Robbie Williams Drummer Joins His Enemies Oasis

He's been on strike for four months without anyone noticing... and now Robbie Williams has lost his drummer.

And to add insult to serious injury, Chris Sharrock has joined Oasis, whose mainman Noel Gallagher once dismissed Rob as 'the fat dancer from Take That'.

After parting ways with Zak Starkey - son of ex-Beatle Ringo Starr - the Manc rockers approached Chris.

We're told: "Oasis and Robbie have an ongoing feud. This move is sure to infuriate Robbie.

"Everyone thinks Chris has had enough of sitting on the picket line and not playing music.

"Oasis aren't striking against anyone so at least he'll be getting a bit of action now!"

Another cymbal of The Blobster's decline...

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Versus Cancer: Special Event

Friday May 23rd 2008 sees The Ritz on Whitworth Street, Manchester play host to a very special event...

'Thanks, Pranks and Party Pants' is a party hosted by Versus Cancer's Andy Rourke and Nova Rehman to show their appreciation for everyone who has contributed to the success of Versus Cancer since its launch in 2006, with all proceeds from the night going to Versus Cancer.

By happy coincidence the bank holiday weekend is also Nova Rehman's birthday and the line up ensures that this is one birthday celebration that will be talked about for a long time to come.

The party sees sets from local bands Frazer King and Our Fold, upcoming Manchester band Rambo and Leroy and legendary bass player Jah Wobble, performing ahead of his Chinese Dub tour. Badly Drawn Boy will perform with Andy Rourke.

The Sun and the Moon featuring ex Chameleons Mark Burgess and John Lever will be playing twenty years on from their first gig as The Sun and the Moon in the same venue DJs Dermo (Northside) and Tin Tin will be on hand to provide the tunes between sets.

Versus Cancer is known for its unique collaborations and this event is no different with some exciting collaborations planned as birthday surprises to include Aziz Ibrahim, from Ian Brown's band.

Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen will complete the line up. In keeping with the theme of the evening he celebrates thirty years of The Bunnymen this year.

Tickets are released through seetickets.com on Friday 9th May and are priced at £12.

Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy the show.

The Versus Cancer Team

Don't Believe The Tunes

Oasis man not worried about new songs being leaked because they're only "old" versions.

Oasis fans got a major hint as to what the band's seventh studio album could sound like, after new songs by them leaked online last week. 'I wanna Live A Dream (In My Record Machine)', 'Nothing On Me' and 'Stop the Clocks', which the band's leader Noel Gallagher had previously said are in contention for the new record, rapidly spread around messsage boards and sites such as YouTube and MySpace.

The demos were actually part of a batch of nine, including versions of songs that ended up on 'Don't Believe The Truth'

In face NME bumped into Noel in London on the day of the leak (May 6), and the guitarist did not appear to be too bothered due to the age of the demos. Confirming they dated back to sessions for his band's last album, the Oasis chief just declared they were "old", adding that none of those versions are destined for the new album.

However, the emergence of the three new songs does provide insights into the sort of music being considered for the new album, suggesting a psychedelic feel. 'Stop The Clocks', played live once by Noel in 2003 at the Zanzibar in Liverpool, is in the strung out, psychedelic mould of the La's 'Looking Glass', with 'I Wanna Live A Dream...' in a similar vein. Meanwhile 'Nothin' On Me', written by Liam in 2002 in a German police cell and borrowing heavily from Lennon's 'Gimme Some Truth' is raw, bluesy and, like all Liam's song brief.

NME Says...

They might be fresh, but these new songs are getting us very excited about Oasis' next album. Songs such as 'The Importance Of Being Idle' on 'Don't Believe The Truth' proved a watershed as Oasis broadened out beyond their trademark anthems. The psychedelic hints that these new songs drop suggest that Noel and co are now really going to push forward. We can't wait until the autumn.

Source: NME Magazine

In This Weeks NME Magazine

Noel Gallagher tells us why he’s not worried about Oasis’s tunes being leaked online.

Source: www.nme.com

Liam Shows He's Very Picky

Who said Liam Gallagher wasn’t a man of many talents?

Here’s proof the Oasis frontman can multi-task.

Not only can he pick his nose and suck his thumb at the same, he also manages to stroll with wife Nicole.

He also had a good scratch of his nether regions.

I expected to see steam coming out of his ears.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

I Got 99 Problems, But The Pitch Ain't One

Jay-Z has finally broken his silence over the controversy surrounding his Glastonbury Festival headline slot.

Oasis legend Noel Gallagher kicked off a massive debate about whether a hip-hop act should top the bill on the Saturday night.

But in an exclusive interview with Bizarre, the Grammy-winner hit back at Noel for being narrow-minded.

He declared: “We don’t play guitars, Noel, but hip-hop has put in its work like any other form of music.”

Jay — who had a 2003 hit with 99 Problems — sees his slot at the famous festival as rap’s next logical step.

Respect

He went on: “This headline show is just a natural progression. Rap music is still evolving.

"From Afrika Bambaataa DJ-ing in the Bronx and RUN DMC going platinum, to Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh prince winning the first rap Grammy, I’m just next in the line.

“We have to respect each other’s genre of music and move forward.”

Gallagher senior raised a chunky eyebrow to Jay’s inclusion in the line-up because he believes the West Country festival should stick to its roots.

He said: “Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music and even when they throw the odd curve ball in on a Sunday night, you go: ‘KYLIE MINOGUE?’ I’m not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It’s wrong.”

But Jay reckons the punters who have objected to his inclusion on the bill are stuck in the past — and he’s relishing the controversy he’s causing.

He went on: “I’ve never ever had a show that’s caused this much of a stir so I’m really looking forward to it.

“I’ve never been involved in anything this controversial. What’s the big deal about doing a show?

“I guess it’s heritage and people hold that dear to their heart and see it one way but that’s how the world is.”

With global urban music sales outstripping those of any other genre, I reckon the former New York drug dealer has a strong point.

He continued: “The world has to change. It just can’t be one thing — and that’s the beautiful thing.

“That’s why people feel so passionate about an event.

“People have that passion and have an opinion about who should perform there. But the world changes and we have to embrace the change.

“The artists of yesterday paved the way for the artists of tomorrow and that’s just how music is. For us rappers to arrive at this point has taken years.”

Wise words.

Here’s the conclusion I have drawn from the debacle: One throwaway remark from Noel at a film premiere and the world goes completely mad.

It shows how so few people have anything remotely interesting or controversial to say these days.

Along with Glastonbury, Jay-Z is also headlining the O2 Wireless Festival — and doing an arena tour in July. As I revealed last week, producer Mark Ronson will support him. The tour includes Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Oasis 100% Bearbricks Box Set

Price: £28.99: Just arrived from Japan, these Bearbricks come in sets of three: they all feature the ‘Oasis’ logo on the chest, one with a red, one with a blue Union Jack all-over body design, and one in sky blue. The Oasis Bearbricks are strictly limited and highly collectible, so order now while stocks last!

- Japanese Import
- Collector's item
- Strictly limited edition
- Officially licensed product
- Height of bearbrick is approx 7cm
- Set of three in a window giftbox
- Moveable legs, arms and head

Please note bearbricks are adult collectibles, not toys. They are not suitable for children under 3 years.

Also still available is a small number of the Oasis WaterRats posters, and the limited edition 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' prints.

Check out the special limited edition print by Sheffield artist Pete McKee, inspired by Oasis' 1994 show at the Brighton Conference Centre, also available as poster.

Visit the Official Oasis Online Store for the full range of merchandise.

Source: Email from Oaisisinet

Paul Weller's 'Echoes Round The Sun' Promo Video

Echoes Round The Sun, was the result of a boozy recording session between Paul Wellers and Oasis legends Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer and Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock.

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.

Has Zak Left Oasis?

NME and various other sites have reported the same story as The Sun today. No announcement as yet on the bands official site about Zak's future with the band.

Oasis drummer Zak Starkey is unlikely to perform with the band again after falling out with singer/guitarist Noel Gallagher.

According to The Sun today (May 12), Starkey is highly unlikely to play with the band on any forthcoming live dates, and his involvement in their forthcoming new album, recently completed, will be his last with Oasis.

The newspaper quotes a source close to the band as saying: "There have been arguments with Noel Gallagher and general disagreements."

No official announcement about a possible departure or replacement have been made by the band.

The band are due to embark on a US tour in August, and are rumoured to be announcing further live plans soon.

Source: www.nme.com

Cardiff City's Cup Song Enters The UK Charts

James Fox & Cardiff City Football Club FA Cup Final song Bluebirds Flying High has entered the UK Official charts at number 15 in this weeks chart.

Portsmouth fans fear not a video can be found by clicking here

Stark Future For Oasis Drummer

The curse of the Oasis drummer has struck again.

Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey will not record on any additional tracks on singles from their forthcoming album.

Word from inside the camp is that Zak might never play the pots and pans for the Manc lads again. A source said: “There have been arguments with Noel Gallagher and general disagreements. It looks like the album will be his last involvement with the band.”

Bizarre Lord Noel has a reputation for going through drummers like dirty socks.

He binned both Tony McCarroll and Alan White when he felt their time had come.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Liam Gallagher Relegated To The Subs Bench

Liam Gallagher has been relegated to the subs bench in favour of Pete Doherty at a footie fest next Sunday. We kid you not.

The Oasis frontman was bought in to replace Pete for the Celebrity Soccer Sixes tournament at Millwall when he was banged up.

But since his early release, Liam has been shown the red card.

Pete is determined to defend the title he won last year after scoring the winning goal.

He's even got his mum to wash his vintage QPR kit.

Source: Daily Star Sunday

McGee Wants Rangers To Win So He Can Wind Up Noel And Liam

Millionare music mogul Alan McGee is hoping his Rangers idols triumph on Wednesday -so he can wind up his Oasis pals.

Noel and Liam Gallagher are Celtic supporters - like McGee's Scots rock mates in Primal Scream and Mogwai.

And McGee, who will watch the game on TV in Los Angeles, said: "In the back of my mind, I'll know they'll all be wishing me the worst of luck.

"So I hope we stuff it right up them. If we win, I'll be dedicating it all to them - especially Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai."

McGee, who signed Oasis after seeing them at King Tut's in Glasgow, will head down to Caffe Primo in Sunset Boulevard for the kick-off at 11.45am local time.

He said: "I can't believe Walter Smith has got us there. I'd say to the team go out and get Walter a knighthood.

"He's a genius - the best manager since Jock Stein."

Source: www.sundaymail.co.uk

Alan White To Join Trio Valore On Stage Next Month

Former Oasis drummer Alan White is playing with Trio Valore at the Jazz Cafe in Camden London on the 15th June.

For more information and tickets visit www.triovalore.com

Vote For Oasis' Top 20 Songs On Phoenix FM

Anna Patching and Tom Earle will be playing listeners' top 20 OASIS songs on Saturday 7 June, 10pm UK time - only here on Phoenix FM.

During the show they will be mentioning listeners' favourite charts and other Oasis facts and figures.

How can I vote?

Easy - click here and scroll down the page and you'll see the voting form.

We need you to choose your TOP TEN songs in order. The votes will then be added up (1st=10pts, 2nd=9pts etc) and a full chart will be shown on the page after the show - on which we'll be playing the top 20 as voted by YOU.

Where can I hear it?

If you're in Brentwood and Billericay - tune your wireless to 98.0FM.

If you live outside the area (or even if you don't) you can listen on the Internet by clicking here.

That's enough questions ... now vote!

Noel Gallagher On Russell Brand's Show Again

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

Noel spoke to Russell for around twenty five minutes from his holiday with Sarah and son Donovan in the Caribbean.

They talk about a number of diverse subjects that include Morriesy, Cilla Black, Keith Chegwin, Rice Krispies, Geordie's, Traditions and the paparazzi.

Noel also said he is not going to the recording studios in Los Angeles to work on the track, that he spoke to Russell about a few weeks ago.

You can listen to the show again by clicking here, you can also download the podcast from Tuesday.

Paul Weller Interview From Mojo

A few bit's from the brilliant interview with Paul Weller in this months Copy of Mojo, that covers Weller's career to date

From the sounds of The Jam, via the iconoclastic '80s soul of The Style Council and the highs and lows of a sixteen year solo career

There's a lot of psychedelia on the new album. On A Dream Reprise sounds like you've dropped acid...

A friend told me the album sounded like a record made by someone who's never made a record before - but in a good way, obviously. Another of the really psychedelic tracks, Echos Round The Sun, is Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer. They did the backing track and I put the vocal on top.

You and Noel, two Mod beacons. Do you hang out all the time?

We're both usually working, one or the other of us is out on your or in the studio. So we don't see each other that often, maybe five times a year. I don't think he likes hanging out with me that much - he's always giving it the large one about drinking and rock 'n' roll, but I think I go a bit too far for him some-times (laughs). But he's one of my best friends, I love him to bits. He's always supportive, and been there for me. Hopefully I've done the same with him.

Is there an intuitive bond between you, because you've both experienced the huge fame trip...

Yeah. We're very different people but we both say the same thing: there are certain things this job entails and you have to get on with it. It's no good just making one good album - unless you're Lee Mavers - you have to do it again and again. It's a pressure, but isn't that great? That's what we got into it for. You get these people moaning, "I'm under so much pressure", but I can remember the time you had to make an album every f**king year, not one every four years.

You said Noel sometimes thinks you go too far. There's a story he told in the Britpop years about him waking in the night to see you, bare-chested, circling a bonfire in his back garden chanting your name...

Well, Noel does like his stories, doesn't he? I don't know what he was talking about. I'm pretty sure I wasn't there. He's had a few mad nights out himself.

After being feted by artists like Noel and Graham Coxon in the 90's you're now a icon for another generation of bands like Arctic Monkeys, The Rifles and The Enemy. How does that feel?

It's one of the greatest compliments you can have - that bands are influenced or inspired by what you do. I know how much it means to me meeting someone like Macca. Even know I think "F**king hell, it's Macca!" It's brilliant.

Read the full interview with Paul Weller in this months copy of Mojo.

Source: Mojo Magazine

Matchbox Twenty Cover Oasis

Matchbox Twenty Cover Live Forever live at the Manchester Apollo on 6th May 2008, last day of the Exile tour.

Liam Gallagher's Proud Of His Cheesy Sauce

Famed for his bad boy looks and swaggering aggression, Liam Gallagher could lay claim to the sexiest snarl on this fair isle for more than a decade.

But he’s been gradually softening and these days he’s more of a roux-d boy, than a rude one – as the Oasis frontman, 35, is a dab hand at cheese sauce.

Our sauce (tee-hee!) tells us: “Liam is a great cook – and he’s specially proud of his cheese sauce.”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Happy Birthday Paul McGuigan (Guigsy)

Paul McGuigan (born 9 May 1971 in Manchester), better known by his nickname, Guigsy (pronounced "Gwigzee"), was one of the four founding members of British rock band Oasis. He was the bass player for Oasis from 1991 to 1999 and is 37 today.

A staunch football fan and a life-long supporter of Manchester City F.C., Guigsy had originally shown great promise as a footballer. He would regularly play football at Ewood Park, which was also frequented by future band mates Noel Gallagher and Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs. However, a torn knee ligament at 16 years of age put this dream out of the question. Whilst still with Oasis, he and journalist Paolo Hewitt wrote a book about football player Robin Friday, entitled The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw (ISBN 1-85158-909-0). Guigsy was renowned for his encyclopaedic knowledge of football and cricket. In an interview for a BBC Radio 1 documentary in 1995, Guigsy described his favourite magazine as being FourFourTwo.

The Rain and Oasis (1991–1999)

In the late 1980s, Guigsy started a band with his friends, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (lead vocals). They called themselves "The Rain", after the Beatles B-side. When Hutton quit, Guigsy invited his school friend, Liam Gallagher, to join. Gallagher suggested changing the band’s name to Oasis. Liam's brother Noel joined shortly thereafter.

Even in the mid-1990s, with the band's popularity at its zenith, he remained characteristically reserved. Acknowledged as the "Quiet One", there are very few recorded interviews with him at all. Noel Gallagher said of his bass player "I think he's spoken to me, and this is no word of a lie, since I was 17—thirteen years—for a total of about an hour. All he says is sweet as and alright. That's all." Though a competent bassist, Guigsy was often replaced by Noel Gallagher on the bands early recordings. However, there is no sign that the two were on edge as was the case with McCarroll, whom Gallagher would also often replace.

Guigsy, unlike the rest of the band, has only a handful of notable instances of unruly behaviour (including being locked in a cell with Liam on a ferry to the Netherlands, and subsequently being denied access to the country). Paolo Hewitt has suggested he "had a much more valuable role to play as a calming influence." There certainly is evidence to merit this claim. During the recording of their debut album, Definitely Maybe, it was Guigsy who, after a dispute with Bonehead, took Noel to the pub, filled him with booze and then accompanied him back to the studio where the band then recorded "Slide Away". Additionally, when Liam had to attend a court trial for unruly behaviour in Australia in 1998, it was Guigsy who, amid the chaos and mayhem that descended on the tour, gathered the entire party for a game of football in the local park.

He met Ruth Tolhurst on a plane whilst the band were on their way to Japan for a series of gigs on September 1994. They entered a long-term relationship. Guigsy left Oasis for a short time in 1995 due to nervous exhaustion. Ian Robertson, who was Oasis' tour manager at the time, puts this down—in part—to Liam Gallagher's vitriolic attacks, stating "more than anybody, Liam's venom poison surrounds him." He was replaced by Scott McLeod (who can be seen in the "Wonderwall" video). However, after McLeod's disappearance in the middle of an American tour, Guigsy agreed to return (it later emerged that McLeod had become homesick and left without telling anybody). His first gig back in the band was a legendary show Blackpool on 2 October 1995 — the same day that (What's the Story) Morning Glory? was released.

Post-Oasis (1999–present)

When, in 1999, Bonehead quit the band after a drunken row with Noel, it seemed probable that, due to his nervous disposition, it was only a matter of time before Guigsy would follow him; indeed, a few weeks later, he left Oasis for the second and last time. He claimed he wished to spend more time with his family and that he had been toying with the idea of quitting anyway, a proposition he began considering as far back as the Be Here Now tour, during which Ruth (whom he married 4th April 1997 on the island of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean) gave birth to his first son, Patrick. Though he was present at the birth, within a week he was forced to leave them for the tour. In an interview on August 2001, Guigsy stated: "At the time, I thought, I'll make one more album, play one more world tour and then that will be it. But when Bonehead left, I thought, 'Now's the time.' One original member has gone. They are going to have to get a replacement so the best thing would be to get another at the same time. I always said when it stopped being fun I would quit. And that's what happened." Noel Gallagher claims Guigsy quit by fax, and would avoid phone calls from the Gallaghers in the following weeks. Though he eventually gave up trying to contact him by phone Noel claims to bare no malice towards Guigsy.

Guigsy presently lives outside London with his wife and son. He occasionally performs as a DJ. He declined to appear in the 2004 Definitely Maybe DVD, though a polite letter explaining his reasons for doing so appears as a hidden extra, along with a short segment with pundits giving their views on him.

Source: Wikipedia