Radiohead album available for download at Midnight

Certainly not the first band to offer music as a download on their site. Also, not the first to make it available DRM-Free (no restrictions on copying it from different devices). This is huge simply because Radiohead is huge. On top of that, offering the downloaders the opportunity to name their price.

To me this is like the NPR model of listener supported music, which certainly has its downsides. Imagine an NPR like scenario where Radiohead encourages you to call with your support for a tote bag or coffee mug. I hope Radiohead releases some statistics on the site and some numbers on what people paid, etc… I am sure I am not the only one who would be interested in seeing if this was a success.