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A Thousand Feet Per Second: OK Computer’s Sublime Velocity

How the album manages to suspend time at the speed of sound.

Twelve Visual Artists Interpret the 12 Songs on Radiohead’s OK Computer

We asked a dozen artists to take a song from OK Computer and translate it through illustration. Here’s what they created, along with commentary from each artist.

March 22 2017

This Is What You Get: An Oral History of Radiohead’s “Karma Police” Video

All of the secrets behind director Jonathan Glazer’s iconic clip starring a killer car, a terrified man, and a great ball of fire.

Portraits and Live Shots From Pitchfork’s SXSW 2017 Day Parties

Featuring Lizzo, Priests, Jidenna, Vagabon, Noname, and more from last week’s shows at the French Legation Museum in Austin

Exit Music: How Radiohead’s OK Computer Destroyed the Art-Pop Album in Order to Save It

Held up as a pillar of artistic and commercial success for the last 20 years, Radiohead’s epochal third album is an undisputed classic—but is it the last of its kind?

March 20 2017

An Airbag Saved My Life: Artists Reflect on OK Computer

Loving testimonials from Danny Brown, Arcade Fire, Haley Joel Osment, Grizzly Bear, Maxwell, Lower Dens, Baroness, and more

March 20 2017

Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan Is the Wisest Teenage Indie Rocker We Know

This Maryland 17-year-old makes frank, fearless guitar anthems about breaking free from suburban doldrums. 

March 1 2017