Ask Oasis

We know from reading the message board that there are plenty of questions you'd like to ask the band...and now you UK fans have the chance.

Clash Magazine will be meeting Oasis ahead of the release of the new album, 'Dig Out Your Soul', and are offering fans in the UK the opportunity to submit their questions as part of the cover interview.

Clash Magazine will be spending time individually with Noel, Liam, Gem and Andy, so make sure not to miss out on this chance to get your voice heard.

Those printed in the magazine will win a year's free subscription to Clash Magazine.

To submit your question, click here.

The closing date for submissions is Wednesday 30th July 2008

Oasis release their new single, 'The Shock Of The Lightning' on September 29th and new album, 'Dig Out Your Soul' on October 6th.

The album tracklisting is:

'Bag It Up'
'The Turning'
'Waiting For The Rapture'
'The Shock Of The Lightning'
'I'm Outta Time'
'(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady'
'Falling Down'
'To Be Where There's Life'
'Ain't Got Nothin''
'The Nature Of Reality'
'Soldier On'

To view the album artwork click here.

The Clash Oasis special will be on sale in the UK from Thursday 3rd October 2008.


Source: www.oasisinet.com

Instant Messenger Celebrity Smileys

Instant messenger fans will now be able to insert smileys that feature the face of Amy Winehouse and Noel Gallagher into their online conversations.

Minimise Me, a new service from Microsoft, has launched with a host of celebrity faces, that also include Pete Doherty, Russell Brand and The Queen.

London Mayor Boris Johnson and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton are also available.

But for those who don't want to choose a celebrity, the application also allows users to create their own emoticon.

Source: www.Live4ever.us

Oasis To Headline A Tribute Concert In London Later This Year

A scan taken from page nine of the Daily Star today.

Britpop legends Oasis are set to headline a special concert in memory of 16-year-old knife victim Ben Kinsella.

The Gallagher brothers will preform at Finsbury Park, on September 21, for the tragic teenager - along with Madness, McFly and Kelly Rowland, 27.

Ben brother of actress Brooke Kinsella, 24 - was stabbed to death outside a bar in Hollywell, north London, on June 29.

Source: Daily Star

UPDATE: However, a spokesperson for the band has since rubbished the story, telling 6 Music it's: "completely fabricated". (BBC 6)

Oasis, Coldplay, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters & Others Salute The Who

The Who was saluted on Saturday night (July 12th) with performances by Pearl Jam, the Foo Fighters, Incubus, the Flaming Lips, Tenacious D, and Adam Sandler, before performing a nine-song set themselves, during the taping of VH1 Rock Honors: The Who at Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles. Among the highlights were "Young Man Blues" and "Bargain" performed by Foo Fighters, a Tommy medley from the Flaming Lips, and Incubus doing "I Can See For Miles" and "I Can't Explain." Tenacious D handled "Squeeze Box," while Pearl Jam belted out "Love Reign O'er Me" and "The Real Me."

The Who's set included classics such as "Baba O'Riley," "The Seeker," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Who Are You."

Throughout the night various video tributes were shown saluting the band's late cofounders Keith Moon and John Entwistle, who died in 1978 and 2002, respectively. Previously taped video tributes were played featuring testimonials from Sting, Noel Gallagher, Billy Idol, Dave Navarro, Slash, Coldplay, and Billy Bob Thornton.

Other celebrities on hand to pay personal tribute included David Duchovny, That '70s'Show's Mila Kunis, The Office's Rainn Wilson dressed as Elton John as the "Pinball Wizard" in the film Tommy, and Sean Penn who introduced Pearl Jam.

The Associated Press reported that VH1 Rock Honors: The Who raised over $1 million for various charities, including the Who's Double O Charity, Roger Daltrey's charity the UK's Teenage Cancer Trust, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, and select VH1 Classic Rock Autism organizations.

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who premieres on Thursday, July 17th, at 9 p.m. on VH1, VH1 Classic and MHD.

Source: www.cjbk.com

Liam Gallagher's Song Of 2008

There's definitely something sweet about Gabriella Cilmi.

She’s even melted Liam Gallagher's heart of stone.

According to Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton, OASIS frontman Liam reckons the singer’s cute debut single Sweet About Me is his favourite song of 2008.

Liam might want to get a ticket for her first headline tour, which kicks off on October 2 in Birmingham.

And pretend his kids made him go, of course.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Alan White To Join Trio Valore On Stage This Week

Former Oasis drummer Alan White is playing with Trio Valore at the MOHOLIVE in Manchester on the 18th July.

For more information and tickets visit www.triovalore.com

Alan confirmed that he is playing at the event on his myspace page here.

Pictures of Bonehead playing live with Manchester band The Vortex a few weeks ago can be found here, for more information on the band visit www.thevortexmusic.com

Oasis Album Revealed

NME gets the first look at artwork and tracklisting.

Oasis have revealed the tracklisting and artwork for their new album exclusively to NME. 'Dig Out Your Soul' will be released on October 6 and will feature 11 songs.

The album was produced by Dave Sardy, who also worked on their last album 'Don't Believe The Truth', and will feature 11 songs.

'Dig Out Your Soul' will open with 'Bag It Up' which Noel Gallagher recently revealed was almost the title track until his girlfriend pointed out Geri Halliwell has a song of the same name. We're assured it's not a cover.

Other songs set to feature include comeback single 'The Shock Of The Lightning' (out September 29), 'The Nature Of Reality', the intriguingly titled , (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady' and 'Ain't Got Nothin'. An early demo version of the latter leaked in May, though none of the songs which appeared in that batch have made the final album.

Oasis have given the NME the artwork for their seventh album, which was created by London-based designer Julian House - who also designed the award-winning sleeve for Primal Scream's 'XTRMNTR' - after he heard the music.

A collage featuring clocks, a mushroom cloud, apples and solders, it implies Noel Gallagher has fulfilled the mission statement he set out for 'Dig Out Your Soul'.

"I really fancy doing a record where we just completely throw the kitchen sink at it," Noel told NME in 2007 as plans for the album were hatched. "We haven't done that since 'Be Here Now'... get a 100-piece orchestra and choirs and all that. I think since 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' we've been trying to prove a point of just bass, drums, guitar and vocals and nothing fancy.But I kind of fancy making an absolutely f**king colossal album.

Source: NME Magazine

Steve White Discussing Alan White

From a new interview with Steve White offering some insight into Alan and Oasis:

ZANI – You’ve mentioned your Brother Alan, and as we know he played drums with Oasis for nearly 10 years. We had Brit Pop, in the mid 90s with acts like Oasis and Paul Weller at the top of this ‘tree’, which featured you and Alan in both bands respectively. Not only are you and Alan part of Pop history, but I bet your parents must have been the proudest parents in southeast London.

Steve White- They were and still are. When Oasis was added to the mix of my family, we would get the Daily Mirror ringing my mum up, trying to catch her out. The good thing, about the Oasis mania, was the fact that I was there for Alan. To make sure he made the right business decisions. To make sure that the accountants and managers didn’t get their hands on his money. I was really glad I was there, because I was able to guide him. Alan did 10 years with Oasis, and maybe it was the right time to move on.

ZANI –What actually happened between Alan and Oasis. Why was he asked to leave in 2004?

Steve White – There were some disputes about meetings. I wasn’t there so I couldn’t comment. What you would get would be a story from either side. I am sure they’ve all got their opinions, and I respect that. The bottom line is that Alan got a call four days before Christmas from ‘The Manager’, and he was told he was out of the band. And he hasn’t seen or heard from Noel or Liam since.

ZANI – That’s a bit sad, seeing he had been with them for many years.

Steve White – All Alan wanted, was to have a pint of Stella, and the guys to say what we want is to get Zak Starkey in, as we don’t think you’re right for us anymore. Alan would have had no problem with that, as nothing lasts forever.

But it was just the circumstances of the events which were shocking. They shocked me, and they hurt Alan.

ZANI – What is Alan doing now?

Steve White – He’s a property developer. The bottom line is, he played on records that sold over 27 million copies worldwide, as a fully paid up member of the band. He’s done very well.

ZANI – So the elder brother’s business advice paid off?

Steve White – Alan is doing all right, thank you. He would love to play again, but I think he was really hurt the way it was done, with Oasis. But he wasn’t the first musician that it had happened to.

But for someone like Liam, and Noel, who presents this image,” I am tough, I am hard, and I can take on anyone.” They couldn’t stand there, face to face, with Alan, I don’t like that.

Read the full interview by clicking here.

Source: www.zani.co.uk

Have The Chemical Brothers Remixed Oasis?

A version of a song rumoured to be a track destined for the forthcoming new Oasis album has leaked online.

The track, which you can hear by clicking here, is purported by various blogs to be a Chemical Brothers remix of a song named 'Falling Down'. However the identity of the remixers is not confirmed, and the likes of Primal Scream producer Jagz Kooner are also in the frame.

The song features Noel Gallagher on vocals, and has been praised by users of various Oasis fan forums.

NME.COM understands the band have been looking at remixing tracks from their new record, and this could be from those experiments.

The Manchester band are set to release their seventh album, 'Dig Out Your Soul', on October 6.

Source: www.nme.com

The Creation Documentary

Formed in 1983 by Alan McGee, Dick Green and Joe Foster, Creation forged a name for cult indie releases before throttling the zeitgeist with Primal Scream's 'Screamadelica' and Oasis. Highs? Lows? They're all here...

McGee named the label after 60s band The Creation, of which he was a very big fan. Enthused by the punk ethos and his successful club night in London, he and his business partners began releasing singles. When their second single, by The Jesus And Mary Chain, sold 50,000 copies, they unwittingly found themselves in the music business.

Creation's golden period in the late 80s saw key releases by Primal Scream, Teenage Fanclub and My Bloody Valentine. Great things followed, but the label was never quite the same after that.

Sessions for My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless' almost bankrupted the label and lead to a deal with Sony. After that, Oasis were signed, albums were sold by the bucketload until Creation was finally dissolved in 1999.

You can listen to the full story by clicking here, and scrolling down the page.

Source: www.xfm.uk

New Oasis Album Tracklisting And Artwork

As previously announced, the band are set to return later this year with their new album, released independently by their own label Big Brother Recordings. There is a worldwide release date of October 6*.

‘Dig Out Your Soul’ was produced by Dave Sardy who worked with the band on 2005’s, ‘Don’t Believe The Truth’. It was recorded at Abbey Road and mixed in Los Angeles. All four band members once again contribute tracks.

The tracklisting for ‘Dig Out Your Soul’:

Bag It Up
The Turning
Waiting For The Rapture
The Shock Of The Lightning
I’m Outta Time
(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady
Falling Down
To Be Where There’s Life
Ain’t Got Nothin’
The Nature of Reality
Soldier On

The first single, 'The Shock Of The Lightning' is released on September 29th.

The album sleeve for ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ can be seen for the first time by clicking HERE. It features an original piece of art by London-based designer, Julian House.

There will be a lot more exciting news in the forthcoming weeks so keep checking back to Oasisinet..

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Fans in the Uk enter your details to be amongst the first people in the world to hear an extract from the forthcoming single, 'The Shock Of The Lightning'.

You can also use it as a tone for your phone, find it by clicking here

James Blunt And Oasis Parody.. You're Beautiful/Wonderwall

Thanks to Stevie Riks

Chemical Brothers Remix Of 'New' Oasis Song Leaks

A new Oasis song, purported to have been remixd by The Chemical Brothers, has leaked online.

‘Falling Down’ is understood to be one of the tracks from the bands forthcoming album ‘Dig Out Your Soul’. It's not clear whether this is the album version.

The song appeared on various websites on Friday (July 11th), hours before it was due to be premiered by a Canadian radio station.

The song has been praised by many fans, with one saying it proves that "the only true rock and roll band left are back”.

Others, however, have remained skeptical about the origin of the song.

Oasis’s new album is released on October 6th and will be preceded by the single ‘The Shock of Lightnening’, which is out on September 28th.

Source: www.gigwise.com

Pete Mckee Is Not Doing The New Oasis Album Artwork

Following rumours on several Oasis forums that Pete Mckee is doing the artwork for the new Oasis album. I emailed Pete and asked him if the rumours were true, he confirmed that he's not doing the album artwork.

"I realise people have been wondering if I'm doing the LP artwork. Well I can tell you that I'm sadly not. I believe Noel would like to use my work at some point in the future but they have someone else in mind for the LP"

An exclusive Oasis/McKee Tour poster, inspired by the legendary Brighton gig in December 1994 is still available from www.oasisinet.com and www.petemckee.com.

Source: Pete Mckee

Oasis Headlines On Your Site And More

Have you got a personal website crying out for fresh content, a MySpace page that needs jazzing up or a Facebook entry lacking that something to set it apart.

Then check out the widget that lets you put this blog's headlines on YOUR site.

It's easy to install, updates every time I publish a new article on the site it allows your users to click a link for the full story and pictures.

All you need to is CLICK HERE and follow the instructions on the page that pops up.

Then just sit back and enjoy the very best in Oasis gossip.

Also

Part two of a Spanish Oasis podcast has been posted. It features news, band history and so much more. For more information and to download the podcast click here.

Oasis fans join the Oasis network, create a unique profile, and start talking with other fans! click here for more information.

OFG is looking for Oasis fans "Showing their Oasis!" they are looking for photos of Oasisy rooms, your Oasis collection, Car plates, fans being mad fer it, even just stories of fans and Oasis! click here for more information.

Mix Version Of New Oasis Track Leaks Early

A Chemical Bothers ( remix or 'mixed by' ) version of Oasis' new track Falling Down which will make its radio broadcast premiere this afternoon on Toronto's 102.1 The Edge has leaked early.

Catch the tune this afternoon on Bookies show.

From The Edge Website earlier today

A new song from OASIS called 'Falling Down' will premiere at 5:00pm this afternoon with Bookie. It was mixed by the Chemical Bros. The label tells us it's NOT the first single from the new album 'Dig Out Your Soul' (in stores October 7th), that's 'The Shock Of The Lightning' which we'll debut that Friday August 15th.

Lyrics (thanks to Vixen at Stoptheclcks.org)

A setting sun that blows my mind
Is falling down on all that I've ever known
Time to kiss the world goodbye
Falling down on all that I've ever known
Is all that I've ever known.
Is all that I've ever known.
Is all that

Cry (die?) and scream... it makes no sound
Calling out to all that I've ever known
Here am I, lost and found
Calling out to all
A setting sun
That blows my mind
Time to kiss the world goodbye

We live a dying dream
If you know what I mean
A setting sun that blows my mind
Now we'll kiss the world goodbye

New Oasis Song To Be Aired Tonight

Bookie from 102.1 The Edge emailed me yesterday and confirmed that he is playing a new Oasis song from the album Dig Out Your' Soul', on his show twice today at 5PM and 6PM local time.

The show is on local time (Toronto, Canada) from 2-7pm, for people in the UK, that's 7pm - 12pm.

Tune in by visiting www.edge102.com later today.

Noel Gallagher On The Russell Brand Viddycast

Russell and Matt Morgan with Noel Gallagher in the studio, Henry Winkler on the phone and a lot of flashing for spring break.

Click here to listen again or download this weeks podcast.

More Contents From Noel Gallagher's Notebook

Mr Monobrow has posted some new & unseen, high quality images of unreleased songs from Noel Gallagher's Notebook on his website.

The tracks are 'A Shelter From The Fall', 'Blue' 'Chill', 'I Am Always Right!!', 'Lost Again', 'Only My Pride', 'Razorbarb', 'Song In A Suitcase' and 'Take Me Away').

For more information on the contents of Noel's Notebook, visit Mr Monobrow's excellent page here.

Edge 102 To Play A New Oasis Song This Friday

Bookie from 102.1 the Edge is playing a new Oasis song from the album Dig Out Your' Soul' on his show this Friday.

The show is on local time (Toronto, Canada) from 2-7pm, for people in the UK, that's 7pm - 12pm.

What Bookie said to various fans via emails, taken from various forums.

"I’m playing the track Falling Down around 5:00 pm on Friday. It’s not the single as you know, but a track to show the style of the LP. That’s all i know. Havn’t heard the record yet…CAN’T WAIT"

"I AM PLAYING AN ALBUM TRACK .."Falling Down"..not the first single..... This is just a treat./sneak peak"

Tune in by visiting www.edge102.com this Friday