Chemical Brothers Talk About Turning Down Oasis' 'Wonderwall' Remix

The Chemical Brothers have spoken about their decision to turn down the opportunity of remixing Oasis' hit 'Wonderwall'.

The dance duo, who were offered the chance to re-imagine the song in the early 90s, said they declined because of their lack of experience.

"They did ask us to remix Wonderwall when that first came out but basically we didn't know how to do it,” Tom Rowlands told the BBC.

"Yeah, that would have been good to do, it was a fairly big song,” Ed Simons added.

As previously reported on Gigwise, the duo recently remixed the Oasis song 'Falling Down', which will appear as a b-side to the Manchester band's new single, 'The Shock of the Lightning'.

Speaking about the remix, Rowlands said: "When Noel's name comes through on your phone, the command has been issued. It was exciting to do it and I'm glad they like it.

"We chucked loads of bits out and did it how we would want it to sound."

The single is released onSeptember 28th and will be followed by Oasis' new album 'Dig Out Your Soul', which is released on October 6th.

Source: www.gigwise.com

Oasis Set For Belfast And Maybe Dublin?

Oasis, the native Manchester, England band, is coming to Belfast, Ireland to play two shows promoting their forthcoming album, 'Dig Out Your Soul." Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, August 20, for the band's shows at the Belfast Odyssey Arena on October 29 and 30.

Although no dates for shows in Dublin have been announced, Oasis is expected to confirm two shows at Dublin's O2 venue in the coming weeks. The rumor is Oasis is expected to play in Dublin on the 26 and 27 of October.

The band will begin its United Kingdom and Ireland leg of their tour in Liverpool on October 7 and finish in Glasgow on November 5. In promotion of their new album, Oasis will also release a special, limited edition box set of 'Dig Out Your Soul, on October 3, right before they kick off their tour.

Source: www.allheadlinenews.com

Tune Into Zane Lowe On Radio 1 Tonight

Tune into the Zane Lowe show tonight on Radio 1 between 7PM-9PM as Noel Gallagher will be popping into the studio for an exclusive chat and hopefully some more tour dates.

Listen live online - www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/

The Shock Of The Lightning Video

The video for the new Oasis Single 'The Shock Of The Lightning' has appeared on ekstrabladet.dk, it appears that the website posted the video early and has since taken it down.

Here are some of the comments I have found on various Oasis forums about the video.

"It's all a bit f**king mental tbf! It's like an explosion of... everything!"
"i dig it"
"yeah the video is great it fits the album cover quite well."
"Impressive! A visually-stunning Oasis video - never thought I'd see the day."
"Super super super cool! Smart songs, artwork, videos - I like it."
"The best Oasis video in a long long time.... very nice, very cool!!!!"
"oasis are back with some vengeance!"
"woww!..I love it!...."
"fabulous video. probably their 3rd best ever behind the masterplan and supersonic"
"So Oasis have 'Wing Commander Bell'' and now Flight Lieutenant Liam?"
"Cool beans, it's like All Around The World meets Hard to Explain. I like it."
"F**king incredible video!"
"Very good video."
"the videoo is magnificent"

Oasis & Blur To Get 'Star Stories' Treatment

Star Stories actor Steve Edge has revealed that Oasis and Blur will be among the celebrities lampooned on the new series of the show.

Edge, who stars alongside Kevin Bishop on the Channel 4 programme, confirmed that the newest scripts are the funniest yet.

"I'm sure we're doing Elton John and David Furnish," Edge told The Mirror. "We read a new Britpop sketch of Oasis and Blur going to see Blair, which sounds good. Jarvis Cocker is the narrator, like an Austin Powers figure.

"It's a great job for summer - lots of funny wigs and silly voices."

The third series is currently in production and is expected to be included in Channel 4's autumn schedules.

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

Kaiser Chiefs Hit Back At Oasis' Noel Gallagher

Band suggest Gallagher is after publicity

Kaiser Chiefs have hit back at Oasis' Noel Gallagher, who recently made disparaging remarks about the Leeds band.

Noel Gallagher recently criticised Kaiser Chiefs, comparing them to The Monkees and saying that he didn't like the band despite the fact that he "did drugs for 18 years".

Kaiser Chiefs' drummer Nick Hodgson has since hit back at Gallagher, implying that the Oasis man is seeking publicity for his band's forthcoming new album, 'Dig Out Your Soul'.

"We're definitely not offended but I do actually like it, I think it's a bit of sport," he told BBC Newsbeat after the band's V Festival appearance in Chelmsford yesterday (August 17).

"It is funny though," he continued, "because it does happen [Gallagher criticising bands] every single time they put out an album. And the last two albums it's been us [getting the brunt of it].

"When I was 17 and Noel was going on about Blur I was watching it, and now I'm 30 and he's 50 and he's talking about us, it's brilliant."

Source: www.nme.com

Oasis Return To Germany For Small Club Gig

Oasis is scheduled to play the first show on European ground after their North American leg on September 29th .The Setting will be the intimate club Gloria in Cologne , Germany and it is part of a 1Live radio concert broadcast.

A small amount of tickets are available at the Gloria Box office only and will go on sale at noon , Tuesday the 19th. 1 ticket per person.

Source: www.einslive.de

Fish Supper At Noel's Plaice

There is nothing worse than celebs so paranoid about their fame they won’t leave their house to do normal things.

That’s why seeing Oasis star Noel Gallagher picking up fish and chips to take back to his London home for dinner on Saturday night is so refreshing.

I reckon old enemy Robbie Williams could learn a lot from Noel about how to handle fame.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Kelly Jones On The New Oasis Album

Kelly pops into the studio for a quick chat with Christian O'Connell on the breakfast show.

Source: www.wordgetsaround.org

Oasis Doing Well On iTunes Chart

Dig Out Your Soul is the second top selling album on iTunes UK and 'Falling Down' is the eighth top selling song on iTunes UK.

It was released as a download-only single from iTunes on 14th August 2008.

Check your local iTunes BUY BUY BUY

Noel Gallagher On The New Oasis Album

Julie Cullen grabs Oasis legend Noel Gallagher for an exclusive chat about the bands new album Dig Out Your Soul.

Noel said it's the most current batch of songs that he has ever had for a album. And that three of the songs have two drummers on (Zak and Noel) and sounds a bit glam.

He said that there are no pop songs the album, and the album has a biblical theme to it and that he does not know where it's come from.

Julian who did the album artwork said that the album sounds like a religious armageddon.

Noel joins the show after 44 minutes, listen again or download the podcast (later today) by clicking here.

Who's Won Bonehead Tickets?

The winners of a pair of tickets of the Pete Macleod and Bonehead tour tickets are...

Mark Speller - Brixton Jamm - 01 Nov
Lee Temple - Brixton Jamm - 01 Nov
Ross Mackenzie - Glasgow - 22 Nov

More information is available at www.myspace.com/petesolomusic

For more information on booking Bonehead visit www.brave-music-agency.co.uk

Thanks To Damian Morgan @ Brave Music Agency for the tickets.

Mark Ronson Takes Swipe At Noel Gallagher

Mark Ronson has hit back at Noel Gallagher's jibe that he should "learn three chords on the guitar and write a tune - instead of ruining everybody else's".

Mark posted on his blog:

Oh, Noel.....

noel gallagher said i should "learn three chords on the guitar and go write a tune". so i just wanted him to know that i'm actually taking guitar lessons from Jay-Z right now and he's already taught me both chords to "Wonderwall" (tune!). in fact, it's so much fun having Jay teach me all of noel's songs on the guitar (hooray!) that i"m thinking of doing an Oasis/Jay Z remix album a la "The Grey Album". Potential titles are "Champagne Superhova" or "Definitely Jay Z"*. I'll keep you posted....

Mark X

Source: www.sundaymirror.co.uk

Noel Gallagher On BBC Radio 6 Tomorrow

Sunday August 17

BBC Radio 6Music (The Music Week)

1pm - 2pm (UK)

Noel Gallagher chats about the new Oasis album in an exclusive interview for The Music Week.

Noel takes Julie Cullen through the making of their "biblical" new LP, explaining how Oasis went glam and from where the band now draws its inspiration.

Listen live online - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/6music/

'Oasis' The Musical Coming Soon

Noel Gallagher wants to make an Oasis musical.

The guitarist - whose bandmates include singer brother Liam, guitarist Gem Archer, bassist Andy Bell and drummer Chris Sharrock - thinks the group's songs would make a fantastic soundtrack to a stage show.

He said: "Oasis the musical has got to happen at some point - five lads who shook Manchester. 'Roll With It - The Musical'. Ben Elton's got to have six months on his own soon. He can write it then!"

As well as his musical ambitions, Noel admits he was recently offered the chance to appear on controversial UK TV programme 'The Jeremy Kyle Show'.

The 41-year-old musician explained: "I met Jeremy Kyle when I was in the Granada studios in Manchester doing something and he came up to me with a completely straight face and said, 'When are we going to get you and your brother on the show?' That would be brilliant wouldn't it?

"He'd go, 'You never turn up to rehearsals do you? You haven't turned up to rehearsals in eight years, have you? Have you? You write all the songs, you have held him back for eight years.' He wasn't joking!"

Source: www.stv.tv

Time For A Change Of Clothes, Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher stumbled into Radio 1 - to plug Oasis's new single, The Shock Of The Lightning - after only two hours' sleep and wearing last night's clothes.

And in true rock star fashion he started slagging off someone else's band.

About Kaiser Chiefs he told Chris Moyles: "I mean, I done drugs for 18 years - 365 days in a row for 18 years - and I never got that bad I would go 'You know, I think Kaiser Chiefs are brilliant!'"

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Fans Face Long Night Waiting For Gold-Dust Tickets To Oasis Gig

Band’s return trip to Aberdeen expected to sell out fast

Legions of Oasis fans will queue through the night next week to try to get their hands on gold-dust tickets for their heroes’ long-awaited return to the Granite City.

The Gallagher brothers confirmed yesterday they would be making a fourth trip to the north-east in the autumn.

Oasis will play two nights at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre’s Press and Journal Arena on November 1 and 2.

The scramble for the 17,000 tickets begins at 9am on Wednesday.

No more than 500 tickets for each night will be made available to buy at the venue that morning. The rest can be booked on the internet or by phone.

Both gigs are expected to sell out in minutes.

Brian Horsburgh, acting manager director at the AECC, said last night: “Oasis still hold the record for selling tickets faster than any other concert in Aberdeen, which was as fast as physically possible at the time.

“We have absolutely no doubt that tickets will be sold out within a couple of hours on Wednesday.”

The UK tour will coincide with the release of the Manchester band’s seventh studio album, Dig Out Your Soul, due out in October.

Noel Gallagher revealed details of the tour during a lively appearance on Chris Moyles’s Radio 1 breakfast show yesterday. Not one for keeping things bottled up, he went on to reveal his feelings for pop contemporaries Amy Winehouse (“a destitute horse”), Mark Ronson (“he needs to write his own tunes instead of ruining everyone else’s”) and Scouting for Girls (“Scouting for Idiots”). He added: “I did drugs for 18 years and I never got that bad as to say ‘You know what? I think the Kaiser Chiefs are brilliant’.”

Other big names heading for the AECC this year. Others include Stereophonics and Paul Weller.

Tickets for Oasis, priced £38.50 each plus booking fee, can be bought by calling 08444 779000 or from www.aecc.co.uk after 9am on Wednesday.

The gigs are for over-14s only and under-16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Ticket sales are limited to four per buyer, or two in person at the AECC.

Source: www.pressandjournal.co.uk

Oasis In Talks Over Manchester Gig

Oasis are in talks to play Manchester, the M.E.N. can reveal.

It had been thought the Gallagher brothers had snubbed their home city after confirming their long-awaited British tour - without a date here.

And with the first night of the 18 dates scheduled to take place in Liverpool, it appeared as if salt had been rubbed in the wound.

But now the Manchester Evening News has learned there are plans for Noel and Liam to play a major venue in the city, although the exact location has not been finalised.

A spokesman for the band said: "On the last tour they played to nearly 200,000 people in Manchester and the shows were amazing. This is the first leg of a very long tour."

The British dates will follow the return of the band from a string of concerts in North America and Canada, which will take in cities such as Seattle, Vancouver and Toronto.

They begin the British leg of the tour on October 7 - the day after the release of their latest studio album, Dig Out Your Soul. It will take in Liverpool, Sheffield, Birmingham, London, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Belfast, Aberdeen and Glasgow.

In 2005, Oasis - fronted by City fans Liam and Noel - played three sell-out nights at the City of Manchester Stadium. In 2006, Noel returned to perform in fan Ben Hayes' front room, in Poynton, as part of a competition run by BBC Radio 1.

Ben, 23, who now lives in Didsbury, has already seen the band play 11 times.

He said: "I am sure they must have a surprise for Manchester.

"There's no way they would leave out Manchester."

Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Drunk Noel Lets Rip On Radio 1

It may not be up there with throwing TVs out of hotel windows, but Noel Gallagher was well and truly hammered on Radio 1 today.

Chris Moyles interviewed the Oasis songwriter as the band premiered their comeback single The Shock Of The Lightening on air.

But having had an hour’s kip after a night on the razz in Soho, Noel wasn’t exactly on form.

He slagged off fellow chart-toppers Kaiser Chiefs and raved on about launching his perfume called Eau de Toerag.

The cheeky star also said Russell Brand smells like garlic, alcohol and sweat - while Jady Goody stinks of stale urine.

As he continued to slur his words the crew pumped him full of coffee, but to no avail.

Noel rambled on about his love for David Beckam and his disdain for Ronan Keating.

He couldn’t resist a dig at Mark Ronson, saying he needs to buy a guitar, learn three chords and write his own material - instead of ruining other people’s songs.

The Mancunian affectionately referred to Amy WinehouseE as a destitute horse, but refused to comment on Peaches Geldolf's quickie wedding out of respect for Sir Bob.

But he couldn't bite his tongue when it came to the "overpaid" DJ, and Noel kept asking Chris how much he earned.

Liam's brother then revealed the funniest thing in the world is watching a dog poke his head out the car when it is moving.

Noel also said the reason Oasis are not playing the O2 Arena on their upcoming tour is because of nachos.

The band announced their Dig Out Your Soul UK tour this morning, revealing Wembley Arena as their London date instead.

He said: "You'll see the O2 isn't in there. The O2, it's too corporate. I went there for Led Zeppelin - it was good, but there were people walking around with nachos, it's not rock 'n' roll!"

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Gallagher Ronson Needs To Write His Own Songs

Oasis star Noel Gallagher has slammed producer Mark Ronson for covering other artists' songs - insisting he should write his own tracks.

The rocker is riled by Ronson scoring hits with tunes including Stop Me with singer Daniel Merriweather - a reworking of The Smiths' 1987 Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - and his duet with Amy Winehouse, Valerie. That track was a cover of British band The Zutons' song of the same name.

Gallagher, who also dismissed troubled Winehouse as a "destitute horse", said during a recent radio interview: "He (Ronson) wants to write his own tunes instead of everyone else's. He needs to learn three chords on the guitar and go and write a tune."

Source: www.contactmusic.com