"It's easy to be miserable. Being happier is tougher - and cooler."


Radiohead is one of the most non-commercial bands to achieve well-deserved worldwide acclaim. The soundscapes they create have a poignancy and an edge that many an alienated soul can relate to.


Radiohead - The Beginning

Sometime in 1982, Thom Yorke then 14, asked Colin Greenwood to join his new band with Ed O'Brien. Thom and Colin had previously been in a school punkband called TNT. Phil Selway, another friend from the Abingdom public school, became their drummer and then Colin's brother, Jonny Greenwood joined to complete the band. They named themselves On A Friday and made their debut in 1987 at Jericho's Tavern in their hometown, Oxford.

On A Friday booked gigs frequently and a variety of record labels became interested, with EMI eventually signing the band. After a show at The Venue they got their first review. Though the review was mostly positive, it prompted them to concede that their name was at best, mundane. They decided to swap it for Radiohead, the title of a song on the Talking Heads' True Stories album.


From their first smash Creep through their acclaimed The Bends and OK Computer albums to the unusual turns of Kid A and Amnesiac, Radiohead have always done things their own way, building an impressive career with no lack of integrity.

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