Win Exclusive Oasis Artwork And More

UK ONLY

Forming in the early nineties and needing little introduction, the Gallagher brothers have led Oasis across the globe becoming a house hold name and one of the most successful UK acts of all time in the process. With plenty of hit albums and singles in their superb back catalogue, the hugely influential act recently completed a massive world tour. On this occasion they took along acclaimed director Baillie Walsh to get a unique insight into the workings of the world's number one rock and roll band. Forthcoming DVD 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' showcases his findings as they embarked on a tour across 26 countries and audiences in excess of 2 million people. Also included in this fantastic DVD is their homecoming show at Manchester City's Eastland's stadium, footage sent in from fans across the world, a Q&A session with fans in New York, commentaries and of course the full documentary.

Would you like to see what makes Oasis tick? What they make of their lives on tour and their audiences? Then order Lord Don't Slow Me Down today and find out!

To celebrate the launch of this cracking prize we have arranged a very, very special prize. We have arranged for artist Dave Dragon (illustrator who did the cover) to do an illustration of the competition winner's face and put it in the artwork (in place of Rhys Ifan). This will then be made into a print for the winner and framed! That's not all folks! The lucky winner will also get an Oasis branded frustration game and a very limited 12" single of Lord Don't Slow Me Down. Four runners up also stand the chance of winning the branded frustration game and limited edition 12".

To stand a chance of winning this superb prize pack click here, simply answer the question, fill in your details and hit go!!

Competition closes - 5th November 2007

Source: www.play.com

Definitely Maybe Hitched

Sara Cox claims pals Liam and Nicole are married

Rock Demon Liam Gallagher and his other half Nicole Appleton have got married - apparently! And about time too, as they've been together so long and make such a fab couple.

The news broke when Sara Cox let slip the secret on her radio show last week, saying: 'Congratulations to Liam and Nicole. They got spliced on the weekend. They did it with no one around. I'm really happy for them.'

And if you look at closely at the pictures of the happy couple hanging out with Natalie Appleton and Liam Howlett in Disneyland, California, they are indeed wearing rings on their wedding digits. But the news shouldn't have come as much of a surprise.

Nicole recently said: 'Yes, we will get married. Of course we will. Things are so great between us that it will just happen when it does. We haven't planned anything and we are really, really happy - the happiest we've ever been together. There's no pressure from our parents to get married, but when we go to friends' weddings, I think, I want to do this.

Nicole has also let slip that while Liam may be the big man in front of the cameras, when he's at home he's something of a pussy cat! 'When I see him strutting onto the stage I don't recognise him,' she says. 'He's like a lion-tamer and with a crack of the whip he controls the fans. He can't do that to me.

At home, I'm the lion-tamer!'

Source: OK Magazine

Some Exclusive Oasis Videos With MSN

Watch a preview of the new Oasis DVD 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' with MSN In Concert, click here to watch seven of the songs from the 2nd night at The City Of Manchester Stadium in July 2005 .

Also you can also still watch highlights from an acoustic show with Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer from Paris by clicking here.

Source: msninconcert.msn.com

Phoenix Work With Rock Band Oasis To Create Second Life Launch

Oasis have opened the doors to their brand new online Second Life Space with a unique special event, giving fans from around the world the chance to view an exclusive new trailer for forthcoming DVD “Lord Don’t Slow Me Down”. Working with specialist New Media production company Phoenix Film and Television www.phoenixmedia.co.uk, this dramatic step into the future from a band once renowned for being technology-phobic further demonstrates just how important Second Life is becoming as a means to communicate and connect with fans.

Throughout October and November, visitors can watch the DVD’s trailer as they browse around the gallery, pick up free goodies such as a virtual t-shirt and coffee table book, have a look at stills from the production and pre-order the double DVD itself for real world delivery by Amazon. The real world release of ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ is scheduled for October 29, 2007 through Big Brother Recordings/Universal Music.

The decision to work with Phoenix Film and Television to create this unique interactive environment is another example of how the music and video industry is exploiting new ways to communicate with fans, as the growth in online social networking shows no sign of slowing. This is a trend that began a few years ago, and this project is a further example of how online networking sites such as Facebook, Second Life and Myspace are irrevocably changing the face of marketing and publicity. Through working with Phoenix Film and Television to develop innovative new ways to launch artists and promote existing acts, Universal Music have further demonstrated their commitment to providing the record buying public with new ways to listen to their favorite music.

Anthony Caulfield, MD of Phoenixmedia says: “The Oasis Second Life Space mirrors everything you’d expect in the real world, but with the added advantage that it’s accessible to visitors from all over Second Life at the touch of a simple teleport button.”

Emma Fulford of Universal Music adds: “Oasis fans can be found in all corners of the ‘real’ world and we wanted to make sure that their Second Life counterparts also enjoy what promises to be one of the decade’s greatest rock documentaries and live concerts.” The Oasis SL Space can be found “in-world” here.

Source: phoenixfilmandtelevision.blogspot.com

A Money Can't Buy Oasis Prize Up For Grabs

This week saw the release of Lord Don't Slow Me Down, Oasis' bumper double-DVD tour film - and one of the things fans have been remarking on is Dave Dragon's ornate, classic-looking, black-and-white artwork.

Well, how would you like to see your own face on the sleeve next to Liam Gallagher’s? That’s the unusual prize we’re offering one lucky Oasis fan. If your name gets picked out of the hat you’ll receive a unique, framed version of the DVD artwork, with your own image drawn into it by Dragon himself.

To be in with a chance, answer the following question.

What was Oasis’ first UK Number One single?

Email your answer, together with your contact details to Q@emap.com. Please mention ’Oasis competition’ in the subject heading. Deadline for entries is Thursday 8 November.

Source: www.q4music.com

The Best Oasis Halloween Picture Ever

Pumpkin Art by Jenny 'Supersonic'

Noel Gallagher And The Coral 'Wing It' At Proms

The Scouse band kick off climatic end to 2007, with the Electric Proms and three hometown shows to follow

Noel Gallagher made a surprise appearance with The Coral in London last week (October 24), as the Scouse band gear up for a hectic finish to the year.

Oasis' leader joined the group at the Roundhouse in Camden, north London as part of the BBC Electric Proms gigs. The collaboration, which eclipsed the galaxy of guests stars headliner Mark Ronson assembled for his Proms set, was typically fanfare-free as frontman James Skelly simply introduced the Oasis man as "our mate".

"A lot of people think of him as just being in Oasis, but he's actually a really great guitarist, so it was good to have him join in," said the singer. "He told us 'In The Rain' is his favourite on the album so we got him out for that. He did a great job, he didn't even rehearse before it, he just jammed along with it."

Noel admitted it was a fairly relaxed affair. "I was supposed to rehearse, but as I have recently become a dad, my little lad put paid to that the night before by keeping me up all night," he said. "You know, I am a musician, I know what I'm doing, I listened to the song a few times. Bill [Ryder-Jones, guitarist] sorted me out with the chords and that was that."

Read the full article in this weeks magazine

Source: NME Magazine

Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who (2007) DVD Review

Directed by: Paul Crowder Murray Lerner
Written by: Mark Monroe
Cast: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Richard Barnes, Jeffrey Baxter, John Bundrick, Dougal Butler, The Edge, Noel Gallagher, Glyn Johns, Steve Jones, Rob Ladd, Greg Lake, Kathleen Moon
Released by: Spitfire Pictures
DVD Release Date: 6th November 2007

Synopsis:
Spanning four decades, this authorized and definitive anthology of The Who relives their journey from humble beginnings to their meteoric rise to rock legend status in a 2-film DVD set. Filled with all-new interviews with band members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend and music icons Sting, The Edge of U2, Eddie Vedder and more, this must-have collection also features electrifying rare and unreleased footage in mind-blowing 5.1 surround sound. David Wild, a contributing editor of Rolling Stone, says it it's 'brilliant.' For music that spoke to generations of fans, and refused to be classified, the answer is - and always will be - The Who.

DVD Review
How do you squish decades of rich experience, experimenting, superstardom, destruction, attitude, and pure rock n’ roll into a two-hour documentary? Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who. That’s how.

Unlike how a vinyl album delicately gets put onto a turntable, this film breaks out with a deliciously poignant statement by Who singer, Roger Daltrey. It’s uncensored, honest, and perfectly sets the stage for the story of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. The visual interludes persuade us to feel like we are simply listening to a fantastic record but the experience is so much more.

Peter Townshend and Roger Daltrey, joined by a host of friends, family, and various music industry associates, tell the story of how The Who came to be, where they went, and where they are now. With a handful of music’s biggest names like Sting, The Edge (U2), Noel Gallagher (Oasis), Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), and Steve Jones (Sex Pistols), the curtain in front of The Who gets ripped open, exposing the genesis, the myths, and the sad truths. For anyone who is a die hard fan of the band, much of the early backstory will prove basic but you will be able to pick out tidbits that bring new insight. With Pete and Roger talking about being born out of World War II and a running reel of historical British footage, the forces behind the conception of The Who intensely draw together.

Though Pete, Roger, and the others do the majority of the talking, there is a lackluster and supposedly ominous narrator that chimes in at awkward moments, as to fill the gaps that no one had anything to say about. Honestly, this documentary is so well done and supremely edited that the need for such an overtly forced voice seems completely unnecessary. Although it’s annoying, it soon becomes forgotten and blends into the rock n’ roll journey that took the world by storm.

The section of the film covering the early years is definitely the most enjoyable. Not only do you see where everyone came from, how they met, who stayed, who went, and how Keith Moon’s extreme bluntness and confidence started a revolution, but you observe why the group went from The Detours to The Who (to The High Numbers and then back to The Who), how they dealt with the “Mods vs. Rockers” clash in England, and how British history, like how the BBC’s ownership of the airwaves, paved a narrow path for The Who to travel down in order to be heard. The way these developing years are portrayed paint an intriguing and extraordinarily brilliant picture of how four men were able to be at the right place at the right time in the 1960s and team up to forge something truly amazing.

Often ignored in other documentaries, the expository accents in this film are short, well spaced, and, for lack of a better word, fun. Everyone’s birthday is given, which is typical, but here we also get a list of nicknames for each individual. They flash by quick but if you’re able to get a glance of them, you’ll be able to picture how great it must have been to refer to these legends by such terms. Also in accord with other musical documentaries, this one supplies the viewer with plenty of magical live concert and studio footage, concert posters, and encapsulating photographs. Because of these additions, we are exposed to a relationship with Jimi Hendrix, why The Who is forever banned from the Holiday Inn, Pete Townshend’s drunken remarks to the Sex Pistols, and a hilarious Smothers Brothers clip, which shows that Keith Moon can conquer all, even a popular variety show host while singeing a band mate’s hair .

What really brings this film to the top is its keen ability to humanize such a sensational rock n’ roll band. Yes, there are moments that are beautifully beyond our normal lives, like smashing up 1960s musical electronics, but the surface is definitely breeched and we get a deep look at the band. We see how amphetamines nearly extinguished The Who while they were trying to play more shows than was thought humanly possible, how alienation within the band set Roger Daltrey as an outsider, and countless other moments that signify years of trials and tribulations. Although the back end of the documentary is forced into a dark corner with John Entwistle and Keith Moon’s untimely deaths, it comes out on top, leaving the viewer with a somber feeling of contentment, as if a long intense journey has just been completed.

The second disc, Six Quick Ones, is fun and features some extra interviews and footage along with stellar musical performances. Also, make sure to check out the little booklet that comes with the 2-disc set. Together, these things make up an unforgettable documentary of The Who that old and new fans alike will be able to enjoy while observing the unforgettable story of one of rock n’ roll’s most iconic bands.

Source: www.realmovienews.com

Some Halloween Fun (Saw Spoof)

Happy Halloween

A Saw spoof made by Hayden Hillier-Smith for Halloween for the site.

Original music by Darren (I always go home from camping early) Smart, and remixed by Chuzeville.

More On The New Oasis Album

Noel Gallagher says his songs on the next Oasis album will be inspired by acid trips from the past.

He's been talking to 6 Music about progress on their next record. The band are heading back to Abbey Road studios on 05 November to get stuck in to album number seven:

"We done a few tracks in Abbey Road about - seems like an age ago now - about six weeks ago. And then we've taken six weeks off for me to get acquainted with my new son: the future of British music.

"And then we start back in Abbey Road a week on Monday, (05 Nov) if anyone's interested, and then we'll proabbly work through a couple of months there, have Christmas off, then go and mix it and see where we're at."

And Noel told us the album has already developed its own feel:

"Funnily enough, we all write seperately, but for some reason all the songs sound like they've got a common thread."

"We've been focusing round the grooves more this time, the last album was quite 'songy,' if that makes any sense, I don't know.

"But it was quite 'songy:' Importance of Being Idle, Let There Be Love - it was quite a British, retro, 60s sounding album. This is kinda focusing round the grooves more.

"Saying that, we've only done two tracks but all the demos that we've done are great."

And he revealed his lyrical inspiration, which seems to have been hard to find:

"I've literally got nothing left to write about: I've wrote about being a youth, and I've wrote about being a rock star, and I've wrote about living life in the big city.

"I've been re-visiting some of my more psychedelic trips of a younger man, because I remember them all you see...putting them to music."

The Oasis DVD Lord Don't Slow Me Down is in shops now.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk/6music

Are Nicole Appleton And Liam Gallagher Hitched?

DJ Sara Cox has announced to the nation that Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton have tied the knot - but the happy couple refuse to comment.

Sara, 32, told listeners on her radio show: 'Congratulations to Liam and Nicole. They got spliced at the weekend. I'm really happy for them.

'They did it with no one around.'

Rumours of an Oasis wedding have been flying around since former All Saint Nicole, 32, said she'd love to be a bride.

'We will get married. When we go to friends' weddings, I think, I want to do this,' she admitted recently.

Source: www.nowmagazine.co.uk

Oasis Recording "Psychedelic" Album

Noel Gallagher has revealed that Oasis have already began recording their seventh studio album at Abbey Road Studios, and the songs are inspired by a psychedelic trip.

The Oasis guitarist explained although work began on the record six weeks ago - with several tracks being laid down already - the band had taken a break to allow Noel to "Get acquainted with [his] new son [Donovan]: the future of British music."

He added that the entire band would be returning to the iconic Abbey Road Studios next Monday (November 5) to continue working on their seventh studio album together, stating "We'll probably work a couple of months there, have Christmas off, then go and mix it and see where we're at."

As to lyrical content Noel admitted that he struggled to find new inspiration these days explaining "I've literally got nothing left to write about: I've wrote about being a youth, and I've wrote about being a rock star, and I've wrote about living life in the big city."

So instead Gallagher has turned to some headier days by "Re-visiting some of my more psychedelic trips of a younger man, because I remember them all you see... putting them to music."

He continued, "Funnily enough we all write seperately but for some reason the songs sound like they have a common thread.

"We've been focussing round grooves more this time, the last album was quite 'songy'...'Importance Of Being Idle', 'Let There Be Love' - it was quite a British, retro, 60s sounding album."

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

Noel Gallagher To Check Out The Coral's Homecoming Gigs?

Wirral indie kings The Coral return to Merseyside for a three-night Christmas homecoming.

The Hoylake lads supported by The Twang and The View will play three nights at the Carling Academy in December.

It will be their first headline gigs in the city this year.

Rumours are rife the crowd will be packed with the lads’ celebrity admirers, including Oasis and Arctic Monkeys, with whom they’ve just played a string of European dates.

Singer James Skelly said: “We’ve wanted to do a Liverpool gig for ages, but we thought, ‘let’s save it until the end of the year, make it a proper Christmas party.

“We were just going to do one night, but we’ve got so many on the guest list we’d never get everyone in.

“We really like The View and The Twang. There’s another support band to announce yet, another really good band.”

Read the full story here and how to get hold of tickets

Source: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

Oasis To Begin Recording New Album At Abbey Road

Band will head to Abbey Road next week to lay down album number seven

Oasis will enter London's Abbey Road studios on November 5 to record their seventh album. They have already completed work on two songs set for the album, and have demoed the rest.

Speaking to BBC 6Music, Noel Gallagher revealed that the band already began initial recording at the studio six weeks ago, and plan to mix the album after a Christmas break.

"We start in Abbey Road a week on Monday [November 5]," he said. "Then we'll probably work through a couple of months there, have Christmas off, then go and mix it and see where we're at.

"We all write separately, but for some reason all the songs sound like they've got a common thread. We've been focusing round the grooves more this time."

He added: "The last album ['Don't Believe The Truth'] was quite 'songy', if that makes any sense - it was quite a British, retro, '60s sounding album. This [new album] is focusing round the grooves more."

Gallagher went on to explain that he'd been having difficulty coming up with lyrical inspiration.

"I've literally got nothing left to write about," he said. "I've written about being a youth, and I've written about being a rock star, and I've written about living life in the big city."

Source: www.nme.com

On This Day In Oasis History...

"Wonderwall" is a song and subsequent single by British rock band Oasis, from their second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? and was realeased on October 30 1995. The song, which was written by Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, is considered by many to be a defining British rock song, and regularly features in "best-of" polls.

Released in October 1995, the "Wonderwall" single peaked at #2 in the UK Singles Charts and proved to be their American breakthrough, giving Oasis their only US top 10 hit thus far. "Wonderwall" is perhaps their most popular song, despite the fact that British TV stars Robson & Jerome's "I Believe"/"Up on the Roof" kept it out of the top slot. "Wonderwall" continues to have enduring popularity in Oasis' canon; as of 2005, it was 99th in the UK's list of best-selling singles, and has now sold over a million copies in single and download sales in the UK.[

Background

The song takes its name from the 1968 album Wonderwall Music by George Harrison, at the time still a member of the Beatles. Harrison's album was in fact a soundtrack to the film Wonderwall, but the film has remained unknown by the general public.

It is often claimed that "Wonderwall" was written for Gallagher's then-girlfriend, Meg Mathews. Noel married Mathews in 1997, but divorced four years later. Gallagher now claims that the song was not about Mathews at all, but he felt he had to go along with the rumour, saying "The meaning of that song was taken away from me by the media who jumped on it. How do you tell your missus it's not about her once she's read it is? It's a song about an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself." Noel initially wanted to sing this song on (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, but he gave his brother Liam Gallagher the choice, and Noel ended up singing "Don't Look Back in Anger".

The music video to the song was filmed in the relatively brief period when bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan quit the band due to nervous exhaustion; Scott McLeod came in to replace him.

The sleeve artwork was inspired by the paintings of the Belgian surrealist René Magritte, and was shot on Primrose Hill in northwest London. The hand holding the frame is that of art director Brian Cannon; the girl is Anita Heryet, a Creation Records employee. The original idea was to have Liam in the frame before Noel vetoed that idea whilst the shoot was taking place.

The song is included on Oasis' "best-of" album Stop the Clocks.

Covers

"Wonderwall" has been one of the most-frequently covered songs in recent history; the most famous of which was an easy listening arrangement by The Mike Flowers Pops, which reached #2 in the UK Singles Charts, just as the Oasis original had done two months earlier. Gallagher mentioned that when BBC Radio 1 premiered the song, they ironically claimed that they had found "the original version of Wonderwall." Gallagher, who had been in America at the time, was surprised to be asked by one of his record company's executives if he had actually written the song.

Ryan Adams's version, first performed in 2001, and later released in 2004, was well-received by Noel Gallagher; Noel continues to perform the song in the same style as Ryan's version.

Other artists who have covered the song include American indie singer Cat Power, Richard Cheese, Great Big Sea, Paul Anka's swing-jazz style arrangement, the Beastie Boys punk rock cover that has been performed at concerts, but never released as a single, and a cover on the compilation Punk Goes 90's by the pop-punk band Cartel. The Harvard Independent compiled a list of the five most ironic versions of "Wonderwall".

The song was also covered by fellow British rock group Radiohead as a joke in the late 1990s; Thom Yorke sings many incorrect lyrics and cuts out mid-chorus when a background voice says, "Is this abysmal or what? It's always good to make fun of Oasis." Along with the group Radiohead, the up-coming band, Cartel also did a remake of this song.

During a heated rivalry between Oasis and Robbie Williams, which came about due to Noel and Liam's constantly referring to Robbie as "the fat dancer from Take That", he performed "Wonderwall" at his Slane Castle concert live on pay-per-view TV.

The verse to "Wonderwall" is built on a common four-chord progression which several other songs have also employed. These include Travis's "Writing To Reach You" (which contains the lyric "what's a Wonderwall anyway?"), "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day, Justin Timberlake's What Goes Around...Comes Around and Oasis' first single from Be Here Now, "D'You Know What I Mean". "Wonderwall" was later featured in the popular mash up "Boulevard of Broken Songs", which also contained parts of both "Writing to Reach You" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". In late 2006, Gallagher accused Green Day of "ripping off" "Wonderwall", saying "If you listen, you'll find it is exactly the same arrangement as Wonderwall. They should have the decency to wait until I am dead [before stealing my songs]. I, at least, pay the people I steal from that courtesy."

Matthew Newton sang a swing version of Wonderwall during his controversial appearance on The Big Night In with John Foreman on New Year's Eve 2006.

Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters has made a cover version as well.

British cover band Ten Masked Men have recorded a Death Metal rendition of the song.

American band The Fray added the chorus towards the end of its song Look After You in their live performances.

In the ABC television series Lost, British character Charlie Pace, portrayed by Dominic Monaghan, performs an acoustic sampling of "Wonderwall" in two episodes, notably the third season episode "Greatest Hits".

Australian Idol 2007 contestant Ben McKenzie performed a version mixing the Oasis original and Ryan Adams cover on Britpop night.

Awards and accolades

The promo video for "Wonderwall", directed by Nigel Dick, won the Best British Video award at the 1996 BRIT Awards.

In May 2005, "Wonderwall" was voted the best British song of all time, in a poll of over 8,500 listeners conducted by Virgin Radio.

In August 2006, Wonderwall was named the second-greatest song of all time in a poll conducted by Q Magazine, finishing behind another Oasis song, "Live Forever".

In 2006, U2's guitarist The Edge named Wonderwall one of the songs he most wishes he'd written.

In 1995, "Wonderwall" came in at number one in the national Australian music poll, the Triple J Hottest 100.

In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Wonderwall" at number 27 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.

Other Information

The opening track of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, "Hello", starts off with the opening riff of "Wonderwall" playing extremely quietly; this stops once the guitar noise comes in. This is similar to the tape print-through that can be heard on such songs as the Talking Heads' "Road to Nowhere."

The original title of "Wonderwall" was "Wishing Stone".

In an interview conducted in Australia around the time of the release of Be Here Now, when asked which three songs he would like to be remembered for, Noel immediately responded with "Live Forever", "Magic Pie", and "Wonderwall", and then proceeded to list several others, including "Champagne Supernova" and "Don't Look Back in Anger".

At the very end of the song, the intro to "Supersonic" can be faintly heard being played on acoustic guitar.

Lord Don't Slow Me Down DVD

I have had a few requests via E-Mail, for some photographs of the artwork for the new Oasis DVD 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' as it is unavailable in some countries for a few weeks still.

I have not got the best camera in the world, so I hope that these pictures are adequate.

DVD Review & Competition - Oasis

Oasis - ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’

Despite many years of ups and downs, Oasis continue to survive against all odds. Now down to only two original members (but admittedly, those two are the Gallagher brothers) the band actually seems to be in better shape than ever on this double DVD package.

Following last year’s ‘Stop The Clocks’ release the boys have gone all multimedia on us with this expanded two disc DVD set of ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’. The release is made up of the previously available documentary of Oasis live, backstage and off-duty, a full live show (their gig at The City of Manchester stadium from 2005) and numerous extras including a Q & A with Noel.

Their management will be glad this came along now that the boys have calmed a little, there is thankfully no embarrassing (and highly illegal) substance abuse on show although they do continue to enjoy a good arguement.

The documentary disc is a documentary of a band that really seems to enjoy themselves on the road, their extended crew as full of big personalities as the band themselves while their neverending round of interviews and press conferences give plenty of scope for them to take the pis and generally mess around.

The inter band ‘joshing’ is especially apparent on one of the best features of the DVD, a commentary track of the documentary hosted by Colin Murray which gives the band free reign to ridicule pretty much everyone who appears on screen.

From the rapping dwarfs serenading Liam on his birthday, the surprise appearance of Girls Aloud during a photoshoot (i’ve never seen Liam move so fast, although he does limit himself to handshakes) and a classic clip of a bemused Noel being introduced, live on air across Italy, as his brother.

The Live disc is a showcase of later day Oasis ( shot in HD with surround sound no less), as great a live band out there as the UK has produced with the best frontman of his generation, you really could watch Liam read a newspaper and be entertained.

The Noel Gallagher Q & A extra is interesting but is curiously audio only, the disembodied voices accompanied by slow motion backstage footage.

An essential purchase for any music fan but equally a hugely entertaining trip that’d keep even your mum entertained (as long as she doesn’t mind the swearing).

‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ is out now.

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Source: www.clashmagazine.com

Liams Make Plod Couple

Liam Gallagher and Liam Howlett look like rock ’n’ roll’s answer to Kevin and Perry.

The Oasis frontman and his Prodigy star pal were snapped on their family hols in Orlando, Florida, taking some exercise after a busy shift looking after their kids.

The lads didn’t seem to break into anything faster than a canter, mind.

Doing exercise on holiday is soooo unfair!

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Oasis Tough Guy Spooked By Ghost In His Mansion

Liam Gallagher is scared stiff of things that go bump in the night in his home.

He even sleeps with the lights on at the house he shares with long-term love All Saints singer Nicole Appleton, 32, and their six-year-old son Gene.

And the Oasis frontman, 35, who had a hit with Wonderwall, is building up to a chilling Hallowe’en after hearing eerie footsteps late at night.

A source said: “Liam is absolutely convinced there is something sinister in some noises he has been hearing late at night when he, Nicole and Gene are all in bed.

“He lies awake listening with the lights on. And he is adamant he hears footsteps going up and down the stairs.

“It’s been happening for some time now and he sometimes wakes up and feels as though he is being watched by someone from another walk of life. He also feels a cold air pass over him when he hears the sounds of the footsteps – usually between 4 and 5am.

“If he had his way, he’d call in the experts to investigate the sounds further. But Nicole reassures him it’s all ok.”

Liam, who lives in north London, is convinced he was once visited by the ghost of his idol John Lennon.

The Burnage-born star insists the late Beatle appeared to him as an apparition while he was staying at a friend’s house years ago in his home city of Manchester.

But instead of being freaked out about the situation, Liam was in awe of his hero.

He said: “I was in Manchester at a mate’s house having a sleep. I remember getting up and feeling really weird.

“I turned round and there I was, lying on the bed, and I sort of fell back into my body. There was a presence there and it was him, Lennon.”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

New Oasis DVD 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' In Stores Today

Today Oasis release 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' on DVD.

What happens when a film maker follows one of the world’s biggest bands on a year long world tour? What happens when the film maker is granted unique access to that band, is present for the ups and downs, the moments of greatness and the periods of the same interview in 10 different languages in as many days? What happens when that band is Oasis, travelling across 26 countries on their biggest world tour to date playing to a total of over 2 million people?

The answer is ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’, a double DVD set that not only gives you the definitive feature length documentary seen in selected cinemas last year, but also the option of voice over commentaries from the band, a Noel Gallagher Q & A session with fans from New York City, out takes from the film, and a second 90 minute bonus disc capturing the band’s homecoming show at the City of Manchester Stadium together with footage sent in by fans from around the world who attended that show. If you wanted to know what the members of Oasis make of their lives on tour and their audience, then the answers are on these two discs.

Directed by Baillie Walsh who has previously worked with Massive Attack (he made ‘Safe From Harm’), Spiritualised, New Order and Kylie’s Slow, and is now working on a film with Daniel Craig, this DVD set is a compendium of Oasis entertainment par excellence.

‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ contents:

Disc One:
• Feature length documentary tour film ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’ in stereo and surround sound.
• Bonus audio commentary – Noel, Liam, Andy and Gem guide you through the film with their recollections of the tour.
• A Noel Gallagher Q&A session with fans runs alongside out-takes from the film.

Bonus Disc:
• Oasis live at City of Manchester Stadium on 2nd July 2005 – sixteen classic tracks shot in HD with stereo and surround sound.
• Disc 2 also features unique footage and pictures sent in by fans who attended the concert.

Watch a few highlights from the film in the links below

Interview with Liam
Backstage with Charlotte Church!
Liam meets Girls Aloud
Tour Bus footage
Noel talking to Australian crowd
Noel in an Italian Radio Station
Liam's Birthday