Well, okay, it’s not as if people are already lining up outside the record shops, but one thing that’s been lost in all the punditry over In Rainbows–How much are you going to pay? Do you care about the physical object, having already collected your download code? Does “the Radiohead Generation” really “believe that music should be free”?–is the human face on all the industry projections and numbers talk.
Having already asked fearless Idolator intern Kate Richardson to travel into the depths of both online emo slash fiction communities and the Virtual VMAs, we sent her into the real world for a change, as she and videographer Alex Goldberg polled New Yorkers as to, well, whether they were buying the Radiohead record, how much they would pay, whether they would also snag the CD whenever it drops, and what they think this bodes for the future of the music industry.
I’m sorry, I think this whole Radiohead charade…it’s like asking people to turn out to vote. They might, they might not, but either way the candidate will win because it doesn’t matter to them how many votes they get.
Remember when Hail To The Thief came out, and nobody gave a shit? I miss those days.
I wasn’t going to buy the actual CD, but now that the download is only 160KBps, I’ll probably buy it so I can rip at a higher quality.
How does this all fit into a “generational” paradigm? There are 16-year-olds and 55-year-olds equally interested in how this all plays out.
Am I only the person who is just completely over Radiohead? It made me feel like the shit in high school, now I can barely listen to it. Those CD’s have gotten thrown in a case with all my DMB and MxPx from back in the day.
@mike a: that’s what makes it like voting. one generation is expecting the other to pick up the slack at the “polls”. when neither one does, the result is a double negative.
if the plan succeeds, it still doesn’t matter because we’re talking about radiohead. indie bands can’t afford to do something like this. nobody really wins except radiohead.
what the hell is on the girl’s head? is that even a girl? i refuse to watch the video, but it looks like someone pulled something out of the dead cat bag and is wearing it as a haircut.
Let me break this down for you:
“How much are you gonna pay for the new Radiohead album?”
— “Oh, probably $12-$15″
“Ok, the camera’s off now, no one’s around, no one’s looking. How much are you really gonna pay?”
— “Duh! Nothin’, of course!”
@Twilly: Like, SERIOUSLY. They were so fifteen minutes ago.
FYI that “poor” girl was carrying Whole Foods bags.
Also, yes, I was operating on the assumption (bad! I know!) that the album would be released on Tuesday (today, I guess). Obviously I don’t particularly care about Radiohead (except for The Bends). Luckily that NYU boy was nice enough to inform me of my mistake without being too mean. I did feel stupid, though!
i would fuck all these white girls.
@satan gave me a taco: Where all the white women at…???
@satan gave me a taco: Well played.
@lucasg: In the words of Patsy Stone: “It’s not a hairtsyle, it’s a cover-up.”
I’m too old for them I guess-I could never get over the fact that their name reminded me of a really mediocre Talking Heads song.
I heard for their concerts they’re switching to a Little Rascals economic model and copying that episode where Spanky and Alfalfa put on a play and let everyone pay for it on the way out. If you like the show you pay for your ticket and if you don’t, you don’t have to pay for nuthin’.
Helloooooo 0:26.
I love the last guy, who doesn’t have time to slow down, yet accurately anticipates the follow-up question, and shouts “I’m paying 2 pounds, 48 pence!” while walking backwards towards his urgent appointment.
@Charlie Kerfelds Jetsons Tee:
How you doin’?
damn, y’all some whiny bitches. i’m paying the $82 for the box set.