Thom Yorke

The 50 worst rock/pop lyrics: The Complete list

Well, here we are, at the end of the road of lyrical idiocy. As our countdown to crappiness finally culminates, we've trained our eye on some of the greatest lyricists in rock, who during select moments, greatly disappointed us with their valueless verse. These lyrics are all bad on their own terms, ... More >>

The 50 worst rock/pop lyrics of all time: 40-31

The countdown of total crappiness continues. Yesterday we laid out the back half of the of the top fifty worst rock and pop lyrics of all time, and today we present the other half, which is populated by Poison's "Unskinny Bop," the Rolling Stones' "Cocksucker Blues" and a bunch of other ill-conceive ... More >>

Soccer moms of the world, unite: New Kids on the Block are coming to 1STBANK Center!

So this one summer before New Kids on the Block made all the girls (who are all middle aged moms now -- meditate on that for a minute) swoon like no other, the dudes did an in-store at the mall in Cheyenne. I was there. My best friend was a DJ at the station presenting the meet and greet, and so we ... More >>

Twenty fabled moments in Denver music: #16: Radiohead's gear gets jacked in 1995

Over the course of the next few weeks, Backbeat will be counting down the twenty most fabled moments in Denver music history. Today, a look back at the time when Radiohead had all of its gear stolen outside the Rockmada before a 1995 show at the Ogden Theatre. Okay, so it's bad enough that Radiohea ... More >>

Civil Twilight

Wednesday, April 25, Bluebird Theater, 888-929-7849.

The best of Coachella weekend one

Oh, man, our West Coast counterparts at the LA Weekly and OC Weekly were on the ground reporting from Coachella all weekend, and they brought back some really great stuff, giving a chance for land-locked music lovers like us who watched the stream on YouTube to live vicariously: • "What My Spirit ... More >>

Goer

Like Minds
Self-released

Review: Radiohead at 1STBANK Center, 3/13/12

RADIOHEAD @ 1STBANK CENTER | 3.13.12 Thom Yorke apparently has no idea where he's at right now. "Wassup," he intones after a lively rendition of "Morning Mr Magpie," a decidedly jittery track from King of Limbs. "Where are we? Where the fuck are we? We're on the ground somewhere, near the mountains ... More >>

Desperately seeking Radiohead tickets: A Craigslist compilation

Looking for a date to Radiohead tonight at the 1STBANK Center? Why you're in luck. We found a lovely lass willing to accompany you, as long as you're willing to give up one of your tickets. Other pleas have come pouring in from fans far and wide, those who stood in line (while pregnant, in one insta ... More >>

Reader: Everything is in its right place

​By now you've heard the news that Radiohead is coming back to town. Everybody, it seems, is just as excited as we are for the show. Few, however, were as creative when it came to expressing their excitement as Kelsey W, who posted our comment of the day, cleverly invoking Thom Yorke's lyrics. ... More >>

Radiohead at 1STBANK Center March 13, 2012, presale tickets 11/9 before official onsale 11/12

Radiohead returns on 3/13/12. Presale tix available Wednesday.​Oh my! Christmas has come early this year. Mark your calendar now: Moments ago, we've just received word that Thom Yorke and company are coming back to Colorado. On Tuesdsay, March 13, in fact, Radiohead will be setting up shop at ... More >>

Able Archer

The Way Machines See Us
Self-released

Thom Yorke serenades Big Chill-goers with possible new Radiohead track "Give Up the Ghost"

It's been three years since Radiohead released In Rainbows and fans are getting kind of itchy to hear some new material. This past weekend at England's Big Chill festival, Thom Yorke scratched that itch -- maybe. He played a new-ish song called "Give Up the Ghost" (debuted in February, apparently ... More >>

Ralphie does Coachella without credentials

This isn't your daddy's Woodstock, your hippie cousin's Bonnaroo or your yuppie Chicago Uncle's Lollapalooza. This is Coachella, man, and it attracts the most pretentious music fans on the planet, who all choose to gather in grassy polo fields and endure intense desert heat for the same reason. We ... More >>

Top ten five blogs by bands

Photo courtesy of Kanyewest.com​ Last week, Kanye christened his new web site with the above photo of his girlfriend, Amber Rose. Then, Thom Yorke announced the name of his latest band on the Radiohead blog. Which got us thinking about the other band blogs we have bookmarked. In our bitchin' ... More >>

American Idol: Did you catch the Radiohead and Jeff Buckley cameos?

Meant to mention this in yesterday's American Idol post, but we ended up being so preoccupied with recounting the respective travails and eventual denouement of Lilly Scott and Haeley Vaughn, the two Colorado ladies ultimately picked to be included in the Top 24, that it completely slipped our minds ... More >>

Faith restored: Coachella 2010 lineup announced

Fucking A. Ask and ye shall receive, eh? (Well, it's not Denver, but close enough.) Just glimpsed the lineup for this year's Coachella. As far as headliners go, you've got your Jay-Z and your LCD Soundsystem and, uh, let's see here, Thom Yorke and ... yada, yada, yada. Whatever, dude. Five words: Fa ... More >>

Carbon Choir

High Beams
Self-released

Modeselektor

Radiohead in a Telluride Time Lapse

Q&A with Deerhoof's Satomi Matsuzaki

Ours

Wednesday, June 18, Toad Tavern, 303-795-6877.

MP3 Freeloader: Ours Tonight at the Toad Tavern

Rearview: The Week in Review (6/7/08-6/13/08)

Local Plastic Surgeon Reshaping Hipster Eyes to Mimic Thom Yorke

Last Night...Trima Replicates OK Computer Live @ the Oriental Theater

45 Second Reviews: Radiohead, Maroon 5, HIgh School Musical 2, Chingy, Bubba Sparxxx

Rockmada

Radiohead was here.

Radiohead, In Rainbows: A Review, Upon First Listen, Track-by-Track Style

Radiohead In Rainbows Dueling Track-By-Track Instant Review

On the Download

The best in legitimate, artist-approved exclusives.

On the Download

Linking you to the best in legitimate, artist-approved exclusives.

Anti-Glacier Movement

Larimer Lounge

Singles Going Steady

The best end-to-end albums from a single-driven year.

Making Adjustments

What do Justin Timberlake and Thom Yorke have in common?

Muse

Monday, July 24, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Thom Yorke

The Eraser (XL)

(die) Pilot

Radiation, Weather, Art (Self-released)

Best Singer-Songwriter -- Male

Gann Matthews

Doves

Some Cities (Capitol)

Maximilian Hecker

Lady Sleep (Kitty-Yo Recordings)

Adios Esposito

Adios Esposito (Self-released)

Hit Pick

Porcelain

Great Pretenders

Chicago's 90 Day Men play huge music on a modest scale.

Critic's Choice

Anti-Pop Consortium

Radiohead

Kid A
(EMI/Capitol Records)

Check Your Zed

After a period out of the public eye, Remy Zero continues to create its own poets' society.

Say Unkle

Mo Wax founder James Lavelle tries to explain Unkle, the sort-of band behind one of the year's most flamboyant albums.

'Head Games

Members of Radiohead hope their latest trip to Colorado won't be as creepy as the last.