How the internet went Radiohead gaga (Times Online)
MS: “There’s a compliment there,” Yorke acknowledges, speaking in a low, unhurried voice. “The fact that people want to get hold of what you’ve done. But if it’s not the definitive version, if the ends are chopped off, if you haven’t made the choice to do it yourself, it’s a bit unfair. Bad karma. So it felt very liberating to take complete control… If I die tomorrow, I’ll be happy that we didn’t carry on working within this huge industry that I don’t feel any connection with. But the idea wasn’t to make a big, significant statement. We knew it would be messing with things a little bit, but we just wanted to get the album to people who’d been waiting patiently for four years. I really thought it would be a splash in a little pond. I was surprised at how much the media picked up on it.”
Wilco reinterprets cornucopia of music (Des Moines Register)
MS: "We’ve really done that since 'Yankee Hotel.’ We did it the biggest first. We supported or promoted our 2001 tour of America with 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ online. We were there doing that at an early stage. And we’ve continued to put everything online.
“They were smart not to have a label when they did it. It has changed everything. All of a sudden, you’re asking your label, 'Why do you get this percentage?’ Thank God for Radiohead. A lot of people are going to get paid (higher) royalty rates.”
Josh Ritter Takes Performances Up A Decibel (Grand Rapids Press)
MS: "I'm as concerned as anybody about what's happening, but I also feel a full frontal approach in terms of songs comes off as sounding ridiculous," he said. "I don't believe musicians are political scientists and I don't believe musicians should be politicians or preachers. ... Music is about describing a situation, not about finding all the answers. It's more about talking about the questions."
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