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Thank God this shithole is taking its place in history. never liked it. It's where Trash turned from an amazing nite at their previous two venues to a fashonista hangout.
The other clubs attracked townies, yobsters or primates anyway.
Do we need superclubs in thsi day and age? Seems like a concept from a gone-by era.

i think the main issue many have (maybe without realising it) is that many people wante dto believe that Radiohead are some sort of visionary spearheader, when in fact it was nothing but a well-oiled PR machine in full swing.

And personally I can't see any thing wrong with this.
Radiohead are part of a bunch of artists who want to take a side, speak out and make their point - but in no way are they looney enough to give away the result ('in Rainbows') they have sweat for while working on this for the past couple of months/year.
I find it rather obscene when music fans think that music can be public property.
fair do - Radiohead are rich but where to draw the line, when are you rich enough to qualify to give all you work on, spend all your hours, days, weeks and months for free to some greedy fans.
If you like something, pay for it. If you are interested in something and have the chance to grab it then smell the flower while you can - don't complain that they take off their "free download" - you can't be that interested if you haven't made a move yet.

Next people complaint about overpriced concert ticket prices ... guys, have you ever considered that if you give away your record (little or) free and have no revenue from that product that you might have to to get the money from elsewhere?
It has been speculated that Raddiohead didn't make much cash from 'In Rainbows' ("hands up, who paid more than 5p? ... Right, thought,so! Nobody on here.").

If you ever get that shit thing that is called "a job" you will find that it's a simple exercise in how the free western market works. Nobody gives anything away for free - if one does, be certain that this person will get money from elswhere.

Maybe I miss something but for me it was very clear right from the outset that Radiohead would release 'In Rainbows' after a short period in a physical format through a tradionally structured and established record label.
As great as the whole free-MP3 era is, even an artist wants to pay bills and most of the radical MP3-rebellion is hot air anyway. A band the size of radiohead can't satisfy all the demand by selling their music privately through indiestore.com and blog themselves to #1 on MySpace. If anyone thought that's what radiohead would going to do then I hope you stay asleep - reality is not as sweet.

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... very well said indeed Mr Marr!

"I think it's a really fantastic idea because it puts the responsibility back on people's own consciences and deals with people as grown ups."

"It's not hiding behind any corporate nonsense, it's just saying 'this is the way it is, let's get on with it'.

"Everyone knows you can get your music for free, so let's see if you really want to show the band your appreciation."

if Prince is as cool as he tries to appear with this rather odd move, then he should be cool enough not to care about char placements or being included in the charts at all.

IMO this is the cheapest of cheap sell-out tacticts since Michael Jackson signed his name away to Pepsi in the 80s to see his mug on every can.

I didn't buy the Mail On Sunday and I don't care about Prince as a person much. I might download his album from a P2P - he surely won't mind? No? Oh.

Prince's last album sold just 80.000 copies. Now he wants 2.1 million copies sold to his name - sorry, these are not genuine sales - no - never.
It was a great stunt - now let's switch on our brains and think about really new ways to distribute and sell music in this century. Putting my album in the Mail On Sunday is not cool, intelligent or a rebel move against the ageing music industry - it's a bold way to finance his lavish lifestyle.

Full stop.

who signs record contracts and thinks he can sit in front of the mirror straightening his hair all day?

Like Kurt Cobain didn't want to be famous but signs with Geffen?

Madness!

Patrick will cry in a few years time looking back what he left behind. If he goes now, he won't be able to come back. He should rather deal with it now. NOW he has the people behind him. If he goes someone else will come and replace him.

Would be sad but that's how history works.

It really seems nobody gets Bono's sharp humour. He takes the piss out of his own image.

The man's a true gentlemen and great musician who has done more than most of the airhead critics could do if they had 20 lifes. Full Stop.

I must say your article is a great example why people don't get this man. All facts have been distorted to the extend that they are wrong.

For a less coloured version I refer over to the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6507065.stm)

Whoever wrote this article should apply for chief editor at Heat or The Sun. Big career opportunities for you there.