Yesterday, Radiohead launched yet another experiment in populist pop. To mark the release of “Reckoner”—In Rainbows’ best moment—the British quintet made each of the song’s constituent parts, its “stems,” available for download on iTunes and Garageband. Now anyone with a computer, a little creativity, and $.99, can create their own “Reckoner.” “Sample, cut, take the sounds, whatever. Play it in a club. Or your room… Have fun,” the band wrote on their blog, Dead Air Space.
The idea, then, is for users to upload their finished remixes here , where the masses can vote for their favorite “Reckoner.” You don’t win anything for first or second prize—except for the undying respect for your peers, of course.
Radiohead isn’t the only band nobly sacrificing their msuic’s integrity for their fans’ enjoyment. Besides making decent records, Nine Inch Nails’ surprising comeback over the last couple of years has been due to the buzz surrounding Trent...
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Events for Tuesday, September 23, 2008From: observer.com
Post Date: 2008-09-22 16:08:53
8:30 a.m. Anti-Bush rally and protest at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, outside the U.N., 47th Street and First Avenue.
9 a.m. Tibetan supporters protest the arrival of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Ave.
9:30 a.m. Joel Klein attends opening of the new Harlem D.N.A. laboratory at John S. Roberts Education Complex, 2351 First Ave.
10 a.m. Council Member Larry Seabrook holds a hearing on the lack of diversity in the advertising industry. At City Hall, in the ...
more Another Day, Another Attack: McCain Camp Comes After Times, Keller ShrugsFrom: observer.com
Post Date: 2008-09-22 14:39:48
Steve Schmidt, a senior advisor for John McCain, attacked The New York Times today. He said, among other things, that the Times is “an organization that is completely, totally 150 percent in the tank for the Democratic candidate, which is their prerogative to be.” And that “whatever the New York Times once was, it is today not by any standard a journalistic organization.”
All rather typical stuff from Camp McCain. Michael Calderone reached out to Bill Keller, and, in a sober r...
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