This was probably the most daring thing I've read about all year long...as far as the music industry is concered. The psychology of this is amazing.
I've never heard of Radiohead until now...this kind of move is very renegade-ish...and if it works...its definitely the death of the middle men in the music industry
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/10/AR2007101002442.html