Radiohead, its five members and other actors, is a band that has drawn widely and deeply from musical and other works of the past, synthesizing them into something unique and modern yet not without precedent. Radiohead, comprising its music, ideologies, images, and myths, defined and redefined by itself, by its fans, and by the press, and has arguably been the strongest influence on the development of the modern alternative rock music scene. As Dave Matthews from the the Dave Matthews Band put it, "listening to Radiohead makes me feel like I'm a Salieri to their Mozart. They're without a doubt the most important band of recent memory." Radiohead are a British quintet from Oxfordshire, England. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Dave Matthews, 2003 David John Matthews, popularly known as Dave Matthews, (born January 9, 1967 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is the lead vocalist and guitarist from Dave Matthews Band. ... A close up of Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley and Butch Taylor in Melbourne during their first and, to date, only tour of Australia Dave Matthews Band is an American rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991 by singer and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, who... This article is in need of attention. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ...

Overview

Fans, music critics, and fellow musicians tend to regard the band Radiohead as among the most creative and risk-taking groups of their era. As one writer described them after interviewing songwriter Thom Yorke, "Radiohead is a band with little interest in rehashing past glories, a band that treats its commercial success as a license to experiment further rather than as a winning formula that it must try to repeat." Radiohead's music is often more complex than that of most other pop musicians, particularly those with its level of popularity, incorporating a wide range of influences across genres and time periods. When asked, band members identify with the punk and post-punk movements rather than with progressive rock. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Music journalism. ... A genre is any of the traditional divisions of art forms from a single field of activity into various kinds according to criteria particular to that form. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... Progressive rock (shortened to prog rock or prog) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ...

Since the mid 1990s the band's reputation has grown with a series of albums that increasingly abandoned rock's musical cliches, as well as addressing social and political themes including globalization and environmental disaster. Some criticize Radiohead for being pessimistic, lyrically obtuse, too serious, or for lacking in conventional tunefulness, and they have never been one of the most commercially successful bands in the world (nor a favorite of most radio stations); however their commercial success remains quite high, and frontman Thom Yorke is a sort of anti-rock star. Yorke's falsetto voice is perhaps the most identifiable current connecting the band's changing sounds. Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... // Latin root meaning The term social is derived from the Latin word socius, which as a noun means an associate, ally, companion, business partner or comrade and in the adjectival form socialis refers to a bond between people (such as marriage) or to their collective or connected existence. ... Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ... Globalization (or globalisation[1]), although often described as the cause of much turbulence and change, is in fact the umbrella term for the collective effect, the change itself. ... An environment is a complex of external factors that acts on a system and determines its course and form of existence. ... Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke. ... The term anti stems from a Canadian TKer who goes by the alias /|r51-AnTi. ... Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to: Rock Star (film), a 2001 film starring Mark Wahlberg. ... Falsetto (IPA: Italian , GenAm , RP ) is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singers normal range. ...

Radiohead has sometimes been described as an "outsider" band within the mainstream, or vice versa. Some fans see them as natural inheritors of the mantle of R.E.M., U2, Pink Floyd or even the Beatles, though Radiohead has not enjoyed the same commercial success as these groups, who at moments in their careers had one hit single after another and crossover potential with every segment of the population. Radiohead, in contrast, is seen as a cult band. However, their 1990s albums, particularly OK Computer, remain popular and continue to appear on critics' lists, and their genre-bending albums of the 2000s have inspired a new generation of listeners. Look up outsider in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. ...

The People of Radiohead

Thom Yorke is chiefly responsible for lyrics and songwriting, but the rest of the band contributes ideas. Lead guitarist Jonny Greenwood in particular is a versatile multi-instrumentalist; he is the only member of the band with formal musical training, often writing orchestral arrangements both for Radiohead songs and under his own name, and can play keyboard, string, woodwind and brass instruments as well as the Ondes Martenot. A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... Ondes martenot demonstrated by inventor Maurice Martenot The Ondes Martenot (or Ondes-Martenot or Ondes martenot or Ondium Martenot or Martenot or ondes musicale) is an early electronic musical instrument with a keyboard and slide invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot, and originally very similar in sound to the Theremin. ...

Unlike most rock bands, Radiohead has three members comfortable in the role of guitarist; on their first three albums, Jonny is usually found on lead, Thom on rhythm, and Ed O'Brien playing auxiliary, often with effects, creating a rich, layered wall of guitar sound. Kid A features comparatively sparse guitar work, because guitarists either don't all contribute to the same tracks at once, or switch off to play other instruments. Although guitars are still present on most Kid A songs, and more still on the newer Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief, the resulting change in texture in favor of other instruments made some old fans wish for a return to a more traditional line-up. Concerts still feature plenty of three guitar action, however, and often, more rock-accessible arrangements of "experimental" tracks. Radiohead is generally held to be an excellent live band. They have been voted as such by readers of several music magazines, and their concert recordings are widely bootlegged and shared online. Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis declared Radiohead's appearances at the festival in 1997 and 2003 among the high points in its decades-long run. Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... This article or section is missing needed references or citation of sources. ... Queue at US Air Force station in Iraq, for food at a birthday celebration. Queue areas are areas in which people queue (first in, first out), that is they wait in line for something. ... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne. ... From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum attempt). ... Michael Eavis (born October 17, 1935) is a British dairy farmer most famous as the founder of the Glastonbury Festival. ...

In recent years band members have embraced less clearly defined musical roles. For example, bassist Colin Greenwood wrote much of "Dollars & Cents", a track on Amnesiac, by playing string samples from Alice Coltrane's work on top of a simple bassline, inspiring his brother Jonny's subsequent arrangement. Yorke, who usually plays regular guitar, switched on "The National Anthem" to bass, the instrument usually played by Colin. For the live version of the song "There There," the relaxed lineup holds but the migration away from rock instrumentation is reversed: drummer Phil is joined by usual guitarists/keyboardists/sound manipulators Jonny and Ed, who each play conga drums on the song, while Phil sings backing vocals. A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Amnesiac is the fifth studio album by British band Radiohead, released on June 4 2001 in the United Kingdom and on June 5 in the United States and Canada, debuting at #1 on the UK charts and #2 on the Billboard Top 200. ... In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion of one sound recording, the sample, and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. ... Alice Coltrane (b. ... In popular music a bassline, also bass line, is an instrumental part, or line, which is in the bass or lowest range and thus lower than the other parts and part of the rhythm section. ... In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ...

Producer Nigel Godrich worked with the band from the 1995 recording of The Bends, where he was a young assistant to producer John Leckie and engineered the album, to 2004. He co-produced four consecutive albums with the band: OK Computer, Kid A, Amnesiac, and Hail to the Thief, as well as several intermittent EPs. According to interviews Godrich, who was largely unknown before his work on OK Computer but has since become highly sought-after, contributed significantly to Radiohead's sound and has sometimes been dubbed the "sixth member" of the band. Radiohead are currently working on their seventh album with Mark 'Spike' Stent. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Nigel Godrich (born in the UK in 1972) is a recording engineer and record producer. ... The Bends is the second album by British rock band Radiohead, first released in spring 1995. ... This article is about the British music producer. ...

Graphic artist Stanley Donwood met Yorke at the University of Exeter, and has collaborated with Yorke to produce the artwork for the band's albums since their 1994 My Iron Lung EP; the two received a Grammy award in 2002 for their limited edition book version of Amnesiac. Yorke works with Donwood under an alias, usually "Tchock", "Tchocky", or "Dr. Tchock," all short for "The White Chocolate Farm," a name under which he is credited in the liner notes of The Bends. Donwood and Yorke also created the band's official website, Radiohead.com. Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message. ... Stanley Donwood is the pseudonym of English writer and artist Dan Rickwood, who has gained fame for his work on the album and poster art for Radiohead since the release of their My Iron Lung EP (1994). ... The University of Exeter is the principal University in the English city of Exeter, in Devon. ... My Iron Lung is also a song, the title track of an EP and a track on their album The Bends My Iron Lung is an EP by the band Radiohead, released in 1994 and including the single of the same name. ... An extended play or EP, is the name given to vinyl records or CDs which are too long to qualify as singles but too short to qualify as albums. ... Look up Alias in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term alias may refer to— an assumed name, or pseudonym. ...

Radiohead's Influence on Music

Radiohead, along with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, the Smashing Pumpkins, and other mostly American bands (Radiohead was known early on as the "British Nirvana"), was influential in defining the alternative rock sound heard on radio in the early 1990s, with their hit "Creep." Subsequent Radiohead singles, even hits, have neither adhered to the so-called grunge style, nor enjoyed such extensive radio play and cultural influence. Although Radiohead has made cutting edge music videos with directors who went on to wider fame, such as Jonathan Glazer and Michel Gondry, they are usually more renowned for their cohesive albums than their singles. Nirvana was a popular American rock band from Aberdeen, Washington. ... Pearl Jam (formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington) is a rock band considered one of the most popular and influential artists of their decade. ... The Smashing Pumpkins (circa 1995) left to right: James Iha, DArcy, Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... Creep was the first single from the rock band, Radiohead and a track on their album Pablo Honey. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less*) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

Radiohead's mid-1990s albums, particularly The Bends, have been influential in popularizing emotional, melodic, multilayered British rock music, whose current adherents include such popular bands as Coldplay, Travis, Muse and Keane. Many fans of either Radiohead or these newer bands see little specific connection between the work and outlook of Radiohead and that of newer Britpop bands. The bands themselves have sometimes written the comparisons off as media hype. Music from the United Kingdom has achieved great international popularity since the 1960s, when the British Invasion peaked. ... Coldplay is a post-Britpop/alternative rock band from London, United Kingdom well known for their rock melodies and introspective lyrics. ... Travis are a British alternative rock band from Scotland, named after the main character in the movie Paris, Texas, directed by Wim Wenders. ... Muse are an alternative rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon, in 1994. ... Keane are an English alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock and cultural movement which gained popularity in Great Britain in the mid 1990s, characterised by the prominence of bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... INS agents recover Elián González by force from his uncles house; this photo, taken by AP photographer Alan Diaz won him a Pulitzer Prize. ...

Travis' resemblances to Radiohead are easily explained; singer Fran Healy has a Yorke-like falsetto, but smoother, and Nigel Godrich produced several of their albums, giving their more populist songwriting a modern OK Computer-ish sheen. Chris Martin of Coldplay is known as a huge fan of Radiohead and Thom Yorke, going so far as to describe his own band as "eager dogs yapping at their heels." The press has often taken Martin's lead in characterizing Coldplay as Radiohead-derivative, but the names of U2, Jeff Buckley, Echo & the Bunnymen and others are equally mentioned. Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John Martin (born March 2, 1977) is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and pianist of the band Coldplay. ...

Members of Radiohead have not made many comments on the issue; it seems clear that the band isn't particularly keen on the new generation of Britpop musicians: when asked in 2001 by MTV, "How do you guys feel about the fact that bands like Muse, Travis and Coldplay are making a career sounding exactly like your records did in 1997?", Yorke criticized Muse's singer/songwriter Matt Bellamy for what he felt was an attempt to directly imitate him. Of the others he has replied simply: "Good luck with Kid A." (Ross, 2001). However, as Radiohead aren't professed fans of the past generation of Britpop musicians such as Oasis, Pulp and Blur, either, their real opinion is hard to discern (Blur and Radiohead have confessed to a mutual respect and Jonny Greenwood reportedly is a fan of former guitarist Graham Coxon's solo albums, but Radiohead appears to draw most of their inspiration from bands of other scenes, or no scene at all). 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Oasis are a rock band originally formed in Manchester, England. ... Pulp are a British Britpop band, formed in Sheffield, England, in 1978 by then 15-year-old school-boy Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar). ... Blur is an English rock band. ... Graham Coxon singing in the video to Blurs Tender Graham Coxon (born Graham Leslie Coxon on 12 March 1969, in Hanover, West Germany) is best known as the former guitarist in the British band Blur. ...

The album OK Computer has had some influence, in its ambitious conceptual scope, its track order (one writer called OK Computer the first great album designed to make full use of the CD format), and in its lush but sonically detailed production style. Music with a mix of acoustic instrumentation and electronic effects has become increasingly common in recent years, both in the mainstream and the independent music scene, although how much of this is due to the album's own influence is unknown and unverifiable; OK Computer's sound, while somewhat unique in the mid-'90s rock landscape, was indebted to previous recordings by other artists and bands, some of them far more popular than Radiohead. CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... An acoustic instrument is an musical instrument which does not produce sound using electronics, as does an electronic musical instrument. ... Look up Electronic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Radiohead's work in the current decade has also introduced sounds deriving from experimental electronic music, post-bop and free jazz, and 20th century classical music to some pop and rock listeners previously unaware of them. Evidence of such effect is widespread but almost entirely anecdotal. Radiohead-related online message boards, particularly the popular At Ease forums, comprise many users with an interest in such music, lists that quantify such interest, and many stories of Radiohead as a "gateway drug" to the music world beyond the rock and indie rock mainstream. A recent example of viral marketing by Universal Media Group, in which a website purporting to be warning against the dangers of experimental "noise" music (but really an underhanded promotion of Universal rocker Andrew WK), testifies to their position as such. The fictitious "Mothers Against Noise," as given voice by Universal, warned their counterparts to destroy Radiohead CDs in childrens' possession: "They use a lot electronic noise and noise imagery within compositions and it may on the surface seem harmless but once our kids get hooked on dissonance they will only go further down the road for a bigger kick." Experimentalism can refer to the state of philosophy, or a particular music style. ... Free jazz is a movement of jazz music characterized by diminished dependence on formal constraints. ... 20th century classical music, the classical music of the 20th century, was extremely diverse, beginning with the late Romantic style of Sergei Rachmaninoff and the Impressionism of Claude Debussy, and ranging to such distant sound-worlds as the complete serialism of Pierre Boulez, the simple triadic harmonies of minimalist composers... An anecdote is a brief tale narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Word of mouth marketing. ...

Artists both inside and outside the pop music world have drawn on Radiohead (see Radiohead by others). Jazz pianist Brad Mehldau's trio has done freewheeling covers of "Paranoid Android", "Exit Music (for a film)", and "Everything In Its Right Place", among others. American classical pianist Christopher O'Riley, also host of the public radio show From the Top, has performed and recorded dozens of his Radiohead song arrangements in recent years, making them the basis of two CDs and a regular part of his concert repertoire; O'Riley says he was drawn to the layering of sound in Radiohead's music. Acclaimed novelist Michael Cunningham cited OK Computer as an album, which "for reasons I can't begin to explain... subtly but palpably helped shape" The Hours. For Popular music (music that is popular, rather than of a specific genre or style), see Popular music. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Brad Mehldau (born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist. ... Paranoid Android is a song by Radiohead, from their highly acclaimed third album, OK Computer. ... Everything In Its Right Place is a song written by Thom Yorke. ... Christopher ORiley is an American classical pianist and radio show host, who is also known for his renditions of songs by the band Radiohead using only a piano. ... Public broadcasting (also known as public service broadcasting or PSB) is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding from the public. ... From the Top is a weekly 1-hour radio show produced in association with WGBH radio in Boston, MA. It showcases the nations top young classical music performers. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Michael Cunningham (born November 6, 1952) is an award-winning American writer/novelist, best known for his 1998 novel The Hours. ... The Hours can refer to: Michael Cunninghams Novel Stephen Daldrys Movie Virginia Woolfs Mrs. ...

The mere quality of Radiohead's work has had influence, inspiring other musicians to challenge themselves. Following The Bends, Michael Stipe of R.E.M. described his view of the situation: "Radiohead are so good, they're scary." Dave Matthews wrote of wanting to give up whenever he hears a new Radiohead album and realizes it's as good or better than the last: "Listening to Radiohead makes me feel like I'm a Salieri to their Mozart." Billy Corgan cited his appreciation of Kid A, along with his hatred of Britney Spears, as one reason he disbanded the Smashing Pumpkins. Shortlist Prize-winning Brooklyn band TV on the Radio named an early EP "OK Calculator" in homage to Radiohead. Another outspoken fan of Radiohead's music is U2's frontman Bono. He was disappointed when the band declined participation in the Live 8 concerts. He said the following: "It's very difficult for people, they can do whatever they want as far as I am concerned. They are that great, they're that special to me. If they don't want to do this, then fair play to them. I would love to see them, Thom if you heard this, I've a little missile on the way." Michael Stipe (middle) John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia) is the founding member, lead singer and creative head of the American rock band R.E.M. Stipe has become well-known (and occasionally parodied) for the mumbling style of his early career and for his complex... Dave Matthews, 2003 David John Matthews, popularly known as Dave Matthews, (born January 9, 1967 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is the lead vocalist and guitarist from Dave Matthews Band. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 РDecember 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Billy Corgan William Patrick Billy Corgan, Jr. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy-winning American pop singer, dancer, occasional actress, and author. ... Tunde Adebimpe at a concert in 2004 TV on the Radio is a New York City avant-garde indie-rock vocal band formed in 2001 whose music spans genres as diverse as freeform jazz, a cappella/ doo-wop, psychedelia and trip-hop. ... This article uses excessive clich̩s and jargon associated with rock music writing. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Official Live 8 DVD. Released 7th/8th November 2005 Live 8 was a series of benefit concerts that took place in July 2005, in the G8 nations and South Africa. ...

Radiohead has not had quite the effect on the music world one might expect from the hype and comparisons to legendary bands of the past that are frequently thrown around in the media. OK Computer was supposed to "save rock n roll," according to some excitable critics; it may have been more of the last gasp of the classic rock ideal, before even the band themselves thought better of it and moved on. Impassioned claims were made that Kid A, three years later, would break down genre boundaries or upend the blandness of the charts by debuting at #1 in the US, although the predicted revolution in popular tastes has not (yet) come to pass, and the album turned out to be more perfectly of its time than ahead of it. In the eyes of some, Hail to the Thief was supposed to crystallize musical dissent against George W. Bush and Tony Blair. This did not happen, as the title and the far more vague lyrics went mostly unnoticed even in an atmosphere of Dixie Chick disc-burnings, and the album was noted as another good entry by Radiohead and then set aside, perhaps because the band, who denied such a specific political intent, wanted it that way. A chart is a graphic whore of some data. ... Hail to the Thief, or The Gloaming as it is subtitled, is the sixth studio album by British rock band Radiohead, released on June 9, 2003 in the United Kingdom and June 10 in the United States and Canada. ...

Kid A and its then-unique, largely Internet-based promotional campaign (and early online leaking) in 2000 may have had some effect on music industry practices, but for now Radiohead's influence remains wide, yet subtle, as they are seen as more a beacon of artistic integrity and creative light than the originators of a particularly new style that can be easily latched onto or copied by other bands, at least copied more than superficially. It is precisely their perceived adherence to their own artistic vision, which references the musical past both known and lesser known while simultaneously remaining attuned to the present, that makes Radiohead experimental, accessible, yet not quite the likely standard bearers for a new wave of music.

Radiohead by others

• Australian musician Frank Bennett gave an unconventional makeover to Radiohead's song "Creep" on his 1996 album "Five O'Clock Shadow", performing it in the style of Frank Sinatra. The album is out of commercial distribution, but The Official Frank Bennett website provides mp3 downloads of his recordings.

• In September 1998, American jazz pianist Brad Mehldau included his version of Radiohead's "Exit Music (For a Film)" on his album The Art Of The Trio, Vol. 3. In August 2002 he released the album Largo which featured Radiohead's "Paranoid Android". Both of these tracks are taken from OK Computer. The Anything Goes album, released February 2004, includes a re-working of the track "Everything in its Right Place" from Radiohead's Kid A. All three albums were released by Warner Brothers. His Live in Tokyo album from 2004 (on Nonesuch) includes a 19-minute, live rendition of "Paranoid Android". The Brad Mehldau Trio's 2005 album Day is Done features a cover of "Knives Out" from Amnesiac.

• In 2000, spoof act Richard Cheese included a lounge-music restyling of the song "Creep" on his first album Lounge Against the Machine. The song culminated in a partial rendition of Fitter, Happier.

• The Section, a popular music string quartet, released two albums (on independent record label Vitamin Records) covering Radiohead: 2001's Strung Out On OK Computer, a track for track reprise of OK Computer; and 2003's Enigmatic, which draws mostly from Kid A and Amnesiac with a few tracks from The Bends.

• In 2003 classical pianist Christopher O'Riley recorded True Love Waits, a collection of Radiohead tracks from various albums arranged for solo piano. It was published by Sony Music. On 12 April 2005 Christopher O'Riley released his second Radiohead tribute. "Harmonia Mundi" is the name of the new label for the True Love Waits follow-up. Hold me to this contains 14 new piano interpretations of Radiohead songs.

• At the 2003 Download Festival glam rock band The Darkness first performed their heavy rock cover of "Street spirit (fade out)". The cover greatly increases the tempo of the original song, and is performed on electric guitars with heavy distortion. This was met with much praise from the general public and Darkness fans, but with a mixed response from Radiohead fans - many of whom thought this heavy cover betrayed the maudlin roots of the original song.

• British pop-jazz artist Jamie Cullum included a cover of "High and Dry" in his 2003 album "Twentysomething".

• American singer-songwriter John Mayer has performed the song "Kid A" live numerous times, and included it on the "Bigger Than My Body" single.

• Radiohead is mentioned in the Comedy Central sitcom South Park in episode 501, "Scott Tenorman Must Die". Scott Tenorman likes the band Radiohead, and one of the show's characters explains it further by saying, "You know, the band has that song - 'I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo...'". Radiohead are later summoned by Cartman to come to South Park, where they play a very important part of the plot. South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have frequently said that they are huge fans of Radiohead and even intend to invite the band voice themselves in a future episode of the show.

• The Japanese rock band Plastic Tree is reputed to have adopted their name from Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees."

• The folk/bluegrass trio Nickel Creek has covered "Just" from Radiohead's "The Bends" in concert

• The jazz trio The Bad Plus has covered "Karma Police" live in their trademark "deconstructive" fashion. Their version is now featured on the 2006 compilation "Exit Music: Songs for Radio Heads."

• Californian musical comedy duo Hard 'n Phirm, comprising Chris Hardwick and Matt Phirman, released a bluegrass medley of over 15 Radiohead songs entitled "Rodeohead" on their debut album Horses and Grasses. Hard 'n Phirm website.

• In 2003, electronic musician Moby, who was the closing artist at the Glastonbury Music Festival, did a cover of the Radiohead song "Creep". After a long introduction, Moby closed the festival with this song. At the same festival, Damien Rice also covered the song.