Saul Williams/Trent Reznor Go the Radiohead Route

Wired News:

"The Radiohead Revolution continues! In a post today on the Nine Inch Nails Web site, Trent Reznor announced that the album he's been making with rapper/actor/spoken word artist Saul Williams is done and will be released via the Internet and without a label. Basically, fans can go here to pre-order the album (it'll be available November 1) and either get it for free or drop five bones to 'directly support the artists involved in the creation of this music.' Reznor says his work on The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust is the most involved he's been with any non-NIN project since he worked with Marilyn Manson on Antichrist Superstar. He goes on to explain why he and Williams chose this method:"