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Is this a cleverly crafted Radiohead album launch, a protest, or something else?
Radiohead's internet presence is disappearing. As Reddit users noted, their website slowly decreased in opacity until it went entirely blank. It appears that tweets and Facebook posts from their accounts have been steadily disappearing. Update (5/1, 2:00 p.m. ET): There are no longer any tweets or Facebook posts on the band's accounts. Their profile pictures and cover photos have gone completely blank, as well. This comes one day after fans of the band received mysterious flyers with the words "Sing a song of sixpence that goes/Burn the Witch/We know where you live." It's unclear what it is, but something seems to be happening. Update (5/1, 2:28 p.m. ET): Now, it appears Thom Yorke has deleted his tweets. Update (5/1, 3:18 p.m. ET): Their Google+ page has now gone blank.
In the age of Napster, the band has been forward-thinking, so it could be anything.
(Score: 2, Disagree) by Gravis on Tuesday May 03 2016, @04:20AM
who gives a shit about what a single band does? i mean, even if you like the band, it's still not news.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 03 2016, @04:40AM
Fuck them indeed. Firstly I hated them for using social media, secondly I hate them for self-censoring their social media, thirdly I'm boycotting these assholes for pulling this stunt. Radiohead are fucking dead to me.
(Score: 1, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 03 2016, @05:22AM
Give them credit for a more interesting than shite marketing move (that's right bitches! I just called your pretentious art wanks glorified copy sales men), especially to the rubes that see them as the second coming of the Beatles.
Given their predictableness, see this as their "statement" towards the whole Hilary/Sanders drama in the US (although I admit Hail to the Thief was pretty good); the biggest question is why the fuck does this matter except to /mu/ or hacks like Fantano (love ya Anthony).
"Band Does Something on Internet. Details at Eleven."
Here's a more interesting story to discuss instead:
http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/crime_court/cottonwood-man-s-life-sentence-in-marijuana-case-won-t/article_cd7f0dda-0583-11e6-a970-8b11b99f4bc5.html [dothaneagle.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 03 2016, @05:57AM
Interesting sentiment. I personally fell on the 'who cares' side of this. Sounds like some sort of marketing thing to me. It worked on me when I was 10. Not so much when I am 45.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 03 2016, @05:59AM
FMD - it's significant to me - I think I just officially became old. I don't have any soshal meedya accounts, so for me 3 May 2016 was the day I was so far behind that I became cool again! I need to lookup my haircut before I become retro and trail off into fashion oblivion only to be revived in Simpsons parodies of Gen-X ..
Fark, I better do what my parents did, and tell my kids how cool I am when I pick them up from school .. lol .. so oooold .. What's Duran Duran doing at the mo?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 03 2016, @06:32AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF2X1o0FGA0 [youtube.com]
What's worse is even the reference is dated.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 03 2016, @01:58PM
I thought it was interesting, and I barely know who Radiohead is. Variety is the spice of life.