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Radiohead Open Sources Music Video

Posted by kdawson on from the look-ma-no-cameras dept.

ruphus13 writes "Following up their 'pay what you like' music album, Radiohead is once again pushing forward with trying to innovate in an industry that has typically innovated with lawsuits alone. Radiohead has now decided to open source a music video. According to the article, 'Its new single "House of Cards" has a video that was created using advanced visualization techniques and various computer-rendered models. The band has teamed up with Google to release the data for the promo as open source using a Creative Commons license.'" The article links a making-of video on YouTube. The music of "House of Cards" was not open sourced, just the visual data. according to a story in the UK Guardian, people are beginning to play around with the data.

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  1. Open source music videos? by hyperz69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    JUST IMAGINE WHAT THIS MEANS!

    Not country and western enough... fork!
    Copyright issues on logos... fork!
    Can't resize video screen... FORK!

    Though I think in the music business they call them re-mixes / mashups.

  2. 3 Radiohead by sam_paris · · Score: 4, Insightful

    3 Radiohead, they're like the anti-Metallica :)

    1. Re:3 Radiohead by sam_paris · · Score: 5, Funny

      ugh, there was supposed to be a less than symbol before the 3's, to make little hearts....

      As it is I just sound crazy.. :(

    2. Re:3 Radiohead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      they're also like Anti-metallica in the sense that their new music sucks.

      Wouldn't that make them exactly like Metallica?

    3. Re:3 Radiohead by gacl · · Score: 5, Insightful
      No. Nine Inch Nails are the anti-Metallica:

      http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/8095

      http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Nine_Inch_Nails_The_Slip

    4. Re:3 Radiohead by Hordeking · · Score: 4, Funny

      Please! Put your < back in your pants! Noone wants to see it!

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  3. Re:The moderation is going to hurt on this comment by oodaloop · · Score: 5, Funny

    Exactly. I can't stand country music, but for whatever reason some people continue to listen to it. I don't understand why they don't consult with me first so I can tell them what music is good and what's bad.

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  4. Re:The moderation is going to hurt on this comment by ari_j · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yes. All artists from all genres of music would sound better if they took a few pointers from me.
    • "How about you replace that turntable guy with Eddie Van Halen?"
    • "Those lyrics are really good ... I just think you should space them out more so they have greater effect. Here's a perfect example: Right now, you say 'fuck you' thirty-five times in the chorus with no other words to frame them. Try adding a few, to make it 'Who the fuck are you?' Then get Pete Townshend to add a guitar track and you're set."
    • "I really like what you've done here. Let's do this, though. Set aside a track on your Pro Tools for a saxophone. We'll get a small live room set up with a really warm tube condenser mic, bring in Kenny G, and have him beat you to death with his sax in the live room."

    Constructive criticism FTW.

  5. Re:The moderation is going to hurt on this comment by rallymatte · · Score: 4, Funny

    True right! It was only their first album that was any good. That one with Wonderwall on it!

  6. All-in-one page by canagape · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://code.google.com/creative/radiohead/

    The video + making of + data explorer. Note, it can take a while for the data explorer to finish loading the video, but it's pretty fun to play with.

  7. editing? by 1u3hr · · Score: 5, Funny

    THe music of "House of Cards" was not open sourced, just the visual data. according to a story in the UK Guardian, people are beginning to play around with the data.

    I suppose the double capitalisation in the first sentence balances the lack of initial caps in the second.

  8. Re:The moderation is going to hurt on this comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have one more pointer to add - MORE COWBELL!!

  9. Why "Only" a publicity stunt? by GroeFaZ · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not like they have some purely altruistic, over-arching mission statement that forbids them to have any kind of publicity, do they? First and foremost, they want to make and sell music. Unlike many other artists, they also happen to express strong views on politics and economics, but those expressions wouldn't matter much without any amount of publicity. The way they distributed and marketed "In Rainbows" was INTENDED as a strong statement (a publicity stunt, if you will) on the business model of the big labels, a proof that success in this business is possible without them. Even if they don't repeat this exact method of distribution with their next album(s), I'd be truly shocked to learn that they want to rebuild the bridge they have nuked in word and deed.

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  10. Re:<3 Radiohead by orasio · · Score: 4, Funny

    by typing &amp;lt;

    Wow!!
    And how did you manage to type that?
    When I type the same, it keeps showing as &lt; . You seem to be always a step ahead. You are something, man.