Thom Yorke News

On June 25, Thom Yorke of Radiohead and Damon Albarn of Gorillaz performed at the Glastonbury Festival 2010 in south west England. Glastonbury is one of the largest open-air music festivals and celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Broadwayworld brings you coverage from the concert below.

In Tall Buildings is the title of this record, the name of the band, and the title of a John Hartford song. This 'band' is really Erik Hall and his songs. Erik is a natural multi-instrumentalist, equally at home playing electric guitar and percussion in NOMO, fuzzed-out bass in His Name Is Alive, or Motown-inspired drums in Saturday Looks Good To Me.

UPCOMING SHOWS ON SALE THIS WEEK.

The Ruckus Theater hops into the teenage decade of the second millennium by announcing two additions to its 2009/2010 season: the world premiere of The Gay American by Kristian O'Hare, directed by Artistic Director Allison Shoemaker (May 2010), and a workshop of the world-premiere musical Escape from the Vienna Boys Choir, book Aaron Dean, music and lyrics by Jason Rico (June 2010); both are produced at The Side Project Theatre (1439 W Jarvis).

Folk-pop trio The Sweet Remains have been announced as Top Twelve Finalists in The New York Songwriters Circle 2009 Songwriting Contest. The band's dreamy escape song 'Easy', from their debut CD 'Laurel & Sunset', is the nominated track - they'll perform it live at a finale event at The Bitter End in NYC on November 18th.

Folk-pop trio The Sweet Remains have been announced as Top Twelve Finalists in The New York Songwriters Circle 2009 Songwriting Contest. The band's dreamy escape song 'Easy', from their debut CD 'Laurel & Sunset', is the nominated track - they'll perform it live at a finale event at The Bitter End in NYC on November 18th.

Following The Ruckus Theater's wildy successful, soldout inaugural Chicago production-the world premiere of Heist Play by Mitch Vermeersch, directed by Allison Shoemaker-The Ruckus descends on The Side Project Theatre with a world premiere theatrical mixtape, Tell It & Speak It & Think It & Breathe It.

WHY WON'T YOU LET ME BE GREAT!!! is a group show inspired by Kanye West's ground-breaking, 'Thom Yorke in the Strip Club' crossover pop album 808s & Heartbreak. Conceived by Brendan Kennedy and presented by Neal Medlyn and Catch in association with Performance Space 122, the evening-length performance will feature work by a vast array of downtown superstars showing pieces inspired by each song from the album, much as the Joffrey Ballet's (in)famous Billboards choreographed the songs of Prince.

WHY WON'T YOU LET ME BE GREAT!!! is a group show inspired by Kanye West's ground-breaking, 'Thom Yorke in the Strip Club' crossover pop album 808s & Heartbreak. Conceived by Brendan Kennedy and presented by Neal Medlyn and Catch in association with Performance Space 122, the evening-length performance will feature work by a vast array of downtown superstars showing pieces inspired by each song from the album, much as the Joffrey Ballet's (in)famous Billboards choreographed the songs of Prince.

The Recording Academy? and TBWAChiatDay today unveiled the campaign to promote the 51st Annual GRAMMY? Awards airing live on CBS Feb. 8, 8 - 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Once again, the award-winning Los Angeles-based agency created the campaign, titled 'Celebrate The Music That Makes Us.' The unique and visually appealing creative draws from the insight that music influences and inspires everyone.

The Recording Academy? and TBWAChiatDay today unveiled the campaign to promote the 51st Annual GRAMMY? Awards airing live on CBS Feb. 8, 8 - 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Once again, the award-winning Los Angeles-based agency created the campaign, titled 'Celebrate The Music That Makes Us.' The unique and visually appealing creative draws from the insight that music influences and inspires everyone.