Radiohead in 1993

Radiohead in 1993

 

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For The Record: Let's Disappear Completely Into Radiohead's GRAMMY-Winning 'Kid A'

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As on 'OK Computer,' Radiohead co-produced 'Kid A' with their now-longtime producer Nigel Godrich, this time adding glitchy synths and dark, emotive electronic drums
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Dec 16, 2020 - 4:07 pm

After the massive success of 1997's OK Computer and its ubiquitous single, "Karma Police," Thom Yorke and the motley British alt-rockers known as Radiohead did things a little differently on their fourth album, Kid A.

For the latest episode of our For The Record video series, GRAMMY.com takes a look at the band's 2000 experimental masterpiece, which earned them their second GRAMMY.

Radiohead's 'Kid A' | For The Record

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As on OK Computer, Radiohead co-produced Kid A with their now-longtime producer Nigel Godrich, this time adding glitchy synths and dark, emotive electronic drums. Instead of promoting the project with singles or videos, the band made the album available to stream online—long before streaming platforms existed—three weeks before its release. The tactic earned Radiohead over 400,000 streams for the album, which later debuted at No. 1.

Their innovation paid off: The album was nominated for Album Of The Year and won Best Alternative Music Album at the 43rd GRAMMY Awards in 2001.

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Django Django

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Quarantine Diaries: Django Django's Dave Maclean Is Livestreaming With The Band & Chatting With Cats

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rock the music industry, GRAMMY.com reached out to musicians to see how they were spending their days in isolation
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Nov 12, 2020 - 4:16 pm

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rock the music industry, GRAMMY.com has reached out to musicians to see how they're spending their days off the road. Today, Django Django drummer/producer Dave Maclean shares his Quarantine Diary. Their latest single, "Glowing In The Dark," is out now.

[9:30 a.m.] On my way to the kitchen to make coffee I pass Angus on the stairs. He's just stumbled in from an all-night DJ set at the Pretzel Factory. 

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[10 a.m.] I've been staring at this pile of things for 15 minutes. I do this most mornings now. Sometimes I pick the snare drum up and move it to another part of the room. 

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[10:30 a.m.] Tending to the garden. I don't know if this plant is dead or it's simply deciduous. Spring will bring the answer. 

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[11a.m.] A record I don't remember buying arrives at the house. 

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[11:30 a.m.] As I leave the house to head for the studio, I'm struck by how wonderful the bins appear, bathing in the warm autumnal sunshine. 

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[12 p.m.] Dodgy John's got some business to care of. Heard him mutter something about Jaffa Cakes and pencil sharpeners. 

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[1:30 p.m.] Lunchtime and Janet from Studio 6 is chewing my ear off about Nazi moon bases on the dark side of the moon. 

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[3 p.m.] We're setting up a green screen for an online DJ set. Vinny [Neff, Django Django's singer/guitarist] said he wanted to be a part of the screen but his back's getting sore now. 

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[4 p.m.] DJ set done. The studio needs a bit of sorting out over this lockdown! 

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[7 p.m.] Work is done and I'm treated to a fabulous West London curry (thanks Sonia).

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Rage Against The Machine in 1996

Rage Against The Machine in 1996

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For The Record: Saluting Los Angeles Revolutionary Rockers Rage Against The Machine

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With powerful tracks like "Killing In The Name," "Testify" and "Renegades Of Funk," Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk called out injustice
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Nov 4, 2020 - 3:33 pm

It's been 21 years since anti-establishment rock group Rage Against The Machine released their hard-hitting GRAMMY-nominated third studio album, The Battle Of Los Angeles, but its messages are still so pertinent today. 

In the latest episode of GRAMMY.com's For The Record video series below, learn more about the GRAMMY-winning Los Angeles rock heavy-weights and their life-long activism.

For The Record: Rage Against The Machine

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Abbey Road Studios in 2016

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History Of: Walk To London's Famed Abbey Road Studios With The Beatles

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Learn more about the world-famous London recording studio where the Beatles recorded 190 of their 210 songs
Ana Monroy Yglesias
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Oct 26, 2020 - 3:18 pm

On 3 Abbey Road in London stands a white rectangular building where many magical moments have occurred—Abbey Road Studios. It was founded in 1931 as a classical music recording studio and expanded to jazz and big bands in the '30s and '40s and eventually rock and roll in the '50s. But it was five young men known as the Beatles who'd shake things up in 1962.

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The world-renowned studio is a household in large part because of the Beatles—they named their GRAMMY-nominated 1969 album Abbey Road, the one with the famous crosswalk image, a nod to where much of their music was made. Between 1962 and 1970, the GRAMMY-winning rock icons recorded 190 of their 210 songs there, mostly in Studio 2 with GRAMMY-winning producer George Martin.

Watch the latest episode of GRAMMY.com's History Of video series above to learn more about the studio where the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Aretha Franklin, Adele, Radiohead, Sam Smith and many other artists have recorded beloved albums.

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 SHAED

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Up Close & Personal: SHAED Talk New Music, Allyship & Collabs With ZAYN, Sting & Steve Aoki

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The "Melt" band reveal how fun it was working with Sting and Steve Aoki on the dance producer's 2019's track "2 In A Million"
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Sep 22, 2020 - 12:27 pm

Alt-pop trio SHAED consisting of twin brothers Max and Spencer Ernst and Chelsea Lee (who is married to Spencer), had their big break in summer 2018 with their infectious hit "Trampoline." It was followed by a whirlwind 2019, where they played major festivals and shows around the world and dropped some big collabs, including a ZAYN remix of "Trampoline," whose vocals brought new life—and his massive fan base—to it.

Like so many other artists, COVID-19 put a sudden halt on their packed, globe-trotting schedule. The pause and new perspective have proven productive for them, and resulted in a lot of new, yet-to-be-released music.

"We had a group of songs before this whole quarantine situation and we kind of took a deep listen and realized that we wanted to change it up a bit," Chelsea told us. "Most of the songs we've written for this album, we wrote during these crazy months, so it definitely reflects, emotionally and mentally, what we were feeling. These songs really hit home for us and we're super excited to release them."

SHAED On New Music, Allyship & Collabs

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We catch up with the Washington D.C.-based group for the latest episode of GRAMMY.com Up Close & Personal interview video series to learn what they've been up to during quarantine—in addition to creating a new album, they've also protesting with local Black Lives Matter marches and been relaxing in their backyard.

Sharing what he learned about being an ally to the Black community, Max said, "I think it's important to listen. There's all these kind of sub-movements within the Black Lives Matter movement that are really important. Black Trans lives Matter, is super important… I think it's important that all these communities within Black Lives Matter, their voices are being elevated."

The "Melt" band also reveal how fun it was like working with Sting and Steve Aoki on the dance producer's 2019's track "2 In A Million." Watch the full conversation above!

"Chelsea loves Sting," Spencer said, smiling. "Steve Aoki is a fan of ours, and he reached out and said he'd love for us to feature on a song. So we were listening to some demos and trying to figure out which one made sense. And then he said, 'Hey, actually hold on, I got a song with Sting.' And that's when Chelsea was like 'We're doing this right away!'"

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