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Radiohead: No more free stuff for you

Started by mathewi · 4 months ago

Just as Radiohead’s “pay what you want” download model is being adopted by more musicians and artists — including Nine Inch Nails, Coldplay, The Charlatans UK and others — the band that launched the model says it doesn’t pla ... Continue reading »

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  • Chris

    4 months ago

    NIN's recent experiment was more pay *if* you want, not pay *what* you want. The pay points were defined, it wasn't a blank box.
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  • mathewi

    4 months ago

    A fair point, Chris.
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  • david usher

    4 months ago

    hey mathew
    'pay what you want' like most of these things is a one time stunt. it works for the group that does it first because its new and the press loves the new. its not sustainable and not a new model. unless of course your model is "free".
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  • mathewi

    4 months ago

    I totally agree that it's not a sustainable model all by itself, David
    -- but I think it could continue to be one part of the arsenal that an
    artist could use, at least in a marketing sense. People love to get
    things for free :-)
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  • mintyfreshbeats

    4 months ago

    Hey everyone, check out my Radiohead remix if you get a chance.

    Radiohead - Nude (Minty Fresh Remix)

    http://radioheadremix.com./remix/?id=1527

    Thanks!
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