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Talk about a case of déjà vu . It was only four years ago that Radiohead launched their In Rainbows tour in South Florida, a jaunt that would lead them across the U.S. and headlining festivals like Lollapalooza and All Points West. With their innovative pay-what-you-want LP, the UK collective captured the eyes and ears of millions worldwide again, snatching up a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album and even receiving the nominator for Album of the Year. A similar situation presents itself in 2012, though with slight tweaks. For one, [...]

Last night at Miami's American Airlines Arena, Radiohead debuted two previously unheard songs to kick off their 2012 The King of Limbs Tour. 'Identikit' was the first to make an appearance, easily baiting the strongest initial appeal. Jonny Greenwood's flash-flood guitar riff and Ed O' Brien's call and response vocal with Thom Yorke were to me the most defining aspects. 'Cut A Hole' is less purposeful, but delves a lot further into moody territory. Both songs seem to employ variations on the same descending bass line. Another bizarre occurrence, is the inclusion of 15-year-old [...]

photos by Amanda Hatfield Other Lives @ Bowery Ballroom on 2/17 " Other Lives ' sound is lush and rich, full of varied but precise instrumentation. Each member seamlessly switched from violin to guitar, trumpet, keyboard, bells, cello, percussion, harmonium etc., somehow getting to their instruments just at the right time in every song. Their CD Tamer Animals is a gorgeous reproduction of their sound, but seeing them live was an altogether different and wonderful experience. Watching the set up [...]

Radiohead kicked off their World Tour tonight at the American Airlines Arena, where the band debuted songs both old and new in front of a capacity crowd. Augmented by drummer Clive Deamer, the Brits unveiled two brand new songs - Identikit  and Cut a Hole . Meeting In The Aisle, an instrumental first released on the Airbag / How Am I Driving? EP in 1998, saw its live debut this evening. [via @ChrisDuqueV ] Front man Thom Yorke mentioned that "every night is going [...]