Writer’s Block and Unsettled Thoughts Inform Radiohead’s ‘Fitter Happier’Writer’s Block and Unsettled Thoughts Inform Radiohead’s ‘Fitter Happier’"Fitter Happier" serves as the manifesto of Radiohead's 'OK Computer,' even if Thom Yorke disavows the lyrics now.Annie ZaleskiAnnie Zaleski
25 Years Ago: The ‘Karma Police’ Catch Up With Radiohead25 Years Ago: The ‘Karma Police’ Catch Up With RadioheadOne of Radiohead's best-known songs began as an inside joke before it turned into a spooky vision of a dystopian future.Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
Radiohead Crushed by Wall of Sound on ‘Let Down’Radiohead Crushed by Wall of Sound on ‘Let Down’Thom Yorke cries, “Don’t get sentimental / It always ends up drivel” on 'OK Computer’'s fifth track, about so many forms of alienation.Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
Radiohead Give Star-Crossed Lovers Their ‘Exit Music’Radiohead Give Star-Crossed Lovers Their ‘Exit Music’After Radiohead was asked by director Baz Luhrmann to contribute a song to 'Romeo + Juliet,' the result was 'Exit Music (For a Film).'Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
Radiohead Mix Mars and Miles Davis on ‘Subterranean Homesick Alien’Radiohead Mix Mars and Miles Davis on ‘Subterranean Homesick Alien’Miles Davis's jazz-fusion classic influenced the spacey sounds on the 'OK Computer' track and its Martian poetry.Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
How Radiohead Were Born Again with ‘Airbag’How Radiohead Were Born Again with ‘Airbag’The first track, and final single, from 'OK Computer' found Radiohead creating a bridge between 'The Bends' and their new album, inspired by a car accident.Bryan WawzenekBryan Wawzenek
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