Jay’s got a new segment up his sleeve! “Independence PAYS” explores artists whose success on their own eclipses that of their previously successful band.

Song: Nat Stuckey - “Don't Pay the Ransom”

The Copyright Board has decided that artists’ royalty rate from streaming services is going up, from 10.5% to 15.1% for 2018-2022. Nick dove in and came away with a question, how profitable should streaming services be? [Variety]

Song: Dutch Uncles - “Brio”

Greg has some fun updates from his July 4th weekend with the Resilient (we added some pictures on the episode page). He also discovered an article by Drew Margery at SFGate that makes the case that The Smile means Radiohead is now done as a band. It’s a bold claim, one we find very difficult to accept…so we discuss. [SFGate]

Song: The Smile - “We Don’t Know What Tomorrow Brings”