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Listen: Jonny Greenwood and Krzysztof Penderecki’s album

Jonny Greenwood and Krzysztof Penderecki

You may recall news that Jonny Greenwood and Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki were working on an album together after they performed last September in Poland. NPR has that album now available for you to stream online.

That challenge lies at the very heart of this album, which brings together one of rock and electronic music’s superheroes, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, with one of his own idols: the septuagenarian Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The collection features two string pieces written by the elder composer, 1960’s Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima and 1961’sPolymorphia for 48 strings, juxtaposed with two of Greenwood’s similarly set answers to Penderecki’s work: Popcorn Superhet Receiver (inspired by Threnody) and 48 Responses to Polymorphia. Here, they both choose to use a seemingly antiquated vehicle — orchestral strings — to convey the noise, chaos and energy of our time. The results are ear-tingling.

Listen to the album here.

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Radiohead announce more tour dates in Europe

It was announced this morning that Radiohead will be playing select dates in London, Manchester, Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Cologne (which we already knew about) this October. Tickets go on sale tomorrow, except for Cologne, which go on sale on Thursday. Check out http://radiohead.com/tourdates/ for more info.

October 6: Evening News Arena – Manchester , UK – ON SALE 7 MAR
October 8: O2 Arena – London, UK – ON SALE 7 MAR
October 9: O2 Arena – London, UK – ON SALE 7 MAR
October 14:  Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands – ON SALE 7 MAR
October 15: Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany – ON SALE 8 MAR
October 18: Sportpaleis – Antwerp, Belgium – ON SALE 7 MAR

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Tonight: Dallas

Radiohead in Dallas

Next up on the 2012 World Tour: Dallas. The band hit the stage tonight and as always, we want to know if you’re going and what you’re hoping they play. Sound off in the comments and don’t forget to come back after the show for the setlist.

Update: Setlist is below. “The Amazing Sounds of Orgy” was premiered live tonight! Other treats include a full band version of “Skirting on the Surface” and the tour premiere of “Climbing up the Walls.” Videos after the setlist.

01 Bloom
02 Little By Little
03 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
04 Morning Mr. Magpie
05 The Gloaming
06 The Daily Mail
07 Pyramid Song
08 The Amazing Sounds of Orgy
09 Karma Police
10 15 Step
11 Staircase
12 Identikit
13 Lotus Flower
14 There There
15 Feral
16 Idioteque

ENCORE:
17 Separator
18 Climbing Up the Walls
19 Bodysnatchers
20 Everything In Its Right Place (True Love Waits intro)

ENCORE 2:
21 Give Up the Ghost
22 Skirting on the Surface
23 Reckoner
24 Paranoid Android

Videos after the jump.

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Radiohead in Houston

Ed O'Brien and Jonny Greenwood
Ed and Jonny in Houston (photo by Jay Dryden)

Over the weekend, Radiohead performed at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. If you went, tell us your thoughts in the comments!

SETLIST:

01 Bloom
02 Little By Little
03 Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
04 Morning Mr Magpie
05 The Gloaming
06 15 Step
07 Codex
08 Cut A Hole
09 These are My Twisted Words
10 Airbag
11 Identikit
12 Lotus Flower
13 There There
14 Feral
15 Idioteque
16 Reckoner

ENCORE:
17 Separator
18 All I Need
19 Myxomatosis
20 Everything In Its Right Place

ENCORE 2:
21 Give Up the Ghost
22 Nude
23 Paranoid Android

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Radiohead announce more USA tour dates, Canada too

This morning Radiohead announced that they will be playing some dates in the East Coast of the United States as well as Canada this May/June.

May 29 – Comcast Center – Mansfield, MA
May 31 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
June 1 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
June 3 – Verizon Center – Washington, DC
June 5 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
June 6 – Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
June 8 – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN
June 10 – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Tinley Park, IL
June 11 – The Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
June 13 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
June 15 – Centre Bell – Montreal, QC
June 16 – Downsview Park – Toronto, ON

All tickets go on sale this Thursday, March 8th. For more information, head on over to http://radiohead.com/tourdates/.

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Radiohead to play Cologne

It was announced the other day that Radiohead will be playing Cologne, Germany on October 15, 2012 at the Lanxess Arena. Tickets will be available to purchase this Thursday, March 8th. More info can be found at http://radiohead.com/tourdates/