Noel Gallagher Turned Away From Elton John And Prince Parties

There was no Definitely Maybe for Noel Gallagher when it came to trying to blag an invite.

The Oasis star was with scruffy hangers-on who tried to get into Elton's amazing bash and Prince's party.

Says our source: "Noel was texting the organisers trying to get in but they weren't having any of it. In the end, they all sloped off looking dejected."

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Shockwaves NME Awards: Two Days To Go

There's not long left until we announce this year's winners

The are now just two days left until this year's Shockwaves NME Awards.

Voting has now closed, and the final preparations are being made as we add up all of your votes to see which of this year's nominees will be picking up the awards the ceremony on Thursday (February 28).

Arctic Monkeys lead the way with seven nominations in total, but they will face stiff competition from the likes of Klaxons, The Cribs and My Chemical Romance, who have also picked up several nods.

The ceremony itself takes place at its new home of the IndigO2 in London, and you can get involved in this year’s ceremony yourself.

After we’ve finished handing out the prizes, everyone will be heading over to the neighbouring O2 Arena for the Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig.

Featuring Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, Klaxons, The Cribs and this year’s Godlike Geniuses the Manic Street Preachers, you could join in the action by being there.

Simply head to NME.COM/biggig now for more information and tickets.

Plus there will also be a special aftershow party featuring The Futureheads playing live in IndigO2. Don't miss it - tickets are onsale now.

Oasis have been nominated in two categories for this years Awards 2008.

Best Track
'Fluorescent Adolescent' – Arctic Monkeys
'Flux' – Bloc Party
'Men's Needs' – The Cribs
'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'Let's Dance To Joy Division' – The Wombats

Best Music DVD
'Up The Shambles' – Babyshambles
'The Song Remains The Same' – Led Zeppelin
'Unplugged In New York' - Nirvana
'Lord Don’t Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'I Told You I Was Trouble' – Amy Winehouse

Source: www.nme.com

Noel Can't Help Putting It Bluntly

Noel Gallagher is flogging his Ibiza villa to get away from pop irritant James Blunt.

The rocker has put the gaff up for sale – for £5.5million – because it is too close to Blunt’s.

Lord Noel can’t relax in his holiday Oasis knowing Blunt is just a CD’s toss away.

He is also worried about bumping into the annoying-voiced toff out and about on the sunshine island.

A pal revealed: “Noel has been going to Ibiza every summer for years. But he wants to find a new holiday destination.

“He’s fed up of hearing James Blunt bang on about Ibiza like he owns the place. It’s taken the charm out of it for him so he’s put his villa up for sale.

“It’s very close to Blunt’s place, and he says he can’t stand the thought of Blunt writing cr*p tunes up the road.”

Noel stands to make a tidy profit on the sale. He bought the villa for £2.5million in 1999 from Tubular Bells creator Mike Oldfield. He even kept some of Oldfield’s specially made carpets, which had the Tubular Bells symbol woven into them.

The Oasis legend has spent most of his summers there since. His lovely missus Sara Macdonald also loved it.

Epic

But things started going downhill after Blunt bought a nearby villa in 2006 and became one of Ibiza’s most famous residents.

His hit 1973 was inspired by the island’s superclub Pacha, and his irritating vocals are hardly ever off local radio.

At least Noel is getting a break from him at the moment.

The guitarist is in Los Angeles putting the finishing touches to his band’s next album. Brother Liam is also back in the States after jetting to London for his Valentine’s Day wedding to Nicole Appleton.

I can’t wait to hear the lads’ new material. Apparently it’s a bit more psychedelic than previous offerings.

I’m told one of the tracks is an absolute epic, featuring a 50-voice choir. Sounds mega.

Of course, Noel will have to find somewhere new to relax and put his feet up after finishing the project.

Sunny Ibiza is now out of the question thanks to that Factor 50 idiot Blunt.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

The Smiths And New Order Stars Unite For Charity Gig

The Smiths’ Andy Rourke, Peter Hook and Badly Drawn Boy united last night (February 23) for a special one-off performance.

The musicians came together for the annual Manchester Versus Cancer gig at the MEN Arena.

The makeshift super group played covers of ‘Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want’ by The Smiths, ‘Let The Sunshine In’ from the musical ‘Hair’, Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ and ‘Instant Karma’ by John Lennon.

The collaboration closed the five-hour concert, which also saw performances from bands such as The Enemy, The View, Happy Mondays and The Fratellis.

This year’s event took on extra poignancy after the death of Factory Records’ Tony Wilson last summer from the disease.

The Farm chose to dedicate their most famous hit ‘All Together Now’ to the music mogul, and ex-New Order bassist Hook paid tribute to him, saying: "Rest in peace, Tony."

Hometown heroes Happy Mondays received a rapturous welcome, with Shaun Ryder and Bez indulging in some rough play fights.

Other highlights included the massive sing-alongs that greeted The Fratellis’ ‘Chelsea Dagger’ and The View’s ‘Same Jeans’, as well as The Enemy’s blistering headline set.

The fundraiser was the third to be held in successive years. Ex-Smith Rourke is the driving force behind the show as a trustee of the Versus Cancer charity, which is dedicated to making a difference to those suffering from cancer both in the UK and around the world.

The charity hopes to raise over £1 million in 2008.

Source: www.nme.com

Few Days Left To Cast Your Votes At The NME Awards

Oasis have been nominated in two categories for this years NME Awards 2008.

Best Track
'Fluorescent Adolescent' – Arctic Monkeys
'Flux' – Bloc Party
'Men's Needs' – The Cribs
'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'Let's Dance To Joy Division' – The Wombats

Best Music DVD
'Up The Shambles' – Babyshambles
'The Song Remains The Same' – Led Zeppelin
'Unplugged In New York' - Nirvana
'Lord Don’t Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'I Told You I Was Trouble' – Amy Winehouse

The awards are now only a few weeks away, on February 28 at their new home, the Indig02 in north Greenwich, London.

Take a look at who is left in each category, and then cast your vote via www.nme/awardsnominees. Remember and get your votes in by 10am on Monday February 25.

Source: www.nme.com

Countdown To Versus Cancer

Rewriting the reputation of charity gigs, Manchester Versus Cancer has become the ultimate back-patter's bash to be at.

In its inaugural year, it brought together New Order, Johnny Marr, Shaun Ryder, Badly Drawn Boy and Doves in a holy hoe-down into the wee hours.

Last year, The Charlatans and Noel Gallagher hooked up with Paul Weller and Ian Brown was reunited with old Stone Roses bassist Mani. All of it, magical stuff.

And so, it's been with a slightly nervous eye that punters and critics alike have scanned the schedule for year three: The Enemy, The Fratellis, The Happy Mondays (pictured), Fun Lovin' Criminals, Athlete, The View, The Inspiral Carpets and The Farm.

They're all household names, but do they lack the profile (and many the Mancunian roots) of previous headliners?

The organisers say that its what the public want - a "mixture of old and new that supporters have been asking for in what promises to be a night of cutting edge music and Manchester legends".

Certainly The Enemy and The View are indie royalty (and potentially stadium fillers, if this gig goes well) and the Mondays have gone through a much lauded rebirth since frontman Shaun went 'straight'.

Merits

The truth, though, is that you can argue over the merits of this collection of indie greats until the proverbial cows come home but, whatever way you look at it, £40 is a steal of a price for what will undoubtedly be a fabulous night in the name of a good cause.

A raft of DJs are also lined up to fill the gaps during the five-hour marathon fundraiser, which has even had to move its door time to 6.30pm just to fit everything in. It's a wise move; in previous years, scheduling everyone with a dressing room some time on stage has been something of a well-managed struggle.

So far, the Versus Cancer team has raised around £250,000 for local cancer services.

They hope to top the million mark this year, through this show and by continuing with other associated events and stunts (auctions and exhibitions have followed the original gig in 2006, and then there was Rourke's record breaking busk...).

You know how you can help.

Versus Cancer is at the M.E.N. Arena on Saturday, February 23 and includes performances from The Fratellis, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, The View, Athlete, The Enemy, The Farm and Fun Lovin' Criminals. Tickets are priced at £40 and are available from Ticketmaster, See Tickets and Ticketline. For more information visit www.versuscancer.org. Tickets for The Aftershow are £5 in advance and if there’s any space it will be £8 on the door on the night, with proceeds going towards fighting cancer.

Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Rare Oasis Demo Cassette Appears On Ebay

Item title: Oasis LIVE DEMONSTRATION demo cassette

Item description: This is one of the rarest Oasis items to apear on eBay for years! The Oasis LIVE DEMONSTRATION demo cassette. This is an original BASF CHROME cassette from march 1993 containing the following demo tracks:
1. Rock 'N' Roll Star
2. Columbia
3. Wanna Be A Spaceman
4. Strangething
5. Bring It On Down
6. Married With Children
7. Fade Away

All seven tracks are DEMO versions, and not the same as the released versions. The track "Strangething" was never released.

This cassette comes with all documentation. It comes with certificate of authenticity letter from Steve Herman, who was the Entertainment Officer at the Students Union at the University of Surrey from June 1993 untill June 1994 (see picture below). This is also comfirmed by the Students Union in Surrey, and comes with documentation from this union as well (see picture below). Steve Herman was offered to book Oasis for £200, and therefore he got this demo cassette from Ben Winchester at Iginition Management. Steve Herman never booked Oasis - bad decission.

This demo cassette was made by Ignition Management after they signed Oasis (Oasis was signed to Creation through Ignition Management). It was made directly from the original live demonstration cassette.

Item condition: The item is in EXCELLENT condition.

Click here for more information on the tape.

Get On T'Internet!

While the band are busy in the studio, Oasisinet have been busy updating their various online sites. We'll be updating them with the latest news as well as uploading photos, classic videos and lots more! Why not check them out:

Bebo
Facebook
iLike
MySpace
YouTube

Source: www.oasisinet.com

How Your Band Could Be The Last To Record In Noel Gallagher's Studio

Noel Gallagher's historic Wheeler End studio is being threatened with closure - but NME is going to let one act use the legendary studios.

After almost a decade, Noel is giving up his lease on the studio and it's owners, Suzanne Lee-Barnes and Geoff Coupland, have decided to sell the house and recording facility.

The Buckingham pad, incorporating a main control room, converted barn and full accommodation, in picturesque rolling hills, was rented to Noel in 1998, just in time to record Oasis' 2000 album 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants'

Since then the studio has been used for laying down tracks for 'Heathen Chemistry' and 'Don't Believe The Truth' albums - large sections of 'Lyla' were laid down here - as well as for records by the likes of The Coral and Ian Brown.

"Noel turned 40 and had a baby and I think he just wants to de-clutter his life," explained Lee-Barnes of the decision not to renew the lease. "They had many years here and I think it just run its course."

Noel has moved out roughly 160 guitars and other equipment ahead of the studio going up for sale for a supersonic £3.9million but, although the two massive mixing desks are still on site, there are no guarantees about Wheeler End's future. If sold, it could be turned into luxury flats.

"We're hoping it will stay a studio," explained Lee Barnes. "But, there's no way of guaranteeing that. Wheeler End is such a good location for bands to record - it's always good to create this bubble where people can be inspired and create."

It would mean the end of the studio's rich musical history. Other musicians who've recorded there include Paul Weller, Bill Wyman and George Harrison.

"Paul Weller recorded most of his 'Illumination' album here in the barn. I always remember he liked to start the day off with a glass of Chateauneuf!" laughs Lee-Barnes, whose family ate dinner with the artists after most recording sessions.

It's a dinner table that's hosted more than its fair share of rock talent including Robert Plant, Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera, Sam Brown and Frida Lyngstad from Abba.

Last year, The Coral laid down tracks for their 'Roots & Echoes' album after Noel invited them to use the studio for free. "James [Skelly] is the most prolific songwriter I have ever known," says Lee-Barnes who started managing bands in her teens in the late '60s.

"There were up to 14 of them sleeping here.I was touched and impressed by how tight they are as a unit. "We had to have three dinner sittings that night!" laughs Lee-Barnes' husband Geoff, who carried out the barn renovation work.

However, it was Oasis who put their mark on Wheeler End. For years the kitchen housed a custom-made fridge designed by Marshall that looked like one of their amps - that is until Noel gave it to Kasabian as a present. One of Gallagher Senior's signed Union Jack Epiphone guitars is still in the family's dining room, ready to be auctioned off at a ChildLine event at indig02 on March 13.

Coupland is certain that Liam and Noel will be back to visit them at some time, as they love Suzanne's cooking too much "Liam was the most regular visitor to the studio and apparently the most hard-working of the band, preferring to stay in a cottage next door rather than travel back to London every day.

"Liam was always the first here, he loved it." says Lee-Barnes. "Before the others even arrived he would have been up working on his songs. And he only had a drink in the evening. His favourite tipples were champagne, tequila or Jack Daniel's - straight, of course!

"Oasis are an unbelievably creative band. Usually they'd all get here at midday, have some lunch and start work. Arguments? Well I'm not going to tell you, we're to good friends with Noel!"

NME has teamed up with Wheeler End to allow one act to use the studio - see this weeks magazine for details - and along with the chance of working in the same place as the greats, there's a chance the winner could make history.

"Whoever wins," explains Lee-Barnes, "could be the last band to ever play at Wheeler End."

Source: NME Magazine

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The Most Outrageous Brit Awards Moments

Gallagher v Hutchence

With Britpop at its height, the night of the 1996 ceremony proved to be something of a changing of the old guard.

After being presented with the best British band award by INXS singer Michael Hutchence, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher dismissed the 80’s rocker with the stinging line: "Has-beens shouldn't be presenting awards to gonna-bes."

Hutchence later responded by secretly back-masking the line “better than Oasis” over the INXS track Elegantly Wasted.

Robbie Williams offers Liam Gallagher out

Clearly filled with Dutch courage after picking up two awards that evening, fearsome former boy band star Robbie Williams challenged his pop nemesis Liam Gallagher to a fight during the 2000 ceremony.

The former Take That singer said: "So, anybody like to see me fight Liam?

"Would you pay to come and see it?"

"We'll get in a ring and we'll have a fight."

Somewhat conveniently for Williams, Oasis were on tour in Japan at the time.

Read the rest of the most outrageous Brit Awards moments here

Source: www.dailymirror.co.uk

Freebass Get A New Singer

Freebass, the group consisting of The Smiths’ Andy Rourke, New Order’s Peter Hook and The Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani, have revealed their new singer.

Gary Briggs, formerly of Cornish-by-Manchester band Haven, will join the trio, alongside a number of celebrity guests.

Speaking to BBC 6Music, Peter Hook said: “We have had trouble getting it together and I have had a lot of trouble finding a vocalist and we now have another one. This is about our 15th one.”

Ian Brown, Billy Corgan, Happy Mondays’ Rowetta, Tim Burgess and Liam Gallagher are also involved in the project, reportedly contributing guest vocals.

The group has been in development since 2004, a delay Hook puts down to commitments in the members’ other bands.

He said: “We started it funnily enough, Mani and I, as a reaction because our groups New Order and Primals had been stalled, and then miraculously our groups started up again so it went on the back burner for a long time.

“Rourkie plays guitar a lot, Mani and I balance each other out. He plays low and I play high. It actually works well.”

Source: www.nme.com

Inspiral Carpets Fly High Again

Indie rock veterans Inspiral Carpets show no sign of slowing down as they prepare for another UK tour, more than two decades after they first formed.

The band, who enjoyed a string of hits in the 1990s including This Is How It Feels and Dragging Me Down, play Wolverhampton Civic Hall on March 12.

Singer Tom Hingley says the tours give the five-piece a chance to act and feel “like 17-year-olds”.

He says: “We played the V festival in 2003 at Weston Park and Liam Gallagher was stood at the side of the stage watching us. During the Chelmsford leg, we had Noel watching us.

“Afterwards he came up to me and said: ‘Why were you lobbing the mike through the air round your head?’ I said: ‘Noel, I’ve been round long enough that I don’t need your permission!’”

Noel Gallagher was originally a roadie for the Inspiral Carpets, helping them behind the scenes on world tours before finding superstardom with his brother’s band Oasis.

He adds: “One book on the Manchester came out recently and it had about 50 pages on the Stone Roses, 50 on Oasis, 35 on Happy Mondays and then a quarter of a page on us. And that quarter of a page was just dismissive of us.

“The revisionism makes out our band was rubbish but we were one of the top three bands in the country in 1990.

“Stone Roses were a marvellous band, who were better looking than us and better songwriters.

“But we created a fashion and we had really good songs. We were really, really good.”

While the Inspirals enjoyed a string of chart hits, their psychedelic side brought them the endorsement of a run of sessions for the late Radio One DJ John Peel.

Hingley says: “The band did about five or six of them. One of my proudest moments was headlining the Reading Festival in 1990. We played to 80,000 people and my dad was there to watch me for the first time.

He adds: “We get a lot of 30-something blokes at our gigs but we also get the young kids who know us from the bands who we influenced like Maximo Park, Richard Ashcroft, Oasis, the Fratellis and Kaiser Chiefs.”

Hingley hopes the Inspirals will produce some new material but he warns fans not to expect anything in the near future.

“We are working on some new stuff but I wouldn’t hold your breath,” he explains.

“For us to put it out, it’ll have to be the best stuff we have ever done. We wouldn’t want to put out anything we didn’t really want people to hear.”

Source: www.expressandstar.com

Roger Daltrey Joins Charity Line-Up

The Who frontman helps out Childline

The Who's Roger Daltrey is set to play the ChildLine Rocks concert in March to celebrate 21 years of Childline.

The event will be held at the Indig02 in London on March 13, and is the charity's first ever rock concert to help raise money.

Those who buy VIP tickets will be able to bid for guitars donated by Noel Gallagher and Status Quo at an auction.

Other prizes include a Led Zeppelin plaque and a guitar signed by all the bands on the bill.

The line-up for the event is now:

Marillion
The Zombies
Russ Ballard (Argent)
Brian Bennett, OBE (The Shadows)
Fish
Thunder
Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
Glenn Hughes (Black Sabbath/Deep Purple)

Click in the link for the availability of tickets

Source: www.nme.com

The Honeymoon's Already Over For Liam And Nicole As Rocker Jets Off To LA

The honeymoon's over already for newlyweds Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton - the Oasis singer is off to the U.S. to record the band's new album.

After seven years together and a six-year-old son Gene, the couple finally tied the knot on Valentine's Day at Westminster Registry Office - the same venue Liam wed his first wife Patsy Kensit in 1997.

But after only four days of wedded bliss, Liam has been forced to leave his 33-year-old bride at home in London to join brother Noel and bandmates Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Zak Starkey at a Los Angeles recording studio.

The pair were spotted kissing each other goodbye on the steps of their north London home yesterday as Liam prepared to fly Stateside.

As the newlyweds said their goodbyes, their son Gene - dressed in matching Ugg boots with his mother - seemed more interested in playing on his scooter.

Liam, 35, had been recording the group's seventh album - a follow-up to 2005's Don't Believe The Truth - in LA and temporarily left the band to fly back to Britain specially for the wedding.

Liam's older brother Noel was a noticeable absentee at the nuptials, but Nicole's sister and former All Saints bandmate Natalie and her husband, Progidy star Liam Howlett were in attendance, along with Liam's son Lennon, from his first marriage to Patsy.

Following the civil ceremony, the couple hosted a small soiree at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone.

A friend of the couple said: "They felt like they were married anyway.

"He's worn a ring on his wedding finger for years to show his commitment.

"But he decided it was the right time and the wedding was completely hush-hush."

Liam and Nicole started dating in 2000.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

What's Going On At Oasis And Kasabain's Favourite Club Night This Weekend?

OASIS tour DJ, The Troubadours, The Jives they are also giving away some very rare signed Kasabian artwork and more loads more!

Click here for more information

On This Day In Oasis History...

"Don't Look Back in Anger" is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the band's guitarist, Noel Gallagher. Released as the fourth and final single from their hit second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? it was , released on the 19th February 1996. The song became the band's second single to reach #1 in the United Kingdom charts, and the first to feature Noel replacing Liam Gallagher on lead vocals. The title is perhaps a play on the song "Look Back in Anger", from David Bowie's Lodger album or on the play by John Osborne of the same title from which Bowie's song took inspiration.

Noel said of the song "[It] reminds me of a cross between 'All the Young Dudes' and summat the Beatles might've done." Of the character "Sally" referred to in the song he commented, "I don't actually know anybody called Sally. It's just a word that fitted, y'know, might as well throw a girl's name in there. It's gotta guarantee somebody a shag off a bird called Sally hasn't it?". Noel claims that the character "Lyla", from Oasis' 2005 single is the sister of Sally. In the interview on the DVD released with the special edition of Stop the Clocks, Noel also revealed that a girl approached him and asked him if Sally was the same girl as in the Stone Roses' track Sally Cinnamon. Noel replied that he'd never thought of that, but thought it was good anyway.

Noel admits that certain lines from the song are lifted from John Lennon: "I got this tape in The United States that had apparently been burgled from the Dakota Hotel and someone had found these cassettes. Lennon was starting to record his memoirs on tape. He's going on about 'trying to start a revolution from me bed, because they said the brains I had went to my head". I thought 'Thank you, I'll take that'!" "Revolution from me bed" most likely refers to Lennon's infamous bed-ins in 1969 , both in the quote and in the song. The piano during the intro of the song is from "Imagine". The chord progression for both the verse and the chorus are very close to the classical piece Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel only differing slightly at the end of each phrase.

The song has become a favourite at Oasis' live performances. Noel encourages the crowd to sing along and often keeps quiet during the chorus, allowing the fans instead to sing along while he focuses on his guitar playing. The volume of crowd noise that usually descends on the chorus at concerts is easily audible on the rendition of "Don't Look Back in Anger" on Familiar to Millions.

The lyric to the song charts the lyricist's trouble keeping a relationship alive on a tour, coupled with images from an unhappy childhood. For example, the line "Stand up beside the fireplace / Take that look from off your face" is taken from Peggy Gallagher's instructions to Noel when he would have his photograph taken next to the fireplace when he was a child. An unhappy child, Noel would have to be told by Peggy to take the miserable look from his face, so as to produce a suitable picture.

The video for the song is notable for featuring Patrick Macnee, the actor who played John Steed in the 1960s television series The Avengers, apparently a favourite of the band. Whilst filming the video, drummer Alan White met future wife Liz Atkins. They married 13th August 1997 at Studley Priory Hotel, Oxfordshire, but later divorced.

The song has been used in a huge number of television programmes since its original release — perhaps most notably, it played over the end credits of the final episode of the BBC Two drama serial Our Friends in the North in March 1996, the very week it was at the top of the UK charts.

The single cover is an homage to the incident where Ringo Starr briefly left The Beatles during the recording of The White Album; after the other three Beatles members successfully persuaded him to return, George Harrison decorated Ringo's drumkit in red, white and blue flowers to show their appreciation.

The B-side "Step Out" was originally intended for the (What's the Story) Morning Glory? album but was taken off after Stevie Wonder demanded 10% of the royalties as the chorus bore a similarity to his hit "Uptight (Everything's Alright)".

Oasis became the first act since The Jam to perform two songs on the same showing of Top Of The Pops, performing "Don't Look Back In Anger", followed by their cover of Slade's "Cum on Feel the Noize", also on the single.

In a 2006 radio interview, Liam Gallagher said that it was him who came up with the line "so Sally can wait" as Noel was struggling with that particular line at the time. (Bootlegs of demos of the song feature Noel singing 'Crowley' — as in Aleister Crowley — rather than 'Sally' so there may be some truth in Liam's claim.) Noel confirms this on the bonus DVD, entitled Lock the Box, released with the Stop the Clocks retrospective album. In the interview with Colin Murray, Noel admits, "I was doing it in the sound check and the so Sally bit, I wasn't singing that...and he [Liam] says, 'Are you singing so Sally can wait?' and I said, 'No.' and he said, 'Well you should do.'"

In 2006, a poll by Q magazine voted "Don't Look Back in Anger" as the 20th best song of all time.

The song was included as the closing track on Oasis' 'best-of' album Stop the Clocks.

Source: Wikipedia

Liam Gallagher Heads Back To Studio In LA

He's mad fer . . . marital bliss, eh?

Newlyweds Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton shared a lingering kiss as the Oasis lord set off to finish his shift mastering the band’s new album in Los Angeles.

The couple, who tied the knot on Valentine’s Day, cut short their family honeymoon as Liam disappeared across the pond to join brother Noel and the gang in a Hollywood recording studio.

Liam has become a real family man and looked glum as he left his bride and lad Gene behind playing with his scooter at their North London home.

I’m sure he told the wee man to roll with it . . .

But hopefully his old fella will be back soon with a bumper album for us all.
Mega.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Graeme Swann On Meeting Liam Gallagher

England cricket star Graeme Swann answers questions sent in by fans on the current tour of New Zealand.

What's your best experience away from the cricket so far this tour?

Definitely the flight over because I sat next to Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher – a hero of mine. Luke Wright was originally supposed to sit next to him but he’s just a young boy-band wannabe and probably doesn’t even have a clue who he is so I got our seats swapped sharpish. It was proper Roy of the Rovers dream stuff – I’ll probably get home and find I’ve won the lottery and Newcastle are top of the Premier League. No, all right, that’s just ludicrous talk…

Click here to read the full interview.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oasis Definitely The Best Ever

Britpop veterans Oasis have cleaned up in the all-time album charts.

Definitely Maybe from 1994 was voted top of the 50 Best Ever British Albums with the 1995 follow-up (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? second.

The Manchester band, fronted by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, beat classics by The Beatles, The Clash and The Stone Roses in a poll by music mag Q and retailer HMV.

Radiohead’s 1997 masterpiece OK Computer came third while Amy Winehouse was the only female on the list, with Back To Black at 35.

Q editor Paul Rees said: “Having polled three times more votes than any other act, Oasis are undoubtedly the nation’s most loved band.”

BEST EVER BRITISH ALBUMS: 1. Definitely Maybe, Oasis; 2 (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? Oasis; 3 OK Computer, Radiohead; 4 Revolver, The Beatles; 5 The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses; 6 Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles; 7 London Calling, The Clash; 8 Under The Iron Sea, Keane; 9 Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd; 10 Urban Hymns, The Verve.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Oasis Win Poll To Find The 'Best Ever British Album'

The Gallagher brothers' 1994 debut, Definitely Maybe, came top in the poll by music magazine Q and retailer HMV to find the 50 "Best Ever British Albums" this is the full list.

The top 50

01. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
02. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
03. OK Computer - Radiohead
04. Revolver - The Beatles
05. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
06. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
07. London Calling - The Clash
08. Under The Iron Sea - Keane
09. Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
10. Urban Hymns - The Verve
11. The Bends - Radiohead
12. Abbey Road - The Beatles
13. Hopes And Fears - Keane
14. Don't Believe The Truth - Oasis
15. Violator - Depeche Mode
16. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
17. A Night At The Opera - Queen
18. Whatever People Say I Am - Arctic Monkeys
19. The White Album - The Beatles
20. Never Mind The B******s - Sex Pistols
21. Rubber Soul - The Beatles
22. Be Here Now - Oasis
23. Absolution - Muse
24. Rio - Duran Duran
25. Parklife - Blur
26. A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay
27. The Holy Bible - Manic Street Preachers
28. Origin Of Symmetry - Muse
29. IV - Led Zeppelin
30. The Wall - Pink Floyd
31. Up The Bracket - The Libertines
32. X&Y - Coldplay
33. Who's Next - The Who
34. Black Holes And Revelations - Muse
35. Back To Black - Amy Winehouse
36. Songs Of Faith And Devotion - Depeche Mode
37. Word Gets Around - Stereophonics
38. The Fat Of The Land - Prodigy
39. Different Class - Pulp
40. In Rainbows - Radiohead
41. Hunky Dory - David Bowie
42. Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys
43. Everything Must Go - Manic Street Preachers
44. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
45. Behaviour - Pet Shop Boys
46. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
47. Parachutes - Coldplay
48. Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones
49. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
50. Let It Bleed - Rolling Stones

No Maybes, Oasis Definitely Favourites

Britpop veterans Oasis have demonstrated their place in music lovers' hearts by securing first and second places in a new chart of the best British albums.

Fans voted the Manchester group's first two LPs ahead of established classics by The Beatles, The Clash and The Stone Roses.

The Gallagher brothers' 1994 debut, Definitely Maybe, came top in the poll by music magazine Q and retailer HMV to find the 50 Best Ever British Albums.

The follow-up, (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, came second and another two Oasis records made the top 25.

Radiohead's dense 1997 masterpiece OK Computer was third in the poll, followed by The Beatles' Revolver and The Stone Roses' self-titled debut.

The rock-dominated chart also features records by The Clash, Pink Floyd, Depeche Mode, The Smiths and Queen.

More recent artists to make the cut include Keane, Arctic Monkeys and troubled Amy Winehouse, the only female singer on the list.

Q editor Paul Rees said: "It's clear that, having polled three times more votes than any other act, Oasis are undoubtedly the nation's most loved band.

"Similarly, it's evident just who music fans believe the classic and most enduring British acts of each era to be.

"And, by that measure, the likes of Keane, Arctic Monkeys, Muse and Amy Winehouse have emerged in recent years to be seen as genuinely classic artists in the eyes of the people that matter most - those who buy music.

"In a list that features the likes of Radiohead's OK Computer and The Beatles' Revolver this list is a testament to the popularity of Oasis and their music."

Rudy Osorio, HMV head of music, added: "Most album polls of recent years have tended to see the likes of The Beatles, Radiohead and Stone Roses vie for the top five spots.

"However, as our perspective changes, it looks like many more of us are starting to recognise the iconic appeal of Oasis and the brilliance of Definitely Maybe as an era-defining album."

Source: www.thewest.com.au

I will post the full list as soon as I find it....

Cast Your Votes At The NME Awards

Oasis have been nominated in two categories for this years NME Awards 2008.

Best Track
'Fluorescent Adolescent' – Arctic Monkeys
'Flux' – Bloc Party
'Men's Needs' – The Cribs
'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'Let's Dance To Joy Division' – The Wombats

Best Music DVD
'Up The Shambles' – Babyshambles
'The Song Remains The Same' – Led Zeppelin
'Unplugged In New York' - Nirvana
'Lord Don’t Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'I Told You I Was Trouble' – Amy Winehouse

The awards are now only a few weeks away, on February 28 at their new home, the Indig02 in north Greenwich, London.

Take a look at who is left in each category, and then cast your vote via www.nme/awardsnominees. Remember and get your votes in by 10am on Monday February 25.

Some Might Pay... £10k For Wed Day

Liam and Nicole snub big bash for bargain celebration

Millionaire rocker Liam Gallagher had a "bargin basement" wedding, spending less then £10,000 on the days celebrations.

The Oasis frontman and new wife Nicole Appleton snubbed a mega-money bash for a quiet gathering in their hotel room.

They invited a handfull of close friends and family for drinks after a ceremony in a nearby register office.

Songbird Liam, 35, who turned down "six-figure sums" from some of Britain's top glossy magazines to cover the day, shelled out for the £2,000-a-night Presidential Suite at London's five-star Landmark Hotel for the low-key celebration.

But palatial room 510 was the most expensive part of the day's fun, which cost less then the average £11,000 British wedding.

The guests, who included Nicole's All Saints pal Melanie Blatt, 32, and Liam's mum Peggy, drank their way through bottles of bubbly and cans of Stella while dining on bangers and mash.

A hotel source said: "The party went straight from the register office over the road to the hotel and locked themselves inside the Presidential Suite all night.

"The room is amazing, with a dining area for six, a huge white-carpeted living room with a massive four-poster bed.

"Liam's kids were given free rein to run around the rooms and in the hallways - they were having great fun. Everyone had a good time.

"It shows you don't have to go crazy with the money on your wedding day to enjoy yourself.

"Liams never been one to brag about cash because he knows what it's like to live on a pittance. He had nothing before Oasis made it big.

"Their wedding was about making a long-term relationship official and they did that.

"It wasn't about splashing the cash."

Liam tied the knot at the Old Marylebone Town Hall - the same venue where he married first wife Patsy Kensit, 39, in 1997. They split three years later.

He returned from Los Angeles, where he has been working on a new Oasis album and where his brother Noel, 40, is thought to have stayed, to get hitched on Thursday.

The couple posted several different dates and venues on their wedding plans to confuse the paparazzi.

Nicole, 33, spoke earlier this year about how she longed to marry her long-term boyfriend, saying: "Marriage is important to me"

Source: Daily Star

More On Liam And Nicole's Wedding

Keeping their wedding under wraps clearly tired Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton - as the pair spent their first day as Mr and Mrs in bed.

We can't imagine any other reason newlyweds would choose to hide all day.

The Oasis star, 35, left the couple's suite in the Landmark Hotel, London only once - to visit friends staying in another room.

He returned to Nic a few minutes later to do some more recovering...

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Paul Weller Confirms Exit Festival Slot & New Album Out In June

Paul Weller has been confirmed to appear at this year’s Exit Festival.

The former frontman of The Jam and The Style Council is heading to Serbia on July 11th. He will showcase his new double album ’22 Dreams’ on the Main Stage, as well as dipping into his extensive back catalogue.

Weller joins The Sex Pistols on the line-up, while Finnish metal act Nightwish have also been added to the bill. Tickets for the festival, which takes place from 10th-13th of July, are available for the tiny price of £72.

’22 Dreams’ will be released June and includes guest appearances from Noel Gallagher and Graham Coxon. The album will be preceded by a full UK tour in May.

Source: www.festivalwise.com

I Turned Down Oasis To Watch Coronation Street

Kiss, The Offspring and Lostprophets have been confirmed to headline the Download 2008 festival this summer but who else will be playing? The man booking the bands is former Rock City director Andy Copping.

As vice president of music for Live Nation, one of the world's largest concert promoters, he is responsible for organising UK tours for some of the biggest rock and rock stars.

"It was like me when I turned down Oasis to go and watch Coronation Street, remember?'"

I do. And it's a story that has been in the pages of the Evening Post in the past. In March 1994 he was offered the chance to put the band on at the Talbot Street venue for just £100.

He'd never heard of them, was busy and said no. A few weeks later they were dominating headlines.

By August they'd been booked and played a sell-out show there.

Read the Full interview here

Source: www.thisisnottingham.co.uk

I Effin’ Do Luv

Oasis singer Liam Gallagher finally wed Nicole Appleton yesterday and celebrated by dancing to Britney Spears!

The Britpop legend tied the knot with the All Saints star in a quiet ceremony watched by only a few friends and family.

But the happy couple more than made up for it last night with a private party in their hotel room.

Guests knocked back booze as Britney’s No1 smash Gimme More blared out of their fifth-floor suite.

Outside the door was a trolley loaded with empty champagne bottles and all-drunk cans of super-strong Stella lager.

Liam’s son Lennon, nine, and the couple’s six-year-old boy Gene yelled excitedly as they ran along the plush-carpeted corridor in London’s swanky Landmark Hotel.

But Liam’s brother Noel, 40, was not there – he is currently working in the US.

The 35-year-old singer had told chums he wanted a wedding “down-to-earth – but with a posh twist”. But he and Nicole, 33, who have been together eight years, were so desperate to keep their marriage a secret they posted a string of eight possible dates and addresses at Marylebone register office – where he had also married ex-wife Patsy Kensit.

Guests including Nicole’s sister Natalie, 34, and her Prodigy star hubby Liam Howlett, 36, attended the ceremony and then headed for the hotel for a £75 sausage dinner. But the party really got into full swing when the bride and groom invited their pals up to room 510.

After bopping to Britney the guests danced to The Who classic My Generation and then a medley of Madness songs.

Liam’s mum Peggy giggled to guests how much she loved the cake while his other brother Paul playfully bickered with a girlfriend who appeared to have had too much bubbly.

Nicole’s bandmate Melanie Blatt, 32, said: “It has been a very good day.” While fellow All Saint Shaznay Lewis, 32, joked: “God, we’re all so grown-up now!”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Oasis Liam's Wed For It Again

Rocker Liam Gallagher married for the second time yesterday — in the venue where he wed first wife Patsy Kensit.

The Oasis singer and Nicole Appleton tied the knot at London’s Westminster Register Office.

It is steeped in rock history, with Beatle Sir Paul McCartney marrying first wife Linda there in 1969.

“Mad for it” Liam and Patsy, 39, got hitched at old Marylebone Town Hall in 1997 — but split three years later.

He has been in Los Angeles working on an album, but flew back to marry the former All Saints singer, 33.

Nicole’s bandmate sister Natalie, 34, was there with Prodigy hubby Liam Howlett, 36 — but newlywed Liam’s brother NOEL, 40, stayed in LA.

The couple’s son Gene, six, was there, along with Lennon, eight — Liam’s son with Patsy.

The witnesses were Nicole’s sister Mel and Liam’s mum Peggy.

A source said of the couple: “They felt like they were married anyway. He’s worn a ring on his wedding finger for years to show his commitment.

“But he decided it was the right time.”

A source at the venue said: “The wedding was completely hush-hush.”

Liam, 35, will return to LA next week. An Oasis spokesman last night confirmed he had married.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Liam Gallagher And Nicole Appleton Get Married In London?

News just in that Liam Gallagher has secretly married his girlfriend Nicole Appleton in Marylebone this morning.

It was so secret that even his brother Noel didn't know. Either that or Liam just didn't want him coming.

They are currently all on the lash at London's Landmark Hotel.

The pair have been together for eight years and have a seven year old son together called Gene.
Liam had planned to marry Nicole for years but wanted to raise their son first.

Expect to now see this in tomorrow's papers.

Source: www.holymoly.co.uk

Bon Jovi On His Spat With Oasis & Robbie Williams

There was a quote from the UK where you slagged off Robbie Williams and Oasis, saying they couldn't fill a club in the US . . .

Of course the English took it out of context. They were talking about the success they (Robbie and Oasis) have had in America. I said they couldn't play a club there. I'm a huge Robbie fan, buy all his records, seen him live. But he couldn't play a big venue in America. It's not a slag at him, it's like, ‘‘Look how screwed up the industry is, he can't play a club here but he plays three Knebworths (outdoor stadium) in the UK''.

Read the full interview here

Source: www.news.com.au

What's Going On At Oasis And Kasabain's Favourite Club Night This Weekend?

Saturday February, 16 2008 at This Feeling featuring Chris Helme (Seahorses), Gerard Starkie (Witness), The Krak and more!...

For tickets and more information click here

Vote For The Best British Album

To mark 50 years of great British music, the UK’s biggest music magazine, Q, and the nation’s favourite music retailer, HMV, are teaming up to crown the best ever British album – as voted for by you!

Just pick your 3 favourite British albums of the last 50 years (released between 1958and 2008). The vote is only open to artists from the UK - so Belfast's Van Morrison is OK, Dublin's U2 are not.

To make things even more enticing, everyone who votes will be entered into a grand prize draw. One winner will win a gold disc of the album voted Number 1 by the great British public and all of the Top 50 albums featured in the Best Ever British Album vote.

Plus 49 runners up will win one of the albums featured in the final Top 50 albums list.

Click here to cast your vote

Source: www.q4music.com

The Enemy Added To Versus Cancer 08 Line-Up

The Enemy join the packed out line-up for Versus Cancer 08.

Following more weeks of speculation and rumour about the Versus Cancer line up, the organisers have now announced yet more acts added to the line-up.

The Enemy will join Athlete, The View, The Fratellis, legendary Manchester acts The Happy Mondays, the Inspiral Carpets and New York’s finest the Fun Lovin’ Criminals at the event.

Also on the bill will be the January winners of Xfm Manchester's Uploaded competition for new and emerging talent.

Versus Cancer returns for the third time at the Arena in Manchester on February 23, with this batch of bands the first confirmations of an eagerly awaited line up, with more big name announcements promised in the coming weeks.

The charity, which raises money for cancer research, awareness and support groups are hoping to hit their £1 million target this year, and the February gig marks the first of their 2008 programme of events.

Source: www.xfmmanchester.co.uk

Who Would You Most Want To Spend Valentines Night With?

Get on over to NME.COM to cast your votes on who would you most want to spend Valentines night with?

Source: www.nme.com

Oasis & Coldplay Set For A Portugese Festival Appearance?

Portugese Music publication Blitz has Oasis on one of their early (not confirmed) artists at this years 'Rock in Rio' Festival on June 1 in Portugal.

Rock In Rio:
30 DE MAIO - Lenny Kravitz / Sheryl Crow / Delfins / Skank
31 DE MAIO - Kiss / The Cult / Xutos & Pontapés / Jota Quest
1 DE JUNHO - Coldplay / Oasis / David Fonseca / Cansei De Ser Sexy
5 DE JUNHO - Metallica / Machine Head / Moonspell / Tihuana
6 DE JUNHO - Alejandro Sanz / Ivete Sangalo / Anjos / Just Girls

Click here to read the full article

Win Backstage Passes To Versus Cancer!

MySpace and Versus Cancer to give you the chance to win…

2 Backstage passes to have a tour backstage and watch a sound check.
VIP tickets to the Concert?
2 VIP tickets to the Aftershow ?
Return train Tickets (UK Only, restrictions apply)
Accommodation?

To Enter all you have to do is……….

– Add us a friend at www.myspace.com/versuscancer
– Put Versus Cancer in your Top 8 Friends
– Leave a comment on our page telling us who you are most looking forward to seeing at the Gig

Tickets are still available for the show by clicking here.

Source: www.myspace.com/versuscancer

Some Might Pay £20K For Ashes Audi

Rocker Noel Gallagher has been so inspired by Ashes To Ashes he’s desperate for a retro Audi Quattro.

The Oasis star is reportedly gagging to get in the driving seat of the 1980s motoring icon.

Pals say Noel, 40, has set aside up to £20,000 for his 140mph dream supercar.

A friend said: “Noel reckons he can get a Quattro in good condition for about £10,000– though he might double that for the right car.

“He will want a top-notch stereo system and possibly some body kit too, which won’t be cheap.”

Experts claim the Audi is set for an explosion in popularity thanks to Ashes To Ashes, the spin-off from Life On Mars. That show sparked the “Cortina effect” after DCI Gene Hunt, (Philip Glenister, 44) got viewers drooling over the Ford Cortina Mark III.

One car dealer said: “Quattros have always been desirable, but this show has catapulted them into the motoring superstar league.”

And BBC bosses are celebrating too after Ashes To Ashes pulled in seven million viewers on Thursday.

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Ringo Starr Is Proud His Son Drums For Oasis And The Who

"The good news is your boy is working." Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr is proud his son Zak Starkey drums for Oasis and The Who.

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Noel Gallagher's Drum 'N' Bass With Weller

I Revealed yesterday that Noel Gallagher had written and recorded some new material for Paul Weller’s forthcoming double album.

Now I can reveal Bizarre Lord Noel is taking on a surprise role on his song with the Modfather.

The Oasis star has put down his trusty guitar - and plays drums.

He also came up with the bass hook for the song. So it sounds like Weller’s on a writing credit for corkage.

Noel’s re-invention is also like that caper on Top Of The Pops when he pretended to be brother Liam and vice versa.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

The Top 5 Anti Cocaine Songs

In his recent TV documentary about Columbia’s drug trade, Alex James called cocaine a “relentless trail of death”, which funnily enough was pretty much the conclusion we reached the morning after the last Q Awards. What the ubiquitous cheese-loving fop failed to mention was that the perils of Bolivian monorail have always been a rich fund of inspiration for songwriters. Here are our Top 5 anti-krell songs.

Oasis – Gas Panic
“What tongueless ghost of sin crept through my curtains?” No, not a line from Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, it’s Noel Gallagher on uncharacteristically evocative lyrical form in this genuinely unsettling tale of coke-induced paranoia from Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants.

The Streets (featuring Pete Doherty) – Pranging OutAs if the clammy night-terror sketched out by Mike Skinner’s original wasn’t distressing enough, Pete Doherty’s gloomy guest verse ("Prang's a night that gets darker and darker”) makes cocaine sound about as much fun as being buried alive in a cement mixer.

Jackson Browne – Cocaine
Browne took Rev. Gary Davis’ much-covered standard, Cocaine Blues (check out Nick Drake’s seldom-heard version of the song), and gave it a desperately sad, dust-blown, Laurel Canyon vibe, adding the brilliantly conflicted final line: “Such a fine line, I hate to see it go.”

Public Enemy – Night Of The Living Baseheads
"Here it is - bam!/And you say Goddamn, this is a dope jam." Beyond that impossibly exhilarating intro, though, lay a grim elegy for an underclass poisoned and degraded by crack addiction.

Fleetwood Mac – Gold Dust Woman
Stevie Nicks’ rueful portrayal of a helpless addict digging her grave with a “silver spoon” became autobiographical only in retrospect; at the time she was still only an occasional cocaine user, still intoxicated by “the ritual of it, the little bottle, the fabulous velvet bags… never thinking in a million years it would overtake me.”

Source: www.q4music.com

Paul Weller's Rhythm 'N' Booze

Paul Weller’s new album is already shaping up to be a belter - featuring collaborations with Britpop heavyweights Noel Gallagher and Graham Coxon.

The modfather has called in support from the Oasis legend and the Blur star on his forthcoming double album.

And word is filtering back that some of the material is a return to his best.

A source said: “Noel and Oasis’s Gem Archer have spent time at Weller’s studio. Most sessions end in serious alcohol fuelled tear-ups. But the music has been brilliant.

“Weller slapped his name on the writing credits first with Noel and Gem - even though he spent most of the session getting the beers in. That’s the bonus of being 50 - and the guv’nor.”

Last year Weller revealed he was enjoying a really rich vein of writing form.

He told Six Music: “There’s rock ’n’ roll tunes on there. There’s soul and R&B type tunes. A few psychedelic instrumentals - all the things I’m into.”

With Coxon and Bizarre Lord Noel on the credits, I’ll be shelling out for it.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Adidas Advert Traces Firm's History

A new Adidas TV campaign charts the company's development from its origins in founder Adi Dassler's workshop to its status today as a global sports and fashion brand.

The ad campaign, which breaks this week, features references to famous tie-ups or fans that Adidas has had down the years, including Liverpool football club, Liam and Noel Gallagher from Oasis, Bob Marley and Muhammad Ali.

Adidas' new campaign, created by ad agency 180 Amsterdam, depicts a painstakingly reconstructed miniature version of Dassler's original workshop shot using stop-frame animation.

It tells the story of Dassler, whose name was shortened to create the Adidas brand name, creating his first sports shoe in 1925 and, through a tour of his workshop, how over the years the company has grown.

The camera moves past objects including a 1980s ghetto blaster, a reference to Run DMC helping to make the brand cool with the rap My Adidas; a skateboard signed by Mark Gonzales; pictures of Bob Marley and Oasis; and a Liverpool flag.

Some of the references to sports stars have been made obliquely as there are rights issues around using their actual names.

A picture of some boxing boots is accompanied by the line "He made boxing boots for the greatest of all time", a reference to Muhammad Ali, and mention is made to the creation of "Signature shoes for some of the most colourful tennis players to grace the sport".

There are also pictures and clips of the 1954 German World Cup football winning team, who were kitted out in Adidas boots, Jesse Owens, and Dick Fosbury, inventor of the modern technique for the high jump, the Fosbury flop.

The creators of the ad also had to make sure the Liverpool flag did not appear next to the picture of the Gallagher brothers because of their fierce allegiance to Manchester City.

Dassler's workshop was recreated by 30 people and took more than a month to build.

The ad features an original piece of music composed and performed by the Prague Symphony orchestra and is narrated by Das Boot actor Jurgen Prochnow.

"It could have been an impossible task given Adi's hallowed status at Adidas," said Richard Bullock, the executive creative director at 180 Amsterdam.

"Fortunately our client was particularly brave and understood the respect and charm the stop frame technique would lend to his story."

Watch the video by clicking here

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Oasis Having A Blast In LA

Oasis showed up in full force (no Zak) last night at the Troubodor to check out a show by the band Black Mountain. Also in attendance were Producer David Sardy and Black Crows singer Chris Robinson. L4E member Jilliam got a chance to chat with Noel and Liam who were both happy the way things were going with the new album. Here's some of Jilliam's email :

Spoke with Liam for a while about the new album, sez its finished being recorded and our now giving it the "finishing touches" Its real melodic, he's writen a few songs for it, Liam on LDSMD is really THAT Liam. I talked to Liam about Radio Head and their selling tactics...JOKES, Liam sez he's gonna fuckin charge DOUBLE for his album!!!!! ........he did a fuckin spot on impersanation of that radio head twat, adapts accent "Oh I think our music is fablous, we want to give our music away for free. FUCK that!!! He fuckin died laughing. Said he's proud of the songs he's done for th album, "You know I've writing a lot of tunes man, and you know, not everyone gets to go on the album, but, their all fuckin quality! Mr. Gallagher was sporting black jeans, black slip on Vans, a striped black and white shirt and that same black leather jacket he's been snapped around town rocking. Sez the band are really avin' a great time in LA, "fuckin weathers nice".....Gem was sitting next to Liam the whole time was chattin with us. Andy was talking up a storm with some dude from Black Mountain. Great Night!

Source: Jillian from L4E

Cast Your Votes At The Shock Waves NME Awards 2008

Oasis have been nominated in two categories for this years NME Awards 2008.

Best Track
'Fluorescent Adolescent' – Arctic Monkeys
'Flux' – Bloc Party
'Men's Needs' – The Cribs
'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'Let's Dance To Joy Division' – The Wombats

Best Music DVD
'Up The Shambles' – Babyshambles
'The Song Remains The Same' – Led Zeppelin
'Unplugged In New York' - Nirvana
'Lord Don’t Slow Me Down' - Oasis
'I Told You I Was Trouble' – Amy Winehouse

The awards are now only a few weeks away, on February 28 at their new home, the Indig02 in north Greenwich, London.

Take a look at who is left in each category, and then cast your vote via www.nme.com/awardsnominees.

Remember and get your votes in by 10am on Monday February 25.

Source: www.nme.com

Vote For Your Favourite Oasis Album

While we all impatiently wait for the new album, now is the perfect time to remember all the great ones the band have released over the last 14 years! And what better way than to vote in the new poll being conducted by Q and HMV:

"To mark 50 years of great British music, the UK’s biggest music magazine, Q, and the nation’s favourite music retailer, HMV, are teaming up to crown the best ever British album – as voted for by you! Just pick your 3 favourite British albums of the last 50 years (released between 1958 and 2008)."

To vote, CLICK HERE.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Oasis - Going To California

Oasis have flown out to Los Angeles to finish recording their seventh studio album with Producer David Sardy. Once recordings are complete, they will stay in L.A. to mix the album.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Creation Records Founder To Be Guest At Exclusive Evening

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance has announced that they will host an exclusive event with Creation Records founder, Alan McGee.

One of the music industry’s most influential men, McGee is most notable for founding the music label, Creation Records under which, he signed and managed such huge acts as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream and The Libertines. His best-known success story however, is Oasis, who he signed to Creation in the 1990’s.

After the closure of Creation Records, Alan immediately founded a new label called Poptones, which has had success with the Hives, the Charlatans and Dirty Pretty Things, each of which is managed by Alan McGee Management. He also runs an international club night called Death Disco, which has residencies in New York, Budapest and Los Angeles, and travels Europe with his close friend and musical client, Tim Burgess of The Charlatans on DJ tours every year.

Established almost a quarter of a century ago, the institute has been developing and delivering cutting-edge courses to students of contemporary music for longer than any other UK-based school. Originally known as the Guitar Institute, it now offers a range of professional courses including a three-year degree, a fully funded one-year diploma, a specialist one year higher diploma, plus a wide portfolio of part-time courses designed to meet a variety of training needs. Past and present institute students can be found everywhere, touring with the likes of Katie Melua and Moby, playing with bands like Radiohead and Babyshambles and artists like K. T. Tunstall and Beverley Knight, and also working as teachers all over the world.

The event will take place on Tuesday the 19th of February, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. For information on how to reserve a place, contact the Institute directly, on 020 7328 0222 or enquiries@icmp.uk.com.

Source: www.mi-pro.co.uk