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Radiohead releases new album at a ‘Choose your own’ price. Still shitty band.
2 October 2007While it is true that ever since I took a class on marketing way back in the ol’ college days, I became inevitably more bitter and loathing… well, I guess that is entirely relevant to this article.
Seems as if Radiohead will have a new album in a few days via this website. You can order it in two ways. One is as a boxed set containing the album and associated knickknacks and vinyl versions for forty British pounds, which I believe is the equivalent of a metric fuck-ton of American dollars at this point. The other is by “reserving” a download and having the chance to pay whatever you deem fit.
Which sounds neat at first, until you realize that you probably don’t know what the album is like. Oh sure, if you’re somehow a Radiohead fan you probably have some idea of what you’d deem it worth. Or maybe you just want some free music. Either way. So, what will this big bold statement show?
Well, it’ll show that people still enjoy getting stuff for free. It’ll show that some diehard fans will pay lots of money for things, and it’ll show that Radiohead as a group is still a bunch of knobs. Why this mannerism annoys me is probably because of the “Pay what you deem fit” mannerism. Why not just say “Donate whatever, whenever to help the band make music you like.”? Well, besides the fact that it’s not snazzy marketing.
I’d love to think this motion will actually mean something for the music industry, but the truth is it won’t. At best, Radiohead will become so bankrupt that I’ll never have to hear about them making music again.
Then again, I listen to Gackt, so what in the hell do I know?
Despite What You May Have Been Led To Believe, You Are Not Invisible Inside Your Car
28 March 2007So, it has been about a week since the new Modest Mouse album hit. I’m excited, aren’t you?
It took a few spins, as most albums do, but I love it. It is not very similar to Good News For People Who Love Bad News, but then again that one wasn’t exactly similar to The Moon and Antarctica. While I’m no expert on their music, it seems the albums tend to go all in various directions, and I’m enjoying that. You may find this contrary to my opinions on game franchises like Dragon Quest, but c’est la vie.
Overall, there are little to no songs that disappoint. A fair mix of catchy tunes blend with some awesome rock-the-fuck-out songs and it leaves me quite satisfied. If you’re looking for direct sequels to any previous albums, maybe you’ll be disappointed.
Oh yeah. Bonus points for the fact that in the coming month they’re going to rock the fuck out in motherfucking Rochester of all places, and I’m hella pumped.