There was a big buzz a few months back when Oxford, England supergroup Radiohead announced their 8th LP, The King of Limbs. The music portion was exciting, but for we art and design nerds, it was the Stanley Donwood and Radiohead special "Newspaper Album" packaging that was slated for release June 1, 2011.

London-based Jux-contributor Butterfly was at the opening of Works On Paper, Stanley Donwood's new show at Lazarides' The Outsiders space. Must be a busy time for Mr. Donwood, as he is the artist behind the first ever "newspaper" album, as he does all the artwork for Radiohead. They are set to release said newspaper album version of The King of Limbs in May. Opening photos after the jump . . .

We have received over 10 emails this morning asking 1) have we watched the new Radiohead video for "Lotus Flower," and 2) have we listened to the early release of The King of Limbs? Yes and yes. And because it is Friday, take a break, watch the new video, and think of Stanley Donwood's Works On Paper show opening at Lazarides' The Outsiders last night in London. Video after the jump . . .

A lot of people are looking forward to the motion picture adapation of Japanese author Haruki Murakami's classic novel Norwegian Wood, being released this March, 2011. We are excited for the original score by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, some others are excited because this is like the Japanese Catcher in the Rye turned visual, and budding designers are excited because Don't Panic has created the Norwegian Wood Poster Competition. More after the jump . . .

At the beginning of September 2010, we spent some significant time with Stanley Donwood here in San Francisco, and posted a 3-part interview with the artist on the site. Now, the Terry Gilliam of Radiohead has moved himself to Rome, Italy at Mondo Bizzarro Gallery for his newest show, "Palimpsest."