Thom Yorke

The Ten Worst Best Of Lists In Music

Lists will inevitably be remembered as the highest point of pop-culture Internet journalism. Why? BECAUSE WE LOVE THEM. Sometimes, however, the sure-fire can't-miss format of the list fails us from a journalistic standpoint. Here are ten of the worst music-related lists that I could find before goi ... More >>

The Six Best References To Cannibalism In Song

On this day in 1847, the Donner Party was rescued from a disastrous trek to the West Coast that caused the survivors to eat their fallen pioneers. In honor of this legendary tale, here are the six best references to cannibalism in song. Let us know your favorites, and we'll think about how delicious ... More >>

Comedians Are The New Rock Stars

Art and life co-habitate, informing, imitating, and enriching each other constantly. Each week in Better Living Through Music, RFT Music writer Ryan Wasoba explores this symbiotic relationship. No phrase encapsulates the worst elements of music quite like the phrase "rock star." My disdain is s ... More >>

Gift Guide for Musicians we Love (and Love to Hate)

Last week, I received a surprising call from the North Pole. Apparently Santa Claus has become a fan of my column and wanted some musical selections to play in his sleigh on the big night. "Anything but 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus', I was told. "Mrs. Claus always looks askance at him when they ... More >>

Music Music vs. Words Music

Art and life co-habitate, informing, imitating, and enriching each other constantly. Each week in Better Living Through Music, RFT Music writer Ryan Wasoba explores this symbiotic relationship. Earlier this week, I wrote a piece for RFT Music poking fun of the modern concept of genre that spawns ph ... More >>

Fiona Apple Presale Password [Update]

Update, 4/19/12: The Fiona Apple presale password appears to be "criminal" for the St. Louis show. You can buy presale tickets for the show on Ticketmaster right now; the general sale is tomorrow. Prices range from $35 to $75 before fees. That's the same password used in February for the March 31 s ... More >>

Radiohead at the Scottrade Center, 3/9/12: Review, Photos and Setlist

Radiohead | Other Lives March 9, 2012 Scottrade Center On Feburay 13, 2011, there was nothing much to say about Radiohead. On February 18, there was a new album, The King of Limbs, propelled into the world by its creators with little more than a shrug. There were no interviews, no tour dates, no wo ... More >>

Radiohead at the Scottrade Center: Selections From Thom Yorke's Banter

Radiohead, in its constant evolution, remains spectacular -- check back in this space for a full review and photos. Those left confused by last year's groovy King of Limbs got answers last night at the Scottrade Center. The band casting one the largest shadows in music came in channeling Spicoli (al ... More >>

Radiohead's Ten Best Lyrics About Food

Gut Check put this evening's Radiohead concert at Scottrade Center on our schedule as soon as it was announced. We grew up with the band -- we bought "Creep" on cassingle! -- and over hundreds of spins of the band's records, we've noticed that on more than a few occasions in his lyrics, Thom Yorke h ... More >>

A Radiohead Preview: Possible Setlists, New Songs and Lessons from Past Shows

When Radiohead comes to town, it's a big deal. And for good reason: The Oxford super-group only plays in St. Louis every four or five years, meaning there's pent-up demand for one of the most popular live acts around. Still, Friday's sold-out show at the Scottrade Center (1401 Clark Avenue, 314-241 ... More >>

Other Lives

9 p.m. Tuesday, February 7. Gramophone, 4243 Manchester Avenue.

Six Least Appropriate Radiohead Songs to Make Out To

"Summer after high school when we first met / We make out in your Mustang to Radiohead" Such is the opening couplet of "The One Who Got Away" by the inescapable Katy Perry. The namedrop is confusing. Radiohead is beyond famous at this point, so it's not necessarily a cred pull on Perry's part; if t ... More >>

Sharon Van Etten, Radiohead Lead This Week's Show Announcements

Sharon Van Etten.​You probably haven't heard about this, because it's a pretty big secret and no one is really talking about it, but Thom Yorke and His Merry Men are coming to the Scottrade Center in 2012. Today, the Luminary Center for the Arts announced their first show of The Year We're All ... More >>

The Six Best Song Count Offs

​In popular song, the count off is a tool of function. Somebody counts from one to four (or three, or if people have even once compared the band to Don Cabellero, seven), and the musicians know when to begin playing and how quickly to play. Some have used the countoff as a jumping off point fo ... More >>

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Flying Lotus Set for Wash U's W.I.L.D.

Are you a Wash U student? If the answer is no, do you have any good pals who are Wash U students? If that answer is no, you have about a month to befriend one if you want to attend the school's spring 2011 W.I.L.D. event. On Friday, April 29, the annual concert will feature Edward Sharpe and the Mag ... More >>

The Seven Best Dancing Thom Yorke Videos

On Friday, Radiohead released its new album, The King of Limbs. Along with the eight-song set, the band unveiled a video for the song "Lotus Flower." The stark black-and-white clip focuses on singer Thom Yorke and his wiggly, lithe, devil-possessed dance moves. Naturally, the Internet responded to t ... More >>

Interview Outtakes: Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy on Elusive American Success, Being D.I.Y. and Proving Thom Yorke Wrong

Blue Rodeo, basking in the sun​Canadian rockers Blue Rodeo are playing at Blueberry Hill's Duck Room tonight as part of Twangfest. Magnolia Summer, These United States and Ray Wylie Hubbard are also on the bill. The show starts at 8 p.m. and it's $20. BR hasn't been in St. Louis for many moons ... More >>

Homespun: Sean Renner

The Blossoms of Armageddon
(The UrbanSound Label)

Radiohead Debuts a New Song at Intimate LA Concert

​ Last night in LA at the tiny Henry Fonda Theater, Radiohead performed a benefit show for Oxfam International. (Proceeds from the show will benefit the organization's efforts in Haiti.) Ex-RFT colleague Randy Roberts was at the show and gives a full play-by-play right here. Of note is that Radioh ... More >>

Coachella's 2010 Lineup Announced, Makes Heads Explode

Coachella announced its 2010 lineup this morning -- and heads all over the country exploded because of the lineup. The list of bands/performers includes (but isn't limited to) Thom Yorke, Jay-Z, Pavement, Faith No More, Public Image Limited, Echo & the Bunnymen, Them Crooked Vultures, the Specials, ... More >>

Buy: Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, featuring The National, Thom Yorke, Ben Kweller, Michael Stipe, Dinosaur Jr, more!

myspace.com/markmulcahy​Mark Mulcahy isn't a household name, but he should be. In the '80s, the singer-songwriter fronted Miracle Legion, a Connecticut jangle-pop act that managed to transcend early comparisons to R.E.M. and evolve into a pretty solid original rock band. In the '90s, Miracle Legio ... More >>

Audrye Sessions

8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.

Dead Confederate

8:30 p.m. Monday, September 29. The Bluebird, 2706 Olive Street

Radiohead Made a Video. Without Cameras.

Bar of the Week: rBar

Audio: Rare Radiohead Muxtape, Part III

Sweet Honey: B-Sides defends Radiohead's Pablo Honey and dishes dirt on new local rock & roll bar the TRADE

Radiohead, "Nude (The Hipsterrunoff Mix)"

Beatle Bob vs. Thom Yorke: Who's the Better Dancer?

Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire Chat about Year-End Poll Results

Radiohead Covers New Order, Bjork, the Smiths

Radiohead, In Rainbows: A Review, Upon First Listen, Track-by-Track Style

OK Computer: Ten Years After

B-Sides reboots Radiohead and takes a roadtrip with Ani.

Radiohead's OK Computer Turns Ten: Remembering a great album

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Some Loud Thunder (self-released)

2006: The Year in Music

Week of December 28, 2006

Bye Bye Bye

Justin Timberlake kisses his pop roots adios

Cities

Friday, August 11. Way Out Club (2525 South Jefferson Avenue).

Muse

Black Holes and Revelations (Warner Bros.)

Thom Yorke

The Eraser (XL)

Robbie Lee

Sleep, Memory (I and Ear)

World Leader Pretend

Saturday, October 1; Taste of St. Louis (at the Gateway Mall, along Market Street between Ninth and Eleventh streets)

Copeland

Friday, June 10; Pop's (1403 Mississippi Avenue, Sauget, Illinois)

'Head Games

Forget critics' warnings: Listening to Radiohead is easy

Radiohead

Hail to the Thief (Capitol)

Cold Comfort

Coldplay reinvigorates the power ballad for the MTV2 generation

DeVotchKa with Bureau of Sabotage

Thursday, Jan. 24; Way Out Club (special preview performance at Vintage Vinyl on same afternoon)

Embarrassment of Riches

At the top of our growing pile of local CDs is one from Doze Mary Pool, a new band with extravagant, soaring guitar pop, dreamy/dramatic vocal melodies and swooshy arrangements

Radiohead

Amnesiac (Capitol)

Invisible Soundtrack

On Kid A, Radiohead learns to disappear -- then reappear -- completely