He’s a founding member of one of the world’s biggest alt rock acts, has been ranked as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, and now, Ed O’Brien is guest programming rage.



Hailing from Oxfordshire, the true English gentleman has had an expansive career spanning over three decades. Forming his first band, On A Friday with some school friends in 1985, Ed and his bandmates performed mostly around the Oxford area, where the music scene was largely focused on the late 1980s shoegaze sounds of bands like Ride and Slowdive. Over the years, On A Friday’s more experimental rock sound began to garner interest from labels and producers, eventually landing the band a six-album record deal in 1991. Shortly after, they would change their name to Radiohead.



While Radiohead’s first single ‘Creep’ wasn’t an immediate hit, it’s popularity steadily grew over the following year, due to increasing international airplay. From there, Radiohead quickly amassed a global following after the release of their second album The Bends in 1995, but it was the release of their third album, 1997’s Ok Computer when the band truly gained notoriety with their expansive art rock and electronica sounds.



Over the years, the British quintet have released more than nine beloved genre-bending albums, selling over 30 million copies to date. They’ve headlined the biggest festivals in the world such as Glastonbury, Coachella and Lollapalooza, scored multiple Grammy nods, and most recently were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.



Radiohead seem to have been taking a break of late to focus on their solo projects, including Thom Yorke's ANIMA in 2019 and Johnny Greenwood's film score concert tours, to name a few. And now, guitarist and backing vocalist Ed O’Brien is getting his solo work out there. Late last year he debuted his project EOB with the release of its first track, the ambient ‘Santa Teresa’. Since then he has released three more tracks: the sprawling nine-minute epic ‘Brasil’ with an accompanying cosmo-apocalyptic video, the punchier ‘Shangri-La’, and most recently the psychedelic ‘Olympik’.



And now, to celebrate the release of his debut album, Earth on April 17, Ed O’Brien stopped by the rage couch to line up the music videos that have influenced his massive career.



Here are a few that he has in store for you:



LITTLE SIMZ – ‘Offence’

DAVID BOWIE – ‘Jean Genie’

SAVAGES – ‘Husbands’

CONNAN MOCKASIN – ‘Forever Dolphin Love’

FONTAINES D.C. – ‘Too Real’





Join Ed O’Brien of Radiohead and EOB as he guest programs rage next Saturday April 18 from 6am - 7am and later that night from 11:50pm on ABC TV.

PLAYLIST

11:30pm

RADIOHEAD I Might Be Wrong (EMI)

I Might Be Wrong (EMI) THE CURE A Forest (Warner)

12:00am

JAPAN Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Sony)

Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Sony) SIOUXSIE and THE BANSHEES Israel (Live) ()

Israel (Live) () JOY DIVISION - LIVE She's Lost Control (Festival)

She's Lost Control (Festival) THE CHURCH Under The Milky Way (Mushroom)

Under The Milky Way (Mushroom) THE FINN BROTHERS Suffer Never (EMI)

Suffer Never (EMI) COCTEAU TWINS Iceblink Luck (Shock)

Iceblink Luck (Shock) THE SMITHS This Charming Man (Festival)

12:30am

P.I.L. Public Image (Virgin)

Public Image (Virgin) XTC Generals and Majors (Virgin)

Generals and Majors (Virgin) CHRISTOPHER CROSS Sailing (Warner)

Sailing (Warner) SUPERTRAMP Goodbye Stranger (A and M Records)

Goodbye Stranger (A and M Records) NEIL YOUNG Cinnamon Girl (Warner)

Cinnamon Girl (Warner) THE POLICE Walking On The Moon (Polydor)

Walking On The Moon (Polydor) BOB MARLEY and THE WAILERS Could You Be Loved (Polydor)

1:00am

BOB DYLAN Tangled Up In Blue (Sony)

Tangled Up In Blue (Sony) LED ZEPPELIN Kashmir (Warner)

Kashmir (Warner) JIMI HENDRIX - LIVE Fire (Polydor)

Fire (Polydor) T REX Get It On (Independent)

Get It On (Independent) BILL WITHERS Use Me (Sony)

Use Me (Sony) STEVIE WONDER Master Blaster (Universal)

1:30am

EARTH, WIND AND FIRE Shining Star (CBS)

Shining Star (CBS) THE JACKSONS Can You Feel It (Sony)

Can You Feel It (Sony) CHAKA KHAN and RUFUS Ain't Nobody (Warner)

Ain't Nobody (Warner) ANGIE STONE Wish I Didn't Miss You (J Records)

Wish I Didn't Miss You (J Records) PRINCE Let's Go Crazy (Warner)

Let's Go Crazy (Warner) N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton (EMI)

Straight Outta Compton (EMI) PUBLIC ENEMY Fight The Power (Sony)

2:00am

BEASTIE BOYS Ch-Check It Out (EMI)

Ch-Check It Out (EMI) KENDRICK LAMAR King Kunta (Universal)

King Kunta (Universal) KANYE WEST Blkkk Skkkn Head (Universal)

Blkkk Skkkn Head (Universal) MAJOR LAZER featuring VYBZ KARTEL and AFRO JACK Pon De Floor (Inertia)

Pon De Floor (Inertia) CHILDISH GAMBINO This Is America (Liberator)

This Is America (Liberator) STORMZY Vossi Bop (Atlantic)

Vossi Bop (Atlantic) ERIC B and RAKIM Paid In Full (Universal (MCA))

2:30am

AFRIKA BAMBAATAA and THE SOUL SONIC FORCE Planet Rock (Independent)

Planet Rock (Independent) PRIMAL SCREAM Don't Fight It, Feel It (Shock)

Don't Fight It, Feel It (Shock) 808 STATE Pacific State (WEA)

Pacific State (WEA) CHEMICAL BROTHERS, THE ft. Q-TIP Go (EMI)

Go (EMI) LAYO and BUSHWACKA! Love Story (Shock)

Love Story (Shock) UNDERWORLD Jumbo (V2)

Jumbo (V2) CSS (CANSEI DE SER SEXY) Let's Make Love and Listen To Death From Above (Stomp)

Let's Make Love and Listen To Death From Above (Stomp) MARK RONSON featuring ALEX GREENWALD Just (Inertia)

3:00am

THE STROKES Reptilia (BMG)

Reptilia (BMG) VAMPIRE WEEKEND Harmony Hall (Columbia)

Harmony Hall (Columbia) FOALS Inhaler (Live at Splendour in the Grass 2019) ()

Inhaler (Live at Splendour in the Grass 2019) () SONIC YOUTH Kool Thing (Universal (MCA))

Kool Thing (Universal (MCA)) PAVEMENT Gold Soundz (Shock)

Gold Soundz (Shock) SAVAGES Husbands (Matador Records)

3:30am

FONTAINES D.C. Too Real (Partisan Records)

Too Real (Partisan Records) HAPPY MONDAYS Wrote For Luck (Festival)

Wrote For Luck (Festival) TRICKY Black Steel (Mercury)

Black Steel (Mercury) JON HOPKINS Emerald Rush (Domino)

Emerald Rush (Domino) PORTISHEAD The Rip (Island Records)

The Rip (Island Records) TALK TALK I Believe In You (Parlophone)

I Believe In You (Parlophone) CONNAN MOCKASIN Forever Dolphin Love (Independent)

4:00am

KAMASI WASHINGTON Street Fighter Mas (Brainfeeder)

Street Fighter Mas (Brainfeeder) ALT-J 3WW (Liberator)

3WW (Liberator) LAURA MARLING Sophia (EMI)

Sophia (EMI) NICK CAVE and THE BAD SEEDS - LIVE God Is In The House (Fest/Mush)

God Is In The House (Fest/Mush) EOB Brasil (Universal)

4:30am

RADIOHEAD Paranoid Android (EMI)

Paranoid Android (EMI) RADIOHEAD House Of Cards (Remote Control)

House Of Cards (Remote Control) RADIOHEAD Weird Fishes (XL)

Weird Fishes (XL) RADIOHEAD The Numbers (Remote Control)

The Numbers (Remote Control) RADIOHEAD Lift (XL)

5:00am

RADIOHEAD Burn The Witch (XL Recordings)

Burn The Witch (XL Recordings) RADIOHEAD Lotus Flower (Remote Control)

Lotus Flower (Remote Control) RADIOHEAD Nude (Remote Control)

Nude (Remote Control) RADIOHEAD There There (EMI)

There There (EMI) RADIOHEAD Knives Out (EMI)

Knives Out (EMI) RADIOHEAD No Surprises (EMI)

No Surprises (EMI) RADIOHEAD Karma Police (EMI)

5:30am