2011 is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit but don’t let this complete non-sequitur?put you off. Musically, this year has seen an alarming trend of bands reforming for reunion gigs. Or putting things into perspective; one final payday so they don't have to remortgage the houses and get day jobs in motorway service stations. Where they may, or may not, sell cuddly rabbits.
There has been no shortage of bands announcing their triumphant return to the musical arena. Only yesterday, brotherly duo Orbital released a list of UK dates, though to their credit they are releasing a new album, but hopes aren't high after hearing new single ?Never.? It's free for reason.
One band however decided to buck the trend of 2011 and called it a day. Poor REM, after appearing on Sesame Street nobody took them seriously. It was almost like people bought their records because Kermit the Frog threatened to butcher Miss Piggy?s insides following their appearance [That’s not the right show – Ed.]. Nobody was bothered by the news, but it's emerged that the split has been on the cards. Just ask Thom Yorke.
Some people doubt the ability of Thom Yorke to see into the future, given his slightly wonky vision. Perhaps he's finally developed a superpower after years of it remaining dormant and passed the time making frustrating records with Radiohead. That could all change now thanks to Yorke correctly foretelling the demise of one of the saddest and ill looking bands in the world, REM. Could Thom Yorke now give up Radiohead and become a fulltime mystic?
Possessing only the power of the mind, we guess Thom Yorke is the only one who knows the answer, but what's to stop us from guessing?
Fortune Telling:
?Follow me around? could be the cry from Yorke as he wanders through the empty suburbs, looking for individuals to part with their possessions in return for sagely advice. Or, it'll all go belly up when the villagers realise they've been scammed and they chase him with pitchforks, eschewing chants of ?burn the wonky witch!?
Ghost Hunting:
Radiohead supposedly want to give up the ghost according to a track on their last album. Could Thom Yorke use his magic powers to communicate with dead people such as Colonel Sanders and ask what his secret recipe is? Could we see him ask Michael Jackson if, when all’s said and done, he really did ruin Macaulay Culkin’s career? Or will he turn his powers to evil?
Selling Lucky Heather:
Since Kid A, Radiohead have made a fortune from special edition album covers that come attached with a band members toenail clipping and eyelashes. With this art well covered, it could be very easy for Yorke to carve squirrels from blocks of wood, telling non-believers that the object will grant them all sorts of mystical powers. Or it'll turn them into a paranoid android. Paranoid… andr… oh, forget it.
Whilst we?d love to believe that Thom Yorke butchered puppies and kittens to make a magic potion that allowed him clairvoyancy, it was actually something much more boring. During an interview, Yorke said that Michael Stipe of REM:
?Sent him a text message warning him of the band’s impending split.?
Before adding:
“I think it was kind of going one way for a while. I just wanted to check that Michael was alright.”
Well we can't knock Thom Yorke for caring about Michael Stipe can we? That's what friends are for. After all, they've known each other for years since touring on the live scene together. So it seems vaguely logical that the two would share chunks of gossip. OR DID HE SEE IT ALL IN HIS CRYSTAL BALL?!
No, probably not.
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