-Radiohead's got a new album coming out on Saturday, I believe. I think I'm excited for it. I don't know. I'm expecting something decent... but for whatever reason I'm feeling leery about this album. It's mostly because the band is now firmly in their 40s. And no one in their 40s has ever done anything worth s***, obviously.
But I really like how they manage the releasing of their albums. Say what you want about the whole "pay what you want" model with In Rainbows, but what got me reasonably jazzed is that they announced a new album, a crazy pricing structure, and released said album all in a span of 10 days. So maybe my lack of enthusiasm is due to lack of novelty and excitement? Cause this go round, it seems as if Radiohead is like "oh hey, we're releasing this album in a manner of days... again, but this time you actually have to pay for it, so pretty please don't illegally download it you jackoffs." Which is much less exciting than being given something for free (unless you chose to pay).
Anyway. What I was saying was that I like how they announce the album, and then just release the damn thing shortly after that. No hype period, no waiting for a product you know is at least almost finished just so they can dangle the carrot a little bit...they make it, then they release it. Simple, yet effective.
-Also... Arcade Fire won a Grammy for "Album Of The Year." Of course, the appropriate response is indifference, since the Grammy means nothing and the significance of an indie band winning anyway is close to zero, since the award will be back in the hands of some bland country pop artist that'll take the charts by storm. But the responses towards their win have been amusing...
I'd post some links to what I'm referring to, but I'm actually really tired and I lost where I was going with this. It's 10:45 and I am tired. That is not normal for me.
Also, in between the beginning of this post and now... I've completely forgotten what else I was going to talk about...
-This is an article asking if Miley Cyrus really is the next Kurt Cobain.
I was disappointed to open it and read something other than "No. No she is not."
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