This morning, around the time The Preatures were due to take to triple j for Like A Version, the station unexpectedly shut down.
It was down for about an hour and while it's back up now, it's going to take some people a lot longer to get over the "radio silence".
triple j announced pretty swiftly that the station was experiencing "technical difficulties" and for those who were coping, they took the opportunity to make some A+ jokes.
Some blamed the "NBN" for the downtime while other joked about what The Preatures actually covered.
Blame the NBN
— Nicholas Braun (@nick_braun93) October 26, 2017
Liking @ThePreatures unique reinterpretation of Simon & Garfunkel’s The Sound of Silence on @triplej Like a Version this morning...
— Lauren O'Dwyer (@_Lauren_O) October 26, 2017
The Preatures actually covered Arcade Fire's Everything Now and it's online for all those (read: everyone) who missed Like A Version through no fault of their own.
Check that out below plus some of the best responses.
For some reason I just automatically assumed they’ve been taken hostage
— kathleen (@k_a_d_) October 26, 2017
Triple j glitched while they were trying to replay the preatures like a version bc of the previous glitch, I blame @TurnballMalcolm
— mickey (@clairetempIed) October 26, 2017
@triplej cutting in and out this morning made for a fun game of "lets keep singing and see if I nail it when the song comes back"
— Milli Dobrich (@millidob) October 26, 2017
Phew! We thought you might have been raided by the AFP for a moment there!
— Ms????VoteYes????Praxis (@MsPraxis) October 26, 2017
I thought it was a pretty avant garde like a version when I turned on the radio. Or maybe Merrill Watts was back. Or maybe an AFP raid
— liam tobin (@tootiredtoriot) October 26, 2017
