Stop The Clocks Is Played On Mexican Radio

Reactor 105.7FM in Mexico city is the first Radio Station to officially air one of the leaks which started spreading like wild fire over the Internet yesterday. DJ (Sopitas) happens to be a huge Oasis fan and included Stop the Clocks in his play list yesterday.

The Lyla single from the "Don't Believe the Truth" album had its' debut on a Polish radio station in similar fashion.

Source: Hugo Via L4E

Who's A Pretty Boy Then: Liam Gallagher Debuts His New Hairstyle

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has always paid a lot of attention to his locks.

But it appears that his pursuit of the perfect rocker hairstyle has led him to take inspiration from a decidedly unusual source.

Liam's debuted his graduated pudding bowl bob - which looked remarkably similar to that worn by cake doyenne and actress Jane Asher in 1998 - on a trip to the shops in Hampstead, north London, to buy champagne at his local Londis store.

Unfortunately, his makeover didn't extend to taming his trademark unruly eyebrows.

The actress has been married to cartoonist Gerald Scarfe since 1981.

Liam's immaculately blow-dried barnet is somewhat at odds with his reputation as a hard-living frontman for group Oasis

But the father of three, appears to have quietened down of late, and is enjoying a more domesticated life with singer wife Nicole Appleton, formerly of girl group All Saints.

The couple were married in a secret Valentine's Day ceremony at London's Westminster Register Office, where Sir Paul McCartney married first wife Linda in 1969 - in front of fewer than a dozen guests.

He also married first wife Patsy Kensit there in 1997.

Nicole has been credited with taming the Oasis singer since they began dating.

They have a seven-year-old son Gene together, while Liam also has son Lennon, eight, with Patsy, and a nine-year-old daughter Molly with singer Lisa Moorish.

A source said: "They felt like they were married anyway. But he decided it was the right time and the wedding was completely hush-hush."

Source: Mail On Sunday Photos Via Xposure

Oasis New Songs Leaked Online

Three new Oasis songs have been leaked online.

Nothing On Me, I Wanna Live A Dream and Stop The Clocks are now all over the internet but will not be on the band’s eagerly-anticipated new album in this form.

A spokesperson for the band told Mirror.co.uk that the tracks were old demos and not final versions that would appear on the album.

However, from listening to these rough versions, it doesn't seem that the band have re-invented their sound to any extent - despite guitarist Noel Gallagher initially claiming the new album would be "more experimental."

The Gallager brothers and co have been in the studio since last July to work on the new record, the follow-up to 2005's Don't Believe The Truth.

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Shake It All About Noel...

If this were anyone other then Noel Gallagher we'd be tempted to, y'know, have a bit of fun with the fact that it appears though he's engaged in a silly dance.

But it is indeed the Oasis genius, and as he is one of the finest specimens to walk the earth, all sarcasm is hereby suspended.

Noel, 40, who has had occasion to make our hearts flutter, was attempting to hail a horseless carriage for himself, missus Sara McDonald, 32, and eight-month-old son Donovan.

And, as is only right and proper, a Hackney cab was quick to respond to the Sunshine Superman's arm-flailing request on Oxford Street.

Although, if we had our way, a large eagle would be on stand-by to transport Noel and his family wherever they wished.

He'd also wear tight trousers like David Bowie in Labyrinth.

Source: Daily Star
Picture Credit: Xposure

More On The New Oasis Songs Leaked Online

It's happened again! At least two tracks that are rumored to be included on Oasis' forthcoming studio album have been leaked online. In addition, demo versions of a handful of tracks from the band's last studio album, Don't Believe The Truth, have also found their way on to the web and into the hands of rabid Oasis fans around the world.

Previously unheard by none other than a few select people on May 3, 2003 at the Zanzibar Club in Liverpool, where Noel Gallagher made an appearance and tested out some new music, is the track "Stop The Clocks". This was amongst those tracks leaked today, and is not to be confused with the band's recent "best of" album by the same name.

The "Stop The Clocks" song has been a much talked about track ever since Noel mentioned it and others claimed to have heard it. A recording of the Zanzibar gig was also rumored to be floating around, but those in possession of it refused to share it with other fans.

Other new songs leaked that are rumored to be on the upcoming album are "Nothing On Me" and "Record Machine". "Nothing On Me" is a Liam Gallagher sung track with a sort of John Lennon vibe to it. Q Magazine had previously described "Record Machine" as a "10 minute psychedelic epic". The version released online is much shorter than 10 minutes at 4:30 in length, but definitely still has that psychedelic, epic feeling to it.

Also released online today were several demo versions of songs on the band's last studio album, Don't Believe The Truth. These tracks include:

* A Bell Will Ring
* Eyeball Tickler
* Lord Don't Slow Me Down (Liam Vocal)
* Love Like A Bomb
* Meaning of Soul

This is not the first time that unreleased songs and demos have found their way onto the web just months before an impending new Oasis album release. In 2005, the entire Don't Believe The Truth album was leaked online. First there were some short, tantalizing snippets of the new songs that gave fans a taste of what was to come. And then, shortly thereafter the full uncut versions of the songs were made available after an iTunes snafu which saw the album made available for purchase in Germany long before its scheduled release date. Oops!

The album before that, Heathen Chemistry, was also leaked online one warm spring day months before its release. The record company was quick to react to the posting of these songs, and as soon as the songs went up, they were coming right back down. But it had gotten into enough hands, and spread like wildfire anyways.

Standing On The Shoulder of Giants, Oasis' fourth studio album, also did not escape an early, unplanned online leak. Tracks from this album found their way on the web several months in advance of the album's release.

In the age of the Internet, it has become commonplace for entire albums to be leaked online ahead of their retail release dates. Oasis has not been immune to this, and may actually even secretly embrace it as often times, unlike other bands, the tracks released are usually demos and differ slightly from the studio versions.

If past patterns play out, we may soon see more new Oasis songs making their way online.

Source: www.clevelandleader.com

New Oasis Songs Leak Online

Three Gallagher tracks for new record appear on internet

Three songs reportedly for Oasis' next album have leaked online.

Links to downloads of the tracks, ' I Wanna Live A Dream (In My Record Machine)', 'Nothin' On Me' and 'Stop the Clocks' started appearing on messageboards and fansites throughout the day (May 6).

Since then some fans have copied the clips and made them available via sites like Youtube. It appears steps are being taken to remove the demos with several previously working links now dead.

Of the leaked tracks, NME.COM has had a listen to the three songs and here is our initial impression.

'Nothin' On Me'
A relentless crunchy riff from Noel Gallagher and a sneery nasal vocal from Liam characterise this rollocking new Oasis song. It's a meaty return for the band, more Led Zeppelin-inspired than their more subtle recent work, such as 'The Importance Of Being Idle'. "They got nothing on me," Liam repeats, "I don't care what they say – all I want is the truth". A forceful return from the Gallaghers, although lacking the smash'n'grab choruses of some of their other anthems.

'I Wanna Live A Dream (In My Record Machine)'
Opening with a soft tambourine shake cut through by Noel Gallagher's sombre acoustic guitar, Noel sings John Lennon-style vocals on this quieter number. Tambourine and bells rattling in the background throughout give a Doors-esque edge to the affair, with drummer Zak Starkey's glammy stomp pumping in a minute in to add weight to the song. "Take Me, back to the darkness where they sent me," Noel Gallagher sings on this subtle yet uplifting and punchy number. "I want to live the dream" he sings on an uprising chorus, "I want a piece of the world", before weighty piano stabs add to the build. Towards the death a classically understated Noel Gallagher riff brings the song home. Understated yet upliftingly epic, it's a song of fine balance and poise.

'Stop The Clocks'
Noel Gallagher is a huge fan of this song, naming their 2006 'Best Of' album after it. Noel sings lead vocals over urgent acoustic strums, while a psychedelic guitar sound effect again adds a Doors-esque element to the intro. Noel cuts in over his own more conventional vocals with an echo-effect voice sample before his bandmates add to the build by adding layered backing vocals. It's a lighters-in-the-air moment for sure, although without the immediacy of a 'Wonderwall' or 'Don't Look Back In Anger'. "Stop the clocks and turn the world around," he sings. "Let your love lay me down…". "When the night is over there'll be no sound", he continues in a Lee Mavers-esque repetitive croon, before a drumbeat pounds and clatters towards a riffy crescendo, with a sudden twang to finish.

Source: www.nme.com

Oasis: Balls In The Air

Oasis have an album recorded and ready for release this summer, possibly as early as June. Yet when I ran into manager Marcus Russell, he cheerfully admitted he had no idea exactly how the band were going to put the album out. “We have three balls in the air and I’m juggling furiously,” he mysteriously claimed.

Actually its not hard to work out what the balls are. The group, who have their own label, Big Brother, are currently free of contractual obligations to any other company. This puts them in the same position as Radiohead last year: hugely popular artists with a guaranteed hit album open to offers. With EMI and Warners both struggling with internal problems and falling market share, there are only two major record companies with the clout for worldwide release, SonyBMG and market leaders Universal. So that’s two balls right there. Universal’s head honcho, Lucian Grainge, is known to covet Oasis and is rumoured to have offered them an advance in the region of five million pounds to join his label group. Oasis’s long term partners, SonyBMG, would probably meet any rival offer to keep their prize, and have the advantage of an established relationship and rights to the back catalogue.

The third ball is self releasing. Following the internet led success of Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’, with the group keeping a far larger percentage of the profits, this is an increasingly attractive option for any established band. Or brand, as rock groups may be known in the future. To rival major record companies for global market penetration, big name artists are increasingly signing deals with non music partners in marketing led arrangements of mutual benefit. Oasis hero Paul McCartney went with Starbucks, The Eagles went with Walmart (in America), Groove Armada recently signed with Bacardi. Madonna has joined forces for her next release with Live Nation, who also made a bid for Oasis, despite the live events company having (as yet) no music releasing infrastructure in place whatsoever. Mobile phone companies are tying up with bands to release music, car companies are known to be in the market for music partners, so it is fair to imagine that pretty much ever major commercial brand is currently investigating the possible benefits of branching into the music sector. If this is the advertising led model we have been hearing so much about, how long can it be before we see a band going on stage in the equivalent of Formula One leathers, every inch plastered with logos?

But would Liam Gallagher wear it? For all his mouthy belligerence, the Oasis frontman still holds romantically idealistic notions of what being in a rock and roll gang entails, and I suspect being a model for advertising is not part of that vision.

Unless, perhaps, its advertising cigarettes and alcohol.

As for the Radiohead option of giving away music online, according to Liam the next Oasis album will be free “over my dead body”.

I think Marcus might as well just drop that particular ball.

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Usher Hits Out Over Noel Blast

Noel Gallagher seems to have upset a lot of people by saying Jay-Z is the wrong choice to headline Glastonbury.

First, Glasto chief Michael Eavis criticised the Oasis legend on these pages. Now Usher has hit out.

I think Noel is right but the R&B superstar disagreed, telling me: “It really shocked me that he said that. Jay-Z is an incredible artist and headliner.

“I saw him perform at the Hollywood Bowl in LA, and you’re not getting better than that.”

Usher, who is due to arrive in the UK tomorrow to promote new album Here I Stand – which hits shops on May 26 – added: “When we got to work together on my new album, I was sitting there like a fan the whole time.”

If you’re an Usher fan and want to meet him, I’d start hitting London’s clubs.

Despite him marrying and becoming a dad last year, the singer has no intention of slowing his party lifestyle while he’s over here.

Party

A source says: “Usher has requested a list of London’s top hotspots for him and his 30-strong entourage. And he’ll also be throwing a huge celebrity party to launch the record.”

I imagine one Bizarre Lord, Noel Gallagher, won’t be on the guest list.

Meanwhile, Glasto boss Eavis is desperate to make sure Amy Winehouse plays this year’s festival.

Despite all her personal problems, he says the Back To Black singer even beats Jay-Z as his No1 pick for the June 27-29 event.

He told me: “We want Amy. I can’t say anything else at this stage except that she was my first choice when I starting to compile a list of artists.”

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Death In Vegas Demos & More Leak Online?

Several Oasis tracks reportedly recorded and produced with Death in Vegas Duo Tim Holmes and Richard Fearless back in 2004 have leaked on several file sharing sites and forums on the web.

The band was in the final stages of recording "Don't Believe The Truth" the follow-up to ‘Heathen Chemistry’, at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall with the DIV duo, the sessions didn’t work out and Noel ended up producing the Album himself.

Songs such as 'Turn up the Sun' , 'The Meaning Of Soul' , 'Love Like a Bomb' , 'Eyeball Tickler' , 'A Bell Will Ring' and a great rendition of 'Lord Down Slow Me Down' with Liam on vocals were downloaded in throngs.

The anticipated "Stop the Clocks" track has also surfaced, and more .

Source: L4E

Oasis And Smiths Legends Join Vinny Perculiar On Stage Last Night In Manchester

Vinny Peculiar had some special guests join him on stage last night at the 'Sounds From The Other City Festival' in Manchester last night.

Vinny was joined by former Oasis legend Bonehead on Bass and former Smiths Guitarist Craig Gannon.

They played four songs with Vinny and his band, Jesus Stole My Girlfriend, Revolt Into Style, Everlasting Teenage Bedroom and Greedy Scorpios.

They are planning on doing some more shows later this summer, you can now download Vinny's current single 'Lazy Bohemians' with all proceeds going to the Salford Lads Club.

Click here to listen to it, and here for more information on how to download it.

Bonehead will be playing accordion on a couple of tracks on Vinny's eighth studio album, that is due out later this year.

Source: Vinny Peculiar @ Pictures thanks to Craig's girlfriend.

All-Star Cover Band Camp Freddy Cover Oasis

All-star cover band Camp Freddy were joined on-stage by members of the Sex Pistols, Motorhead, Jane's Addiction and Alice In Chains for their show at the Roxy in Los Angeles on May 1 that kicked off their month-long residency at the legendary Sunset Strip club.

The band, which features Billy Morrison (The Cult), Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers), Matt Sorum (Guns N Roses, Velvet Revolver), Donovan Leitch (son of singer Donovan), and Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction), performed cover songs by their guest performers as well as Blur, Led Zeppelin and Oasis.

"We're going to bring on half of the Sex Pistols for their song 'EMI' -- now I can die and go to heaven," Morrison said when the legendary punk band's guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook took the stage.

"What can we do to top that?" Morrison asked at the end of the Sex Pistols number before introducing Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister who sang his band's hit 'Ace Of Spades'.

The evening's guest parade also included Nuno Bettencourt of Extreme, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, Steven Perkins of Jane's Addiction and Warren DeMartini of Ratt.

For their grand finale, the band brought on nearly all their guests as well as scantily clad dancing women for a cover of The Stooges' 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'.

They played:

Cheap Trick- 'Hello Ladies and Gentleman'
Blur-'Song 2'
Killing Joke-'Eighties' w/Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray)
Oasis-'Rock ‘n’ Roll Star' w/Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
Led Zeppelin-'Good Times Bad Times' with Poe, Bettencourt
Adam Ant-'Ant Music' w/Steven Perkins (Jane’s Addiction)
David Bowie-'Suffragette City' w/Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
Ratt-'Round and Round' w/DeMartini, McGrath
Thin Lizzy-'Jailbreak' w/Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), McGrath
Sex Pistols-'EMI' w/Steve Jones, Paul Cook (Sex Pistols), McGrath
Motörhead-'Ace of Spades' w/Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
Eddie Cochran-'Something Else' w/Kilmister, Jones, Corey Parks (Nashville Pussy, Die Hunns)
The Stooges-'I Wanna Be Your Dog' w/Kilmister, Parks, Jones, Bettencourt, McGrath

Camp Freddy will continue their residency at the Roxy with different guest performers each Thursday for the rest of May.

Source: www.nme.com

Cardiff City's FA Cup Song In Stores Today

James Fox, the UK representative in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, will release a new single to celebrate Cardiff City Football Club's success in reaching the final of the FA Cup.

The song Bluebirds flying high is written and performed by James Fox. Bluebirds flying high, best described as a football anthem, is being played on local radio stations in Wales as part of the build up to the official release taday and ahead of the FA Cup final against Portsmouth on May 17th.

The song is in stores today, If the 30,000 at Wembley buy it then the club could have a number one and the FA Cup hopefully to go with it.

Oasis Pair In A Jam With Paul Weller

Now that’s a supergroup I’d like to see in action. Lords Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Gem Archer and Steve Cradock belting it out in a tiny club would be awesome.

This exclusive snap was taken shortly after the four rock titans came together to record a track.

The song, Echoes Round The Sun, was the result of a boozy recording session between the Oasis duo, the Jam legend and Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Cradock – and Noel’s still clutching his can of beer.

It will be out as a double Aside with Paul’s Have You Made Up Your Mind on May 26 and will be the first release from Paul’s forthcoming double album 22 Dreams.

It’s a great collection of tracks and by far the most varied from the Woking-born singer.

It’ll surprise fans expecting another Heavy Soul-style Mod rock set, but it’s good to see there’s plenty of tricks left in Paul yet.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Happy Star Wars Day

Happy Star Wars Day, May The Forth Be With You......

Noel Gallagher On Manchester City And Their Future

Oasis star and Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher gives Soccer AM his thoughts on his beloved Manchester City and their future.

Click here to watch the video.

Source: www.skysports.com

Noel Gallagher Talks About The New Oasis Album

Noel Gallagher talked to DJ Bookie from the Edge yesterday afternoon. Here are a few notes from the very brief interview.

-New Oasis album out in September, no date set yet.

- Noel has seven tracks on the album

- The new songs are the "Most current" and "Fresh"

- Regarding Coldplay, Noel said "Chris is a top geezer" and "loves Coldplay"

- Believes there's too much music given away for free.....

EDIT: Click here to listen to the interview.

Source: The Edge via L4E

Eavis In Glasto Blasto At Noel

Defiant Glastonbury chief Michael Eavis has hit back at Noel Gallagher for criticising this year’s bill.

The Oasis legend added his words to the Glasto debate and said booking Jay-Z to headline was a mistake.

But dairy farmer Michael has now stuck the Wellington boot back into the rocker.

He blasted: “Why did he need to get involved? It was a bit weird, to be honest.

“He should give someone else a chance. He needn’t have said that and I was disappointed he did.

“He said it’s a place for guitar bands — but there are loads of guitar bands playing.”

However, I reckon Noel has every right to make his feelings known and was only saying what most music fans were thinking.

It wasn’t personal, as Noel is actually a pal of Jay-Z — he was just saying Glastonbury wasn’t the best stage for a big hip-hop act. And he’s right.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Robert Plant Snubs Liam Gallagher

British rocker Robert Plant was unimpressed when Oasis star Liam Gallagher visited his dressing room unannounced - and sent him on his way.

The Live Forever hitmaker made a surprise visit to Plant's dressing room as he took a break from a Led Zeppelin gig last year (07).

But as Gallagher handed Plant a series of compliments, Plant ordered the star out of his dressing room.

He says, "The Gallaghers came by the dressing room and leaned against the door. And Liam said, 'You're the f**king business you are, aren't you? You're the one.'

"And I said, 'Of course I am, I always knew that. It's just that you never switched on. You need the next door - down there on the left.'"

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Oasis Be@rbrick Update

The Oasis Bearbrick's that I have previously posted about, have started appearing on EBay and other auction sites for around £25-£30.

I have also been told that a eleven-inch version of one of the Bear's is currently in development, and is scheduled for release later this year.

# Size: each Bearbrick is 2.75" tall.
# Packaged in a window gift-box.

Pictures and information thanks to Linny.

You can now order the Oasis Bearbricks from a reputable firm www.mech-a.com or by clicking here.

The OASIS Bearbricks will be arriving in store from Japan either late May/early June.

They shall be getting a lot of these in, but they will sell out incredibly fast.

They offer products on pre-order so we can order appropriately and there is a great demand already for this product worldwide.

Britain's Top 50 Music Millionaires

The Times 'Rich list' reveals the Top 50 Music millionaires in Britain. Madonna was the highest ranking female with £300m and Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher are worth a cool £45m. David and Victoria Beckham were worth £87m in a "Chav List" published in October 2006, but now the celebrity couple have jumped in value to £125m.

01 = Clive Calder £1,300m
02 = Lord Lloyd-Webber £750m
03 = Sir Paul McCartney £500m
04 = Simon Fuller £450m
05 = Sir Cameron Mackintosh £450m
06 = Madonna and Guy Ritchie £300m
07 = Guy and Julia Hands £250m
08 = Sir Elton John £235m
09 = Sir Mick Jagger £225m
10 = Robert Stigwood £212m
11 = Sting £200m
12 = Keith Richards £190m
13 = Sir Tom Jones £170m
14 = Olivia and Dhani Harrison £160m
14 = Jamie Palumbo £160m
16 = Sir Tim Rice £155m
17 = Eric Clapton £140m
17 = Phil Collins £140m
17 = Ringo Starr £140m
20 = David and Victoria Beckham £125m
21 = Robert Bourne and Sally Green £120m
21 = David Bowie £120m
21 = Barry and Robin Gibb £120m
21 = Rod Stewart £120m
25 = Simon Cowell £112m
26 = Roger Ames £110m
26 = Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne £110m
28 = Robbie Williams £105m
29 = Chris Blackwell £100m
29 = Charlie Watts £100m
31 = George Michael £95m
31 = Roger Waters £95m
32 = David Gilmour £85m
33 = Moya Doherty and John McGolgan £80m
34 = Robert Plant £80m
35 = Engelbert Humperdinck £79m
36 = Brian May £75m
36 = Jimmy Page £75m
38 = Mark Knopfler £70m
38 = Roger Taylor £70m
38 = Chris Wright £70m
42 = John Deacon £65m
43 = Judy Craymer £58m
44 = Nick Mason £55m
44 = Van Morrison £55m
46 = Sir Cliff Richard £50m
47 = Noel and Liam Gallagher £45m
47 = Bernie Taupin £45m
47 = Prince Rupert Loewenstein £45m
50 = Mick Hucknall £42m

Source: The Times Rich List