The Greatest Q Awards Moments Ever

Nine Weeks into this endeavour, it occurs to me that we haven’t as yet attempted to distil awards ceremonies into a list. Given that this is Q, such an oversight is clearly remiss, and one that shall be corrected forthwith. Hence, presented here for your delectation, is the 10 Greatest Awards Moments… That I Have Seen.

10 Liam Gallagher’s reliable heckling of Coldplay’s Chris Martin during the latter’s acceptance speech. If only because, having begun with a predictable barrage of insults, the simian singer appeared to have exhausted his supply of expletives and, so stumped, simply shouted, “Plant pot!” at the bemused Martin.

The full list can be found here.

Source: www.q4music.com

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Noel Gallagher Attacks Hip Hop

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has launched an attack on Eminem and 50 Cent, calling them bad role models.

"I despise hip hop. Loathe it," says Noel. "Eminem is an idiot and I find 50 Cent the most distasteful character I have ever crossed in my life. It's so negative.

"That's how you end up with these gangs of youths stabbing people. Kids are so thick these days. They're easily influenced."

Source: www.chocolatemagazine.co.uk

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

New DVD And Japanese T-Shirts In Official Store Now

A few new items have been added to the official Oasis store.

Oasis: Lord Don't Slow Me Down: £13.99:
Free Exclusive Sticker:
Exclusive Competition

Free exclusive sticker with pre-orders while stocks last.
£13.99.
Pre-order for entry into competition to win signed Oasis artwork.
Double DVD set including bonus disc of extras.

Official Japanese Import T-Shirts:
Exclusive: Limited Edition

Four brand new designs. (Three Shown, as the forth one is not online yet)
Japanese imports.
100% cotton.
Exclusive in Japan and to the official Oasis online store.
Limited amounts.













'Go Let it Out' Design on White Tee (Blue Print)
Officially endorsed Oasis Shirts.
Exclusive to the UK, imported from Japan.













Live For Ever Design on Navy Blue Tee
Officially endorsed Oasis Shirts.
Exclusive to the UK, imported from Japan.














Manche-Star Design on Grey Tee (White Print)
Officially endorsed Oasis Shirts.
Exclusive to the UK, imported from Japan.

Visit the official Oasis store here.

Source: Email from oasisinet.com

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

The Pigeon Detectives Reveal Truth About 'Silly Name'

But Leeds band say Oasis have 'girl's name'.

The Pigeon Detectives have revealed the story behind their oft-criticised name.

The band let slip their secret as they prepare to play a mammoth UK tour, which starts on October 15 in Aberdeen.

Speaking about the name drummer Jimmi Naylor said: "I never liked the name at first. But it's stuck - and it's probably got us more attention having a silly name.

"It came from an Australian guy who we met at the Leeds Festival. We were just discussing band names and he came up with The Pigeon Detectives. It became an in-joke for the rest of the festival.

"We thought nothing of it, but when it came to our first gig in Leeds the promoter was saying, 'What's your name?' we were like 'Oh, um The Pigeon Detectives.'"

Speaking to Musician's Union magazine 'Musician', Naylor added: "We meant to change it but it's kind of got too far. I suppose there are a lot of bands with bad names, though. I mean, even Oasis sounds like a girl pop band."

Source: www.nme.com

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

In Stores Today

Shack - 'Time Machine' (Sour Mash) Released 10/09/07

by Hannah John

There’s nowt so tragic as an underachiever. We’ve all met that kid at school that, come exam results day, teachers shake their heads at sadly, sighing “Ah, but he showed so much promise…”. Scouse outfit Shack are undoubtedly the musical equivalent of this unfortunate kiddie, as this ‘Best of’ album chock full of could’ve beens and should’ve beens demonstrates.

Brothers Mick and John Head formed the basis of Shack’s ever-changing line-up having previously spent time in cult ‘80s folk rockers The Pale Fountains and in the backing band for Arthur Lee’s Love. As Shack, though, they’ve released five albums which all garnered critical praise and a plethora of today’s leading lights cite them as huge influences – Shack’s gentle harmonies, wistful arrangements and touching lyrics were all clearly absorbed by the likes of The Coral, The Thrills, Elbow and The Zutons. Hell, they’re even on Noel Gallagher’s Sour Mash Records label, so why in the name of frick haven’t they acquire the same sort of status as contemporaries The Stone Roses or Oasis?

It’s certainly a toughie, especially given that this album kicks off with all that’s great about Shack. ’I Know You Well’ features Beta Band-esque production over an ever-present bass riff, while ‘Comedy’ combines lush harmonies with piquant chord progressions that build up to a triumphant string-soaked guitar solo finale. ‘Cup of Tea’ has the endearingly quirky lyrics that singer Mick Head made his trademark (“My cup of tea doesn’t taste the same when she’s with me”) while ‘Pull Together’ has Ian Brown-like verse vocals that give way to a howling, affecting chorus.

So with all these riches to be found, why are Shack punching so far below their weight? As with much of Shack’s output, at times it sounds like they’ve been overplaying their Beatles records like good musical Scousers. ‘Meant to Be’ and its Beatles-esque melody is nothing compared to the outrageous thieving of ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ in ‘On the Terrace’. There’s also a noticeable drop in momentum towards the end of the record, one track tends to blur into another in a happy summery haze. Nevertheless new tracks ‘Holiday Abroad’ and ‘Wanda’ suggest that the Shack tank is still full of enthusiasm and a knack for a catchy tune. With a tour to support the release also in the offing, we can but hope that the wilderness years might be coming to an end for Shack, so shout it from the rooftops, give it some onions and generally get this record heard.

Source: www.gigwise.com

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Oasis Release Second Trailer From Live DVD

The second weekly clip taken from the forthcoming Oasis live film release on DVD has been made availble.

'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' is the Baillie Walsh directed on-the-road movie which captures Oasis as they play to two million fans in 26 countries.

The double DVD set, out next month, also includes Oasis' Manchester Eastlands Stadium show in July 2005.

Click here for trailer two - come back to uncut.co.uk next Monday for clip three!

Source: www.uncut.co.uk

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Brakes On Oasis

Brighton rock band Brakes talk about Oasis in a recent interview

Where does this mass ego-trip come from exactly?

"I think Oasis have a lot to answer for with that," ventures Hamilton. "I mean, it's brilliant with Oasis. They're two of the funniest dudes you could ever hope to meet, but they're just one band and I don’t think everyone should copy that whole 'we're the fucking best' thing. There’s a beauty in modesty. Let people make their own minds up about your music. Having said that, Brakes are the most amazing band…"

Read the full interview here.

Source: www.drownedinsound.com

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Gallagher Clan Sets New Guinness World Record

The Gallagher Clan have broken the Guinness world record for the biggest number of people with the same surname attending a clan gathering.

At the Global Gallagher Gathering, in Letterkenny in Co. Donegal this afternoon, 1488 Gallaghers were counted by a Guinness Book of Records official who declared that they had beaten the world record, set by the Jones family in Wales last year.

1224 Jones's gathered in the Millenium stadium in Cardiff last November, but the Gallagher Clan beat that record by 264.

Hundreds of people travelled from all parts of Ireland and abroad including Gallaghers from New Zealand, Britain and the USA to the event

Source: www.rte.ie

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Signed Guitar By Oasis Fetches £530 On eBay

The guitar is in flaming red especially for Trekstock there is absolutely no others like it in the world!

It fetched an impressive £530, when the auction ended last night.

All profits go to 'TEENAGE CANCER TRUST' in association with Trekstock!

Visit www.teenagecancertrust.org or www.myspace.com/trekstock for more information on the charity's work.

Special thanks to Sophie from Treckstock.

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

New Album From Radiohead Has Finished Recording

Thom Yorke and the boys from Radiohead have finished work on their new album according to Paste.com.

We just had a meeting about that today," Jonny Greenwood told Paste.com "We're very relieved to have finished recording, now we have to decide what we should do with it."

The big question around the band still lingers. How will they release the album? The band is still unsigned to a label. They share that same distinction with fellow English rockers Oasis who are in the recording studio.

It looks like bands without contracts now may go it alone without a label. The technology to release an album is available via the Internet and it will be interesting to see if that is how the new albums are marketed.

Source: www.clevelandleader.com

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Noel Gallagher Features On Paul Weller DVD

Missed this at the time of release a few weeks ago...

Paul Weller: Into Tomorrow" is a unique insight into the life of a music and style icon. Inspired in part by the Robert Evans film "The Kid Stays In The Picture."

This 90-minute film features Paul Weller recounting his life story and contains wonderful archive footage and candid interviews with friends, family and musical associates including his parents John and Anne, Steve Brookes and Bruce Foxton of The Jam, former wife and Style Council member Dee C Lee, Steve White and Mick Talbot of The Style Council, Boy George and Noel Gallagher.

Weller tracks his journey from his childhood in Woking through the purchase of his first guitar to the formation of The Jam, the Style Council and his solo years.

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Carlos Tevez To Cover Oasis?

Manchester United star Carlos Tevez plans to release an album of his team-mates’ favourite tracks.

The Argie striker is a keen singer and fronts a group called Piola Vigo, which he set up with pals from a tough area of his home city Buenos Aires.

Listen Now
Dejala Tevez
Mi Corazon
No Quieras Condenarme
Te Voy A Ganar

The group’s name translates in local dialect as Sly Idle and they play a shanty-town version of Colombian folk music — although it sounds to me like the stuff they play in Spanish nightclubs in Shagaluf.

A source said: “Carlos hopes to cover his United pals’ favourite songs in the Piola Vago style.”
I’m not sure how Red Devils captain Gary Neville's heroes Oasis will translate?

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Still Time To Vote For Us

Voting is well under way at the annual BT Digital Music Awards 2007, this year held in association with Packard Bell And Yahoo Music, will take place at London's Roundhouse on October 2, 2007.

The ceremony will again be broadcast on Channel 4 in early October – the natural home for the only awards designed to reward cutting-edge music entertainment delivered using the latest digital technology.

The People's Choice award is now open. It's your chance to nominate the best music fan sites on the web in the past year.

You can support stopcryingyourheartout.com and cast your vote for the site by clicking here or on the BT Music Awards banners around the site up until September 30.

Thanks for all your continued support, and every vote is appreciated.

Also Steve has added another Liam And Noel video, to his ever growing collection find it by clicking here.

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Gallaghers For Letterkenny - 'Definitely, Maybe'

Anticipation was building this week that two famous musical Gallaghers from Manchester might turn up in Letterkenny to join the world record clan gathering attempt on Sunday.

Organisers of the bid to be entered in the Guinness Book of Records for the biggest clan gathering were tight lipped about the possibility of Oasis stars Noel and Liam Gallagher coming to Letterkenny.

They are among the 10,000 Gallaghers from across the world who were contacted in advance of Sunday's record attempt at LYIT.

The only clue to the possible attendance of the musical duo was when Liam Gallagher told a reporter that he would have to cut short his summer holiday to go to a family gathering in Ireland!

The existing holders of a last name gathering in the Guinness Book of Records is the Jones clan from Wales. They managed to gather 1,224 Joneses together to take the record.

Speaking this week Secretary Adrian Gallagher was encouraging all Gallaghers to come to LYIT on Sunday between 1.30 and 5pm.

Niall Gibbons, Director of Corporate Services & Policy with Tourism Ireland said the Gallagher Clan Gathering presented a great opportunity to promote this part of the island of Ireland to prospective visitors in British market.

"It's a fantastic idea and we wish the family the best of luck in their attempt to break the world record," he added.

Source: www.donegalnews.com

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Chill Out With Caine

With two Oscars and more than 100 movies under his belt, Sir Michael Caine can surely lay claim to the title of Britain’s greatest film star. Since his big break in 1964’s Zulu, he’s appeared in a string of classic movies, including Alfie, The Italian Job, Get Carter and Batman Begins.

But now the 74-year-old star is trying something very different indeed by releasing Cained, a compilation CD of his favourite chill-out tracks. Here, Sir Michael speaks exclusively to The Ticket about his passion for music.

Is it just chill-out music you listen to these days?
I buy it the whole time, but I’ll also buy pop music – silly things like Usher, Beyoncé and David Gray. Weird stuff. I like Oasis, I think they’re great. They owe a little bit to The Beatles, I feel. I like Razorlight and Robbie Williams. I know him, too. He lives upstairs from me in Chelsea Harbour.

Aside from Elton John, you’ve been friends with a lot of musicians.
Yes. I always remember my first meeting with John Lennon. We met up in Cannes when we were getting through this day of press conferences, me for The Ipcress File while I think he was probably doing A Hard Day’s Night. We introduced ourselves to people as John Lemon and Maurice Micklewhite, which is my real name. We got very p****d and behaved very, very badly.

So no plans to retire just yet?
My theory is that you don’t retire, the movie business retires you. Suddenly there’s no money and crap scripts. At some point it will happen to me. But, of course, I now have my music career to fall back on! [Laughs].

Click here to read the full interview.

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Oasis Feature In New Compilation Album

Oasis feature in a new compilation album Anthems 07, in stores this week.

Disk 1
01. Foundations - Kate Nash
02. Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
03. Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs
04. America - Razorlight
05. When We Were Young - The Killers
06. Heavyweight Champion - Reverend And The Makers
07. Either Way - The Twang
08. Rehab - Amy Winehouse
09. Mr Rock N Roll - Amy MacDonald
10. I Love It When You Call - The Feeling
11. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
12. Golden Skans - Klaxons
13. Starz In Their Eyes - Just Jack
14. Living For The Weekend - Hard Fi
15. Get Myself Into It - The Rapture
16. Boys Will Be Boys - Ordinary Boys
17. Our Velocity - Maximo Park
18. We Danced Together - The Rakes
19. Deadwood - Dirty Pretty Things
20. Thanks For The Memories - Fallout Boy

Disk 2
01. Somewhere Only We Know - Keane
02. Nature's Law - Embrace
03. Why Does It Always Rain On Me - Travis
04. She's Electric - Oasis
05. Dakota - Stereophonics
06. You And Me Song - Wannadies
07. Reverand Black Grape - Black Grape
08. One Love - The Stone Roses
09. F.E.A.R. - Ian Brown
10. There She Goes - The La's
11. Wild Wood - Paul Weller
12. Good Enough - Dodgy
13. So Much Confusion - James
14. Common People - Pulp
15. Far Gone And Out - Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Dreams - Cranberries
17. I Don't Want A Lover - Texas
18. Another World Another Planet - Blink 182
19. Fun For Me - Moloko
20. Lazy - X Press 2
21. Sunset - Fatboy Slim

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Bruce Springsteen Tickets Sell Out Faster Than Oasis

Tickets for Bruce Springsteen's concert at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on December 15 have sold out in record time.

It took just eight minutes for more than 10,000 tickets - costing £49 and £60 - to sell out.

The show sold out faster than Oasis' show at the Odyssey Arena in 2005, which previously held the record for the fastest selling show.

Source: www.4ni.co.uk

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Signed Guitar By Liam And Noel Gallagher In Charity Auction On Ebay

Last few days left to bid

The guitar is in flaming red especially for Trekstock there is absolutely no others like it in the world!

A MUST HAVE FOR ANY FAN OF OASIS....

All profits to go to 'TEENAGE CANCER TRUST' in association with Trekstock!

Visit www.teenagecancertrust.org or www.myspace.com/trekstock for more information on the charity's work.

The auction can be found here.

Special thanks to Sophie from Treckstock.

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

On This Day In Oasis History...

Definitely Maybe was released on DVD on September 6th 2004 to mark the tenth anniversary of its original release. It went triple platinum in the UK. The DVD featured an hour-long documentary about the recording of the album featuring rare and contemporary interviews with the band and its associates. Also included was the album in its entirety, which included "Sad Song", which was originally only released on the UK vinyl version of the album and also on the Japanese CD edition. Other content included live and TV performances of the albums twelve tracks, and the promo videos to "Supersonic" (UK & US versions), "Shakermaker", "Live Forever" (UK & US versions), "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and "Rock 'n' Roll Star".

A limited-edition release in the UK and Ireland included a bonus DVD containing more live footage and anecdotes.

There was also an accompanying made-for-TV documentary, entitled There We Were, Now Here We Are...: The Making Of Oasis. This was broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK at 11:30pm on Friday, September 3, three days before the release of the Definitely Maybe DVD. The programme combined existing and unused interview footage from the DVD documentary and focused on the origins of the band, and the four singles from Definitely Maybe. It also included a very rare clip of "All Around the World" performed live at a rehearsal session in the Boardwalk in 1992, five years before it was eventually recorded and released on Be Here Now.

The DVD received the NME award for Best DVD, beating Nirvana’s With the Lights Out, Pixies’ Pixies, Scissor Sisters’ We Are Scissor Sisters and So Are You and The White Stripes’ Under Blackpool Lights.

Extra Content

Hidden Story Segments

Accessed by playing album's audio on disc one and pressing 'Down' on the following tracks:

"Rock 'n' Roll Star": a story about Liam wanting all sorts of strange instruments on the recording.

"Live Forever": about the choice of Live Forever as the vital 3rd track on the album. Includes a surprise revelation about who sung the vocals on a certain part of the song...

"Supersonic": a segment called Musical Theory — an anecdote by Noel.

"Cigarettes & Alcohol": about Noel's neighbour, who was sick of hearing the song.

"Slide Away": a segment called Definitely Maybe?? — revealing the inspiration behind the title.

"Married with Children": a short piece about Guigsy.

Directors' Commentaries

Heard by pressing 'Audio' on the US versions of "Supersonic" and "Live Forever" and the regular UK versions of "Shakermaker" and "Cigarettes & Alcohol" promo videos. (Some of the commentaries don't start until about a minute into the song.)

Alternative Promo Videos
By default, the DVD plays the US versions of "Supersonic" and "Live Forever". To see the UK versions, press 'Angle' once the videos start.

Other Stuff

Wibbling Rivalry: when "Married with Children" ends, the screen will go black for a few seconds. At this time, (and before "Sad Song" starts), press 'down' on your remote, and you'll hear extracts from the infamous Wibbling Rivalry interview.

"Sad Song": the version of the song on the DVD is slightly different to the original version released in 1994. When Noel sings, "Throwing it all away / don't throw it all away", the vocal is double-tracked. No-one outside of the Oasis camp knows why this was done for the DVD release, but if you want to have the original version, you'll have to get the UK vinyl or the Japanese CD edition of Definitely Maybe, or the Japanese CD edition of the "Don't Go Away" single.

Source: Wikipedia

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards

Record Breaker UK Label Closes

The new owner of Sanctuary Music Group is closing its UK recorded music division, leaving acts such as The Charlatans, Kelly Osbourne and Dolores O'Riordan, formerly of the Cranberries, without a label.

The move follows last month's £44.5m acquisition of the struggling company by Universal Music.

Sanctuary manages acts including Elton John and James Blunt while it owns the merchandising rights to acts including The Who and Oasis.

It also looks after concerts for over 350 artists including Amy Winehouse and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Morrissey is understood to have left the label earlier this year and is rumoured to be planning to sign with Warner Bros.

Sanctuary was founded in the 1970s with Iron Maiden as its first major signing.

Universal said yesterday: "Sanctuary Records UK division will no longer continue as a stand-alone, frontline record label.

Consultations with employees have begun to minimise redundancies as a result of the restructuring."

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Click here to vote for us at the BT Music Awards