Manchester MEN Arena in November 2009...their biggest crowd yet, and Noel Gallagher makes an appearance backstage.
Kasabian
Noel Gallagher
Manchester MEN Arena in November 2009...their biggest crowd yet, and Noel Gallagher makes an appearance backstage.
Noel Gallagher Backstage At Kasabian Gig
Manchester MEN Arena in November 2009...their biggest crowd yet, and Noel Gallagher makes an appearance backstage.
Liam Gallagher
Pretty Green
Liam Gallagher wants to put some of his millions into his beloved Man City. The Oasis singer would like to become City's shirt sponsor.
But he may have to dig deep as their current sponsorship deal with airline Etihad costs £15 Million a year!
Liam said "I want Pretty Green on the kit as the sponsor."
Source: Daily Star
Liam Gallagher's 'Pretty Green' To Sponsor His Beloved Manchester City?
Liam Gallagher wants to put some of his millions into his beloved Man City. The Oasis singer would like to become City's shirt sponsor.
But he may have to dig deep as their current sponsorship deal with airline Etihad costs £15 Million a year!
Liam said "I want Pretty Green on the kit as the sponsor."
Source: Daily Star
Liam Gallagher
Pretty Green
As reported the other day Liam Gallagher has teamed up with Clarks for a new range of Desert Boots, available through his clothing range Pretty Green later this year.
Here is a picture of the black and brown Desert Boots, the rumoured price is believed to be around £99 with a shelf date of July 2010.
More Info On Liam Gallagher's 'Pretty Green' Desert Boots
As reported the other day Liam Gallagher has teamed up with Clarks for a new range of Desert Boots, available through his clothing range Pretty Green later this year.
Here is a picture of the black and brown Desert Boots, the rumoured price is believed to be around £99 with a shelf date of July 2010.
Noel Gallagher
LAST week I reported some comments Noel Gallagher made to a fan at a gig for the charity Warchild after the Brits.
Well, it seems that fan may have had one too many of the free beers on offer and got a little carried away.
Today I'm happy to make it clear that Noel has maintained a graceful silence about his brother Liam since he made a statement when he left Oasis last August.
I can't wait to see him take the stage for the first time since leaving the band at the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London's Royal Albert Hall next month.
Dan Wooten, News of the World
Apology To Noel Gallagher From Dan Wooten
LAST week I reported some comments Noel Gallagher made to a fan at a gig for the charity Warchild after the Brits.
Well, it seems that fan may have had one too many of the free beers on offer and got a little carried away.
Today I'm happy to make it clear that Noel has maintained a graceful silence about his brother Liam since he made a statement when he left Oasis last August.
I can't wait to see him take the stage for the first time since leaving the band at the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London's Royal Albert Hall next month.
Dan Wooten, News of the World
Alan White
Bonehead
Guigsy
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Today is 10 years to the day since the release of 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants', the first album to be released on the bands own record label Big Brother.
To celebrate this day in the band's history and to thank you the fans, every one of Oasis' albums will be available to purchase digitally at a celebratory £3 each for ONE DAY ONLY. This includes the 14 million selling album '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' which last week took the award for "Best Album Of The Last 30 Years" at the UK's Brit Awards.
You can access the digital store on Oasisinet HERE!
DON'T FORGET THIS SPECIAL OFFER ON SUNDAY IS FOR ONE DAY ONLY FROM MIDNIGHT (UK TIME) ON 27TH FEB!
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on February 28, 2000. In 1999, the year preceding the final release of this album, Oasis had lost two founding members (Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan) and hired a new producer (Mark "Spike" Stent). As a result of these changes, the album's tone was more experimental, with electronica and psychedelic influences. The darker feeling and psychedelic tone of this album is a departure from earlier Britpop-influenced Oasis records.
Songs such as the Indian-influenced "Who Feels Love?", the progressive "Gas Panic!" and the electronica "Go Let It Out" depart from Oasis' old Britpop style. The album was the sixth fastest selling album in UK chart history, selling over 310,000 copies in its first week. Despite becoming their fourth number one album in the UK, it is one of the band's lowest-selling albums, selling only 3 million copies worldwide.
Trivia
The album's title was taken from the words of Sir Isaac Newton: "If I can see further than anyone else, it is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants". Noel Gallagher saw the quote on the side of a £2 coin whilst in a pub and liked it so much he thought it would be a suitable name for Oasis' new album. He then wrote the name on the side of a cigarette packet whilst drunk. When he awoke in the morning, he realised he had written "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants — A Bum Title".
Due to the departure of Bonehead and Guigsy from the band whilst the album was in production, their parts had to be re-recorded, for legal reasons. Thus, the album only features the Gallagher brothers and Alan White. The sleeve of the album also features them.
The first track, "Fuckin' in the Bushes", is featured on the soundtrack for the film Snatch, and is regularly used in introductions for high-tempo events, due to its quick tempo and loud volume.
In the April 2006 issue of Q magazine, the album was the only Oasis record to feature in a countdown of the "50 worst albums of all time". It was placed at number 46 and described as "the low point of their fallow years", despite the fact that the album had been favourably reviewed in the magazine at its time of release and featured in the magazine's "50 Best Albums of 2000" list. In response to the Q feature, Noel has said, "Even though it wasn't our finest hour, it's a good album born through tough times. I worked harder on that album than anything before and anything since."
A notable B-Side was Lets All Make Believe. This song was on the Go Let It Out single and is said to be one of the bands finest songs. Q Magazine declared it the greatest ever "lost" track in the February 2007 issue and said that if it was on the album it would have carried "an extra star" on the review. Q gave this album 4 Stars back in 2000, meaning an extra star would be 5 stars. So with Lets All Make Believe on the album, according to Q magazine's logic, SOTSOG would have been a 5 star classic.
Track listing
01: "Fuckin' In The Bushes"
02: "Go Let It Out"
03: "Who Feels Love?"
04: "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is"
05: "Little James"
06: "Gas Panic!"
07: "Where Did It All Go Wrong?"
08: "Sunday Morning Call"
09: "I Can See A Liar"
10: "Roll It Over"
Demos
A bootleg of demo sessions recorded for this album was leaked onto the internet in January 2000. Most of these songs were recorded by Noel Gallagher with the help of a couple of friends in his home studio at Supernova Heights and at Oasis' own Wheeler End Studios complex. All of the songs, apart from "Little James", were sung by Noel.
The tracklisting of the demo bootleg is:
"Carry Us All"
"Who Feels Love?"
"Fuckin' in the Bushes"
"Little James"
"Gas Panic!
"Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is"
"Sunday Morning Call"
"I Can See a Liar"
"Go Let It Out"
"Roll It Over"
"Revolution Song"
"Where Did It All Go Wrong?"
"(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell"
"Just Getting Older"
"Let There Be Love"
At the time of the leak, four songs ("Carry Us All", "Revolution Song", "Just Getting Older" and "Let There Be Love") were not scheduled for release on either the album or as B-sides on the new single "Go Let It Out". These songs were also completely undocumented, apart from "Revolution Song", which had been mentioned by author Paolo Hewitt in his 1999 book Forever the People — Six Months on the Road with Oasis. As such, these four songs had made-up titles based on commonly-repeated phrases mentioned in the songs. Whilst "Carry Us All" and "Just Getting Older" were correctly guessed, the other two tracks were given titles which, in time, would prove to be incorrect. "Revolution Song" was given the title "Solve My Mystery" and "Let There Be Love" was given the title "It's a Crime". "Let There Be Love" was released on Don't Believe the Truth. Because Noel mentioned in a February 23, 2000 interview with Melody Maker magazine that "Revolution Song" had been demoed — but not released because Blur had recently released a similar sounding song — it can be assumed that these titles are correct.
Currently, only one song ("Revolution Song") remains commercially unreleased.
On This Day In Oasis History...
Today is 10 years to the day since the release of 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants', the first album to be released on the bands own record label Big Brother.
To celebrate this day in the band's history and to thank you the fans, every one of Oasis' albums will be available to purchase digitally at a celebratory £3 each for ONE DAY ONLY. This includes the 14 million selling album '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' which last week took the award for "Best Album Of The Last 30 Years" at the UK's Brit Awards.
You can access the digital store on Oasisinet HERE!
DON'T FORGET THIS SPECIAL OFFER ON SUNDAY IS FOR ONE DAY ONLY FROM MIDNIGHT (UK TIME) ON 27TH FEB!
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on February 28, 2000. In 1999, the year preceding the final release of this album, Oasis had lost two founding members (Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan) and hired a new producer (Mark "Spike" Stent). As a result of these changes, the album's tone was more experimental, with electronica and psychedelic influences. The darker feeling and psychedelic tone of this album is a departure from earlier Britpop-influenced Oasis records.
Songs such as the Indian-influenced "Who Feels Love?", the progressive "Gas Panic!" and the electronica "Go Let It Out" depart from Oasis' old Britpop style. The album was the sixth fastest selling album in UK chart history, selling over 310,000 copies in its first week. Despite becoming their fourth number one album in the UK, it is one of the band's lowest-selling albums, selling only 3 million copies worldwide.
Trivia
The album's title was taken from the words of Sir Isaac Newton: "If I can see further than anyone else, it is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants". Noel Gallagher saw the quote on the side of a £2 coin whilst in a pub and liked it so much he thought it would be a suitable name for Oasis' new album. He then wrote the name on the side of a cigarette packet whilst drunk. When he awoke in the morning, he realised he had written "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants — A Bum Title".
Due to the departure of Bonehead and Guigsy from the band whilst the album was in production, their parts had to be re-recorded, for legal reasons. Thus, the album only features the Gallagher brothers and Alan White. The sleeve of the album also features them.
The first track, "Fuckin' in the Bushes", is featured on the soundtrack for the film Snatch, and is regularly used in introductions for high-tempo events, due to its quick tempo and loud volume.
In the April 2006 issue of Q magazine, the album was the only Oasis record to feature in a countdown of the "50 worst albums of all time". It was placed at number 46 and described as "the low point of their fallow years", despite the fact that the album had been favourably reviewed in the magazine at its time of release and featured in the magazine's "50 Best Albums of 2000" list. In response to the Q feature, Noel has said, "Even though it wasn't our finest hour, it's a good album born through tough times. I worked harder on that album than anything before and anything since."
A notable B-Side was Lets All Make Believe. This song was on the Go Let It Out single and is said to be one of the bands finest songs. Q Magazine declared it the greatest ever "lost" track in the February 2007 issue and said that if it was on the album it would have carried "an extra star" on the review. Q gave this album 4 Stars back in 2000, meaning an extra star would be 5 stars. So with Lets All Make Believe on the album, according to Q magazine's logic, SOTSOG would have been a 5 star classic.
Track listing
01: "Fuckin' In The Bushes"
02: "Go Let It Out"
03: "Who Feels Love?"
04: "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is"
05: "Little James"
06: "Gas Panic!"
07: "Where Did It All Go Wrong?"
08: "Sunday Morning Call"
09: "I Can See A Liar"
10: "Roll It Over"
Demos
A bootleg of demo sessions recorded for this album was leaked onto the internet in January 2000. Most of these songs were recorded by Noel Gallagher with the help of a couple of friends in his home studio at Supernova Heights and at Oasis' own Wheeler End Studios complex. All of the songs, apart from "Little James", were sung by Noel.
The tracklisting of the demo bootleg is:
"Carry Us All"
"Who Feels Love?"
"Fuckin' in the Bushes"
"Little James"
"Gas Panic!
"Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is"
"Sunday Morning Call"
"I Can See a Liar"
"Go Let It Out"
"Roll It Over"
"Revolution Song"
"Where Did It All Go Wrong?"
"(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell"
"Just Getting Older"
"Let There Be Love"
At the time of the leak, four songs ("Carry Us All", "Revolution Song", "Just Getting Older" and "Let There Be Love") were not scheduled for release on either the album or as B-sides on the new single "Go Let It Out". These songs were also completely undocumented, apart from "Revolution Song", which had been mentioned by author Paolo Hewitt in his 1999 book Forever the People — Six Months on the Road with Oasis. As such, these four songs had made-up titles based on commonly-repeated phrases mentioned in the songs. Whilst "Carry Us All" and "Just Getting Older" were correctly guessed, the other two tracks were given titles which, in time, would prove to be incorrect. "Revolution Song" was given the title "Solve My Mystery" and "Let There Be Love" was given the title "It's a Crime". "Let There Be Love" was released on Don't Believe the Truth. Because Noel mentioned in a February 23, 2000 interview with Melody Maker magazine that "Revolution Song" had been demoed — but not released because Blur had recently released a similar sounding song — it can be assumed that these titles are correct.
Currently, only one song ("Revolution Song") remains commercially unreleased.
Oasis
The Courteeners
Courteeners frontman Liam Fray overcame a bout of nerves to perform a special cover of Oasis' B-side D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman during the band's acoustic set which also included recent hit You Overdid It Doll.
The singer said: "It's quite daunting covering an Oasis song. There will be comparisons to them but we are not the new Oasis."
Click here to watch the video
Courteeners Cover Oasis
Courteeners frontman Liam Fray overcame a bout of nerves to perform a special cover of Oasis' B-side D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman during the band's acoustic set which also included recent hit You Overdid It Doll.
The singer said: "It's quite daunting covering an Oasis song. There will be comparisons to them but we are not the new Oasis."
Click here to watch the video
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
The Gallagher brothers have banged on about their rivalry for years, who’s the best singer, who’s the funniest . . . yadda,yadda, yadda.
Finally, we can prove Noel Gallagher, 42, is six times more popular with the public than his juvenile kid brother.
Moments after Liam, 37, threw Oasis’s Brit award into the crowd during last week’s ceremony a prankster listed it on eBay under “Noel Gallagher’s Brit award”. Within hours a flood of bids from excited fans had surged past the £50,000 mark.
However, the joke seller was forced to admit it was a spoof and not the real McCoy.
Later, the real gold figurine which Liam tossed into the crowd was put on eBay by a genuine seller listed as “Liam’s Brit award”.
It received only 13 bids in a whole week with the top offer scraping just £7,800.
Source: www.dailystar.co.uk
Noel Gallagher More Popular Than Liam
The Gallagher brothers have banged on about their rivalry for years, who’s the best singer, who’s the funniest . . . yadda,yadda, yadda.
Finally, we can prove Noel Gallagher, 42, is six times more popular with the public than his juvenile kid brother.
Moments after Liam, 37, threw Oasis’s Brit award into the crowd during last week’s ceremony a prankster listed it on eBay under “Noel Gallagher’s Brit award”. Within hours a flood of bids from excited fans had surged past the £50,000 mark.
However, the joke seller was forced to admit it was a spoof and not the real McCoy.
Later, the real gold figurine which Liam tossed into the crowd was put on eBay by a genuine seller listed as “Liam’s Brit award”.
It received only 13 bids in a whole week with the top offer scraping just £7,800.
Source: www.dailystar.co.uk
Noel Gallagher
Former Oasis band member Noel Gallagher is hoping to create an 'oasis' of his own in Chalfont St Giles.
Mr Gallagher, who was a songwriter, guitarist and singer in the popular Britpop group, has applied for planning permission to build a summer house in his ten-acre gardens at his home in Nightingales Lane.
He plans to swap the rock'n'roll lifestyle for relaxing amongst wild flowers in the Buckinghamshire countryside. He has proposed a single storey octagonally-shaped structure where he can enjoy 'champagne supernova' and will be used by his family.
The timber building is to have a thatched roof - a world away from the Manchester streets where he grew up.
A council report states the summer house will not overlook his neighbours and will be screened by existing shrubbery - being more than 100 metres away from the wonderwalls of his house.
It states: "The family intend to enhance the existing shrubs and trees with more planting and native meadow flowers. The overall appearance of the summer house is designed to blend in with the surrounding trees and shrubs and create a refuge in the garden."
Last August Mr Gallagher quit the group after 18 years following a disagreement with fellow band mate and brother Liam. The band recently won a Brit award for best album of the past 30 years for their release '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'
Source: chalfontstgiles.buckinghamshireadvertiser.co.uk
Noel Gallagher To Build New Summer House
Former Oasis band member Noel Gallagher is hoping to create an 'oasis' of his own in Chalfont St Giles.
Mr Gallagher, who was a songwriter, guitarist and singer in the popular Britpop group, has applied for planning permission to build a summer house in his ten-acre gardens at his home in Nightingales Lane.
He plans to swap the rock'n'roll lifestyle for relaxing amongst wild flowers in the Buckinghamshire countryside. He has proposed a single storey octagonally-shaped structure where he can enjoy 'champagne supernova' and will be used by his family.
The timber building is to have a thatched roof - a world away from the Manchester streets where he grew up.
A council report states the summer house will not overlook his neighbours and will be screened by existing shrubbery - being more than 100 metres away from the wonderwalls of his house.
It states: "The family intend to enhance the existing shrubs and trees with more planting and native meadow flowers. The overall appearance of the summer house is designed to blend in with the surrounding trees and shrubs and create a refuge in the garden."
Last August Mr Gallagher quit the group after 18 years following a disagreement with fellow band mate and brother Liam. The band recently won a Brit award for best album of the past 30 years for their release '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'
Source: chalfontstgiles.buckinghamshireadvertiser.co.uk
Gem Archer
Paul Weller
The Shockwaves NME Awards, which was hosted by Jarvis Cocker, will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 11:25pm (GMT) tonight (26 Feb) then on T4 on the same channel at 11:10am on Saturday (27) UK ONLY.
Look out for Paul Weller who performed with Gem Archer for a six-song set with his solo set that spanned his career and brought the Shockwaves NME Awards to a close.
Catch The NME Awards On TV Tonight
The Shockwaves NME Awards, which was hosted by Jarvis Cocker, will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 11:25pm (GMT) tonight (26 Feb) then on T4 on the same channel at 11:10am on Saturday (27) UK ONLY.
Look out for Paul Weller who performed with Gem Archer for a six-song set with his solo set that spanned his career and brought the Shockwaves NME Awards to a close.
Oasis
As previously mentioned 2010 marks the tenth birthday of Oasis' own label, Big Brother Recordings.
'Go Let It Out', the first ever release on the label, was marked on the 7th February - ten years to the day that it was released - with a special bundle at the Oasisinet store which sold out in less than 24 hours!
This Sunday 28th February is 10 years to the day since the release of 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants', the first album to be released on the label.
To celebrate this day in the band's history and to thank you the fans, every one of Oasis' albums will be available to purchase digitally at a celebratory £3 each for ONE DAY ONLY. This includes the 14 million selling album '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' which last week took the award for "Best Album Of The Last 30 Years" at the UK's Brit Awards.
You can access the digital store on Oasisinet HERE!
DON'T FORGET THIS SPECIAL OFFER ON SUNDAY IS FOR ONE DAY ONLY FROM MIDNIGHT (UK TIME) ON 27TH FEB!
Source: www.oasisinet.com
All Oasis Albums £3 Each For One Day
As previously mentioned 2010 marks the tenth birthday of Oasis' own label, Big Brother Recordings.
'Go Let It Out', the first ever release on the label, was marked on the 7th February - ten years to the day that it was released - with a special bundle at the Oasisinet store which sold out in less than 24 hours!
This Sunday 28th February is 10 years to the day since the release of 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants', the first album to be released on the label.
To celebrate this day in the band's history and to thank you the fans, every one of Oasis' albums will be available to purchase digitally at a celebratory £3 each for ONE DAY ONLY. This includes the 14 million selling album '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' which last week took the award for "Best Album Of The Last 30 Years" at the UK's Brit Awards.
You can access the digital store on Oasisinet HERE!
DON'T FORGET THIS SPECIAL OFFER ON SUNDAY IS FOR ONE DAY ONLY FROM MIDNIGHT (UK TIME) ON 27TH FEB!
Source: www.oasisinet.com
Alan White
Bonehead
Guigsy
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
On February 26th 1998 Oasis played the Entertainment Center in Perth, for the first gig of the Australian leg of the Be Here Now world tour.
The band played the following dates...
Entertainment Center - Perth - 26th Feburary
Entertainment Center - Adelaide - 28th Feburary
Entertainment Center - Melbourne - 1st March
Entertainment Center - Sydney - 3rd March
Entertainment Center - Brisbane - 6th March
On arrival at the airport at midnight local time they were greeted by over five hundred fans.
Above are a selection of videos from the Australian tour.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On February 26th 1998 Oasis played the Entertainment Center in Perth, for the first gig of the Australian leg of the Be Here Now world tour.
The band played the following dates...
Entertainment Center - Perth - 26th Feburary
Entertainment Center - Adelaide - 28th Feburary
Entertainment Center - Melbourne - 1st March
Entertainment Center - Sydney - 3rd March
Entertainment Center - Brisbane - 6th March
On arrival at the airport at midnight local time they were greeted by over five hundred fans.
Above are a selection of videos from the Australian tour.
Alan White
Ex Oasis drummer Alan White will be running the London Marathon in April for the Alzheimer's Society, you can sponsor him by clicking here.
Keep up to date with what Alan's up to on his myspace page www.myspace.com/whiteyalan
Ex Oasis Man To Run The London Marathon
Ex Oasis drummer Alan White will be running the London Marathon in April for the Alzheimer's Society, you can sponsor him by clicking here.
Keep up to date with what Alan's up to on his myspace page www.myspace.com/whiteyalan
Gem Archer
Paul Weller
Weller closes ceremony with a career-spanning set
Paul Weller has collected the final award of the night at the Shockwaves NME Awards tonight (February 24), picking up the Godlike Genius gong at the at the O2 Academy Brixton in London.
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie and former Clash guitarist Mick Jones, whose bands have both claimed the prize, presented Weller with the honour, with the Modfather then giving a short speech to the crowd.
Weller then performed a six-song set with his solo band that spanned his career and brought the Shockwaves NME Awards to a close.
The star was joined by ex-Oasis guitarist Gem Archer and My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields for his closing set, which saw him play songs from across his career, including recent single '7+3 Is The Striker's Name'. The supergroup also ran through tracks including The Jam's 'Eton Rifles' and UK chart-toppers 'Start!' and 'Town Called Malice'.
NME editor Krissi Murison introduced Weller onstage first, alongside The Clash's Mick Jones and Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie.
"We could quite believe he hadn't been given it before," Murison said, before Jones and Gillespie took to the mic.
"He wrote some of the most beautiful, poetic songs," Gillespie said, before listing a number of Weller's most-revered tracks.
He added: "I could go on all all night cos he's written so many classics."
Gillespie then called Weller "the real deal", before letting Jones speak.
"It's our great pleasure to present this award to this incredible man, and to this man who we love," Jones exclaimed, after which a video montage of stars including Noel Gallagher, Carl Barat and Peter Blake praising Weller played on the big screens.
Weller then took to the stage himself.
"What could I say, it's taken them 30 years," he said first.
He then added: "I'm embarrassed because people said so many nice things about me...but they're all true! God bless you, have a good night!"
Paul Weller played:
'7+3 Is The Striker's Name'
'Start!'
'Wake Up The Nation'
'From The Floorboards Up'
'Eton Rifles'
'Town Called Malice'
The Shockwaves NME Awards, which was hosted by Jarvis Cocker, will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 11:25pm (GMT) next Friday (26) then on T4 on the same channel at 11:10am on Saturday (27) UK ONLY.
Source: www.nme.com
Gem Archer Joins Paul Weller At The NME Awards
Weller closes ceremony with a career-spanning set
Paul Weller has collected the final award of the night at the Shockwaves NME Awards tonight (February 24), picking up the Godlike Genius gong at the at the O2 Academy Brixton in London.
Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie and former Clash guitarist Mick Jones, whose bands have both claimed the prize, presented Weller with the honour, with the Modfather then giving a short speech to the crowd.
Weller then performed a six-song set with his solo band that spanned his career and brought the Shockwaves NME Awards to a close.
The star was joined by ex-Oasis guitarist Gem Archer and My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields for his closing set, which saw him play songs from across his career, including recent single '7+3 Is The Striker's Name'. The supergroup also ran through tracks including The Jam's 'Eton Rifles' and UK chart-toppers 'Start!' and 'Town Called Malice'.
NME editor Krissi Murison introduced Weller onstage first, alongside The Clash's Mick Jones and Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie.
"We could quite believe he hadn't been given it before," Murison said, before Jones and Gillespie took to the mic.
"He wrote some of the most beautiful, poetic songs," Gillespie said, before listing a number of Weller's most-revered tracks.
He added: "I could go on all all night cos he's written so many classics."
Gillespie then called Weller "the real deal", before letting Jones speak.
"It's our great pleasure to present this award to this incredible man, and to this man who we love," Jones exclaimed, after which a video montage of stars including Noel Gallagher, Carl Barat and Peter Blake praising Weller played on the big screens.
Weller then took to the stage himself.
"What could I say, it's taken them 30 years," he said first.
He then added: "I'm embarrassed because people said so many nice things about me...but they're all true! God bless you, have a good night!"
Paul Weller played:
'7+3 Is The Striker's Name'
'Start!'
'Wake Up The Nation'
'From The Floorboards Up'
'Eton Rifles'
'Town Called Malice'
The Shockwaves NME Awards, which was hosted by Jarvis Cocker, will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 11:25pm (GMT) next Friday (26) then on T4 on the same channel at 11:10am on Saturday (27) UK ONLY.
Source: www.nme.com
Noel Gallagher
Officials in Canada have turned down Noel Gallagher's request to appear at his attacker's sentencing hearing amid fears it will become a media circus.
The former Oasis rocker was left with three broken ribs after Danny Pickering lunged at him during one of the band's shows in Toronto, Canada in September 2008.
The 48 year old pleaded guilty to assault and Gallagher formally requested he be present at the sentencing hearing in Toronto to read the victim impact statement in person.
A judge previously ruled that Gallagher was entitled to be present and postponed the hearing date to accommodate the musician's schedule.
But now prosecutor Ruth Kleinhenz-Nelson has revealed officials have decided Gallagher should not attend because of the publicity surrounding the case, according to the Toronto Star.
The sentencing hearing has been rescheduled for 23 March (10), while Pickering's defence lawyer, John Collins, has called the delays "frustrating for me and my client.
Source: www.contactmusic.com
Canadian Officials Fear Media Circus And Turn Down Gallagher's Request
Officials in Canada have turned down Noel Gallagher's request to appear at his attacker's sentencing hearing amid fears it will become a media circus.
The former Oasis rocker was left with three broken ribs after Danny Pickering lunged at him during one of the band's shows in Toronto, Canada in September 2008.
The 48 year old pleaded guilty to assault and Gallagher formally requested he be present at the sentencing hearing in Toronto to read the victim impact statement in person.
A judge previously ruled that Gallagher was entitled to be present and postponed the hearing date to accommodate the musician's schedule.
But now prosecutor Ruth Kleinhenz-Nelson has revealed officials have decided Gallagher should not attend because of the publicity surrounding the case, according to the Toronto Star.
The sentencing hearing has been rescheduled for 23 March (10), while Pickering's defence lawyer, John Collins, has called the delays "frustrating for me and my client.
Source: www.contactmusic.com
Gem Archer
Paul Weller
Oasis failed to pick up any of the awards at the NME Shockwaves Awards at the O2 Academy Brixton, in south London.
Paul Weller closed the show after receiving the godlike genius award, presented to him by Bobby Gillespie and Mick Jones.
Weller performed songs from across his musical career, and was joined on stage by former Oasis guitarist Gem Archer.
Best British Band (sponsored by Shockwaves)
Winner: Muse
Arctic Monkeys
Biffy Clyro
Kasabian
Muse
Oasis
Best Video (sponsored by NME TV)
Winner: Biffy Clyro
Arctic Monkeys – 'Cornerstone '
Biffy Clyro – 'The Captain'
Kasabian – 'Fire'
The Maccabees – 'Can You Give It'
Oasis – 'Falling Down'
Best Live Event
Winner: Blur At Hyde Park
Blur at Hyde Park
Jay-Z at Alexandra Palace
Muse at Teignmouth
Oasis at Heaton Park
The Dead Weather at Shoreditch Church
Hero Of The Year
Winner: Rage Against The Machine
Beyoncé Knowles
Noel Gallagher
Rage Against The Machine
Matt Bellamy
Alex Turner
Villain Of The Year
Winner: Kanye West
Noel Gallagher
Liam Gallagher
Simon Cowell
Kanye West
Lady Gaga
Best Dressed
Winner: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
Liam Gallagher
Noel Fielding
Florence Welch
Karen O
Worst Dressed
Winner: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
Matt Bellamy
Katy Perry
Liam Gallagher
Elly Jackson, La Roux
Worst Band
Winner: Jonas Brothers
Green Day
Oasis
Jonas Brothers
Paramore
JLS
Best Band Blog
Winner: Radiohead
Muse (Muse.mu and Twitter.com/muse)
Radiohead (Radiohead.com/deadairspace)
Noel Gallagher (Oasisinet.com)
Los Campesinos! (Loscampesinos.com)
Paramore (Paramore.net)
Listen to the show live on NME Radio by clicking here.
You can also tune in to NME Radio by heading to Sky Channel 0184, Virgin Media 975, Freesat 727, DAB or NME Radio.
The Shockwaves NME Awards, which was hosted by Jarvis Cocker, will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 11:25pm (GMT) next Friday (26) then on T4 on the same channel at 11:10am on Saturday (27) UK ONLY.
NME Awards Live Updates
Oasis failed to pick up any of the awards at the NME Shockwaves Awards at the O2 Academy Brixton, in south London.
Paul Weller closed the show after receiving the godlike genius award, presented to him by Bobby Gillespie and Mick Jones.
Weller performed songs from across his musical career, and was joined on stage by former Oasis guitarist Gem Archer.
Best British Band (sponsored by Shockwaves)
Winner: Muse
Arctic Monkeys
Biffy Clyro
Kasabian
Muse
Oasis
Best Video (sponsored by NME TV)
Winner: Biffy Clyro
Arctic Monkeys – 'Cornerstone '
Biffy Clyro – 'The Captain'
Kasabian – 'Fire'
The Maccabees – 'Can You Give It'
Oasis – 'Falling Down'
Best Live Event
Winner: Blur At Hyde Park
Blur at Hyde Park
Jay-Z at Alexandra Palace
Muse at Teignmouth
Oasis at Heaton Park
The Dead Weather at Shoreditch Church
Hero Of The Year
Winner: Rage Against The Machine
Beyoncé Knowles
Noel Gallagher
Rage Against The Machine
Matt Bellamy
Alex Turner
Villain Of The Year
Winner: Kanye West
Noel Gallagher
Liam Gallagher
Simon Cowell
Kanye West
Lady Gaga
Best Dressed
Winner: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
Liam Gallagher
Noel Fielding
Florence Welch
Karen O
Worst Dressed
Winner: Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
Matt Bellamy
Katy Perry
Liam Gallagher
Elly Jackson, La Roux
Worst Band
Winner: Jonas Brothers
Green Day
Oasis
Jonas Brothers
Paramore
JLS
Best Band Blog
Winner: Radiohead
Muse (Muse.mu and Twitter.com/muse)
Radiohead (Radiohead.com/deadairspace)
Noel Gallagher (Oasisinet.com)
Los Campesinos! (Loscampesinos.com)
Paramore (Paramore.net)
Listen to the show live on NME Radio by clicking here.
You can also tune in to NME Radio by heading to Sky Channel 0184, Virgin Media 975, Freesat 727, DAB or NME Radio.
The Shockwaves NME Awards, which was hosted by Jarvis Cocker, will be broadcast on Channel 4 at 11:25pm (GMT) next Friday (26) then on T4 on the same channel at 11:10am on Saturday (27) UK ONLY.
Noel Gallagher
On Sunday one of the UK tabloids carried a story that Noel made derogatory comments about Liam's new band.
The claims made in the article and the quotes attributed to Noel were untrue.
Noel has never made any comment regarding Liam's new band.
The newspaper concerned has subsequently withdrawn the story and apologised to Noel for their error.
Source: www.oasisinet.com
UK Tabloid Apologises To Noel Gallagher
On Sunday one of the UK tabloids carried a story that Noel made derogatory comments about Liam's new band.
The claims made in the article and the quotes attributed to Noel were untrue.
Noel has never made any comment regarding Liam's new band.
The newspaper concerned has subsequently withdrawn the story and apologised to Noel for their error.
Source: www.oasisinet.com
Oasis
Oasis are in the running for three awards at a major music event as well as a number of individual awards despite splitting six months ago.
They received three nominations last month for the Shockwaves NME Awards 2010, including best British band.
Arctic Monkeys, whose third album Humbug topped the charts last year, have the highest hopes after landing nods for six awards at the event, which will take place at the O2 Academy Brixton, in south London.
Check back tonight for live updates from the awards, you can watch highlights on Channel 4 on Feb 26 (UK ONLY) at 11.25pm.
Oasis In Running For Three NME Awards
Oasis are in the running for three awards at a major music event as well as a number of individual awards despite splitting six months ago.
They received three nominations last month for the Shockwaves NME Awards 2010, including best British band.
Arctic Monkeys, whose third album Humbug topped the charts last year, have the highest hopes after landing nods for six awards at the event, which will take place at the O2 Academy Brixton, in south London.
Check back tonight for live updates from the awards, you can watch highlights on Channel 4 on Feb 26 (UK ONLY) at 11.25pm.
Liam Gallagher
Pretty Green
Liam Gallagher has teamed up with Clarks for a new range of Desert Boots, available through his clothing range Pretty Green later this year.
The Desert Boots will be available in three colours 'Champagne' (above), Black and Brown.
The rumoured price is £99, with a shelf date of July 2010.
Liam Gallagher Teams Up With Clarks
Liam Gallagher has teamed up with Clarks for a new range of Desert Boots, available through his clothing range Pretty Green later this year.
The Desert Boots will be available in three colours 'Champagne' (above), Black and Brown.
The rumoured price is £99, with a shelf date of July 2010.
Gem Archer
Paul Weller
Watch Channel 4 on Feb 26 (UK ONLY) at 11.25pm to catch all the action
Paul Weller is to receive a top honorary prize at this year's NME Awards, the annual Godlike Genius title.
The former frontman for The Jam will receive his award later this month and perform with ex-Oasis man Gem Archer at the event which takes place at the O2 Brixton Academy in south London.
The bash is to be hosted by Jarvis Cocker and will be staged on February 24.
Check back on Wednesday evening for live updates, from the ceremony.
Watch The NME Awards On Channel 4 Friday
Watch Channel 4 on Feb 26 (UK ONLY) at 11.25pm to catch all the action
Paul Weller is to receive a top honorary prize at this year's NME Awards, the annual Godlike Genius title.
The former frontman for The Jam will receive his award later this month and perform with ex-Oasis man Gem Archer at the event which takes place at the O2 Brixton Academy in south London.
The bash is to be hosted by Jarvis Cocker and will be staged on February 24.
Check back on Wednesday evening for live updates, from the ceremony.
Oasis
The Beatles
Music giant EMI has responded to the recent rumors that it may sell off Abbey Road, the legendary Beatles recording studio in London.
In an official statement released over the weekend, EMI's parent company, Terra Firma, announced that it will not, in fact, sell the aging space, but revitalize it instead.
The statement comes after last week's public outcries from former Beatle Paul McCartney and swirling rumors that composer Andrew Lloyd Webber may swoop in to save the studio.
"In response to recent press speculation, EMI confirms that it is holding preliminary discussions for the revitalization of Abbey Road with interested and appropriate third parties," the company said in the statement.
"Abbey Road studios had, for a number of years, been losing money and we have developed plans to revitalize the studios," EMI added. "These plans would involve a substantial injection of new capital."
Abbey Road has not only hosted recording sessions by such classic rock legends as the Beatles and Pink Floyd; it was also the studio used to record Radiohead's Kid A, as well as albums from Oasis and Snow Patrol.
Source: www.rttnews.com
EMI Is Not Selling Abbey Road Studios
Music giant EMI has responded to the recent rumors that it may sell off Abbey Road, the legendary Beatles recording studio in London.
In an official statement released over the weekend, EMI's parent company, Terra Firma, announced that it will not, in fact, sell the aging space, but revitalize it instead.
The statement comes after last week's public outcries from former Beatle Paul McCartney and swirling rumors that composer Andrew Lloyd Webber may swoop in to save the studio.
"In response to recent press speculation, EMI confirms that it is holding preliminary discussions for the revitalization of Abbey Road with interested and appropriate third parties," the company said in the statement.
"Abbey Road studios had, for a number of years, been losing money and we have developed plans to revitalize the studios," EMI added. "These plans would involve a substantial injection of new capital."
Abbey Road has not only hosted recording sessions by such classic rock legends as the Beatles and Pink Floyd; it was also the studio used to record Radiohead's Kid A, as well as albums from Oasis and Snow Patrol.
Source: www.rttnews.com
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