Music WATCH: Phoebe Bridgers & Arlo Parks – ‘Fake Plastic Trees’ (Radiohead cover) by Manning Patston Indie star and singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers teamed up with British act Arlo Parks for a chilling cover of Radiohead’s Fake Plastic Trees. Embodying the lonely-sounding original, the two singers gently…
News Radiohead’s archival concert series is set to end with a full festival set from 1997 by Julia Lo Surdo Radiohead are set to conclude their quarantine video series, At Home With Radiohead, with a full festival set from the 90s. The band orchestrated the YouTube series in April and…
Features Pro Audio Romanticism to Radiohead: the unlimited potential of string instruments by Josh Davies String instruments are some of the oldest and most popular instruments in history. Ranging from traditional Asian instruments, like the Erhu from China and Koto from Japan, to the electric…
News Thom Yorke shares a 20-song playlist of “influences and obsessions” by Luka Simonetti Thom Yorke has been curating his own 24-hour radio station program called In the Absence Thereof, as part of the launch of the Sonos Radio streaming service. Ironically, Yorke does…
News Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien confirms new album “will definitely happen” by Kayla McNicoll As the members of Radiohead spread their wings and try their hands at a number of solo projects, fans have begun to worry that the band are done in terms of…
News Nigel Godrich is releasing his entire ‘From the Basement’ series on YouTube by James Peppercorn In a glorious move, Nigel Godrich has decided to upload the entirety of his From the Basement sessions to YouTube. The Radiohead producer, powerhouse, and ‘sixth member’ put together the…
Music WATCH: Radiohead – ‘Live at Bonnaroo 2006’ by Matt Brazel Radiohead will add their full Bonnaroo 2006 concert to YouTube on Friday. The performance adds to a series of the band’s archived material, unearthed during the quarantine period. Guitarist Jonny…
News Radiohead are uploading rare unseen live footage to their YouTube channel by Claire Adema With social distancing and self-isolation more important than ever to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, it can get pretty lonely. With NSW Police announcing that we will be under…
News Watch Sam Neill perform a cover of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ by Claudia Schmidt Famed actor Sam Neill has been keeping busy during self-isolation. The Jurassic Park star has been posting videos of himself reciting poetry, as well as a Randy Newman cover. Now…
Features Quantity over quality and the dangers of being labelled ‘prolific’ by Luke Saunders In modern music, it seems studio perfection is increasingly favoured over genuine alchemy. It is now common for artists to be spending anywhere between three and five years on albums….
Features Pro Audio The power of silence: minimalism in popular music by Dan Shaw Minimalism transports the listener to a place of contemplation – where new sounds can be imagined in the midst of silence. We explore its power in modern production. In 4’33”,…
Features 10 records to introduce you to the world of art-rock by Luke Saunders For the most part, art-rock is an undocumented musical niche. A small fragment under the oversized umbrella of rock, that exists as a translucent concept in people’s minds rather than…
News In a parallel universe: James Bond theme songs that didn’t make the cut by Claire Adema You may not be aware that there have been quite a few potential James Bond theme songs that didn’t make the cut over the years. A number of musicians have…
