Phil Selway finished the Flora London Marathon in 4 and half hours and raised over £18,000 in sponsorship for The Samaritans. Visit the Samaritans site for more info. You can still sponsor Phil and have a chance to win his drum kit!
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Run Phil Run!
From w.a.s.t.e.:
You can see LIVE footage of Phil running in the London Marathon! The race starts at 9.30 am GMT on Sunday 14th April 2002 and the footage is being streamed from http://www.waste.uk.com/Marathon
Thank you so much for all your generous donations! We will be keeeping the donation page open until the end of April when the draw for the drumkit will take place and the winner notified.
If you haven’t been able to donate so far or would like to see how much money has been raised, please go to
http://www.waste.uk.com/SponsorPhil
or
http://www.samaritans.org/support/donation.html
For all further information about The Samaritans please visit http://www.samaritans.org
Good luck Philip! We’re all rootin’ for ya………….
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Message from Phil
The message from Phil Selway was sent out to w.a.s.t.e. members today:
Before we start work on the next Radiohead album, I will foolishly be running in the London Marathon 2002, on Sunday 14th April.
I am writing to ask if you would kindly sponsor me for this event, and help me raise much-needed funds for The Samaritans.
The Samaritans are a UK-based charity who offer twenty-four-hour availability and support to people who are going through a period of crisis and who may have suicidal feelings.
They are part of a worldwide organisation called Befrienders International.
I’m hoping to run the Marathon in four hours. In those four hours, The Samaritans will take around 2,200 calls from people who are in need of emotional support. The Samaritans will listen to them, giving them the time and space to say how they are really feeling.
I’m aiming to raise 4,500, but hoping that the total will be much higher.
All sponsors will be entered into a draw to win the drumkit which I used on various tracks on OK Computer, including Exit Music and Paranoid Android. The kit is a five-piece cherry-red Premier XPK, complete with cymbal stands and a bass-drum pedal.
The ride and crash cymbals and hi-hats are made by Zildjian, and were also used in the OK Computer sessions.
To make a donation please use the link below where you can choose the amount to sponsor me.
http://www.waste.uk.com/SponsorPhil/index.html
Please be sure to give us your full name to add to a visitors book. We will then use this to pick the drumkit winner.
Thank you for your time and support.
With blisters on my feet,
Philip
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Radiohead star opens charity centre
Radiohead’s Phil Selway is due to open a new centre for the Samaritans. Mr Selway, a volunteer with the charity, was unveiling the building in Oxford on Friday. The state-of-the-art centre in Magdalen Road features interview and meeting rooms.
“It’s a very impressive place,” Mr Selway told BBC Oxford Online.
Radiohead and the Samaritans are polar opposites…but they do provide a good contrast. Phil Selway: “For an organisation that’s based on volunteers it’s incredibly professionally run. I think this comes across in the centre.”
Mr Selway became a Samaritan when he was a student in Liverpool in the 1980s.
Read the rest of this article at the BBC site.
Neil Finn has announced details of a forthcoming live album which will feature, among others, Johnny Marr and Radiohead’s Phil Selway and Ed O’Brien.
The album, entitled 7 Worlds Collide, will be available on CD and DVD from 12 November. It was recorded at Neil’s ‘residency’ at St. James’ Theatre in Auckland between 2 and 6 April 2001. Neil’s band for the stint comprised Johnny Marr, Eddie Vedder, Radiohead’s Phil Selway and Ed O’Brien, Neil’s brother Tim and Lisa Germano. Liam Finn, Neil’s son, also appears.
Featured on the album are classic Crowded House tracks (Weather With You and Don’t Dream It’s Over as well as a cover of the Smiths’ There Is A Light That Will Never Go Out.
{from musicgoeson.com}
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Back in effect
Phew, what a vacation! We’re well rested and ready to get our hands dirty again with all this Radiohead goodness!
Setlists and reviews for ALL the shows so far are available now at our tour section. As you all may know, both shows at the Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville, VA were canceled due to flooding. Refunds are available at point of purchase and unfortunately, there are no plans to reschedule these shows in the future.
Tonight Radiohead takes over Hollywood
Radiohead end their North American tour tonight at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, CA. Doors open at 6pm and the Beta Band goes on at 7.
Knives Out
You can preorder the US version of the “Knives Out” single at Amazon.
Speaking of “Knives Out”, director Michel Gondry recently talked about doing the video for the song and the meaning behind it. Check it out at Director-File.com. {thanks to Kev}
The Anti Pop Consortium
The Anti Pop Consortium has been confirmed as the opening act for the September 8 show in Stockholm, Sweden. {thanks to Joakim & Ragnhild}
New album news
What? New album news already?! You have to be joking!
No. Colin, speaking in an interview with Cyberpresse.ca, stated that the band will begin working on their sixth album after Christmas. Q Magazine is also reporting that “Amnesiac Follow-Up Due Next Year.” {thanks to jean-francois & Mitch}
Next single: I Might Be Wrong
We have learned that the band are about to film a video for “I Might Be Wrong” very soon. The rumor is that Johnny Hardstaff of RSA/Blackdog Films will be directing it.
Modern Drummer
Though we don’t know which issue yet, we do know that there will be an interview with Phil in Modern Drummer magazine. Keep your eye out for it! {thanks to Joe}
Win a Radiohead scooter!
HMV has a contest in which they will give away five Radiohead-customized scooters! The contest is open only to Canadians (except for residents of Quebec). For more info, click here.
Mattew Good
Running for Home has an interview with Matthew Good where he talks about Radiohead. {thanks to Bob}