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Radiohead Cover Bjork in Webcast; Coachella Dates Unveiled

Plus Nirvana's Novoselic details Cobain's hygiene in blog and Ben Sherman, Gibson team for the VH1 Save the Music Foundation.

Yesterday afternoon, a post appeared on Radiohead's Dead Air Space web site, hinting that an event of some sort was going to air at "10 PM GMT." "There will be something on the box tonight," the post read. "It's another test… but right now we are entangled in cables. However, weather permitting, our technical experts will resolve the entanglement." A few specifics regarding apt viewing software followed and just hours later those who tuned in at the specified time (5 PM EST), watched as a video cast appeared illustrating Thom Yorke as DJ, spinning records and manipulating sounds while visuals ran across the screen.

But the real treat was the next video offering: A cover of Bjork's "Unravel." Recorded live from what appears to be the band's studio, the cover places Thom at the piano, plucking the cascading melodies while the rest of band add sonic trappings. The clip ends with a chalkboard and presumably Thom's hand (hey, the arm's short) penning the phrase, "To whom it may concern," before scrawling, "I give up." Decipher that, Radiohead-heads! [Via thedailyswarm.com]

 


 

 

Coachella 2008 Dates Unveiled

 

Mark your calendar! Both The Daily Swarm and The Desert Sun have posted dates for SoCal's premier music festival, Coachella, and organizers are keeping the three-day format that began with this year's installment. Expect to be preoccupied with, you know, a few hundred of your favorite bands the weekend of April 25-27, 2008. The festival line-up remains a mystery, but if the impressive collection of past performers is any indication, the festival's ninth edition won't be one to forget. Hey, maybe My Bloody Valentine will be there -- that'd fill the now obligatory band-reunited-onstage-at-Coachella quota.

Also announced: A second edition of Stagecoach, the country festival organized by the same folks who put on Coachella. It'll take over the Empire Polo Grounds on May 3-5, 2008, the weekend after Coachella. Tim McGraw and Carrie Underwood will headline.

 


 

 

Nirvana's Novoselic Details Cobain's Hygiene

 

Possibly to exercise his editorial superiority over Courtney Love, former Nirvana low ender Krist Novoselic has taken to the web, blogging via Rain City paper Seattle Weekly's web site, and subsequently revealing a few personal details about his former bandmate and pal, Kurt Cobain, and the band's ubiquitous hit, "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

"Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) wrote 'Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit' on Kurt's apartment wall," Novoselic's blog entry reveals. "I recall seeing it and thinking, 'Too much cheap red wine!' I don't know why she wrote it, but I know for sure that Kurt Cobain did not have any odour [sic] problems. Even though his place was a mess, he took care of his hygiene. This person would soak in the bath night after night only listening to the Beatles."

The hirsute, politically minded bassist -- check out his rambles on anarchy -- who has been performing alongside Flipper on the band's tour, also dished on a recent interview with music television network Fuse, and his hesitancy to discuss Nirvana. "I don't do a lot of Nirvana interviews. I could do a documentary interview about the band everyday, forever! For better or worse, the digital revolution is the great leveler. You don't need the volume of knowledge regarding shutter speeds, light conditions for film stock or other expensive aspects of celluloid." Um, exactly... [Via Pitchfork]

 


 

 

Ben Sherman, Gibson Help VH1 Save the Music Foundation

 

In an effort to aid VH1 Save the Music Foundation, a project aiming to restore music education to America's public schools and to raise awareness of music's positive impact, Brit label Ben Sherman and guitar specialist Gibson have teamed to create an exclusive line of guitars celebrating Brit culture. The 20 one-of-a-kind six-strings, designed in cooperation with famed guitar artists Philippe Dubreuille, will be auctioned off via Ben Sherman stores in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and San Francisco and all proceeds will benefit the foundation. To view the guitars, head to your local Ben Sherman store, or check out bensherman.com.

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star boy

I too agree that dead air space is a great site..Best regards for them and very nice to see radiodead pay...
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miket

Would've have been nice to see radiodead play i haven't seen them live since the 90's, i just picked up some coldplay tickets i love live shows there's nothing better.