At Coachella in April, Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep", which was put on Youtube. Crazy Prince demanded that the video be taken down, claiming copyright violation.

Because Prince does not own the song, he has no right to block the video. Thom Yorke said that even he wasn't allowed to see the video, due to Prince's blocking, of his own song, which Thom thought was "hilarious". Thom also said in an interview: "Really? He's blocked it?" Surely we should block it. Hang on a moment." Yorke added, "Well, tell him to unblock it. It's our ... song."

Prince fans have organized to urge him to relent on his legal fights and attempts to control images and photographs of himself. As of yesterday, the most popular YouTube clip about Prince playing "Creep" is an expletive-laden rant from Sam Conti Jr., who describes himself as a "former Prince fan."

[source: billboard]

Music is getting exciting again!!

Radiohead's new work In Rainbows, was made available today through their website, DRM-free, at the price of the fan's choosing. I've already got it and it's, so far, excellent! The signature "CPU sound" that's been prominent on Radiohead's past few albums and dominated Thom Yorke's solo work is gone. It's a total return to form.

More bands are giving away music, choosing to make their money on merchandise and concerts, foregoing the loops and shenanies of the labels promotions.

I'd love to hear what people are paying, given the option. Also, let us know what you think of it!

I'm going back in for another listen... more to come!!

Bands Oasis and Jamiroquai are just two of the bands that are rumored to be following suit to give away their music. Neither of the two bands are currently working under recording contracts, which will allow them to experiment with the promotion of their new albums.

After Radiohead announced last week, that they would allow fans to download their music without charge, their site jumped from number 43 to number 1 of top UK music websites. HitWise, an internet monitoring agency recorded an 11-fold increase in internet hits after Radiohead made their announcement.

How do these bands intend to make money if they give their music away for free? Well they are counting on concert ticket sales and merchandise.

Several bands that are out of contract are planning to do the same. Robbie Williams' management company said this of the concept, "“I think a lot could follow. You’ve got to be sure about your fan base but why would you sign your career away to a record label when CD sales are falling so rapidly?”