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RadioheadLP7 update: Radiohead management say hoax, site says come back at 11pm tonight

Okay, so I wrote about the mysterious RadioheadLP7 website earlier today, and suggested it might be Radiohead going it alone and releasing their new album as a digital download. Which is still my hope.

However, NME.com quotes Radiohead’s management as saying the site’s nothing to do with them (i.e. a hoax). However, the website itself has changed now, to a blank black page that you have to click and drag your mouse to reveal some hidden text:

Stuart Dredge Internet

RadioheadLP7: Is the new Radiohead album actually going on sale tomorrow?

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There’s lots of buzz on the internetwebs about this website, which is called RadioheadLP7, and has a countdown to 9am tomorrow morning. The prevailing wisdom is that it’s from the band, and heralds a big announcement of the tracklisting, release date and label for the band’s next album.

But what if it’s even cooler than that? What if Radiohead – who are out of contract, remember – have decided to go it alone? They could easily have signed a deal with some innovative digital firm to sell the new songs online directly to fans, with a CD release following later. That’s what I’d do if I was in an era-defining band with this kind of contractual freedom, anyway.

Stuart Dredge Digital Music

Radiohead shuns iTunes in favour of 7digital

7digital-logo.jpg Finally, Thom Yorke’s miserable curmudgeonry has amounted to something. Well, excluding their six albums and his solo album, natch. But you must admit, he’s like a younger version of Morrissey, minus the dashing good looks.

You might be aware that after the Beatles, Radiohead are the last high-profile band to refuse to flog their tunes to Apple’s iTunes, as they apparently aren’t keen on Apple’s practise of selling individual tracks instead of full albums. Fair enough, when you consider an artist’s album…

Katherine Hannaford Digital Music