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The true story behind Radiohead’s bear symbol

Summary by Far Out Magazine
Up there with Motörhead’s Snaggletooth and The Rolling Stones’ lips and tongue among the premier of rock and pop insignia are the slew of bears that litter Radiohead’s branding landscape. So established as a symbol, Radiohead can whip out the “Modified Bear”, as fans have dubbed it, as a wordless calling card with such familiarity that they were able to announce their Glastonbury Festival 2017 headliner by painting the giant grimacing ursine on …
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Far Out Magazine broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, May 18, 2026.
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