The June issue of THE WORD starts reaching subscribers today, and will find its way to the newsagents towards the end of next week. Or you can buy it online.

There'll be more detail for you on Tuesday, but we can reveal that the magazine contains five (FIVE!) glorious, exclusive, brand-new interviews with the members of Radiohead by THE WORD's Andrew Harrison.

It's accompanied by particularly fine set of documentary pictures by new-to-WORD photographer Shamil Tanna. The shoot provides a peek into the band's private world as they rehearse at the Hospital Studios, London, where they recorded much of In Rainbows.

"I talked to Radiohead one member at a time, over a period of weeks," says Andrew, "and it was surprising to see that the intense persona of the band is sustained by a shared sense of humour and sometimes pretty frank disagreement among its individual members.

"We talked about TV comedy, football, the way the band's politics aren't as cut and dried as you might think, and why Thom will sometimes hear himself talking and think 'For God's sake just shut up'. They have an insight into what makes their music work that's rare among any bands, let alone the biggest."

As a taster, here's a sound clip of Thom Yorke talking to Andrew about the way his often opaque lyrics are scrutinised for meaning by Radiohead's obsessive fans (the "Stanley" he mentions is Stanley Donwood, who co-designs Radiohead's CD sleeves with Thom).

The June issue of THE WORD starts reaching subscribers today, and will find its way to the newsagents towards the end of next week. Or you can buy it online.

There'll be more detail for you on Tuesday, but we can reveal that the magazine contains five (FIVE!) glorious, exclusive, brand-new interviews with the members of Radiohead by THE WORD's Andrew Harrison.

It's accompanied by particularly fine set of documentary pictures by new-to-WORD photographer Shamil Tanna. The shoot provides a peek into the band's private world as they rehearse at the Hospital Studios, London, where they recorded much of In Rainbows.

"I talked to Radiohead one member at a time, over a period of weeks," says Andrew, "and it was surprising to see that the intense persona of the band is sustained by a shared sense of humour and sometimes pretty frank disagreement among its individual members.

"We talked about TV comedy, football, the way the band's politics aren't as cut and dried as you might think, and why Thom will sometimes hear himself talking and think 'For God's sake just shut up'. They have an insight into what makes their music work that's rare among any bands, let alone the biggest."

As a taster, here's a sound clip of Thom Yorke talking to Andrew about the way his often opaque lyrics are scrutinised for meaning by Radiohead's obsessive fans (the "Stanley" he mentions is Stanley Donwood, who co-designs Radiohead's CD sleeves with Thom).

We're launching another podcast stream called "Backstage" which features occasional conversations with people who know how things operate in different areas of the entertainment industry. Hopefully it gives people a chance to get a better understanding and maybe passes a commute or two. The first one is with Jon Webster of the Music Managers Forum and touches on money, rights, Radiohead, merchandise and a world where record companies no longer rule the earth. Get an extract and subscribe to the podcast for free.