wnyc.org: "Ever since they completed their EMI record deal with 2003's "Hail to the Thief," Radiohead has been the world's biggest unsigned band. Now, singer Thom Yorke and his bandmates are releasing a new album, "In Rainbows," on the Internet and letting fans decide how much to pay for it. We ask Gerd Leonhard, author of The Future of Music, and New York Times music critic Nate Chinen and Bob Lefsetz, former record executive, if the "tip jar" model can work for other artists."
Found via the WNYC Soundcheck Podcast