Comments on: Radiohead: Free as in No Record Label http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/ Andrew weighs in on the ways in which the web and the world are changing Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:44:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: New Moon and New Music Model « Changing Way http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-6879 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:42:52 +0000 http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-6879 [...] of the answer lies in the new music model that Thom Yorke and Radiohead helped to make prominent two years ago, with the pay what you want web release of In Rainbows. A lot of people wanted to pay zero, and would have done so anyway. It wouldn’t surprise me [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2677 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:07:36 +0000 http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2677 Thanks for commenting here, Giuseppe.

“GREAT -they could have added some art, a little thank you letter, photos, but that’s ok, the most important thing is, the record is GREAT”

There are probably fans who have done “here’s my album cover design” art. But, as you say, the music is the important thing.

“I’m SO happy to have given my money directly to Radiohead”
Me too!

]]> By: Giuseppe http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2672 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:20:13 +0000 http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2672 Hi Andrew, this is Giuseppe, 35, from Italy. I subscribe each and every word of your post. Yes, many other artist did things like this, but as you said the whole point is, this is Radiohead!

Yesterday the site was a bit slow but not as terrible as I could have thought.
I had to reload it twice and then it worked, but, yesterday was *the* day!
The greatest thing is that, then, it only took 2 (TWO) minutes to download the full album, in the very release day. I’m thinking they must be using some sort of torrent technology, or else I can’t understand how they did achieve such speeds. Fantastic.
Then… I must add that the first record I ever downloaded honestly in my life is GREAT -they could have added some art, a little thank you letter, photos, but that’s ok, the most important thing is, the record is GREAT- and I’m so happy to have got it without my usual boring unhonest e.mule or an unusual and equally stupid itunes. No DRM here!
I’m SO happy to have given my money directly to Radiohead, and I’d like to do this way with every artist I can. I hope this is the new way, without any record company.
Hail to the givers!

]]> By: Radiohead: In Rainbows « Changing Way http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2663 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:12:09 +0000 http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2663 [...] 10th, 2007 My first two attempts to give Radiohead money for In Rainbows failed. But third time was lucky, or the site’s problems were fixed, and there were no problems with [...]

]]> By: The day the music industry died « Changing Way http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2641 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:45:53 +0000 http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2641 [...] in The Sunday Times (no, not the one in NYC). Although, as a reader comments, it’s old news, Radiohead has freshened it up a [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2551 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:06:55 +0000 http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2551 Derek, thanks for the kind words. Yes, this should increase the dread, rather than start it. And yes, the record labels are under a rock, or something worse…

]]> By: Derek Slater http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2547 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:22:01 +0000 http://changingway.org/2007/10/02/radiohead-free-as-in-no-record-label/#comment-2547 Hi Andrew. Nice post. I found some interesting discussion about this on a blog called Marginal Revolution and touched on it on my own blog, reassembler.com. If the labels are just starting to feel dread, they’ve been under a rock. :)

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