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___MASK64___ ( often shortened to indie music or indie ) is music produced independently from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries , a process that may include an autonomous , do - it - yourself approach to recording and publishing . The term " indie " is sometimes also used to describe a genre ( such as indie rock and indie ___MASK45___ ); as a genre term , " indie " may include music that is not independently produced , and most independent music artists do not fall into a single , defined musical style or genre , and usually create music that can be categorized into other genres . Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire . With a population of 159 , 994 it is the 52nd largest city in the ___MASK24___ , and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse . The city is situated from London , from Bristol , from both Southampton and Birmingham and from Reading . John William Leckie ( born 23 October 1949 in Paddington , London ) is an ___MASK78___ record producer and recording engineer . The Bends is the second ___MASK37___ by the ___MASK78___ alternative rock band Radiohead , released on 13 March ___MASK33___ by ___MASK21___ in the United Kingdom and by Capitol Records in the United States . The ___MASK37___ was produced by John Leckie and was engineered by Nigel Godrich , who would go on to co - produce all future albums by the band . " The Bends " marked the beginning of a shift in aesthetics and themes for the band , with greater use of keyboards , and more abrasive guitar tracks , while balancing them with subtler ones . The introspective grunge - influenced style of their debut studio ___MASK37___ " Pablo Honey " ( 1993 ) evolved into more multi - layered rock with cryptic lyrics and larger ideas , as the band and its lead singer and songwriter Thom Yorke reacted against the rigours of their near - constant world tours . Xerox Corporation ( also known as Xerox , stylized as xerox since 2008 , and previously as XEROX from 1960 to 2008 ) is an $ 11 billion American global corporation that sells document solutions and services , and document technology products in more than 160 countries . Xerox is headquartered in Norwalk , Connecticut ( moved from Stamford , Connecticut in October 2007 ), though its largest population of employees is based around Rochester , New York , the area in which the company was founded . The company purchased Affiliated Computer Services for $ 6 . 4 billion in early 2010 . As a large developed company , it is consistently placed in the list of Fortune 500 companies . On Jan . 29 , 2016 , Xerox announced its plans to separate into two independent , publicly traded companies  Xerox Corporation , which will comprise the company  s Document Technology and Document Outsourcing businesses , and Conduent Incorporated , a business process services company . Xerox completed the separation of Conduent Incorporated ( NYSE : CNDT ) effective on Dec . 31 , 2016 , creating two market - leading , publicly - traded companies . Under the terms of the separation , on the distribution date of Dec . 31 , 2016 , Xerox shareholders received one share of Conduent common stock for every five shares of Xerox common stock they held as of the close of business on Dec . 15 , 2016 , the ___MASK12___ date for the distribution . In connection with the spin - off , Xerox received a cash transfer from Conduent of $ 1 . 8 billion , which it intends to use , along with cash on hand , to retire approximately $ 2 . 0 billion in debt . Xerox continues to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol  XRX . Jonathan Richard Guy " Jonny " Greenwood ( born 5 November 1971 ) is an ___MASK78___ musician and composer best known as the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the alternative rock band Radiohead . A multi - instrumentalist , Greenwood also plays instruments including the bass guitar , piano , viola , and drums , and is a prominent player of the ondes Martenot , an early electronic instrument . He works with electronic techniques such as programming , sampling and looping , and writes music software used by Radiohead . He described his role in the band as an arranger , helping to transform singer Thom Yorke ' s demos into full songs . He has been named one of the greatest guitarists of all time by publications including the " NME ," " Rolling Stone " and " Spin ". ___MASK34___ is a genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll " in the United States in the 1950s , and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later , particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States . It has its roots in 1940s ' and 1950s ' rock and roll , itself heavily influenced by blues , rhythm and blues and country music . ___MASK34___ also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk , and incorporated influences from jazz , classical and other musical sources . Thomas Edward " Thom " Yorke ( born 7 October 1968 ) is an ___MASK78___ musician best known as the singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Radiohead . A multi - instrumentalist , Yorke mainly plays guitar and piano , but also plays instruments including keyboards , bass , and drums , and works extensively with synthesisers , sequencers and programming . He is known for his falsetto vocals ; in 2008 , " Rolling Stone " ranked him the 66th greatest singer of all time . Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century , first as books of individual 78rpm records , then from 1948 as vinyl LP records played at rpm . Vinyl LPs are still issued , though in the 21st century ___MASK37___ sales have mostly focused on compact disc ( CD ) and MP3 formats . The audio cassette was a format used from the late 1970s through to the 1990s alongside vinyl . Nigel Timothy Godrich ( born 28 February 1971 ) is an ___MASK78___ record producer , recording engineer and musician . He is best known for his work with the ___MASK78___ rock band Radiohead , having produced their every ___MASK32___ since " OK Computer " ( 1997 ); he has been dubbed the " sixth member " of the band , in an allusion to George Martin being called the " Fifth Beatle ". Godrich has also worked extensively with Radiohead singer Thom Yorke on his solo material , and is a member of the bands Atoms for Peace ( with Yorke ) and Ultraísta . Other acts Godrich has worked with include Beck , Paul McCartney , U2 and R . E . M . He is the creator of the music webseries " From the Basement ". `` High and Dry '' is a song by the ___MASK78___ alternative rock band Radiohead , and was the first single released from their second album , The Bends ( ___MASK33___ ) . It was as a double A - side with album opener `` Planet Telex '' . `` High and Dry '' was released in the UK on 5 March ___MASK33___ . Yorke had performed an early version of the song with the band Headless Chickens while he was a student at University of Exeter . Radiohead recorded a version of `` High and Dry '' during the Pablo Honey sessions , but the band dismissed it as a `` Rod Stewart song '' . During the sessions for The Bends , the band ' s demo of the song was rediscovered and remastered for inclusion of the album , as it was felt that it worked well with the rest of the album . In a 2007 interview with Pitchfork Media , Thom Yorke stated that he did not like the song , saying `` It ' s not bad ... it ' s very bad '' . He also stated that he was pressured into including the song on The Bends . In 2008 , the song was featured on Radiohead : The Best Of . Edward John " Ed " O ' Brien ( born 15 April 1968 ) is an ___MASK78___ guitarist best known as a member of the alternative rock band Radiohead , with whom he has recorded nine studio albums . He makes extensive use of effects units to create atmospheric sounds and textures . In 2015 , " Rolling Stone " named O ' Brien the 59th greatest guitarist of all time . Grunge ( sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound ) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the in the American state of Washington , particularly in Seattle . The early grunge movement revolved around Seattle ' s ___MASK54___ Sub Pop , but by the early 1990s its popularity had spread , with grunge acts in California and other parts of the U . S . building strong followings and signing major record deals . A multi - instrumentalist is a musician who plays two or more musical instruments at a professional level . Multi - instrumentalists who play closely related instruments , a practice known as doubling are common in orchestra ( e . g ., flute players who double on piccolo and percussion players , who play snare drum , cymbals , bass drum , etc .), in jazz ( e . g ., saxophone players who double on clarinet or flute ; or double bass players who also play electric bass ); in music theatre pit orchestras ( e . g ., reed players who are required to play numerous reed instruments ); and in other areas of classical music ( e . g ., church piano players are often expected to play the church ' s pipe organ or Hammond organ as well ). Popular music composers and songwriters are often multi - instrumentalists . In ___MASK45___ and rock , it is more common than in classical or jazz for performers to be multi - instrumentalists on instruments that are not from the same family : it is common for ___MASK45___ and rock musicians to play both guitar and keyboards . Many bluegrass musicians are multi - instrumentalists . Some musicians ' unions or associations specify a higher rate of pay for musicians who double on two or more instruments for a performance or recording . " Planet Telex " is a song written by Radiohead and is the opening track of their ___MASK33___ album " The Bends ". It was released as a double A - side single with " High and Dry ", although receiving far less airplay . Originally known as " Planet Xerox ", the title was changed to its current name since Xerox is a trademark . Stanley Donwood ( born 29 October 1968 ) is the pen name of ___MASK78___ artist and writer Dan Rickwood . He is best known for his work with the ___MASK78___ alternative rock band Radiohead , having created all of their album and poster art since 1994 , often in collaboration with Radiohead singer Thom Yorke . He also creates artwork for Yorke ' s solo albums and Yorke ' s band Atoms for Peace . Pablo Honey is the debut ___MASK32___ by the ___MASK78___ alternative rock band Radiohead , released on 22 February 1993 by ___MASK21___ in the United Kingdom and by Capitol Records in the United States . The album was produced by Sean Slade and Paul Q . Kolderie , and was recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios and Courtyard Studio in Oxfordshire , England from September to November 1992 . The album ' s title comes from a Jerky Boys prank call skit in which the prank caller says to his victim , " Pablo , honey ? Please come to Florida !" This is sampled on the song " How Do You ?". Sir Roderick David " Rod " Stewart , ( born 10 January 1945 ) is a British rock singer and songwriter . Born and raised in London , he is of Scottish and ___MASK78___ ancestry . Stewart is one of the best - selling music artists of all time , having sold over 100 million records worldwide . He has had six consecutive number one albums in the UK and his tally of 62 UK hit singles includes 31 that reached the top ten , six of which gained the # 1 position . Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the US , with four reaching # 1 on the " Billboard " Hot 100 . He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity . Alternative rock ( also called alternative music , alt - rock or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK34___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK34___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk rock , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether rock or not , that is seen to be descended from punk rock ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ). Radiohead are an ___MASK78___ rock band from Abingdon , Oxfordshire , formed in 1985 . The band consists of Thom Yorke ( lead vocals , guitar , piano , keyboards ), Jonny Greenwood ( lead guitar , keyboards , other instruments ), Ed O ' Brien ( guitar , backing vocals ), Colin Greenwood ( bass ), and Phil Selway ( drums , percussion , backing vocals ). They have worked with producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994 . ___MASK99___ , LLC ( also referred to simply as Capitol and Hollywood and Vine ) is an American ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ part of the Capitol Music Group and a wholly owned division of ___MASK31___ Music Group ( UMG ). The ___MASK27___ was founded as the first West Coast - based ___MASK12___ ___MASK27___ in the United States in 1942 by three industry insiders named Johnny Mercer , Buddy DeSylva and Glenn Wallichs . In 1955 , the ___MASK27___ was acquired by the British music conglomerate ___MASK9___ as its North American subsidiary . ___MASK9___ was later acquired by ___MASK31___ Music Group in 2012 and was merged with the company in 2013 , making ___MASK99___ and the Capitol Music Group both a part of the ___MASK31___ Music Group . ___MASK99___ ' circular headquarter building located in Los Angeles is a recognized landmark of California . Punk rock ( or simply " punk ") is a ___MASK34___ genre that developed in the early to mid 1970s in the United States , United Kingdom , and Australia . Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as " proto - punk " music , punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock . Punk bands typically use short or fast - paced songs , with hard - edged melodies and singing styles , stripped - down instrumentation , and often political , anti - establishment lyrics . Punk embraces a DIY ethic ; many bands self - produce recordings and distribute them through informal channels . Colin Charles Greenwood ( born 26 June 1969 ) is an ___MASK78___ musician best known as the bassist for the alternative rock band Radiohead . He also plays keyboards and synthesisers and works on sampling on the electronic side of Radiohead . He is the older brother of Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood . Post - punk ( originally " new musick ") is a broad type of ___MASK34___ that emerged from the punk movement of the 1970s , in which artists departed from punk rock ' s raw , accessible style to pursue a variety of avant - garde sensibilities . Attempting to break from rock tradition , post - punk artists experimented with sources such as electronic music , black dance music and the avant - garde , as well as novel recording technology and production techniques . The movement also saw the frequent intersection of music with art and politics , as artists incorporated ideas from sources such as modernist literature , critical theory , cinema , and performance art . Accompanying these musical developments were communities that produced independent record labels , visual art , multimedia performances and fanzines in conjunction with the music .