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General => Entertainment => Music => Topic started by: reyfer on October 01, 2007, 07:53:26 PM

Title: Radiohead to give away new album
Post by: reyfer on October 01, 2007, 07:53:26 PM
Radiohead, the internationally renowned band, has taken the unusual step of telling fans that they can pay as much or as little as they like for the band's new album In Rainbows.

In a break from industry tradition the UK band famous for hits including Creep, Paranoid Android and Karma Police, has told fans "it's up to you" what they pay to digitally download the album. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/10/01/bcnradio101.xml)
Title: Re: Radiohead to give away new album
Post by: StreakInTheSky on October 01, 2007, 11:51:11 PM
that's really awesome

But the Box set looks even more awesome.
Title: Re: Radiohead to give away new album
Post by: shirenuファクトリー on October 04, 2007, 10:29:19 AM
:O Awesome

And the fans are gonna pay, anyway :3 I'm not a huge fan (as in I don't own all their albums) but if I decide to check it out, I'll pay something, too... Just wondering what kind of music it is this time o-o
Title: Re: Radiohead to give away new album
Post by: Bassman_911 on October 12, 2007, 02:39:17 AM
that's a really cool idea, it could be also a way of getting feedback.  People might pay only what they feel the album is worth.... really cool!
Title: Re: Radiohead to give away new album
Post by: redux on October 12, 2007, 02:40:33 AM
So much for those illegal downloads then eh? Might check it out, not sure yet.
Title: Re: Radiohead to give away new album
Post by: reyfer on October 12, 2007, 03:02:35 AM
Other bands are following Radiohead:  apparently Nine Inch Nails said they'll do it, the Charlatans will release a free album later this month, and rumors are that Jamiroquai and Oasis will do it too.
Title: Re: Radiohead to give away new album
Post by: reyfer on October 12, 2007, 04:10:24 PM
Purebuttons, LLC has purchased the new Radiohead album, In Rainbows, for $1,000.00 in support of Radiohead's "silent" effort to revolutionize the music industry. (http://www.purebuttons.com/pr/)