Radiohead: Head Cases
Caitlin Moran, Melody Maker, 10 June 1995
Radiohead's The Bends is one of the albums of the year. We already know this. We also know that Thom Yorke is the next richeykurt rock'n'roll martyr. But what we don't know is that the 'Head are all mad bastard jokers obsessed with trousers, booze and shagging! Or are they? CAITLIN MORAN meets the men behind the myths.
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