dearest radiohead

I have been trying dutifully, like any true Radiohead fan, to buy your latest album. I have tried, and tried, and tried again. I tried to pre-order. I tried to opening-day order. And I have tried to day-after-opening-day order. But you won't let me in. As chad, a co-worker, twittered, "i am trying to give you my money!"

Did you not expect this kind of traffic? You tell me it has been added to my basket, and then my basket is empty. :( I don't know how much more of this I can take!

WAIT!!!! I got in! And lo and behold, my basket is NOT empty! I filled in all my little details, and bought my precious discbox! And I am currently downloading my precious new Radiohead tunes. I am downloading (and blogging) from a speeding bus, a bus on which I should have worked during this trip. But we must have priorities. If only I weren't in meetings all day, I would have this album pumping into my earholes all day long. Sigh. I guess there's always the ride home.

oct10, new radiohead!!!

radiohead: new album, originally uploaded by ashleyv.

I just saw the news: Surprise! Radiohead is releasing their new album on Oct10'07. It's called In Rainbows. They're not going through a record label - it'll be available as a digital download or as a discbox (which includes vinyls and CDs and artwork and lyric sheets and possibly stuff that Jonny has touched with his very own hands, or maybe that Thom has breathed upon. I don't know!). I believe the downloads will be available on the 10th, but the discboxes don't ship until Dec3'07. But the discboxes include digital downloads available on the 10th. I think. It's all very exciting and confusing. You can set your own price for the download, but the discbox is about US$80.

And you can pre-order NOW. What are you even doing here still? Go, now! GO!

Note: Actually, I'm trying to pre-order while I post, and the pre-order is acting a little glitchy. FYI.