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THE JERICHO tavern  This is where it all began. Radiohead made their debut here in 1987 under the name of "ON A FRIDAY".
 The Jericho used to be the premier live music venue in Oxford until it was turned into a theme pub a few years ago. It was called "The Philanderer & Firkin" , however it did not last long and again it is called THE JERICHO tavern (56, Walten St. Oxford UK).  In November of 1991, the band played to 25 A&R people while still going under the name "... Read More

15 YEARS OF RADIOHEAD   In 1992, a run-of-the-mill rock quintet from Oxfordshire changed their name from On a Friday to Radiohead and released an EP called Drill, which debuted inauspiciously at number 101 on the UK charts.  How did these Creeps end up one of the biggest bands in the world?  With the band release of their seventh album, In Rainbows, in a pay-what-you-want format that has made headlines across the globe.  Thom Yorke and company's miserable and marvelo... Read More