Charity Book 'Celebrity Handprints'

Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and David Beckham are just a few of the celebrities who have given their ink handprints to the new book 'Celebrity Handprints' by James Preston, published 1st December 2007.

Imagine, the fingerprints of Johnny Depp at your own fingertips. What's more, all proceeds from the sale of the book are being given to the UK charities BBC Children in Need and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The book is available from Amazon, bookstores and the website www.celebrityhandprints.org

James Preston has spent the past three years traveling the UK and the world compiling an amazing collection of ink handprints and accompanying photographs from over 100 of the most famous names in film, television, music and sport.

In this book you'll find 42 unique expressions of identity for you to examine. Enjoy comparing each one and then your own palm to those of David Beckham, Johnny Depp or Keira Knightley.

These actual size handprints provide a fascinating insight into the personality of the celebrities, who have shown kindness by contributing to this creative project. Discover what makes a handprint such a symbol of achievement and success in Celebrity Handprints.

There'll definitely be at least one handprint in the book everyone will want to cut out and frame. Therefore, also available from the website www.celebrityhandprint.org is a unique limited edition series of giclee prints, quality reproductions from the contributing celebrities including Johnny Depp with other names such as Oasis, Little Britain, Gwen Stefani and UK footballers John Terry and Steven Gerrard being added.

These actual size giclee prints are supplied for buyers to frame and come with an accompanying 5" x 7" professional photograph of the related celebrity having printed their hand.

The UK charities BBC Children in Need and Great Ormond Street Hospital will additionally receive 30% from each giclee handprint sold.

The book 'Celebrity Handprints' is paperback, 110 pages and priced at GBP20.00. ISBN 978-0955752308. The giclee handprints may only be purchased via www.celebrityhandprints.org and are priced at GBP50.00 each.

Source: www.itnews.it

Oasis 2008 A3 Calendar

Came across this the other day on Play, it's not official but still a good buy for £5.

Click here for more information

Another Great Oasis Studio Shot!

Check out another great shot of Oasis hard at work in the studio last week.

For this and more to come, including a great Christmas competition keep visiting the site.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Liam And Noel Gallagher Check Out Led Zeppelin In London

Liam and Noel Gallagher Check Out Led Zeppelin In London's 02 Arena last night.

Photos: Jon Furniss/WireImage

Top 10 Selling Music DVDs In The UK

01: Various Artists - Now That's What I Call An 80s Music Quiz - (EMI TV)
02: Various Artists - The X Factor - (Fremantle Home Ent)
03 Cast Recording - High School Musical - The Concert - (Walt Disney)
04: Daniel O'Donnell - Can You Feel The Love - (Rosette)
05: Nirvana - MTV - Unplugged In New York - (Geffen)
06: Queen - Rock Montreal - (Eagle Vision)
07: Bon Jovi - Lost Highway - The Concert - (Mercury)
08: AC/DC - Plug Me In - (Columbia)
09: Oasis Lord Don't Slow Me Down - (Big Brother)
10: David Gilmour - Remember That Night - Live At The Royal - (EMI)

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gordon Brown And Christopher Biggins On Liam Gallagher's Christmas Dinner Guest Wish List?

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, 35, want to invite PM Gordon Brown, 56, and I'm A Celebrity winner Chris Biggins, 58, to his home for Christmas Dinner.

A source said: "Liam thinks it'd be interesting to say the least. He is a huge fan of Chris Biggins."

Source: Daily Star

As The Morning Rain Soaked Me To The Bones

Oasis fan Ashleigh went along to Abbey Road last week (6/12) to try to meet Oasis outside the world famous studios, this is his story.....

I got there for around 10 in the morning. It was pretty cold and pouring with rain all morning. I just waited outside all morning not 100% if the band would even be there. Around 11am, a black cab turned up and out came who I believe to be Dave Sardy. At around half-past 11 Jason Rhodes who I recognize from videos etc came out jumped in his car and drove off.

I then waited around for another hour when I saw Jason Rhodes driving back down the road and in the passenger seat is Noel Gallagher. I waited by the car as Noel got out, by now I'm pretty nervous and Noel is on the phone. So I wait a minute then he gets off and I say a very nervous "hello" and ask him to sign my Definitely Maybe and I get Jason Rhodes to take a pic of me and Noel. I then thank him then Noel goes off into the studio.

I wait around for 10 more minutes and a cab pulls up. Who pulls out of the cab Zak followed by Liam. Liam seemed really friendly and signed my Definitely Maybe cover and Zak took the pic the pic of me and Liam.

I decided not to wait for anyone else as I was absolutely freezing and soaking wet.

Source: Ashleigh

Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, Dave Grohl For Led Zeppelin Show Tonight

Paris Hilton is also going...

Members of the Arctic Monkeys and Oasis are among an illustrious list of names who have made the guestlist for Led Zeppelin’s one-off reunion show later tonight (December 10th).

Sir Paul McCartney and his daughter, Stella, Lisa Marie and Priscilla Presley and Snow Patrol are also set to watch tonight’s spectacle.

As well as a traditional guestlist, which reportedly includes Kate Moss and Paris Hilton, Led Zeppelin have their own private ‘list’ which features Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl.

Speaking about being included on tonight’s guestlist, Arctic Monkeys’ drummer Matt Helders told the BBC that John Bonham, the band’s original drummer, was one of his biggest influences.

“I will be attending on Monday, I only found out yesterday (December 8th) that I could go though, I kind of forgot about it, obviously it's a big thing but yesterday we were told someone had got us tickets as a gift so I am very excited about that,” he said.

The band’s performance at the O2 Arena in London tonight attracted over 1 million ticket applications for just 18,000 tickets.

Demand was so high that one fan donated £83,000 to the BBC’s Children In Need in order to get a pair of tickets to the show.

Support at tonight’s concert will come from a number of Atlantic Records artists, including, Pete Townshend and Paolo Nutini.

Source: www.gigwise.com

Tickets Still On Sale For Versus Cancer

The organisers of next year's Versus Cancer gig at the M.E.N. Arena are certainly aiming high after approaching a number of top name acts to take part.

Organisers want to up the ante for the show on February 23. And they've signed Embrace singer Danny McNamara to help pull in the big names.

Danny tells me: "It is going to be really big. It will not be so Manchester centric, either. Whereas last year we had Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller together, this time expect unusual collaborations."

What do you want to play? Have your say.

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

Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

A Video From Bonehead's DJ Set In Bolton

Former Oasis member Bonehead during a DJ set at the Kico Club Bolton on Friday night.

Thank to Steve James for sending in the video.

MOJO's Greatest Pics: Oasis, 2005

Oasis by Zed Nelson, 2005

The route that took MOJO, Oasis and Zed Nelson to South-East London’s Rivoli Ballroom was a weird one. Originally the cover shoot was set for The Water Rats club in King’s Cross – the venue in January 1994 of Oasis’s second London show. But the romantic, lager-fugged reminiscences of the MOJO art team were cruelly dashed by the daytime reality, the crushed velvet decadence of our memories turning into cig ash and gaffer tape before our eyes.

In the end, we transplanted our visions of deep reds and faded opulence south of the river. But the technical demands of the venue nearly derailed the shoot before it began.

“The Rivoli Ballroom was such a massive space,” recalls Nelson, equally well-known for his edgy reportage as he is for his fresh portraiture. “It looked beautiful, but lighting it was a nightmare. It meant a really slow shutter speed, which in turn meant the band had to stand really still. But controlling Oasis is hard enough at the best of times. It’s like going into a zoo and having to tame the silverback gorillas.”

Nelson’s team were blessed with an unexpected ally: Liam Gallagher’s hangover. While drink can often make the Oasis singer even more volatile, his pre-prandial crapulence rendered him as docile as a puppy. While Nelson got on with the snappery, it was up to other members of the MOJO team to defuse the entourage…

“I was trying to get good pictures of Liam and Noel,” says Nelson, “but the PR was agitating to make sure the other guys were in the pics – it became a diplomatic dance, almost a comedy really. It’s hard to get an interesting dynamic with a group – in the end, it’s four guys in a line – but with Liam and Noel it’s a more complicated relationship, and that’s what you’re trying to capture. Luckily, everyone got what they wanted in the end.”

Ultimately, reckons Nelson, if you keep thing in mind, rock portraiture should never pose insuperable problems.

“Basically, half the people that pretend not to give a fuck desperately do give a fuck. The people who really don’t give a fuck are actually quite easygoing.”

Interview by: Danny Eccleston

To browse Zed's 2005 Oasis shots, click here.

To see more pictures by Zed Nelson, visit www.zednelson.com

Source: www.mojo4music.com

Noel Gallagher On The Rusell Brand Show Again

Noel Gallagher yet again joined Russell Brand on his weekly BBC Radio 2 show by phone for the usual shenanigans from Abbey Road studios.

They talk about a number of diverse subjects, that include Ronnie Wood, Led Zeppelin, Tony Blair, The Queen and much more.

Click here to listen again to the show or to download the podcast.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk/radio2

Dominant Mayweather Stops Hatton

Floyd Mayweather put on a vintage display to stop Ricky Hatton in the 10th round and retain his WBC welterweight crown in Las Vegas.

Manchester's Hatton, 29, applied most of the pressure in the early rounds and found some success with some big lefts.

But Mayweather let his hands go in the middle rounds, with his fierce left finding its target as Hatton attacked.

And the champion floored Hatton with two big lefts in the 10th before ending it with a devastating left hook.

Watch The News conference: Ricky Hatton
Watch The News conference: Floyd Mayweather

Official figures put the British attendance at 4,000, but there must have been close to three times that number in the MGM Grand Arena by the time the bell rang for the opening round.

With the strains of Blue Moon still ringing in his ears, light-welterweight king Hatton started quicker and wobbled Mayweather with two big right hands in the first round.

Mayweather started to find his range in round two, landing with one sweet right from way back, although Hatton appeared to nick the third courtesy of some powerful lefts to the body.

Hometown fighter Mayweather stepped up a gear in round four, sending home one huge right to the head and picking the challenger off with some dazzling combinations.

Hatton's corner went to work on a cut over his left eye at the end of the round and it was becoming clear that the champion's slick shots were taking their toll.

Mayweather was happy to soak up Hatton's constant pressure in round five, but round six proved to be the turning point of the fight, with Mayweather landing at will with flashing left hooks and jabs and Hatton having a point deducted by referee Joe Cortez for clubbing right to the back of the neck.

Surprisingly, Mayweather was happy to fight inside for long periods and by the seventh round it was clear he was as strong as Hatton and had the measure of him at close range.

He continued to pick Hatton off with counters before jolting 'The Hitman' with a crunching right hand just before the end of the round.

Mayweather started to show the full range of his talents in round eight, sending home a stinging right cross and a left-right combination to the body that had Hatton grimacing.

Mayweather then let go with two lefts that sent Hatton reeling before befuddling Hatton further with nine or 10 unanswered punches.

Hatton became an easier target the longer the fight wore on, and in the battle of the jabs, Mayweather was king, landing 40% to the Englishman's 17%.

Round nine was all Mayweather, the Michigan native teeing off on Hatton with quicksilver lefts and stiff rights and finishing off the round with two stabbing jabs.

Before the 10th round, Hatton's fans were acutely aware that their hero was in need of a knockout, but the fairytale ending was not forthcoming.

Mayweather landed with two huge left hooks that sent Hatton sprawling and sent him to the canvas again with a tremendous left hook.

Referee Cortez called a halt to proceedings before Hatton had hit the floor, a minute and 35 seconds into the round, leaving 'The Hitman's' legion of fans stunned.

The judges' scores at the time of the stoppage were: 88-82, 89-81, 89-81.

Mayweather, often maligned for being cocky, was admirable and gracious in victory, hurrying to check up on and praise his vanquished foe.

"He kept coming and I see why they call him the Hitman. He's one hell of a fighter but I took care of business and did the job," said Mayweather.

"I wanted to show the fans that I still got it. I have nothing else to prove to the world."

Hatton suggested that he would continue to box despite the pain of defeat.

"I'm the best at light-welter and I fought the best at welter. I'd rather give praise to my opponent. My pride is hurt more than the punches."

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

On This Day In Oasis History...

On This day in 2005 Oasis played there biggest show in Wales at The Millenium Stadium to over 60,000 fans.

A review from NME.COM

Oasis triumph at huge Cardiff gig

'Noise And Confusion 05' caps a great year

Oasis triumphed at the 'Noise And Confusion 05' extravagaza at Cardiff Millennium Stadium yesterday (December 10).

The rock giants headlined the mammoth gig backed by a stellar support cast including Foo Fighters, Razorlight and Noel Gallagher's favourite band The Coral.

But there was no doubt who the majority of the sold-out crowd were there to see - and Oasis didn't disappoint. Playing the same set (bar 'The Masterplan' ) they ran through at the summer festivals, they thrilled the devoted crowd with a mix of songs from current album and a host of old classics.

Liam Gallagher was in unusually quiet mood, but was seen to be regularly asking the fans in the front rows if they were OK.

The set was:

'Fuckin' In The Bushes' (Intro)
'Turn Up The Sun'
'Lyla'
'Bring It On Down'
'Morning Glory'
'Cigarettes And Alcohol'
'The Importance of Being Idle'
'The Masterplan'
'Songbird'
'A Bell Will Ring'
'Acquiesce'
'Live Forever'
'Mucky Fingers'
'Wonderwall'
'Champagne Supernova'
'Rock 'N' Roll Star'

'Guess God Thinks I'm Abel'
'The Meaning Of Soul'
'Don't Look Back In Anger'
'My Generation'

Photos taken by myself.

The Day The Music Died 'John Winston Lennon' 1940-1980

It is 27 years today since legend John Lennon was tragically gunned down outside his New York apartment by crazed assassin David Chapman.

Yoko Ono has now requested that we remember her late husband’s passing at 11.15am with a moment of reflection.

She also suggests listening to Lennon's hit Imagine and reading her personnal message at www.imaginepeace.com.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Zak Starkey Is On Board For New Oasis Album

stopcryingyourheartout.com can exclusively reveal that Zak Starkey is in the studio with Oasis working on their seventh studio album !

Several reliable sources including good friend Lisa Stephens have spoken to Noel outside Abbey Road Studios in the past few days.

Asked how the album was coming along and when we could expect it to hit the stores. He replied with " Next year " and added that Zak was drumming on the new tracks.

Several sets of photos with the various band members at the London studios are further proof of this great news. (The owners have asked not to have them posted)

Stay tuned as we get you the news on the new album's progress as it breaks !

Special thanks to Lisa Stephens

Interview With Steve Cradock

If any band out there knows the meaning of the saying 'It's a marathon, not a sprint' then it's Ocean Colour Scene. Even though they formed in 1991 it wasn't until the mid-1990s that they hit the proverbial big time. Positioning themselves among Britpop's finest, between 1996 and 1998 they were like dog poo in the park: everywhere. Sell-out tours, guests on TFI Friday entering the studio to The Riverboat Song, radio stations played them 24/7 and they enjoyed the patronage of the Modfather himself, Paul Weller (a relationship that exists to this day). Ahead of Sunday's gig, EG spoke to guitarist Steve Cradock.

Q. You rode the Britpop wave with bands like Blur and Oasis; were you a bit overwhelmed?

A. Not really. We took it in our stride. A lot of the other bands all decamped down to London but we stayed up in Birmingham. As a result we were able to keep our feet on the ground.

Q. Were you aware at the time that you were in the middle of England's most exciting musical period since punk?

A. Most definitely. And I can tell you the day when that feeling hit us -- when we walked out onto the stage at Knebworth, supporting Oasis, in front of 250,000 people!

Read the interview in full here

Source: www.thisisnottingham.co.uk

Lord Don't Slow Me Down Italian Streaming

As previously announced 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' is now being streamed for 48 hours only here on Oasisinet with Italian subtitles.

Please click the link below to view the DVD footage.

Remember, this stream will be available to view once only per user, for those resident in Italy or with an Italian e-mail address (ending .it).

To register and view please Click Here.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Happy Birthday Gem Archer

Colin Murray Archer (born December 7, 1966 County Durham), better known as Gem (pronounced with a hard "G" - like "guitar", after the Scottish footballer Archie Gemmill), is an English musician best known for his work with Heavy Stereo and Oasis. He joined Oasis as rhythm guitar player in November 1999, and now writes some of their songs.

Archer is a vegetarian. He is married to Lou, with whom he has a son, Joel, and a daughter, Libby.

Whirlpool

Archer began his musical career in Whirlpool in the mid-80s. Ironically, in 1987, when Whirlpool were auditioning for a drummer, he stumbled across a young Alan White (then just 15 years old) who impressed everyone at the audition. Archer remembers "I thought he was mega but the others were worried what a 15-years-old kid on the road and on the lager would be like. I rang his dad and told him, Sorry. But don't worry he's fantastic. He'll go all the way". Archer's words were to prove true when White joined Oasis in 1995. Archer was to join him 12 years after their initial meeting.

Heavy Stereo

When Whirlpool split in the early 90s, Archer graduated to singer and guitarist status with Creation Records signing Heavy Stereo, a glam-rock band. They enjoyed some success supporting Oasis on some dates of their 1996 UK arena tour. Their only album, 1996's Déjà Voodoo, followed shortly, but did not enjoy much critical or commercial success. However, Heavy Stereo's next release did receive more attention through demos of new material, a critically acclaimed contribution to The Jam tribute album, Fire and Skill - Songs Of The Jam, and opening on a Paul Weller tour. Archer recalls "We'd got a Paul Weller tour and our new music was our best ever... I thought '99 really might be a good year for us." However, work on the record was put on hold when Archer's mother fell seriously ill.

Oasis

Whilst at home in Newcastle, having returned to care for his mother, Archer - lying in front of the fire - heard a report on The Big Breakfast that Bonehead had left Oasis after a massive row with Noel Gallagher. He claims "I thought, Shit! They'll split now. I was a real fan, and I'm not just saying that. For me, Oasis had breathed life back into rock 'n' roll." He was unaware that Noel Gallagher - who knew Archer from both their days on the Creation Records label - had rung his home in London where it was Archer's son Joel's birthday party. Once Archer's mother had recovered, Gallagher invited him to Olympic Studios, where Oasis were mixing Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. "We went to the pub and I couldn't stand not knowing if I was a part of the band. After less than half a pint of Guinness I said, "What does Liam say?" And Noel said," It's my fucking band. I'll have who I want." Archer claims the rest of Heavy Stereo were pleased for him to join Oasis.

As Archer did not perform on the Giants album, he received no royalties and, for the first few performances, was paid a standard session wage, about £85 a gig, as the new Oasis rhythm guitarist. His first official duty was to appear on the "Go Let It Out" video - on which he played lead guitar, as Andy Bell had yet to take over bass, so Noel played bass with Liam on rhythm - and played his first rhythm guitar set at a session for alternative radio in Philadelphia.

Though Archer is officially referred to as Oasis' rhythm guitarist, his role in Oasis is much more than that. In live setting he and Noel often switch between lead and rhythm guitar and both Noel and Liam Gallagher have praised Archer for his contributions in the studio. Archer also has a role as a songwriter. His first songwriting contribution after joining Oasis was "Hung in a Bad Place", which appeared on Oasis' 5th album Heathen Chemistry and was said to resemble Heavy Stereo. This song was picked up for use in a commercial for Victoria's Secret in the US. His role has expanded on Oasis' most recent album, Don't Believe the Truth, which features Archer's "A Bell Will Ring" and "Love Like a Bomb", the latter of which he co-wrote with singer Liam Gallagher. He also contributed the B-sides "Eyeball Tickler" and "The Quiet Ones" - an acoustic song much like Liam's "Songbird". Gem has said that he finds it quite daunting to submit songs for consideration to the band because of Noel Gallagher's stature as a songwriter, whom he cites as one of his favourite songwriters.

Andy Bell highlights Archer's significance to Oasis saying "Oasis has completely evolved. Noel's old mates left, he's been divorced and really changed his own life around. He still has Liam but his relationship with Liam is different - It's more tempestuous. He needs a less extreme mate and Gem's it. Gem chills Noel out. And that makes Oasis a more stable ship."

Other work

Gem also had a role in making the Nine Inch Nails' record With Teeth in middle-2004 before starting final sessions in October 2004 for Don't Believe the Truth. He also assisted Noel Gallagher in producing the first Proud Mary album, a band signed to Gallagher's Sour Mash record label.

Source: Wikipedia

Zoom In On Oasis In The Studio

Zoom in on Oasis in the studio... the photo’s are in and there will be more to come, so check back here next week for more. Click here to view the image below Click the image to zoom in!

Source: www.oasisinet.com