Radiohead’s new disk, In Rainbows, is going to be, is already a smash hit, a commercial coup for the band and a pathbreaker when it comes to music distribution. A VC, Fred Wilson, estimates that it may have grossed them $6.5 million in four days. Not bad.
Books are different from music (especially in that ‘downloads’ are not the way forward; since digital editions are much more promising); but there is a lot that book publishers could … Keep Reading
The Wire “…seeks out the best current musics in, and between, all genres; and is committed to investigating music’s past as well as its present and future…” (from their FAQ). The latest magazine in the Exact Editions shop.
From the editorial:
We had some interesting feedback from a new subscriber the other day:
This is my first adventure into a web magazine, and I am amazed at the size I can get by zooming into a page, showing the images so clearly that you can almost see the structure of the cloth. I am sure that in the months ahead, I am going to enjoy having a subscription magazine on line.
“The structure of the cloth” suggests that this subscriber was … Keep Reading
The UK has a postal strike and The Catholic Herald has made this week’s issue temporarily available as a free trial issue. This is your chance to sample their tricky crossword before it withdraws behind the pay-wall next Saturday.
Just to get you started, 14 down, Africa’s oldest republic (1847), has to be ‘Liberia’?
OK, I know that is a mildly ridiculous headline. But hear me out. The Oxford-based band Radiohead have made a move which is giving the music industry the jitters. Radiohead are launching a new album without the help of the majors and they are asking their fans to pay what they want to pay for it (“its up to you”) if they download the music digitally. They are also selling an expensive package of physical goods CD/DVD vinyl disks … Keep Reading
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