Tag Archives: Radiohead


For Devoted Fans, a Click is as Good as a Clap

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Santtu Parikka

… like be it for providing a free download, or just to show their appreciation for a job well done. Radiohead went as far as to offer their new album In Rainbows for fans to download at any price they saw fit.

Aside from the traditional tip, more specialized sites are now popping up that are specifically designed as a means for managing and nurturing the artist-fan relationship. On these sites, in return for donations, fans can get access to unreleased content, sit in on a recording session, …

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How to build a unicorn-fan relationship with distributed work

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Tommaso De Benetti

… fan-motivated crowdsourcing abound in the music world. As we mentioned in a previous post, both Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have pioneered this collaboration between artists and their fans.

Continuing this experimentation, Radiohead have recently released a free-to-download video of an entire concert made from “crowdshot footage”. This followed the release by Nine Inch Nails of a free HD version of the band’s tour Lights in the Sky , also made from “distributed filming”. …

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