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Thom Yorke.
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Thom Yorke.

There’s nothing like a good feud between two massively iconic rock artists to keep the fanboys sweating. And that’s just what happened last week when an unlikely Internet controversy erupted between Prince and Radiohead. See, Prince did a rendition of Radiohead’s 1993 break-through hit, “Creep” at this year’s Coachella Music Festival in late April. And at first, the guys in Radiohead thought that was pretty awesome. Thom Yorke reportedly got a text message about it, and found it so “hilarious” that he had to see/hear the cover for himself.  read more »

Prince: The Artist Who Formerly Liked the Internet

Prince: The Artist Who Formerly Liked the Internet
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Prince, who was one of the first major recording artists to sell music online and also received a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award for his "visionary use of the Internet to distribute music," is suing the internet. He has become such an internet Grinch over the past few months, that he's being compared to Napster's party pooper, Lars Ulrich.  read more »