mp3 of the week:

03.30.03

it's out! the new radiohead album "hail to the thief" has hit the internet three months before its official release. these are the tracks that are out there. are they mastered? are the finished? i don't know, i don't care. i have them to listen to for now, and you can too. for more info on the album go to: at ease

here is the full album:

01- 2+2=5
02- sit down, stand up
03- sail to the moon
04- backdrifts
05- go to sleep
06- where i end and you begin
07- we suck young blood
08- the gloaming
09- there there
10- i will
11- a punch-up at a wedding
12- myxomatosis
13- scatterbrain
14- a wolf at the door

well i must say this is a first for me:

Dear Mr. McGuire:

I am writing on behalf of our Capitol Records label. It has recently come to our attention that you have been offering for download, on your website http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bmcguir/mp3.html, copies of sound recordings containing the performances of Radiohead that are owned or controlled by Capitol Records. Specifically, you have posted on your website copies of the sound recordings entitled "2+2=5," "Sit Down, Stand Up," "Sail to The Moon," "Backdrifts," "Go to Sleep" "Where I End and You Begin," "We Suck Young Blood," "The Gloaming," "There There," "I Will," "A Punch-Up At A Wedding," "Myxomatosis," "Scatterbrain," and "A Wolf At The Door" performed by Radiohead.

We hereby demand that you:

1. cease and desist immediately upon receipt of this e-mail from offering for download the aforementioned recordings; and

2. provide me with:

(i) the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the person or company from which you received or purchased the CDs or MP3s from; and

(ii) a representation that all unauthorized activity with respect to the MP3s ceased upon receipt of this e-mail and will not be resumed in the future; and

3. Return the CDs or MP3s to me forthwith.

Please immediately confirm that you will comply with these demands. Unless we hear from you by Thursday, April 3, 5:00 p.m. EDT, Capitol intends to pursue its other remedies.

This is written without prejudice to any of our rights or remedies, all of which are expressly reserved.

Sincerely yours,

David Helfer, Esq.
EMI Recorded Music, North America
150 Fifth Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Office: (212) 786-8107
Fax: (212) 786-8133

 

 

past mp3's of the "week":

01.26.03
camper van beethoven-take the skinheads bowling
joey ramone-what a wonderful world
10.27.02
jeffrey lewis-the last time i did acid i went insane
06.09.02
dead boys-ain't it fun
cropduster-and then there was you
05.19.02
homie-american girls
04.14.02
dave grohl-with arms wide open
04.07.02
the white stripes-jolene
03.31.02
mink lungs-snail

bmcguir@umich.edu