Thank You, Radiohead. It’s About ****ing Time
Photo: Saul Williams & Trent Reznor
I just want to say that I'm enjoying the new music distribution models that some of the larger music artists like Radiohead and Trent Reznor are trying.
Both Radiohead and Trent Reznor have come to the end of big contracts with large record labels. They are trying new music distribution models like releasing music directly from their own websites (sometimes for free to gain support and fans for future $$$ purchases).
It's about ****ing time. I have been using this model for a long time.
I always like to listen to albums before I shell over money for them. It is a philosophy that I have carried for a long time. It stems from when I started buying albums in sixth grade and would get home and be disappointed because the single I heard on the radio or MTV was the only good thing on them.
This is what led me and a friend to gather CD collections from other kids at school and take them home and burn them onto CD-Rs. For years, this is how me and my friend would preview music. I was also an avid user of Napster and the subsequent P2P sites that sprung up afterwards like Kazaa.
At the start of my freshman year in college, I stopped using P2P sites and started trading music with friends again. At first, I would just trade CDs physically. But, then I started using our college's network to trade music straight from shared music folders. I also used IM services like AIM to trade music back and forth.
Later in college, I started getting my music straight from music blogs and mp3 aggregator sites like Hype Machine and elbo.ws.
I still get most of my new music from music blogs (here are some music blogs that I read). Whenever I hear one or more solid singles from an artist, I look them up. I read about their touring, future album releases etc. I also try to find more music that they have made and download it.
I have no problem with my process because when I do find an artist or an album that blows my mind, I buy their album and usually see them in concert. For instance, one such artist was Justice. They were tearing up the blogs for months and months. My man over at TUFTSMANIA has been raving about them for years.
I downloaded every track from Justice's new LP before the CD even came out. And guess what?? I bought the CD. Twice. One for me and one for a friend's birthday.
Again... I'm really looking forward to what some of the big artist's are trying with new music distribution models.
In fact, I just pre-ordered Saul William's new Trent Reznor-produced album, which he is offering as a free download from his site (or you can pay him $5, your choice).
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