Personal essays. Incidents such as first kisses, inadvertently becoming “the other woman,” and an idiosyncratic experience of 9/11 through the music of Elvis Costello are covered.
Creative nonfiction personal essays. Incidents such as first kisses, inadvertently becoming “the other woman,” and an idiosyncratic experience of 9/11 through the music of Elvis Costello... More > are covered.< Less
Radiohead is a British rock band from Oxford. Their current moniker, 'Radiohead', was taken from the song 'Radio Head' by Talking Heads, whose album Remain in Light (1980) is a band favorite and... More > major influence on their Kid A (2000).
The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, rhythm guitar and keyboards), Ed O'Brien (guitars, vocals), Jonny Greenwood (guitars, keyboards, Ondes Martenot, and other electronics), his brother Colin Greenwood (bass guitar), and Phil Selway (drums and percussion). Yorke and J. Greenwood are chiefly responsible for songwriting, most often with Yorke originating songs and Greenwood building on them.
The band's early influences include artists such as Elvis Costello, the Pixies, Pink Floyd, R.E.M., U2, Talking Heads, The Beatles, The Smiths, and Mancunian post-punk acts The Fall, Joy Division, and Magazine. Later influences include German art-rock band Can, electronic artists such as Autechre, and jazz artists such as Charles Mingus and Miles Davis.< Less
