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Archive for July, 2009

Lists and more lists

• July 15, 2009

Today I spent the most time looking at the Radiohead Songs forum.  This forum is mostly used to discuss favorite songs, song interpretations, and lyrics. Users have made threads about the best Radiohead songs for every possible reason–your favorite three songs from each album, the songs that best exemplify Jonny’s guitar prowess, songs that took […]


At Ease Meet-ups

• July 13, 2009

On the ateaseweb.com message board, there is a forum for people who want to organize meet-ups with other Radiohead fans. There is one thread for people to show where they are from, but it doesn’t have much discussion. It does, though, seem like most people are from the US, Canada, the UK, Australia. Aside from […]


Music Mania

• July 10, 2009

On atease.web, the forum with the most posts is the music section. This section is primarily a place for users to discuss and review upcoming albums, but also to share music. There is a YSI thread for rare songs and leaks (an album before that was put online before its official release date), one for […]


What a Radiohead Fan Needs to Know

• July 9, 2009

In the Radiohead Main Forum, there is a sticky that is called “Read Before Posting.”  It lists about 40 commonly asked questions and their answers. The first few questions are very basic, like: What is a B-Side? What is an EP? What is Radiohead’s official website? To me, it seems like these are the kind […]


The Fan Site

• July 7, 2009

The fan site I have chosen is called ateaseweb.com. This comprehensive site was created in 1997 and appears to have been consistently updated since then. It  features pages with Radiohead news, bio, tour dates, discography, song and lyric discussions, a download store, and links to other Radiohead-related sites, including fan sites. Most importantly for my […]


A Brief History of Radiohead

• July 6, 2009

Radiohead first began creating music in the late 1980s in Oxford, England. Their debut album, Pablo Honey, was released in 1993. The single “Creep” became a hit in both the U.K. and the United States. Pegged as a one-hit wonder, the group released The Bends in 1995 to much critical acclaim.  Their next album, OK […]


Choosing a Band

• July 1, 2009

For the past week, I had been thinking about what band and their fanbase I wanted to study for my final project. This choice ended up being harder than I thought it would be. First, I wanted to choose a band that I like and have listened to–not too hard, considering how much music I […]