Welcome. This is a guide to the city behind Radiohead: Oxford.

Before you enter the guide, here are some important facts about Oxford:

• Locals hate students and the University, and used to kill them on a regular basis in the 16th century.
• The music scene in Oxford is one of the best in the world at the moment. Started by Ride, Oxford bands now include Radiohead, Supergrass, Hurricane #1, The Egg, and Thom's younger brother's band, The Unbelievable Truth.
• Football (soccer to Americans) is obsessive here as it is in other parts of Europe. See http://www.oufc.co.uk.
• Everyone seems to ride bikes, it is almost impossible to drive into the centre without killing one.
• Most importantly, don't ever make the mistake of assuming people from Oxford are all upper-class snobs, you can't be further from the truth. Oxford has one of the largest homeless populations outside London.