This is not a model for the future. This is a stunt by the most credible major band on the planet. As much marketing as revenue generator. Radiohead’s image has been burnished for decades to come, people won’t forget this giveback to their fans, this middle finger to the man. But this pay what you […]

It was like being at a jazz concert. Not that I’ve been to many jazz concerts. It wasn’t about hits, but playing. It was about where the music was gonna TAKE YOU! I gave up the herb many moons ago, but when the acrid smell permeated the Hollywood Bowl during the first number, I felt […]

So I’m driving down PCH and one of my favorite songs ever comes up on Deep Tracks, Pete Townshend’s "Pure and Easy". Originally released on Pete’s 1972 solo album "Who Came First", this is the extended eight minute take from the "Lifehouse Elements" CD that came out decades later. Both versions have a homemade feeling. […]

My inbox is crammed with e-mails telling me how fucking slow the Radiohead site is running. Shades of the U2/fan club/ticketing debacle? One thing I never forgot is a quote from Bob Reitman, who used to be GM at A&M. He looked me in the eye and asked, "Are you a writer or a publisher?" […]