York said, “None of us want to go into that creative hoo-ha of a long-play record again. Not straight off. I mean, it’s just become a real drag. It worked with ‘In Rainbows’ because we had a real fixed idea about where we were going. But we’ve all said that we can’t possibly dive into that again. It’ll kill us.”

So maybe they’re not getting away from music entirely, but there will be a wait before we get a full Radiohead album.

York added, “I mean, obviously, there’s still something great about the album. It’s just, for us, right now, we need to get away from it a bit. ‘In Rainbows’ was a particular aesthetic and I can’t bear the idea of doing that again. Not that it’s not good, I just can’t…bear…that.”

And there you have it!

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Putting out In Rainbows on the internet for download was a pioneering moment for music and for Radiohead. But before you pass out the kudos, Trent Reznor has a beef with the whole idea.

He says that he liked the fact that Radiohead allowed fans to pay what they wanted for the album, however, what he didn’t particularly care for was the crappy download that fans got. He called it, “Myspace quality” music.

He said the move was a bait and switch method to get fans to pay for a Myspace quality CD with no artwork. He said that there’s nothing wrong with that, but they shouldn’t get the credit for starting a music revolution.

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Is Courtney Love going the way of no label predecessors, Radiohead? Radiohead released In Rainbows for the pay anything price and some are calling this an end to record labels. On the other side of that coin, however, is the fact that over 60 percent of people who downloaded In Rainbows, did so for free. Courtney Love is now a free agent and has said that she liked the Radiohead idea.

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is also label-free. He recently got rid of his label, Interscope Records and has said that he would release his next album for $5.00 via his website. That’s money in the bank right there and he’ll get an influx of free advertising (from writers like myself).

Pearl Jam already has a model for selling live recordings to fans without having to deal with any middle man. They are also signed with Sony BMG’s J Label, in a record-to-record deal. No real contract, so they can go with the Radiohead model any time.

Prince has also let the regular record label way of doing things fall by the wayside. He mailed a copy of his new album with the Daily Mail, in the U.K.

These artists already have the model and the means to make the direct-to-consumer jump, like Radiohead has. Will they do it?

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