Hey Asshole: The Injury Report
Oasis' Noel Gallagher was still feeling lousy after being bum-rushed onstage by some idiot earlier this month, so he (finally) visited the doctor: "A CT scan has now revealed that Noel suffered three broken and dislodged ribs in the attack and he has been advised by his doctor that he will not be able to perform for at least another week." Which means that three of the band's shows later this month—all in 
Oasis' show tomorrow night in New York City has been scrapped because Noel Gallagher is still recovering from injuries to his midsection suffered Sunday night, when he was body-checked by a Canadian "fan." This would seem to contradict Noel's blog post in which he said that his band would probably get a couple of extra days in NYC as a result of the incident. I'm guessing this means that the band's plans to join buskers in the city's subway tunnels is off as well, although there's no confirmation of that yet. [stopcryingyourheartout.com]
Travis McCoy of the Gym Class Heroes responded to a Warped Tour attendee who heckled him with the former title of Nas' album last night (and a few other choice words) by breaking his microphone over said audience member's head as he was being led out by security. "I'm sorry. But when someone calls you something that offensive and that disgusting, you have to bash their head in with a microphone," McCoy said after everything went down. Apparently local police didn't agree, as they arrested him on one count of third-degree assault (he was released early this morning). Me, I'm just wondering just when he's going to weigh in on the incident on his blog. A very shaky clip of last night's scuffle—complete with post-skullcrushing dedication to the ladies in the audience out there—is after the jump.
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From an e-mail blast sent by turmoil-filled concert behemoth Live Nation to New York concertgoers: "Live Nation announced today that effective immediately customers purchasing tickets on livenation.com will be afforded the privilege of entering shows prior to those holding tickets purchased other ticketing services." Talk about two Americas! Although I guess that's one way to make attendees a bit less grumbly about paying one company's "convenience fees," as opposed to those being demanded by said company's competitors.
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Continuing the thread of distraction and music—particularly in live settings—over the weekend a blogger whose writings I enjoy attended a Radiohead show and was almost driven mad by the way many of his fellow concertgoers were so focused on the commemoration of the experience, they almost forgot to actually, you know, experience the show (or let their fellow concert-goers do so):
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If they ever decide to return to the British burg after last night's show, that is. Apparently an audience member at last night's Nottingham Arena show decided to get up close and personal with frontman Win Butler, throwing a projectile at him during the performance of "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)."
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