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Yves Klein Blue split official

Mon 31st Jan, 2011 in Local News

Citing that old chestnut ‘creative differences’ Yves Klein Blue have posted a statement on Facebook to announce their breakup, which was in part caused by frontman Michael Tomlinson’s shift from Brisbane to Melbourne with his now ex-girlfriend Megan Washington.

Yves Klein Blue broke up because of creative differences some time in the second half of 2010, after 5 years together. We grew up and apart. We now live in different cities and pursue our respective vocations to our utmost capacity.

We leave behind 1 full length album and 2 EPs in the hope that you will remember us through that body of work. Thank you for singing along.

We remain hopeful for the future.

Check out the photos from the band’s final show at The Go Between Bridge Concert in June 2010.

The Go Between Bridge Concert

June 25th, 2010

Nobody has hearted this, be the first!

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Quicky

Quicky said on the 31st Jan, 2011

:( they were really good

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 31st Jan, 2011

About time this was official. Meg Washington said it months ago.

They were nice enough, saw them three times. Michael could be a real dick sometimes, though.

HalfCentaur

HalfCentaur said on the 31st Jan, 2011

that sucks. How long were they together.If they were together circa 2009 splendour i totally saw megan washington being sneaky with michael in the tipi forest

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Talk about a polka in the eye for fans.

Stephen Black

Stephen Black said on the 31st Jan, 2011

2 eps? what's the other one?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Hey Stephen Black, have you met Stefan Beck?

grattan

grattan said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Guess they count the reissue of 'Draw Attention to Themselves' as a second EP - it has a slightly different tracklist.

andy_chalmers_102

andy_chalmers_102 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Another reason to hate Washington.

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Wow, how's that for unsubstantiated rumour mill bullshit disguised as truth. "which was in part caused by..."? I didn't read that anywhere in the release - did you get a special official word from the band? Because you couldn't possibly be speculating and passing off your guesswork as fact.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Fuck off, would you?

grattan

grattan said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Huh?

The announcement clearly cites the move to Melbourne as a factor contributing to the band's split - "We grew up and apart. We now live in different cities"

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

In his comment he said that part of the reason for the split was because they live in different cities.

Talk about jumping the gun...

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

It says they live in different cities, to illustrate that they now live seperate lives. I didn't see it say anywhere that they broke up because one of them moved to Melbourne with Meg Washington. It's just cheap gossip rag chatter, and it's pretty mean to everyone involved, especially Washington. Way to incite vitriol.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Umm... this is what he said.

He doesn't need to say Yves Klein Blue broke up because at the start of every sentence for it to remain the subject of his comment.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Fact: He moved to Melbourne with Washington

Fact: The band live in seperate states.

Fact: Fact the band split up.

Fact: You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out that moving to another state would take a huge toll on a small indie band who hadn't sold that many records.

Fact: Washington doesn't even need to be mentioned in an article on here and people will rag on her in the comments.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 31st Jan, 2011

tom_slater1 is my least favourite poster.

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Whatever angry nerds. It's just very unlikely that they broke up because of one of them moving away in September last year. It's more likely that he moved because they were breaking up. It's exactly because so many people are weirdly hateful of Washington that saying something like that is needless.Being loose with details is probably why Fasterlouder isn't really held in high regard by people that aren't the interesting and prolific pillars of humanity that spend all of their time on the forums with their headphones on.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Go eat some lunch with friends, toolbag. No-one cares.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

HE SAID IT IN HIS COMMENT. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? a

Or was he only allowed to list one reason why the band broke up?

benr3

benr3 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

you couldn't possibly be speculating and passing off your guesswork as fact could you?

grattan

grattan said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Anyway...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjh450hOlks&feature=player_embedded

Knaggz

Knaggz said on the 31st Jan, 2011

not to turn FL into a cosmo article but megan and michael have broken up... haven't they?

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

It also says that in the article.

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

:'( Have seen these guys about 10 times and own the original EP from a powerhouse show to like 20 people. I feel old now.

therat

therat said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Yves Klein Who?

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 31st Jan, 2011

People hate Washington because her music is boring and bland. She also rapes the festival circuit similar to AvS, Living End, Birds Of Tokyo etc. I haven't heard one person say they hate her because of the reason you mentioned.

georgiacx

georgiacx said on the 31st Jan, 2011

so bummed about this.
kind of irked me that michael's brothers posted on their facebook a week earlier saying ykb were reforming and had a tour in march. doesn't make any sense unless it was a cruel joke...

(they deleted the post if you didn't see it.)

say_aha said on the 31st Jan, 2011

noooo. now who will us redheads look up to? that douche from faker

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

That really fucking awkward guy from Two Door Cinema Club?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 31st Jan, 2011

http://msinginaction.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/b-florence-welch-aka-f-4235bbab8f93.jpg

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.spinner.com/media/2010/10/two-door-cinema-club-456-d-102210.jpg

http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/1872/original/gingershavesouls.jpg

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 31st Jan, 2011

http://media.musicfeeds.com.au/files/josh_homme.jpg

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

http://images.smh.com.au/2011/01/29/2157891/williamson-200x0.jpg

Oh wait no. He's a serial rapist.

batdan

batdan said on the 31st Jan, 2011

http://images.triplem.com.au/2010/06/24/416940/axl-rose-ranga-gillard-photo-gallery-600x400.jpg

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 31st Jan, 2011

jim-bob.jpeg

http://www.able.org/about/l-ron-hubbard/images/l-ron-hubbard_2.jpg

http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/style/files/2009/07/attachment.jpg

lineofbestfit

lineofbestfit said on the 31st Jan, 2011

um who is this angry hipster with a cap on, is he megan washington's number one defender if so i hate to tell you but your idol sucks ladyboy.

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 31st Jan, 2011

Eh, I'm not a fan, but I think she falls victim (or victor) to the overhype syndrome. If someone makes average music and receives massive attention, it makes it seem shit. It's not her fault, it's the fans. Also, if she becomes a rich kid, good on her.

lineofbestfit

lineofbestfit said on the 1st Feb, 2011

it's because
1. she has this stupid hipster glasses image and basically looks like the human version of hipster kitty
2. she is not sarah blasko
3. did i mention how much of a babe sarah blasko is?

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 1st Feb, 2011

She's certainly not the worst musician going round but yes, she has been overhyped and I think there are many more female artists which deserve the attention she has been given. I can only see her wealth growing so she must be congratulated on that like you said. On a side note, are you going to Caribou/Four Tet later this month?

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Yes, in Brisbane.

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Righto, making fun of me for wearing a cap is as useless and puzzling as making fun of Meg Washington for needing to wear glasses. What an impotent criticism to make of someone, that their eyesight is poor so they're obviously less great than you are.

Ultimately, the moral of the story here (for me) is like some people/don't like some people, but feeling some almighty urge to actively hate someone for the crime of making music that you don't like but other people do like only makes you look like a sad shadow dweller who is furious that the world doesn't agree with them. You know who thinks that way and has done anything of enduring worth? Nobody. That's the personality type of stalkers and serial killers.

As for journalistic integrity, grattan I know that you think that what you wrote is true because you heard people saying it in the toilets at Ding Dong or something, and that this website is only a half-step away from an online NW for a bunch of shy men that need a hug, but saying something that is not publicly recorded fact (or fact in any sense) is foolish and misleading. Even if it reads to you like you're joining the dots and revealing implied messages because you have special insight because you know some guy whose girlfriend used to go out with some guy who toured with the band once or because the incredible respect that comes with being a FasterLouder local news reporter imparts on you some special douchebag allowance, you can't go around saying shit like that.

(I know that there are plenty of girls on here too, but for the most part they seem to be nice, decently-adjusted people.)

Ultimately, who gives a shit about anything in this article. I don't. I just found it intensely annoying that this website doesn't even masquerade as a legitimate news source. Instead, it's content to be a relay station for press releases, rehashed-from-Pitchfork international news tidbits and lonely people talking bullshit.

Each to their own, I suppose.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Hey Tom, question:

Is the real reason you're so upset because you won't be able to direct any more of their video clips?

Because I can't see anything else being a legitimate reason for you to have this much sand in your vagina. Did you go to the beach on the weekend?

If you don't like this website you don't have to read it. Trust me, you'll look like way less of a muppet.

batdan

batdan said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Early contender for Thread of the Year....

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Feb, 2011

http://www.adoptionblogs.com/media//crying%20baby_01.jpg

http://www.annacurtis.com/images/crying-baby-doll.jpg

http://radiohappyhour.com/wp-content/uploads/dawson-crying.jpg

Just in case anyone needed a summary.

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Throw in a photo of someone fellating themselves with cuts on their wrists and I'd say you've got it pretty spot on

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

I still don't comprehend how you think the article is making stuff up.

Those sentences don't exist in isolation. No one is joining the dots or making assumptions by stating that YKB broke up for more reasons than just creative differences.

therat

therat said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Righto, making fun of me for wearing a cap is as useless and puzzling as making fun of Meg Washington for needing to wear glasses. What an impotent criticism to make of someone, that their eyesight is poor so they're obviously less great than you are.

Ultimately, the moral of the story here (for me) is like some people/don't like some people, but feeling some almighty urge to actively hate someone for the crime of making music that you don't like but other people do like only makes you look like a sad shadow dweller who is furious that the world doesn't agree with them. You know who thinks that way and has done anything of enduring worth? Nobody. That's the personality type of stalkers and serial killers.

As for journalistic integrity, grattan I know that you think that what you wrote is true because you heard people saying it in the toilets at Ding Dong or something, and that this website is only a half-step away from an online NW for a bunch of shy men that need a hug, but saying something that is not publicly recorded fact (or fact in any sense) is foolish and misleading. Even if it reads to you like you're joining the dots and revealing implied messages because you have special insight because you know some guy whose girlfriend used to go out with some guy who toured with the band once or because the incredible respect that comes with being a FasterLouder local news reporter imparts on you some special douchebag allowance, you can't go around saying shit like that.

(I know that there are plenty of girls on here too, but for the most part they seem to be nice, decently-adjusted people.)

Ultimately, who gives a shit about anything in this article. I don't. I just found it intensely annoying that this website doesn't even masquerade as a legitimate news source. Instead, it's content to be a relay station for press releases, rehashed-from-Pitchfork international news tidbits and lonely people talking bullshit.

Each to their own, I suppose.

After reading the first two paragraphs I thought, hey, right on brother, then after that it turned into a mass abortion.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 1st Feb, 2011

http://imgur.com/tCp90.gif

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

I still don't comprehend how you think the article is making stuff up.

Those sentences don't exist in isolation. No one is joining the dots or making assumptions by stating that YKB broke up for more reasons than just creative differences.

OK, my self-righteous invective aside, the first reason you shouldn't have said that is because the press release doesn't, and nor has anybody at any point, ever. I understand that you think the release implies that there were more reasons than expressly stated for the break-up, but if they don't say "we broke up in part because Michael moved to Melbourne etc etc", then you can't.

The second reason is that the press release actually doesn't say what you think it says. It says "we broke up because of creative differences, blah blah, we grew up and apart". All past tense. All reasons for the breakup. Usually when people say "we grew apart", they don't mean that they literally moved their bodies further away from each other. It's a figure of speech. It means that they are no longer close. We NOW live in different cities is a statement of present day. We LIVED in different cities would be a bit of a better crutch for you to lean on.

The third reason is that no-one has said it. I know that's the same as the first reason but you don't seem to get it. Unless you can explicitly point to some quote or part of the release that mentions any of your gossipy footnote, then you can't pass it of as news.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Wait, so you're saying that Yves Klein Blue's Facebook page where that statement was posted is not an official source of information about the band?

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/Braveheart81/YKB2.jpg

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

It definitely is! You should feel free to quote anything that they say on it. Now, point out where it says "which was in part caused by frontman Michael Tomlinson’s shift from Brisbane to Melbourne with his now ex-girlfriend Megan Washington." For half-marks, I will also accept any mention of any of the following key words: Melbourne, ex-girlfriend, Megan Washington. Best of luck.

lineofbestfit

lineofbestfit said on the 1st Feb, 2011

hey tom pal, so your saying that even though they posted it on the offical facebook it's not true, well in that case see you on the powderfinger/yves klein blue tour next month buddy. Ps hanging on steps makes you look like a bit of a derro as compared to the cool hipster video director kid you are trying to look like.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

So you accept that living in different cities is part of the reason for them breaking up but you don't accept that Michael Tomlinson living in Melbourne whilst the rest of the band lives in Brisbane as being part of that same reason.

It's also widely known that he dated Megan Washington who lived in Melbourne and he moved to Melbourne whilst he was dating her. But no... clearly his move to Melbourne had absolutely nothing to do with her.

You don't seem to get the difference between a press release and journalism. Last time I checked, FL wasn't just a place which reposted press releases from bands.

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

At this point I couldn't possibly convince the posse rallied here of the fallibility of the writer of this article. But if you want to talk journalism, then you need to report the facts. Even with everything you say Braveheart, it's just a big ole hunch. And, chronologically, a pretty flimsy one. If grattan had preceded his hunch with "rumour has it.." then it would have at least made it clear that this is in fact, until confirmed otherwise, the stuff of whispers and dreams. It could be true, I'll grant you that. But it's not up to grattan to decide that.

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

By the way, anyone heard the new Fleet Foxes song? It's a corker.

lanesra23

lanesra23 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

This argument is even more ridiculous because the article is actually correct.

Until YKB start complaining that it is misleading or hurtful, who really cares?

batdan

batdan said on the 1st Feb, 2011

I didnt care in the first place, very entertaining though.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

I cannot fathom how much of a spastic you are sandy pants.

I honestly cannot tell what you're upset about. The only person who jumped to conclusions that Megan Washington has something to with this break up is you.

You seem to be lecturing everyone on true journalism but you don't seem to know it from your elbow.

Repeating press releases exactly as they are is a terrible journalism practice. Also, rules about content are a matter of the context it is published in.

This is FasterLouder not The Australian, you should be happy there are people like Grattan who write the kind of articles that stick to the context of the medium and doesn't turn it into editorial drivel or a blog, like they often to on music websites.

You just seem like some upset fan boy lashing out for literally no reason because his favourite band broke up.

grattan

grattan said on the 1st Feb, 2011

What are you saying?

"Rumour has it" that he moved to Melbourne? He did move to Melbourne.
"Rumour has it" that he moved to Melbourne with Megan Washington? He did move to Melbourne with Megan Washington.
"Rumour has it" that Megan Washington somehow broke up the band? Well, now you're in tabloid territory.

Despite your interesting reaction there's not tabloid claim in the story - no "Washington breaks up your favourite band" screamer. It just reports that the band broke up because the members now live in different cities - as they say themselves in the statement - and simply mentions the widely known reason for his decision to relocate. It would have been odd for a music website not to mention that he'd moved cities to live with one of the biggest music stars in the country.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Now here's a rumour I want confirmed or denied.

Are Megan Washington and Tim Rogers getting it on?

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

I mean, it's no Mykonos, but it's definitely hooked me.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Now here's a rumour I want confirmed or denied.

Are Megan Washington and Tim Rogers getting it on?

Tim Rogers doesn't "get it on." He plunders women and steals their booze.

benr3

benr3 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Now here's a rumour I want confirmed or denied.

Are Megan Washington and Tim Rogers getting it on?

Well this if this raunchy image on Novafm.com is anything to go by.....................its probably a load of bollocks!

http://www.novafm.com.au/lib/images/gallery/normal/grand-slam-oval-action-from-sat-22-jan-247061.jpg

apparently this is Megan Washington "Checking out" You am I

Brian B

Brian B said on the 1st Feb, 2011

http://photos.timchuma.com/PopGoesTheCurfew/photo9.jpg

Brian B

Brian B said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Thanks!
Was going to comment on the intimacy between them.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Absolutely!

Normally Tim only looks that longingly at a bottle of whisky.

They're clearly fucking.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Wait, so you're saying that Yves Klein Blue's Facebook page where that statement was posted is not an official source of information about the band?

http://i722.photobucket.com/albums/ww226/Braveheart81/YKB2.jpg

Hey rad, your one friend who likes YKB is me!

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

You do have quite distinctive eyes MAB.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Look at this fucking hipster.

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

My Lord, so much bile. Ever noticed how hipsters love to call other people hipsters in a really nasty way? For example this Stefan Beck character. His profile pic is Lil Wayne, his sig quotes Scott Pilgrim (the comic of course, not the film), and he's publicly broadcasting that he's going to see Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom, Laneway, Best Coast and Wavves. All great things, but all definitely marks of a hipster if I ever saw one. There's also the implicit attitude that one knows of more things than others, and that he appreciates music/art/film etc to a greater degree than most. Which, again, being a frequent poster on a music blog, Stefan has in spades.

Of course, the greatest signifier of a hipster is the act of calling someone else a hipster. That truly elevates a person - they know what you need to do to be a hipster, but they're far too subtle/knowledgable/tasteful to succumb. Sure, he does/listens to/enjoys exactly the same sort of stuff as a hipster does, but not to be cool, but because he truly appreciates it.

benr3

benr3 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Please talk about Y.K.B. or leave.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Wow... you take everything absolutely literally.

I know sarcasm can be a little hard to pick up on the internet but seriously...

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Feb, 2011

My Lord, so much bile. Ever noticed how hipsters love to call other people hipsters in a really nasty way? For example this Stefan Beck character. His profile pic is Lil Wayne, his sig quotes Scott Pilgrim (the comic of course, not the film), and he's publicly broadcasting that he's going to see Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom, Laneway, Best Coast and Wavves. All great things, but all definitely marks of a hipster if I ever saw one. There's also the implicit attitude that one knows of more things than others, and that he appreciates music/art/film etc to a greater degree than most. Which, again, being a frequent poster on a music blog, Stefan has in spades.

Of course, the greatest signifier of a hipster is the act of calling someone else a hipster. That truly elevates a person - they know what you need to do to be a hipster, but they're far too subtle/knowledgable/tasteful to succumb. Sure, he does/listens to/enjoys exactly the same sort of stuff as a hipster does, but not to be cool, but because he truly appreciates it.

You've got to be fucking kidding me.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Surely this is the best option.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 1st Feb, 2011

My Lord, so much bile. Ever noticed how hipsters love to call other people hipsters in a really nasty way? For example this Stefan Beck character. His profile pic is Lil Wayne, his sig quotes Scott Pilgrim (the comic of course, not the film), and he's publicly broadcasting that he's going to see Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom, Laneway, Best Coast and Wavves. All great things, but all definitely marks of a hipster if I ever saw one. There's also the implicit attitude that one knows of more things than others, and that he appreciates music/art/film etc to a greater degree than most. Which, again, being a frequent poster on a music blog, Stefan has in spades.

Of course, the greatest signifier of a hipster is the act of calling someone else a hipster. That truly elevates a person - they know what you need to do to be a hipster, but they're far too subtle/knowledgable/tasteful to succumb. Sure, he does/listens to/enjoys exactly the same sort of stuff as a hipster does, but not to be cool, but because he truly appreciates it.

HOLY FUCK YOU ARE RIGHT, HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS BEFORE

tom_slater1

tom_slater1 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

alright, soiya. I know this is the internet, but you don't always have to be a pack of whiney douchebags.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Pretty sure thats in MAB's job description

benr3

benr3 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Is that you Pot? may I introduce you to the Kettle?

http://textbookslater.wordpress.com/

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 1st Feb, 2011

Righto, making fun of me for wearing a cap is as useless and puzzling as making fun of Meg Washington for needing to wear glasses. What an impotent criticism to make of someone, that their eyesight is poor so they're obviously less great than you are.

Ultimately, the moral of the story here (for me) is like some people/don't like some people, but feeling some almighty urge to actively hate someone for the crime of making music that you don't like but other people do like only makes you look like a sad shadow dweller who is furious that the world doesn't agree with them. You know who thinks that way and has done anything of enduring worth? Nobody. That's the personality type of stalkers and serial killers.

As for journalistic integrity, grattan I know that you think that what you wrote is true because you heard people saying it in the toilets at Ding Dong or something, and that this website is only a half-step away from an online NW for a bunch of shy men that need a hug, but saying something that is not publicly recorded fact (or fact in any sense) is foolish and misleading. Even if it reads to you like you're joining the dots and revealing implied messages because you have special insight because you know some guy whose girlfriend used to go out with some guy who toured with the band once or because the incredible respect that comes with being a FasterLouder local news reporter imparts on you some special douchebag allowance, you can't go around saying shit like that.

(I know that there are plenty of girls on here too, but for the most part they seem to be nice, decently-adjusted people.)

Ultimately, who gives a shit about anything in this article. I don't. I just found it intensely annoying that this website doesn't even masquerade as a legitimate news source. Instead, it's content to be a relay station for press releases, rehashed-from-Pitchfork international news tidbits and lonely people talking bullshit.

Each to their own, I suppose.

OK, my self-righteous invective aside, the first reason you shouldn't have said that is because the press release doesn't, and nor has anybody at any point, ever. I understand that you think the release implies that there were more reasons than expressly stated for the break-up, but if they don't say "we broke up in part because Michael moved to Melbourne etc etc", then you can't.

The second reason is that the press release actually doesn't say what you think it says. It says "we broke up because of creative differences, blah blah, we grew up and apart". All past tense. All reasons for the breakup. Usually when people say "we grew apart", they don't mean that they literally moved their bodies further away from each other. It's a figure of speech. It means that they are no longer close. We NOW live in different cities is a statement of present day. We LIVED in different cities would be a bit of a better crutch for you to lean on.

The third reason is that no-one has said it. I know that's the same as the first reason but you don't seem to get it. Unless you can explicitly point to some quote or part of the release that mentions any of your gossipy footnote, then you can't pass it of as news.

My Lord, so much bile. Ever noticed how hipsters love to call other people hipsters in a really nasty way? For example this Stefan Beck character. His profile pic is Lil Wayne, his sig quotes Scott Pilgrim (the comic of course, not the film), and he's publicly broadcasting that he's going to see Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom, Laneway, Best Coast and Wavves. All great things, but all definitely marks of a hipster if I ever saw one. There's also the implicit attitude that one knows of more things than others, and that he appreciates music/art/film etc to a greater degree than most. Which, again, being a frequent poster on a music blog, Stefan has in spades.

Of course, the greatest signifier of a hipster is the act of calling someone else a hipster. That truly elevates a person - they know what you need to do to be a hipster, but they're far too subtle/knowledgable/tasteful to succumb. Sure, he does/listens to/enjoys exactly the same sort of stuff as a hipster does, but not to be cool, but because he truly appreciates it.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRFMexiNIyo/TEqJF_3RhEI/AAAAAAAAAFI/GtpNEn3w9tY/s1600/pot_kettle_black.jpg

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 1st Feb, 2011

I live for this shit.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 1st Feb, 2011

My Lord, so much bile. Ever noticed how hipsters love to call other people hipsters in a really nasty way? For example this Stefan Beck character. His profile pic is Lil Wayne, his sig quotes Scott Pilgrim (the comic of course, not the film), and he's publicly broadcasting that he's going to see Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom, Laneway, Best Coast and Wavves. All great things, but all definitely marks of a hipster if I ever saw one. There's also the implicit attitude that one knows of more things than others, and that he appreciates music/art/film etc to a greater degree than most. Which, again, being a frequent poster on a music blog, Stefan has in spades.

Of course, the greatest signifier of a hipster is the act of calling someone else a hipster. That truly elevates a person - they know what you need to do to be a hipster, but they're far too subtle/knowledgable/tasteful to succumb. Sure, he does/listens to/enjoys exactly the same sort of stuff as a hipster does, but not to be cool, but because he truly appreciates it.

Holy shit,I'm dying.
Best over the top response to a five word sentence ever.

batdan

batdan said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Jose, pass the popcorn plz

sarahanne

sarahanne said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

Not that this will make a difference to Tom, but in a feature article with the Good Weekend in the Age last year, Megan and the reporter talked in length about Tomlinson’s move to Melbourne with Megan. So it has very much been reported on before, making it fact not "gossip".

benr3

benr3 said on the 2nd Feb, 2011

not sure if this is taken from the same article but here's some proof.

http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/why-megan-washington-is-pops-next-big-thing-20100903-14tig.html

mondo22

mondo22 said on the 3rd Feb, 2011

i just cant keep up with FL anymore.
i'm always 2 pages late with good threads