On Leaks, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Leak
A large leak...kind of...
It has been a big couple of weeks for leaks. Radiohead and Weezer both experienced song leaks last weeks with varied results. Radiohead’s song, “These Are My Twisted Words”, was a very good song reminiscent of Kid A, which is my favorite Radiohead album by far. Weezer’s leak a few weeks ago was less successful musically. “The Girl Got Hot” was just more run of the mill Weezer from the Green Album rather than brilliant Weezer from Pinkerton (will we ever see that Weezer again?).
More telling than the quality of the songs, though, was the reaction to the leaks or the almost non-reaction. Leaks have become almost commonplace these days. Its the price of doing business in these modern times. And both bands seem to have come to terms with that. Read the rest of this entry →