Portishead drummer Clive Deamer to join Radiohead for 2016 world tour

Radiohead - Lotus Flower

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For their world tour behind The King of Limbs, Radiohead used a two drummer set-up, enlisting Portisheads Clive Deamer to join Phil Selway behind the kit. It appears the band will be taking a similar approach for their forthcoming tour behind LP 9.

According to Deamers website, hes looking forward to [Radioheads]first gig in Amsterdam taking place May 20th. He includedthe above photo of him sitting atop an equipment case labeled Radiohead.

Below, watch Radioheads From the Basementperformance video of Staircase featuring Deamer. The bands full tour schedule follows.

Radiohead 2016 Tour Dates:05/20 Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall05/21 Amsterdam, NL @ Heineken Music Hall05/23 Paris, FR @ Zenith05/24 Paris, FR @ Zenith05/26 London, UK @ Roundhouse05/27 London, UK @ Roundhouse05/28 London, UK @ Roundhouse06/01 Lyon, FR @Nuits de Fourvire06/03 Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound06/17 Reyjavik, IC @ Secret Solstice07/02 St. Gallen, CH @ OpenAirSt. Gallen07/08 Lisbon, PT @ NOS Alive Festival07/26 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden07/27 New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden07/29 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza07/31 Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music Festival08/04 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium08/06 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival08/08 Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Auditorium08/20 Osaka, JP @ Summer Sonic08/21 Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic09/11 Berlin, DE @ Lollapalooza Berlin09/30-10/02 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits10/03 Mexico City, MX @Palacio de los Deportes10/04 Mexico City, MX @Palacio de los Deportes10/07-09 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits

Source: http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/portishead-drummer-clive-deamer-to-join-radiohead-for-2016-tour/

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Radiohead Is Slowly Erasing Itself From the Internet. Will They Reappear With a New Album?

Radiohead - Creep
Thom Yorke has a secret.

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Whether your late-weekend routine entails reading music blogs, casually browsing the whole of the internet, or compulsively typing Radiohead next album release date into your search engine of choice, you were in for some strange news yesterday: Radiohead has gone missing! Well, sort of. The headlines coalesced around the choicest Radiohead puns (Radiohead have disappeared completely; Radiohead have erased themselves; Radiohead fade out; Not OK, computer!). The articles themselves all delivered the same basic details: Radioheads website is now just a blindingly white page, Radioheads Twitter page is suddenly tweetless, Radioheads Facebook page and Google+ page have gone similarly blank, and frontman Thom Yorke cannot be found for comment. (Band members Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway seem to still be with us, though. Phewfor a minute there ...)

Upping the intrigue was the weekends other weird Radiohead news: On Saturday morning, some of the bands U.K. fans received leaflets in the mail (or in the post, as it were) containing the following cryptic message: Sing the song of sixpence that goes/ BURN THE WITCH/ We know where you live. And as the most fervent of Radiohead-heads will tell you, Burn the Witch is the rumored title of one of Radioheads many long-gestating, as-yet-unreleased tracks.

So, what does it all mean? Lets break it down: Theres a tour starting in less than three weeks. Theres probably an album coming soonish. There might be a single coming even sooner. But beyond that, well just have to wait and see. Despite what they might claim, Radiohead loves surprises.

Source: http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/05/02/radiohead_erased_its_internet_presence_sunday_and_prompted_a_whole_lot_of.html

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Radiohead In 10 Songs

Radiohead - No Surprises

Ever felt overwhelmed by an artists extensive back catalog? Been meaning to check out a band, but you just dont know where to begin? In 10 Songs is here to help, offering a crash course and entry point into the daunting discographies of iconic artists of all genres. This is your first step toward fandom. Take it.

For some of us, it takes a whileto get into Radiohead, if we ever get into them at all. Thats because its easy to categorize their music as serious, self-important, and depressing and it is, sometimes. But to dismiss itentirely would be to miss out on sci-fi landscapes, wild experimentation, hook-filled grunge, and even some dance beats here and there. And thats what this list is about. Like all of ourIn 10 Songsfeatures, these arent necessarily the 10 best Radiohead songs, but the ones we feel best represent the many sides of the band while also unveiling their sometimes hidden accessibility. If you can get into at least one tune, chances are youll find a whole lot more of them to like throughout their discography. And if you can get behind all 10, you just might be a convert.

But thats just our opinion. If you feel we totally missed the boat, leave your 10 favorite gateway songs in the comments section below. As any fan can attest, one of the best things about listening to Radiohead is disagreeing about Radiohead.

Dan CaffreySenior Staff Writer

Source: http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/05/radiohead-in-10-songs/

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