Wrong Car Noel

Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher was left red-faced last night (30OCT06) when he got in the wrong car outside an after party for the Q Awards in London.

The Don't Look Back In Anger guitarist, who landed the Classic Songwriter and Best Act In The World Today gongs at the star-studded bash, tried to hide his mistake by rushing back into the Met Bar.

To save his blushes, Gallagher then left by a back exit and jumped into the right car.

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Noel Snub For Robbie Apology

Noel Gallagher has revealed Robbie Williams sent Oasis a grovelling apology for his song slagging off him and Liam.

I uncovered Robbie’s cheeky tune, where he berated Liam for being inbred, last month.

And after I printed the lyrics to D***head, a secret track on No1 album Rudebox, Robbie fired off a desperate note to Oasis’ management trying to get out of trouble.

Noel told me of the contents of the paranoid email during the Q Awards held at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel yesterday. And he dished out a trademark slating to his old adversary into the bargain.

Noel said: “I read your story about the song. I haven’t heard the album — I doubt I will — apparently that’s the best track on it.

“He sent this note to our office claiming he didn’t know it was on the album. He can f*** right off. I don’t give a f*** what he thinks and I don’t give a f*** about him.”

I can also reveal the contents of Robbie’s grovelling email.

A source at Oasis HQ told me: “Robbie said he was really sorry and claimed he didn’t know how the track got on the album.

“He said he had no idea how the story got in The Sun, claiming the only copy of the song was on his computer.

“He apologised to Noel and Liam and everyone else involved.”

Robbie and The Gallaghers have had a long-running feud.

Last month Robbie told me it must be hard being Noel as he has to listen to cheesy music. But Noel hit back yesterday adding: “I love Abba and I love Britney Spears.”

Noel is the last person I would expect to make a camp statement like that. But he did redeem himself by ridiculing Paul Weller’s man-bag.

I told you yesterday Liam’s excuse for having one was that the Modfather was a proud owner too.

Noel said: “Weller came to our housewarming with this manbag thing but wouldn’t say what it contained.

“Eventually he coughed that his soul was in it. That’s where Liam got the idea.”

Come on Liam, time for a big night out to air your manbag.

That should give Robbie ammunition for another song entirely . . .

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Elder Statesmen, But Oasis Are Still Bad Boys

Oasis joined the British rock establishment today with two awards marking their longevity and enduring talent.

But it didn't mean they have grown up. Liam Gallagher failed to turn up at the Q magazine awards in London this afternoon, fuelling speculation he was sulking over brother Noel's award for classic songwriting.

Collecting his gong from the stage, Noel said: "Liam will be fucking gutted. I guess I should thank our kid for singing all those great songs but he's not here so fuck him. This is all my own work.

"Liam's gone to the zoo. The monkeys are bringing their kids to go and look at him."

Oasis were also crowned, Best Act In The World Today beating the likes of U2

Source: www.thisislondon.co.uk

The Razz: Room For The View?

Scots wild boys The View want to work with their heroes Oasis - and a chance meeting in London might have sealed the deal.

The Dundee band, fronted by mop-haired Kyle Falconer, were gobsmacked when they bumped into Noel Gallagher while recording their debut album, which is due out next year.

The Razz caught up with Kyle and guitarist Kieren Webster in their tour bus after their recent MTV2 Gonzo tour.

Kyle said: "We've worked with Babyshambles and Primal Scream but the other band we'd love to work with is Oasis.

"We met Noel when we were mastering our album at Metropolis studios in London.

"Our manager said 'I think that's Noel Gallagher over there' and we just went white. Noel came over and said 'alright' and I offered him a beer, but he said he doesn't drink early in the morning and he asked what we were up to.

"We told him we were mastering our album and he said he'd come up to the studio and check it out."

Much to the band's surprise Noel kept his word.

Kieren said: "He came up and had a listen to a few of our tracks and bounced along but he didn't say much. He's a man of very few words."

But both agreed Noel's little brother was far more chatty.

Kieren said: "We played at a few showcases at Sony BMG and Kasabian were there with Liam and we've said hello. He's a cool guy, really nice." Liam is also backing their new single, Superstar Tradesman, which entered the charts yesterday at No.15.

"We heard Liam bigged us up on the radio the other day to celebrate our single," they said.

The band are now set to go on tour with Scot's rockers Primal Scream after playing a few gigs with them in the summer.

And, when asked what advice Bobby Gillespie gave them to help handle their new pop career, they both blurted out: "He said don't take too many drugs."

Rock 'n' roll...

Source: www.thedailyrecord.co.uk

Nicole: I Will Marry Liam

All Saint Nicole Appleton reckons Liam Gallagher makes perfect husband material – and says they WILL wed soon.

In her first big interview in five years, Nic lifted the lid on her relationship with the lairy Oasis rocker and revealed his softer side.

She told how her parents ADORE Liam and said she and him are happier than they have ever been.

Speaking exclusively to Bizarre to mark the release of her reformed band’s comeback single, Nic told me: “Absolutely yes, we will get married. Of course we will.

“Things are so great between us that it will just happen when it does. We haven’t planned anything and we are really, really happy — the happiest we’ve ever been together.

“There’s no pressure from our parents to get married but when we go to friends’ weddings, I think, ‘I want to do this.’

“We’re pretty much married anyway and I call him my husband sometimes. We come as a unit — where he goes, our son Gene and I go. Having children together is a bigger commitment than getting married — but we will do it.”

Liam is perhaps not every mother’s impression of an ideal son-in-law — but Nic’s mum and dad think the world of him.

She said: “My parents love Liam, they think he’s so lovely.”

Lovely — now there’s a word not usually associated with the hard- drinking, fighting rocker.

But according to Nic, Liam goes all soft when it comes to five-year-old Gene, seen below with his parents. So much so that he doesn’t even mind that Gene likes his old enemy, GORILLAZ creator Damon Albarn.

Nic, who was once engaged to RobbieO Williams, explained: “Gene loves Oasis but he really loves the Gorillaz.

“His dad is all right about it, surprisingly. Liam bumped into Damon in the street and told him, ‘My kid is a big fan of yours.’

“I love the Gorillaz too so I think Gene has good taste.”

Gene wasn’t born when Nic was a pop star in her own right as one quarter of band All Saints, who first stormed the charts in 1997.

The group enjoyed five No1 singles — including Never Ever and Pure Shores — and paved the way for so many of today’s girl groups such as The Sugababes.

But they fell out spectacularly — even once rowing over a jacket — and went their separate ways in 2001 before reforming this year.

Nic says Gene is now aware that his mum was once in a top group.

She said: “Once a video came on TV and I told him it was mummy’s band. I told him, ‘That’s me — it’s not all about Daddy you know!’”

Nic was speaking to me as she and her bandmates, sister Natalie, Melanie Blatt and Shaznay Lewis, prepare for next week’s release of new single Rocksteady, to be followed by a whole album of new material on November 13.

Liam was spotted singing along to the new tunes when the girls did their first gig in years last week . . . and he did know all the words.

Nic says: “He has been totally supportive of me and the girls.”

Well I reckon Liam’s a very lucky fella to have Nic.

She’s funny, charming and dead normal. She’s not interested in having a flashy, showbiz lifestyle — you’re more likely to find her with Gene at Nando’s in her jeans and trainers, tucking into chicken.

As Liam would no doubt say, “She’s a top bird.”

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Can You Spot Liam's Man Bag?

Nicole says Liam still hasn’t used a “manbag” she got him for his birthday last month.

She said: “I bought it because I’m always carrying his phone, keys and passport. If we go anywhere my bag is bursting.

Liam said, ‘It’s OK, Paul Weller’s got one.’ But now I don’t even know where it is.”

If anyone spots Liam carrying his manbag take a picture and ring me, the nation needs to see it.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

On This Day In Oasis History

"Wonderwall" is a song and subsequent single by British rock group Oasis taken from their second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? . It was written by Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher.

Released on October 30th 1995, it peaked at #2 in the UK charts and proved to be their American breakthrough, giving Oasis their only US Top 10 hit thus far. "Wonderwall" is perhaps their most popular song, despite the fact that British TV stars Robson & Jerome's "I Believe"/"Up On The Roof" kept it out of the top slot. "Wonderwall" has had enduring popularity in Oasis' canon. As of 2005 it was number 99 in the UK's list of best-selling singles and frequently appears in "best-of" single polls.

The song takes its name from the 1968 album Wonderwall Music by George Harrison, at the time still a member of the Beatles. Harrison's album was in fact a soundtrack to the film Wonderwall, but the film has remained unknown by the general public.

It is often claimed that "Wonderwall" was written for Gallagher's then-girlfriend, Meg Mathews. Noel married Mathews, but they were divorced in 2001. Gallagher now claims that the song was not about Mathews at all, but he felt he had to go along with the rumour, saying "The meaning of that song was taken away from me by the media who jumped on it. How do you tell your Mrs it's not about her once she's read it is? It's a song about an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself." Initially Noel wanted to sing this song, but he gave his brother Liam Gallagher the choice, and Noel ended up singing "Don't Look Back In Anger".

The music video to the song is also notable as having been filmed in the relatively brief period when bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan quit the band due to nervous exhaustion; Scott McLeod came in to replace him.

The sleeve artwork was inspired by the paintings of the Belgian surrealist René Magritte, and was shot on Primrose Hill in northwest London. The hand holding the frame is of art director Brian Cannon; the girl is Anita Heryeta, a Creation Records employee. The original idea was to have Liam Gallagher in the frame before Noel Gallagher vetoed that idea whilst the shoot was taking place.

The song is to be included on Oasis' "best-of" album Stop the Clocks.

Covers

"Wonderwall" has been one of the most-frequently covered songs of the last ten years, the most famous of which was an easy listening arrangement by The Mike Flowers Pops, which reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Charts, just as the Oasis original had done two months earlier.

Ryan Adams's version, first performed in 2001, and later released in 2004, was so popular with Noel Gallagher that he now uses Adams's slowed-down arrangment of the song when playing the song in acoustic sets.

Other artists who have covered the song include American Indie Songstress Cat Power, Paul Anka's swing-jazz style arrangement, the Beastie Boys punk rock cover that has been performed at concerts, but never released as a single, and a cover on the compilation Punk Goes 90's by the pop-punk band Cartel.

The Harvard Independent compiled a list of the five most ironic versions of "Wonderwall". The song was also covered by fellow British rock group, Radiohead.

Several songs use chords similar to "Wonderwall", including Travis's "Writing To Reach You" (which contains the lyric "what's a Wonderwall anyway?"), "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day, and Oasis' first single from Be Here Now, "D'You Know What I Mean". "Wonderwall" was later featured in the popular mash up "Boulevard of Broken Songs", which also contained parts of both "Writing to Reach You" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams".

Awards and accolades

The promo video for "Wonderwall", directed by Nigel Dick, won the Best British Video award at the 1996 Brit Awards.

In May 2005, "Wonderwall" was voted the best British song of all time, in a poll of over 8,500 listeners conducted by Virgin Radio.

In August 2006, Wonderwall was named the second-greatest song of all time in a poll conducted by Q Magazine, finshing behind another Oasis song, "Live Forever".

Miscellanea

The opening track of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, "Hello", starts off with the opening riff of "Wonderwall" playing extremely quietly; this stops once the guitar noise comes in. (This is similar to the tape print-through that can be heard on such songs as the Talking Heads' "Road to Nowhere.")

The original title of 'Wonderwall' was 'Wishing Stone'.

Watch The Music Video Here
Watch A Live Performance Here

Source: Wikpedia

Liam Won't Rock If He Goes Bald

Oasis front man Liam Gallagher says the band will call it a day - when he loses his hair.

Liam, watching miss us Nicole Appleton at the All Saints reunion gig, said: "The minute you start dressing like a f***ing idiot or get a bald patch, that's it."

Oasis are in line for best-act success at tomorrow's Q Awards. Mel Blatt has revealed why she agreed to a comeback gig with her All Saints co-stars last week - she was skint.

She buried the hatchet after a long-running feud with bandmates Nicole and Natalie Appleton. Mel, 31, admitted: "I've spent the last seven years not doing a lot, watching far too much TV.

"But I had to earn some money. It was hard dragging myself away from the TV."

Source: www.people.co.uk