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Radiohead stories: 31 news summaries

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Radiohead
to Webcast Show on New Year's Eve

Tech-savvy group celebrates 'new' CD

Dec 27, 07 9:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Radiohead will celebrate the CD release of its buzz-generating new album In Rainbows by streaming a pre-recorded concert on its website at midnight on New Year’s Eve. The band broke new ground by first releasing the album online under a pay-what-you-want formula. The New Year's Eve show will include... More »

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webcast • concert • album release • Radiohead • Thom Yorke

NEW RELEASE

Blood Makes Critics Swoon

Oil film impresses with strong performances

Dec 26, 07 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - There’s no avoiding it: There Will Be Blood is another long, “indie-flavored, male-centric American art film,” says Variety’s Todd McCarthy. But the “boldly and magnificently strange” flick still has critics enthralled. Following an unsavory and maybe unhinged oil tycoon’s rise to power,... More »

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movie review • Radiohead • There Will Be Blood • Paul Thomas Anderson • Johnny Greenberg • Daniel Day-Lewis • movies

2 Music Pioneers Talk Shop

David Byrne and Thom Yorke like modern access to audiences

Dec 20, 07 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - David Byrne and Thom Yorke don’t have much of anything nice to say about record labels, but they’re both excited about the contemporary musician’s access to audiences. The famous frontman from Talking Heads interviews the Radiohead impresario for Wired, and the latter says it was an “... More »

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music industry • Talking Heads • Radiohead • Thom Yorke • David Byrne

Radiohead: Pioneers of the New Music Industry

On In Rainbows: a business watershed

Dec 8, 07 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Born of a “stoned philosophical conversation about the value of music,” Radiohead’s voluntary-pay download arrangement for its In Rainbows album has, the New York Times argues, made 2007 a watershed for the music industry. This year saw the creation of the music star free agent, as Radiohead... More »

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digital downloads • Radiohead • record industry • music label

Radiohead Download Deal Set to End

Monday's last chance
to pay what you want; iTunes may be option

Dec 6, 07 7:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Radiohead is set to lay to rest its pay-what-you-will offer, which lets fans download the recently released album "In Rainbows" for as much, or (more likely) as little as they like. The promo ends Monday, after which the album will only be available on CD or record, Wired reports—... More »

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music downloads • Apple • iTunes Store • Radiohead • MP3

Radiohead Denies Report That Fans Aren't Paying

Company said 62% chose not to pay in experimental album release

Nov 9, 07 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Just how successful has Radiohead's experimental pay-if-you-want online album release been? That's in debate as the band denies a report that just 38% of fans opted to pay for In Rainbows, and most paid under $4. Radiohead said the the figures from comScore Inc. are "wholly inaccurate," reports... More »

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music industry • music downloads • music sales • album release • Radiohead • online music • comScore

Radiohead Move Lowers Wall Street Appraisal of Music Majors

Labels fear more artists will adopt direct sales

Nov 7, 07 6:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Analysts downgraded leader Warner Music' stock to a "sell" today, predicting greater losses for the embattled music sector, News.com reports. Major labels remain unable to cope with digital undercutting of the CD format, and now fear a second front: the defection of high profile acts like Radiohead and... More »

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Time Warner • music downloads • copyright • Madonna • Radiohead • music label

Victoria's Secret Gets Spicy CD

Spice Girls' best-of album will be released at Victoria's Secrets

Oct 17, 07 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - What Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby, and Posh want—what they really, really want—is for you to head to Victoria's Secret stores or website, where they will sell their upcoming greatest-hits album exclusively. The Spice Girls join a recent trend of nontraditional music releases that includes Radiohead, Prince, Madonna, and... More »

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Paul McCartney • music industry • Victoria Beckham • Spice Girls • Madonna • Radiohead • Victoria's Secret • Capitol Records • Prince • lingerie

Radiohead's Free Downloads Prompt Others

Oasis, Jamiroquai are among those mulling freebie releases

Oct 10, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oasis, Jamiroquai and other bands not tied to record labels may soon follow in Radiohead's footsteps by offering their music for free download, reports the Daily Telegraph. While fans may pay whatever they choose for Radiohead's new album, released today, a spokesperson says the majority of visitors preordering on the... More »

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music industry • music downloads • digital music • music sales • Radiohead • Oasis • Jamiroquai • music label

Radiohead Buyers Forking Out $2 to $9

Pay-what-you-want record earning media buzz, but has doubters

Oct 4, 07 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fans are dishing out $2 to $9 to preorder Radiohead's pay-what-you-want In Rainbows album, reports the New York Times — as the plan wins hours of media and water cooler buzz. Many buyers are even getting the box set, with an extra CD and booklet for $82. But not all... More »

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records • Radiohead • recording industry

Radiohead:
Pay Whatever
You Want

Band leaves cost of downloading new
album up to fans

Oct 1, 07 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - “No, really, it’s up to you,” Radiohead’s website tells consumers pricing out a digital copy of the band’s next album, set to debut Oct. 10. The band is testing the theory that consumers will pay a fair price for the 10-song set if given the... More »

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music industry • music downloads • Apple • EMI Music • iTunes Store • Radiohead

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