Treefingers reports that Punchup At A Wedding will be the fourth single off Hail To The Thief in the UK (the third in America- we’re still waiting on 2+2=5). There is a promo CD making the rounds, with the radio edit as the only track (trimming the original 4:57 down to 3:50).
(Thanks to Treefingers.)
UPDATE: Ah, but James says that Punchup isn’t getting a UK release…it’s only a “radio single” for the US.
According to this week’s Radiohead article in NME, Thom was nervous about a possible US backlash because of his views on President Bush.
From NME-
“The band have spent much of the autumn on tour in America supporting their current album ?Hail To The Thief?. Thom said that because of his public anti-war stance and the perceived anti-Bush album title, the band feared some kind of backlash.
“We were sort of worried about the reaction to what we had been saying when we went over there,” Thom told NME.COM. “Colin (Greenwood, bassist), whose wife is American, didn?t see a problem at all. It turned out that he was right, when you met people face to face the resistance, disgust and dismay was obvious.”
Thom said that some of the band?s older songs have taken on new meanings. He continued: “When we played ?No Surprises? a huge cheer would go up every night over the line ?Bring down the government / They don’t speak for us..?. Although in Houston, Texas it was a little err…muted shall we say”
You can read the entire article here.
Pitchfork Media, the eternal hipster homepage, has again revised their best 100 albums of the 90s list, and OK Computer has replaced My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless as the #1 album.
The Bends also makes an appearance at #15.
See the list here.
(Thanks to Brenda and Zach.)
A company called Way Ahead is offering standing (GA) tickets to the Aberdeen show for ?31.00, ?2 above face value.
Check it out here.
According to w.a.s.t.e., tickets will be available at the venue and on the door for every show except for London.
In brief-
-There’s a good article in the Manchester Times, featuring Colin and Chris from Shynola (creators of the Kid A blips).
-The Malaysian Star has a review of Bodysong.
–Audio Revolution.com awarded Radiohead Honorable Mention in their 10 Rock-Pop Acts Making Great Music Today list. Number one was the Foo Fighters (!).
-Kid A is referenced as the first major album to be leaked to the internet in a MTV.com story.
-Radiohead’s music is featured in The Athena Theatre Company’s production of The River, although according to this review in The Crimson, it doesn’t help matters.
-Spin Magazine named HTTT the #10 album of 2003. The White Stripes snagged #1.