Phil Collins Reignites Feud With Noel Gallagher

Phil Collins has announced that he is retiring from music.

Having completed a reunion tour with Genesis, the multi-instrumentalist has said in a newspaper interview that he has no plans to tour or make another album.

Collins told The Times that he will continue to write, simply because he does not know how to stop.

The interview quotes Collins as saying he is being more interested in his collection of memorabilia from the Battle Of The Alamo.

Collins added: "It's not that unusual for a man of my age who grew up reading Davy Crockett."

Collins was speaking ahead of his appearance on Sky Arts TV series 'Songbook'.

But he also re-ignited an old feud with Noel Gallagher. The Oasis man famously said ahead of the 2005 general election: "Vote Labour: if you don't and the Tories get in, (Collins) is threatening to come back from Switzerland, and none of us want that.

Collins said of the comment: "I don't care if he likes my music or not. I do care if he starts telling people I'm a wanker because of my politics. It's an opinion based on an old misunderstood quote."

Source: www.nme.com

Tom Meighan's Lucky Life

Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan is lucky to be alive.

The singer is amazed he has managed to survive all the hard partying he's done over the years without going to rehab.

He said: "Since Kasabian came out, most of it has just been a blackout for me. Thank God I'm still here. I haven't gone to rehab, which is the genius thing. When we were on tour with Oasis, when we did America, we had some great nights with Liam and Noel Gallagher. That was an amazing time - and meeting Lars from Metallica. I got off stage in San Francisco and he was in our f**king tour bus - and that's the b******s."

Meighan also revealed he is obsessed with Pot Noodles, and always takes the British instant savoury snack with him on tour.

He added to Loaded magazine: "We take Pot Noodles with us. Everyone loves chicken and mushroom, but beef and tomato is pretty cool. And I tell you what's really underestimated - chow mein. Great flavour."

Source: www.list.co.uk

Long Nights On The Road With Oasis

The fights between Oasis' Liam and Noel are legendary. In 1994, on the band's first American tour, tensions bubbled over so much that Liam hurled a chair at Noel. Then during the 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' tour in 2000 arguments got so bad it prompted Noel to jack in the tour and head home.

And during the recording for'(What's The Story) Morning Glory', the duo used a cricket bat on each other to relieve in-studio stress.

Now Ballie Walsh, the man who spent a year with the Gallaghers during their 2005/2006 'Don't Believe The Truth' tour, has revealed the brothers' highly-organised system for preventing further scraps: refusing to go out together.

Walsh, whose first motion picture, Flashbacks Of A Fool, has just opened in UK cinemas filmed the band for his Lord Don't Slow Me Down documentary film, released on DVD last October.

He explained the Gallaghers operate a "one day on, one day off" policy with regards to socialising, only going out to party after gigs on alternate nights so they never have to drink together, therefore avoiding battles. "What happened is Noel went out for one night and had a rest the next night when Liam went out. he revealed.

When asked if he thought this was over the top, Walsh said: "We'll would I want to 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 every night well, it works."

Walsh would not be drawn on details of the Gallaghers' partying antics, although he did say their social schedule played havoc with his own sleeping patterns, as he had to go out and film either Noel or Liam as they took their turn to have a night out. "I never got a bloody rest!" he laughed.

The director went on to explain that while it might seem like a blast travelling the world with Oasis, it was in fact very dull - something, which may be down to the Gallaghers' timetable quashing potential hell-raising nights out.

"It's insanely boring, he said of the long hours of hanging around before gigs and travelling.

"You go from dressing room to stage, to hotel to coach, to dressing room to stage. That's all you've got!"

Source: NME Magazine

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Noel's So Jealous Of Jay-Z

Grime ace Wiley reckons Noel Gallagher is against Jay-Z playing Glastonbury because he feels the honour should go to a UK artist.

The Oasis fella, 41, opened a can of worms when he became the most high-profile star to suggest the Glasto signing may have been a bit of a faux pas.

Fans seem to agree, with the festival failing to sell out immediately, unlike previous years.

Wiley, whose tune Wearing My Rolex is set for the Top 10 this weekend, told me: “What Noel means is: ‘How come a US artist is headlining Glastonbury?’

“He doesn’t mean urban, he doesn’t mean black. Noel is just upset because he’s not getting his band on there.

“He should stop worrying about what other people are doing.

“He’s got money, he should stop being greedy.

“Personally I like Jay-Z, and respect him.”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

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On This Day In Oasis History...

"Some Might Say" is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher and was released on the 24th of April 24th 1995. It was the first single to be released from their definitive second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? in 1995, and provided the band with their first #1 in the UK Singles Chart.

The track was apparently inspired by the Small Faces and/or T-Rex. It was the last Oasis track to feature drummer and founding member Tony McCarroll, who was asked to leave the band during the recording sessions for (What's the Story) Morning Glory when tensions arose between McCarroll and the Gallagher brothers, resulting in an alleged punch up with Liam Gallagher. The rest of the tracks on the album feature Alan White on drums.

The sleeve artwork, shot at Cromford railway station in Derbyshire, England, features art director Brian Cannon's father with wheelbarrow and his mother with mop. Also pictured are Matthew Sankey, Cannon's aide and Carla Knox, barmaid of his local pub. Liam Gallagher can be seen on the bridge whilst Noel can be viewed with a watering can. Cannon himself rates this piece amongst his greatest works.



The planned promo video for the song was cancelled due to Liam not turning up for the shoot. Instead, a makeshift video was created using footage from the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and US "Supersonic" videos.

In an interview promoting the compilation album, Stop the Clocks, Noel stated that "Some Might Say" is the "archetypical Oasis song' and 'defines what Oasis is". This is notable, as the song isn't played live much. Ironically, Noel changed his mind later in the interview, stating that "Some Might Say's" b-side, "Acquiesce", was the song that defined Oasis.

The song also appears on Stop the Clocks, as do two of the b-sides. Surpisingly, this means that the "Some Might Say" single contains the fourth largest number of tracks to appear on Stop the Clocks of any Oasis release (after Definitely Maybe, Morning Glory and The Masterplan). Therefore more songs from this single ended up on Stop the Clocks than Don't Believe the Truth (2 songs), Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, Heathen Chemistry (1 song each) and Be Here Now (no songs from this album appear on Stop the Clocks).

Source: Wikipedia

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.

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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