All Points West

I just bought my tickets to All Points West. I'll be going on Saturday to see Radiohead, Metric, Animal Collective and The Roots among others. Here is the line up for each day.

Hope to see you there.

Farewell to In Rainbows

I received an e-mail from w.a.s.t.e., the company that distributed Radiohead's In Rainbows, this morning:So downloads will end on 10 December and the box set has become a limited edition sort of thing. No restocking once they're out. No word on how many actually remain.

This'll be my last post concerning In Rainbows. It was fun. It was interesting. It's a pretty damn good album. Cheers guys.

Update: In Rainbows

Maybe today will just be updates on previous topics... Feeling a little retrospective.

I've downloaded and listened to (several times) the new Radiohead album. Which, as you know, is for sale online direct from the artist for a price of your choosing. One of my readers (and an old friend), Patrick, posted a link to an interesting article in my previous post.

First of all, I love the album! It's a little more rock/punk than the usual Radiohead, with some harder beats, but that doesn't apply to every track. Second of all, every artist should be doing this. This is what capitalism is; let the market decide.

Are there any labels out there that do this on a regular basis? I can see how a smaller artist may have trouble pushing albums out without the following that Radiohead enjoys. The primary reason for a label is to act as a distributor. What about a label that serves to promote its artists, but lets you decide what to pay?

In Rainbows Update

In Rainbows, the new Radiohead album that you can download online at a price you set, has sent out an update. I should have my download code late tonight! The e-mail, sent by W.A.S.T.E., is ugly as hell (what's with the the YELLING?), but here it is:


That's ten 160 Kbps DRM-free tracks. Can't wait.