Name Your Own Price For New Radiohead

Radiohead has always been one to buck trends and eschew traditional music industry trappings. After its masterpiece (and greatest album ever!) 'Ok Computer,' the band decided to totally abandon guitars, anything resembling pop-song structure and music videos. It recently severed ties with music label EMI; then, last week, Radiohead decided it was also done with Apple and iTunes because the band didn't want to break up its upcoming album into individually available tracks -- as required by iTunes.

Radiohead has now officially announced this new self-released album, 'In Rainbows' which will be available on October 10. Initially, the album will only be available as an electronic download through the Web site InRainbows.com. Later, it will be pressed and made available as a massive and expensive (£40, or $81.18) box set that includes three copies of the album: one on vinyl, one on CD and the previously available all-digital version.

Believe it or not, Radiohead is asking fans to name their own price for the downloadable version. Pre-order the album for an October 10th download and at checkout you are asked to enter whatever price you feel is appropriate. Seriously. Wanna pay a penny? Then do it. Wanna throw a little more cash at the band? Donate $10 or $20 -- it's up to you.

At the moment, the site to pre-order 'In Rainbows' either crawls or is completely unresponsive -- not a surprise given Radiohead's popularity and humankind's appetite for free -- so give it a bit before trying to snag yourself a download code. In the meantime check out AOL Entertainment's unofficial 'In Rainbows' listening party -- a collection of live concert performances of 'In Rainbows' tracks culled from camera phone videos on YouTube.

From AOL Entertainment

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