Radiohead will perform a concert to benefit Haiti relief efforts on Sunday at the Fonda. Tickets will be available by auction – bidding starts at $100 – and the auction begins at 8 tonight. Right here.
Radiohead main man Thom Yorke says the all-star band he has assembled to perform his solo material – featuring Flea, Joey Waronker, Mauro Refosco and Nigel Godrich – will warm up for dates Sunday and Monday at the Orpheum by playing a show tonight at the Echoplex. On the Dead Air Space section of Radiohead’s […]
[News for short attention spans:] Two of L.A.’s biggest recent break-out bands, the Airborne Toxic Event and Iglu & Hartly, are teaming up to do a $30-per-ticket benefit June 17 at the Avalon Hollywood. The third annual Design for Humanity, the charitable arm of clothing company Billabong, will benefit Charity: Water, which funds water wells […]
Wayne Coyne needs to put a lid on it. Or maybe crawl outside of the plastic bubble he’s obviously spent too much time inside. I won’t reprint all the dialogue here – follow along here or here – but the Flaming Lips frontman’s broadside to the Arcade Fire reeks of a guy who overdosed on […]
Unless you’re British, or an American of a certain age, chances are you don’t know Scott Walker. Oh, you may have heard the voice – the soaring, tremulous baritone behind the ’60s hit “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and some other gems from that era. To most, Walker’s name, if it was recalled at […]
If you just can’t enough of awards shows, the Grammy Awards Pre-Telecast is streaming live on Grammy.com – that’s when the academy gives out some 100 awards that aren’t on the national telecast. Metallica (for “Death Magnetic”) beat out No Age (“Nouns”) and others for best CD packaging, and Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” just won for […]
Every time I think mash-up artists are just dudes with too much time on their hands, something like Jaydiohead comes along. The handiwork of New York City DJ Minty Fresh Beats, the music melds Jay-Z and Radiohead. MTV.com has the full story. There’s been no beef (yet) from either artist’s camp, so you can download […]
[Happy-hour nuggets as you head into your weekend …] ‣ “Chinese Democracy.” Sigh. You can compare the reviews by Chuck Klosterman and Ann Powers and draw your own conclusions. I will go listen for myself, maybe even record the stream, but I won’t set foot in a Best Buy. There’ll be a used copy at […]
[I will be off the grid much of the coming week — and regrettably missing so many good shows — but I will be posting some material I have written in advance. E-mail response will be slow, and the phone will be off. However, I am fortunate to have procured the services of an intern, […]
