Radiohead Rules, I think...

Being a musician of (very) little note, I love it when artists take control of their work and make it available to fans in unique ways. It's one of the things that attracted me to Jonathan Coulton whose Thing A Week series is awesome!

Now Radiohead, a very popular band who've sold millions of copies of previous albums, has decided (now that they are no longer under contract to EMI) to let the fans decide how much to charge for access to download their new album. How cool is that?

There's something very Jesus about this to me.

Having said that, I'm not sure what I think about the band Radiohead. I like some of the songs I've heard and am not as eager to re-listen to other tracks. I've been told they are very melancholy. I can respect that and I do respect the work they've put out so far. None of it sucks. I need to learn more about them. Anyone in here a Radiohead fan?

It's Monty Python Day!

Yes, like nearly every other geek in the English-speaking world, I can recite large portions of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. When I realized that today is Monty Python Day at Doune Castle, I had to post about it.

My favorite quote, from the scene when God is speaking to Arthur (which is the rendering of Him in the header for this blog), is this:

God: "Arthur, King of the Britons, your Knights of the Round Table shall have a task to make them an example in these dark times."
Arthur: "Good idea, oh Lord!"
God (in booming voice): "'Course it's a good idea!!!"

Not laughing? Well, check out this clip (which also includes the Knights of the Round Table song (best 2 minutes in the history of cinematic comedy):