Radiohead releases 18 hours of unheard music after hackers demand ransom

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https://www.cnet.com/news/radiohead-releases-18-hours-of-unheard-music-after-hackers-demand-ransom/

By Alfred Ng
CNet News
June 11, 2019

Radiohead doesn't respond well to hackers' demands for ransom.

The British rock band has published 18 hours of unreleased tracks from its 
sessions for OK Computer, which came out in 1997. The archived music spans the 
years from 1995 to 1998.

In a Facebook post, Radiohead wrote, "We got hacked last week -- someone stole 
Thom's minidisk archive from around the time of OK Computer, and reportedly 
demanded $150,000 on threat of releasing it."

Rather than paying up, Radiohead posted the hours of unreleased audio on 
Bandcamp, and it'll be available for the next 18 days. It's free to stream and 
costs about $22 to download. The proceeds will go to Extinction Rebellion, a UK 
group fighting for the environment.

In the Facebook post, Radiohead said the unreleased material was never meant 
for the public's ears.

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