I have been thinking for months now how I could get away with a review on Radiohead, one of my all-time favorite bands, on an Indie music review website. I figured that I would get hammered by all of the critics and lose a lot of credibility with my readers– all 4 of you!
So how am I getting away with posting about Radiohead on Shepizzle? Radiohead has done something truly groundbreaking with their new album, In Rainbows. They have completely bypassed any sort of record company and have produced and will distribute the enitre album on their own. In Rainbows, will be available in a few short hours via Radiohead’s website in electronic form. Can you get more Indie than producing and distributing your own album to the entire world? I submit that you cannot!
You might ask, how much is this much anticipated album going to set me back? Well, that may be the coolest part of this album release, since Radiohead is the sole beneficiary of all of the album sales, they have allowed you to choose how much you will pay for the album. No joke, you get the album for free but why wouldn’t you show some support to one of the greatest bands out there? Why wouldn’t you support this idea? It’s a friggin’ Radiohead revolution!
I made my donation about a week ago and got an email today saying that I should be able to download soon, I’m stoked.
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October 11th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Here’s a brief follow up to this post. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:24 pm
hm. i don’t know if i agree with radiohead being indie, but i do agree that they rock!