Radiohead Fix for Junkies

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke stopped by NPR this week to guest host All Songs Considered. Yorke expressed admiration for the visceral beats of German electronic group Modeselektor and the mindfuckworthy lyrics of hip hop weirdos Madvillain. He went on to describe the songwriting process on both his solo album The Eraser as well as on the latest Radiohead opus In Rainbows.

Link: Thom Yorke on All Songs Considered

In other Radiohead news, the lawyers finally gave DJ Amplive a break and granted permission to release of Rainydayz Remixes earlier this week. The album gives an interesting and fresh perspective for those just that can't get enough of In Rainbows.

Tracklist:
1 Rainydayz
2 Video Tapez (Ft. Del The Funky Homosapien)
3 Nudez (Ft. Too $hort & MC Zumbi of Zion I)
4 Weird Fishez
5 All I Need
6 15 Stepz (Ft. Codany Holiday)
7 Reckonerz (Ft. Chali 2NA)
8 Faustz

Download Rainydayz Remixes for free here.

Free Radiohead !

I woke up excited as a kid on Christmas this morning. Radiohead released their 7th Album In Rainbows as a download today. In case you haven't heard, the band announced the completion of the album just 10 days ago. In Rainbows was planned to be released as a digital download and then as a special deluxe package in December. The 10 day countdown came to an end this morning when I received my email link to download the first new music from the band in more than 4 years.

In pre-ordering the download, no set or even suggested price was given, meaning that fans could download the album for free or pay whatever they chose. This idealistic approach towards selling music is revolutionary. The release of In Rainbows establishes an entirely new pricing standard for music. By allowing fans to decide the value of musical content for themselves, the band is preparing for the evolution of music beyond formats. With the digital age, formats have become outdated and worthless. Now that music is so easily transmitted and shared, assigning set values on songs and albums does not make sense. But by associating value with merit, bands and fans can create symbiotic relationships in which both can prosper without the record industry's bullshit.

Radiohead has the name recognition to be able to approach the market in this way. But what of smaller, less recognized acts? How will they take advantage of this new approach?

Download: Radiohead - 15 Step [live from Bonnaroo]