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iVoice Exclusive: Thom Yorke Responds to Radiohead's Pazz & Jop Loss!

Posted by Camille Dodero at 9:20 AM, January 23, 2008


**OnlineHost** Welcome to Pazz & Jop Chat!


arcade_fire: Wait, so you were on tour with us?

James Murphy

lcd_soundsystem: uh yeah i opened for you


arcade_fire: Oh, we thought you were if Ryan Adams got fat, stumbled on stage, and covered Q And Not U for 45 minutes.

James Murphy

lcd_soundsystem: aw


arcade_fire: oh snap

you play with arcade fire, you gonna get arcade burned


arcade_fire: We're just kidding, guy. Everyone loved your album this year. You could actually win this thing.


**OnlineHost** SargeantYorke has entered the chatroom.

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SargeantYorke: did someone say RADIOHEAD.


arcade_fire: No

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SargeantYorke: you know we are going to win this right.

we are RADIOHEAD.

James Murphy

lcd_soundsystem: "we"? where's the rest of your band?

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SargeantYorke: at some point after we recorded ok computer, i realized they were not necessary and murdered them.

we are RADIOHEAD.

James Murphy

lcd_soundsystem: that is believable, actually


arcade_fire: Well that doesn't explain the other dudes playing instruments your live shows.

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SargeantYorke: think "weekend at greenwood's."

James Murphy

lcd_soundsystem: GUYS GUYS

THEY'RE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS


**OnlineHost** The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop Five Best Albums of 2007 are:

5. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
4. Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
3. M.I.A., Kala
2. Radiohead, In Rainbows
1. LCD Soundsystem, Sounds of Silver


**OnlineHost** Thank you for playing!

James Murphy

lcd_soundsystem: WOOOOOO

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SargeantYorke: what.

ohhhh fucker off.

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SargeantYorke: the village voice and all those stupid critics can go suck their own butt holes.

we are RADIOHEAD. we are god damn RADIOHEAD.


arcade_fire: Hey man, no need to get all shitty about it. We liked your album a lot, but we mean...


arcade_fire: ...well, "Videotape." How did you fuck up "Videotape" so badly? It was so awesome live, but you completely got rid of the crescendo on the album version.

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SargeantYorke: the future of music is thom yorke going "ooooooOOOOooooooo" over a 5/4 beat. or actually maybe a 49/3 beat.


arcade_fire: A what?

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SargeantYorke: RADIOHEAD.

/plays banjo using salad fork wired to car battery

WEEooOOOoOOWWWEEEEEE


arcade_fire: So...we guess you're going to make some sort of protest video about this, huh?

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SargeantYorke: yes.

does anyone know a cuss word for "my taste in music is correct, yours is bad, and you should feel bad."


arcade_fire: Radiohead?

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SargeantYorke: RADIOHEAD.


**OnlineHost** Kanye West has entered the chatroom.


KanyeFeelTheLoveTonight: Hey I heard I just finished sixth, right?


KanyeFeelTheLoveTonight: So what's going on in this chat room?

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SargeantYorke: does your name refer, completely or partially, to a piece of electronic hardware


KanyeFeelTheLoveTonight: no

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SargeantYorke: THEN GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE.

RADIO GODDAMN HEAD.


KanyeFeelTheLoveTonight: oop


**OnlineHost** Kanye West has left the chat room.


arcade_fire: We can't believe you won, man. Congratulations. How are you going to celebrate?

James Murphy

lcd_soundsystem: i might just GO CRAZY

James Murphy

lcd_soundsystem: i might just GO BUY A PIANO WITH THREE OR MORE KEYS ON IT

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you play with arcade fire, you gonna get arcade burned

Posted by: at January 23, 2008 10:51 AM

Hahahaha. I'm glad these guys are back!

Posted by: yay at January 23, 2008 4:56 PM

oh thank god. i was starting to think this feature was cancelled.

Posted by: SilvaSurfer at January 24, 2008 5:49 PM

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