17/08/2008
well, it doesn’t matter how much musicians whine about illegal file sharing, sometimes they just love to do stupid things which definitely work in the favour of filesharers.
currently, U2 are finishing off their latest album, unofficially entitled ‘No Line On The Horizon’. bono is in france for post-production and decided to listen to the album. however, he decided to listen to it very loudly. so loudly, infact, that passers by could hear the album. they recognised bono’s voice and started recording the music from the street. so thanks to bono, 4 tracks have been leaked to the public. obviously, the quality is quite poor, but the point is that fans can get a listen to some tracks from the album … and it’s also a big ‘fuck you’ to people like paul mcguinnes (U2’s manager) who hates filesharers and thinks they should all be disconnected from the internet.
i still love U2, but this was a dumbarse thing to do … especially after their last cd was also leaked.
good work bono, ya wanker!
11/10/2007
you know what?? fuck everyone who doesn’t like radiohead … i like radiohead. i understand how they can be hit and miss, but i remember driving around brisbane looking for a copy of their album ‘ok computer’ desperate to listen to it … craig will remember that too … it was probably the worst day of his life.
but i think radiohead are awesome. thom’s voice is freakishly good and their lyrics are offbeat. and their new album ‘in rainbows’ has a few songs, especially ‘nude’ that are haunting and brilliant … brilliant in the ‘karma police’ way.
the coolest thing about their new album isn’t the music itself, but the big smackdown they’ve given to the recording industry with this album. rather than find a new label, they’ve quietly gone about making their new album and released it (sans fanfare) on the internet … direct sales to their fans. they’re not the only ones going down this route, nine inch nails, jamiroquai, prince, and others are doing the same thing … the same, recording labels can go to hell, kind of promotion.
this morning the album ‘in rainbows’ was released via radiohead’s website. i logged on and bought the album. admittedly, the album can be bought for free (by offering to pay $0) but i actually paid 5 pounds british ($11 american) for the album … not because i like radiohead … but because i want to promote the direct artist-fans relationship that will be better for everyone.
i’m listening to the album as i type this rant … and the album is good … really good. i’m enjoying it a lot.
ironically, this is the first time in nearly 5 years that i’ve actually paid for a cd … and that’s saying something.
