<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Radiohead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/radiohead Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:35:07 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I do have a pedalboard now. But I wasn’t allowed one for a very long time”: Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on why he was barred from having a ’board – and the advice Johnny Marr gave him to cover up mistakes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/colin-greenwood-on-why-he-was-banned-from-having-a-pedalboard-in-radiohead zV6V2FXcXVtFnK9XoaWaZX Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:35:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My therapy was literally locking myself in a room for three hours in the morning”: Radiohead's Ed O'Brien on using guitar playing as therapy in the midst of depression ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/radiohead-ed-o-brien-on-using-guitar-playing-as-therapy AQfCcRbLJE5QbSUZ4AjQKY Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:30:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Within an hour, he got back to me going, ‘This is amazing. I’d love to come and play it.’ A week later he was in my house”: How Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien got hooked on one of the world’s most unconventional guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-radiohead-ed-obrien-got-hooked-on-the-circle-guitar 7NArRnomhrvPLvmxW5ASVZ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:24:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “At one stage it sounded like Guns N’ Roses’ November Rain. It was so pompous and bombastic – just the worst”: It was a “nightmare” to record and reduced Thom Yorke to tears – but this difficult Radiohead song went on to be a viral smash ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/radiohead-the-story-of-fake-plastic-trees MDRrc4vmUgsMyrwNEVz824 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:19:00 +0000 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:46:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I fought tooth and nail for it not to be on the record, but Ed was like, ’If it’s not, I’m leaving’”: Thom Yorke reflects on the viral Radiohead smash that nearly broke up the band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/thom-yorke-viral-radiohead-smash-that-nearly-broke-up-band bNQLcgjy5eZpUa43FS2QwF Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:37:17 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:26:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every time I picked up a guitar I got the horrors”: Radiohead were the world's most talked-about guitar band. Then they burned the rulebook, and made the instrument sound like no-one else had before ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/radiohead-the-making-of-kid-a xrRj88tjjvjWQA6CHEp3X3 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:44:56 +0000 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:54:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it”: How Radiohead’s debut changed the way they thought about recording guitars – and set them up for two landmark albums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/radiohead-debut-changed-the-way-they-thought-about-recording-guitars sxC69fZYGC2jyz24ryLVsY Sat, 13 Sep 2025 12:30:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:59:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’s a master. The way he plays is insane. But he was hesitant to teach me until I showed him how serious I was”: How Iron Maiden icon Janick Gers’ son Dylan went from late-starting guitarist to epic collabs with Thom Yorke’s son Noah ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/dylan-gers-melancholic-madman g2RwuWLaNpMGb9Q6RTdEMC Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:31:55 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:59:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a preamp, but it’s got the biggest distortion I’ve ever heard”: Fontaines D.C.'s Carlos O'Connell reveals the secret weapon on his pedalboard – a plain box with one knob and oodles of gain ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/fontaines-d-c-carlos-oconnell-reveals-the-secret-weapon-on-his-pedalboard EzYkBiC6cJzajt4BEjpPTa Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:51:01 +0000 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 11:44:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He's probably, for my money, one of the finest guitarists in the world”: Radiohead's Colin Greenwood on who he considers the best rhythm guitarist he's ever played with ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/radiohead-colin-greenwood-on-who-he-considers-one-of-the-best-rhythm-guitarists mWXtJ2WqDb2uSxboeKtScS Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:08:34 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:14:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There seems to be an idea among guitarists that something as remarkable as a box that creates a perfect echo is old, played out or overused”: Why Jonny Greenwood downsized his rig to just a guitar, amp and delay pedal to write the Smile’s new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/why-jonny-greenwood-cut-his-rig-down-in-the-smile 3dA6W6dUdCUWWwGisGxJdU Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:12:54 +0000 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:30:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We didn’t really tune our guitars. We’d tune to the track. He’s like, ‘No, listen to what you’re playing’”: IDLES explain why Radiohead’s producer banned them from using guitar tuners ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/idles-mark-bowen-lee-kiernan-radiohead-producer-nigel-godrich 4rmRKopkm2BxYC8GXZGYMd Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:07:33 +0000 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:51:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sometimes I make the bassline too complex and too noodly, but Thom is good at putting the brakes on that”: How Colin Greenwood came up with his deceptive stop-start bassline on Radiohead’s Airbag ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-colin-greenwood-came-up-with-his-bassline-on-radioheads-airbag QLzehBBnPQT7z3s4EqXmmC Sat, 27 Apr 2024 09:33:56 +0000 Tue, 14 May 2024 15:57:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Thom Yorke called Colin Greenwood the secret weapon to Radiohead, and I think he was right”: John Garrison on the 5 bass albums that shaped his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-garrison-names-his-top-five-bass-albums X9UGFDWE9tMZzFdXY4MNJL Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:40:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the only delay that can make those OK Computer sounds”: Ed O’Brien explains why one BOSS pedal was integral to Radiohead’s landmark ’90s albums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/radiohead-ed-o-brien-boss-delays PnRHVTo5LtsSDuKcWuM8Sa Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:05:08 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:00:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood to play bass on Nick Cave’s forthcoming solo tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nick-cave-colin-greenwood-bass-us-tour-dates 5KMRThFVvCm8scCtwxo6RT Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:44:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ 15 Britpop guitar heroes who shook up the UK in the '90s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/15-britpop-guitar-heroes y3TT3ExEkWcPFFmAvAaqLG Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:14:12 +0000 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:41:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Those needing a Radiohead-grade anxiety fix will love this performance from Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s The Smile ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-smile-the-same-primavera c5qzxMSDcTn2fCmhARuRnZ Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:23:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Thom Yorke play Ed O’Brien’s signature Fender Strat on The Smile’s new track, Bodies Laughing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/thom-yorke-ed-obrien-fender-strat-bodies-laughing R82PabNSRxZ6kou2cwBvKf Fri, 27 May 2022 13:22:23 +0000 Fri, 27 May 2022 13:32:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien is selling his Klon Centaur and other effects for charity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/radiohead-ed-obrien-klon-auction HCjBJRopHnBtP8ZHdwohHh Thu, 26 May 2022 15:44:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Thom Yorke reimagine Radiohead classics and rarities at acoustic solo show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/thom-yorke-radiohead-solo-acoustic-switzerland 5yYmfYjHXqvHFAhrXj82xk Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:03:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Smile give a Radiohead rarity a jazzy re-working on new single, Skrting On The Surface ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-smile-radiohead-skrting-surface vtydRLr3NDaYPfCFyAicyc Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:13:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Smile just played their first-ever public gigs – here are six things we learned about the Radiohead offshoot ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-smile-first-public-gigs CMxRm6ztpjpbZgpsgdMWLH Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:08:48 +0000 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:42:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radiohead side-project The Smile debut new material – and pedalboards – in surprise rehearsal livestream ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-smile-rehearsal-livestream UwyWu8gAMuiQnWgt8naTZ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:48:55 +0000 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 15:05:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radiohead, Rush, Pearl Jam, Paul McCartney and U2 auctioning off guitars for charity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/music-rising-auction UvVeFW9KuGhv7LoiMvmPfU Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:45:51 +0000 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:57:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Thom Yorke’s son Noah shares atmospheric, Radiohead-esque track, Trying Too Hard (Lullaby) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/noah-yorke-trying-too-hard-lullaby 6jS4N92giDZ9hwn5bmvqSd Mon, 27 Sep 2021 14:14:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radiohead announce three-disc Kid A/Amnesiac reissue, premiere previously unreleased track, If You Say The Word ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/radiohead-kid-a-mnesia LVxTqKjg23kH6gBecqN8u3 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 16:54:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jonny Greenwood says Radiohead side-project The Smile's debut album is "just about finished" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-smile-debut-album aFJCR42HWL9eFDMm9tUUv6 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:31:44 +0000 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:42:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood form new band The Smile – watch first-ever live footage from Glastonbury ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-smile-glastonbury bD6tjpxpATfWLNAptufAuk Mon, 24 May 2021 10:11:28 +0000 Mon, 24 May 2021 10:16:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ed O'Brien delivers riotous remix of Paul McCartney's Slidin' in new release from McCartney III Imagined ]]> 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29 Jan 2021 15:43:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ed O'Brien: "The guitar to me is like an oscillator on a synthesizer - it’s the start of a sound rather than the sound in itself" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ed-obrien-the-guitar-to-me-is-like-an-oscillator-on-a-synthesizer-its-the-start-of-a-sound-rather-than-the-sound-in-itself Q7aQ526NLhCrHgvSWVHwAR Tue, 09 Jun 2020 11:28:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood: “A 20-something carrying a cello case will always be more impressive than someone with a guitar” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/radioheads-jonny-greenwood-a-20-something-carrying-a-cello-case-will-always-be-more-impressive-than-someone-with-a-guitar sTznGinQ8pG3R76hycKcJ8 Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:15:48 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:01:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard, Radiohead, the Cure Lead 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/def-leppard-radiohead-the-cure-lead-2019-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees PUhgCKCACyqk5L7m7PiBgj Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:29:37 +0000 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:21:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard, Rage Against the Machine, MC5 Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/def-leppard-rage-against-the-machine-mc5-among-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees Spq5CpWKphsXLAdZM8mgTk Tue, 09 Oct 2018 13:55:08 +0000 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:56:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ The secrets behind Jonny Greenwood's guitar tone on Radiohead's My Iron Lung ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/the-secrets-behind-jonny-greenwoods-guitar-tone-on-radioheads-my-iron-lung SqeQiAkcbfF6XcY2fYRRaT Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:50:00 +0000 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:19:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 stellar headphone albums ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/essential-listening-10-stellar-headphone-albums 43TCrr4CdSeMJgL7R85QEG Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:32:57 +0000 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:29:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radiohead Are Suing Lana Del Rey for Ripping Off "Creep" ]]> 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https://www.guitarworld.com/features/record-changed-my-life-john-baizley-baroness-discusses-radioheads-ok-computer b2yEqJ28jPHW78bTdRYega Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:04:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Choice Cuts: The Best of Radiohead's Acoustic Magic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-choice-cuts-best-radioheads-acoustic-magic gg7qbNMbzfLgcnrRtZmX9M Mon, 21 Apr 2014 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Inventive Masterworks of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/inventive-masterworks-radioheads-thom-yorke RVnnF8bTgcF79QFQTvF7XJ Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:46:13 +0000