A Tale of Two Brothers

Ever since the demise of British rock band Oasis, and the relationship of bandleaders/brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, their frivolous public quarrels have been hot press. All around the music news circuit every time one of the Gallaghers makes any sort of statement regarding the other, often profanity and insult-filled, publications such as NME, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone are quick to the headline. Such tag lines include: Liam Gallagher: "Fuck Oasis and Fuck Noel Gallagher," Liam Gallagher: "I Might Reunite Oasis for $30m," Noel Gallagher: "I wouldn't reform Oasis even if all the world's starving children depended on it." It sparked my interest why such "news" was of any great interest to anyone. Granted much of this news does come straight out of Great Britain, the home of the Gallaghers. It seems rock stars are gossiped about and put on a pedestal there just as any pop star or actor would be here. The articles are still dribble. Not only are those headlines included in any sort of fashion on such websites, but the stories are the main billing.

It seems even the boys' mother has taken to the press as a means to end the feuding between the two, as it is clearly the greatest means by which to mediate any of sort of discussion between either of them. Prior to Noel's wedding in 2011 their mother was quoted as saying, "Unless he has broken both his legs, Liam is going to watch his brother get married." In seems a bit out of sorts that family counseling should be taking the form of a petty feud within the media. While the family has been known for infamous spats in the past it seems this one is for real, and certainly only fueled by the media.