Oasis Stars 'Unable To Party Together' Anymore

Oasis stars Noel and Liam Gallagher never party together anymore, according to film director and documentary maker Ballie Walsh.

Walsh, who produced last year's Oasis DVD 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' and is currently promoting 'Flashbacks of a Fool', claims the pair operate a "one day on, one day off" system as they are unable to spend time together under the influence of alcohol.

Instead, he said, they go out separately when on tour with their system deciding whose turn it is to go out drinking.

Speaking about his time filming the band, Walsh told NME: "What happened is Noel went out one night and had a rest the next night when Liam went out."

The filmmaker defended the brothers' actions, arguing that it was impressive they had managed to stay together as a band for over a decade.

He said: "Well, would I want to go on tour with my brother? No. I think how they manage to keep it working is great. The fact that they've survived this long and they're still doing it [touring], and they go on stage together every night - well it works."

Source: www.rte.ie

Russell Brand's New Movie

I went for a chinwag with Russell about his brilliant new movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall, before he jetted off on another leg of his campaign for global superstardom.

One memorable line about Oasis rockers Noel and Liam having a threesome with his ex-girlfriend made the final cut.

Russ said: “I have paid tribute to Noel Gallagher in the film. I hope he will be flattered to be mentioned in the context of an American film rather than the usual treatment from news reporters over there saying, ‘The Gallagher brothers disgusted viewers today when they spat at a child.’”

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is out this weekend, read the full interview here.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

US NME Awards: One Day To Go

The preparations are in full swing for Wednesday's (Apr 23) ceremony

The final countdown to the US NME Awards is well underway - with just one days to go until this year's ceremony.

The first ever NME Awards to be held in America, takes place on Wednesday (April 23) at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, and NME.COM will be bringing you unrivalled coverage from the event.

Following the tradition set by the original UK awards – which has seen everyone from The Beatles to Arctic Monkeys attending the ceremonies over the years – this week’s event will see the original line-up of Jane's Addiction reforming especially to play at the ceremony before picking up the Godlike Genius Award.

Meanwhile the votes of NME.COM's US users are currently being counted-up, and a host of talent from across the globe is expected at the El Rey on Wednesday evening to find out who has won.

You can follow how Oasis do, by watching an exclusive live stream of the ceremony here.

Source: www.nme.com

Courteeners Star Hits Out Over Oasis Comparisons

Courteeners rocker Liam Fray is sick of being compared to Oasis star Liam Gallagher.

The Mancunian, whose band are currently in the Top 10 with debut album St Jude, has been accused of being just as lippy as his namesake following catty remarks about their rivals.

But despite having been inspired by the Gallagher brothers and hailed by U2 and Morrissey as the best British band to emerge since Oasis, the new Liam says he is tired of being tarred with the same brush as his predecessor.

He said: "Some people seem to think we are bad lad bruisers because we are from the north of England, but it is just southern media bias.

"I was inspired by Oasis, though. I remember being in the back of my dad's car when I was 10 and hearing Wonderwall for the first time and knowing that was what I wanted to do. None of our songs sound like Oasis, but people always say that.

"If you see Noel or Liam on the front of a magazine, you are going to buy it because they are funny.

"We are similar because we don't tell lies. There's no marketing campaign around us and no media training, as you can probably tell.

"We have wanted to do this since we were small, so to finally get the record out and for it to do well is buzzing.

"It is everything I have been working towards since I was in nursery. You choose your mates and the social circles and the albums you decide to nick off your pals at school shaped from that. It's an album that has been 22 years in the making."

Meanwhile, he says the fact the band are being criticised means they are already a success - but insists there's no Blur versus Oasis rivalry on the horizon.

Liam said: "As anybody starts to get successful, people try to shoot them down. But if they want to say negative stuff, we will just silence them with good songs."

The band have also announced another UK tour, which sees them play Dundee's Fat Sams (October 6) Glasgow's Barrowland (October 7).

They're also heading to T in the Park this summer for a show on the festival's Radio 1/NME stage on Saturday, July 12.

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Don't Be A Stick-In-The-Mud, Noel. Jay-Z Will Be A Hit At Glastonbury

The fuss over the news that Jay-Z is to headline this year's Glastonbury festival has caught me by surprise. When I first heard, I thought Jay-Z was a natural fit – the world's biggest hip-hop star at the UK's most forward-thinking music festival. Noel Gallagher disagreed: "Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music... I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury," he said. "It's wrong." As a hip-hop fan, that struck a nerve with me. So when the BBC asked me for a comment, I gave them a quick, equally ill-considered quote: "These are the typical reactionary views of a pampered has-been." It's not that I have a problem with Noel or Oasis, it's just that I can't stand such monomania in the broad church of modern music.

The next day, I awoke to an in-box full of emails from irate Oasis fans; many reiterated Noel's point, that Glastonbury was about "indie rock" and nothing but, and how dare that big scary bogeyman Jay-Z spoil their beautiful garden party? Their response exposed one myth: that the old tribes of pop have all but dispersed, making way for a generation of technologically savvy, cosmopolitan consumers who cherry-pick the finest sounds from any number of contrasting genres. The furore also prompts a bigger question: is the Jay-Z row a storm in a teacup, or symptomatic of a far deeper malaise?

The hostility you see on the NME message boards – "we don't need this hip-hop wank" ran one posting – is hard to explain. Perhaps it's simply the prospect for "indie rock" fans that Jay-Z's appearance will force them out of their comfort zone. Or perhaps, as Emily Eavis, the co-organiser of this year's Glastonbury, alluded to in The Independent on Tuesday, at the heart of this row may be something more troubling than differences in musical taste: race. It would be interesting to know what the reaction would be if it weren't Jay-Z headlining, but Eminem.

British festival audiences have had their musical tolerance tested in the past, and found it wanting. In 2004, when 50 Cent (right) and his G-Unit crew played Reading, they were viciously bottled by a braying mob (don't take my word for it, go to YouTube). 50 was remarkably sanguine about it. "That was fun," he laughed. "It reminded me of when I first started. How do you react to it? You start to take it all in while you're up there and laugh – what are you going to do, get mad?"

That was an exception, and I don't think it'll happen to Jay-Z this year. His show isn't full of the cheesy rituals that you normally get in a hip-hop show: he's very
focused. He knows how to whip up a lethargic crowd with nothing but his superstar presence. But he's also part of a tradition in hip-hop of audience interaction – as opposed to the kind of rock gig where a band will play a song, wait for the applause, and carry on, often without so much as an aside to the crowd between songs. In contrast, Jay-Z will pick a member of the audience and rap straight to them for a minute at a time. It gives his shows a laser-beam intensity, and if people can approach it with an open mind, his appearance at Glastonbury will win a lot of converts. (One of the highlights of last year's festival was Dizzee Rascal joining the Arctic Monkeys on stage.)

The boy from Brooklyn's cause will be helped by the fact that, like the Arctic Monkeys, he understands the power of the special guest appearance. Last year at the Royal Albert Hall, Jay-Z brought on stage Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow. How fitting it would be if hip-hop's biggest act issued an invitation to indie-rock's pin-up boy at Glastonbury in June.

Andy Cowan is editor of the magazine 'Hip-Hop Connection'

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Spanish Oasis Podcast

A new Oasis podcast has been launched in Spanish, and is by rocknrollstars.

It features news, band history and so much more. For more information and to download the podcast click here.

Are You Having A Laugh?

From Catherine Tate stooge to Gavin and Stacey pin-up boy.

Mathew Horne, who has never been on the cover of a magazine, doesn't show up on gossip pages, had a supporting role on a sketch show and now plays the straight man in a gentle (though excellent) BBC3 sitcom, has become the kind of man his childhood heroes pay their respects to.

Most people who bump into Liam Gallagher walk away with a black eye or a flea in their ear. Not Mathew Horne.

"I felt a tap on my shoulder, looked round and there he was. He said, “All right, mate – can I shake yer 'and?” He was a big Catherine Tate fan.

"I bumped into Noel last week, and he's a big Gavin & Stacey fan. I saw Richard E Grant on the street recently, and he was saying, "You're a legend."

Read the fuli interview here.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Fans Attack!

After SCYHO and various other Oasis sites ran Black Book Media's article Noel Gallagher Jealous Definitely, Racist Maybe it caused Ben Barna's usually sparingly used comments box to overflow with your messages of concern. See Ben's response below:

Earlier today, a concerned gentleman e-mailed BlackBook demanding I issue an apology for my post on Noel Gallagher’s negative reaction to Jay-Z headlining Glastonbury (the gentleman doesn't think it's right). Apparently the article was picked up by an Oasis fansite, causing the minions of Oasis Nation to unleash their wrath upon me in the comments. Throughout the day, my colleagues and I shared laughs over gems such as: “ben barna you have your head jammed up or [sic] politically correct ass,” while another lauded “Classic idiocy from a low-grade journalist who clearly hasn’t done their research.” At least they consider me a journalist. Thanks guys! See the comments yourself for the full effect. What pissed them off so much, was that apparently I called the fragile Mr. Gallagher a racist.

I have since learned that you cannot use such a loaded term when discussing someone as beloved as Noel, which is why Emily Eavis, co-founder of Glastonbury, tip-toed around it. Allow me to address those upset by the post, in all caps, so you don’t miss it this time: EMILY EAVIS INSINUATED THAT NOEL GALLAGHER’S COMMENTS WERE RACIALLY MOTIVATED. I SAID THEY WERE NOT. I SAID THEY WERE BASED ON JEALOUSY. Read the last sentence again, and maybe you’ll get it. Take your time, no rush. What I found so delicious about this whole episode is that everyone who isn’t a rabid Oasis fan (i.e. doesn’t spend their time on Oasis fan forums) didn’t interpret the post as a anti-Gallagher smear. Meaning, fans let their commendable passion for Noel Gallagher and his band override those equally commendable reading comprehension skills.

I am a huge fan of Oasis—I grew up with their music, and I love the Gallagher brothers. Noel is a brilliant songwriter, and Liam has one of the most distinct voices in modern rock. Five years ago, after leaving the hospital after an 18-day stay, the first song I listened to on my walk home was “Cast No Shadow.” It was inspiring. But, having said that, I will never ever let my love for Oasis alter the way I read and understand sentences. That would be dangerous and irresponsible. But I’m glad you guys do, because this last day has been an absolute hoot.

Ben Barna

If you would like to respond to Ben click here

Source: www.blackbookmag.com

'I'm Nothing Like Liam Gallagher'

The Courteeners singer Liam Fray likes a rant.

Within ten minutes of our chat starting, the motormouth Manc has yelled, said the f-word more times than I care to remember and declared his band better than any other. No wonder he is being called the new Liam Gallagher.

But this week the singer’s gobbiness was justified when The Courteeners’ debut album, St Jude, crashed straight into the album charts at No4.

Liam says: “We are buzzing. Chart positions have never really been on our agenda as — well, look at Westlife. They’ve had loads of hits and they’re s**t. But this is nice. It shows that a lot of people are into us.”

Gobby

But any mention of the other Liam from Manchester and I am having to put my fingers in my ears. He bellows: “Because I’m Liam, I’m northern and I’m from Manchester, people are making comparisons. I’m obviously unintelligent and insensitive as well then.

“I’m nothing like him. I’m gobby, yes, but I do have brain cells. We’re having to bang twice as hard to get taken in as we’re not an Oasis copy band. We have got f*****g brains. We’re not this mouthy, laddish band people think we are.

“It’s nothing personal as I’ve never met Liam Gallagher and I love him and, yes, we dress alright, like Oasis and The Libertines were an influence on us, but weren’t they on most bands our age?”

Read the full interview bt clicking here

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Noel Gallagher: Jealous Definitely, Racist Maybe

[All views expressed in this article are those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of SCYHO.COM]

Stumbling across this story about Noel Gallagher sounding off against a fellow artist has us feeling all 1996-y, when Oasis mattered, and our dad surprised us with a new Nintendo 64. But this time it isn’t fellow Brit-poppers Damon Albarn or Richard Ashcroft getting singed by Gallagher's molten tongue—it’s the untouchable Hova. Gallagher is upset because his beloved summer festival Glastonbury, the centerpiece of Europe’s summer-fest smorgasbord, has booked Jay-Z as its headlining act, and attributes lagging ticket sales (it has yet to sell out, unlike previous years) on the American rapper’s presence. “If it ain't broke, don't fix it," the-brother-who-writes-all-the-songs told the BBC.

He’s upset because Glastonbury’s headliners are traditionally rock acts, and Hova riffs from his head, not from a Les Paul. “If you break it, people ain’t gonna go. I’m sorry, but Jay-Z? No chance. I’m not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. No way. No. It’s wrong.” Lucky for Jay-Z, Gallagher doesn’t curate Glastonbury (although his band headlined it twice), so his spot on the bill looks safe. Glastonbury’s co-organizer Emily Eavis hinted at something more sinister lurking beneath Noel’s words, but stopped short of blurting it out: “There is also an interesting undercurrent in the suggestion that a black, U.S. hip-hop artist shouldn’t be playing in front of what many perceive to be a white, middle-class audience. I’m not sure what to call it, at least not in public, but this is something that causes me some disquiet.” Here’s where we intercede and remind Ms. Eavis that racism and jealousy are two very different things.

by Ben Barna, Disagree with the author? Let him know here

Source: www.blackbookmag.com

Vote For Oasis At The NME Awards USA 2008

Last few days to vote...

Oasis have been nominated in the following categories at the NME Awards USA 2008

Here are the NME AWARDS USA 2008 shortlists. We've tallied up your votes from the round of open voting and now's the time to select your final winners.

Best International Indie/Alternative Band

Oasis
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Muse
Radiohead

Best Video

Oasis 'Lord Don’t Slow Me Down'
Arctic Monkeys 'Fluorescent Adolescent'
Foo Fighters 'Long Road To Ruin'
Justice 'D.A.N.C.E.'
The Killers 'Tranquilize'

Don't forget - music fans can watch a video stream of the ceremony LIVE from Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre on NME'S MySpace page on the day of the Awards (April 23).

Click here to cast your vote

Source: www.nme.com

On This Day In Oasis History...

"Who Feels Love?" is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It became the second single to be released from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, peaking at number 4 in the UK charts.

The album was noted for its psychedelic feel, and "Who Feels Love?" was held up as the most extreme example of this. Mark Stent was praised for his production on the song, creating a "trippy" feel like that found on Beatles songs such as "Rain". With the psychedelic and Eastern sound, the song also reminds of George Harrison achievements like "Within You Without You" and also some of his solo work.

However, despite the high-quality production, the song was not well received by the critics, NME said that the production "triumphs over any real sort of feeling... pure mock Maharishi spirituality that not even Liam can salvage from the realm of self-parody".



One of the B-sides is a cover of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter". It was played live during the Shoulders tour of 2000. Paul Weller recorded a version of b-side "One Way Road" for his covers-album Studio 150 in 2004. The Weller version was subsequently used as the theme tune to Jack Dee's sitcom Lead Balloon.

The demo for "Gas Panic!" was only ever officially released in Japan before being included on a free Oasis CD issued with the Sunday Times on June 23, 2002.

Irish musician Rob Smith said in an interview on Irish national television in December 2006 that this was the most under-rated song of all time and should be "praised for its genius".

Source: Wikipedia

More Details On Gallagher Collaboration

Paul Weller has commented further about working with Oasis’ Noel Gallagher and former Blur musician Graham Coxon on his new solo album 22 Dreams and has also revealed details of the possible first single.

Gallagher appears on “Echoes Round The Sun” alongside fellow Oasis member Gem Archer, and the album track is expected to be the first single released on May 26, a double A-side with “Have You Made Your Mind Up”.

Weller who previously helped out on Oasis’ Champagne Supernova told BBC news this week that a new collaboration was a long time coming. He said: "Well me and Noel have been talking about trying to write something for years now. He had the idea for the backing track and I just put the tune and the words on top."

Weller also adds that Oasis fans could be disappointed that the Gallagher doesn’t sing on the track, saying: "He's not singing on it, he's playing a lot of keyboards and some bass which is not necessarily the first thing you'd think of."

Graham Coxon features on 22 Dreams album track ‘Black River’ and Weller says they "worked on that early last year” adding that “Graham plays drums, backing vocals and guitars."

Weller also commented on the collaborations in general saying: "I think among most musicians you just get on with it and enjoy it, and it's fun and just a joy to do."

For more details on the new studio album and for the full 22 Dreams tracklisting, click here.

Meanwhile, Paul Weller is back on stage. You can see him at the following venues next month:

Victoria Theatre, Halifax (May 5)
Victoria Hall, Stoke (6)
Empress Ballroom, Blackpool (8)

Source: www.uncut.co.uk

Residency? What Residency

Press speculation about Oasis playing a residency at London's O2 Centre later this year is pure nonsense.

An Oasis Management spokesman said:

"Oasis simply don't do residencies. The O2 Arena is one of a number of London venues that's been considered for a show later on this year."

Source: www.oasisinet.com

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Oasis Gallery On NME.COM

Oasis have recently announced their return to the live arena - a string of North American dates in August and September, although they've denied rumours of a residency at the O2. Noel said the O2 Arena is "too Americanised for me, and it's too far away. Any gig you can get to by boat that hasn't got a beach is wrong". Keep clicking for loads more pictures of the legends live.

For the full gallery click here

Source: www.nme.com

Editor Attacks "Has-Been" Noel Gallagher

Hip-Hop Connection editor Andy Cowan has described Oasis star Noel Gallagher as a "has-been".

He hit back at comments Gallagher made about the arrival of hip-hop music at Glastonbury Festival being "wrong", describing the rocker's views as "reactionary".

The guitarist suggested yesterday that Jay-Z's addition to the Glastonbury bill was the reason behind the lower number of ticket registrations for this year's event.

Cowan told the BBC: "These are the typical reactionary views of a pampered has-been.

"Having had the grave misfortune of seeing Oasis play Glastonbury in 1995 - a lumpen, turgid mess of a set - Gallagher himself has set the bar very low, and I've no doubt Jay-Z will be a huge success this year."

Festival organiser Emily Eavis also responded to the remarks, pointing out that urban acts including De La Soul, Cyprus Hill and The Roots had all played the summer bash before.

Glastonbury Festival takes place on June 27-79. The full lineup will be announced on May 1.

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

Paul Weller Gets Oasis And Blur On His New Record

Once upon a time, Oasis and Blur in the same room would have almost guaranteed fisticuffs. But now Paul Weller has done the seemingly impossible and brought two of the biggest warring bands of the '90s to the same record...sort of.

The Modfather has recruited both Noel Gallagher and Graham Coxon for tracks on his new solo double album, 22 Dreams.

Weller previously worked with the Gallaghers, providing guitars on Champagne Supernova on their second album What's The Story, Morning Glory.

He told Newsbeat they've been trying to figure out a musical collaboration ever since.

He said: "Well me and Noel have been talking about trying to write something for years now.

Noel has recently spoken out about rapper Jay-Z headlining Glastonbury
"He had the idea for the backing track and I just put the tune and the words on top."

The track in question, Echoes Round The Sun, also features Noel's bandmate Gem Archer. It's expected to be released as a double-A side with Have You Made Up Your Mind on 26 May.

Weller admits that fans expecting to hear Noel singing may be disappointed.

He said: "He's not singing on it, he's playing a lot of keyboards and some bass which is not necessarily the first thing you'd think of."

Black River

Sadly, Coxon does not appear with the Oasis men but lends his musical skills to another track, Black River.

"We worked on that early last year, Graham plays drums, backing vocals and guitars," said Weller.

"I think among most musicians you just get on with it and enjoy it, and it's fun and just a joy to do."

Of the younger crop of UK bands, Weller revealed he's a big fan of The Enemy. They performed together at a charity event in London earlier in the year.

Weller said, in particular, he's a fan of singer Tom Clarke's songwriting.

He said: "I just think it's nice to hear a band that's got something to say and just putting some effort into the lyrics.

"There's a lot of good music out there but no one has startled me, lyrically, but Tom and the band seem to be doing it."

22 Dreams is released on 2 June.

Source: BBC Newsbeat