Stop Crying Your Heart Out In The Best Of Brit Blog Awards 2007 (Update)

A few weeks ago I asked you to nominate this blog (See Here) in the Best of Brit Blog Awards 2007 and you it seems like you did.

Today I recieved this email

You've been nominated for an Ask.com Best of British Blog Award in the Arts and Entertainment category.

If you'd like to encourage your readers to up your votes, please post the following link on your blog:http://www.metro.co.uk/askblogs

Very fitting that the judge heading up this category is none other than Alan McGee. We'd appreciate your support.Best regards,

Melanie

A Big Thank You, to those of you that have nominated this blog so far.

Noel Warms To The Arctic

Noel Gallagher has taken ex Arctic Monkey Andy Nicholson under his wing.

The bass player was dropped from the Arctics last year.

But the Oasis singer has kept in touch and has been advising him on his new career as a DJ and remixer.

Noel even invited the Sheffield lad to their Brits after-party.

Andy partied with the band and had a reunion with the rest of the Arctics.

A source said: “Noel really liked Andy when he was in the band.

“He gave Andy his mobile number and said if he needed anything to give him a call. They get on like a house on fire. Noel would do anything to help him out.”

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Q Magazine 100 Greatest Singers

11. Liam Gallagher

Their first magazine cover christenen Oasis "The Sex Beatles" and GallagherJunior was quick to describe his vocal style as a blend of Johns Lennon and Lydon.

His most infamous Lennon nod is Cigarettes & Alcohol's nasal "sunshine", aped from Instant Karma, though he's impassioned to the degree that he can make the line "walking down the hall faster then a canonball" seem like it actually meant something.

We can but hope the years of smoking, drinking and being "mad for it" haven't cast him dear.

Key songs:
01: Rock 'N' Roll Star
02: Live Forever
03: Up In The Sky
04: Champagne Supernova
05: D'You Know What I Mean?
06: I Am The Walrus (Live)
07: Acquiesce
08: It's Getting Better (Man!!)
09: Stop Crying Your Heart Out
10: Lyla

Here is the Top 10 Greatest Singers

10: Jeff Buckley
09: Mick Jagger
08: Robert Plant
07: Kurt Cobain
06: Marvin Gaye
05: John Lennon
04: Otis Redding
03: Frank Sinatra
02: Aretha Franklin
01: Elvis Presley

Source: Q Magazine

Noel: Everyone's After My Girl

Noel Gallagher has a warning for blokes who fancy his missus – they have no chance because he’s the one with millions in the bank.

The Oasis legend has had to put up with his celebrity swordsman pal Russell Brand poking fun about how much he lusts after his stunning girlfriend Sara Macdonald.

When I told him Take That heart-throb Jason Orange also had an eye for the leggy Edinburgh lass, Noel marked his territory in his trademark, sharp-tongued style.

Noel told me: “Everyone fancies my missus. Russell Brand is always asking after her. I have no doubt he would have a go if he got half a chance. But he won’t.

“Jason Orange and all the rest of them haven’t got a sniff either — I’m the one with millions in the bank.”

Ever the gent, he apologised to Sara and gave her a big smacker on the lips.

I joined Noel and Kasabian at the plush Landmark Hotel in central London for a few drinks after the Shockwaves NME Awards.

Noel was in fighting form, stating his intentions to land a double in my Bizarre Caner Of The Year prize.

Noel, who pipped Sarah Harding to the title last year after a mega session with the Bizarre crew in Earls Court after a Kasabian gig, said he plans to get stuck in again in 2007.

Rolling up his sleeves for battle he added: “I put some serious hard graft in on the ale last year. I deserved it and I am up for it again this time round. Harding has got nothing on me.”

Oasis might have lost out on the best band gong to Muse but Noel was the man of the moment.

Arctic Monkeys, The View , Kasabian and new three-piece The Enemy were all drinking with their hero on the night.

Noel’s 2007 caner campaign got off to a strong start with a massive night on the lash after the Brits.

But Noel told me he lost his rag when Yank newcomers Orson sprayed the Oasis table with champagne.

He said: “I said, ‘Oi, you watch it!’ and gave him a poke in the ribs.”

Sara chipped in: “It’s just because Noel is funny about his hair.”

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

What's The Greatest Indie Anthem Of All Time?

NME needs YOUR help to find out

NME is attempting to discover the Greatest Indie Anthems Of All Time - and we need YOUR help.

We're compiling the nation's top 50 indie anthems ever, and we want to know what you think. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' or 'Debaser'? 'Live Forever' or 'Song 2'? And how about 'Naïve'?

Kieran Webster from The View thinks it's a Libertines track. Faris Rotter, meanwhile, reckons The Shangri-Las deserve the top spot.

Next month we'll be revealing the nation's favourites in a special issue of NME.

Email letters@nme.com with the subject line indie anthems with your top five, writing why you think the Number One track is the best indie anthem ever.

We'll be sending out some NME goodie bags to 10 lucky voters, so don't forget to include your name, age and address! The closing date is Friday March 16.

Source: www.nme.com

Inside This Months Q Magazine

100 Greatest singers and their 1000 greatest songs

The finest voices of all time and their ultimate songs - as chosen by Q. Featuring everyone from Liam Gallagher, Bono and Kate Bush to Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, each one complete with their own 10-track essential listening playlist.

Source: www.q4music.com

Pictures From The NME Shockwaves Awards

Source: Getty Images

Gallagher: 'Even Robbie Knows How Bad He Is'

Oasis star Noel Gallagher has hit out at Robbie Williams after the pop singer won Worst Album at last night's (01MAR07) NME Awards - insisting even Williams knows the extent of his limited talent.

Williams was unable to attend the London ceremony because he is currently receiving treatment at a US rehab clinic. But Gallagher wasn't surprised when his old foe's Rudebox disc was named Worst Album.

He said, "I just wish he was here so I could say well done. "I don't think even Robbie himself thinks he's a credible artist. I could talk to you for three hours about how bad he is. Worst Album isn't really an award, is it?"

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Kasabian Win Best Live Band At Shockwaves NME Awards

And a famous pal presents them with prize.

Kasabian have picked up the Shockwaves NME Awards gong for Best Live Band in London tonight (March 1).

The Leicester rockers were presented with the prize at London's Hammersmith Palais by friend and Oasis leader Noel Gallagher.

The other nominees were:

Arctic Monkeys
Babyshambles
Muse
My Chemical Romance

On receiving the award, Tom Meighan said, "This is the first award we've ever won, so about fucking time! Thank you NME!"

Source: www.nme.com

Muse Win Best British Band At Shockwaves NME Awards

The three-piece cap an amazing year

Muse have been crowned this year's Best British Band at the Shockwaves NME Awards tonight (March 1).

The result was announced by Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson and New Order bassist Peter Hook.

Sadly, the band couldn't be there but sent a video message from the stage on one of their gigs. "This is very kind, thank you very much. I must go, as I have to play a riff"

The other nominees were:

Arctic Monkeys
Babyshambles
Kasabian
Oasis

Source: www.nme.com

Inside My Head

Noel Gallagher Oasis

Treasured Track

The La's
Looking Glass

(From the album ' The La's', 1990, Go! Discs)

"Does it have to be just one track? I treasure the whole of The La's album, but if I have to pick one track, then it's 'Looking Glass'. We met (singer) Lee Mavers in japan last year and I was asking if he'd make a new record and he said, 'yeah, we're recording the first one'. It's like, 'come on man, let it go!' it's a seminal record. I don't give a f**k whether he likes it. It's an amazing record.

My Hero

John Lennon

"A f**king great songwriter. He took risks - listen to 'My Lie' or 'Revolution'. McCartney was too safe; Lennon would never write 'Yesterday' or 'When I'm 64' -they're too soft. There's been no-one as gifted as him since."

My Week's Playlist

01. The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control
"I can't turn the radio on without hearing this song. I think I must have heard it three times today already!"

02. The View - Same Jeans
"I've got the album at home and I'm yet to listen to it, but they've got that spirit and that touch of the people. I love 'Superstar Tradesman' and 'Wasted Little DJ's' too."

03. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
"I love the bit at the end when it goes crazy. Ther's some nice passages of music on this."

04. Kings Of Leon - Molly's Chamber
"I've been listening to thier older stuff to get ready for their return this month. I'm really looking forward to seeing them play live. And this is a great tune."

05. Klaxons - Golden Skans
"They think I hate them but I like this one. We were at the Ibiza Rocks festival last summer and I got dragged in to see them and I was just like, 'what the f**k was all that about?' But I do like that tune!"

And Another Thing

The God Delusion

"This guy goes out to scientifically disprove the existence of god. F**king brilliant, if you can understand the words. Not that I can. It's good though. I don't read fiction, you end up thinking, 'Yeah but that wouldn't happen, bollocks'. I read books about actual things that happened. And if it's disproving god, bring it on."

Source: NME Magazine

The Absurd Gallagher Brothers Make For Good TV

The absurd Gallagher brothers make for good TV, writes Natalie Craig.

'It's hard to be modest at times like these so I won't even try . . . You are all shite."

Such is the wisdom of Oasis: the greatest band in the world. Ever. For Liam and Noel Gallagher, there is no disputing this. Last month's Brit award for their outstanding contribution to music just reinforced what the brothers from Manchester already know. They rock.

Oasis: There We Were, Now Here We Are documents the birth of Oasis in the early 1990s, their plague of popularity and the troubled production of their first album, Definitely Maybe. But, director Dick Carruthers avers, this is not just another making-of film.

"It was a straightforward idea: put together a 10th-anniversary DVD of the making of the album," he explains. "But it turned out to be absolutely hilarious. You can hear me laughing in the background all the way through."

The Gallagher brothers intended the DVD as a piece of memorabilia, but their banter made it worthy of prime-time television. "We're not rock stars, we're lads," Noel says, "and we're going to be famous forever."

Carruthers had been working with Oasis for 10 years when he made the 2004 documentary, and considers himself a friend. The former Rolling Stones crew member says his interview style is to "let boys be boys".

"You don't need to turn your phones off and you don't need to say 'silence', then ask a formal question. It never works. I'd say if you want to smoke, smoke; if you want to have a drink, fine."
Carruthers' interview style allows for some incredibly candid comments. Noel is even forthright about his rather derivative guitar style: "I always ended up playing the same guitar solo over different songs, hoping no one will notice."

Then again, he once famously claimed: "I'm not like John Lennon, who thought he was the great Almighty. I just think I'm John Lennon."

But interviews with original band members Mani, Tony and Mark, as well as tour managers and record company executives, confirm a prodigious talent and capacity for hard work.

"The real story that is there is that they were this amazing band straight off the starting blocks and everybody knew it."

Carruthers regards Oasis as the antithesis of every other band around at the time - the "shoe-gazing" set. They were well-rehearsed, productive and very, very loud. Most importantly, they managed to capture the feeling of a generation of young Britons.

"Definitely Maybe made a very defined statement," Carruthers says, "which was 'Look, this place is a shithole, but I'm very grateful and happy to be alive and I feel great about it.' You had Nirvana and grunge saying, 'I hate myself and I want to die,' and Liam singing, 'I want to live forever'."

Carruthers says it was important to him to focus on the music and not the sensational stories that have followed the band since its inception. "Oasis are about their music first and foremost . . . There's been dust-ups, legendarily so in some cases, but nobody would be interested in a couple of lads from Burnage having a dust-up if they weren't these amazing musicians."

Noel and Liam are interviewed separately in the film and are typically abusive. But Carruthers says their antipathy is another misconception.

"They do love each other . . . There's a deep relationships going on there. There may be an element of the classic band thing - the singer would love to be a brilliant guitarist but isn't, and vice versa."

Carruthers has been Oasis' official videographer since 1995 and has seen the way their concerts affect people. "I know I'm biased but I have shot so many Oasis gigs and I've seen the way that the crowd goes nuts. They have got to be one of the greatest bands of all time."

Whether you agree with Carruthers or not, There We Were, Now Here We Are is hilarious rock'n'roll. They may be musical geniuses, they may be circus monkeys, but if there's one thing this documentary confirms, it's that Liam and Noel are ridiculous in the sublime.

"Sure I love Liam," Noel once asserted, "but not as much as I love Pot Noodles."
Oasis: There We Were, Now Here We Are screens Saturday at 10.20pm on SBS (Australia).

Source: www.theage.com

On This Day In Oasis History

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.

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.

Source: Wikipedia

Ditto 4 Noel

The Noel Gallagher/Beth Ditto love affair continues apace. After we revealed that 15-stone lesbian Beth called the Oasis star a "great dancer" after his Brits bash, she's at it again.

She told the NME: "Noel said I had one of the best voices in rock. To me that's great. I had a huge poster on my wall in junior high. This was in Arkansas, where no one has heard of Oasis."

Aw, you guys...

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Oasis And Killers Turn Out For Kings Of Leon

Noel and Brandon watch Shockwaves NME Awards Show

Kings of Leon returned to action in front of an A-list indie crowd tonight (February 26).

Playing a Shockwaves NME Awards Show at the London Astoria, the VIP balcony was crowded including self-confessed "fan" Noel Gallagher, The Killers' Brandon Flowers who was attending his first headlining show by the Followill clan, members of Hard-Fi and Travis frontman Fran Healy.

Taking to the stage, the band - dressed in skin tight denim and all sporting clean shaven faces - said little except to periodically thank the crowd as their powered through their set.

Kings of Leon took the opportunity to preview songs from their forthcoming album 'Because Of The Times', including tracks 'My Party' and 'Mcfearless' along with the likes of 'Milk' and 'Spiral Staircase' from their first two records.

The band played:

'Black Thumbnail'
'Taper Jean Girl'
'King Of The Rodeo'
'My Party'
'Soft'
'Molly's Chambers'
'Fans'
'Bucket'
'Milk'
'Mcfearless'
'Four Kicks'
'On Call'
'California Waiting'
'Spiral Staircase'
'Trani'
'Arizona'
'Charmer'
'Slow Night, So Long'

Earlier, support had come from Cajun Dance Party, 120 Days and The Hold Steady.

Meanwhile Kings of Leon release 'Because Of The Times' on April 2.

Source: www.nme.com

The Coral Speak About New Album

Band nearly finished after 'Noel Gallagher' sessions .

The Coral are close to releasing their new record, guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones has confirmed.

The star used the band's label Deltasonic Records' MySpace site to update fans.

Speaking of the band's future plans he explained: "We're just ending the album process with a few of us off to New York next week for 'mastering', then if all goes to plan then the latest long player from The Coral should be in your grubby little hands very soon."

The band have spent just over two months in Noel Gallagher's Wheeler End studio, and have said to expect "Zappa sharing a jazz omelette with Gnarls Barkley" on the follow-up to 2005's 'The Invisible Invasion'.

Ryder-Jones also added the band plan to make a return to the live circuit very soon.

Source: www.nme.com

Kid's Soundtrack

The 10 top songs for teens named in the study by communications Firm 3 Monkeys. To Mark 50 years of the rebal teenager:

01. My Generation - The Who
02. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
03. School's Out - Alice Cooper
04. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
05. Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
06. A Teenager In Love - Dion And The Belmonts
07. Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
08. Live Forever - Oasis
09. Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
10. When You're Young - The Jam

Source: Daily Star

Noel Gallagher Stops In On Gossips Show

Noel Gallagher is among the celebs at Shockwaves NME Awards Show

An all star audience turned out to see The Gossip play a one-off Shockwaves NME Awards show in London tonight (February 24).

Oasis leader Noel Gallagher, The Horrors frontman Faris Rotter and the cast of E4 teen drama 'Skins' were all watching in the audience at the Astoria as Beth Ditto and co performed a blistering hour set.

Arriving onstage dressed in a grey bin bag, Ditto sang the first few bars of Labelle's famous hit 'Lady Marmalade' before launching into 'Listen Up!'

The singer then whipped off her bag to reveal a skin tight light blue leotard as she went on to sing 'Keeping You Alive'.

Throughout the set, her band performed a series of tracks from their backcatalogue which also included a cover of Aailyah's self-titled hit which Ditto dedicated to the late singer.

The Gossip star, who was celebrating her birthday, bantered with the crowd throughout the show before undergoing a second costume change which saw her don a black outfit.

The biggest cheer of the night came for set closer 'Standing In The Way Of Control'.

Earlier Brazilian dance outfit Bonde Do Role performed a short set after The Violets and Pre opened the night.

Source: www.nme.com

Vote For Oasis At The ShockWaves NME Awards 2007

Oasis are in the running for Best British Band at this years ShockWaves NME Awards 2007.

Click Here for more information on voting.

Voting is still open for the next few days, and the winners will be announced on Thursday, 3rd of March.

Source: www.nme.com

Arcade Fire Respond To Anti Oasis Jibes

I cringe to ever write this post, as if It needs to be said, but some people seem to not have figured out that the NME has never printed an article that doesn't take all the quotes out of context, and put some things in bold that make it seem like people are talking shit about each other!!!

So please no oaisis hate mail, I really don't care...

Marketing is not evil, just trying to express some distaste for the whole shitstorm, but we are still dancing!

we are about 3 steps from WWIII, but life is too short!

George Orwell wrote an essay called "White I write", if you are a writer or musician, I really reccomend picking it up...

my favorite quote

"no book is genuily free from political bias. The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itseelf a political attitude."
also this little pjassage from a poem he wrote as a young man...

"But girls' bellies and apricots,
Roach in a shadedstream,
Horses, ducks in flight at dawn,
All these are a dream.

It is forbidden to dream again;
We maim our joys or hide them;
Horses are made of chromium steel
And little fat men shall ride them"

see you waving from the tv!
we have a cameo in a skit!
hi mom!

luv
win

Source: www.arcadefire.com