DJ Tarik’s Top 5 of 2008

 
Ok, when I was asked to picked my top 5 for 2008, I said only 5 can’t we do a 100.  Our program director immediately laugh at me and then with a straight face said no only 5.   So I racked my brains on this for a week.  So my top 5 are not [...]

Site Of the Day…

Hey all, just wanted to share this bit of information that was passed along to me. It’s really a link to a site for aspiring music producers to remix a Radiohead song. The song is “Reckoner” from their latest album In Rainbows and it’s a great way to make a name for yourself as a [...]

Extraordinarily Unique Music Video Concept

This video is one of the most unique I have ever seen. James Frost with Zoo Films, the director, has also directed music videos for Norah Jones, The Beta Band, Coldplay and others. The ‘House of Cards’ video was produced with no cameras, or lights. Instead, the use [...]

Video: Radiohead, “All I Need”

Check this video for Radiohead’s “All I Need” from In Rainbows. This song and 15 step are my favorite tunes from the album. What is yours?

Check out this fan video for the same song

You got to love it: Prince covers Radiohead

Prince performed a live cover of Radiohead’s classic tune “Creep” at this year’s Coachella.  All I have to say is…Damn!

Event: Lollapalooza 2008 Headliners Leaked(update)

The music blog Stereogum posted information about this year’s headliners for Lollapalooza in Chicago via Chicago Sun-Times. Lollapalooza will be in Grant Park in Chicago August 1-3rd.
It looks like this summer will be good for music.
Radiohead
Nine Inch Nails
Rage Against The Machine
The Raconteurs
Wilco
Kanye West
Some home town heavyweights, some Lolla ‘06 alum, some potential for projectiles. Just [...]

All of Radiohead in a little package

I found this cool little widget over at mashable.com. A little something for all of you Radiohead fans to place on your MySpace page, or blog. I love this type of marketing for musicians. It is good way to spread your content to all of your fans and a good way for [...]

Contest: Animate Radiohead

The band that had the biggest headline in 2007 with their album “In Rainbows” are trying to continue to create headlines in 2008 with a contest to create the next Radiohead music video. Radiohead and Animation site Aniboom join forces to hold a contest for Radiohead fans to produce an animated music video of [...]

Vinyl Lust Part 2: The Video

My man Jay Smooth of Ill Doctrine couldn’t describe the point of my post on Vinyl Lust any better.

Radiohead: Viral Marketing at it’s best

As some of you know, Radiohead latest album was released online, but the catch was that you could pay any price you thought it was worth.  They apparently sold over 1 million albums in less than a week with estimated $10 million to boot.  All that money goes to the band, and I mean all [...]