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Originally Posted by Alan ciccone
very simply. Radiohead had the convenience of doing what they did. they have made more money than any of them will ever need. they can afford to appear charitable and only in the game for the "art" of music but the truth is they would never be as big as they are now without the benefit of their past singles and album sales. Yes touring made them money but that was only fueled by the former. New, young bands come now at a time where the infrastructure wherein they could earn a living off of recorded works has been eroded. free downloading is to blame, accelerated by bands following Radiohead's example. I know the industry's tiers of big earners were fucked up and unfair but at the very least, bands still got to make a living from their own recorded works.
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err.. bands following radiohead example aren't mayority in the business. free illegal download is. and no label, no matter how indie it is can fight against that.
also there have been a couple of bands who released material for free in the past. on the other side there are artists that you can get a record from them by a personal request. not saying everyone should become Jandek, only that in a time when there are a thousand indie bands trying to get signed it's not going to be all easy and fair, especially with this illegal download boom.
The thing I will never understand is what Radiohead has got to do with this.. are people thinking 'everyone is going to follow radiohead omg'!!!??
if someone get scared of people thinking music should be free then it's the labels.. because they'll lose CONSUMERS by free downloading... but any
artist with a bit of honestity can say real fans will never stop buying their music.