be able to see it from November 2nd to the 9th thanks to Virtuecast.com

Reviews of the gig:

HMV: Interview with Ed. Enter here.

'Kid A' falls to #10 on Billboard.com  top 200 chart with a sale of 86,400 copies in the U.S.

Jam!:"Sales of Radiohead's new album, "Kid A", plunged by almost two-thirds in the record's second week of release, but the band's challenging fourth album still managed to hang on to top spot on the Canadian retail charts, according to sales data from SoundScan Canada." Read full article here.

10.17.2000
Loads of press:

JAM! presents Radiohead live, today 8:50 P.M. Eastern Time. Enter here.
also, an interview with Radiohead by JAM!.

'Radiohead visits Toronto with its latest offering, Kid A, debuting at No.1'
Read the full article here.
also 'Radiohead get into good head space'. Full article.
10.16.2000
NME.com: Thom Yorke left numb by Radiohead's US success
However, guitarist Ed O'Brien says 'Kid A''s chart-topping feat is "like winning the FA Cup"...[read the rest here.]
and...
Hear tomorrow's Radiohead gig! NME.com lets you know how you can tune into the band's Toronto show...[enter here]

Dotmusic.com: "Radiohead's Thom Yorke has reacted incredulously to the news that the band's new album 'Kid A' has attained massive commercial success worldwide."[enter here]

10.15.2000
Radiohead performed two songs, The National Anthem[w/ full brass ensemble] and Idioteque, on Saturday Night Live last night.

US chart-toppers RADIOHEAD appeared on long-running AMERICAN sketch-comedy programme 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE' last night (October 14).
The band performed two songs during the course of the hour-and-a-half show, 'The National Anthem' and 'Idioteque'.
Many fans expected to see a live version of 'Kid A''s 'Optimistic', as it has been receiving plenty airplay in the States of late. However, the band played two less radio-friendly songs instead, with the second showing just how much their live dynamic has changed since the 'OK Computer' tour of 97/98.
During 'Idioteque' drummer Phil Selway was the only member of the band performing in his traditional role, as bassist Colin Greenwood played a small keyboard, guitarist Jonny Greenwood operated a giant console of wires and keys and Ed O'Brien spent more time shaking a maraca-like instrument than playing his guitar. Meanwhile, vocalist Thom Yorke writhed and shook spasmodically as he performed.
'The National Anthem' featured a full live horn section, as the band has been using at recent shows.
At the end of the programme, the group joined the cast and crew of the programme on stage, where Thom briefly held up a sign reading 'Let Ralph Debate' before tossing it away.
The sign was in reference to Green Party US presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who has been excluded from the presidential debates, as he is running on an independent platform. Nader was also supported by celebrities from the music world at a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden on Friday (October 13), which featured performances from Eddie Vedder, Ben Harper and Ani DiFranco, among others.

MTV.com: Enter here for an article containing Thom's discussion of Kid A's success in North America.
Ed O'Brien talks to Wall of Sound about the new album, the break-up rumors, and the possibility of a new release in 2001. Go here to read the full interview.
[thanks beryl for the last two]

10.14.2000
Reviews of Radiohead's gig at Roseland found here.
Photos and fan reviews will be posted when they become available. Check back soon.

Remember to watch Radiohead's appearance on Saturday Night Live tonight at 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time on NBC.

NME: Ticketmaster hit back in Radiohead ticket row. Enter here.

More Quicktime format blips have been added to the archive at

Thom appeared at the official Radiohead message board last night and was asked about the hidden booklet that has a picture that resembles British Prime Minister Tony Blair and some words that the press have been saying are attacks towards him. This is what he said:
"Definetly not any self anything. No self analysis please. Enough internalised uselessness. Its a poem. Stanley and me wrote it. It contains all the things i could not say. But had to say. Its based maybe on the wasteland series by TS eliot. that was the idea. the way that EZRA Pound cut up what Eliot wrote." [ thanks gp.com]

10.12.2000
NME.com: article about gig at Roseland. Enter here.
Colin comments on Kid A being #1 on U.S. charts as "fucking brilliant". Enter here.

Kid A is number one in the U.S. charts! Go to Billboard.com's direct link for the full list here.

Roseland Ballroom [10.11.2000]:  Reviews, Photos, Setlist here.

TheTimes have an article about Radiohead's "attack" on Tony Blair. Read the rest here.

Launch.com has an exclusive Radiohead video interview. Enter here.

10.10.2000
Soundbreak.com is giving you a chance to win a trip to see Radiohead in Toronto, one of only three North American shows the band will play this year. Go here to enter.Deadline is October 12th so hurry! [ thanks Steve]

Take part in the Online Music Awards and vote for your favorite Radiohead website here.


Tommorow, Radiohead's KID A will debut at Number 1 on the Billboard Top 200
with sales of over 200,000! This is four times the first-week sales of Ok Computer. Kid A will also debut at Number 1 on the Internet sales chart.
Next up on the iBlip is the webcast of the L.A. show. More details
will follow.

10.09.2000
Kid A tops the UK Top 75 Albums at #1 selling 100,000 in just one week. Enter here.

There's an article at Billboard.com about there being a "major Radiohead announcement" on New York radio station K-Rock. Go here for the full article.

10.07.2000
Happy Birthday!, Thom.

Official ticket info for the NY gig: Radiohead will play at the Roseland Ballroom on Wednesday, October 11. Tickets on sale Tuesday (10/10) at 9am at all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone and the Roseland Ballroom Box Office. Tickets are $32.50 and there is a two ticket limit per customer. [thanks beryl]

10.06.2000
Exclusive news at nme.com: Radiohead are confirmed to play Roseland Ballroom in New York on the 11th of October! Go here to read the rest.

Radiohead are coming to New York! Listen all weekend to win your way into their surprise show. We will announce all the details of the show on Monday at 5PM with Will Pendarvis.

Come back soon for ticket info.

Radiohead.com has been updated.

Recent update from HollywoodandVine.com:

More Radiohead tickets available soon.
Couldn't get a ticket to the show that sold out in a flash? Stood in line, tried on-line, but to no avail? Don't give up the dream just yet. A limited number of tickets to Radiohead's shows on October 17 in Toronto and on October 20 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles will be available through W.A.S.T.E. Still don't have a ticket? The Los Angeles show is scheduled to be webcast at Hollywood & Vine. However, the October 2nd show will not, as previously announced, be webcast. Stay tuned for more details.

10.05.2000
NME's article:
"Radiohead's new album 'Kid A' looks set to go straight to Number One after selling 86,000 copies already this week, including around 55,000 copies on the first day of its release." Read the rest here.

Here's an article from CDNOW.com about Radiohead's uncomfirmed gig at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City:

While nothing is confirmed at press time, Radiohead is currently mulling over the possibility of playing the Roseland Ballroom in New York City next week, according to a source. The band, which will be in New York City to tape Saturday Night Live next week, could play the venue on Tuesday (Oct. 10) or Wednesday (Oct 11), or both. If the shows happen, they will be added to the band's extremely brief North American itinerary, which previously included Toronto on Oct. 17 and Los Angeles on Oct. 20 (allstar, Sept. 22).
A spokesperson for the band at Capitol Records could not confirm the dates at press time, but did say plans are in the works. A spokesperson for Roseland couldn't confirm either, but did reveal the dates are currently open at the venue.

There's an article at TheVillageVoice.com website. Enter here.

10.04.2000
NME.com: Radiohead to release brand new EP? Guitarist Ed O'Brien has intimated that the band's next release will feature material not from 'Kid A'. Read the rest here.

Ten more Radiohead blips for download are available here.

Youtwo.net and Calendarelive.com are reporting that Radiohead and U2 are
targeted to headline a major three day rock festival in Israel next spring.

On the 19th of October at 8 pm there will be a Radiohead documentary on
Nederland 3 (Holland). The program is called Loladamusica; including an
interview with Thom as well as a special presentation of the new songs.

While nothing is confirmed at press time, Radiohead is currently mulling over the possibility of playing the Roseland Ballroom in New York City next week, according to a source. The band, which will be in New York City to tape Saturday Night Live next week, could play the venue on Tuesday (Oct. 10) or Wednesday (Oct 11), or both. If the shows happen, they will be added to the band's extremely brief North American itinerary, which previously included Toronto on Oct. 17 and Los Angeles on Oct. 20 (allstar, Sept. 22)."
[thanks Beryl]

10.03.2000
NME.com has made a Radiohead website of their own. It contains a gallery, a message board, a timeline, among other features. Go here to check it out. Also an article about Radiohead's gig in over 3 years in Northern England. Enter here.

Here's a link to radiohead.com's Blips page.

Official ticket info for the gig in Toronto on October 17th: Limited
Internet sale will begin Wednesday October 4th at 10 am exclusively on
edge102.com and muchmusic.com. Tickets are $49.50. Public sale will be on
October 7th at 10 am; same day random wristband policy will be in effect.
Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets and Air Canada Box
Office (no first day sales). Or call 870-8000 to charge by phone. Limit of 2
tickets per person.
Thom was on the Mark and Lard show (BBC) this afternoon and answered questions from fans. He mentioned that "Egyptian Song" will be probably be renamed to "Pyramid Song".
BBC Radio 1 will broadcast tonight's Warrington show live at 8 pm as part of the 10th anniversary special for Steve Lamacq's Evening Session. You can listen online at bbc.co.uk/radio1.
HMV and Zaphods 1 will be presenting a special playback at Zaphods 1 in Ottawa. The event starts at 8 pm on October 2nd and a special midnight sale will be happening for the LP at the HMV booth. Radiohead prizepacks will also be given out throughout the night. HMV has flyers for this event, so interested folks can pick them up at any of their locations.  [ thanks followmearound.com]

Here you can read a review of Radiohead's Victoria Park, London gig from September 22nd. Also from Bleedmusic.com, a review of Kid A. Enter here.

Head over to mtv.co.uk/ to enter yourself in and get the chance to win a trip to attend Radiohead's gig in L.A. Here's the catch: You must be at least 18 to enter, be a resident of the UK & Ireland, and have a valid passport.
Good Luck to all of those who apply!