See Kasabian Live On NME.COM Now!
Kasabian stormed NME.COM's tenth birthday celebrations with their famous pal Noel Gallagher in London last week (September 12) - and you can see the whole set now!
As a very special surprise the band were joined by Oasis star Gallagher on guitar for 'Club Foot' and 'The Doberman'.
The set proved a special one for the Leicester band as they tore through highlights from their two albums, 2004's eponymous debut and recent chart-topper 'Empire'.
And you can see the whole thing, as well as checking out our podcast, blog and news reports from the evening by going to www.nme.com/birthday
To watch the performance click HERE
Source www.nme.com
Noel: I'm Only In It For The Money
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has admitted he wouldn't keep the band going if it wasn't for the money.
Noel revealed he is fed up of doing all of the group's press and promotion work and says his troubled relationship with brother Liam makes life on the road difficult.
However, he has decided to keep the group together because he rakes in millions of pounds a year.
He told MTV: "Because I'm so eloquent and Liam is the opposite of it - whatever that is - I always get nominated to do all the press interviews.
"I'm working from 11 in the morning 'til 4 in the morning and it's a pain in the arse for me. He gets to walk around in stupid clothes, swearing and getting p****d.
"I'll be frank, if we didn't get paid as much as we do I probably wouldn't bother.
"I love performing and getting up on stage for an hour and a half, but being on tour with our kid is not a walk in the park.
"It's difficult 'cos he's always getting on my case for something or other. We are always not talking to each other."
Oasis are to release a greatest hits album, 'Stop The Clocks', on November 20.
Source: www.music.virgin.net
Life On The Road
Lord Don't Slow Me Down is a rockumentary film, looking back on British band Oasis' Don't Believe The Truth world tour from May 2005 to March 2006. The film is directed by Baillie Walsh.
Oasis official website states that a number of cities around the world will be showing the film at dates to be confirmed in November 2006. It's as yet unknown whether this means a worldwide cinema release will follow, or if these dates are special events prior to a DVD release.
The album is being released to coincide with Oasis' best-of album "Stop The Clocks", released on November 20, 2006. A preview of the film was included on the Let There Be Love DVD single, released in November 2005.
There is also an unreleased Oasis song called "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", written by Noel Gallagher and recorded during the Don't Believe The Truth sessions, Gallagher has confirmed as being "finished, recorded, mixed, and mastered". He also commented, "I'm singing it, and let me tell ya, man, it's one of the best things, like The Who, The Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group combined, and it's got two drum solos on it!". He has also said that his girlfriend thinks it's the only Oasis song you can dance to. The song was left off 'Don't Believe The Truth' because Gallagher felt that including it would have meant he'd have been singing too many songs on the record, but hopes are high amongst Oasis fans that the song will have some place in the film.
Source: Wikpedia
Liam Excited About All Saints Reunion
Liam Gallagher has splashed out on a diamond necklace for his fiancée Nicole Appleton to celebrate her return to All Saints.
The Oasis star spent £4,000 on the gift during a visit to Selfridges in London while his wife spent time with bandmates Shaznay Lewis, Mel Blatt and sister Natalie Appleton.
A source told the Daily Star: "Liam wanted to do something nice for Nicole as he is so proud she is back in the band. He is really excited about them releasing their new single Rock Steady and has been giving them all tons of advice.
"Liam loves the single and thinks it will be a winner. He has also been really happy about helping them."
Source: Digital Spy
Noel Takes Swipe At Liam
Noel Gallagher has admitted to MTV he’s fed-up of being Oasis’s spokesman while brother Liam swans off partying.
The band release their greatest hits album ‘Stop The Clocks’ in November and Noel admits doing the brunt of the promo work has started to get to him.
“Because I’m so eloquent and Liam is the opposite of it - whatever that is - I always get nominated to do all the press interviews,” he said.
“I’m working from 11 in the morning ‘til 4 in the morning and it’s a pain in the arse for me. He (Liam) gets to walk around in stupid clothes, swearing and getting p*ssed.”
And Noel confessed that if it weren’t for the cash he might not even tour with his brother again.
“I’ll be frank, if we didn’t get paid as much as we do I probably wouldn’t f*cking bother,” he admitted.
“I love performing and getting up on stage for an hour and a half, but being on tour with our kid is not a walk in the park.
“It’s difficult ‘cos he’s always getting on my case for something or other. We are always not talking to each other.”
Oasis’s double album of chart stormers and B-sides, ‘Stop The Clocks’ hits the shelves on November 20.
Source: www.mtv.co.uk
Noel: I'll Pay Star For City
Rocker Noel Gallagher nearly left himself broke by drunkenly offering to pay a football star £7.8mil-lion a year to play for Manchester City.
The Oasis guitarist jokingly asked AC Milan star Paolo Maldini if he would play for his beloved team at a party.
But he had to backtrack next morning when he was told Maldini had taken him seriously.
Noel, 39, said: "I said to him in a drunken ramble if he promised to play for City I would personally give him £150,000 a week.
"My manager rang me to tell me he thought I meant it. I had to phone him to say I didn't."
If Maldini, 38, had taken up the offer, Noel would have lost his £25million fortune in three years.
It is not the first time Noel has tried to tempt an Italian superstar.
Earlier this year he told his friend Alessandro Del Piero he would love him at City.
But World Cup winner Del Piero, 31, said: "I couldn't leave Juventus - I owe them too much."
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
Ricky Gervais And Stephen Merchant On Going To An Oasis Gig
Interviewer: "Ricky you went to an Oasis gig earlier this year. Enjoy?"
Ricky Gervais: "Yes. But the crowd spotted me and started shouting 'Ricky! Ricky!'. Then almost seamlessly, it changed to 'You fat bastard!'. So my emotions....I'm thinking 'Who started that?'''
Stephen Merchant: "Liam Gallagher probably."
Source: NME
Noel Rocks 'N' Rolls Home
Noel Gallagher proved he's still Rock 'N' Roll Star at NME.com's 10th birthday bash.
The mono-browed Manc,39, spent the night reacquainting himself with Cigarettes and Alcohol and Champagne Supernova... and we don't mean the Oasis songs.
But he did get music bigwigs emotionally reliving the halycon days of Britpop, by playing with Kasabian for the bash at London's Koko club. And he spent the rest of the night - and following morning - toasting the head-swelling reception he received.
However, he contained enough bubbly to fill Ivana Trump's bath by the end of the night. And it showed when he fell out of the car as he was driven home.
An insider said: "His girlfriend Sara MacDonald thought it was hilarious.
Source: Daily Star
Oasis Finally Unveil Best Of Tracklisting
Oasis have finally released details of the true tracklisting for their Best Of collection 'Stop The Clocks'. The order and contents of the album, which is due for release on November 20, has been the cause of fevered speculation.
The exact tracklisting is keenly contested by fans, with over 20,000 entering the band's competition to predict the correct running order.
Picked by the band themselves - and there are a few surprising omissions.
Stand-alone Christmas single 'Whatever' and Britpop chart battler 'Roll With It' do not make the cut, while neither the original version nor the UNKLE remix of 'Cast No Shadow' are included.
However, classic-era Oasis does make up the bulk of the Best Of, with the group selecting14 of the 18 tracks from their first two albums and related B-sides. 'Songbird' meanwhile, is the sole Liam Gallagher penned inclusion.
Oasis are currently finalising plans for a single to precede the album, with 'Some Might Say' B-side 'Acquiesce' expected to get its first full release.
Meanwhile the record will be accompanied by the band's first ever film Lord Don't Slow Me Down. Stills from the movie - reveal that filming took place during the bands world tour between May 2005 and March 2006.
Directed by Baillie Walsh, the man behind last year's 'Let There Be Love' video, plus clips for the likes of New Order and Massive Attack, the film is currently due to come out around 'Stop The Clocks'' release.
Shot mainley in black and white, highlights include Liam Gallagher lamely flirting with Sarah Harding, the band getting totally bemused by some over-zealous Italian radio hosts and, remarkably, Noel Gallagher lifting the lid on a few rock-star secrets, as he discusses his pulling technique.
The film, which is set to hit cinemas around the world with a series of global screenings, is named after a unreleased Oasis track from the Don't Believe The Truth sessions, which Noel described at the time as: "I'm singing it and let me tell tell ya man, it's one of the best things - like The Jeff Beck Group combined. And it's got two drum solos on it!"
The track is expected to feature in the film.
Source: NME
OASISINET.COM Launch The Oasis Stopclock
To coincide with the release of the album ‘Stop The Clocks’ oasisinet.com have launched a very special content hub called the STOPCLOCK. The STOPCLOCK will be the official home for all the special ‘Stop the Clocks’ content. As a member on the Oasis database you’ll be able to access free downloads for your computer and IPOD/PSP as well as view clips from Oasis’ forthcoming film ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ plus other exciting pieces of footage. To take advantage of all this amazing content click through the dartboard image sitting on the homepage of the site where you will need to sign up and log on! Content will be made available several times a week up to the release of the album. So, keep checking back.
Source: http://www.oasisinet.com/
Noel Reckons Lads Are Kas Act
Noel Gallagher is back at his partying best — thanks to Kasabian.
The Oasis wildman got stuck in with the Leicester lads on stage at the nme.com tenth birthday party on Tuesday.
Frontman Tom Meighan drove fans wild with his energetic performance. The fun continued backstage, with Noel leading a conga. Judging by the way he stumbled out of the bash with girlfriend Sara Macdonald there was no Maybe about it — he’d Definitely had a few.
Tom said: “Noel came down before the gig, we did a run through and he got it all straight away.
“It’s strange to think he’s playing with us, but he’s a friend of ours now so it all felt so natural.”
Tom says he became really depressed after the band’s last tour and was delighted to be back on stage.
He said: “I didn’t literally crack up and need to see a doctor but I went mad for myself really, all by myself.
“It’s just the biggest comedown of my life. On the road for over two years and then that’s it — nothing to do any more.”
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Noel Joins Kasabian On Stage
Noel joined Kasabian on stage last night at NME.com 10th Birthday celebrations in London. Noel took to the stage and joined the band on guitar for ‘Club Foot’ and ‘The Doberman’. For the full story check out NME.com
Source: www.oasisinet.com
Oasis Plan TV Appearances for Stop The Clocks Promotion
Supergroup Oasis are said to be planning a series of TV appearances to promote their upcoming greatest hits album. Unfortuneatly, vocalist Liam Gallagher has had a bit to say about appearing on early morning breakfast television.
"Cant we just record a batch of special promo's? I hate getting up that early.'"He is quoted in saying. Poor boy.
The album is set for release later this year.
Source: www.thehollywoodnews.com
Happy Birthday Zak Starkey
Zak Starkey (born September 13, 1965 in London, England) is the drummer for two British rock 'n' roll bands, The Who and Oasis. Before that he had also worked with prominent acts such as Johnny Marr, Icicle Works, the Waterboys, ASAP, and the Lightning Seeds. Zak is the first-born son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (real name: Richard Starkey) and his first wife, Maureen Cox.
Early Life
Starkey received his first small starter drum kit from his father, although legend mistakenly reports that it came from his idol, Keith Moon of the Who. Moon did, however, give Zak his first professional kit – one he previously used in Who recordings, and also gave him some drumming lessons.
At the age of eight, he became interested in music. At ten, he started teaching himself how to play drums after receiving only one lesson from his famous father, who reportedly did not want him following in his footsteps. Although Ringo praises his son's undeniable skills and talents, he said about his son's musical dedication and endeavour that he "always regarded Zak as a lawyer or as a doctor", not a drummer like himself.
By the age of 12, Starkey was already performing in pubs with a band. In his teens, Starkey was a member of the garage act the Next. He eventually landed work with a re-formed Spencer Davis Group. In 1985, shortly after getting married, Starkey released a musical version of Wind in the Willows with Eddie Hardin. On September 7, 1985, his daughter was born making his father, Ringo Starr, the first grandfather of all Beatles' members. He suffered the tragic loss of his mother in 1994 when she died of leukemia, despite a bone marrow transplant in which Zak was the donor.
Career
1996-present) The Who
In 1996, Starkey left his band Face, to fulfill a childhood dream of joining The Who. He has received very good reviews in this role – especially from Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey – for being a strong drumming presence but without explicitly imitating Moon. Zak has been the full-time drummer for The Who since their 1996 Quadrophenia Tour. Both Townshend and Daltrey have stated that he is the best drummer The Who have had since the death of original drummer Keith Moon. He has provided the drum work for The Who's new album Endless Wire, set to be released in October 31, 2006, and the two tracks released in 2004 on The Who: Then and Now. Starkey however was unavailable to lay down the drumline for the recent Who single "Wire & Glass" because he was on tour with Oasis. Starkey is currently on tour with The Who.
(2004-present) Oasis
In 2004, Starkey joined the famous Britpop band, filling a void left by longtime drummer Alan White's departure. In May 2005, Noel Gallagher revealed to the BBC that Starkey had recorded in recent recording sessions for their new album, Don't Believe The Truth. Starkey performed on all but one of the tracks on "Don't Believe The Truth" and subsequent b-sides. In an official promotional video for the album, Zak commented on the band and the sessions, saying, "It was amazing. They're all singers, They're all guitar players, they're all songwriters, they're all producers... and they're all fucking drummers."
Starkey participated in every show on Oasis 2005/2006 world tour and also appeared in the promo videos for the singles. However, as he isn't an official member of the band yet, Starkey very rarely appeared with the rest of the band in promotional activities such as interviews and photo-shoots.
After the end of tours in April, Noel Gallagher confirmed that the official drummer place is offered to Starkey, but future work of Oasis with him in the band is expected to begin, not before his current working engagements with the Who are over with. Noel also said that he felt Starkey had strong emotional ties with The Who and that he didn't think Zak would ever leave them completely.
Other work
Zak had established himself as a sought-after session musician and as a gifted and proven drummer, playing drums for artists such as Icicle Works, the Waterboys, ASAP, and the Lightning Seeds. In addition, he continued to work with other acts, including touring with the Lightning Seeds. In 2000 Starkey was a founding member of Johnny Marr & the Healers, debuting with Boomslang three years later.
Source: Wikipedia
Noel Joins Kasabian at NME's 10th Birthday Celebrations
And the band are joined by a very special guest...
Kasabian have stormed NME.COM's tenth birthday celebrations in London tonight (September 12).
The band were joined by pal Noel Gallagher on guitar for 'Club Foot' and 'The Doberman'.
The set proved a special one for the Leicester band as they tore through highlights from their two albums, 2004's eponymous debut and recent chart-topper 'Empire'.
Crowd favourites included stomping glam opener 'Shoot The Runner', the epic 'By My Side' and set closer 'L.S.F.'.
They also played new Serge Pizzorno-fronted album track 'British Legion' for the first time ever live.
Speaking afterwards to NME.COM frontman Tom Meighan said: "It's a really great little venue, I'm really buzzing. It's an honour to play the party."
He added that getting the Oasis leader to play with them had being a real highlight: "He just came down, we did a run through at soundcheck and he's got it all straightaway. It's strange to think he's playing with us, but he's a friend of ours now, so it all felt so natural."
Gallagher was just happy to praise the band, simply asking NME.COM, "How good was that?"
Kasabian played:
Shoot The Runner
Reason Is Treason
Sun/ Rise/ Light/ Flies
Cutt Off
Empire
Me Plus One
By My Side
Butcher Blues
Last Trip
Processed Beats
British Legion
The Doberman
Club Foot
The Stuntman
L.S.F.
Source: www.nme.com
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