"Radiohead"

With their complex haunting soundscapes and raw, soul-searching lyrics, Radiohead are the natural heirs to Pink Floyd, Nirvana, U2, The Clash and REM as the "thinking person's" or "college" rock band of our time. Similarly maintaining an... Les mer

"Radiohead"

With their complex haunting soundscapes and raw, soul-searching lyrics, Radiohead are the natural heirs to Pink Floyd, Nirvana, U2, The Clash and REM as the "thinking person's" or "college" rock band of our time. Similarly maintaining an "underground" reputation at the very heart of the mainstream they combine many of the signature musical and lyrical qualities of their forbears in a thoroughly contemporary way. "Karma Police", the latest in the series of music books by Carlton Books subtitled "The Stories Behind Every Song", is a journey through Radiohead's history and recorded output to date, exploring the events and thinking behind every song and throwing light onto their lyrical and musical workings.

1: Introduction; 2: "Pablo Honey"; 3: "The Bends"; 4: "Ok Computer"; 5: "Kid A" 6: "Amnesiac"; 7: Singles; *: Chronology; 9: Discography; 10: Index

James Doheny is as a composer (trained at The Royal Academy of Music, London), journalist (BBC Radios 1,3 and World Service, Wired etc) and musicologist. In the latter capacity he has been interviewed by The Times, the Guardian, the Observer, Select magazine, Time Out, BBC TV (Omnibus, Newsnight) and Radio (Today, PM, Mark Radcliffe etc) amongst others. Lukk