Music News :: Holy Crap! Noel Gallagher Quits Oasis!

Well half of the United States may think the band broke up over the feuding brothers back in the late 1990's, but there's a big legion of Oasis fans that were still buying records and selling out their inexplicably huge arena shows (despite the lack of noteworthy commercial success in the states since (What's the Story) Morning Glory. Still, it seems that time finally caught up to the belief that the band had split yesterday when lead guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher posted a short message on the bands website declaring that he'd left Oasis after an altercation with his brother before a show in Paris.

How do I know? Well, it's not the worlds best kept secret, but I'm one of them. Although for the past six years I've been referring to myself as more of a Noel Gallagher fan than an Oasis fan.

Today, a few more details are starting to appear and Gallagher has posted a more formal letter on oasisinet.com:

Dearly beloved, it is with a heavy heart and a sad face that I say this to you this morning.

As of last Friday the 28th August, I have been forced to leave the Manchester rock'n'roll pop group Oasis.

The details are not important and of too great a number to list. But I feel you have the right to know that the level of verbal and violent intimidation towards me, my family, friends and comrades has become intolerable. And the lack of support and understanding from my management and band mates has left me with no other option than to get me cape and seek pastures new.

I would like firstly to offer my apologies to them kids in Paris who'd paid money and waited all day to see us only to be let down AGAIN by the band. Apologies are probably not enough, I know, but I'm afraid it's all I've got.

While I'm on the subject, I'd like to say to the good people of V Festival that experienced the same thing. Again, I can only apologise - although I don't know why, it was nothing to do with me. I was match fit and ready to be brilliant. Alas, other people in the group weren't up to it.

In closing I would like to thank all the Oasis fans, all over the world. The last 18 years have been truly, truly amazing (and I hate that word, but today is the one time I'll deem it appropriate). A dream come true. I take with me glorious memories.

Now, if you'll excuse me I have a family and a football team to indulge.

I'll see you somewhere down the road. It's been a fuckin' pleasure.

Thanks very much.

Goodbye.

NG.

So, sad news for true believers in the Manchester outfit, but a sigh of hopeful relief from the section of the fanbase who've been clamoring for Noel to start making solo records. I suppose now's as good a time as any.

No official word from "the band" (liam) yet as to what the future holds for Oasis, but needless to say, without Noel Gallagher, Oasis simply ceases to exist.

More on this as it comes in.

Music News :: The Verve F**k Off for the Hundredth Time

The Mirror might be about as reliable source of music news as my uncle who's knee starts to hurt when it's going to rain, but given the sheer believability of this story, it's probably true.

Rumors are aflutter that Wigan's little britpop band that always almost was has decided to call it a day yet again as Nick McCabe and Simon Jones gear up their new project The Black Ships (not to be confused with Black Lips, or The Black Keys) and presumably Richard Ashcroft is locked in a studio somewhere looking at photographs of himself. Though no official word has been released about "The Big V" the story has been creeping around that a combination of McCabe's drinking and Ashcroft's ...Ashcroftness seem to have made the band's umpteenth reunion more short-lived than usual.

Still, if every ten years they insist on coming back to put out one good song and then go away again, I suppose that makes them better than most bands. So here's to you, The Verve.

The Verve - Love Is Noise

Music Tidbit :: Say Anything Frontman Slams Lady Gaga Via Twitter

Sure, it's not really news. ...at all. ...in almost any way. But Say Anything frontman Max Bemis took a nice little shot at Lady Gaga on twitter tonight.

maxbemis: recording a cover of @eisley's "telescope eyes" for their new ep..... really curious if lady gaga indeed has a penis. i hate her.

HA! Okay, sure, it's mostly that I'm a closet Say Anything fan and I absolutely can not stand Lady Gaga, but I thought that'd be fun to share.

Maybe NME will post some super-frivolous headline about it to grab some attention for their upcoming self-titled full length coming in a couple months? Here's hopin'

Music News :: Julian Casablancas is Making a Solo Album

Every member of The Strokes seems to be a pretty advantageous and prolific artist, so long as it doesn't happen to be in regards to the band itself. Recently NME reported that between his busy schedule of doing guest spots and shoe commercials, Julian Casablancas will soon be releasing a solo album, Phrazes For the Young, which came with an accompanying trailer. The album is produced by Jason Lader with additional production from Mike Mogis, who you may know from his work on... nearly every album saddle creek has ever released. The trailer itself appears to be more of the 70's Sci-Fi imagery that's grown ever present on The Strokes promotional material and videos. Gone are the days of the dirty New Yorkers hanging out in dive bars and shit-talkin' with Slash, it seems.

Meanwhile, it's also been announced that The Strokes have started thinking about considering work on a new album and they've written A new song. Strangely lackadaisical for a band once praised for their work ethic, but hey, not everyone can be Kings of Leon.

Music News :: Panic! At the Disco vs. The Young Veins

Blur vs. Oasis, it ain't, but the teenage myspace flame-war over the Panic At the Disco split has reached a head today as ex-Panic guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker announced their new band and song via myspace. The duo seemly have adopted a style reminiscent of their retro-60's psychedelia work on Panic At the Disco's 2008 sophomore release Pretty. Odd.

Meanwhile, Panic! guitarist Brenden Urie and drummer Spencer Smith re-added the infamous exclamation point to the band's name and have released a new track of their own via myspace, "New Perspective", that's also available on for purchase on iTunes. The song itself is yet another departure for the band, though not nearly as interesting of a departue as one might expect. A song I'd post as well, but the youtube terms of use violation gods are already all over it. You can, however, check it out at their site, and keep up with the endless stream of comments from crying high-schoolers over at The Young Veins' myspace.