Thom Yorke's Supergroup Touring in April

The Radiohead frontman's side project, now called Atoms for Peace, maps five-city trek. Click for details!
Radiohead's Thom Yorke / File photo by Macos Hermes

Thom Yorke's supergroup -- which features the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich -- will hit the road the road for a handful of U.S. dates leading up to their Coachella appearance on April 18. See below for dates.

Radiohead Perform Haiti Benefit in L.A.

Thom Yorke & Co. play 24 songs -- including a newbie -- and raise $572,000 for earthquake victims.
Radiohead's Thom Yorke  / File photo by Macos Hermes

"This has been a very interesting way to break up recording," said Thom Yorke to the audience at Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theater on Sunday night. The admission came near the end of Radiohead's impromptu show to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.

Rockers Help Haiti All Weekend Long

We round up all the benefits, from Friday night's telethon to Sunday night's intimate Radiohead show in L.A.
Bono / Jay-Z / Rihanna

In an effort unmatched since 2005's Hurricane Katrina, stars of the music scene turned all weekend long to raise funds for victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake, where more than 150,000 have already died.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

From talk of Steven Tyler's drug use to Rihanna's comeback gig. Plus: Radiohead, Beck, Slayer, and more!
Steven Tyler / Rihanna

This week, New Moon premiered in L.A., Aerosmith members discussed singer Steven Tyler's drug habits, Rihanna performed her first concert since the Chris Brown assault, and SPIN stirred the web with our Rock Myths package, which argued that Radiohead kinda blow!

These stories, plus the week's top news, photo galleries, audio/video, and live reviews, below.

16 Rock Myths Debunked!

SPECIAL SECTION: Rock'n'roll's greatest fallacies -- exposed!

Radiohead are the most important band in the world! Nirvana killed off hair metal! Lady Gaga's music sucks!

Many hold these truths to be self-evident. We don't.

We poke holes in rock's greatest myths. Read our take -- then argue back in the comments boards.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR ROCK MYTHS SECTION!

MYTH No. 1: Radiohead Can Do No Wrong

REALITY: Radiohead kinda blow.
Illustration by <a href="http://mydogatela.deviantart.com/" target=_new" rel="nofollow">Harmony Carrigan</a>

REALITY: Radiohead kinda blow.

They're the vanguard of music, a post-rock think tank, the absolute state of the art.

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