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nme.com - 20 days ago
Fiery Furnaces' Matthew Friedberger calls Radiohead 'bogus' | News
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The Fiery Furnaces ' Matthew Friedberger has blasted Radiohead as "bogus" after they released a tribute song about Harry Patch – but it looks like he's got the wrong guy. Patch , who was the UK's last veteran of World War I, was saluted in the song 'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)' , released earlier ...
Fiery Furnaces Call Radiohead 'Bogus'
spinner.com - 21 days ago
Fiery Furnaces Call Radiohead 'Bogus'
— spinner.com — Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive , Holy Hell When the Fiery Furnaces -- the... sibling duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger -- recorded 'I'm Going Away,' they adjusted their usual penchant for mad rhythms, inscrutable vocals and ... (more) Fiery Furnaces Call Radiohead 'Bogus'

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Fiery Furnaces Call Radiohead 'Bogus'
spinnermusic.co.uk - 20 days ago
Fiery Furnaces Call Radiohead 'Bogus'
— spinnermusic.co.uk — When the Fiery Furnaces -- the sibling duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger -- recorded 'I'm Going... Away,' they adjusted their usual penchant for mad rhythms, inscrutable vocals and dizzily complex arrangements to create an album Matthew calls "more ... (more) Fiery Furnaces Call Radiohead 'Bogus'

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pitchfork.com - 20 days ago
Echo Chamber: Fiery Furnaces' Matthew Friedberger
— pitchfork.com — "'Oh, please listen to our new song about Harry Patch'. Fuck you! You brand yourself by brazenly... and arbitrarily associating yourself with things that you know people consider cool. That is bogus. That's a put-on. That's a branding technique, and ... (more) Echo Chamber: Fiery Furnaces' Matthew Friedberger

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Drowned In Sound // Feed:  Fiery Furnaces fellow slags off Radiohead, confuses himself, looks a little silly

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Fiery Furnaces fellow slags off Radiohead, confuses himself, looks a little silly
Drowned In Sound // Feed — ... Of)'. Freidberger said: "Oh, please listen to our new song about Harry Patch. Fuck you! You brand yourself by brazenly and arbitrarily associating yourself with things that you know people consider cool." Not really too sure about that one, Matt. Can't say that I, or anyone else ever considered Harry Patch 'cool'. I mean, living to a grand old age is a fine thing, and a commendable one, I guess. Having fought in WWI, probably less cool, as it happens. Oh, hang on... As reported on NME.com , the band's publicist said that Friedberger thought that the Radiohead song was ...

The Fiery Furnaces: The Fiery Furnaces Berate Radiohead Song by Mistake
Prefix — ... Unfortunately, a publicist for the Fiery Furnaces later confirmed that Friedberger thought the song was about avant garde composer Harry Partch. But it doesn’t matter, because it’s drawn some much-needed attention to the Fiery Furnaces, who have an excellent new album out titled I’m Going Away. Clearly, dissing songs about World War I veterans is just the latest in a ...

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Radiohead News: Fiery Furnaces' Matthew Friedberger Continues Radiohead Fight — XL Recordings
In a Spinner interview that made the rounds yesterday, the Fiery Furnaces ' brotherly half, Matthew Friedberger , had some choice (and vaguely confusing) words for Radiohead . The issue at hand was Radiohead's song "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)" , Radiohead's tribute to Harry Patch , the last ...
Fiery Furnaces To Radiohead: "Fuck You" — Stereogum
Matthew Friedberger clearly thought Radiohead wrote a song about American composer Harry Partch not UK old guy Harry Patch when he told them to fuck off for "brazenly and arbitrarily associating yourself with things that you know people consider cool." Bogus .
Fiery Furnaces Matthew Friedberger Disses Thom Yorke, Harry Patch, Harry Partch And/Or Self... — The Daily Swarm
Spinner : When told that Radiohead’s Thom Yorke sent out a mass e-mail describing the group’s tribute song to the UK’s last veteran of World War I, ‘Harry Patch (In Memory Of),’ Matthew Friedberger adds the British rock star to his fraud ...
Radiohead News: The Fiery Furnaces' frontman Matthew Friedberger calls Radiohead 'Bogus' — XL Recordings
He says their song about Harry Patch was a 'Branding technique' Comments
Echo Chamber: Fiery Furnaces' Matthew Friedberger — Pitchfork: Latest News
"'Oh, please listen to our new song about Harry Patch'. Fuck you! You brand yourself by brazenly and arbitrarily associating yourself with things that you know people consider cool. That is bogus. That's a put-on. That's a branding technique, and Radiohead have their brand that they're popular ...