I’ve been toying with naming my own price for Radiohead’s new album, which is available for download at their web site. All one has to do is name their price...and the minimum is £0.49 for the credit card processing fee. My bank may complain at that, but so what.
Radiohead used to be under contract to EMI, and because of their departure, it’s EMI’s new head who’s given the record label the ultimatum: Embrace digital or die:

“The recorded music industry… has for too long been dependent on how many CDs can be sold. Rather than embracing digitalisation and the opportunities it brings for promotion of product and distribution through multiple channels, the industry has stuck its head in the sand.”

And that ain’t all. Read it all.