Saw this on Tempo online:
http://www.tempo.com.ph/news.php?aid=31303HighSpeed
Orange & Lemons’ bitter partingRonald Constantino
FAR FROM AMICABLE – It keeps on happening, one member bolting a band from one reason or the other. Rivermaya lost its "superstar," Rico Blanco, who wants to go solo. Before Rico, it was Bamboo (Mañalac) who crossed "the river of no return," now very popular. Orange & Lemons just lost Clementime Castro, vocalist and lead guitar player. But the remaining three members – Mcoy Fundales and the brothers JM and Ace del Mundo – vow to continue performing.
The parting is far from amicable… even if Mcoy, JM, and Ace initially tried to downplay Clem’s decision to leave Orange & Lemons. They said Clem called up their manager, Atty. Bong Baluyot, to say goodbye, but even before that Clem had not been joining Orange & Lemons’ gig and promo tours.
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ANGRY CLEM – At the presscon of the group’s album, Universal Records’ "Moonlane Gardens" (an anagram of Orange & Lemons), only Mcoy, JM, and Ace were around – even if Clem is part of the album. But wait, I spoke (wrote) too soon. PR Ernie Pecho said that Clem just came, seething with anger, claiming he wasn’t "officially" informed about his "ouster," adding he failed to join the band’s engagements because he was sick.
Clem remained outside the conference room of Universal Towers, where the three other artists were being interviewed by the press. Ernie opted to keep them apart from each other, "Ayoko ng confrontation."
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CLASH OF IDEAS – At the start of the presscon, Mcoy, JM, and Ace were conciliatory, saying they were not closing the doors to the possibility of Clem rejoining Orange & Lemons. But with Clem’s angry stance, they said "no way." Before the presscon wrapped up, Ernie read Atty. Baluyot’s statement, Clemen time Castro is officially out of Orange & Lemons, but his Universal contract still stands.
But why Clem’s confusing angry stance? The three other artists are "clueless," but they disclosed there were already clashes of ideas while doing "Moonland Gardens." Perhaps Clem wanted to go solo. In which case he should have said so, walang problema with Mcoy, JM, and Ace.
The album’s carrier single, "Ang Katulad Mong Walang Katulad," is already No. 3 on the chart after only a few weeks of release. The rest of the cuts are getting their share of airplay.