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Tuesday News Catchup

We here at KEXP hope that our listeners had a fun but safe Fourth of July -- the fewer limbs blown off, the better in our book. Now that everything’s mostly back to normal, here’s a look into what music news you may have missed while lighting fuses and running in the opposite direction. WonderingRead more...

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Sonic Roundup 6/22

If Radiohead‘s King of Limbs left you unsatisfied, the band has released a clip of themselves playing a new song. This one’s called “Staircase,” and was recorded with Portishead drummer Clive Deamer for producer Nigel Godrich‘s performance series “From the Basement.” Watch it below. KEXP listeners should be familiar with Wild Flag by now -Read more...

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Thursday News Roundup

Some concerning news starts off this week’s roundup as Jenny Conlee, the lovely Decemberists’ mulit-instrumentalist, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Thankfully, the cancer was caught early and the “prognosis is very very good for a full recovery.” As per Jenny’s request, no tour dates will be canceled, but the band will certainly be playingRead more...

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Thursday News Roundup

No, Radiohead are still not done. Since unceremoniously releasing their 8th studio album, The King of Limbs, Thom Yorke and co. have been popping up everywhere in music news blotters, and it continues this week as the band will be releasing a “newspaper version” of their new album. You remember a few weeks ago whenRead more...

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Monday News Roundup

Arcade Fire have announced a Deluxe Edition of their Grammy-winning 2010 LP The Suburbs that’ll be released June 27. The re-release will be packaged with two new songs, “Speaking in Tongues” and “Culture War”; a DVD of the forthcoming Spike Jonze-directed short film of the same name; and a making-of documentary. Last month, James MercerRead more...

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Read Thom Yorke Replies to Fan Mail

As Letters of Note points out, two responses to Radiohead fan mail have been unearthed. Both are penned by frontman Thom Yorke, one handwritten in ’94 and one typed in ’96. The first, pre-Bends, is a letter in which Yorke muses about someday having their plectrums framed while his bandmates are apparently recording, while theRead more...

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The Universal Sigh Hits Seattle

Today, at around quarter to 1, a small line formed on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Stretching from ice creamery Molly Moon’s around the corner to Everyday Music, a quiet assemblage of people from all walks of life gathered in anticipation. Confused passers-by gave the crowd second and third glances, debating whether to stop and ask theirRead more...

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Out This Week 3/29

You’d pretty much have to be living under a rock not to know the new Radiohead album, The King of Limbs, is out in records stores today. If you can find one of the special newsstands nearby, you can also pick up the Radiohead newspaper, The Universal Sigh (not sold with the album). But theirsRead more...

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Monday Music News

Tomorrow, on the day of the U.S. record store release of Radiohead‘s King of Limbs, specialized newsstands around the country will pop up to offer The Universal Sigh to fans. Today, Thom Yorke himself, dressed like a paperboy, stood outside of Rough Trade in London to hand out copies to those waiting in line. TwoRead more...

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Radiohead Releases Newspaper: “The Universal Sigh”

Radiohead‘s surprise new album The King of Limbs is available now digitally, with physical copies not due till March 29 in North America (and the art-heavy newspaper edition not released until May 9). There’s still only vague hints about what the newspaper edition will include, but on March 28 and 29, we may get aRead more...

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