Radiohead won a Grammy earlier tonight in the Best Recording Package category for the special edition version of Amnesiac.
The other category the band was nominated in, Best Alternative Music, was won by Coldplay.
{thanks to Dave}
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Roger Waters on Radiohead
There is an interview with Roger Waters in the current issue of Rolling Stone where he mentions Radiohead. Here they are:
Have you heard Radiohead?
My son Harry gave me OK Computer. I really liked it. I thought it had two or three really great songs on it. Then a friend gave me a newish album with a red thing, I can’t even remember what it was called —
“Amnesiac”?
Yeah, Amnesiac. That was beyond me, I have to say. I listened to it once in the car and went, “Well, OK, guys. Good, but you’ve left me.” You know, where’s my Neil Young? Where’s my John Lennon album?
It’s very difficult to write “Breathe, breathe in the air, don’t be afraid to care,” without people going, “Fucking wanker!” [laughs]. And I think that’s what Radiohead and these other bands are attaching to. There is a purity in those records.
{thanks to Brad, Syd, Andy, & Emily}
Radiohead has been been nominated for four NME Carling Awards in the following categories: Best Band, Best Album (Amnesiac), Best Live Act, and Best Music Video (Pyramid Song).
The awards will be handed out on February 25 in London. Click for the full list of nominees
{thanks to Marcel & Richard}
Wow!
You can now view the video made by Johnny Hardstaff for both “Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors” and “Like Spinning Plates” at the Hollywood and Vine Radiohead site. Just click the “video” link at the top and select the video at the bottom.
{thanks to Pete}
The video for “Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors”/”Like Spinning Plates” that was done by Johnny Hardstaff was indeed commissioned by Radiohead, according to a source close to the band. This contradicts the story that Spanish radio M-80 reported about last week and should now clear up any confusion.
The video will be released to TV channels like MTV and MTV2. Whether they choose to play it or not, is anyone’s guess. Since neither song will be released as a single, it is doubtful that you’ll see the video on heavy rotation.
There is some more information about the video that Johnny Hardstaff did for Radiohead at http://www.mill.co.uk/search_articles.php?id=498.
Speaking of the Hardstaff video, Spanish radio station M-80 is reporting that Radiohead did not give Hardstaff permission to use “Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors” and “Like Spinning Plates” for the video and legal action could take place.
{thanks to Joseph & Francisco}