Noel Thinks Up Baby Names

Noel Gallagher's revealed he's been giving some serious thought to baby names now there's not long to go for girlfriend Sarah. "I'm thinking of either Ghandi or Genghis but she's not having it. Goliath? Anything beginning with a G."

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More On The New Oasis Album

Noel - "I've got 17 new songs written which are all good enouh for the album. the rest have 3 or 4 each. We'll be meeting on friday to discuss whats happening and then hopefully start recording next month, but the last one took 3 years so dont hold your breath"

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Oasis Prepare To Enter The Studio

But warn fans not to hold their breath…

Oasis have revealed that they will begin work on their new album next month.

According to the band’s guitarist, Noel Gallagher, the Manchester band will enter the studio on July 3rd.

Gallagher has warned fans, however, that the follow-up to 2005’s, ‘Don’t Believe The Truth,’ might not hit the shelves for a while.

He told the BBC: “The songs are written... but don't hold your breath because the last album took three-and-half-years and three goes.”

"It would be great if it was done by the end of the year and we could get out on the road by next summer, but that's insane wishful thinking."

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Death Of Britpop

6 Music debated the key events that killed off Britpop 10 years ago. Every show featured an album and tracks from 1997 were played every half hour. Listen again and relive that year.

Click here to listen again to Shaun Keaveny who featured Be Here Now.

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Listen To Oasis's Version Of Within You Without You

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of The Beatles' legendary album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, multi award-winning engineer Geoff Emerick heads back into the studio to demonstrate the innovative techniques employed for the recording at Abbey Road studios back in 1967.

Click here to listen again to the show, and listen to Oasis's version of Within You Without You.

Source: BBC Radio

Classic Singles Wonderwall

Classic Singles Wonderwall
BBC Radio 2
Wednesday 20th June
23:00 (UK)
Listen online here

Classic Singles is a series of programmes exploring the most popular and influential singles ever released. Each programme will highlight the social, musical and historical importance of a classic pop song explaining why that song generated such passion and excitement and why it still has relevance and resonance today.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Our Kid, The Star

Dad-to-be Noel Gallagher wants his next child to be a musically-gifted son.

Fiancee Sara MacDonald is due to give birth in September and Oasis legend Noel, 40, told us: "We don't know what we're having. I don't see the point in finding out. It ruins the surprise.

"I've got a daughter Anais, seven, so while another girl would be nice a boy would be great.

"I'd love him to be a musician like his dad."

Source: www.people.co.uk

On This Day In Oasis History

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a song by British rock band Oasis. It was released as the second single from Heathen Chemistry on 17 June 2002, peaking at number two in the UK charts. It went silver in the UK.

The song is an "epic weepy" anthem in the spirit of "Don't Look Back in Anger", reassuringly advising that in times of hardship, simply get over it and get on with your life. Noel Gallagher explained the song saying "A friend of mine was going through a pretty bad time with his kids and I sort of wrote it with him in mind.".

Noel Gallagher had high expectations for the song, saying "I hope it does for us what 'Don't Look Back In Anger' did... I didn't want it as a single because I thought we'd done all that before, but everyone's going, 'You're fucking mad.'" It appears Gallagher's hopes were well founded, as the song received a warm response from the critics. NME said, with regards to the album " 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' [is where] you really start rolling out the red carpet. A return to the long lost humanism of 'Don't Look Back In Anger', it's a reminder of Noel's uncanny knack of cheering up his audience just when they need it most." Q magazine held up the song as proof that "genius never completely left Oasis".

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was one of the songs played during the end credits of the movie, The Butterfly Effect, starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. The song also appeared after England's defeats in the 2002 Football World Cup and the 2006-07 Ashes. Noel Gallagher dedicated it to the English football team before playing it at the 2004 Glastonbury Festival.

Click here for the video, or here for a live performance.

Source: Wikipedia

McCartney's Prank On Gallagher

Sir Paul McCartney tried to get rock pal Noel Gallagher arrested for shoplifting when he spotted the Oasis star browsing in the same London department store recently.

Songwriter Gallagher was shocked to bump into the rock legend, and grateful security staff didn't take the former Beatle seriously.

He says, "I bumped into Paul in Selfridges. I was in the menswear department and I heard someone say quite loud 'watch him, shoplifter'.

I looked round and it was MCCartney. I hadn't seen him for a while and we had a chat."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Photos Of Oasis In Abbey Road Recording Within You Without You

Oasis record Within You Without You at Abbey Road Studios.

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Oasis To Start Recording New Album

Noel Gallagher says the band will hit the studio very soon

Oasis are to start work on their seventh studio album on July 3.

Guitarist Noel Gallagher has named the date when the band will be recording a follow-up to 2005's 'Don't Believe The Truth'.

"The songs are written... but don't hold your breath because the last album took three-and-half-years and three goes," he told BBC News. "It would be great if it was done by the end of the year and we could get out on the road by next summer, but that's insane wishful thinking."

Previously the guitarist has told NME.COM that this album will be more experimental than Oasis' more recent efforts.

"For the next record I really fancy doing, you know, a record where we just completely throw the kitchen sink at it," Gallagher declared. "We haven't done that since 'Be Here Now' (in 1997)... get like a 100 piece orchestra and choirs and all that.

"I think since 'Standing on the Shoulders of Giants' (2000) we've been trying to prove a point of just bass, drums, guitar and vocals and nothing fancy. But I kind of fancy, like, making an absolutely fucking colossal album. You know? Like literally two orchestras, stuff like that."

Source: www.nme.com

Oasis In Lonely Hearts Club

Noel and Liam Gallagher have been celebrating another Macca birthday of sorts — the 40th anniversary of The Beatles' legendary album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Oasis have joined a project to re-record the album using original equipment and techniques in the famous Abbey Road studio for a Radio 2 show.

They chose the track Within You Without You.

Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight and Travis are among other top names who have recorded tracks, and there is a duet by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat. Noel said: “It’s a special album for me because I was born on May 29 (1967) and it came out on June 1.

“So when I was being born in St Mary’s Manchester it was being played on hospital radio.”

Noel couldn’t make it to Paul’s “secret” gig last week as he’s “confined to barracks” with pregnant missus Sara MacDonald.

He said: “I bumped into Paul that day in Selfridges. I was in the menswear department and I heard someone say quite loud ‘watch him, shoplifter’. I looked round and it was McCartney. I hadn’t seen him for a while and we had a chat.

“I was gutted about missing the gig but when your missus is pregnant, it’s like you’re pregnant, so I didn’t go out.”

Meanwhile, Babyshambles star Pete revealed how he persuaded his old bandmate Carl to join him in a cover of A Day In The Life.

It is the first time they’ve been in the studio together since they recorded the last Libertines album in 2004. Pete said: "I heard about it and thought this would be a great thing to do with Carl, so I called him up and left a message, so at least I could say I called him - you know, let bygones, auld lang syne and everything.

"He never called me back, but then he did and he thought it was a great idea, so here we are.

"I think A Day In The Life is the best song on the album.

"Sgt Pepper is one of my favorite albums in the mists of all the trite commercial pap and soulless generic crap some things strike you down dead when you first hear it and this album is one of those things.

"It just sucked me in and I decided I wanted to be in The Beatles."

Carl added: "I listened to it first when I was nine and I stole my dad’s cassette and listened to it over and over. I just listened to it incessantly

"We're just working out how to do the John and Paul bits."

The 40th Anniversary show is on Radio 2 tonight at 8pm. It also features The Zutons, Stereophonics and Jamie Cullum.

The first part of the show aired earlier this month.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

More On Sgt Pepper's 40th Anniversary

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of The Beatles' legendary album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, multi award-winning engineer Geoff Emerick heads back into the studio to demonstrate the innovative techniques employed for the recording at Abbey Road studios back in 1967.

Part 2: Hear Oasis, Stereophonics, The Zutons and Jamie Cullum joining Geoff to witness and discuss how he first recorded the album tracks, as they record their own interpretations of one of the famous tracks, using the original analogue 4-track equipment.

Talking to BBC News about the recording, Noel Gallagher said: "Sgt. Pepper is special for me because I was born on the 29 May, and it came out on the 1 June, so when I was being born in St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, it was being played on hospital radio..... and it still contains some of the greatest Beatles songs, like A Day in the Life, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

Part 1 of the documentary featured the Kaiser Chiefs, The Magic Numbers, Bryan Adams, Razorlight, The Fray and Travis.

Album Tracklist
The final tracks covered were as follows:

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – Bryan Adams
With A Little Help From My Friends – Razorlight
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Athlete
Getting Better – Kaiser Chiefs
Fixing A Hole – The Fray
She’s Leaving Home – Magic Numbers
Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite - Jamie Cullum
Within You Without You - Oasis
When I'm Sixty Four - Russell Brand
Lovely Rita – Travis
Good Morning Good Morning - The Zutons
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) – Stereophonics

Click here for photos of recordings.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Noel Gallagher: '60s Music Meant More

Burnage-born Oasis star Noel Gallagher believes music does not mean as much as it used to.

The band are taking part in a Radio 2 programme celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' legendary album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

And Gallagher told the station: "Music was the only outlet for kids at that time. Now it's all video games and all-day television. Music doesn't mean as much today as it did back then.

"At the time that the Beatles were exploding around the world, youth culture was exploding. Youth was in. You can't compare those days to today."

Oasis will join the likes of Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight and Travis on Saturday night's show.

Abbey Road

Each band has recorded their own version of a Sgt Pepper track, using the original equipment from the Abbey Road studios.

Oasis chose George Harrison track Within You, Without You.

Gallagher said of the album: "It's special for me because I was born on May 29 and it came out on June 1, so when I was being born in St Mary's, Manchester, it was being played on hospital radio.

"I'm 40 this year, like Sgt Pepper. It gets better with age, that album."

The Sgt Pepper 40th Anniversary documentary will be aired as part of the 60s Season in BBC Radio 2 on Saturday at 8pm.

Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Noel Gallagher: 'I Was Embarrassed For Kaisers And Razorlight'

Oasis man speaks after Beatles tribute album

Oasis star Noel Gallagher has revealed which 'Sgt Pepper' track they have covered for a Radio 2 special - but he's not so keen on some of the other artist who have tackled songs from the LP.

Oasis have recorded 'Within You Without You to celebrate 40 years since the release of 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.

The George Harrison-written song was specially chosen by brother Liam Gallagher, as Noel explained, "I said if Liam wants to do it, I'll do it, so he was up for it and decided he was going to pick the song. I just assumed he would say 'A Day In The Life', but he came back with Within You Without You , and I was like 'What? There's no guitars on it!'"

The tribute record also features the talents of Razorlight and Kaiser Chiefs.

Speaking of the difficulties the bands faced, recording with the original Abbey Road recording equipment, Noel expressed his opinion on the performances of fellow contemporaries Razorlight and Kaiser Chiefs.

He said: "I was watching Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight on the documentary and with the greatest respect to those two bands, it was embarrassing. I was embarrassed for them."

Speaking of why the record is so close to his heart, Noel revealed: "'Sgt Pepper' is special for me because I was born on the 29 May, and it came out on the 1 June. So when I was being born in St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, it was being played on hospital radio."

Meanwhile, 'Sgt Pepper''s 40th Anniversary special is on Radio 2 at 8pm on June 16.

Source: www.nme.com

Oasis' 'Special' Beatles' Session

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher talks about covering the Beatles, and why there will never be another band like them.

Oasis have recorded a version of the Beatle's Within You Without You to celebrate 40 years since the release of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

They were among a number of bands - including Razorlight, Kaiser Chiefs, Bryan Adams and The Magic Numbers - who recorded contemporary version of songs from the iconic 1967 album.

Gallagher - who also turned 40 this year - said it was an album close to his heart.

'Floaty And Dreamy'

"Sgt Pepper is special for me because I was born on the 29 May, and it came out on the 1 June," he said.

"So when I was being born in St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, it was being played on hospital radio.

He added: "Because the songs are not rocking or having it, it's very floaty and dreamy, I think the older you get the more you appreciate it.

"And it still contains some of the greatest Beatles songs like A Day in the Life, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

Gallagher said his brother Liam chose to do their own version of the George Harrison solo Within You, Without You.

"When we were approached, I wasn't overly enthusiastic. I was thinking it was a bit pointless going there to copy the Beatles because it was never going to be as good.

"But I said if Liam wants to do it, I'll do it, so he was up for it and decided he was going to pick the song.

"I just assumed he would say A Day In The Life, but he came back with Within You Without You , and I was like 'what? There's no guitars on it!'

"There's nothing on it apart from singing and an Indian orchestra, but he said 'I can hear it in my head', and I said okay, brilliant.'"

Gallagher said the band was inspired by the Beatle's soundtrack compilation album Love, when it came to recording the song.

"The one good bit on the Love album, is a bit where they briefly cross Tomorrow Never and Always with Within You, Without You, so we said if we are going to do it, lets do it like that, because that sounds really exciting, and it also means we can all play on it."

While Geoff Emerick - the engineer in charge of the original 1967 sessions - used the same equipment to record the new versions, Gallagher says only Oasis got to use the original desk.

"We - maybe arrogantly on my behalf - said if we are going to do it we want to do it at Abbey Road, with the actual equipment or we are not interested," he said.

"The BBC bent over backwards and managed to book a couple of days in the studio.

"The desk was in Lenny Kravitz studio, and somehow they managed to convince him it would be a good idea to rip it out, ship it to England, let us work on it, and ship it back again."

Razorlight performed the track With A Little Help From My Friends, The Fray covered Fixing A Hole with the Magic Numbers playing She's Leaving Home.

Getting Better was sung by the Kaiser Chiefs.

Gallagher said the bands taking part in the recordings and working on the original equipment had a number of challenges to face.

"Number one - you've all got to be able to play in the same room together," he said.

"I was watching Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight on the documentary and with the greatest respect to those two bands, it was embarrassing. I was embarrassed for them.

"Luckily for us we grew learning to play together in the same room, so we didn't do a great many takes. I think we got it on the sixth."

New Album

Gallagher said it was impossible to compare the bands of today with the Beatles.

"You can only be of your time," he said.

"The Beatles were of their time... you can't compare a bad from today with one from the 1960s. Music doesn't mean as much today as it did in the 1960s.

"That's why there will never be another Beatles."

Gallagher added that Oasis were due to start recording their seventh studio album on 3 July.

"The songs are written... but don't hold your breath because the last album took three-and-half-years and three goes!

"It would be great if it was done by the end of the year and we could get out on the road by next summer, but that's insane wishful thinking."

Noel Gallagher was talking to the BBC's Colin Paterson.

Sgt Pepper's 40th Anniversary is on BBC Radio 2 at 2000 on Saturday 16 June.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oasis Take Part In Sgt. Pepper's Recording

SGT. PEPPER'S: PART 2
Saturday 16 June 2000-2100 (UK)
BBC Radio 2
Click here for more details and how to listen to the show online.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of The Beatles' legendary album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, multi award winning engineer Geoff Emerick heads back in to the studio to demonstrate the innovative techniques employed for the recording at Abbey Road studios back in 1967.

We hear from the artists about the importance of Sgt. Pepper's and listen in on the recording in action to see just how different the experience is for them.

In Part 2 on Sunday 16 June, Oasis, Stereophonics, The Zutons and Jamie Cullum join Geoff to witness and discuss how he first recorded the album tracks and record their own interpretations of one of the famous tracks, using the original analogue 4-track equipment.

Part 1 featured the Kaiser Chiefs, The Magic Numbers, Bryan Adams, Razorlight, Stereophonics, The Fray and Travis.

Source: Email from BBC Radio 2

Oasis Check Out The White Stripes At Hyde Park

Jack and Meg kick off the 02 Wireless Festival

The White Stripes were watched by the likes of Oasis and The View as they kicked off the London leg of the 02 Wireless Festival at Hyde Park tonight (June 14).

After two 'warm-up' gis in the UK capital this week, Jack and Meg White played their first gig 'proper' in front of a crowd that included Oasis bandmates Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer and The View's Kyle Falconer.

The White Stripes only played three songs from new LP 'Icky Thump', out next week (June 1 - the title track and single, 'I'm Slowly Turning Into You' and 'A Martyr For My Love For You'.

The rest of the set was made up of classics including the singles 'Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground', 'Hotel Yorba' and traditional closer 'Seven Nation Army'.

Jack and Meg had two big screens either side of them which showed them and the crowd in red and white monochrome. Jack rarely spoke, other than to express his pleasure at playing in the legendary park, and to express his awe at support act Queens Of The Stone Age's performance.

The White Stripes played:

'Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground'
'When I Hear My Name'
'Hotel Yorba'
'Icky Thump'
'I'm Slowly Turning Into You'
'I Think I Smell A Rat'
'I'm A Martyr For My Love For You'
'Death Letter'/'The Big Three Killed My Baby'
'In The Cold Cold Night'
'Jolene'
'Ball & Biscuit'
'Blue Orchid'
'The Denial Twist'
'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'
'We're Going To Be Friends'
'Seven Nation Army'

Earlier, Queens Of The Stone Age mixed songs from new album 'Era Vulgaris' with old classics like 'Go With The Flow' and 'Feel Good Hit Of The Summer'. Before that, Perry Farrell's new band Satellite Party dug out his old Jane's Addiction classic 'Been Caught Stealing' during their main stage set.

Other bands who performed on the day included XFM Stage headliners Air and The Bees, who both played to massive crowds.

Source: www.nme.com

Ozzy Osbourne Defends Oasis

Ozzy Osbourne has leaped to the defence of Oasis, whose critics claim they are a Beatles tribute band.

Osbourne believes the English rockers' music is original, despite claims to the contrary that they attempt to copy their idols John Lennon and Sir Paul MCCartney.

The former Black Sabbath frontman tells London's Time Out magazine, "Everybody says they rip them off, but I don't think so.

"It's dead easy to start a forest fire in this game. You say, 'Ozzy's got a false nose.' All of a sudden, everyone looks the same. Same thing with Oasis. Everyone just kept saying it and it stuck."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Nice Guy Eddie Argos Now Pals With Okerere And Liam Gallagher

Longtime PlayLouder readers might remember the amusing little beef that was cooked up between Art Brut's Eddie Argos and po-faced Kelly from Bloc Party a few years back.

Now it seems everything is all alright between the two, with Argos explaining all to Alexis Petri Dish in The Guardian. "He went on the telly and called me Fatty Argos, which wasn't very nice," Argos said. "As I said at the time, that's the kind of comment that killed Karen Carpenter. But it's all in the past now, and we're friends."

But that's not all! Could there be a role for Argos as a kind of UN mediator of indie? For not only has he buried the hatchet with Okerere, the hero of Germany has had larks with the Bloc Party frontman's arch enemy, Liam Gallagher. Gallagher and Okerere, as you no doubt know, constantly sling insults like "thick" and "University clever bloke' at each other.

Anyway, Argos explained what happened when Art Brut supported Oasis on tour. "Liam Gallagher changed his clothes three times in one day, which I thought was pretty cool," Argos said. "I kept thinking, these must be his stage clothes now, but no. He watched our soundcheck and we were playing 'Modern Art', and he's going, 'Yeah, fuckin' 'ave it! This one's me favourite!' He loved it."

"Liam Gallagher's favourite Art Brut song is 'Modern Art'... I said to him, 'Us supporting you is like Half Man Half Biscuit supporting U2,' and he goes, 'Half Man Half Biscuit? Noel used to play them all the time.' Then he sang me a bit of 'Trumpton Riots'. I thought, Christ, this is strange, Liam Gallagher is singing 'Trumpton Riots' by Half Man Half Biscuit to me. It was brilliant."

Source: www.playlouder.com