Stars Giant Guitars For Sale

Noel Gallagher and Carl Barat's giant guitars up for sale

Hard-Fi and The Kooks' mega axes also up for grabs

Over the past few months Gibson Guitars have paid homage to all things rock'n'roll, by bringing together musicians and visual artists to create a public art exhibition at More London and the O2 Arena.

'Gibson GuitarTown London' has seen the likes of Noel Gallagher, Kasabian (both pictured) Dirty Pretty Things, The Kooks and Hard-Fi team up with visual artists such as Sir Peter Blake and Gerald Scarfe to create giant guitar exhibits.

Now the axes have been put up for sale on eBay and will go to the highest bidder.

Money raised from the sale of the guitars will go to Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy, The Prince's Trust and Teenage Cancer Trust.

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Noel's guitar made by Artist Pete Mckee, can be found here.

Description:
Acrylic and emulsion paints on fiberglass, signed by Noel Gallagher.
3100 mm by 1070 mm

The emotional impact of McKee's work cannot be underestimated - like a faded photograph found at the back of a drawer - the artist's work brings to life people, places and characters that time has all but erased. Mods, rockers, British seaside holidays, chopper bikes, working men's clubs, factory girls and teddy boys are just some of the subjects that live on in the world of Pete Mckee. Since his first exhibition in a Sheffield pub in 2005 Pete has had over ten solo exhibitions, showing in New York, London, Dublin, Brighton and Saltaire.- www.petemckee.com
Of the process the artist says:

"It was great to Have Noels direct involvement with the guitar and he was very keen to make sure all the records and bands he chose reflected his influences as a lad learning to play guitar, to the point that underneath a couple of the sleeves lie rejected choices only he and I know about."

Gibson GuitarTown London is a community art project aimed at bringing the community of London together through art, music and charitable giving. Through The Gibson Foundation, the proceeds from ticket sales to the event on Thursday, November 8th, and the sale of the guitars at auction will benefit three non-profit organizations. The benefiting organizations are: The Prince's Trust, Teenage Cancer Trust and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. Thank you for your generous support of these organizations by participating in the auction and attending the event.

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lorddontslowmedown.com And Where To Watch The YouTube Premiere

www.lorddontslowmedown.com is now open, the official site to help promote the new Oasis DVD, Lord Dont Slow Me Down in stores October 29.

Also This coming Monday, you can watch the new video for the Digital Single Lord Don't Slow Me Down by clicking here.

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Hear The New Oasis Single Now!

You can hear the new Oasis track 'Lord Dont Slow Me Down' in full on Xfm on Monday, but get a sneak preview of the track right here, right now...

The band will release ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ as a download-only on October 21 through the band’s official website but you can get a taste of the Noel-led rocker right now before it's debut on Xfm on Monday morning.

To hear the sampler, you need to copy an HTML code and paste it onto your website, MySpace profile or other website. For the full codes click here

The 30-second clip will then appear on a special Oasis player as a warm-up to the main event at 10:31am on Xfm on Monday (October 1) morning. It'll look something like this...

The track - the Gallagher brothers' first ever digital only single - is accompanied by a video taken from their forthcoming documentary DVD of the same name, which follows Oasis on their massive 2005/2006 world tour. The download will also include two b-sides; live versions of ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ and ‘The Meaning of Soul’ from their gig at City Of Manchester Stadium earlier this year.

You can pre order the track now by texting LDSMD to 78789 or online by clicking here.

Alternatively you can pre order the exclusive digital bundle - which includes the live tracks 'The Meaning Of Soul' and 'Don't Look Back In Anger' - by clicking here.

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Oasis To Release New Single In Three Weeks

The Gallaghers embrace the digital age with 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down'

Oasis have broken their vow to have a year off and will release a new single in three weeks' time.

The Noel Gallagher fronted track from their first ever digital-only release on October 21.

The song will be available from the band's website www.oasisinet.com, and comes bundled with two live songs from their City Of Manchester Stadium gigs in 2005. A video for the song will appear on YouTube from October 1, the same day the song debuts on radio.

Noel explained he felt the song was good enough to go on a album, but included it in the documentary instead. "It's good and rocking - just 12 bar blues really," he said. "It's got left off the last album as it was the same verse all the way through, but it's kind of locked into that now as it appears at the end of the film."

The song's bluesy feel reflects the Oasis leader's current listening tastes. "I probably listen to Neil Young and Bob Dylan more than any other artists," he explained before revealing how his songwriting process works these days.

"One day you hit a chord - let's say A minor, the saddest chord of all and it won't mean f**k all. The next day you're in a different head space and it will sound completely different," he said. "Usually I start with a chord on the guitar and if the first line pops into your head you realise you're going to make a fortune soon!"

Meanwhile, the DVD of Lord Don't Slow Me Down will be out on October 29. Noel explained that the documentary was an accident, as Oasis had only intended to make one video with director Baillie Walsh.

"Baillie started making a video for 'Let There Be Love' and he thought the stuff was so great he convinced us to let him come on the road for nine months, " stated Noel. "I was concerned because the years of kissing the sky and drinking champagne out of cowboy boots at 10am are gone. He just said he'd tell it like it is - and this is it!"

Noel added that a film of the 'Be Here Now' tour would have been very different. "That's the greatest thing I've ever been involved in with the band, "he declared.

"We toured the globe as the biggest band in the world and everything you could possibly want you got two of!"

Source: NME Magazine

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Noel Gallagher Wore Leathers During Birth

Noel Gallagher reveals that he wore his leather jacket throughout his wife's childbirth at the weekend.

The Oasis guitarist told Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles that he just stood nearby and nodded while his wife was in labour with their son Donovan.

Gallagher commented: "I was there. It was all right for me but my missus was giving me a bit of stick afterwards, saying, 'You never took your jacket off all the way through!'

"I was in my leather jacket, nodding 'You’ll be all right - just get it out before Soccer AM finishes.' I think the worst thing is that you don’t have any specific role. You just stand there and nod."

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Noel Gallagher Reveals The Story Behind 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down'

Noel Gallagher has told NME.COM the history behind the band's forthcoming single 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down'.

As reported yesterday (September 24), Oasis are set to release their first ever digital-only single. The track will be released on October 21.

Speaking to NME.COM, Oasis leader Noel Gallagher declared that the track is not simply a throwaway song he had hanging around, but one that he was considering for an album before it got linked to the band's tour documentary of the same name.

"That got left off the last album because it was the same verse all the way until the end," he explained, "but it's kind of locked into that (the documentary) now because it appears at the end of the film."

Gallagher added that he was particularly pleased with the direction the song was taking the band.

"It's quite rocking," he declared. "It's just 12 bar blues really, but it's good."

Meanwhile the film 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' is released on DVD on October 29.

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher Is The Nodfather

Noel Gallagher has talked the nation through childbirth — rock star style.

The Oasis lord has told how he just stood there nodding as girlfriend Sara MacDonold gave birth to tot Donovan on Saturday morning.

He, er, bared his soul about the experience in a Radio 1 chinwag with DJ CHRIS MOYLES.

After Chris congratulated him, the footie-mad rocker joked: “What? for being third in the league?” — a reference to Sven Goran Eriksson working miracles at Noel’s beloved Manchester City.

Speaking about the birth, at London’s private Portland Hospital, Noel added: “I was there. It was all right for me but my missus was giving me a bit of stick afterwards, saying, ‘You never took your jacket off all the way through!’

“I was in my leather jacket, nodding ‘You’ll be all right — just get it out before Soccer AM finishes.’ I think the worst thing is that you don’t have any specific role. You just stand there and nod.”

Noel, who also has seven-year-old Anais by ex Meg Mathews, added: “The baby’s called Donovan. Sounds like a man who means business.”

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Early Summer Release Viewed For New Oasis Album

Oasis release digital single, prepare for new album sessions

The band will get back to work this winter

Oasis have confirmed a new single release, "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", which will be their first ever download-only single next month.

The track will hit digital retailers from October 21, and it will be bundled with two live tracks from their 2005 concerts at the City of Manchester Stadium. It will initially be made available from the band's website oasisnet.com, with the video debuting on Youtube from October 1st.

Following the single will be a new tour documentary which followed the Manchester band on their 2005/2006 world tour and is released on DVD from October 29.

In other news, Sound Generator has learnt the band are close to finishing writing session work for their new studio album, the follow-up to 2005's "Don't Believe The Truth".

Next month, they'll be taking over Abbey Road's famed Studio 2 for two months of recording with a view to an early summer release. THe band are also widely tipped to be headlining next year's Glastonbury festival.

Source: http://www.soundgenerator.com/

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Listen Again To Noel Gallagher's Legends Show

Monday 24 September's Legends show was presented by rock and roll diehard Noel Gallagher.

Listen Again to hear Noel share some of the tracks that influenced him and the music that he loves.

Plus, hear stories about late night partying with Kasabian, going to the World Cup with Moyles and why he thinks The Verve are rip-off merchants.

Listen again to the show, and check out the tracklisting below. We also want to know what you thought - leave your comments using the form below.

Tracklisting
01. The Four Horsemen - Aphrodites Child
02. Ennio Morricone - Svolta Definitiva
03. The Pretty Things - Baron Saturday
04. Desiree - Left Banke
05. Yvonne Elliman - Can't Explain
06. Cher - Walk on Gilded Splinters
07. My Bloody Valentine - Soon (Remix)
08. Edgar 'Jones' Jones - (You're Gonna Have) More Than You've Ever Had
09. Blue Seed - Can't Be Satisfied
10. The Prodigy - Guns
11. Kasabian - Fast Fuse
12. Elvis Presley - Blue Moon

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Pre-Order "Lord Don't Slow Me Down" And Get Pre-Order An Axclusive Live Track Immediately And The Tracks Artwork Revealed

Label: Big Brother
Released: 21.10.2007
Total time: 3:23

Pre-order the single track now or pre-order an exclusive Oasisinet bundle to get an exclusive live track immediately.

To mark the release of the Lord Don’t Slow Me Down DVD, the title track of the same name, which was written for the film, will be released as a DOWNLOAD ONLY single on Sunday 21st October.

You can pre-order the digital bundle that is exclusive to Oasisinet, NOW by clicking the DOWNLOAD button below and you will INSTANTLY receive the track 'The Meaning Of Soul' live at City of Manchester Stadium, the other tracks will be available to download from 21/10.

Downloads are available in WMA, AAC and MP3 formats.

Click here to pre-order and listen to clips of the songs here...

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Oasis Documentary Set For US Release

'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' comes out in November

'Lord Don't Slow Me Down', the Oasis documentary by Baillie Walsh has received a US release date of November 4.

The double DVD set follows the band on their world tour as they travel through 26 countries and features commentaries from the band, a Q&A with Noel Gallagher and New York City fans, and a 90-minute disco capturing the 16 songs from the band's homecoming show at the City of Manchester Stadium.

As previously reported, Oasis are preparing for their first-ever digital-only release, the single 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' which will be made available on October 21.

Oasis are currently preparing a brand new album for release in 2008.

--By our New York staff.

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher: 'Somewhat Predictably Our New Single Is Brilliant'

Noel Gallagher has spoken following news that Oasis will be releasing a brand new single in October.

Appearing this morning (September 24) on Radio 1 with DJ Chris Moyles, the guitarist spoke about the new release, quipping that "it's coming out on that internet".

Sharing the band's inspiration for the online release, he explained: "You know there's a DVD coming out for Christmas... somewhat predictably. The title track was so brilliant that the powers that be said 'lets just put it out'. And I'm like, 'well we're not ready to do that yet'. So, it was decided it would be a nice thing to put it out for those people who have computers."

Joking about his lack of technological prowess, he stated: "I'm not one of those people, so it's a good job I get my own copy of it, because I wouldn't get it otherwise. I've got an iPod, but Gem sorts all that out for me. That's filth, y'know?"

Meanwhile the Oasis leader also spoke about the birth of his second child, a son, at the weekend (September 22).

After Moyles congratulated him, Gallagher joked: "What? for being third in the league?" - referring to the impressive start to the season his football team Manchester City have made - before explaining he was there for the birth.

"I was there," he explained. "It was alright for me, my missus was giving me a bit of stick afterwards, saying, 'you never took your jacket off all the way through!' I was just in my leather jacket, nodding 'you'll be alright, just get it out before Soccer AM finishes'. I think the worst thing is that you don't have any specific role [as a father at the birth]. You just stand there and nod."

He added that he had named the boy Donovan Rory Gallagher after "his granddad Rory".

Gallagher added: "He's called Donovan. Sounds like a man who means business already."

For more exclusive information on Oasis' single release get this week's issue of NME, on newsstands from September 26.

Source: www.nme.com

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Oasis Releasing Brand New Single 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down'

The Gallaghers' first ever digital release is out in October

Oasis are set to release a brand new single in three weeks' time.

The band will put out their first ever digital-only release 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' on October 21.

The song is the title track from the band's on the road documentary of the same name, which follows Oasis on their 2005/6 world tour.

The track is available via Oasisinet.com and comes in a digital bundle including two live tracks from the group's City Of Manchester Stadium shows in 2005, 'Don't Look Back In Anger' and 'The Meaning Of Soul', the latter of which is available immediately.

A video for the song will premiere on Youtube next week (October 1), the same day the song will be first played on radio.

Speaking about the track Noel Gallagher declared that "somewhat predictably it's brilliant".

Meanwhile, the DVD of the 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' film will be released on October 29.

For more exclusive information on Oasis' single release get this week's issue of NME, on newsstands from September 26.

Guitarist Noel Gallagher also turns DJ tonight (September 24), taking to the air on Radio 1 from 9pm.

Also guitarist Noel Gallagher is also celebrating the birth of his son, who was born at the weekend (September 22).

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher: My Boy Will Be A Legend

He must be the coolest newborn on the ward.

The tot was just hours old when dad Noel Gallagher hailed his son Donovan as a legend.

No pressure then, young man.

The Oasis star sent friends and family a text on Saturday afternoon to announce his baby news.

It read: “He shall go by the name of Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher and he will be a legend. Give thanks and praise.”

I assume little Donovan is named after the Sixties Mellow Yellow singer rather than former Neighbours star Jason or LA Galaxy striker Landon.

But the lad was almost handed a more unusual name.

Noel has been joking for weeks he was going to call the kid Sven.

The songwriting hero has become a big fan of the name since Sven Goran Eriksson turned around the fortunes of his beloved Man City.

But his lovely missus Sara MacDonald put a stop to that idea. A pal said:

“During the pregnancy Noel was calling the bump Little Sven. He said he wanted to name the lad after the City boss. Luckily he’s ended up as Donovan.”

Sara’s first baby was born at 11.15am on Saturday at London’s Portland Hospital after a seven-hour labour. He weighed in at 7lb 5oz and Sara insisted on a natural birth.

Noel — who has a seven-year-old daughter, Anais, with ex wife Meg Mathews — is delighted to have a little lad to take to watch City.

And Donovan was born just a day after uncle Liam’s birthday.

Meanwhile, Oasis have signed a new deal with Universal Music Group.

The band control domestic releases through their own Big Brother label but previously Sony took care of international distribution.

Universal now have that role, starting with next month’s DVD release of Lord Don’t Slow Me Down.

After a short paternity leave Noel will be back in the studio to work on the new Oasis album. The lads have been working on the record in London’s Abbey Road Studios.

Noel — who fronts a Radio 1 Legends show at 9pm tonight as part of their 40th birthday celebrations — has described the new tracks as “heavy”.

And the album — expected early next year — will no doubt provide a fine soundtrack for his son’s early life.

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Oasis Lord Don't Slow Me Down - Track Release

Oasis will release their first ever digital only single on 21st October, when 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' becomes available to download. The track, and accompanying video is taken from the eagerly anticipated DVD of the same name, which follows the band on their colossal world tour of 2005/6.

In order to pre order the track or exclusive digital bundle (and receive instantly The Meaning Of Soul Live) available only on Oasisinet.com.

The digital bundle includes: Lord Don't Slow Me Down, The Meaning Of Soul (Live @ City of Manchester Stadium) & Don't Look Back In Anger (Live @ City of Manchester Stadium).

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Official Oasis Tour DJ To Play A Set In Berlin

Which band gets mentioned as one of the first when it comes to Britpop? Oasis of course! They are, together with Blur, the peak of the guitar driven rock and pop music from Britain.

For the next "Rock macht Sexy" party (October 13th. 1opm) we bring you a piece of Oasis into the Silverwings (Berlin).

No, unfortunately not the band in person, but their official tour DJ Phil Smith is going to spin records for you! You can prepare yourself for a Britpop night par excellence.

Thanks to Dercheef for the translation.

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Don't Forget That Noel Gallagher Is On Radio One Tomorrow

Noel is on the Chris Moyles Breakfast show tomorrow on BBC Radio One at 8am (UK Time), for a exclusive chat with Noel about the BBC Radio One Legends show being aired tomorrow 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 the airings, fear not as you can listen again online here.

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Definitely Baby

It's A Boy For Rocker Noel And Scots Girlfriend Sara

Rocker Noel Gallagher was celebrating with his Scots girlfriend Sara MacDonald yesterday after she had a baby boy.

Sara, of Edinburgh, gave birth at 11.15am at a London hospital.

A spokesman said the baby, weighing 7lb 5oz, has been named Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher and he and his mum are doing well.

Noel's new son is named after folk singer Donovan and Sara's dad Rory.

The Oasis star was with Sara at the birth. They have been together for seven years.

It is the first child for the couple but the second for Gallagher, who has a seven-year-old daughter Anais by ex-wife Meg Mathews.

Earlier, Noel had admitted he could not wait to be a father again.

He said: "I'm looking forward to seeing a cross between me and my missus because she is gorgeous and I'm a genius - God help ya."

And he even admitted the birth could hold up Oasis's long-awaited next album.

He said: "As Sara is making a baby, that kind of puts most of this year out, I would have thought."

Sara's parents Rory, 72, and Isobel, 64, live in Murrayfield, Edinburgh. Last night, proud gran Isobel said: "Noel phoned this morning to tell us.

"He was at the birth and is feeling fantastic. We're planning to go down to see Donovan but we don't know when until I can arrange time off.

"One of the baby's middle names is Rory after my husband and he's absolutely thrilled."

Source: www.sundaymail.co.uk

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Noel Is A Dad With Donovan

Noel Gallagher was last night celebrating becoming a dad for the second time.

The Oasis star, 40, was with girlfriend Sara MacDonald as she gave birth to a 7.5lb baby boy - her first child - at 11.15am yesterday.

The couple, who have been together for seven years, have named their son Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher.

Noel told pals they called him Donovan after the 60s singer who had hits with Mellow Yellow and Sunshine Superman - and Rory because it's a "traditional Irish name".

Sara, 35, said of her new son: "He is truly beautiful."

It was a natural birth following seven hours of labour. Noel's spokeswoman added: "They are both overjoyed and delighted."

Noel has a seven-year-old daughter Anais by his ex-wife, showbiz party planner Meg Mathews.

Source: www.sundaymirror.co.uk

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