THOM YORKE - STARS COME OUT TO HELP PRODUCER GODRICH LAUNCH SHOW

STARS COME OUT TO HELP PRODUCER GODRICH LAUNCH SHOW

THOM YORKE, THE WHITE STRIPES and BECK are helping producer NIGEL GODRICH launch a new downloadable TV music show in a bid to recreate the glory years of live performance television. Godrich, who has worked with stars including RADIOHEAD and SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, found inspiration for the iTunes show, FROM THE BASEMENT, while watching British TV series THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST. He says, "It goes back a couple of years. I remember I was with Beck once and we watched that ROLLING STONES film, ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS, and although at the time everybody thought it was a bit of a lacklustre performance, it's actually an amazing document for us to look at. All these people in their prime basically coming together, there's nothing like that. "The other thing was from watching the Whistle Test DVD - it really affected me. Just seeing definitive footage of artists, and feeling that that isn't happening anymore and what a shame that is. "With modern TV production, the standard has gotten very low and the way that music television has become very cheapened by commerce means that quality has gone out the window." Godrich also hopes to persuade MCCartney to make an appearance. He adds, "I'm not going to speak for him, but of course I'll ask him. I'm not intending to just go through the catalogue of people I've worked with."