Each year the Plug Music Awards recognize the best the independent music community has to offer, and this year is no different.
Voting was opened to the public from November 16 through February 15. We here at COED would like to congratulate Arcade Fire, Band Of Horses, Radiohead, Spoon, Vampire Weekend and the other big 2008 Plug Music Award nominees!
Winner… Click to read more

Nine Inch Nails follow Radiohead with Free Album [NME]
Most Boring Spinoff Ever (Brought To You By Fox) [College Candy]
Ellen Page plays a “primo lesbian” on SNL [AfterEllen]
Cameron Diaz is Topless [NSFW - IDLYITW]
Jenna Jameson – Then and Now (Photos) [Bitten and Bound]
Cheerleaders Sports Illustrated Won’t Be Profiling [Busted Cov… Click to read more

2007 was all a’buzz with Radiohead’s online release of ‘In Rainbows.’ To kick off 2008 and the hard release of the now infamous industry redefining album, Radiohead went to the web with Scotch_Mist- a collection of live performances and videos from ‘In Rainbows’ (Sorry kids, it’s not a new whisky flavored sp… Click to read more

Although much of the music world is in shambles – I’m looking at you gangsta rappers and label reps – the alternative rock scene is very strong.
The following bands may not be getting rich from their art (because of pirating and contracts that rape them of well deserved royalties) but they sure do put out some incredible music.
Here are the 2… Click to read more

The return of Daniel Day Lewis, eternal bad-ass.
P.T. Anderson at the helm of a Western.
Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead scoring the soundtrack.
Yeah, There Will Be Blood is gonna kill.

There Will Be Blood is scheduled for release on December 26.… Click to read more

Radiohead’s pay-what-you-want business model for In Rainbows wasn’t exactly the death knoll to the music industry that people claimed it to be. The end of the music industry as we know it? No way. Savvy marketing? Absolutely!
Now, weeks after In Rainbows release Radiohead’s former label EMI is planning to sell the band’s entire… Click to read more

When the clock struck 12:00 this morning Radiohead fans clamored to their website and downloaded their new album In Rainbows in record numbers, causing the server to crash as expected. With a digital copy safe in my clutch I, at the same time as any music critic in my time zone (no promos for the big mags), will listen to the album.
Radiohead, without a label, hav… Click to read more

When news about Radiohead’s new album went cold for a few months, people expected a big announcement from the camp – but nothing like this.
In typical Radiohead fashion, a cryptic message was found on their website last night:
“Hello everyone.
Well, the new album is finished, and it’s coming out in 10 days;
We’ve called it In… Click to read more

Featherbeds, futons, laundry bags, white boards – you don’t need any of them.
They don’t matter; they’re inconsequential in you enjoying time away from your ‘rents house and avoiding embarrassing, CollegeHumor-worthy moments. A spiffy laundry bag from your mom isn’t going to help you through college, let alone… Click to read more