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New Radiohead Album Oct 10th. Cost? It's up to you! No, Seriously.
mr.Curmudgeon:
http://crunchgear.com/2007/10/01/new-radiohead-album-costs-whatever-you-want-it-to/ :cheers:
Even though they're letting the downloaders name the price, I still bet they make more money, per album, than they would if they were selling it through a record label.
I can't see a negative side to this.
KenToad:
That is awesome news. I've been listening to Radiohead pretty much exclusively for the last two years. I'll gladly pay $10 to directly download from them and completely bypass the Record label and their cut.
I'm surprised this all took so long to develop, but thank goodness it's possible now.
:applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
Havok:
This is wonderful. Hopefully this is a first nail in the coffin for the RIAA and MPAA...
:applaud:
shmokes:
It'll be interesting to see how this turns out. Stephen King attempted to cut out the publisher like five or eight years ago or something, and that thing seems to have just fizzled and died. He just publishes normally now. His wasn't exactly the same, cos you couldn't name your own price, but . . .
Also, it's worth noting that this might work for Radiohead, but only because of the record labels. The label turned them into a household name. If they hadn't already been turned into superstars by the recording industry, this little scheme wouldn't buy them breakfast.
KenToad:
--- Quote from: shmokes on October 02, 2007, 10:56:03 pm ---It'll be interesting to see how this turns out. Stephen King attempted to cut out the publisher like five or eight years ago or something, and that thing seems to have just fizzled and died. He just publishes normally now. His wasn't exactly the same, cos you couldn't name your own price, but . . .
Also, it's worth noting that this might work for Radiohead, but only because of the record labels. The label turned them into a household name. If they hadn't already been turned into superstars by the recording industry, this little scheme wouldn't buy them breakfast.
--- End quote ---
I think it depends upon your definition of "work," given that exposure has to start somewhere and even the biggest bands played for expenses or less at some point. But, yeah, I thought about that, too. It's not the huge break from the corporate media machine that I've been hoping for, but it still makes me happy, especially the part about naming your own price. I've always heard that bands/artists, make most of their money doing concerts and that the albums are basically just promotional vehicles. Maybe this will enable Radiohead to make more than usual from album sales. :dunno
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