New Japanese 'Acquiesce' Single?, Plus Re-Releases Of All Six Albums?

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We've just had details confirmed for the forthcoming Japanese Oasis reissues plus a few details of the forthcoming Greatest Hits collection and single release which are all due for release in November. These are available in limited quantites so ORDER your copies NOW to avoid disappointment...

STOP THE CLOCKS - £36.99

Japanese Limited 3-Disc Set (NOTE: 2CD+Bonus DVD - Released 15th November 2006

STOP THE CLOCKS - £28.99

Japanese Issue 2-CD Album Released 15th November 2006

ACQUIESCE - £16.99

Japanese Issue CD Single released 25th October 2006

DEFINITELY MAYBE - £ 32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 1994, this their debut and arguably finest album grabbed the public's imagination by the balls and includes the single releases 'Live Forever', 'Shakermaker', Cigarettes & Alcohol', 'Rock N Roll Star' and 'Supersonic', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

[WHAT'S THE STORY] MORNING GLORY? - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 1995, this their second full length player carried on where DM left off with one of the finest ever album tracks 'Champagne Supernova' plus the single releases 'Wonderwall', 'Roll With It', 'Don't Look Back In Anger' & 'Some Might Say', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

BE HERE NOW - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 1997 their highly anticipated 3rd album was somewhat slated by the critics and initially criticised by fans but still managed to sell millions worldwide and includes the singles 'Stand By Me', 'Don't Go Away' and 'D'You Know What I Mean', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 2000 their in-fighting seemed to affect their songwriting ability, with the highlights being the instrumental intro 'Fuckin In The Bushes' plus the single release 'Go Let It Out' and who can forget the Liam penned 'Little James', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

HEATHEN CHEMISTRY - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 2002 this was a return to form of sorts for the Gallagher brothers who were joined by new band members Andy Bell and Gem, including the single releases 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out', 'Little By Little', 'Songbird' and 'The Hindu Times', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 2005, many fans hailed this as the boys back to their best with a more mature sound while maintaining their rockier edge and includes the single releases 'Lyla', 'The Importance Of Being Idle' plus 'Let There Be Love', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

Source: Mr Monobrow

Oasis To Launch Hotel Chain

Oasis rockers Liam and Noel Gallagher are to launch a hotel chain in America.

The rock 'n' roll siblings are reportedly planning to use titles of their smash hits as room themes in hotels located across the US, including Miami, New York and West Hollywood.

A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "The plan is to open as many hotels as possible by the end of 2007 and name each venue Supernova Heights, after Noel's former home in north London. They want to base rooms at one of the Miami venues around 'The Hindu Times' song."

Liam and Noel are also said to have got some of America's most influential financial investors interested in the project.

The source added: "They will both fly to New York and meet a business developer who has worked for a string of leading property moguls, including Donald Trump."

Despite the hype surrounding the plans, it appears some of Liam and Noel's more wild ideas have not gone down well with developers.

The source explained: "Their plan to install alcohol and cigarettes in every room of their New York hotel, in honour of their track 'Cigarettes and Alcohol' has gone down like a lead balloon because so many people are anti-smoking."

Other tracks being considered as room themes by Liam and Noel include 'Wonderwall', 'Songbird' and 'All Around The World'.

Source: http://www.lse.co.uk/

On This Day In Oasis History.....

Definitely Maybe is the highly acclaimed debut album of English band Oasis, first released on August 30th 1994 on Creation Records.

In 1994 Oasis were seen as a distant echo of the moribund 'Madchester' scene which had exploded in the early 1990s; unlike other Madchester bands they eschewed experiments with funk, dance or hip-hop, and presented themselves as a relatively straightforward rock and roll band. Along with bands like Blur and The Verve they seemed to encapsulate a new wave, one which did not yet have a name. The album folded in elements of jangle pop, shoegazing, New Wave, and indie; in the aftermath of their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, the media coined the term Britpop, of which Definitely Maybe retrospectively became the source.

Definitely Maybe went straight to number one in the UK Album charts on the week of release. It went 7x platinum in the UK and rather surprisingly, the album sold over 1 million copies in America; on the American Billboard magazine charts Definitely Maybe hit #1 on the Heatseekers chart and #58 on the Billboard 200. The album went on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide.

It was an immediate commercial and critical success, having followed on the heels of singles "Columbia" (which only saw a limited radio-only release), "Supersonic", "Shakermaker" and particularly the popular "Live Forever". The album title, according to Noel, comes from a poster he saw in a pub, although he cannot remember what the poster was advertising. Though the title is seemingly oxymoronic, it, in actuality, is not — it implies a certain possibility, depending on context, in the same way that "definitely not" is not oxymoronic.

The album was followed the next year by (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, which propelled the group to even greater fame, dominating the music press throughout 1995.

In 1997 Definitely Maybe was named the 14th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. It achieved the same placing in a 1998 Q magazine readers' poll. In 2005 Channel 4's '100 Greatest Albums' countdown placed the album at number 6. In a recent British poll, run by NME and the book of British Hit Singles and Albums, Definitely Maybe was voted the best album of all time with The Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band finishing second and Revolver third. Nearly 40,000 people took part in the survey which was organised to comemerate 50 years of the UK Album Chart.

Tracklisting
01. Rock 'N' Roll Star – 5:22
02. Shakermaker – 5:08
03. Live Forever – 4:36
04. Up in the Sky – 4:28
05. Columbia – 6:17
06. Supersonic – 4:43
07. Bring It on Down – 4:17
08. Cigarettes & Alcohol – 4:49
09. Digsy's Dinner" – 2:32
10. Slide Away – 6:32
11. Married with Children – 3:11

The vinyl version of the album features an extra track, "Sad Song" - this appears as track 6 on the album.

The original Australian release came with a bonus disc, containing the tracks "Whatever", "(It's Good) To Be Free", and "Half The World Away".

The original Japanese CD release came with 2 bonus tracks, "Cloudburst" at track 4, and "Sad Song" at track 6

All tracks written by Noel Gallagher.

Recording

Many of the songs had originally appeared on their "Live Demonstration" demo recorded in Liverpool the year before with Chris and Tony Griffiths of The Real People. The main recording sessions took longer than expected, with the bulk of the album having to be recorded three different times with Mark Coyle producing, before Owen Morris came up with a mix that everyone was satisfied with. The album cost nearly £85,000 to produce, a huge amount of money for an album at the time.

Singles



Supersonic
Released: April 11, 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis & Mark Coyle Video Director: Mark Szaszy (UK) / Nick Egan (US)
Chart position: # 31 (UK)



Shakermaker
Released: June 13, 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
Video Director: Nick Egan
Chart position: # 11 (UK)



Live Forever
Released: August 8, 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
Video Directors: Carlos Grasso (UK) / Nick Egan (US)
Chart position: # 10 (UK)



Cigarettes & Alcohol
Released: October 10, 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
Video Director: Mark Szaszy
Chart position: # 7 (UK)

Source: Wikpedia

Blowing In The Whinge

Bob Dylan reckons modern records are “atrocious.”

The folk-rock legend says: “I don’t know anybody who’s made a record that sounds decent in the past 20 years.

“There’s no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like . . . static.” Well, that’s a bit rich, Bob.

A few of your records sound truly atrocious, if you ask me.

And are you saying modern classics such as The Verve’s Urban Hymns, Nirvana’s Nevermind and Oasis’s (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? are atrocious?

One of us is wrong — and It Ain’t Me, Babe.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Show Your Support

The annual BT Digital Music Awards 2006, this year held in association with Packard Bell And Metro, will take place at London's Roundhouse on October 3, 2006.

The ceremony will be broadcast on Channel 4 in early October – the natural home for the only awards designed to reward cutting-edge music entertainment delivered using the latest digital technology.

The People's Choice award is now open. It's your chance to nominate the best music fan sites on the web in the past year.

You can support stopcryingyourheartout.com and cast your vote for the site by clicking Here or on the BT Music Awards banners around the site.

Thanks for all your continued support, and every vote is appreciated.

Noel Gallagher Favourites IV Thieves Announce Their Debut

The Noel Gallagher-approved IV Thieves release their debut in the Autumn and we have details here.

The Texan quartet will release a three track EP entitled The Day Is A Downer EP and besides the title track, comes backed with two more tracks named Catastrophe and Chase Me Off / Out.
The band were originally called Nic Armstrong And The Thieves and released the album The Greatest White Liar, which also scored them support slots for Razorlight and Oasis. Now the band have changed their name and are starting fresh with the EP.

Speaking about the group, Gallagher says: "They'll be one of the biggest bands in Britain. They're pretty special, man".

IV Thieves release the EP on October 9th and will also be touring to coincide.

Track Listing:

1. The Day Is A Downer
2. Catastrophe
3. Chase Me Off / Out

Source: www.angryape.com

Kasabian To Unite With Gallagher?

Kasabian guitarist Serge Pizzorno is planning a collaboration with his pal Noel Gallagher, although he fears the Oasis rocker might not be quite as keen. Pizzorno is convinced Kasabian's new release Empire is the best rock album since Oasis' 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe, and it's only right for the two great bands to come together in the studio. Pizzorno says, "It is as good as we wanted it to be. Noel gets it but would he agree our album's out there with Definitely Maybe? "Maybe one day we can do something with Noel. I'd like to get us all in a studio - it would be a laugh - and an honour."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Gallaghers Snub Doherty Collaboration

Oasis siblings Liam and Noel Gallagher have rebuffed attempts made by Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty for them to collaborate with him. Troubled Doherty has reportedly been sending admiring notes to the Gallagher brothers from the London clinic where he is being treated for drug addiction. However, a source tells British newspaper the Daily Star, "They thought it was a joke at first but they don't want anything to do with him

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Andy Bell Live In Sweden

A video of Andy Bell performing Vapour Trail, he was headlining a new festival called Fest-i-Val in a little town called Umeå in the north of Sweden on August 12th.

The Two Greatest Songs Ever?

It is sung with lager-fuelled gusto by thousands of fans at every Oasis gig. Now "Live Forever" looks set to live up to its title after being named the greatest song of all time.

The 12-year-old single, the first to demonstrate that the Gallagher brothers could do tenderness as well as bravado and swagger, has beaten classic tracks by the Beatles, U2 and Queen in a magazine poll of music fans to identify the all-time greats.

Oasis pulled off a double feat by taking second place with their song "Wonderwall" in the top 100 compiled by Q magazine from tens of thousands of votes, although the Fab Four landed the most number of entries with six.

"Live Forever" peaked only at no 10 in the charts when it was released but has gone on to become one of the band's most enduring songs. When the magazine last held its poll three years ago the track finished in ninth position and the list was topped by U2's "One", a song reduced to fifth place this time around.

The magazine, which publishes the poll in its October edition on Tuesday, said of the track: "'Live Forever' doesn't date, satisfying a timeless need for communal joy that only the rock anthem at its best can truly deliver."

Noel Gallagher, who wrote the winning song, said: "People said to me after 'Live Forever', where are you gonna go after that. And I was like 'I don't think it's that good'. I think it's a good song, but I think I can do better."

The Q Top 10:
01. Live Forever - Oasis
02. Wonderwall - Oasis
03. Smells like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
04. A Day in the Life - the Beatles
05. One - U2
06. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
07. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
08. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
09. Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
10. Paranoid Android - Radiohead

source: www.news.independent.co.uk

Blast From The Past.......

Australian television special from 1997 with Molly Meldrum interviewing Noel.

Stop The Clocks Tracklisting Competition

Click on the link below to enter an exciting competition. Guess the tracklisting of 'Stop The Clocks' and win an amazing prize check out the link for more details....

STOP THE CLOCKS COMPETITION

Oasis will release their ‘Best Of’ collection, “Stop The Clocks” on November 20th, 2006. To celebrate the release the album will be accompanied by the first ever on the road film of Oasis, “Lord Don’t Slow Me Down” which will be screened in selected cities across the world in November.

You and a friend could be among the first to see it and, even better, you can choose where in the world you go, and get there for free. If that’s not enough you also get five days accommodation thrown in for good measure. From Tokyo to New York and Sydney to London, once the venues are confirmed one lucky winner will be able to choose their dream destination.

“Lord Don’t Slow Me Down”, directed by renowned promo director Baillie Walsh, is compiled from a year’s filming with the band on their mammoth “Don’t Believe The Truth” world tour 2005/6 and follows one of the world’s greatest rock n roll band behind the scenes and in front of the fans across the globe. With unique access to the band throughout the tour, “Lord Don’t Slow Me Down” is the ultimate Oasis documentary and a must see for fans.

To win this superb opportunity, it seems appropriate that you have to prove yourself the ultimate Oasis fan. Whilst we all know that “Stop The Clocks” will be with us in November, the tracklisting is, at the moment, a closely guarded secret, having been chosen by the band from their incredible collection of songs. What we want you to do is tell us what you think the 18 tracks are and the running order in which they appear on the album. We’ve already revealed that “Acquiesce”, “Half The World Away”, “Supersonic”, “Wonderwall” and “The Importance of Being Idle” are on there, which leaves 13 tracks to add and the running order to decipher.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

I Wish Noel Did Not Despise Me As Much As He Does

Robbie Williams wishes Noel Gallagher did not despise him as much as he does.

Robbie and Noel have a long history of feuding.

Noel branded Robbie "the fat dancer from Take That" while Robbie - after Oasis Released heavily panned album Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants in 2000 - responded by sending Noel a wreath bearing the message "Just heard your latest album - RIP."

Robbie is reflective about it now, but he is hurt by the level of Noel's hatred for him - because he is a massive Oasis fan and has nothing but respect for their music.

By way of explanation, Robbie turns on his laptop and goes to his iTunes to play me some of his favourite Oasis tracks. Robbie tries to explain why he feels Noel and his brother Liam hate him.

He says: "I'm not their kind of person. I'm the old-time musical, I'm the Norman Wisdom, I'm big show tunes. I'm everything they detest.

"I'm a huge fan of Oasis - of what they were anyway - and what they meant to me. They were very important in my life.

Source: The Sun

On This Day In Oasis History.....

"The Importance of Being Idle" is a song on the British rock band Oasis' sixth album, Don't Believe the Truth, written and sung by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was the second single released from the album in the UK, on August 22, 2005, where it debuted at #1. It was also the first time that Oasis earned two successive #1's in the same calendar year. It was written by Gallagher sometime during the summer of 2004, before the band made their final attempt at recording what would become Don't Believe the Truth. He got the title from the Mark Twain book of the same name which he found whilst cleaning out his garage (it belonged not to him but to girlfriend Sara McDonald.)



Musically, as Noel has commented, the song sounds like tunes from two British bands, The Kinks and The La's. In particular, the sentiment expressed is noticeably similar to The Kinks' "Sunny Afternoon" and "Dead End Street", and the use of falsetto for every other verse line recalls The La's "Feelin'". The guitar sound is similar also to The La's b-side "Clean Prophet". It also is a breakaway from the sound of Oasis's latter albums, especially the straight ahead rock 'n' roll anthems of Heathen Chemistry. The keyboard used on the pre-chorus sections was bought by bassist Andy Bell from the auction website eBay.

Noel has said that the lyrics of "The Importance of Being Idle" are inspired by his own laziness. Some of the second verse, with the reference to begging his doctor for "one more line", seems to be referring to an actual event as this resembles Noel's account of how he gave up cocaine in 1998.

Most reviewers acclaimed the track as one of the highlights of Don't Believe the Truth, which itself was widely praised as a marked return to form. The band mentioned in interviews in June that it would become the second single, after the UK Number One "Lyla". The b-sides are Liam Gallagher's "Pass Me Down the Wine" and Gem Archer's "The Quiet Ones."



The promo film was directed by Dawn Shadforth, (whose previous videos include Kylie Minogue's award-winning "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"). Shadforth's film for "The Importance of Being Idle' starred Welsh actor Rhys Ifans and homages the style of early 1960's kitchen sink drama British films, and is set during the build up to a funeral procession in a northern town, with the extravagant undertakers parading the coffin at the video's climax and Ifans playing the part of a high-kicking funeral director [1]. The band make a brief appearance as lazy workers playing cards in an undertaker's office. It was widely acclaimed at the time as being probably the best video Oasis had ever made, not least by the band themselves, who were said to be very happy with the finished product.

Q Magazine readers placed the song at #1 in a list of 2005's greatest tracks.

The video for the song was voted the video of the year at the NME Awards.

Source: Wikpedia

On This Day In Oasis History.....

Be Here Now is the third studio album by English rock band Oasis, first released on August 21st 1997.

It was Oasis' most eagerly-awaited album, and while it was commercially successful, it failed to live up to the expectations that preceded its release. Despite its mixed critical reception, in 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 13th greatest album of all time (although it subsequently slipped to 459th place in a poll by the same magazine). Retrospectively, the album is criticised for being over-indulgent, bloated, and with the guitars having a slightly "acidy" sound. Be Here Now is, nonetheless, held in high regard amongst some Oasis fans.

When released in the UK, Oasis were at the height of their fame. It became the fastest selling album of all time — it sold 423,000 copies on the first day of release alone, moving 695,761 copies in the first week and over 1 million within two weeks. Be Here Now went on to sell 8 million copies worldwide. It also topped the charts in 28 different countries.

Tracklisting

01. D'You Know What I Mean? – 7:42
02. My Big Mouth – 5:02
03. Magic Pie – 7:19
04. Stand by Me – 5:56
05. I Hope, I Think, I Know – 4:23
06. The Girl in the Dirty Shirt – 5:49
07. Fade In-Out – 6:52
08. Don't Go Away – 4:48
09. Be Here Now – 5:13
10. All Around the World – 9:20
11. It's Gettin' Better (Man!!) – 7:00
12. All Around the World (Reprise) – 2:08

All tracks written by Noel Gallagher.

Singles From Album



D'You Know What I Mean?
Released: 7 July 1997
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Chart Positions: #1 (UK) , #1 (FIN), #1 (IRE)



Stand By Me
Released: 22 September 1997
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Chart Positions: #2 (UK)



All Around The World
Released: 12 January 1998
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Chart Positions: #1 (UK), #1 (IRE)



Don't Go Away (Japan only)
Released: 13 May 1998
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Chart Position: — ?

Miscellanea

Noel Gallagher said that, in fact, he wanted to make a double album, but later reconsidered and scrapped some of the tracks intended for this release. Some, like "Stay Young" and "Going Nowhere", were released as B-sides. Nevertheless, the record is their longest so far: at over 70 minutes, it is about 25 minutes longer than the average length of their other records.

Be Here Now is the fastest selling album in UK chart history.

Famous actor Johnny Depp guests on slide guitar on "Fade In-Out". Reportedly, Noel was too inebriated to perform it himself.

"My Big Mouth" and "It's Gettin' Better (Man!!)" were premiered at the open air gig at Loch Lomond.

According to Noel Gallagher, the album name stems from a John Lennon quote. When asked what history was, during his bed-in demonstration, Lennon replied "to be here now" . Be Here Now is also the title of a song by George Harrison.

Be Here Now is also the name of an influential 1971 book by Richard Alpert (which likely inspired Harrison's song). The phrase describes the Vedic teaching that to dwell in the past or future is to be dead in the present. Thus, enlightenment lies in living continuously in the present.
The date on the calendar on the album cover varies depending upon the release date of Be Here Now in the relevant country. Therefore, it says August 21 on the British version, but August 26 in the American version.

The cover photo was taken at Stocks House in Aldbury, Hertfordshire, which used to be the rural base of Playboy UK.

At the beginning of "D'You Know What I Mean?", the Morse code in the background says "bugger all", "pork pies" and "Strawberry Fields Forever".

The car parked in the pool on the cover of the album has been widely assumed as a tribute to The Who drummer Keith Moon. The car in the pool refers to a myth that Moon parked a Cadillac in a Holiday Inn swimming pool during his 21st birthday party.

Liam and Noel's Opinions

The Gallagher brothers have different opinions about the record. While Noel is washing his hands of it, blaming it for over-production and high intake of "booze" and cocaine, it is interesting that Liam defends and likes the record:

Noel:

"Liam thinks it rocks."

"It's the sound of 5 men in a studio, on coke, not giving a fuck. There's no bass to it at all, don't know where that went. The songs are too long and the lyrics are shit and for every millisecond Liam is not singing, there's an air-guitar there in a 'Wayne's World' style."

"It's surprising how many people say to me it's their favourite Oasis album, but I don't like it because I'm giving it all this on the guitar all the time Our Kid's not singing."

He also claims that the album will not be remembered like Definitely Maybe or Morning Glory, but says the title explains what the album is all about: it was great at the time of release. It fitted the music of the day perfectly, but has not stood the test of time.

Liam:

"We thought it was great, and I still think it's great. People always talk about Definitely Maybe. Fuck Morning Glory, it's over! Fuck Definitely Maybe, it's over!"

Source: Wikipedia

Oasis Set For Live Album

Oasis and Franz Ferdinand are amongst those set to be included on a new live compilation album.

The BBC Radio 1's 'Live Lounge' collection will be released on September 18th and sees 24 tracks in total, including some special cover versions.

Track Listing:
01. OutKast - Ms Jackson
02. Natasha Bedingfield - Scientist
03. Editors - All Sparks
04. Will Young - Hey Ya
05. Lemar - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
06. Mylo - In My Arms
07. The Coral - Dreaming Of You
08. 50 Cent - In Da Club
09. Razorlight - Golden Touch
10. Sugababes - Living For The Weekend
11. Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows
12. The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
13. Jamie Cullum - Frontin'
14. Hard-Fi - Tied Up Too Tight
15. Damien Rice - Cannonball
16. Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather For Ducks
17. Dizzee Rascal - Jus A Rascal
18. Basement Jaxx - Romeo
19. Oasis - Songbird
20. Franz Ferdinand - What You Waiting For
21. Royksopp - Poor Leno
22. Maximo Park - Gone Missing
23. Embrace - How Come
24. Snow Patrol - Run

Source: www.angryape.com/

Oasis Boosts Exam Results

Walk down the corridor of any campus accommodation and it’s clear that music is a vital contributor to great grades.

And according to findings from AA Insurance, Oasis is the all-time favourite band to study to, with almost twice as many votes as the next favourite, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

The survey was prompted by AA Insurance as it launches on-line student contents insurance, which can cover DVD players, i-pods and even laptop computers – all essential kit that can easily disappear if not looked after.

And the top 10 table of favourite bands amongst former University students:
Oasis 10.0 per cent
Red Hot Chilli Peppers 5.9 per cent
Nirvana 5.2 per cent
Queen 5.1 per cent
U2 5.0 per cent
Metallica 4.1 per cent
The Smiths 3.2 per cent
Coldplay 3.2 per cent
Guns ’n’ Roses 3.0 per cent
Meatloaf 2.9 per cent

Source: www.easier.com

Liam Ready To Move Again ?

Rock Star Liam Gallagher's long association with Hampstead looks to be sliding away.

The wild man of rock has lived in the area for a number of years but was recently spotted viewing a house in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

It appears Gallagher has had enough of life in NW3 after a series of runs-ins with his neighbours.

The rock'n'roll star was forced to leave his old home in Redington Road because he was fed up with fans camping outside his front door.

And he recently had a spat with a neighbour in his new Primrose Hill flat after they reported him for making too much noise.

But the source of the complaint was not from all night partying or playing music too loudly.

Instead the neighbour complained that the younger Gallagher brother, who lives with long-term partner Nicole Appleton and son Gene, had been making too much noise on his running machine.

Perhaps in a bid to appease the resident, he has recently been spotted keeping in shape by hitting the treadmill at his local gym.

The singer was unavailable for comment. But a neighbour, who was quizzed about the fact that Liam may be leaving, said: "It's not my business. I didn't complain about him. It's between the Gallaghers and the other neighbours.

Source: www.hamhigh.co.uk

Noel Gets Some Kasabian Love

Kasabian played a storming show on Tuesday night, a perfect warm-up for their headline slot at this weekend’s V Festival.

Noel Gallagher watched from a sweaty throng of fans and even received a nod from the Leicester lads when they dedicated new track The Last Trip to the Oasis legend.

The band arrived on stage to the theme tune from cult movie A Clockwork Orange before knocking out a brilliant 75-minute set.

Serge Pizzorno, Tom Mieghan, Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews played eight tracks from second album Empire and old favourites including Club Foot, LSF, Cutt Off and Reason Is Treason.

I’m sponsoring the boys’ forthcoming Christmas arena tour, which kicks off on December 5 in their home town.To get your hands on tickets — which are selling like hot cakes — go to www.livenation.co.uk/kasabianthesun

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Noel Takes Geldof Daughter Under His Wing

Aging Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher has taken teenager Peaches Geldof under his wing while they are both attending the Ibiza Rocks festival.

Peaches’ father, Sir Bob Geldof is said to be frantic with worry over his party loving daughter and Noel has promised to take care of her.

According to the Daily Star, while Peaches and Noel were both in Bar M he took her to one side to have a fatherly word in her ear.

A source said: "Noel was really sweet and fatherly towards Peaches. He told her he loved her work as a DJ and that she could be a huge star. He was quite concerned about her overdoing things though, but she reassured him that she was OK.

"Noel also told her that whatever the situation or problem, no matter what time of day or night it was, she could go to him."Her dad will be pleased…

Source: Entertainmentwise London