Radiohead launches online 'public library' so you can stream their rare stuff
Radiohead has launched a "public library" online and yes, you can get a library card.
The legendary English band unveiled the Radiohead Public Library on Monday, an online archive of Radiohead's back catalogue in one place, with links to either buy or stream via Spotify and Apple Music, along with videos and out-of-print merchandise.
Fans can head to the website to register as a library member, and create their own library card. It's pretty neat, but it looks like you can't customise it on the site — you have to download the PNG file to add your mugshot into the corner. If you want to print it out and laminate it to throw in your wallet, go for it.
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And that QR code? It heads to the GDPR website — so hopefully that serves as a reminder that they're not using your data in nasty ways?
The archive is pretty impressive. As NME points out, the online library lets you stream some Radiohead rarities for the first time ever, such as the band’s 1992 debut EP, Drill, along with ad-free videos of live performances, and a bunch of B-sides. The music publisher also noted you can nab a whole heap of older merchandise made-to-order.
Announcing their new "public library" on Twitter, the band denounced their current official website as having "always been infuriatingly uninformative and unpredictable."
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Pretty fun way to rebrand your official website, if nothing else.
Topics Music
Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.
