New Releases 6/4/08

Radiohead- The Best of Radiohead
Weezer- Weezer (Red Album)
Jewel- Perfectly Clear
Ashanti- The Declaration
Distrubed- Industructable
Gavin Rossdale- Gavin Rossdale
Aimee Mann- @#%&*! Smilers
Various Artists- Now 28

This Day in History

2006- The King of Sweden presented the surviving members of Led Zeppelin with the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm.

1991- Photographer, Michael Lavine, took publicity photos for Nirvana's album, "Nevermind."

1975- KT Tunstall born.

1974- George Harrison announced the launch of his own record label, "Dark Horse."

1970- The Grateful Dead played their first gig outside of the U.S. in England.

1967- Pink Floyd went into the studio to record "Play Emily Play."

1967- Philip James Selway of Radiohead born.

1947- Bill Hunt of ELO born.

1936- Robert Moog, the inventor of synthesizers, born.

Radiohead From the Basement

You can watch Radiohead From the Basement here.

New Radiohead Album Art/Tracklisting

Radiohead Best Of Album
Disc One
1. Just
2. Paranoid Android
3. Karma Police
4. Creep
5. No Surprises
6. High and Dry
7. My Iron Lung
8. There There
9. Lucky
10. Optimistic
11. Fake Plastic Trees
12. Idioteque
13. 2 + 2 = 5
14. The Bends
15. Pyramid Song
16. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
17. Everything In Its Right Place

Disc Two
1. Airbag
2. I Might Be Wrong
3. Go To Sleep
4. Let Down
5. Planet Telex
6. Exit Music (For a Film)
7. The National Anthem
8. Knives Out
9. Talk Show Host
10. You
11. Anyone Can Play Guitar
12. How To Disappear Completely
13. True Love Waits (Recorded Live In Oslo)

Top 10 Music Acts Going Green

1. Jack Johnson
2. Willie Nelson
3. Mana
4. Dave Matthews Band
5. KT Tunstall
6. Pearl Jam
7. Serj Tankien
8. Radiohead
9. Missy Higgins
10. The Roots

more here.

New Issue: Rolling Stone Best of Rock 2008

A new issue of Rolling Stone hits stands this week. It features an article on 175 people, places, and things ruling the rock and roll world right now including best breakthrough, festival band, and MC.

Artist of the Day: Radiohead

An English rock band from Okfordshire, Radiohead has released seven records and sold over 23 million. Their first single, "Creep" was released in 1992 and their debut album, Pablo Honey in 1993. Radiohead made their trickiest move, when they released their newest album In Rainbows without a record company. The album was released in 2007 as a digital download for free and later as a CD that you could buy.

The band in 1993.

Thom York, the lead singer.

Johnny Greenwood, lead guitarist.

The band in '96.

Ed O'Brien, guitar and backing vocals, and Colin Greenwood, bass guitar and synthesizers.

The band in 2008.