Radiohead Roundup – Most Paying Full Price
"Most people are deciding on a normal retail price with very few trying to buy it for a penny." – Murray Chalmers, Radiohead spokesman
- The site offering the new "pay what you
want" Radiohead release was overwhelmed yesterday causing some complaints. (BBC) - The NY Times published an overview of media reaction and analysis.
- We gave the band kudos for "maintaining renegade credibility while still monetizing their relationship with an increasingly savvy and fickle indie fanbase…"
- Music 2.0 worries about the negative effects of the Radiohead model and cautions. "Until a clearer vision is obtained, artists would do well to be slaves
to the tour bus…while
keeping alive the oft unspoken dream of being an obscenely rich and
famous artist who can afford to give away their music for free one day!"
It is definitely a fascinating topic and sure to be fluid over the coming weeks and months (hopefully not years?!).
We ask “What is (Radiohead’s) music worth?”
Also seems to work just entering zeros in the payment line.
Just sayin.