Tag: RADIOHEAD

We reported earlier on Radiohead's bold new experiment in online music sales, letting fans pay anything they like, or nothing at all, to download the band's new album 'In Rainbows.' Initial statistics indicated that hundreds of thousands still downloaded the music illegally, leading some to believe that the experiment had failed. Now, some new statistics are giving a better look at how fans ...

Well, it all depends on your perspective. The pessimist would say the experiment was a failure, proving that, no matter what, the pirates will always have their way with an artist's work. Despite the unique offering that allowed fans to pay whatever they felt (including nothing) for a digital copy of the new album from the British art-rockers, 'In Rainbows' still made the rounds on popular ...

With the successful release of Radiohead's 7th album, 'In Rainbows,' today, an experiment in treating fans like fans and not just empty-headed money dispensers has begun. We thought we'd take a look at the other artists going the label-free route. British pop rock stars and Beatles worshipers Oasis recently parted ways with their record label. The band has already announced that their next ...

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 ...