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No More Rainbows: Radiohead Won't Repeat Online Stunt

So much for riding at the vanguard of a new wave of music distribution, as Radiohead declares its In Rainbows online experiment a one-time deal.

The Internet and the Music Industry

Ever since I blogged for a music site, I’ve watched how the Internet has transformed the music industry. Here are some recent highlights - and they are sad songs:

Some of the Most Innovative Products of the Year

PC World has a list of the 25 most innovative products of 2007. While most of them are actual gadgets—the iPhone, the Kindle, and various other pieces of hardware—many of them are web apps. Among the most interesting picks: 1. Google Gears—heralded as a step toward the browser as a desktop 9. Facebook API—duh. 17. Zoho Notebook—compiles all kinds of information and enables you to share it

Radiohead To Rock The Web Again

As a followup to their much-discussed pay what you like download plan for 'In Rainbows', Radiohead will play an hour-long concert on New Year's Eve featuring the album and some other tunes.

Radiohead Goes to the Store

We’ve covered the Radiohead experiment since it started. And as of Monday, the experiment is over. It did give them a lot of press, I’m not so sure it gave them a lot of cash. Normally artists aren’t the best at distribution and marketing, which is why there are middlemen. In every industry I’ve seen this usually serves both sides well.

Radiohead Raps ComScore Over Download Report

ComScore said 62 percent of downloaders paid nothing for Radiohead's 'In Rainbows' release, but the band has denounced the report as "wholly inaccurate."

Make Your Query Smarter On Yahoo!

Talking about their successful Yahoo! Search Assist, Yahoo! now discusses 'The Other Half of the Search Equation'.

Radiohead's Download Experiment Faring Well

Whether or not you think music should be given away, sold at reasonable per-download prices, or sold at whatever price the record labels want to put on them, Radiohead's experiment in name-your-own-price marketing may be paying off.

The Net: Killing Music Labels Since 2007

Radiohead kicked open the door, Trent Reznor is in the foyer admiring the chandelier, and bands like Oasis, Jamiroquai, and The Charlatans are rolling up the street looking for the party.

Long Live Free: How Free Makes Money

The concept of "free" isn't exactly a new one, but it is taking on a sort of new life in the digital age as major publishers (slowly) warm up to the concept – except the recording industry, of course, where the "free" is usually coupled with "to help make us a lot more money."