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Radiohead’s The Bends at 30: this fraught, compassionate, violently disturbed record remains one of their best

There was a time in the early to mid-2000s when naming The Bends as your favourite Radiohead album was like opting for chicken korma from the takeaway menu, while the gourmands decided between the bangla shatkora and jhinga bahar.

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“Feat. Thom Yorke…”: the ten best songs featuring guest vocals from the Radiohead frontman

From PJ Harvey to Burial to Portishead to Sparklehorse, the singer has been a keen collaborator over the years. Here’s ten must-hear songs he's leant his voice to.

Louder

"It has some teeth!" Lady Gaga promises "electro grunge defiance" on her new album Mayhem, inspired by Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Radiohead, David Bowie and Prince

Lady Gaga teases her '90s inspired new album, Mayhem

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7 test tracks that have been playing on repeat in the What Hi-Fi? test rooms

This week's instalment of our monthly playlist includes fresh tracks from Doechii and Lady Gaga alongside deep cuts from Radiohead and Thundercat.

What Hi-Fi?

‘We spent £100,000 doing a gig in a scout hut!’ The Beta Band on debt, disastrous decisions – and their defiant comeback

Fiercely original and stunning live, they should have been massive – but they imploded. As the Scots return, they relive disowning their debut album, blowing Top of the Pops – and getting shocks off their battery-powered illuminated suits

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“I was sitting in the studio, thinking, ‘I don’t think we can pull this together, we’re just going to have to split up’”: how Radiohead pulled themselves out of the depths to make The Bends

The Oxford quintet’s era-defining second record turns 30 this month. Here’s the story of how it came together.

Louder

“Occasionally, you get to play something that makes you think in a totally different way”: The Circle Guitar is a wild “hyperinstrument” that’s revolutionizing the guitar – and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien has already bought one

The self-strumming “rhythm machine” has won over some notable fans as it looks to go beyond the physical limitations of a traditional guitar

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Radiohead take on Shakespeare with Hamlet Hail To The Thief

A new live experience fusing theatre, music and movement is coming this spring, in which a new version of Hamlet will be set to Thom Yorke’s reworking of Radiohead’s famous album

Evening Standard

I’ve just discovered how many classic seventh records exist and it’s blown my mind

Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...

Louder

“He would lead you down the garden path with quite a bog-standard chord structure and then suddenly go AWOL”: From David Bowie to Radiohead and Steely Dan, here’s some of popular music’s most outlandish theory choices

No theory practitioner would advise you do as these great artists did, but the brilliance of their songs speak for themselves

MusicRadar

“Go down in a ball of flames, you deserve it!”: safe to say that Thom Yorke is not a huge Muse fan

The Radiohead man was being pretty chill when talking about acts who have been influenced by his band… and then he remembered the M word

Louder

Treat your hi-fi system to these 11 incredible albums celebrating their 30th birthday this year

We've compiled 11 iconic albums from 1995 that are enjoying their 30th anniversary this year.

What Hi-Fi?

The rumours were true: Thom Yorke officially becomes a Warp Records artist via a new single with Mark Pritchard - and a nightmarish video

Back In The Game marks Yorke's first release on Warp Records and second major collaboration with Pritchard. But what does it all mean…

MusicRadar

“Our decision to use some electronic instruments is not some kind of lifestyle choice. You use the instrument to help you get across a certain thing”: How Radiohead’s most controversial shift proves that music-makers shouldn’t be restricted by genre

The success of one of Radiohead’s most celebrated albums illustrates how creators should never feel limited by the conventions - or the instruments - of their chosen genre

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RSC goes for Hamlet hat-trick with production of Fat Ham

James Ijames’s Pulitzer-winning play will be part of new season alongside adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG

Evening Standard

Brits records as 2025 nominations released: Most wins, artists never to have won, most nominations

Charli XCX hopes to win big at 2025 awards

Louder

“It was too Rod Stewart”: the huge Radiohead song that the band have distanced themselves from… and no, it’s not Creep

Thom Yorke first performed the band’s much-loved 1995 single with his previous group Headless Chickens, and there’s video evidence

Guitar World

“Deserves status as one of rock ’n’ roll’s most iconic electric guitars solely from its association with three of the four Beatles”: From the Beatles to the Stones, Johnny Marr and Radiohead, why everyone loves the Epiphone Casino

It was the sound of the British Invasion, of Lennon’s Revolution, and it brings us jangle and bite in equal measure. We pay tribute to the E230TD/TDV’s golden years

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“He's probably, for my money, one of the finest guitarists in the world”: Who might Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood be talking about?

Clue: It’s not his brother

Guitar World

“He's probably, for my money, one of the finest guitarists in the world”: Radiohead's Colin Greenwood on who he considers the best rhythm guitarist he's ever played with

The Radiohead bassist also reflects on what makes Thom Yorke's guitar playing different from Jonny Greenwood's

MusicRadar

“I'm as obsessed with Mary Poppins as I am with Radiohead”: Coldplay’s Chris Martin on his approach to songwriting, conversations with Paul Simon and being inspired by Chappell Roan

“Songs pop up everywhere. They wake you up, songs”

Louder

“Nick Cave has this spiritual fervour with the audience”: Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on becoming a Bad Seed

The Radiohead bassist has just completed a stint in Nick Cave’s band and opens up on “the best time with the loveliest people”

Louder

"They’re very special to me, probably my favourite band in the world." Oscar-winning Irish actor Cillian Murphy on the band he adores, and the "remarkable" song that he listened to "five times in a row" when it was released

Cillian Murphy's music taste is every bit as low-key cool as the man himself

Louder

"I managed to beat a tactful retreat": the fan request that shocked Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood

The Radiohead man also says he’d love the band to get back on the road in 2025, but there is a caveat...

Louder

"The guy's a complete prick!... He's very damaged. He's obviously very, very deeply insecure": Roger Waters lashes out at Thom Yorke over Israel-Palestine stance

Former Pink Floyd man Roger Waters does not hold back

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