Quite why Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is number 63 in the Guardian's list of the 100 most important people in British media I'm not sure, except that the broadsheets fall over themselves to declare him a genius whenever he opens his mouth, even if it's to yawn. Presumably the innovative 'pay what you like' release of Radiohead's last album 'In Rainbows' was one factor in declaring him a key media player. Presumably Yorke will love being listed among all those suits and evil media moguls. Still, he beat EMI chief Guy Hands - who Radiohead are known to dislike - so that should please him.
Hands came in at 80 in the Guardian's annual Media Top 100, which was topped by Google founders and top execs Sergey Brin and Larry Page. The rest of the Top 5 features more conventional media moguls - News International top man James Murdoch at 2, BBC DG Mark Thompson at 3, Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre at 4 and that Rupert Murdoch fella at 5. Apple chief Steve Jobs is at 6, presumably because of the continued dominance of iTunes as a source of digital content - albeit still primarily music.
Other music types in the survey include Simon Cowell at 14, Universal Music International boss Lucian Grainge at 64 and Andrew Lloyd Webber at 96. C'lebs name-checked in the list include 'Gavin & Stacey' creators James Corden and Ruth Jones, outgoing Doctor Who chief Russell T Davies, top bloke Stephen Fry, room divider Jeremy Clarkson, Jordan (no really) and Ant & Dec.