Ten Awesomely Weird Guitar Solos
For a lot of young Guitar-Hero inspired guitarists, it’s their dream to stand on top of a piano, equipped with leather-pants and a Gibson Les Paul. With the wind blowing through their hair and a Marshall stack cranked to 11, the conditions would be perfect for tear-jerking string bends and spot-on trills. The musicians of this list had no such fantasy. Instead of taking the pre-paved road that is the modern guitar solo, they pushed the limits of good taste, tonality, and what is expected of the person playing the six-stringed instrument. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayRadiohead's Jonny Greenwood to Score Another Film
Aside from the fact that Radiohead has just announced its forthcoming album, The King of Limbs, guitarist Jonny Greenwood has another project to look forward to as well. Greenwood will be composing the score for the forthcoming film We Need to Talk about Kevin starring Tilda Swinton.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRadiohead Guitarist Jonny Greenwood's Norwegian Wood Score Due in March
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s score to Norwegian Wood will see release on March 7. The film, an adaptation of Japanese author Haruki Murakami’s 1987 novel of the same name, will be in Japanese theaters March 11.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJonny Greenwood Says New Radiohead Album "Almost Finished"
It was Colin Greenwood who first teased us with news of a new Radiohead album back in September, but this time it’s Jonny bestowing details of their upcoming release upon us.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJust Look at this Lineup for Bryan Ferry's Stacked Solo Album
Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry sure does have a lot of cool friends.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRadiohead's Jonny Greenwood to Score Adaptation of Haruki Murakami Novel
Jonny Greenwood started his career as a film score writer with his composition for 2003’s Bodysong. A few years later, he solidified his reputation as an excellent composer with the soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, which many thought was an obvious choice for an Oscar nomination. Unfortunately, the work was disqualified from the Best Original Score category because it was based on an earlier piece, “Popcorn Superhet Receiver.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsPreview Greenwood's There Will Be Blood score
We last brought you news that Jonny Greenwood is responsible for the brooding tunes heard in the new Paul Thomas Anderson film There Will Be Blood. Now The Playlist has sniffed out two tracks for your listening pleasure. The track listing has changed a bit, with "Smear" (which comes from Greenwood's "Popcorn Superhet Receiver") being dropped and two tracks taking its place. Anderson thinks the movie nears the horror genre, so it's no surprise Krzysztof Penderecki's influence wormed itself into the work of Greenwood, who's an avid fan of the Polish composer. Penderecki's eerie effect can also be heard in... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJonny Greenwood composes There Will Be Blood score
Resident composer and news furor creator Jonny Greenwood mustered up another movie soundtrack, this time for Paul Thomas Anderson's upcoming film There Will Be Blood. Greenwood, who's recently been hobnobbing with the BBC Concert Orchestra (when his other project's not inspiring you to name your own price for Paste subscriptions), wrote "loads" of music for the new original score after dipping his toes in long portions of the film and script. The score skims across some of his BBC-commissioned piece "Popcorn Superhet Receiver," which will debut in the U.S. as part of the Wordless Music Series in New York City... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJonny Greenwood - Bodysong
This is the first full-length extracurricular project released by a member of Radiohead. We now have audible proof that supposed control freak Thom Yorke hasn't been entirely responsible for the anti-pop tendencies... read more
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