Thom Yorke of Radiohead has just put his celebrity playlist on iTunes US.
I wonder how Thom has justified this to himself. He has criticised
iTunes and Apple in the past. iTunes is expensive (per track; 40p Canada, 50p US, 70p Europe, 80p UK) and the user doesn't even own what they pay for; they just buy the right to play it on their iPod. I hope it wasn't any financial incentive that swayed Thom. We know he likes shopping and he has kiddies to feed. Or maybe he likes the celebrity tag. Or maybe he likes to simultaneously criticise big business and massively profit off it. Thom has endorsed the Friends of the Earth Big Ask campaign for everyone to do their bit to reduce carbon emissions. At the same time his touring with the band has generated a HUGE carbon footprint. It's doublespeak/hypocrisy.
Whatever. Thom has always had mostly poor taste in music (as even the other bandmembers admit). Contrast this playlist with that of the reggae album Jonny has compiled for Trojan records which I'm very excited about. Or Jonny's growing reputation as a composer and the type of music they associated with him on the Radio 3 program late junction the other night. That program was a joy.
Thees Thom/iTunes beezness, ees not right Stimpy.
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