Raja has been kind enough to post the BBC Acoustic Show from a few weeks ago on his server, including the Q&A.
You can pop over and snag them here.
(Big thanks to Raja.)
Hultsfredfestival Gig on Swedish Radio
Radiohead’s performance at last June’s Hultsfredsfestival is scheduled to be rebroadcast on Swedish Radio Station P3. Tune in at 21.00 (Swedish Time) next Monday, January 5th.
If you don’t happen to be in Sweden, you can listen on the web by heading over to P3’s site, clicking “webradio”, then “P3”. Windows Media or Real Player are required.
(Thanks to Erik.)
Jonny to Play FUSELeeds2004
Jonny has been announced as one of the headlines for FUSELEEDS2004. Here’s what their website says about it-
Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) Smear
Jonny Greenwood indulges his passion for the ondes martenot instrument in a new work performed by the London Sinfonietta with soloists Valerie Hartmann-Calverie and Bruno Perrault. Jonny will also perform music from his recent album Bodysong
Tickets will be available in January, so keep checking back.
Cartoon Network is polling here to see which episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast will air tonight at 12:30 AM (ET). “Knifin’ Around”, featuring Thom and Bjork, is one of the Creator Nominees (and is legitmately hilarious to boot, even if you don’t count the celebrity factor).
So go vote, so we can all watch it tonight!
(Thanks to Bill.)
A Massive Year-End List Recap
Everyone knows the end of the year always brings increased cult activity, alcohol binging, and a “best of the year” list from everyone who has heard at least 5 CDs this year. Since A)we’ve been on holiday and B)they all tend to say the same thing (i.e. “they finally play guitar again!”), here’s a summary of what we’ve got so far. Note that I’m only talking HTTT the album right now- singles will be done seperately.
The New York Times has it at #3, behind OutKast (#2) and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (#1).
The Orlando Sentinel has it at #1. You’ll have to choose whether or not to forgive them for calling Amnesiac “disappointing”, though.
The Contra Costa Times has it at #2, behind OutKast.
CMJ has it at #3, behind The Postal Service (#2) and The White Stripes (#1).
Pitchfork Media has it at #4, behind Sufjan Stevens (#3), The Books (#2), and The Rapture (#1).
NME has it at #9, with the White Stripes at #1.
Q Magazine has it at #11.
The Toronto Star has it at #8 (in a surprisingly eclectic list), with Metric at #1.
The Newark Star Ledger has it at #6, with Fountains of Wayne at #1.
The Columbian has it at #5, with The White Stripes at #1.
Canoe lists it in the top 10 (no order).
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has it at #8, with Cat Power at #1.
TheLas Vegas Mercury has a collection of five best lists from different writers, and HTTT rates a mention on three of them (two of them in no order, HTTT at #15 in one, with The White Stripes at #1).
The Philadelphia Inquirer lists it in the top ten (no order).
The Sydney Morning Herald lists it in the top #50 (no order).
Sales wise, HTTT was #83 on Billboard’s Top 200 Sellers of the year chart.
Whew.
(Thanks to Treefingers, At Ease, and the multitudes who wrote in.)
Updates Begin Again…
We’re back! Hope everyone had some nice holiday action, and is ready for the drunken revelry that usually signals the coming of the new year.
Places that should have had e-mail did not (and, ahem, laptops may have been dropped), but now we’re back, and updates shall begin again presently.
Thank you for your patience.