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If you couldn’t skip work, or school, or you didn’t live near one of the 63 worldwide newsstands to snag your copy of “The Universal Sigh” yesterday or today, have no fear!

Below, you can view the entire newspaper page by page, or download the PDF version, HERE.

While all newsstand locations were not as lucky as Rough Trade Records in London, who got Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood as their personal paper peddlers (see above photo), all distribution sites were equipped with digital cameras, to capture fans reading and receiving their copies.

You can view The Universal Sigh fan photos by location, or upload your own photos at The Universal Sigh Official Website.

Radiohead’s The King of Limbs, is available TODAY on CD and vinyl from XL Recordings / TBD Records / Hostess Entertainment Unlimited.

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Thom Yorke is at it again, spreading his collaborative wings by teaming up with electronic maestro Four Tet and dub-step innovator Burial, for a 12” split single including the tracks “Ego” and “Mirror.”

The songs got their debut airing today on the U.K. radio station, Rinse FM, during the Four Tet vs. Floating Points session.

Listen to the radio rip of the tracks in their entirety, below.

Thom Yorke / Four Tet / Burial – “Ego”

Thom Yorke / Four Tet / Burial – “Mirror”

The Yorke / Four Tet / Burial 12” single is set to release March 21^st from Four Tet’s Text Records.  Pre-sale of the single began today, but according to Bleep.com the initial allocation of 300 copies is SOLD OUT.

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Conspiracy theorists and Radiohead die-hards alike have been speculating, ever since the February 18^th release of The King of Limbs, that Radiohead still have a track or two up their sleeve.  Now, the people behind thekingoflimbspart2.com, have collected an extensive list of clues and theories as to why the release of Radiohead’s shortest album to date, The King of Limbs, (clocking in at 37:29) may still be a work in progress.

Below are a sampling of some of the more interesting clues / theories presented on thekingoflimbspart2.com:

1.  Is there a hidden message in this song “Separator”? The song contains the lyrics: “If you think this is over then you are wrong” This is repeated 4 times in the song.

2.  Why would they release a double vinyl album for 8 songs or 38 minutes worth of music? I know a lot of people have said that a 10″ vinyl can only hold 3-4 songs max depending of course on the length.

3.  The file was named “TKOL1″, which leads you to think there might be a “TKOL2″

4.  The King Of Limbs clocks is at 37:29 in length, which makes it their shortest album; but only by 4 minutes or so.

5.  Thom Yorke interview about new “revolutionary” release strategy. (From August 2009) Click here for interview Releasing 8 songs with a bunch of artwork is not really “revolutionary”. While it may be the first so-called “Newpaper” album, Radiohead is renowned for looking for ways to creatively release their music. Remember the “Pay What You Want” with In Rainbows?

6.  From a user (name withheld) on AtEase (Radiohead fansite http://www.ateaseweb.com/): “I had a bit of a problem with my order last week, and one of the Operators said to me that next week everyone who ordered the digital-only copy would be contacted to see if they want to upgrade to the Newspaper version.” “There may be more information available early in the week (other than just the music) that may change people’s minds about the Newspaper version”

7.  Here is a clue, given by (neonred) in the comments section. The album was originally set to come out on Feb 19th, but on Feb 18th, which is the exact date of the Full Moon phase (which Ed mentioned when it was made available for download, that it was a full moon!). What might happen on Feb 24th, which is the date for the half-moon phase? Or March 4th it’s the date of the No Moon phase (which is also a Friday). There is another full-moon phase for March 19th. This album does seem to be based around a heavy Nature theme already! See more on the lunar calendar here. And how about this, lyrics from Lotus Flower, “And all I want is the moon upon a stick”. I think we are on to something with this!

Be sure to check out thekingoflimbspart2.com to read the full manifesto.

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Local Natives are wrapping up an unprecedented year that saw the U.S. release of their debut full-length album, Gorilla Manor, and the conclusion of eighteen months of straight touring that had the band crisscrossing Europe and North America.  Timbre Tantrum caught up with Local Natives’ drummer Matt Frazier to discuss the band’s whirlwind year, and what’s on the horizon for 2011.  Check out the interview after the jump! Read the rest of this entry →

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Thom Yorke is once again using his fame and influence to bring awareness to a cause close to his heart.  Yorke, along with artists in a dozen locations all over the globe, are joining together for 350 EARTH, the world’s first-ever global climate art project where, “citizens and artists will create massive public art installations to show how climate change is already impacting our world as well as offer visions of how we can solve the crisis.”  In the project, each art installation created will be large enough to be seen from space, and will be documented by satellites.

This Saturday, Yorke posted on Radiohead’s blog, Dead Air Space, the following message, “WANTED 2000 people who want to be part of human King Cnut type image facing the sea that is visible from space as part of the Earth350”  (King Cnut was a Norse king who tried [and failed] to rule the waves, and is pictured in Stanley Donwood’s cover art for Thom Yorke’s solo album, The Eraser)

Yorke’s massive human art installation is planned for November 27^th at 11 AM local time in Brighton, England.  To sign up to participate in Thom Yorke’s King Cnut Sculpture, CLICK HERE.

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