When Radiohead was making “OK Computer” — its classic album released 25 years ago, on May 21, 1997 — there was, of course, lead singer Thom Yorke fronting the band and longtime producer Nigel Godrich ...

When Radiohead released their third album, “OK Computer,” on May 21, 1997, they were a band that a typical indie-rock fan would know—but maybe not well. The band’s single “Creep,” from their 1993 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Radiohead’s OK Computer, The Bends, and In Rainbows all appear on ...

Last week, 18 hours of Radiohead‘s OK Computer sessions leaked online, including versions of songs that didn’t come out until much later like “Lift,” “Nude,” and “True Love Waits,” as well as ...

Radiohead’s third studio album served not only to usurp its predecessors, but to alter our understanding of modern music as well. Equal parts accessible alt and innovative art rock, the groundbreaking ...

With a band as conceptually deep as Radiohead, it's unsurprising that a number of esoteric theories have emerged from fans forging connections between songs, albums and themes from across the band's ...

Mysterious posters have been popping up in cities around the world, featuring black text on a white background with a theme of “more fear” and “1997 2017” at the bottom. What does it mean? A lot of ...

Starting in about the middle of 2025 and continuing to present day, Radiohead has been having a moment. In August, OK Computer favorite “Let Down” hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time.

Radiohead‘s OK Computer doesn’t turn 25 for another month in the U.K. — and not until July in the U.S. — but guitarist Ed O’Brien commemorated the album in an Instagram post anyway. O’Brien was ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Dozens of albums and songs mount comebacks on the music charts in ...