'These Are My Twisted Words'

"Next to nothing is known at the moment about “These Are My Twisted Words,” the purported new Radiohead song that mysteriously appeared online last night. ... (Source EW.com)

Thom Yorke plays a new solo single

This past weekend at The Latitude Festival in Suffolk, Mr. Yorke took some time off from fronting the greatest band in the universe and played a solo set. While there he also played a new song, that has no title but's going by "The Present Tense." Enjoy!

"It's like Meth for Grandma's"

I've mentioned how great "Breaking Bad" is before, but just can't seem to proclaim this show's fantasticness enough. Sunday night's episode solidified my appreciation for the show as it once again magnified what a total and undeniable loser Jesse Pinkman's character is.

Aaron Paul plays him with such perfection, that Jesse is the sort of endearing loser, you hope gets his shit together, but know he's simply incapable of ever really doing so. You may have also seen Aaron on Big Love as Scott, Sarah's much older boyfriend who became her fiance in the season finale.

This season on Breaking Bad he'll probably end up romantically entangled with his new landlady/next door neighbor played by Krysten Ritter, which excites and intrigues me, and will continue to remind me of that time I made out with some Russian dude who looked like him. Anyhoozie, Aaron and Emmy Winner Bryan Cranston swung by The Soup to pay

Joel McHale a visit, and of course hilariousness ensued.

Also here's some random art project by some random person that features Aaron in a video for Radiohead's "Everything In It's Right Place"

morgan freeman in rainbows box set

I've been holding off on posting this for a while, but I think all this Valentine's nonsense finally has me in the mood.

The Grammy's were basically the best Rock Assembly ever...

Back when I was at boarding school each term one assembly was fully dedicated to student performance and called Rock Assembly, which is what I always kinda thought The Grammy's were, but with more famous people and more cleavage. Year after year I've tuned in for the performances, but this year I actually cared about the awards, because I was hoping Radiohead or M.I.A would win, and they both kinda did in their own respects, "In Rainbows" won the award for Best Alternative Album, and "Swagger Like Us" which was inspired by M.I.A's Paper Planes won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Though of course those awards weren't broadcast because the show would have been 8 hours long, you can check out all the winners here, if you actually want to know who won what.

I don't know if you caught the broadcast but here are a few of my favorite performances.


First and foremost Radiohead doing 15 Step with the USC Band was epic, fun and proved Thom Yorke is quite possibly the dopest MOFO on the planet because he's always willing to push the boundaries and create amazing music as well as phenomenal live performances. Plus Gwenyth introduced them, so that was pretty dope (as was her outfit.)



Possibly the coolest performance of the night and definitely the winner for best showmanship and of course swagger.



Coldplay and Jay-Z



I'm still on the fence about this song/performance but hopefully the new album will rock once it comes out March 2nd

The Grammy's just got watchable...

I've always thought The Grammy's as the ultimate yet mildly boring music assembly, that you may or may not have been subjected to sit through in school. But this year for the first time ever Radiohead will be playing at The Grammys. Granted I'll most likely DVR the ceremony and watch the performances later, this is incredibly cool and kind of unprecedented for Thom, Ed, Johnny, Phil and Colin. So I hope people tune in Fenruary,8th, 2009 to see them, and those were gonna watch anyway, finally realize they're the best band on the planet.

the world is a vampire...

With the "True Blood" finale tonight, the release of "Twilight" Friday and constant pop-culture focus on Vampires, has made me also think about my favorite "vampire related" songs and they're accompanying videos.

Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" and while we're on the subject of the Pumpkins I can share possibly THE greatest article title I've seen in a while.

Arctic Monkey's "Perhaps Vampires is a Bit Strong"

Radiohead "We Suck Young Blood" Live in West Palm in 2003

oldies but goodies

So I finally got my disposable camera from this summer developed and I remembered why I hate using them, the picture quality is crap at best and you never know what you're gonna get til it's over and done with. well here are some pics from the Radiohead Show in May in West Palm, Kanye West at American Airlines Arena (as well as what the shows actually looked like,) nights out in the Grove and Lollapalooza.

Radiohead 5/5/08 Cruzan Ampitheatre

the other Black Person at the Radiohead show

....And below is what the show ACTUALLY looked like

& a completely gratuitous Ed O'Brien picture

KANYE WEST at American Airlines Arena 5/6/08

(supposedly- can you actually tell?) at the Kanye Show

What the show ACTUALLY looked like

Out and about in The Grove

my first 'Little' Whitney Roux

Local Troubadour Robby Hunter awaits his payment , a pitcher of Heineken, after playing for the masses at The Cuda

i hate when i make this face, but for some reason i can't stop myself. i guess Steve just brings the silliness out of me

the man, the myth the legend, the real life "Tony Starke" himself, Mr. Jon Lundberg...and the walking parable John Lee

i kinda love how this looks like it could be an outtake from "Alpha Dog"...but maybe that's just my opinion

Chicago/Lollapalooza 8/1/08

i had 2 pictures left on my disposable...

so i used them on the view from Abdul's apartment rather than at the festival

The freaks/the fans come out at night! Post "Twilight" review.

I'll post a full review later, but I just have to say wow.
There were so many die hard fans out and that was probably the best part. I literally witnessed and was part of cultural phenomenon. The groups of girls wearing "Team Edward" t-shirts were all really nice, though I wish they threw some "V's," or what most people would assume is the symbol for peace.

Anyway the movie was solid, totally legitimate and relatively respectful to the source material, though in the end it was a film adaptation of a pretty fantastic book, literally and figuratively, so there were A LOT of cinematic conceits. Though overall the movie was as believable as possible considering its about vampires. Kristen Stewart was pretty damn great, Robert Pattinson could be the next James Dean he's that remarkable and Catherine Hardwicke is a badass goddess that helmed a fun, smart, young adult drama. But I do have to say the best part, aside from Robert Pattinson's hilariously painful brooding was that Radiohead's '15 Step' played over the credits...yes I know I'm obsessed but it was the cherry on top.

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Coldplay Concert Review

And now Wes Samuel reviews the Coldplay Show at the Bank Atlantic Center from 11/9/08:

I'm not to good at writing in depth reviews of anything, but here's my quick .02:

Normally, I think Coldplay's music is great for what it is, mood music. Along the same lines as Radiohead (although nobody really compares to them) and the Doves, it's great pop music with a warm ambient feel that tends to the fill the spaces between the band members.

I was interested to see how it was going to translate in a live setting, let alone a venue whose acoustics have, in my past experiences, left a bit to be desired. However I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. While they may call themselves a "soft" rock band, they are most certainly a rock band and they put on an arena rock show. I liked how they mixed up the songs and had a good balance of upbeat songs and the normal "touchy-feely" songs. I also liked how they changed up some of their songs in the live setting. I think the highlight for me was the fast paced electro version of "Talk" on the remote stage in the crowd.

Overall, I was very impressed. As Ethan said, there is something to be said for 20,000 people singing together in unison. To me, the best part of a concert is when you feel the energy of thousands of total strangers all vibing to the same energy in the room (God, I just sounded like a hippy) But it's true, and I definitely felt that a few times last night.

Thanks Wes! I had a pretty great time, which shouldn't be too shocking since I hold Mr. Berryman, Mr. Buckland, Mr. Champion and Mr. Martin in the highest of esteem (this was the 4th time I've seen them in concert.) On more than one occasion people have asked me: "how can you listen to Coldplay, they're kind of depressing?" I certainly understand where they're coming from but I beg to differ and think that more than anything they write really beautiful, sonic, rock and roll lullabies, but that's just my opinion.

Below are the trillion cell phone pics i took during the show.

the worst/craziest picture i could have taken of Wes

confetti!

more confetti!

the boys when they left the stage and played a few tunes in the audience

you are all i need...

is basically true when it comes to Radiohead. if there was only 1 band i could listen to for the rest of my life or if i was trapped on a deserted island blah, blah, blah, they are it...sorry Coldplay.
"you're all i need"

Ed O'Brien please give me some of your DNA...or at least consider impregnating me in 5 years

hands down Radiohead is THE GREATEST BAND ON THE PLANET. thom, johnny, colin, phil and ed are beyond brilliant, so i thought i'd share this video of them performing "Reckoner" in what could be a cupboard for all i know, based on it's size. while thom is the ("fetus like-looking face") and heaven sent voice of the band, phil throws down on the drums like nobodies business in all of his bald glory, colin lays the bass down better than almost everyone in the land, johnny is the "mutli-instrumentalist," and ed is the Other guitar player and most beautiful member (if you're into tall, pale thin, digitally talented men of course.) now please enjoy

and since the video ends with a little intro to "15 step" how could i not include it

trailer trash - Choke

"Choke " is the film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuck's novel, that's gotten rave reviews at every film festival it's premiered at since January. i'm really hoping this is the film that launches Sam Rockwell's career to unknown heights (i was hoping "Charlie's Angels" would but i guess i was the only one who noticed his brilliance...also check him out in almost everything he's done, he's divine.) even though Radiohead won't be scoring the film, the soundtrack still looks (and most likely sounds) fantastic. also a dear friend of mine (and the father of modern economics Adam Smith) worked on the film and swag is pitch perfect, so with all those factors working in it's favor, the movie is will hopefully be as awesome as everyone says it is. Choke opens Friday, September 26th, 2008.

a closer look at "the odd couple"

one of my oldest friends recently sent me this Gnarls Barkely cover of Radiohead's "The Reckoner." this is one of my favorite songs off "In Rainbows," and the band certainly knows how to play the track, but Cee-Lo sure as hell ain't Thom Yorke.



this video in turn lead me to "who's gonna save my soul?" a beautiful track off their 2nd album "the odd couple."


which in my opinon is a stark contrast to "st. elsewhere" only because it is so mature comparatively. each track is much darker than the upbeat fun house that was "st. elsewhere." "going on" is a perfect example of such. though it's at a fast tempo, it certiainly isn't as frenetic as "transformer" or familiar as "crazy"



maybe that's why they chose "run" as the 1st single, because it's the most accessible.

Alfonso Cuaron is a GD genius

"Children of Men" is on right now and I can't help watch at least part of it (though I did watch it last week.) I feel compelled to post about this utterly brilliant futuristic, sci-fi, drama because not only is it full of subtle incredible nuances, like the use of Radiohead's "Life in A Glass House" in the background during the "Strawberry Cough" scene (which would have made the song 26 years old,) but Clive Owen's performance is just stellar, especially in the moments when he's a downright louse. Though another reason I had to post is because Alfonso Cuaron is a down right genius and I also caught most of "Great Expectations" (which has a killer soundtrack) this morning, while getting ready for work. This man is a brilliant craftsman and is able to have his actors create strong and powerful characters that jump off the screen and into your heart in every one of his films, and his ever constant yet subtle use of the color green is truly remarkable and beautifully executed (seriously he's gaga for the green it's everywhere.) Anyway I highly recommend all of his films he is amazing.