Video: Radiohead Give Up The Ghost (The King Of Limbs Sessions: From The Basement)

Classical pianist and composer Christopher O'Riley curates Mixed Media selecting favorites of his work and others. Radiohead have, especially in the more Thom Yorke-primary pieces, shown a proclivity for deconstruction. "Like Spinning Plates" is, on record, an amalgam of reversed vocal recording spliced in with recordings of Yorke's singing backwards, in live performance, an ingenious piano/vocal piece (for which I get credit for unwarranted originality only by being super-fan familiar with the released live version on the EP, I Might Be Wrong). More recently, one got a bigger dose of this...

Perhaps best known for the NPR series From The Top, musician Christopher O’Riley is far more in-tune with music than most of the world. Not only does he host and mentor young musicians, O’Riley also transcribes and arranges songs by Radiohead, Arcade Fire and more for the piano and, more recently, the cello. O’Riley has [...]

Each of our writers who posted this year worked tirelessly to cover bands that normally don't appear on your FM radio stations, and in the true spirit of the season, here are their lists. All albums are linked to iTunes. To play all Soundcloud clips continuously, click on the play button in the bottom right of the screen. TOP 10 ALBUMS 10. Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes 9. [...]

• BUFFALO TOM - Arise Watch
• Esben and the Witch - Warpath
• LykkeLi - I Know Places
• MMMusic - Portugal. The Man- So American

If you don't know Jamie Strong, you probably know his label, Innovative Leisure, which is home to Khanni el Khatib, the Allah Las, Nick Waterhouse, and more! He took time out of his schedule to tell us about his top five albums of 2011. HANNI EL KHATIB- WILL THE GUNS COME OUT One of the most unique voices and albums I’ve heard in years. JAMES BLAKE - JAMES BLAKE The Bon Iver [...]