Philip Selway: Last News

As the clocks fast-forward an hour this weekend, it's clear spring is here. And, as well as brighter and warmer weather, the official change in season also brings with it plenty of gigs and shows to look forward to.

Radiohead’s management have confirmed a forthcoming tour by the band for some time this year.As reported by Resident Advisor, allegedly four tickets to a “Radiohead concert of your choice” have been donated by Blueyed Pictures – the band’s management – to a Los Angeles fire relief auction run by Palisades High School.The fire relief auction closed yesterday (March 17), with the listing for the tickets explaining that the highest bidder would be able to choose their preferred city and date “based on the band’s tour schedule”.The outlet also reported that a close source to Radiohead had confirmed to them that Thom Yorke and co have “placed holds in select European cities for a run of residency gigs this autumn.”Radiohead’s last live performance was on August 1, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, marking the end of their “A Moon Shaped Pool” tour in support of their album of the same name.The news of the possible confirmation of Radiohead reunion dates comes shortly after the band formed a new legal entity, suggesting they may be planning significant activity in 2025.Last week, the band created a limited liability partnership (LLP) with the name RHEUK25, which has been something they have done a few times in the past ahead of an album, tour or reissue announcement.LLPs allow Radiohead to operate their business affairs independently, without relying on the framework of record labels and external companies.

Radiohead have formed a new legal entity, suggesting they may be planning significant activity in 2025.On Monday (March 10), the band established a limited liability partnership (LLP) with the name RHEUK25, something they have done in the past when they are about to announce a new album, tour or reissue.LLPs allow Radiohead to operate their business affairs independently, without relying on the framework of record labels and external companies. No further information has been shared by the band about what the legal move could signify.The band’s last album was ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’, which was released in May 2016, just months after the band registered the Dawn Chorus LLP.

Philip Selway has hinted at the idea that Radiohead are “coming back around to that point” of returning and reuniting.Appearing on a live stream with the Crow Hill Company on Friday, November 24, Selway said (per Exclaim): “We’ve actually had a little break for a minute; the last show that we did was back in 2018, but we’re coming back ’round to that point now. There is just something particular to that relationship — that creative relationship and personal relationship — actually, you can’t get anywhere else.”He continued: “We’re all coming back around to that point now of thinking, ‘Right, we’ve had a break — this is it.

Robbie Williams has said he wants to recruit Radiohead for a cover of ‘It’s Raining Men’.The former Take That singer is keen to get Thom Yorke and co. to do the backing track for his own version of the 1983 Weather Girls hit.He says he is yet to hear back from the band about the cover and may ask Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor instead.He told The Sun‘s Bizarre column: “I want to do a cover of ‘It’s Raining Men’ but I want Radiohead to do a backing track for me.“But they have not got back to me.

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, has shared new song ‘Cerebral Key’.The track, which you can listen to below, was released through Sly-Tone Records yesterday (August 1) and is taken from his forthcoming EP of the same name.Vocally it sounds similar to his father as Yorke sings: “He lost himself inside a dream / Nobody was sure what it was supposed to be / It’s clear as day / Just need some time and I’m not afraid.”Writing about the track on Instagram he wrote: “My first time in a studio for my own work, it was a great experience, and i am proud of the results. it has been a reflective and formative process to write and record this project for you, and i hope you enjoy it.”A post shared by Noah Yorke (@ny.wav)It follows his previous single ‘Red Skies’ with Dylan Gers, the son of Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers and ‘Lucky Black Cat’.Yorke released his first track under his own name ‘Trying Too Hard (Lullaby)’ in September 2021.

Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood has announced a new album with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa.‘Jarak Qaribak’ will come out on June 9 and is being previewed by a first single titled ‘Ashufak Shay’.Discussing the style of the music on the album in a press release, Tassa – who has previously toured with Radiohead – said: “When people listen to this music, I really love to imagine them thinking…what is this? It sounds 1970s, but there are drum machines, there are guitars but they’re singing in Arabic…what’s going on?”Greenwood discussed how the project compared to another past collaboration with an Israeli singer, Shye Ben Tzur, saying: “‘Jarak Qaribak’ presented a similar set of problems, in that you have all these scales which don’t conform to western major/minor scales, and have notes which involve quarter-tones, and it’s very hard to impose a chord sequence on these melodies. It usually makes them collapse. It’s like reducing the resolution on a colour photo until it’s just squares.”Listen to ‘Ashufak Shay’ below alongside watching an album teaser.1. ‘Djit Nishrab’ (feat. Ahmed Doma)2. ‘Ashufak Shay’ (feat. Rashid Al Najjar)3. ‘Taq ou-Dub’ (feat. Nour Freteikh)4. ‘Leylet Hub’ (feat. Mohssine Salaheddine)5. ‘Ya Mughir al-Ghazala’ (feat. Karrar Alsaadi)6. ‘Ahibak’ (feat. Safae Essafi)7. ‘Ya ‘Anid Ya Yaba’ (feat. Lynn A.)8. ‘Lhla Yzid Ikthar’More music looks set to be on the horizon for Greenwood, with both of his main projects hinting at future new material in recent weeks.This month, Radiohead drummer Philip Selway has said that the band will release new material “of some sort” in the “next couple of years”, while The Smile – the band of Greenwood, Thom Yorke and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner – have been working on new

Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood has started selling his own olive oil, made on his own farm in the Le Marche region of Italy.‘Greenwood Oil’ is on sale now via Radiohead’s W.A.S.T.E. website and features design from the band’s longtime visual collaborator Stanley Donwood.

Philip Selway has announced a string of upcoming UK shows, following the release of his latest solo album.The Radiohead drummer is currently gearing up to hit the road as part of an upcoming solo tour – which kicks off in May.The six UK performances will follow a series of dates from across Europe, including the Café Del La Danse in Paris and the Columbia Theater in Berlin. From there, the UK leg of the tour will begin in Glasgow on May 15, and run through until May 21, where it ends in Manchester.Live performances will also be held in Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol, as well as a slot at London’s Union Chapel on May 18.

Radiohead‘s drummer Philip Selway has said that the band will release new material “of some sort” in the “next couple of years”.In January, Selway said that he and his bandmates would be meeting up early this year to start putting things in motion. “We’re going to get together at the start of [2023], and I’m sure we’re going to start looking at other ideas for what comes next,” he said.Now, the drummer has told Prog Magazine [via MusicNews]: “We’re always talking about stuff.

Fontaines D.C. have shared a cover of Nick Drake’s ‘’Cello Song’ – listen to it below.The song features on a forthcoming covers compilation album called ‘The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake’, out July 7 via Chrysalis.Along with the Dublin band’s cover, the new album will also feature contributions from Philip Selway of Radiohead, Let’s Eat Grandma, Emeli Sandé, Feist, Aurora, Bombay Bicycle Club and more.Listen to Fontaines D.C.’s cover of ‘’Cello Song’ below.The new album has been compiled by Chrysalis CEO Jeremy Lascelles and Nick Drake Estate manager Cally Callomon.“Nick Drake was not that concerned with promoting himself as an artist, but I think he would have been overjoyed to hear his art revisited and newly promoted by so many vibrant and talented artists,” Callomon said in a press statement.“Jeremy and I also felt it crucial that the album should flow, as a cohesive listening experience, as opposed to a gallery of separate exhibits. Whether we have succeeded in these two ambitions, only the listener can tell.

A new book titled ‘Touring And Mental Health – The Music Industry Manual’ is set to be published this spring, offering musicians and those working in live music a guide to help them “identify, process and manage the physical and psychological difficulties that can occur on the road or as a result of touring”.Edited by promoter turned psychotherapist Tamsin Embleton and supported by Live Nation, the book covers a wide range of topics, including anxiety, depression, crisis management, physical health and post-tour recovery. It also includes personal recollections from artists including Radiohead’s Philip Selway, Katie Melua, Four Tet, Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry and Will Young.“I wish this book had been around when I first started touring”, says Selway.

Radiohead drummer Philip Selway has announced that he will release his third solo album, ‘Strange Dance’, next year.The idea behind the sound of the record was an imagined situation where Carole King collaborated on an album with Daphne Oram and invited him to drum on it. Helping him to realise this vision he enlisted musicians including Hannah Peel, Adrian Utley, Quinta, Marta Salogni, Valentina Magaletti and Laura Moody.“The scale of it was very deliberate for me, from the outset”, he says.

Radiohead drummer Philip Selway has announced that he will release his third solo album, ‘Strange Dance’, next year.The idea behind the sound of the record was an imagined situation where Carole King collaborated on an album with Daphne Oram and invited him to drum on it. Helping him to realise this vision he enlisted musicians including Hannah Peel, Adrian Utley, Quinta, Marta Salogni, Valentina Magaletti and Laura Moody.“The scale of it was very deliberate for me, from the outset”, he says.

On The Road, a new documentary film from the organisers of Independent Venue Week, is set to premiere online next week.This year’s Independent Venue Week kicks off on Monday (January 25), running until January 31.On The Road will premiere on Monday at 7PM, and will be followed by a live Q&A session with a panel which includes Radiohead‘s Philip Selway at 8:30PM.The documentary, which features interviews with the likes of Pink Floyd‘s Nick Mason, IDLES and Nadine Shah, was filmed over the course of two years at such independent music venues as The 100 Club in London, Brudenell Social Club in Leeds and The Leadmill in Sheffield.A post shared by Independent Venue Week (@ivw_uk)Tickets for Monday’s premiere of On The Road are on sale now from

The plans now look to be on hold due to the pandemic