Travis' Fran Healy On How He Once Made Liam Gallagher Cry

Travis frontman Fran Healy has talked about how he once made Liam Gallagher cry.

Travis were performing at London’s Royal Festival Hall yesterday, when Fran Healy spoke how their track 'Luv' once brought Liam to tears while they were on the road in the ’90s.

“We supported Oasis on the ‘Be Here Now’ Tour in 1997, and it was like supporting The Rolling Stones they were so big back then,” Healy told the crowd, introducing their track ‘Luv’.

“I was walking backstage and Liam Gallagher was sat there in his round shades and he goes, ‘You come here’. So I went over and he goes, ‘Play me a song’. I was really nervous and I just picked up my guitar and started playing this next song. I couldn’t even look at him I was so nervous. When I finished playing the song I looked up and there were tears streaming down his face.”

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Liam Gallagher On Bonehead, Richard Ashcroft, The Rolling Stones, The Killers, Ed Sheeran And More

Part two of Absolute Radio's interview with Liam Gallagher was broadcast this morning, listen to it in the video below.



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Liam Gallagher On His Hip, The Rolling Stones, Bonehead, Noel And More (UK Only)

Click here and skip to 49:00 minutes into the video to watch an interview with Liam Gallagher.

Video: Liam Gallagher Is Joined By Bonehead In London

Liam Gallagher was joined by Bonehead to play 'Some Might Say' and 'Cigarettes & Alcohol' who was supporting The Rolling Stones in London on Tuesday.

Liam Gallagher's Latest Tweet...

It's good to be back in the uk after a month in the USA a quick shuffle of the pack and back at it again with the Rolling Stones tmorrow night it's only Rock n Roll but I like it as you were LGx

Liam Gallagher Confirmed To Support The Rolling Stones In London

Liam Gallagher has been confirmed as support for The Rolling Stones at the 'London Stadium' in London on May 22nd.

Liam Gallagher To Support 'The Rolling Stones' This Summer In London?

Liam Gallagher is being tipped to support The Rolling Stones at the 'London Stadium' in London in May.

 The band also wanted him to play at 'Old Trafford' but he reportedly refused to play at Manchester United's ground.

The band have signed up several special guests to join them for various nights of their European run’s final 14 dates, with an announcement on the full line-up expected tomorrow.

Liam Gallagher On Taking A Pill Before Going To Mick Jagger's Home

Speaking to the NME Gold Liam Gallagher revealed that a trip to Mick Jagger’s home took a turn for the worse after he took a pill before he arrived.

He said “I went to his house once, in Richmond. Got invited there. Dunno why. I remember getting out of the car and I’d had a pill, I went into the house and I was thinking, ‘that wasn’t a good idea’. There was no music on and I remember coming down the stairs, a bit late, and I was coming up, and I was stood at the end of the stairs, tutting, going ‘where the fuck have you been?’ and ‘where’s the tunes?’

He added “I think I might have got asked to leave again, as usual. But the Stones, as much as The Beatles were great, The Stones were the ultimate rock n’ roll band as far as I’m concerned. The Beatles were like wizards, where the Stones were the boys, man.”

Noel Gallagher On Album Track 'Black And White Sunshine'

Noel Gallagher was speaking to Chris Moyles on Radio X in an interview that was broadcast this morning, this is what he had to say about 'Black And White Sunshine'.

He said “Black and White Sunshine sounds like The Stones in places, and like West Coast psychedelic pop. And it's got some of my favourite lyrics in, and I've rehearsed it a couple of times live with the bank, and it sounds bloody awesome, I've gotta say."

Greg Kurstin On Working With Liam Gallagher

Taken from a interview with Greg Kurstin who talks about working with Liam Gallagher, read the full article here.

For the Oasis singer’s solo debut, Kurstin worked on four songs — “Wall of Glass,” “Bold,” “Paper Crown,” and “Come Back to Me” — and flexed some new production muscles in the process. “[Liam] was referencing things that I love but haven’t gotten a chance to do before on a recording — earlier Stones and Bowie and stuff like that,” Kurstin says. “It was really fun for me to break out that gear in my studio and just try to get the raunchiest sounds I possibly could. I would pound on the drums and he would cheer me on. That fired me up to make the tracks aggressive and loud and to get the dirtiest, loudest sounds I could.”

And Kurstin says he and his fellow collaborator, Miike Snow’s Andrew Wyatt, had a breeze working with the notoriously cantankerous Gallagher. “He seemed into the sounds I was adding, so that got me really comfortable,” Kurstin explains. “He can be really funny, just telling stories, and then he gets on the microphone and he sings and he’s got that amazing voice. I had such a great experience with him.”

Source: ew.com

Liam Gallagher Isn't Impressed With British Guitar Music At This Moment In Time

He isn't impressed with British guitar music at this moment in time

Liam Gallagher has said English bands “should be ashamed of the shit they put out” in a new interview.

The legendary musician recently returned to making music and is set to release his debut solo album ‘As You Were‘ in October.

Speaking to Noisey, Gallagher said there are “too many so-called rock’n’roll bands in England getting away with fucking murder.”

“They should be ashamed of the shit they put out,” he said. “They need fucking shooting.” While he declined to name any one band specifically, he did expand on what he found so bad about some groups’ output.

“They’ve got the tools to make guitar music great and they’re just fucking doing it half-arsed,” he said. “They’ve got one foot in the fucking dance world and one foot in the fucking guitar world and they’re just seeing which one fucking bites.”

He continued: “They’re there with their fucking keyboards and whistles and shit. If you’re going to do “guitar music” you have to put a fucking guitar on a record. Put the fucker in. Stop wearing it like it’s a fucking necklace.”

Meanwhile, Gallagher has also given his opinion on several music icons.

During an interview with GQ, Liam is asked about his thoughts on The Rolling Stones‘ frontman Mick Jagger. His verdict: “Fair play to ol’ dinosaur hips, but I’m not that man. I’m anti-entertainment. Poor sod, he’s got to dance until he’s 108.”

On Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl’s infamous throne that he performed live in when he broke his leg, Liam says: “He ruined it for all of us. He broke his leg and still toured. Who does that? Now if I have a ‘cold’ I can’t cancel because I’ll look like a wuss.”

Source: www.nme.com

Vote For Noel Gallagher's Collaboration With 'The Gorillaz' At The Q Awards

Voting has opened for The Q Awards 2017 in association with Absolute Radio. Last year a galaxy of stars including U2, The Rolling Stones, Muse, M.I.A., Coldplay and Blondie descended on the Roundhouse in London for the world’s greatest music awards.

We return to the Roundhouse for this year’s ceremony, which takes place on 18 October and will feature live performances by Manic Street Preachers and Sleaford Mods. It promises the same degree of star-studded pageantry and live music thrills.

What’s more, you can help us choose the shortlist from this year’s nominees longlist and you could win a pair of tickets to music’s most prestigious event.

BEST Q TRACK - Gorillaz - 'We Got The Power' that features Noel Gallagher.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW FOR THIS YEAR’S LONGLIST.

Vote For Liam Gallagher At This Years Q Awards

Voting has opened for The Q Awards 2017 in association with Absolute Radio. Last year a galaxy of stars including U2, The Rolling Stones, Muse, M.I.A., Coldplay and Blondie descended on the Roundhouse in London for the world’s greatest music awards.

We return to the Roundhouse for this year’s ceremony, which takes place on 18 October and will feature live performances by Manic Street Preachers and Sleaford Mods. It promises the same degree of star-studded pageantry and live music thrills.

What’s more, you can help us choose the shortlist from this year’s nominees longlist and you could win a pair of tickets to music’s most prestigious event.

BEST Q TRACK - Liam Gallagher - Wall Of Glass
Q BEST LIVE ACT - Liam Gallagher
Q BEST SOLO ARTIST - Liam Gallagher

CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW FOR THIS YEAR’S LONGLIST.

Oasis Dominate Radio X 'Ultimate British Song' Poll

Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody is the ultimate British song according to Radio X listeners, in our second annual Best of British poll.

The classic 1975 single toppled Oasis’s Wonderwall off the top spot, moving up 11 places to be named the best British song of all time by Radio X listeners.

RADIO X BEST OF BRITISH TOP 20:
1. QUEEN – BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
2. OASIS – LIVE FOREVER
3. OASIS – WONDERWALL
4. OASIS – DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER
5. THE VERVE – BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY
6. OASIS – CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA
7. THE STONE ROSES – I AM THE RESURRECTION
8. ARCTIC MONKEYS – I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR
9. DAVID BOWIE – HEROES
10. PULP – COMMON PEOPLE
11. DAVID BOWIE – LIFE ON MARS?
12. THE STONE ROSES – FOOL’S GOLD
13. OASIS – SLIDE AWAY
14. THE SMITHS – THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
15. OASIS – SUPERSONIC
16. LED ZEPPELIN – STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
17. NEW ORDER – BLUE MONDAY
18. THE STONE ROSES – I WANNA BE ADORED
19. PINK FLOYD – WISH YOU WERE HERE
20. THE ROLLING STONES – GIMME SHELTER

Source: www.radiox.co.uk

Vote For Oasis At The NME Awards

You can vote for Oasis at the NME Awards, the band are nominated in two categories.

Best Music Film

Oasis: Supersonic
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds’ One More Time With Feeling
Sing Street
Gimme Danger
The Rolling Stones Havana Moon
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years

Best Reissue

REM – ‘Out Of Time’
Pink Floyd – ‘Meddle’
Oasis – ‘Be Here Now’
Michael Jackson – ‘Off The Wall’
DJ Shadow – ‘Endtroducing’
Blur – ‘Leisure’

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Mat Whitecross Says Oasis' Achievements From 1993-96 Were Unprecedented

Mat Whitecross, the director of the forthcoming Oasis movie Supersonic has said the band's achievements from 1993-96 were unprecedented.

The band's first two records - 'Definitely Maybe' and (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - sold millions within a short period of time which culminated in their Knebworth double header which saw the band play to 250,000 people.

"We stopped at Knebworth because what is unique particularly with Oasis is from the moment they signed off the dole in 1993 to the moment they stepped out on stage at Knebworth, that was unheard of," Whitecross explained.

"You don't do that in two and a half years. The Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin did that after 15 years. Noel's theory is it can't happen again because the music business is so broken up and fractured now. For whatever reason there was this little flash moment where everyone's eyes were trained on them, the tabloids, they were hanging out with politicians. It was Blair, it was No 10. And then it was over but those two and a half years were gold."

Whitecross also said the band became too big after Knebworth and the magic they had in the first three years was lost.

“Those songs are like international anthems now," he added. "By becoming big you lose it and it's inevitable. In terms of them taking stock now there's been enough time for them to get to grips with what they really achieved back then. They were keen to talk about the legacy and were going 'We did something fucking amazing can we talk about that rather than the bust ups and the nonsense'."

Supersonic is out in UK cinemas on October 2.

Source: www.nme.com

Oasis' 'Supersonic Documentary Could Have Been Seven Hours Long

Mat Whitecross also says documentary will show fans what the Gallagher brothers are really like.

The director of new Oasis documentary Supersonic has said that the film could easily have been over seven hours long.

It is due for release on October 2 and documents the Manchester band's rise to fame from 1993-96.

"It [Supersonic] could have easily been over seven hours long," Whitecross explained. "We did 12 interviews with Noel and the same with Liam. We did about 20 hours with both of them. We'd talk to Noel and Liam and it was like we'd created a conversation between them even though they weren't in the same room.

"Noel was like 'I don't want it to be a bunch of grey haired middle aged rockers talking about how good things were in the old days'. But we kept it in the present by doing these audio interviews."

He also said despite the ongoing feud between the Gallagher brothers, they were both very honest about each other during the interviews.

“We did separate screenings for Noel and Liam," he explained. "But in the interviews with Liam I said 'Well obviously you started the band' and Liam would say 'Yeah but Noel would never admit to that' and I would go 'No that's what Noel told me last week' and he'd be like 'Really? Alright, OK'.

"I realised they were both trying to be as honest as possible about it. Noel was very open. It's pretty amazing some of the things he says about Liam. He said Liam was better looking than me and funnier than me and he wore better clothes than me but he wants my talent."

Whitecross also argued that film will present a true depiction of the Gallagher brothers.

He added: "For whatever reason because of all the tabloid bullshit and because of the caricature of them that was made through the years people have forgotten what they're really like and that was one of the things we really wanted to set the balance right and just go look they're smart, passionate fucking funny people who deserve to be right up front alongside The Rolling Stones, The Beatles all these people.

"The caricature that persists is that Noel is the cold, calculating talented one and Liam is the chaotic one but I think there's so much more to them than that. I think there's a lot introspection in Liam. He's incredibly perceptive about his own character and his weaknesses. He's got an amazing psychedelic mind and I think if you get in there some of the stuff he says is like poetry. You have to write everything down. It's fucking brilliant."

Source: www.nme.com

Noel Gallagher: I Saw The End Of Brit Pop

Noel Gallagher revealed he saw the end up Brit Pop before it fizzled out.

The songwriter's former group Oasis were the biggest band to emerge from the rock sub genre than came from the UK in the 90s and although it was a very special time for music he knew it was the end era.

He said: ''It was an anniversary of something recently and somebody showed me a list of the album chart back them and in one week, it was Oasis, The Verve The Manics, Pulp and Blur, were like at least five of the top ten, and had been for most of that year. And I felt, I remember saying at the time that that era was the end of something, that that would be the last time that something like that would happen. There just isn't that culture any more. I have a 15-year-old daughter who is like, 'Albums? They take too much time just give me the track man.'

''I guess it was the end of pop music as we knew it and then the internet came along and bingo.''

Meanwhile, the 48-year-old musician added that he was inspired to write albums with B sides by the soul and rock groups of the '60s, such as The Kinks, The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys.

He told Steve Lamaq on BBC Radio Six: ''We were all derived from, maybe not so much The Manics, but we certainly were derived from those pop records and The Verve were the same and Blur probably.''

Source: www.tv3.ie

Noel Gallagher And More Have Created A Special Playlist For Oxjam

Everyone from Noel Gallagher to Ella Eyre has come together to create a playlist in the name of Oxjam.

Wolf Alice, Eliza Doolittle and The Vaccines have also thrown their pick of tracks into the mix, resulting in a playlist that ranges from Drake to The Clash.

Speaking about her inclusion of The Rolling Stones' 'You Can't Always Get What You Want', Eliza explained: "That had me in tears [at Glastonbury]. As soon as the choir came in I was bawling. So good."

Throughout October, 700 venues, 6,000 volunteers, 5,000 musicians and 150,000 audience members will help Oxjam raise at least £300,000 for Oxfam's work around the world.

Events include Oxjam Takeovers (a series of mini festivals in 42 UK locations) as well as a nationwide search for Band of the Year.

Listen to the playlist below.

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Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

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