Usually Thom Yorke gets my goat, the same way that sanctimonious Irish turd Bono gets my goat, by bleating on about global warming but then embarking on a massive carbon-burning world tour with his chums in Radiohead. It’s one thing to be passionate, but passion and hypocrisy make uneasy bedfellows.
Anyways, dear old wonky eye has given aspiring musicians some words of advice in a new booklet aimed at schoolkids. In it he warns them to stay away from the MusicBizTM because the major labels are on the brink of collapse, echoing my own thoughts.
Yorkie comments on Ed O’Brien’s lobby group the Featured Artists Coalition: “When we discuss it, he says it’s simply a matter of time – months rather than years – before the music business establishment completely folds. He is involved in trying to build a world where artists would finally get paid. But we are up against the self-protecting interests of that industry.”
Meanwhile, I am sending good vibes across the Atlantic to one of my faves, Daniel Lanois, who has been badly injured in a motorcycle crash. He’s a fine producer and brilliant guitarist and you should check out his “Here Is What Is” and “Shine” albums here.
And here he is:


Black Dub w/ Daniel Lanois: The Birth of Bellavista Nights from Daniel Lanois on Vimeo.

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