Radiohead are listed in the 2008 edition of TIME 100. The list of the World’s Most Influential People: leaders, thinkers, heroes, artists, scientists and more.
Edgar Bronfman Jr., CEO of Warner Music Group wrote the article, saying that after the groundbreaking release of Radiohead’s latest album, “the traditional record-label business model—the one based on controlling access and distribution— is dead.”
Bronfman continues: “But Radiohead’s innovation also indicated something more important: that new models are very much alive. Does this mean we view the future as a giant tip jar? Not exactly—and I suspect Radiohead doesn’t either, particularly in light of the commercial success In Rainbows had after the “pay any price” offer ended.”
And concluding: “If any band could extend its creativity and spirit to redefine an entire industry, it would be Radiohead. With a single bold experiment, it revealed a broad array of possibilities for experiencing and monetizing music in the future.”
Read it in full at time.com.
[thx Kenton]
Radiohead news on this day..
- Manufactory Press Release – 2005
- Radiohead end tour at Coachella Festival – 2004
- ‘There There’ clips online – 2003
- Get your Radiohead tickets! – 2001
- Phil’s interview on Radio 3FM – 2001
- Thom’s Spin with a Grin – 2001
