Does anyone know if there is any truth in this rumour that just got emailed to me?
Disclaimer: It could be utter crap, and pardon the CAPs.
RADIOHEAD ARE TO RELEASE ONE MORE RECORD AND WILL CALL IT A DAY.
THIS RECORD WILL BE A 'BEST OF' WHICH WILL INCLUDE 3-4 NEW TRACKS.
IT WILL BE RELEASED ON THE EMI/PARLOPHONE LABEL.
THE NEW TRACKS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECORDED ARE TO APPEAR ON THOM'S NEW ALBUM AS PHIL, COLIN AND ED'S ROLE WERE NEGLIGIBLE SO THEY DIDN'T FEEL FIT TO RELEASE ANOTHER ALBUM OR EP AND LABEL IT 'RADIOHEAD'
THEY WILL NOT DO ANOTHER TOUR.
THEY WILL HOWEVER DO 3 MORE GIGS- 1 IN EUROPE, 1 IN THE USA AND 1 IN OXFORD WHERE IT ALL BEGAN. THESE WILL BE SECRET GIGS UNDER 3 DIFFERENT 'RADIOHEAD-RELATED' PSEUDONYMS. YOU REALLY HAVE TO KNOW YOUR STUFF TO WORK OUT WHAT THESE RADIOHEAD ALIAS' ARE GOING TO BE.
SITED AS REASONS FOR FINISHING SO QUICKLY ARE- JONNY PURSUING HIS OWN STYLE OF MUSIC. THOM TO DO A SOLO ALBUM AND WRITE. AND THE REST TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES PLUS DO MISCELLANEOUS MUSICAL WORK.
KEY TO ALL OF THIS WAS PHIL SELWAY DECIDING HE HAD HAD ENOUGH AT HIS AGE AND THE REST OF THE BAND NOT WANTING TO CONTINUE WITHOUT HIM.
THERE IS TO BE AN OFFICIAL PRESS STATEMENT RELEASED BUT IT WON'T BE FOR 2 WEEKS (THOUGH MY LEAKED NEWS MAY FORWARD THAT).
― PT, Thursday, 3 June 2004 06:43 (twenty-one years ago)
this was posted on mono by a known prankster so i'd take it with a grain of salt..
― the surface noise for the sake of noise (electricsound), Thursday, 3 June 2004 06:44 (twenty-one years ago)
Anyway, how many bands break up and reform? Meh times a million.
― Pack Yr Romantic Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 3 June 2004 06:51 (twenty-one years ago)