Noel On Radio One

Tune in to Chris Moyles on BBC Radio One on this Monday 24th September at 8am (UK Time) to hear an exclusive chat with Noel about the BBC Radio One Legends show being aired that evening and to hear some exclusive news about the new DVD 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down'.

Radio One's Legends Show with Noel will be aired on the 24th September at 9pm (UK Time).

If you miss either of these airings, you will be able to listen again on Radio One here.

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Oasis To Make Major Announcement

Oasis to make major announcement

Check out NME.COM on Sept 24 for the latest Gallagher news...

Oasis are set to make a major announcement next week, and NME.COM will have the information first.

The latest info on the band will be live on our site from 10am on Monday, September 24.

All you have to do to find out what's going on is be back here at the start of next week.

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In Their Own Words...

Want to get into a Kaiser Chief's head? Ricky and Nick let loose in the weird space between their ears.

Nick Hodgson: Success has made me a lot less precocious. Not that I was terribely precocious before, but I did have a certain level of precociousness.

When I was a teenager, 18 or whatever, I think I used to be a bit of a dick. I used to think I was better than Oasis. And I wasn't. Am I now? Back catalogue-wise, no.

Read the full interview in this week's copy of the magazine.

Source: NME Magazine

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Last Night's Legends Show On Radio 1

Thursday 20 September's Legends show was presented by The Modfather himself, Paul Weller. Listen Again to hear Paul play some of best tracks from his career plus the records that have inspired him.

Plus hear all about The Jam and playing Peel Sessions, what happened when he met Noel Gallagher for the first time and how Tony Blackburn doesn't approve of his lyrics.

Listen again to the show, and check out the tracklisting below.

Tracklisting
01. Paul Weller - From The Floorboards Up
02. The Jam - Down At The Tube Station At Midnight (Live)
03. The Jam - Eton Rifles
04. Paul McCartney - You Tell Me
05. The Kinks - Days
06. Paul Weller - Wild Wood
07. The Coral - Jacqueline
08. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
09. The Libertines - Music When The Lights Go Out
10. Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game
11. Paul Weller - I Walk On Gilded Splinters
12. Super Furry Animals - Battersea Odyssey
13. The Jam - Going Underground

To listen to last night's show, click here and follow the instructions.

Don't forget that Noel Gallagher's Legends Show, is on Monday 24th September at 9pm (UK Time)

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Happy Birthday Liam Gallagher

Happy Birthday, 35 today

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.

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Rock N' Roll's Greatest Brawlers

“Doorman you got an attitude” seems the perfect phrase to use as Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones sustained a nasty injury after a post award show brawl last night (September 19).

The Welsh singer was thrown out of London bar Amika after reportedly being found in the ladies toilets and refused to go quietly.

After pleading with the bouncers that he was only checking on his girlfriend, Jones was shown the door - as he left he hurled his arms into a set of glasses causing the horrific gash to his arm.

The events did not stop there as once outside the venue Jones and stand-in guitarist Adam Zindani scrapped with a drunken clubber after he hurled abuse at the Stereophonics man.

The band had performed earlier in the evening at The Vodafone Live Music Awards and something tells me when Jones sings ‘Doorman’ next time there will be an added bitterness.

Check out Kelly, Liam Gallagher and many more in our Rock n' Roll Brawlers gallery here.

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Bonehead Live Dates Coming Up

Recieved this in a email today...

UK band tour 2007:-

Sat 6th October: Bury Met Market St, Bury, BL9 0BW
Wed 10th October: York Fibbers + SHATNER
Thurs 11th October: Liverpool The Cavern with SteveRoberts and Maudlin Rich
Sat 13th October: Bristol The Thekla with Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls
Sun 14th October: Nottingham The Rescue Rooms with Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls
Thurs 18th October: Manchester TV21 with Damian Morgan and Mike Doyle
Wed 31st October Bilston The Robin 2 with Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls
Thurs 1st November Cardiff The Barfly with Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls
Sun 4th November Bournemouth The Old Fire Station with Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls
Thursday 8th November Barrow in Furness The Nines with Jon Byrne
5-15 Dalkeith Street, Barrow in Furness, Northeast LA14 1SP

For more information on tickets visit the band's website www.vinnypeculiar.com

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Track Of The Day

Venezuela-raised, LA-based, psych-folk longhair Devendra Banhart is something a loose cannon. Catch him live on the right night and you’ll be transfixed by his quivering, whispered vocals and otherworldly stage presence. See him a week later and you’ll find your patience tested by interminable, shapeless, instrumental “freakouts”.

Certainly, Banhart’s wilfully avant-garde twist on 60s folk is an acquired taste – just check out his bat-crazy cover of Oasis’ Don’t Look Back In Anger - though, admittedly, his image as a free-wheeling flower-child took a knock when his song Little Yellow Spider was used in a ubiquitous, and maddeningly twee, Orange ad.

Banhart’s new album Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon is out 25 September, and finds the beardy 26-year-old in no hurry to tone down his idiosyncrasies for mass acceptance. You can preview the whole album, including delicate stand-out track Cristobel, on his Myspace page here.

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Capturing City's Rock Icons

Photographer Ian Tilton has captured some world-famous images in his time.

From iconic shots of rocker Iggy Pop almost kicking the camera out of his hands to Morrissey having his shirt torn to shreds, his stills take a proud place in rock history.

And now the Northern Quarter's Stroon gallery is showcasing shots from the 43-year-old's rich portfolio.

They include images from his vast archive of Manchester's influential quartet The Stone Roses and never-seen-before shots of a fresh-faced Oasis.

The Roses are fondly remembered as one of Manchester's most influential and exciting bands.

They were for a long time hailed in hushed tones as the saviours of British music before it ended in tears when the band imploded in 1996.

But Tilton's shots capture a sullen, boyish-looking outfit at the start of their careers.

"My job is all about getting the atmosphere across and I think they do that. They capture the fashions of the time," he said.

"And the band were great - they would always come to me with ideas - they always wanted to do things differently."

The shots appear alongside images of a similarly youthful Oasis at the Thomas Street exhibition.

They capture Liam, Noel, Bonehead and Guigsy performing at a city centre bar in 1993 - months before they exploded into the mainstream.

"It was at a place I think called the Canal Bar just down the road from the Hacienda," said Ian.

"There were about 30 people there and lots of room. I think they show that Liam always had the swagger if not the fashion sense.

There's even a shot of him coming off stage with spit on the front of his jumper!"

But the display stretches further a field than Manchester.

Also on show will be shots of American band Nirvana. The early 90s outfit are credited with being the fathers of the grunge movement and sold over 50 million albums. Their run ended in tragedy in 1994 when frontman Kurt Cobain committed suicide.

And one of Tilton's more powerful shots on display, voted the sixth best rock image of all-time in a top music magazine, captures the troubled icon in tears with his head in his hands after a high-energy performance.

Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

All the infomation about the gallery can be found at www.stroon.co.uk and you can also visit Ian Tilton's site at www.iantilton.net to view some of the brilliant photographs.

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Moyles Mocks Vodafone Awards No-Shows

Radio 1 star Chris Moyles mocked the lack of celebrities at the Vodafone Live Music Awards during last night's ceremony.

The breakfast show DJ was presenting the show held at Brompton Hall, West London and he openly joked about the fact that many musicians had chosen to attend the MOBO Awards, which were also taking place yesterday, instead.

After Oasis failed to turn up to collect their Best DVD gong, Moyles said: "They're not here, they'll be at the f****** MOBOs."

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The Greatest Britpop Band Revealed

Thousands of you voted and the results are in now for your top 20 Britpop bands of all time.

At first it looked as though Shed Seven were going to steal it thanks to their hardcore fanbase, but in the end two giants of the era took their lead in the battle for number one.

There’s plenty of surprises in there too – a certain Sheffield band are a bit further down the list than many would have hoped, while another Mod outfit have been propelled into the top five.

20: Kula Shaker
19: Echobelly
18: Cast
17: Sleeper
16: Gene
15: Northern Uproar
14: Menswear
13: The Bluetones
12: Dodgy
11: The Boo Radleys
10: Elastica
09: The Charlatans
08: James
07: Suede
06: Supergrass
05: Pulp
04: Ocean Colour Scene
03: Shed Seven
02: Blur
01: Oasis - Oasis provided the rock, the roll, the cocaine, the women, the booze, the countless tabloid column inches – and are rightfully the fans’ choice for number one. They may have lost out to Blur in the battle for number one in the summer of 1995, but with the phenomenally huge ‘What’s The Story (Morning Glory)?’, the Gallaghers were the ultimate winners.

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The Greatest :100 Greatest Songs Of The '90s

Vote Now for your Favorite 10 songs of the '90s!

From the decade that brought you Grunge, boy bands and Ricky Martin, came the songs that defined an era. The Greatest Songs of the 90's! Everything from *NSYNC to Smashing Pumpkins, sprinkled with Salt-n-Pepa from a time when Hootie and Hammer reigned!

How to Vote

Click on up to 10 of your favorite songs from the Greatest Songs of the 90's list, then click "Submit my Votes." If you'd like to watch music videos from the Greatest Songs of the 90's list click on the camera icons and watch your favorite 90s music videos only on VSPOT!

Tune in December 17th for even more on this eclectic and beloved decade.

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Vodafone Awards: The Winners

Full List Of Winners, from last night's Vodafone Awards.

Best Live Male - Mika

Best Live Female - Amy Winehouse

Live Impact 2007 - Gossip

Best Show Production - Kylie Minogue

Best Live Return - The Police

Best Live Music DVD - Oasis: Morning Glory - A Classic Album Under Review

Best Live Music Venue - Wembley Stadium

XFM Live Breakthrough Act - Klaxons

Channel 4 Festival of the Year - Glastonbury

Kerrang! Live Unsigned Act - The Flaming Monkeys

Best International Live Act - The Killers

Sony Ericsson Tour of the Year - Muse

Best Roadie - Geoff Buckley (roadie for James)

Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award in Live Music - Iggy Pop

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Shack Announce Record Store Gigs

Shack are to perform a series of instore gigs next month, coinciding with their headlining UK tour and the release of their best of, 'Time Machine'.

The project of John and Mick Head, Shack have always had fans among music critics (NME called Mick “Britain’s best songwriter”), and musicians (the LP is on Noel Gallagher’s Sour Mash label) and now you can meet them too.

'Time Machine' comprises tracks from throughout the band's lengthy career, as well as two new tracks.

To check out their music, go to the Shack Jukebox here.

See Shack play instore at the following shops:

Leeds HMV @ 5pm, 1 Victoria Walk, Headrow Centre (October 15)
Oxford HMV @ 5pm, 43/46 Cornmarket Street (16)
London Sister Ray @ 5.30pm, 94 Berwick Street (17)
Nottingham Fopp @ 5pm, The Frontage, Queen Street (19)
Brighton, Resident @ 5.30pm 28 North Kensington Gardens (21)
Birmingham HMV @ 5pm, 38 High Street (24)
Liverpool HMV @ 5pm, 24/26 Bold Street (26)
Glasgow, Fopp @ 5pm, Union Street (29)
Newcastle, RPM Music @ 5.30pm, 25 Highbridge (30)
Manchester Piccadilly @ 5.30pm 53 Oldham Street (31)

Source: www.uncut.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher Has Hit The Studio

The radio station that is....

With the band working on their seventh studio album with producer Dave Sardy, the Oasis leader has turned his hand to DJing and recently recorded an hour-long show for Radio 1's 40th birthday and NME has heard a sneak preview.

"Radio 1 is 40 years old, as am I," said Noel. "If you think about it. I'm a visual representation on how the station would look."

He added that he was surprised how much things had changed since Oasis' first visit "Jo Whiley had Doc Martens on and I remember thinking, 'the bird's in Doc Martens' - she's anything but a Doc Marten-wearer now!"

Noel's show is broadcast on September 24 between 9-10pm.

Arctic Monkeys (26) and Paul Weller (20) among the other guest DJs.

Source: NME Magazine

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Win Exclusive Tickets To The Vodafone Live Music Awards 2007

Fancy going to the Vodafone Live Music Awards 2007? Then you’re in the right place.

This year’s Vodafone Live Music Awards look set to be bigger and better than before.

Now, with a larger venue and a host of international artists confirmed including Stereophonics, CSS, Enrique Iglesias, Kate Nash, The Manic Street Preachers, Calvin Harris, Athlete and The Enemy.

This year’s awards take place at London’s Brompton Hall on September 19 and feature new categories for Best Live Male and Best Live Female.

To celebrate this year's Vodafone Live Music Awards Mirror.co.uk has teamed up with Vodafone to offer one lucky person the chance to see their favourite artists and bands on September 19 at London’s Brompton Hall.

To enter the competition, simply answer the question below. Closing date for entries is 10.30am on Wednesday, September 19. A mobile number must be included so winners can be notified. Usual MGN rules apply.

Which band won the Best Live Return category in 2006?

Click here to enter.

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Oasis have been nominated for an award at tonights Bash, in the best Live Music DVD category.

Oasis: Morning Glory – An Album Under Review
Maximo Park: Found on Film
Primal Scream: Riot City Blues Tour
Take That: The Ultimate Tour

The awards take place tonight, Chris Moyles will again host the ceremony at the Brompton Hall, Earls Court, London and it will also be televised on Channel 4 (UK).

11pm on September 19.
1pm on September 23.

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Oasis Feature In New Toyota Advert In Japan

See the advert for the new Toyota X-Seater here, it features the classic Oasis song Whatever.

To watch the video click enter, then CM at the bottom of the page that opens.

Source: www.toyota.jp

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Who Is Your Favourite Britpop Band?

With the likelihood of a full Blur reunion on the horizon and Oasis releasing their live DVD next month, we’ve been getting all nostalgic about those Britpop years in the Gigwise office.

Most readers will vividly remember the Oasis vs Blur feud, Pulp’s unlikely rise to stardom after years in the wilderness, the triumphs of Maine Road and Knebworth, the sassiness of Elastica and the general beating heart of the music scene in Camden.

Others readers may have been yet to hit puberty during the mid nineties glory days, but there’s little doubting the influence of those years still shines through.

So, in honour of this we thought we’d ask you exactly who is your favourite band from the era – whether they’re now defunct or not. The result will be published in a gallery tomorrow.

Apologies for any bands we may have missed, but we can only poll for 20.

Click here to cast your vote.

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See Snippet From Oasis Road Movie

Another new snippet has been made available from the forthcoming DVD release of Oasis' on-the-road movie 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down'.

The film, which was released in selected cinemas last year will come with a host of extras - including voice commentaries from all of the band, plus footage of the Q&A Noel Gallagher hosted in New York last year.

A second disc captures Oasis' Manchester homecoming show at Eastlands Stadium too, which includes footage sent in by fans who attended the show.

‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ is scheduled for release on October 29.

Click here to see the clip.

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Morning Glory Cover From Australian Idol

Last night on Australian Idol, Jacob Butler, the former finalist on failed reality show The X Factor.

He preformed the Oasis classic Morning Glory, the performance was said to be "knob-like" by judge Ian Dickson.

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