
Buying an album nowadays can be a mixed bag. Though the nature of the industry really hasn't changed much in a number of years, music is about producing hit singles, or at the very least, the radio is.

"Fighting in a Sack", The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow: pop-sounding tune from the follow up to their debut album, Oh, Inverted World. Kind of sounds like The Cure gets psychotherapy and serotonin re-uptake inhibitors.
Radiohead Manager Founds New Label With Profit-Sharing TwistSource: pastemagazine.com
Radiohead created quite a stir with its fill-in-the-blank, pay-what-you-want price tag on In Rainbows. Now the band's manager, Brian Message, has launched a new record label, Polyphonic, which promises to feature similarly creative distributions.
Radiohead to Testify Against the RIAASource: Torrent Freak
Radiohead, the band that made millions of dollars by giving away their music for free, has very little to complain about when it comes to piracy. On the contrary, in a landmark file-sharing case, Radiohead has responded positively to a request to testify against the RIAA.
Miley Cyrus Got Dissed By Her Favorite Band at The GrammysSource: spike.com
According to a recent interview with the Tucson morning radio show Johnjay & Rich, teeny popper Miley Cyrus spilled the beans that she was given the cold shoulder by her mostest favorite band in the entire universe at the Grammy Awards last month.

Well, the top five got postponed slightly due to a series of travel-related complications and other unavoidable stuff. We resume our countdown today with the second-best album of 2008 - a crazy little mashup masterpiece by the name of Feed the Animals.
Is American Music Reigning Supreme Again? | Zoom In OnlineSource: zoom-in.com
Ah yes - the classic US music vs UK music debate. Having spent the past three years in London shooting a music documentary, I've often found myself discussing this over pints on chilly rainy nights. In a recent issue of NME magazine, this topic is being dusted off yet again.

Barely recovered from Lollapalooza last weekend, I set out to cover the first annual All Points West festival this weekend in Liberty State Park, New Jersey. I didn't know what to expect going in, but if day one was any indication, APW will be quite an entertaining weekend.

Noel Gallagher, from the band Oasis, has commented that he will not allow music fans to choose their own price for the new album, as it has cost too much money to make.
Fans transfixed by the remixSource: Australian News Network
Since the rise of sampling and downloading, digital technology has transferred many of the privileges of authorship from what was once an elite of professional musicians to the iPod masses.

Great news, everyone! I've again been granted press credentials for Lollapalooza 2008.
Radiohead to Prince: Unblock 'Creep' cover videosSource: Yahoo! News
After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied — even Radiohead.
Radiohead To Prince: Unblock 'Creep' YouTube VidsSource: billboard.com
After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at the Coachella festival, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied -- even Radiohead.
Radiohead stage Tibet protestSource: Ireland On-Line
British rockers Radiohead used the opening concert of their world tour to protest against China's human rights record in Tibet - by decorating the stage with Tibetan flags.
Writing for Free: Radiohead Model doesn't WorkSource: stevenpoole.net
At the end of last year, I decided to give away my book, Trigger Happy, in DRM-free .pdf format. I called it "a kind of experiment". Thirty thousand downloads later and counting, it's time to collate the lab results.

I think we need to gather up kids at the mall and pay for them to attend a seminar about 1the joys of economics. I understand they won't have to take economics until Junior year of high school, but it's never a bad idea to get em' while they are young.

A web-based application known as Music Map (/www.music-map.com/>) has taken on the great task of not only compiling and organizing all known composers, bands, rap groups, and solo artists, but also of relating them to one another in the form of a visual aid.

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We at Listen In just don't seem to be able to get away from In Rainbows, do we? Radiohead's headline-grabbing 2007 release has been reviewed, awarded, and generally discussed a number of times in the scant few months we've been doing this.