Originally posted by Aphex:MSG is in a good neighborhood, although im sure someone will say at some point it wasnt (but im assuming hes referring to current day arenas). and i think IZOD center isnt such a bad area (east rutherford, nj). never had any problems driving in the area and friends live in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Originally posted by manimtired:To be fair, name any major venue that is 'in a good area.' Up to five years ago MCI area was shite, RFK is shite, I live in SW and its still looking Shite, H Street, U Street six years ago, etc. Camden is just another city that planned urban renewal through a stadium, no?
camden in NOT a good area
Radiohead Roll Call
I just got a call back from Nissan. After offering me the Camden tickets and tickets to any other Nissan show, they indicated that a refund might be in the works. They're "collecting" all the information from people affected now and then will pass it along to the general manager who will get back to us individually. In case you get the call, they wanted to know specifically whether I made it into the show or were prevented from the parking lot, and didn't offer a refund right away. They still won't "promise" a refund, but it looks like they're leaning that way, and want to probably see how many people take the cheap tickets first.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
You know you want to see Toby Keith.
Imagine a washout at that show… Yikes.
Imagine a washout at that show… Yikes.
I used to live about 2 miles from Camden in Chinatown Philly…..believe me it is a serious shithole. Probably not as sketchy as north philly though.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/50687-radiohead-live-nation-respond-to-virginia-washout
I like this jab at the end:
"Further compounding the matter is a whole flaming heap of irony. Radiohead,
recall,
commissioned an extensive
Best Foot Forward
report that helped them determine how to tour in the most carbon-efficient manner possible. They also
harped on
about carbon-friendliness repeatedly to their fans. All of this of course makes their choice of venue for the DC-area (named after a car manufacturer, no
less!) rather suspect, especially a venue whose personnel kept cars driving in circles for hours on end."
Edit: link fixed
I like this jab at the end:
"Further compounding the matter is a whole flaming heap of irony. Radiohead,
recall,
commissioned an extensive
Best Foot Forward
report that helped them determine how to tour in the most carbon-efficient manner possible. They also
harped on
about carbon-friendliness repeatedly to their fans. All of this of course makes their choice of venue for the DC-area (named after a car manufacturer, no
less!) rather suspect, especially a venue whose personnel kept cars driving in circles for hours on end."
Edit: link fixed
How did this thread get bumped when the last post to it was made four days ago? Am I missing something here?
Originally posted by azaghal1981:Someone posted in it, thereby changing the "last updated" info in the forum software, and then their post was deleted, but the software doesn't revert back to the old "last updated" info for some reason. It's a weird software "glitch."
How did this thread get bumped when the last post to it was made four days ago? Am I missing something here?
yeah a post got deleted last night and it caused a few eyebrows to be raised…
Originally posted by kosmo:I must say, I could have gone the rest of my life quite happily without knowing there was such a thing as "Yorke Porn." Ugg.
yeah a post got deleted last night and it caused a few eyebrows to be raised…
Originally posted by kosmo:hey now, haven't we been lacking drama on this forum?
yeah a post got deleted last night and it caused a few eyebrows to be raised…
based on the poster's previous forum activity, the post content wasn't the least bit surprising.
radiohead last night in dallas was absolutely amazing. bristow was more emotionally intense and was more of an "experience" (both good and bad); but the energy of the performance in dallas was phenomenal.
last night's concert is in my all-time top-5 shows, exact position TBD.
last night's concert is in my all-time top-5 shows, exact position TBD.
Originally posted by sweetcell:I'm shocked there was only one debut at that show. Thought for sure you guys would get the Portishead cover.
radiohead last night in dallas was absolutely amazing. bristow was more emotionally intense and was more of an "experience" (both good and bad); but the energy of the performance in dallas was phenomenal.
last night's concert is in my all-time top-5 shows, exact position TBD.
this probably belongs in the coachella thread, but i can't be bothered to dig it up… so here goes:
Radiohead to Prince: Hey, that's OUR song
After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied – even Radiohead.
Radiohead
All videos of Prince's unique rendition of Radiohead's early hit were quickly taken down, leaving only a message that his label, NPG Records, had removed the clips, claiming a copyright violation. But the posted videos were shot by fans and, obviously, the song isn't Prince's.
In a recent interview, Thom Yorke said he heard about Prince's performance from a text message and thought it was "hilarious." Yorke laughed when his bandmate, guitarist Ed O'Brien, said the blocking had prevented him from seeing Prince's version of their song.
"Really? He's blocked it?" asked Yorke, who figured it was their song to block or not. "Surely we should block it. Hang on a moment."
Yorke added: "Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our … song."
YouTube prohibits the posting of copyrighted material. If the site receives a complaint from a copyright owner, it will in most cases remove the video(s). Whether the same could be done for a company not holding a copyright is less clear, but Yorke's argument would seem to bear some credence according to YouTube's policies. YouTube, which is owned by Google, declined to comment.
Minnesota-grown rock star Prince also did not respond to a request for comment Thursday.
The dispute was an interesting twist in debates over digital ownership, held between two major acts with differing views on music and the Internet. Radiohead famously released their most recent album, "In Rainbows," as a digital download with optional pricing. They also have a channel on YouTube.
When Prince performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 26, he prohibited the standard arrangement of allowing photographers to shoot near the stage during the first three songs of his set. Instead, he had a camera crew filming his performance.
Prince, who founded NPG Records in 1993, has been innovative when it comes to music distribution, too. He released his 1997 album, "Crystal Ball," on the Internet and in 2006 was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Webbys. In 2007, he gave away copies of his disc "Planet Earth" in a British Sunday newspaper.
But the Purple One has also shut down his official Web site and in September of last year said he would sue YouTube and eBay for not filtering unauthorized content.
Prince fans have organized to urge him to relent in his legal fights to control images and photographs of himself. As of Thursday, the most popular YouTube clip about Prince playing "Creep" is an expletive-laden rant from Sam Conti Jr., who describes himself as a "former Prince fan."
Radiohead to Prince: Hey, that's OUR song
After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied – even Radiohead.
Radiohead
All videos of Prince's unique rendition of Radiohead's early hit were quickly taken down, leaving only a message that his label, NPG Records, had removed the clips, claiming a copyright violation. But the posted videos were shot by fans and, obviously, the song isn't Prince's.
In a recent interview, Thom Yorke said he heard about Prince's performance from a text message and thought it was "hilarious." Yorke laughed when his bandmate, guitarist Ed O'Brien, said the blocking had prevented him from seeing Prince's version of their song.
"Really? He's blocked it?" asked Yorke, who figured it was their song to block or not. "Surely we should block it. Hang on a moment."
Yorke added: "Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our … song."
YouTube prohibits the posting of copyrighted material. If the site receives a complaint from a copyright owner, it will in most cases remove the video(s). Whether the same could be done for a company not holding a copyright is less clear, but Yorke's argument would seem to bear some credence according to YouTube's policies. YouTube, which is owned by Google, declined to comment.
Minnesota-grown rock star Prince also did not respond to a request for comment Thursday.
The dispute was an interesting twist in debates over digital ownership, held between two major acts with differing views on music and the Internet. Radiohead famously released their most recent album, "In Rainbows," as a digital download with optional pricing. They also have a channel on YouTube.
When Prince performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 26, he prohibited the standard arrangement of allowing photographers to shoot near the stage during the first three songs of his set. Instead, he had a camera crew filming his performance.
Prince, who founded NPG Records in 1993, has been innovative when it comes to music distribution, too. He released his 1997 album, "Crystal Ball," on the Internet and in 2006 was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Webbys. In 2007, he gave away copies of his disc "Planet Earth" in a British Sunday newspaper.
But the Purple One has also shut down his official Web site and in September of last year said he would sue YouTube and eBay for not filtering unauthorized content.
Prince fans have organized to urge him to relent in his legal fights to control images and photographs of himself. As of Thursday, the most popular YouTube clip about Prince playing "Creep" is an expletive-laden rant from Sam Conti Jr., who describes himself as a "former Prince fan."
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:What Portishead song did they cover?
Originally posted by sweetcell:I'm shocked there was only one debut at that show. Thought for sure you guys would get the Portishead cover.
radiohead last night in dallas was absolutely amazing. bristow was more emotionally intense and was more of an "experience" (both good and bad); but the energy of the performance in dallas was phenomenal.
last night's concert is in my all-time top-5 shows, exact position TBD.
you live in sw? i live in sw! i'm at tiber, where are you?
Originally posted by Aphex:
Originally posted by manimtired:To be fair, name any major venue that is 'in a good area.' Up to five years ago MCI area was shite, RFK is shite, I live in SW and its still looking Shite, H Street, U Street six years ago, etc. Camden is just another city that planned urban renewal through a stadium, no?
camden in NOT a good area
Originally posted by jesse:RH have been doing "the rip" during soundchecks, but they haven't played it during an actual show.
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:What Portishead song did they cover?
I'm shocked there was only one debut at that show. Thought for sure you guys would get the Portishead cover.
ixkpd-bk, fyi we got two new ones in dallas: "wolf at the door" and "dollars & cents". and this probably was the best show of my life.
Originally posted by sweetcell:Glad to hear it!!! I wasn't mad that I missed it. It's ON in August.
Originally posted by jesse:RH have been doing "the rip" during soundchecks, but they haven't played it during an actual show.
Originally posted by ixkpd-bk:What Portishead song did they cover?
I'm shocked there was only one debut at that show. Thought for sure you guys would get the Portishead cover.
ixkpd-bk, fyi we got two new ones in dallas: "wolf at the door" and "dollars & cents". and this probably was the best show of my life.
glad to hear those anger management classes are finally paying off ;)
Originally posted by sweetcell:I want to see 9 Radiohead shows in August, to make up for the one I missed in DC. Something is paying off, alright.
glad to hear those anger management classes are finally paying off ;)
Originally posted by sweetcell:was it "mind-blowing"?
and this probably was the best show of my life.