No band in recent history has divided listeners' opinions as much as
Radiohead. Are they the Beatles of the twenty-first century, or is their
music just pretentious, overly melancholic, and sometimes boring?
Musician, pop-culture critic, and playwright Dan Caffrey wasn't always a
Radiohead fan, but that all changed one Chicago winter, when he suddenly
found their album In Rainbows to be a welcome source of sonic warmth. An
extension of Caffrey's deep but often cautious love for the band,
Radiohead FAQ presents a fittingly sideways look at what he's dubbed
"the world's most famous cult band." Inside these pages, readers will
find the essentials of the Radiohead story-along with deep dives into
seldom explored topics, from the humor surrounding the band's music to
the numerous hip-hop artists who have sampled their songs. Each chapter
is devoted to a band member plus their producer and "sixth member" Nigel
Godrich, revealing comprehensive biographical details about each person.
The end result is a book custom made for casual Radiohead fans and
obsessives alike-filled with little known facts, new ways of looking at
their music, and, like any music book worth its salt, maddening
opinions.