Noam Chomsky fan, vegan, Free Tibet supporter, and — oh yes — Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke is once again lending his talents to fight global warming. Yorke has signed on to contribute an acoustic version of the title track to the “eco docudrama” The Age of Stupid. But this won’t be just any old song floating over the end of the credits and cut-and-pasted into the movie trailer. Instead, Yorke will be participating in a post-film live discussion, along with X-Files star Gillian Anderson, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and field scientists located in New York, the Himalayas, and the depths of an Indonesian rainforest.
The special event is being billed as The Age of Stupid LIVE from New York and will take place on September 21 in 444 movie theaters across the United States. In case you’re wondering exactly what an "eco docudrama" is, the concept features Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite as a global archivist living several decades from now, looking back on what could’ve been done to save the earth from its circa 2055 devastation. Heavy stuff, right? But one would assume/hope inspiring as well. Plus, who would want to miss the promised “green carpet procession,” during which guests will arrive via bicycle, solar car, rickshaw, and sailboats?
Oh, and Yorke is supposedly releasing a 12-inch with a couple new tunes later this month via ATO/TBD Records. So be on the lookout.