Monday, April 16, 2007

Radiohead reissue and a rant about piracy



On NME.com, Radiohead has announced the release of their reissue Com Lag (2+2=5).

The EP was originally released in Japane and Australia in 2004. It will be reissued in the UK on April 16 and the US on May 8.


If you're a good Radiohead fan, then you've probably downloaded a copy on some illegal pirating site. Sadly, we (or more I) don't promote that type of thing on supercoolawesomeradyeah. I think music should be physical. None of that "mystical jukebox" bullcrap. I think it's all baloney that music only exists in the form of an mp3. What about albums? What about cds? Hell, what about cassettes?

I feel sort of like a hypocrite since I do download my music online, but it's legitimate. I'm paying a percentage to those lonely musicians who have dreamed since childhood to make music their careers. If they can't make a profit, then it's like you working for your pathetic retail job you hate so much for free. Now, do you want that?

Music should be a source fo collection. Like books or dvds, we should collect music like that. I have to hand it to iTunes and the Apple corporation for creating a product that will reduce the number of cds you carry in your bag drastically, but being able to go home and pop a cd into your stereo and blasting the music sounds so much better than listening to it through your mp3 player.

I don't know. That's just me. Let's get back to Radiohead. Here's the tracklisting for their reissue of Com Lag (2+2=5):

'2+2=5'
'Remyxmomatosis (Cristian Vogel RMX)'
'I Will (Los Angeles Version)'
'Paperbag Writer'
'I Am A Wicked Child'
'I Am Citizen Insane'
'Skttrbrain (Four Tet Remix)
'Gagging Order'
'Fog (Again) (Live)'
'Where Bluebirds Fly'
'2+2=5 (Live At Belfort Festival)'


Enjoy!

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