Liam Has An 'Uppy Birthday
It’s never a dull night when monkeyboy Liam Gallagher hits town.
The Oasis frontman went out with girlfriend Nicole Appleton for some posh nosh to celebrate his 34th birthday.
And as he came out of London’s Nobu restaurant with beer stains on his shirt, Liam flashed his famous “up yours” finger gesture at waiting snappers.
But he was obviously in a good mood because he couldn’t really bring himself to do a full-on Gallagher snarl.
Liam emerged wearing his shades in the dark and jumped into a waiting car with Nicole – who was full of smiles.
Earlier in the day, the All Saints singer had embarrassed the hardman rocker by telling Radio 1’s Chris Moyles that her birthday pressie to him was a “manbag”.
I can’t see him using it, can you?
Big brother Noel preferred to spend the day in New York with gorgeous girlfriend Sara Macdonald.
Noel will be pleasantly surprised to hear his baby bro wasn’t too badly behaved on his big day . . . till the next time, that is.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Alternative Acquiesce Video Contest
On November 20th, Oasis release their first ever retrospective as chosen by the band. Entitled Stop The Clocks, this 18 track double album draws from a career spanning over a decade.
Featuring a stream of classics, Stop The Clocks also includes Half The World Away and possibly the greatest B side ever, Acquiesce, evoking memories of a White Room performance that many regard as the band's greatest TV moment.
Which brings us nicely on to this moment in time in which we call upon you to help celebrate such a defining rock and roll career and perhaps, be part of its future. We've teamed up with Oasis to bring you the unprecedented opportunity to create the official alternative Oasis video.
We're providing you with 90 seconds worth of Acquiesce which you can download below. Take it away and direct your own personal video. Simple!
The lucky winner will have their video featured on the official Oasis website and screened to millions on Trouble TV. You will also win signed artwork, the full Oasis back-catalogue and be invited to a fan screening of "Lord Don't Slow Me Down" in Glasgow, Manchester or London.
For inspiration, we've included a behind-the-scene clip of a fan...it could even be you...having a good old sing-song!
Live Forever: PLAY VIDEO:HI PLAY VIDEO:MED PLAY VIDEO:LO
If you're already a member, simply log-in and follow the instructions. In not, you'll need to signup now!
Once you're signed up, all you'll need to do is:
Set up your Homegrown profile...
Download Acquiesce...
Shoot your film with any old video-phone or digital camera...
Upload your video to your Homegrown profile...
Come back here to submit your entry using your personal upload panel below (only available upon registration!)
Click here to view all the entries so far...
Source: www.troublehomegrown.co.uk
Soaky Karaoke
Oasis hit Wonderwall is the nation's favourite song to sing in the shower.
It beat Mr Brightside by The Killers to the number one slot in a poll for grooming product firm Veet.
The Monkees' I'm A Believer came third followed by Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor by Mercury prizewinners the Arctic Monkeys.
Club Tropicana by Wham! was fifth, followed by Frank Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon and It's Raining Men by the Weather Girls.
Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk
Noel One Of 20 Covers For Q's 20th Anniversary Edition
LONDON - Music magazine Q is to celebrate its 20th anniversary with 20 different covers for its November issue, each one featuring a different musical icon ranging from Keith Richards to Britney Spears.
The list includes Sir Paul McCartney, who was Q's debut cover star in October 1986, and many other big names whose careers have lasted as long as the magazine, such as David Bowie, Paul Weller, Richards and Michael Stipe.
Despite her extended career break, Britney Spears made the 20 as one of few relative newcomers, who also include Beyonce and Richard Ashcroft. The newest face is Razorlight's Johnny Borrell.
All have given exclusive photoshoots and interviews, talking about their personal highlights and low points over the past 20 years, for the issue on sale September 30.
Paul Rees, editor of the Emap title, said: "The 20th anniversary of Q, the essential music guide, is a landmark moment, and therefore we were determined to mark it with a landmark publishing moment."
Subscribers will receive a specially produced edition featuring all 20 different cover images.
At £3.90 a newsstand copy, collectors will be forking out a total of £78 to assemble the complete set of stars, which is: McCartney, David Bowie, Madonna, Noel Gallagher, Pete Townshend, Paul Weller, Damon Albarn, Spears, Dave Grohl, Dido, David Gilmore, Ian Brown, Richards, Michael Stipe, Jimmy Page, Johnny Borrell, Kate Bush, Beyonce, Richard Ashcroft and U2.
Q's circulation according to the last set of magazine ABC results is 158,271, down 6.1% over six months.
Source: www.brandrepublic.com
On This Day In Oasis History.......
"Stand By Me" is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was the second single to be released from the band's third album Be Here Now and peaked at number 2 in the UK charts.
Though overall, Be Here Now received a cold reception from music critics, "Stand By Me" was acknowledged as one of the stand-out tracks on the album. A critically acclaimed acoustic version of "Stand by Me" was shown on television the night before the release of Be Here Now as part of a BBC1 documentary, featuring Noel, Liam Gallagher and drummer Alan White sitting by the side of a swimming pool, with Liam on vocals, Noel on acoustic guitar and White holding a tambourine.
However, due to Noel Gallagher's general dislike of Be Here Now, "Stand by Me" is rarely played live by the band at their concerts, as it is Noel who generally decides the song listings for Oasis' tours. A live version of the song from this tour can be found on the double-CD version of Familiar to Millions.
Noel Gallagher claims to have written the song whilst suffering from food poisening when he first moved to London. His mother Peggy would phone him to check on him and repeatedly told him to ensure he was eating properly. This spurred Gallagher to cook himself a proper English Sunday Dinner, which resulted in a bout of food poisening. Gallagher claims that he the songs first line - "Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday/I've got a lot of things to learn" - came to him as he lay on the floor and it was then that he began to pen the lyric to the song.
Track Listing
Stand By Me - 5:55
(I Got) The Fever - 5:14
My Sister Lover - 5:58
Going Nowhere - 4:41
"Going Nowhere" - apparently Noel's attempt at a Burt Bacharach style song - can be found on The Masterplan, a collection of Oasis B-sides. It is one of only two B-sides from the Be Here Now era to be included on the album. Although it was not released until 1997, the song was written in 1990, before Noel even joined Oasis, let alone before they were signed. Despite this, it shows an uncanny level of perceptiveness from Noel with lines like I'm gonna get me a motor car/Maybe a Jaguar/Maybe a plane/Or a day of fame/I'm gonna be a millionaire.
The title of "My Sister Lover" is believed by some fans to be a reference to the band Sister Lovers, who were the group who invited Oasis to a gig at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, Scotland in May 1993, where they were spotted by Creation Records chief Alan McGee, who reportedly offered Oasis a recording contract on the spot after the gig.
Source: Wikpedia
More Content Added To The Stop Clock........
More content has been added to the Stopclock today including a film clip, a download clip and a new wallpaper for your computer.
You can access the hub by clicking through the dartboard on the official site.
Source: www.oasisinet.com
Liam's "Manbag"
Liam Gallagher's bad boy image has taken a beating, after girlfriend Nicole Appleton bought him a manbag for his birthday.
The Oasis frontman turns 34 today, and according to his All Saints singer girlfriend, is relishing the girly gift - which he picked out himself.
Speaking to Radio One DJ Chris Moyles, Nicole admitted: "It’s Liam’s birthday today.
"I took him shopping and we got a wool coat and a gorgeous leather bag."
Moyles mocked: "A manbag?"
Nicole joked: "Oh no! I mean suitcase, not a manbag! Yeah, I got him a Barbie."
Then after taking a call from an enraged Liam, Nicole told Chris: "He said if you slag off his manbag, he’ll put you in it.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Happy Birthday Liam Gallagher
Happy 34th Bithday Liam Gallagher
William John Paul Gallagher (born September 21, 1972, Longsight, Manchester) is the lead vocalist for the band Oasis. He is famous for his erratic behaviour, distinctive singing style and abrasive attitude. Although his brother Noel Gallagher writes the majority of the band's songs, in recent years Liam has increasingly developed himself as a songwriter, and has contributed songs for the most recent albums of the band.
Despite differing opinions on his antics, Liam was one of the figureheads of the britpop movement in the 1990s and remains one of the most recognisable and charismatic characters in modern British music.
Lead Singer
Liam is well known for his original style of singing, and his voice on Oasis tracks is instantly recognisable. Liam once compared his vocal style to a blend of John Lennon and John Lydon. Noel has hinted that he uses certain words regularly in his songs because of the way Liam pronounces them when he sings. For example, Noel has included the word 'shine' in several songs because Liam famously sings it as 'Sheee-yienn-ah' (probably influenced in part by John Lennon's protracted, nasal phrasing on words such as "shiiiine" in the Beatles song "Rain" and John Lennon's song "Instant Karma") "We all shiiiiine on" Noel jokes that Liam now does this all the time, imitating Liam phoning him up and asking "D'yer wanna go for a piiiiiint-ah?"
The UK based music magazine NME have regularly proclaimed Liam as the "greatest British vocalist of the past 25 years."
Liam's stage presence has been both praised and derided. He is famed for going against rock and roll tradition by rarely touching the microphone or its stand. Instead, he stands, hands behind back or in his pockets, with a bent knee and sideways bend at the waist, his neck bent upwards towards an angled-down microphone. This recognisable singing pose has been suggested by some as a contributing factor to his distinctive vocals.
But many years of singing in that pose, along with years of heavy smoking and drinking may have taken their toll, with many fans feeling Gallagher's voice may now lack the range and power he exhibited in his youth. Although it is a subject regularly debated and argued about by Oasis fans, neither Liam or Noel Gallagher have made much public comment about it, although in a BBC interview on June 2002, Liam admitted he couldn't sing certain older songs live "because I'm not 21 these days", and in December 2005 Noel expressed frustration at the lack of variation in live setlists because "We draw up a list of songs we'd like to play, Liam crosses them all off, and then he draws up a list of songs that he's capable of singing, and then we kind of look at it and go 'but that's the fucking same as last time'."
Songwriting
Liam's first known dabbles into songwriting came in the early days of Oasis, before Noel Gallagher joined. Liam and Bonehead co-wrote a handful of songs, Liam writing the words and Bonehead writing the music, including "Take Me" and "Life In Vain" (both available on bootlegs). Of these songs, only "Take Me" met the Noel Gallagher seal of approval, with his wish to re-record and release it being turned down by the writers.
Liam also co-wrote a song (titled "Love Me and Leave Me") with former Stone Roses guitarist and songwriter John Squire for The Seahorses' debut album in 1997.
With 2000's Standing on the Shoulder of Giants came a slight relaxation in Noel's songwriting monopoly. Liam's first successful attempt to produce a song adequate for an Oasis album was "Little James", written about his stepson James. The song was ridiculed by a lot of fans and critics who mocked it's childlike rhyme scheme and heavy Beatles influence.
This more democratic approach to songwriting, save Liam further chances to showcase his abilities in this particular area, with three songs being included on 2002's Heathen Chemistry; a "deep-thinking" rocking ballad, "Born on a Different Cloud", the sneering rocker "Better Man" and the mellow, acoustic "Songbird", written for his fiancée Nicole Appleton. Noel claimed that his brother had written five songs for the Heathen Chemistry sessions and from these they took the best three. His tunes, along with the record, received a much warmer reception from fans and high sales, despite receiving bad reviews from critics again.
The latest Oasis album, 2005's Don't Believe the Truth, features a further three of Liam's songs - "The Meaning of Soul", "Love Like A Bomb" and "Guess God Thinks I'm Abel". The second is described by Noel as "Songbird's bigger brother" and a "song for the ladies", while the latter - as a song in the vein of "Born On A Different Cloud", but without the guitars. Another Liam song is the acoustic ballad "Won't Let You Down" - also inspired by Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" - which appeared on the single "Lyla". Noel stressed that most of the batch of 70 tunes written for the turbulent Don't Believe the Truth sessions were written single-handedly by Liam. Another new Liam-written song was released as a b-side to the single, "The Importance Of Being Idle". The song, entitled "Pass Me Down The Wine", features an acoustic-led melody in the vein of "Songbird".
However, in an interview following the release of Don't Believe the Truth, Liam stated that he doesn't believe he is improving as a songwriter and often needs guitarist Gem Archer's assistance. As a consequence, Gem is credited as co-writer of "Love Like A Bomb" on the new album. He commented "Gem helps me out a lot, I struggle with lyrics sometimes... I can't find the words. The words I find hard 'cos I'm fucking thick."
A new Liam song "The Boy With The Blues" was planned for a stand-alone single release in Summer 2006, but the planned recording sessions for the song didn't take place.
Source: Wikpedia
William John Paul Gallagher (born September 21, 1972, Longsight, Manchester) is the lead vocalist for the band Oasis. He is famous for his erratic behaviour, distinctive singing style and abrasive attitude. Although his brother Noel Gallagher writes the majority of the band's songs, in recent years Liam has increasingly developed himself as a songwriter, and has contributed songs for the most recent albums of the band.
Despite differing opinions on his antics, Liam was one of the figureheads of the britpop movement in the 1990s and remains one of the most recognisable and charismatic characters in modern British music.
Lead Singer
Liam is well known for his original style of singing, and his voice on Oasis tracks is instantly recognisable. Liam once compared his vocal style to a blend of John Lennon and John Lydon. Noel has hinted that he uses certain words regularly in his songs because of the way Liam pronounces them when he sings. For example, Noel has included the word 'shine' in several songs because Liam famously sings it as 'Sheee-yienn-ah' (probably influenced in part by John Lennon's protracted, nasal phrasing on words such as "shiiiine" in the Beatles song "Rain" and John Lennon's song "Instant Karma") "We all shiiiiine on" Noel jokes that Liam now does this all the time, imitating Liam phoning him up and asking "D'yer wanna go for a piiiiiint-ah?"
The UK based music magazine NME have regularly proclaimed Liam as the "greatest British vocalist of the past 25 years."
Liam's stage presence has been both praised and derided. He is famed for going against rock and roll tradition by rarely touching the microphone or its stand. Instead, he stands, hands behind back or in his pockets, with a bent knee and sideways bend at the waist, his neck bent upwards towards an angled-down microphone. This recognisable singing pose has been suggested by some as a contributing factor to his distinctive vocals.
But many years of singing in that pose, along with years of heavy smoking and drinking may have taken their toll, with many fans feeling Gallagher's voice may now lack the range and power he exhibited in his youth. Although it is a subject regularly debated and argued about by Oasis fans, neither Liam or Noel Gallagher have made much public comment about it, although in a BBC interview on June 2002, Liam admitted he couldn't sing certain older songs live "because I'm not 21 these days", and in December 2005 Noel expressed frustration at the lack of variation in live setlists because "We draw up a list of songs we'd like to play, Liam crosses them all off, and then he draws up a list of songs that he's capable of singing, and then we kind of look at it and go 'but that's the fucking same as last time'."
Songwriting
Liam's first known dabbles into songwriting came in the early days of Oasis, before Noel Gallagher joined. Liam and Bonehead co-wrote a handful of songs, Liam writing the words and Bonehead writing the music, including "Take Me" and "Life In Vain" (both available on bootlegs). Of these songs, only "Take Me" met the Noel Gallagher seal of approval, with his wish to re-record and release it being turned down by the writers.
Liam also co-wrote a song (titled "Love Me and Leave Me") with former Stone Roses guitarist and songwriter John Squire for The Seahorses' debut album in 1997.
With 2000's Standing on the Shoulder of Giants came a slight relaxation in Noel's songwriting monopoly. Liam's first successful attempt to produce a song adequate for an Oasis album was "Little James", written about his stepson James. The song was ridiculed by a lot of fans and critics who mocked it's childlike rhyme scheme and heavy Beatles influence.
This more democratic approach to songwriting, save Liam further chances to showcase his abilities in this particular area, with three songs being included on 2002's Heathen Chemistry; a "deep-thinking" rocking ballad, "Born on a Different Cloud", the sneering rocker "Better Man" and the mellow, acoustic "Songbird", written for his fiancée Nicole Appleton. Noel claimed that his brother had written five songs for the Heathen Chemistry sessions and from these they took the best three. His tunes, along with the record, received a much warmer reception from fans and high sales, despite receiving bad reviews from critics again.
The latest Oasis album, 2005's Don't Believe the Truth, features a further three of Liam's songs - "The Meaning of Soul", "Love Like A Bomb" and "Guess God Thinks I'm Abel". The second is described by Noel as "Songbird's bigger brother" and a "song for the ladies", while the latter - as a song in the vein of "Born On A Different Cloud", but without the guitars. Another Liam song is the acoustic ballad "Won't Let You Down" - also inspired by Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" - which appeared on the single "Lyla". Noel stressed that most of the batch of 70 tunes written for the turbulent Don't Believe the Truth sessions were written single-handedly by Liam. Another new Liam-written song was released as a b-side to the single, "The Importance Of Being Idle". The song, entitled "Pass Me Down The Wine", features an acoustic-led melody in the vein of "Songbird".
However, in an interview following the release of Don't Believe the Truth, Liam stated that he doesn't believe he is improving as a songwriter and often needs guitarist Gem Archer's assistance. As a consequence, Gem is credited as co-writer of "Love Like A Bomb" on the new album. He commented "Gem helps me out a lot, I struggle with lyrics sometimes... I can't find the words. The words I find hard 'cos I'm fucking thick."
A new Liam song "The Boy With The Blues" was planned for a stand-alone single release in Summer 2006, but the planned recording sessions for the song didn't take place.
Source: Wikpedia
Wonderwall Featured On Latest Episode Of Nip/Tuck
Oasis' "Wonderwall" was featured in its entirety in the latest episode of FX's hit tv show Nip/Tuck, during a critical scene that leads to none other than adulterous sex!! There was even a discussion between Sean and his new nurse in which he asked "What is a wonderwall?".
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
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