Story of the Year: The October Surprise

With Radiohead, Madonna, and Nine Inch Nails leading the charge against major labels, one month in 2007 may be remembered as birthing a revolution that shook the industry to its core. But have they truly created a brave new world?
Illustration by Arthur Giron

October 10, 2007, is a day that will live in infamy in the hearts of major-label executives. That was the day Radiohead, after more than a decade with Capitol Records, self-released their seventh album, In Rainbows, digitally, without a price tag.

Illegal Peer-to-Peer Site OiNK Shut Down by Police

Arctic Monkey, Rascal Tap Final Fantasy for side project and Guster's Adam Gardner hits Capitol Hill.

It appears Radiohead can now increase the sound quality of In Rainbows; Today, music file sharing giant OiNK has been shut down by British and Dutch Police, after a two year investigation in partnership with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI),

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