HOLY CRAP - NEW RADIOHEAD ALBUM 10/10/07

First Smashing Pumpkins and now Radiohead, this place sure has gotten DULL around here…

also gave nothing for the digital download. Will be spending money on the cd and probably a show.

there is no mention of a physical CD - it's download or box set. seems to me that "waiting to pay for the CD" amounts to "check is in the mail". no need for excuses tho, radiohead have given permission to pay nothing and they've certainly factored in concert revenue too.

Jesus. 21 posts about Radiohead in one night/morning and not a single goddamn post about the Okkervil River show at the Rock and Roll Hotel. What kind of DC music board is this, anyway?

Brian Walalce

Radiohead hasn't put out a good album since OK COMPUTER

Is this one going to have actual songs on it, like "The Bends"?

Brian

Originally posted by kosmo:
First Smashing Pumpkins and now Radiohead, this place sure has gotten DULL around here…

You forgot Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters

Originally posted by The Parkers are dead:

Originally posted by kosmo:
First Smashing Pumpkins and now Radiohead, this place sure has gotten DULL around here…

You forgot Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters

seriously…this place doesnt seem much different from a DC101 message board in terms of bands discussed. (i dont know if there is a DC101 message board)

Originally posted by RustyOrgan:
Radiohead hasn't put out a good album since OK COMPUTER

you take that back right now, mr. potty mouth!

Originally posted by manimtired:

Originally posted by The Parkers are dead:

Originally posted by kosmo:
First Smashing Pumpkins and now Radiohead, this place sure has gotten DULL around here…

You forgot Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters

seriously…this place doesnt seem much different from a DC101 message board in terms of bands discussed. (i dont know if there is a DC101 message board)

oppositional-defiant is the new indie.

oh and i am DEFINITELY buying the album.

and please, never EVer EVER EVER compare Radiohead to the complete shite of Smashing Pumpkins, who make the same crappy album over and over again.

or QOTSA/Foo Fighters who are, to me, the same damn band.

radiohead has more talent in their…..than all of those bands combined.

HA! and i wonder when the last time DC101 has played a Radiohead tune.

Good. The wife and I haven't fought about Radiohead in some time.

My prediction: she loves it, I hate it, and I end up on the couch.

Originally posted by vansmack:
Good. The wife and I haven't fought about Radiohead in some time.

My prediction: she loves it, I hate it, and I end up on the couch.

and then you'll pay through the nose for tickets to the tour, to get back in her good graces?

a modern-day love story if i've ever heard one.

Post of the week.

Originally posted by manimtired:

Originally posted by The Parkers are dead:

Originally posted by kosmo:
First Smashing Pumpkins and now Radiohead, this place sure has gotten DULL around here…

You forgot Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters

seriously…this place doesnt seem much different from a DC101 message board in terms of bands discussed. (i dont know if there is a DC101 message board)

Well it looks like I'm subsidizing some of you deadbeats because I ordered the disc box.

I'll probably gift the 12" because the last thing I need is to get sucked back into collecting vinyl.

I want to encourage this potential sales model of releasing shit when it's ready rather than the artificial release dates and silly marketing strategies that have strangled the industry, well those dumb moves and whack ass releases have done that.

At least they're trying to do some unique shit to keep our interest, and if they're able to keep 60%-70% of the sales price in profit so be it.

Keeping everything in-house,and 100% artist controlled has made Ani D financially viable, so more power to anyone following that example, except of course if the new album sucks, but I'm obviously betting $80 that it won't…

finally got my order in late last night, decided to go with $10.

along with ani, don't forget prince as a pioneer of self-releasing (there's a nice visual for ya). while he got his start under a big label, he kept himself in fancy clothes through most of the 90's and early 00's via independent online sales.

by handling ditribution, i'm willing to bet radiohead can do a better job of controlling leaks of the unreleased album.

i have a feeling that this album might be something of a watershed moment in the music industry.

Originally posted by manimtired:

Originally posted by The Parkers are dead:

Originally posted by kosmo:
First Smashing Pumpkins and now Radiohead, this place sure has gotten DULL around here…

You forgot Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters

seriously…this place doesnt seem much different from a DC101 message board in terms of bands discussed. (i dont know if there is a DC101 message board)

Someone has sand in their vagina.

Originally posted by sweetcell:
finally got my order in late last night, decided to go with $10.

along with ani, don't forget prince as a pioneer of self-releasing (there's a nice visual for ya). while he got his start under a big label, he kept himself in fancy clothes through most of the 90's and early 00's via independent online sales.

by handling ditribution, i'm willing to bet radiohead can do a better job of controlling leaks of the unreleased album.

i have a feeling that this album might be something of a watershed moment in the music industry.

I can't imagine that Prince's foray into independent/online releases nearly successful nor lucrative enough to sustain him during the time frame you've indicated.

I applauded his intent, and still got his albums (since I'm pretty sure I have all of them) during this time period and it was almost always after that model failed to a certain extent and he allowed more traditional distribution.

In any case I believe his real cash cow was/is the sporadic and highly controlled touring he has done on a fairly consistent basis, but I'd love to see some numbers that support what you've said, because as you've pointed out elsewhere I'm not ALWAYS right. ;)

Ani however, has been doing from the jump, and the quality of the product (the music) and packaging has always been top notch and reasonably priced, plus she's done alot for area in Buffalo where her studio/performance space/manufacturing etc is located. Prince is one my all time favorites, but Ani wrote the book on how to do this shit right, though a nod to Ian and Fugazi should also be in this discussion.

Originally posted by DeathFromAbove1979:

Originally posted by manimtired:

Originally posted by The Parkers are dead:

Originally posted by kosmo:
First Smashing Pumpkins and now Radiohead, this place sure has gotten DULL around here…

You forgot Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters

seriously…this place doesnt seem much different from a DC101 message board in terms of bands discussed. (i dont know if there is a DC101 message board)

Someone has sand in their vagina.

someone must have sand in their ears to swoon over a shitty band like QOTSA

Today has just been a great great day, especially because of this news. Seriously, I've been waiting since the end of the 2006 for some news like this, and it's GREAT. They won't disappoint, and I'm fairly confident that 2008 will be a huge year for them on the road.

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Side note: I understand that people might not like Radiohead, but don't those of you who dislike the music at least appreciate their marketing for this? I love that they're going the DIY route with this one! (Hate the title though, "In Rainbows"…really? REALLY?)

i should note that, currently, drudge has 2 links on this topic.