Radiohead and the Global Movement for Change

Radiohead and the Global Movement for Change examines the work of the British group Radiohead, focusing particularly on their landmark recording OK Computer (1997). This book studies the band’s exploration of the crucial issues surrounding contemporary technological development and ‘musical hermeneutics’ with the media ecology perspective.

Phil Rose is current president of the Media Ecology Association and author of Roger Waters and Pink Floyd: The Concept Albums.

Preface Introduction 1. OK Computer and Its Cultural Context : OK Computer as Artefact 2. The Antihero: OK Computer as Counter-Environment Information Overload: "Paranoid Android" 3. The Hero: OK Computer as Counter-Environment Abundant Alienation: "Subterranean Homesick Alien" 4. Go Slowly Bibliography Index About the Author