THE CREATURE STIRS

Ive only been writing on the blog since June 2005, so the fact that Radiohead is making its first appearance here is not that abnormal. Readers should savor it. Because the moment the band's songs start leaking or their bus wheels rolling, they will be a regular subject on Spider Roll.

Its been over 2 and half years since 'Hail to the Thief' was released and the band has only performed together live 10 times since December of 2003. Needless to say, news has been scarce from Oxford's favorite sons.

So it was very exciting to learn that Radiohead will be playing in June at Bonnaroo. Whatsmore, there is some talk of a US Tour in the first half of 2006. The bees are buzzing and well, so are their guitars; the group has been in the studio recording since as early as May of 05'...

Frontman Thom Yorke's Tuesday blog post on Dead Air Space offers a very Radiohead update:

wish away the nightmare
wish away the nightmare
you got a light you can feel it on your back
you got a light you can feel it on your back
you just got paid
you just got paid

so here we are with spike stent in our studio which now looks like NASA.
and we are being taken to task.we are having to shake the dust off. no more bullshit.
stop answering the phones and thinking of excuses to leave the building.
instead get on with it.
jonny said today that since we were last radiohead, between us, we've had six children or rather our partners have, this may perhaps have something to do with our lack of focus.
but as this rock n roll we aint supposed to discuss this. deny it every happened etc.
what bullshit.
of course there are the other distractions, sitting in the garden with your 12bore shotgun,
large orchestras doing drum machine noises,
getting suits made,
puppies,
canal boats,
beer,
modular synthesis,
lego,
tax investigations,
global warming and the end of life as we know it,
traffic,
deafness,
insanity,
normality.

whatever.