Radiohead: P.O.P.R.I.P.?
Pete Paphides, Melody Maker, 15 May 1993
RADIOHEAD arrived on our pages in January, proclaiming themselves the saviours of UK pop. Four months later, they're on top of a hill in Los Angeles with The Cult's Ian Astbury, telling us that 'Pop Is Dead'. A confused PETER PAPHIDES follows them around for three days in search of an explanation.
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