Climbing Up the Wallsby Radiohead

Thanks for the music. We have returned home from dinner, to the first rain since before March. We are out in the desert in Australia, dancing to these lovely slow beats Good luck for your election. I hope you vote him out. Peace to you Suzanne -- Thom Yorke said, ""Some people can't sleep with the curtains open in case they see the eyes they imagine in their heads every night burning through the glass. Lots of people have panic buttons fitted in their bedrooms so they can reach over and set the alarm off without disturbing the intruder. This song is about the cupboard monster."

A lot of 'OK Computer' was recorded at St Catherine's Court, a historic mansion owned by actress Jane Seymour. This particular track was captured in the library, according to guitarist Ed O'Brien

In June, Radiohead leaked 16 hours of music. And yes, Morgan found this awesome clip. What a find with this little girl reciting lyrics.

Read this article spelling out the highlights from the 16 hours of excellence. bit.ly

The 18 tracks of raw audio are identified only by numbers "MD111" through "MD128," so discovering what songs are actually on the discs will be an Easter egg hunt, though some fans have been cataloging it on a shared Google doc. Here's that doc: bit.ly

Speaking with the bands Jonny Greenwood he said “I got very excited at the prospect of doing string parts that didn’t sound like ‘Eleanor Rigby’,” Greenwood told the Guardian, “which is what all string parts have sounded like for the past 30 years.” Instead, Greenwood would take his cues from Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki – specifically, his 1960 piece, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima. Radiohead’s sonic wizard emulated Penderecki’s ominous discord by having the 16 members of a string section play a quarter-note apart from each other. The resulting sound is unsettling.

Thom Yorke: “Some people don’t dare to sleep with the window open, because they’re afraid that the monsters that they see in their imagination will come inside. This song is about the monster in the closet."

Thom Yorke: "Some people can't sleep with the curtains open in case they see the eyes they imagine in their heads every night burning through the glass. Lots of people have panic buttons fitted in their bedrooms so they can reach over and set the alarm off without disturbing the intruder. This song is about the cupboard monster."

Come pre-funk with KEXP before the Radiohead show! From 11am-4pm in the KEXP courtyard you can hang in a beer garden provided by mobile 10 Barrel Brewing Pub and listen to DJ Morgan and DJ Shannon's Saturday afternoon show <3

Today marks the 19 year anniversary of this momentous album

Off the special deluxe edition of OK Computer

Definitely one of Radiohead's spookiest songs, Thom Yorke had this to say about "Climbing up the Walls": ..."This is about the unspeakable. Literally skull-crushing. I used to work in a mental hospital around the time that Care In The Community started, and we all just knew what was going to happen. And it’s one of the scariest things to happen in this country, because a lot of them weren’t just harmless… It was hailing violently when we recorded this. It seemed to add to the mood"

Have a look at this KEXP photo album of Radiohead live at Key Arena back in '12 - www.flickr.com

Read KEXP's review for Radiohead's 2012 performance with Other Lives here: blog.kexp.org

Fila Brazillia mix

English producers Steve Cobby and Dave McSherry coloful remix of Radiohead's 'Climbing Up The Walls.'

I was on the Radiohead site for just a bit, and found a pic of someone's fingernails painted to be Radiohead albums. Kind of cool! www.radiohead.com

Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich recently raised serious objections to Spotify. Read about it on the KEXP blog: blog.kexp.org

Radiohead among the names criticizing new EU music copyright: bit.ly

Fila Brazillia and Zero 7 remixed "Climbing Up The Walls" for the recent Collector's Edition release of "OK Computer."

If you weren't able to make it to the Radiohead show this past April, get a recap of the performance here- blog.kexp.org

Radiohead put on an incredible show last week at Key Arena with Other Lives. Read our gushing review at blog.kexp.org

There are now a few Radiohead tickets available at the box office for tonight's sold out Key Arena show: blogs.seattleweekly.com

Fila Brazilia remix. Give us a call and you'll be entered into the drawing to see Radiohead Monday May 9th at Key Arena. 206-903-5397