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Versus Cancer is to return for a third year running, it has been revealed.

The huge fund-raising concert organised by former Smiths legend Andy Rourke will once again takeover the M.E.N. Arena on February 23.

Last year saw unforgettable performances by Oasis' guitarist Noel Gallagher, Manc indie-rock veterans The Charlatans and Modfather Paul Weller.

Details of 2008's line-up are set to be announced in recent weeks.

On the concert Rourke (pictured promoting last year's bash) told Xfm Manchester: "Next year’s gig is going to be talked about for years to come. We’ve got some of the biggest bands of the moment lined up as well as some legendary acts that haven’t performed live for a long time.

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"It is also the start of something special for us.

"We’ve created a campaign ‘Join the Line Up’ that centres around the Versus Cancer badge - basically, we’ve always been about loads of people getting together to make a stand and do something special, and this year we wanted everyone to be able to be a part of it."

Versus Cancer is Manchester's biggest fundraising event, raising money for cancer research and awareness with last year's event raising £250,000 alone.

Versus Cancer takes place on Saturday, February 23. Tickets are £40. For details of how you can join the line-up, show your support and book tickets NOW, simply visit www.versuscancer.org.

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Uncut Celebrates 2007 With Lennon's Top Tunes

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Film and music magazine Uncut is ending its 10th anniversary year with a CD featuring 15 of John Lennon's greatest songs, as voted for by a host of rock stars including Brian Wilson, Neil Young and Liam Gallagher.

The free 'Give Peace a Chance' CD is dedicated to Lennon, and features 15 tracks of classic protest songs performed by the likes of Richard Thompson and Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant.

The bumper issue of title will also come free with two Uncut books: Best of 2007 -- a compendium of the year's albums, films, DVDs and books; and Snapped! -- a collection of great rock photographs and the stories behind them.

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Oasis' Liam Gallagher Talks eBay, Ghosts And Celine Dion

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Liam Gallagher is never going to read this interview. For starters, the Oasis frontman is pretty busy with his band. They're back at London's famed Abbey Road studios, recording Oasis' seventh studio album, which is being helmed once again by producer Dave Sardy. He started recording his first set of vocals for the 2008 release a week ago Tuesday, and so far things are going "really easy," Liam told Spinner. "Touch wood."

Another reason Liam isn't going to read this? If you know anything about Oasis and in particular, this well-coifed blue-eyed Mancunian that fronts them, then you can probably surmise, he's not a big fan of the computers or the Internet.

Though the band released -- via download only, the single 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down,' from their new DVD of the same name, a little over two weeks ago -- Liam had nothing to do with it. Other things we found out about when we rang the Oasis singer in London for a little Q&A action? His interest in eBay, what Beatles ghost visited him, being a rock 'n' roll dad and rather strangely, what would happen if Celine Dion attempted to get in the studio with Oasis. No, really.

So the new single had a download release. I never really thought of Oasis, or you in particular, as being an 'Internet guy.'

I'm not really, but I wasn't singing on it, so it had absolutely f*** all to do with me. I don't know why it was done, I don't want to know why it was done and I don't care. I like the song, but I don't know why it was done. I don't get involved in any of that. If someone wants me to sing, I'll sing and wherever it goes, it goes.
Being sort of a classic kind of guy, I'd imagine you'd want things to be released on vinyl.

Yeah, totally, but f*** knows man. I suppose you've got to move with the times, haven't ya?

Do you even own a computer?

Yeah, I got a computer.

Do you e-mail?

Nah. I just ... nah. I don't do anything. Me missus [former All Saints singer Nicole Appleton] uses it. I don't get e-mail. I wouldn't know how to do anything like that. It's sort of like, I can get on eBay and look at things.

Have you bought anything?

I buy some clothes on there now and again, some instruments, bits and bobs. Nothing mad. I'm not obsessed with anything. I'm not an obsessive person. If I find myself getting really into it, I move on to the next thing. It's not good to be obsessed.

On the 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' DVD, there's quite a bit of family stuff. Did they come out quite a lot on the that tour?

They came out -- I think they came out to New York, and then they came out to Canada. I think that was it. My missus is from Canada so she came to that bit. They came out for a week or something, but not all the time 'cause the kids have got school. We sort of don't do all that private tutoring and stuff. Plus, I pay too much for them to go to private school so I f***ing want my money's worth.

Do they enjoy private school?

I don't think they know what it is. I think they just go to school. It's good for me, because I'd rather put me kids through school than spend me money on, f***ing you know, other things. It's important that they get a good education 'cause who knows what's around the corner.

When they are on school holidays, do you bring them out now that you're older and can afford it?

When they get older, I'd love to bring them out on a proper tour -- just me and the kids. But we'll see. We haven't done it yet. I can't wait for them to get about 10 or 11, and they can make their own breakfasts and stuff like that.

Do your kids get what you do? Do they understand who their dad is?

They get it, yeah. They understand who I am. I don't think they understand all that s*** that people keep mithering me for -- asking for things and pictures. Some of the time they think that's cool, and other times they get embarrassed by it ... but don't we all.

I spoke to Tom Meighan from Kasabian when they toured with you and he was saying you got along in a crazy way -- you had your own language. He even said if he was a woman, he'd be having your babies.

Well, that's -- f***ing hell, that's a bit of a mad [one] then, that's considering he'd be a f***ing good looking woman.

What did you think of him when you first met him?

I met him at a gig. They were supporting [Oasis' former rhythm guitarist] Bonehead's band -- some f***ing shit band Bonehead was in at the Death Disco, [former Creation Records boss] Alan Mcgee's [club]. I'd never heard of him. I walked past and they were cool. We just got a drink. I wasn't there long and that was it -- that was all I remember. And then I obviously started seeing the f***ing band -- he's f***ing great. He's got good energy. I like people like that.

The way that it came off from him -- it's in your DVD -- he's so enthusiastic about you guys. Did he become a sort of cousin or little brother to you?

He was and he still is. I love him dearly. And I'd definitely look after him, and he looks after me. We're just both on the same kind of thing. I wouldn't look down and go, "Oh, you're my little brother." He's a grown man and he's doing his thing. We're all in the same f***ing boat.

Recently, the U.K. tabloids have been saying that you've been visited by John Lennon's ghost.

I wouldn't say that he visits me. I had an out of body experience when I was about 17 or 16, and as far as I'm concerned, that's when I started getting into music. That's when it all started going down, and I reckon it has something to do with him. He don't come and visit me -- at least, I don't think he does. I wish he did.

Any plans for bringing anyone in for the new Oasis album?

I don't think so but who knows. I'm not all for that stuff. I don't like that. That's like you're getting old before your time. I'm sure our kid [Noel Gallagher] will pull out some of his f***ing mates and go, "Yeah, come and play it," but that's not for me. I couldn't give a f***. No one will be singing my bits anyway.

Who could out sing you?

This is it -- nobody.

I suppose someone like Celine Dion would give it a go.

I don't think she'd get in the f***ing door.

She's skinny. She could fit through a crack.

Yeah, but I'd see that big nose coming.

The Verve have been around London lately since reuniting. Have you seen them since they reformed?

No, we're busy. We, I wanted to go see them the other night at the Roundhouse, but it's just -- we've got to do this record. We'll go out and meet with them -- they've been on the piss for three days -- so I'll catch up with them at the arena tour.

You guys were quite close with them.

I haven't seen them for ages, but I'm glad they're back.

And glad the Spice Girls are back?

Oh, f***ing over the moon.

Lastly, what is Liam Gallagher doing for Christmas?

My mates got a gaff in Switzerland, and we're going out there with the kids for five or six days just to hang out. I don't think we'll be doing any skiing, but I'll be there looking like James Bond with the kids -- just throwing snowballs and s***.

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The Fratellis To DJ In London Later This Week

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The Fratellis to play DJ set in London

Scottish rockers will man the decks later this week

The Fratellis will pay a DJ set at the This Feeling club night in London's Parker McMillan venue, on November 23.

The band follow in the footsteps of Tom Clarke of The Enemy and Andy Bell of Oasis, who have played DJ sets at the club night earlier in the year. Kasabian, Noel Gallagher and The Twang are also regular attendees.

The night will also feature acoustic performances from Figure 5, Sergeant, The Shayians and Exit Calm.

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Noel Gallagher-Signed Guitar Sculpture Highlights Charity Auction

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Last night's Gibson GuitarTown London charity auction at indigO2 in London's O2 Arena saw a variety of 10-foot Gibson Les Paul guitar sculptures and custom-decorated Gibson SG guitars (also celebrity-signed) sold to raise money for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, The Prince’s Trust and Teenage Cancer Trust.

The fiberglass sculpture painted in acrylics by cartoonist and illustrator Rosie Brooks and autographed by Sir Paul McCartney brought the highest bid of the evening, £60,000 or approximately $123,912 USD. "I just fancied playing with a big guitar! I think this one will hopefully catch the imagination of the public and whoever is going to buy it at the auction and raise money for The Prince's Trust, Teenage Cancer Trust and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, which are all great charities," McCartney said in September when he autographed the sculpture, titled "And The Crowd Goes Wild."

Other notable sales (in U.S. dollars) included sculptures signed by Paul Weller ($16,521), Robert Plant ($8,260), Noel Gallagher ($6,711), Ozzy Osbourne ($6,711), a Les Paul Tribute sculpture by artist Alex Echo ($7,744), and SG guitars signed by or associated with Roger Waters ($21,684), Ronnie Wood ($18,586), Slash ($17,554.20), Nick Mason ($10,842), Jack Bruce and Pete Brown ($8,260), Brian May ($7,228), Jimmy Page ($7,021), Bob Geldof ($6,195), Depeche Mode ($6,195), and the Zutons ($5,163).

Gibson Guitar sponsored the London GuitarTown event that led to last night's charity auction presented by Julien's Auctions. From June to September 2007, 30 hand-painted, free standing, 10-foot Gibson Les Paul replica guitar sculptures were on public display at More London on London's South Bank by City Hall, SE1, while while 30 hand-painted and celebrity-signed regular sized Gibson SG guitars were publicly displayed around The O2 in Greenwich.

“London is one of my favorite European cities with an outstanding musical environment. Gibson GuitarTown London will be a momentous and unique public exhibition, raising money for three fantastic charities with the support of many of Britain’s top musical names. This is our gift to the people of London,”said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar, when the charity effort was launched last spring.

Special thanks to artist Pete Mckee for keeping me updated on the auction, check out his website at www.petemckee.com

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It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But He Likes It)

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The relationship between football and music has never been an easy one, with so many players having lousy tastes in what they listen to. For a whole generation it was Phil Collins, and most of today's players will tune in to whatever slick and worthless R'n'B tosh is in the charts at the moment. However, there are some exceptions to the rule and this one in particular might surprise you...

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has told how he discovered the Rolling Stones as he went through rehab from his injury earlier this year. He told Chelsea's official club magazine: "One of our physios, Denis Talbot, got me on to them because they're his favourite band. On the way to the swimming pool every day we were listening to Forty Licks in the car. I must admit I'd never listened to the Stones - I don't know why.

"My family had got me into The Beatles but I'd never sat down and listened to the Stones. But I'm glad I've found them after all this time. I had them on every day." However, he adds: "That music wouldn't last five minutes in our dressing room, mind. I'd get ribbed putting that kind of music on. The lads just don't like it - I don't understand."

Cole also credits Paul Weller with helping him get through his gruelling daily 8 hours sessions in the gym to help him recover. "I couldn't have got through all that work without music. It's a massive help to me in situations like that. And it just so happens that while I was doing all that gym work, Paul Weller's Greatest Hits album had just come out so it was perfect timing.

"I also need to thank Oasis, Arctic Monkeys and Kasbaian too. They all helped me through," he said. Cole is also a big fan of the Stereophonics and went to see the Arctic Monkeys at Bournemouth the season before last. He also revealed he sorted tickets for the Manchester City game for Oasis star Noel Gallagher and was due to meet him after the match. "Apparently, he left when the third goal [of six] went in!" said Cole.

Read the full interview in the Chelsea magazine, out now.

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Gallows Are Recording Oasis Covers!

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Gallows frontman Frank Carter has revealed to Gigwise that the band are currently working on some Oasis covers.

The outspoken singer was speaking about recording their follow-up to ‘Orchestra of Wolves’ when he made the unlikely confession.

He told us: “We are working on some fun stuff for ourselves, but we want it to be a surprise. I will tell you that we’re working on some Oasis stuff, as we all love Oasis, and also some party songs for gigs.

”People think we are all about menacing people but we just want to have fun. The songs will probably not be recognisable and they’ll be sped up and rewritten!”

Gallows cover of The Ruts song ‘Staring At The Rude Boys’ alongside Lethal Bizzle is released this week. Don’t forget to check Gigwise for our full interview with Frank later this week.

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Football Fever Band's Go A Bit "Beckham"

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The NME has a football special in the gallery today, As England prepare to take on Croatia later on today.

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The Greatest :100 Greatest Songs Of The '90s

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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!

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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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Celebrity Air Rage

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High and mighty: some air rage incidents

Flying brings out the worst in the rich and famous. As Jonathan Rhys Meyers is charged with being drunk at Dublin airport, Amol Rajan fastens his seatbelt and recalls the celebrities who made themselves the in-flight entertainment

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

The 30-year-old Irishman appears to be struggling to leave behind his heavy drinking, loud-mouthed persona as the young Henry VIII in the BBC serial The Tudors. Following an appearance on an Irish talk-show at the weekend to promote his new film, August Rush, Rhys Meyers staggered into Dublin Airport, apparently having had a few too many post-broadcast tipples. After being less than polite to check-in staff, he was barred from boarding a London-bound BMI flight.

Rhys Meyers, who spent four weeks at a drying-out clinic in California earlier this year, then refused requests from airport security to calm down. They eventually called the police, who charged the actor with being drunk in public and breaching the peace. He is due in court on 5 December.

Snoop Dogg

Rap stars never travel light – or alone. When Snoop Dogg, aka Cordozar Calvin Broadus – probably one of the most celebrated American rappers and record producers of his generation – headed for South Africa from Heathrow in April of last year, he brought along 30 of his home boys. They, in turn, brought along their attitudes.

Refused entry into the first-class lounge because of their loutishness, the posse took out their rage out on staff at a duty- free shop, allegedly hurling bottles of whisky across the shop floor. But when they were told that unless they grew up they would not be allowed to board their plane, the rapper's minders blew their casket. Police were called to Terminal One to deal with the problem. They demanded that Snoop and his crew calm down. They didn't. Instead, they went "berserk". One of the rapper's home boys left a policeman with a fractured wrist, while several others had cuts or bruises.

Snoop and five of his men were arrested on charges of violent disorder and affray and spent the night behind bars.

Courtney Love

In February 2003, Love – the troubled widow of the Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain – was feeling a little restless on board a Virgin Airlines flight from Los Angeles to London. Seated next to two personal assistants and a nurse, she asked if her second nurse, who was sitting in economy class, could join her in business class. Alas, with the plane about to descend towards Heathrow, the former lead singer of the US rock group Hole had chosen a bad time to change her seating arrangements. When the cabin crew told her that the nurse could not join her, Love went "berserk", becoming verbally abusive and screaming and swearing at staff and passengers. Once the plane landed it was boarded by police, who spoke to the rocker for 20 minutes before bundling her into a van and interrogating her for a further 11 hours.

Liam Gallagher

Perhaps if they had been flying to Australia from the UK – a journey which can take up to 26 hours – you might excuse those bad boys from rock band, Oasis for being a bit fidgety. But in 1998, ahead of their tour of Australia, the band's members and their two dozen tag-alongs were making the much shorter journey from Hong Kong to Perth, on Australia's West Coast.

Apparently drunk before they got on board, lead singer Liam Gallagher defied the no-smoking policy on board the plane, and was promptly asked to stub out his cigarette. The Mancunian responded by throwing a hissy fit, thundering "obscene, offensive, and horribly abusive" language at other passengers.

While his brother Noel apparently slept, Gallagher began throwing food at those sat around him, encouraged by other band members, who promptly began raucous sing-alongs. The plane's captain threatened to conduct an emergency landing unless the group quietened down.

Eventually Gallagher led the stumbling entourage off the plane at Perth. Asked what he recalled of the event, he said: "Some panhead told me to shut up – some panhead who needs stabbing through the head with a fucking pick-axe."

Following the flight, Cathay Pacific issued the Gallagher brothers and the rest of Oasis with a lifelong ban.

Lorna Dow

On her way to a modelling assignment in New York in 1998, Dow decided to ease the boredom of her eight-hour flight from Manchester by drinking a cocktail of champagne and cannabis tea.

An air hostess found the model in a queue for a lavatory demanding a bucket to be sick in and threatening to urinate in the aisle. When the stewardess took her to another WC, only to find that was engaged too, Dow turned nasty. Saying, "I am going to sort you out", she tugged the hair of one cabin crew member, punched another and dragged a third down the aisle. She then challenged the whole crew to a fight. Dow, pleaded guilty to common assault and occasioning actual bodily harm and was given a three-month prison sentence.

Peter Buck

On a BA flight from Seattle to Heathrow in April 2001, the R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck allegedly ordered 15 glasses of red wine during the first three hours of the 10-hour journey, then staggered up to the galley to demand more. Buck emerged from a toilet to be confronted with a written warning from the flight captain. He responded by abusing staff and passengers, upending a trolley and covering an air hostess in yoghurt. The 6ft 2in musician ripped the warning from the captain's hands, tore it up and boasted: "You are just a captain and I am R.E.M."

In court, Buck claimed a sleeping pill he took before the flight, combined with "small amounts" of wine, had converted him into a "non-insane automatism". He said he had a total blackout until he woke up in a police cell, and was not therefore accountable for his actions. The jury agreed.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

In April 1982, gallery owner Larry Gagosian paid for American painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, a notorious party animal, to fly first class from New York to Los Angeles for an exhibition. Gagosian picks up the story: "It was like these four kind of rough-looking black kids hunched over a big pile of coke and then they just switched over to these huge joints. They had their big ski-glasses on, and big overcoats. The stewardess freaked. I thought 'Oh God, we're going to jail'". But when the stewardess protested that such behaviour was, actually illegal, Basquiat's retort was as polite as it was firm. "I thought this was first class ..." he said. Basquiat died of a drug overdose six years later.

Vinnie Jones

The former footballer turned Hollywood actor was sentenced to 80 hours' community service and fined £1,100 in 2003 for an act of mid-air aggression which, even by his standards, takes some beating.

On a Virgin Atlantic flight from Heathrow to Tokyo, the one-time Wimbledon captain found himself in a first-class cabin, next to a man named Stephen Driscoll. After exchanging some mild pleasantries with one another, Driscoll told Jones he was being "annoying". Jones, drinking "boorishly", waltzed up to a lady whom he thought might enjoy his company. When his fellow passengers and the cabin crew told him that she might not, he reacted furiously. Screaming loudly, "I can get you murdered. I can get whole crew murdered for £3,000". At one point, he allegedly slapped another passenger 10 times.

Ian Brown

Poor Christine Cooper. She was working on a BA flight from Paris to Manchester in 1998. Thinking one of the passengers was interested in duty free, she showed him what was on offer. Alas, former the Stone Roses singer Ian Brown was far from interested. When Cooper held up her hands to apologise, Brown misinterpreted the gesture.

"Hey you", he said to Cooper. "Don't you wave your fucking hands at me. I'll chop your fucking hands off." When the captain intervened, Brown repeated his threat. The singer then banged on the locked cockpit door demanding entry.

In court, Brown said his threats were in fact jokes. But for his abusive behaviour, and for potentially threatening the lives of other passengers, he was jailed for four months.

Grace Jones

Almost a quarter of a century after thumping the late television presenter Russell Harty after he turned his back to her in an interview, the Jamaican singer and former Vogue model's aggressive streak re-emerged in April 2005 when reports suggested that she was thrown off a Eurostar train from Paris to London for arguing with and verbally abusing a ticket inspector. She denied the claims.

Just two months later, Jones allegedly threw a tantrum when leaving her flight from New Jersey to London. After all passengers had left the Virgin aircraft, Jones demanded that she be escorted from the flight to the VIP lounge, rather than get on board a bus with all the commoners from economy class.

Jones was repeatedly told that the VIP lounge was only for departures and thus unavailable. But she would have none of it, screaming abuse at cabin crew. Eventually Heathrow chiefs escorted her to the VIP area – but not before armed police officers had rushed to the scene, and threatened her with arrest.

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Smiths Star Launches Massive Manchester Gig

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Andy Rourke returns with 2008 Versus Cancer charity show

The Smiths' Andy Rourke has announced details of next year's Versus Cancer gig.

The bassist organises an annual concert in hometown Manchester to raise money for the local Christie Hospital and Genesis Centre, with previous shows featuring the likes of Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown and Paul Weller.

This year's concert will take place on February 23 at the MEN Arena, with the line-up to be confirmed soon.

"This year's gig is going to be talked about for years to come. We've got some of the biggest bands of the moment lined up as well as some legendary acts that haven't performed live for a long time," explained Rourke of the 2008 event.

In the meantime, the bassist has also launched a "join the line-up" campaign to get fans and musicians to wear a special pin badge in the run to this year's event.

"Basically, we've always been about loads of people getting together to make a stand and do something special," said Rourke of the new effort, "and this year we wanted everyone to be able to be a part of it."

For more information about the badges, plus ticket details for Versus Cancer 08 go to Versuscancer.org.

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Oasis' 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' Gets CD Release

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Oasis' download only single 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' will get its first CD release exclusively on the new 'NME Essential Bands' CD.

The album, which is out in the shops now, also features songs from Amy Winehouse, Kaiser Chiefs and Biffy Clyro.

'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' was previously released only as a digital single, and feature on the band's DVD of the same title.

Speaking about the track Noel Gallagher told NME.COM: "That got left off the last album because it was the same verse all the way until the end. It's kind of locked into (the 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down') documentary now because it appears at the end of the film. It's quite rocking. It's just the 12 bar blues really, but it's good."

'NME Presents: The Essential Bands 2007/08' is out now and features the following tracklisting:
Disc 1:

Oasis - 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down'
Amy Winehouse - 'Valerie'
Hard-Fi - 'Suburban Knights'
Kaiser Chiefs - 'The Angry Mob'
The Killers - 'Read My Mind'
Kate Nash - 'Foundations'
Razorlight - 'Hold On'
Fall Out Boy - 'This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race'
The Twang - 'Either Way'
Maximo Park - 'Books From Boxes'
The Hours - 'Ali In The Jungle'
The Fratellis - 'Whistle For The Choir'
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Down Boy'
PJ Harvey - 'When Under Ether'
Noisettes - 'The Count Of Monte Christo'
The Maccabees - 'About Your Dress'
Milburn - 'What Will You Do When (The Money Goes?)'
Alterkicks - 'Cannibal Hiking Disaster'
The Rumble Strips - 'Girls And Boys In Love'
The Holloways - 'Generator'

Disc 2:

Arctic Monkeys - 'Brianstorm' (Live)
Babyshambles - 'Delivery'
Reverend And The Makers - 'He Said He Loved Me'
Lily Allen - 'LDN'
The Enemy - 'Away From Here'
Klaxons - 'It's Not Over Yet'
Ian Brown - 'Illegal Attacks'
Keane - 'The Night Sky'
Bloc Party - 'Hunting For Witches'
Biffy Clyro - 'Folding Stars'
The Gossip - 'Jealous Girls'
CSS - 'Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above'
Battles - 'Atlas'
Hadouken! - 'Liquid Lives'
Patrick Wolf - 'Get Lost'
Nine Black Alp - 'Burn Faster'
Pull Tiger Tail - 'Hurricanes'
Stereophonics - 'It Means Nothing'
The Cribs - 'Moving Pictures'
The Wombats - 'Kill The Director'

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Hasselhoff In Talks To Reprise Knight Rider Role

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American actor David Hasselhoff might reprise his role as Michael Knight in Knight Rider.

The Baywatch star is currently in talks with NBC to appear in the series.

Rider, the name of the sequel to the 1980s series centres on Mike Tracer, Michael Knight’s son who never knew his dad, reports the Hollywood Reporter.

The original series was a story of a kind of modern-day knight who drove an advanced smart car with artificial intelligence to fight crime.

Meanwhile, in November it was announced that the 55-year-old was currently in a recording studio working on an Oasis cover album to be released in Germany. (ANI)

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VH1 Classic Presents Seven Ages of Rock

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“Seven Ages of Rock,” a VH1 Classic co-production with the BBC, will make its U.S. debut on VH1 Classic Monday, December 17 and will air through Sunday, December 23 at 9:00 PM. Dennis Hopper narrates this 7-part series which showcases the various genres of rock music that impacted and shaped pop culture. Additionally, each episode will launch on VH1Classic.com simultaneously with its on-air premiere and will be archived for on-demand viewing. Also, watch music playlists for each age with videos from the featured artist only online.

From the birth of rock to metal to alternative rock – there is a genre for every music fan. This exclusive series will delve into what made each of these genres of music resonate with fans across the world.

Each of the seven episodes will take a deeper look into the individual ages of rock by evaluating the music itself -- breaking down key tracks, getting behind the songs and composing ideas, as well as looking into the social influences of the time and the social context that influenced the progression of the music. Throughout each episode viewers will hear from some of rock music’s biggest icons including Keith Richards, David Bowie, Roger Waters, Lou Reed, Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Deborah Harry, Gene Simmons, Damon Albarn, Stewart Copeland, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, Michael Stipe, Henry Rollins, Dave Grohl, Kim Deal, Noel Gallagher and many more.

Episode 1: “My Generation: The Birth of Rock” – Rock music emerges in the late 60’s as a fresh branch of rock ‘n’ roll. Becoming popular through artists like The Who, Cream, and The Rolling Stones, rock groups exemplified this era of protest through a tone of seriousness in their music. Premiering on Monday, December 17 at 9:00 PM.

Episode 2: “White Light, White Heat: Art Rock” – As rock music made a name for itself, upcoming rock artists began to experiment with their sounds. Groups including The Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Genesis were all a part of this innovative and varied sound. Premiering on Tuesday, December 18 at 9:00 PM.

Episode 3: “Blank Generation: Punk Rock” – Continuing with the evolution of the sound of rock, a genre of music emerged in the 1970s that can best be described as anti-establishment. Demonstrated by bands including The Sex Pistols, The Clash and Television, these artists created music that went hand-in-hand with the rebellion of youth, often containing lyrics that incorporated political outrage and a “do-it-yourself” attitude. Premiering on Wednesday, December 19 at 9:00 PM.

Episode 4: “Never Say Die: Heavy Metal” – A new sound that emerged from the UK, heavy metal conveyed an intense and powerful resonance. Artists like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest paved the way by establishing the heavy sound while artists like Metallica and Motley Crue added their own rock ’n’ roll twist. Premiering on Thursday, December 20 at 9:00 PM.

Episode 5: “We Are The Champions: Stadium Rock” – Rock music became more dominant in mainstream pop culture in the 80s allowing artists such as Queen, The Police, Bruce Springsteen, and U2 to sell out stadium-sized venues. Premiering on Friday, December 21 at 9:00 PM.

Episode 6: “Left of the Dial: American Alternative” – Influenced by punk, bands including Nirvana, REM, Sonic Youth, and Pearl Jam shunned the traditions of the music industry and signed with independent record labels. Despite their deviance from traditional mainstream success, many alternative bands became commercially successful. Premiering on Saturday, December 22 at 9:00 PM.

Episode 7: “What the World is Waiting For: British Indie” – Growing out of the UK punk scene, bands such as The Smiths, Oasis, and the Stone Roses possessed an independent spirit that embraced their artistic power and financial control. These groups created music that provided a strong and sometimes arrogant counterpoint to the pop sounds dominating the charts. Premiering on Sunday, December 23 at 9:00 PM.

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Liam Gallagher Has Words For Amy Winehouse

Stop Crying Your Heart Out

In the mid-90s, Oasis' Gallagher brothers became British tabloid fixtures thanks to their brotherly bust ups, their famous girlfriends and rumors of rampant drug use. These days, younger brother Liam and older brother Noel still regularly garner column inches, though it's more to do with marriage rumors, babies and ghost hauntings than the salacious stories of years before.

Liam was a little younger than Amy Winehouse when he first became front page fodder, so when Spinner caught up with the Oasis frontman during some promotion for Oasis' new DVD, 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down,' we asked if had any empathy for the travails of the 24-year-old pop-soul singer.

"No, nope, no," he told Spinner rather firmly. "I'm sure she's a big girl and she f***ing knows what she's doing. I couldn't give a f*** mate about any of them. I'm sure they couldn't give a f*** about me, so no. She plays with fire, you get burnt. That's the way it goes. That's what happened with me. I'm in a f***ing great place at the moment, so I don't think it does you any harm."
While plenty of rock stars, including Rolling Stones singer, Mick Jagger, have been quoted saying they'd like to help the troubled chanteuse, Liam suggested Winehouse will garner wisdom and find less trouble, with age.

"If she's knows what she's doing's f***ing not good, then she needs to sort of back up a bit," he said. "But she's young so I'd be probably doing the same thing, except for twice the drugs. I'm sure she'll grow out of it."

As for what she does, while Liam hasn't been shy of putting down plenty of ensembles over the years, he's rather kind when it comes to Winehouse's music. "It's alright," he said. "I like that 'Rehab.' I've not heard [the record], man. I've just heard what I heard on TV. She's good."

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