Liam Gallagher's So Laid-Back

What difference a few birthdays make.

Once the bad boy of rock 'n' roll, Liam Gallagher celebrated turning 36 with a quiet meal with a couple of pals in a restaurant on the shores of Lake Como in Italy.

Among the presents the Oasis singer received were an Elvis Presley country album and a rare first-edition of Diana Ross's cover of the John Lennon classic Imagine.

But at the end of the night Liam was at least back to some of his old tricks, doing a monkey dance outside the restaurant after enjoying plenty of champagne inside.

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

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Rolling Stone Previews New Oasis Album

Oasis

Dig Out Your Soul 10/7

If lead singles "The Shock of the Lightning" and "Falling Down" are any indication, the Gallagher brothers are continuing to mine the formula that made them huge in the first place: borrowed Beatles riffs augmented with swirly psychedelic flourishes and Liam's lovably snotty vocals. Rather than run away from the comparisons, the Gallaghers are embracing it: the Liam-penned "I'm Outta Time" features a vocal sample from John Lennon, recorded just days before his death. "It's one for the ladies," says Noel.

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More Oasis Fan Renditions Of New Songs From YouTube

Site visitor Carlos Medina version of The Turning.



Charlie C with his version of (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady.



JNB with his version of The Turning.



Call Me Arthur with her version of The Shock Of The Lightning.

A few of the videos Oasis fans have uploaded to Youtube.You, the fans, are encouraged to interpret the new tracks in your own personal style on whichever instruments you please and Big Brother Recordings have put together a very special prize for the best entry.

A lucky winner will be personally chosen by the band and will win a unique VIP experience to the Oasis gig of their choice anywhere in the world, including travel and accommodation.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

"Stand by Me" is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by lead guitarist, Noel Gallagher. It was the second single to be released from the band's third album, Be Here Now, and peaked at number 2 in the UK charts in when realesed on September 22 1997. It was kept from the top-spot by the record breaking Elton John single "Candle in the Wind," re-recorded and released in memory of Princess Diana, who had died in August of that year. Despite this, it still went Gold in the UK.

Though overall, Be Here Now received a cold reception from music critics, "Stand by Me" was acknowledged as one of the stand-out tracks on the album. A critically acclaimed acoustic version of "Stand by Me" was shown on television the night before the release of Be Here Now as part of a BBC1 documentary, featuring Noel, Liam Gallagher and drummer Alan White sitting by the side of a swimming pool, with Liam on vocals, Noel on acoustic guitar and White holding a tambourine.

However, due to Noel Gallagher's general dislike of Be Here Now, "Stand by Me" is rarely played live by the band at their concerts, as it is Noel who generally decides the song listings for Oasis' tours. A live version of the song from this tour can be found on the double-CD version of Familiar to Millions.

Noel Gallagher claims to have written the song whilst suffering from food poisoning when he first moved to London. His mother Peggy would phone him to check on him and repeatedly told him to ensure he was eating properly. This spurred Gallagher to cook himself a proper English Sunday dinner, which resulted in a bout of food poisoning. Gallagher claims that the song's first line - "Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday/I've got a lot of things to learn" - came to him as he lay on the floor and it was then that he began to pen the lyrics to the song.

The title for the song probably comes from the song "Stand By Me", which was covered by the Gallagher's idol John Lennon.



Track Listing

CD CRESCD 278
01: "Stand by Me" - 5:55
02: "(I Got) The Fever" - 5:14
03: "My Sister Lover" - 5:58
04: "Going Nowhere " - 4:41

7" CRE 278
01: "Stand by Me" - 5:55
02: "(I Got) The Fever" - 5:14

12" CRE 278T
01: "Stand by Me" - 5:55
02: "(I Got) The Fever" - 5:14
03: "My Sister Lover" - 5:58

Cassette CRECS 278
01: "Stand by Me" - 5:55
02: "(I Got) The Fever" - 5:14
03: "My Sister Lover" - Some fans believe the title to be a reference to the band

Sister Lovers, a group that invited Oasis to a May 1993 gig at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, Scotland, where they were spotted by Creation Records chief Alan McGee, who reportedly offered Oasis a recording contract on the spot after the gig.

"Going Nowhere" - apparently Noel's attempt at a Burt Bacharach style song - can be found on The Masterplan, a collection of Oasis B-sides. It is one of only two B-sides from the Be Here Now era to be included on the album. Although it was not released until 1997, the song was written in 1990, before Noel even joined Oasis, let alone before they were signed. Despite this, it shows an uncanny level of perceptiveness from Noel with lines like I'm gonna get me a motor car/Maybe a Jaguar/Maybe a plane/Or a day of fame/I'm gonna be a millionaire.

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Stop The Clocks Back In The UK Charts

Oasis' 'best of' 'Stop The Clocks' re-enters the top 40 UK albums chart at Number 28 on this weeks album chart.

It was released on 20 November 2006. The "retrospective collection" is an 18-track double album.

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Liam Gallagher: 'I Don't Like Noel's Voice'

Liam Gallagher has admitted that he is not impressed by his brother's singing on the new Oasis album.

The group's frontman insisted that he is a better singer than Noel and should have been left to do the vocals by himself on Dig Out Your Soul.

However, he added that he does not see himself as a songwriter, preferring to leave the job to his brother.

"I'm into writing songs, but I'm not going to freak out about it and go, 'Whoa, these songs...'," he said.

"I know there's all this spiritual nonsense that people go on about, but I'd be more worried about losing my voice than losing my ability to write a f**king song. I'm a singer, man, that's it."

Noel revealed earlier this week that he hopes to release a solo album in the future.

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Upcoming Italian TV & Radio Schedules

(TV) 24 /9 at 15.00 (local time) Noel & Gem @ MTV TRL from Piazza Duomo, Milan

(Radio) 24/9 at 16.15 (local time) Noel & Gem @ Radio RTL 102.5, listen here

(Radio) 25/9 at 11.30 (local time) Noel & Gem @ Radio 105, listen here

(Radio) 25/9 at 15.30 (local time)Noel & Gem @ Radio Deejay, listen here in Hi Definition.

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Win Tickets To See Oasis At Wembley Arena

You can always rely on Seatwave.com to bring you the hottest competitions. We’ve given you the chance to spend the weekend at Reading Festival, and to see Madonna and Lee Evans live, but now it’s time for something even bigger and better....We have two tickets for one of the most highly anticipated gigs of this year: Oasis at Wembley Arena on the 16th October, 2008.

Oasis soared into the public eye in the early 90s when brothers Liam and Noel reigned superior over the Brit Pop scene. The band whipped up a frenzy of hype around their music and basked in their rivalry with fellow Brit Poppers, Blur. Almost eighteen years down the line, Oasis still manages to cause a huge fuss amongst music fans. They haven’t performed in the UK for years which guarantees an electric atmosphere and a myriad of memorable moments. Just try not to sing along; we dare you.

Tickets for the Wembley gigs sold out within minutes. If you missed out, these tickets are worth more than their own weight in sentimental gold. To enter our competition for the chance to catch one the best bands of the 90s, click here to enter the competion

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Noel Gallagher On Russell Brand's Show Last Night

Noel Gallagher joined Russell Brand on his weekly BBC Radio 2 by phone for around ten minutes on last nights show for the usual shenanigans.

Noel agreed to go on Never Mind the Buzzcocks and that he has two broken ribs and is out the game for six weeks

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Happy Birthday Liam Gallagher

Happy Birthday to Liam Gallagher who is 36 today.

Noel Gallagher On The Russell Brand Show Tonight

The Russell Brand Show tonight is pre-recorded, Russell has just announced that he has Noel on the show later on the show.

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Oasis 'Dig Out Your Soul' German Release Parties

03.10.2008 Frankfurt, Batschkapp
03.10.2008 München, Atomic Café
03.10.2008 Berlin, Magnet
04.10.2008 Köln, Rose Club
04.10.2008 Leipzig, Moritzbastei

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More Oasis Fan Renditions Of New Songs From YouTube

Site Visitor James Barlow sent in this cover of Falling Down



Doug Washington's version of The Turning



Ribeir's version of Bag It Up



We Feeling Supersonic's version of The Falling



Quick Man Tan's version of The Shock Of The Lightning

A few of the videos Oasis fans have uploaded to Youtube.You, the fans, are encouraged to interpret the new tracks in your own personal style on whichever instruments you please and Big Brother Recordings have put together a very special prize for the best entry.

A lucky winner will be personally chosen by the band and will win a unique VIP experience to the Oasis gig of their choice anywhere in the world, including travel and accommodation.

Visit www.oasisinet.com/digoutyoursoulsongs

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A Lot To Dig On New Oasis Album 'Dig Out Your Soul'

British supergroup Oasis returns to the fold next month with their seventh studio album, which will appear in record stores on October 7th. If one song sums up the solid effort it is the second track of the album, written by Noel Gallagher, entitled 'The Turning'. The mid-paced song's lyrics proclaim that they are "Mining a dream for the same old song".

The Gallagher brothers and company have a far different approach this time out, which is their freshest sounding album since their heralded debut album - 'Definitely Maybe - which sent shock waves throughout the music world when it was released in 1994 but continues to play homage to their heroes in the past. The band clearly continue to wear their influences proudly on their sleeves borrowing from 'The Beatles', 'The Doors', and the solo work of John Lennon. The band throws nuggets of hits like 'Dear Prudence', 'Five to One', and 'Gimme Some Truth' while making their own compositions expand on those fine works.

Vocalist Liam Gallagher, the voice of an English generation of popular music, calls out in the opening track 'Bag it Up' that "Everything that I believe in tells me that I want more". Fans of the band get that and more on the album. 'The Turning' starts as a delicate piano piece before a guitar solo takes it a new level, while a 50 piece choir helps brings the piece to a close.

Liam's older brother Noel gets his first chance to sing on the third track, 'Waiting for the Rapture', which starts with the familiar beat of 'Five to One' by the 'Doors'. Noel proclaims his love for his longtime girlfriend in the piece and displays a vocal style that he hasn't been heard from in his 14 years in the music business. The next track on the album is single 'The Shock of the Lightning'.

This is the first return to the Oasis that we have came to know from their many years in the spotlight. The new single is their most successful in the United States, in terms of chart placement, since 1997's 'D'you Know What Mean' which was the lead single off their last platinum album effort stateside. The next track is the bands obligatory ode to late Beatle John Lennon, penned by Liam, and entitled 'Out of Time'. 'Out of Time' sounds eerily similar to Lennon, even featuring the late songwriter in an interview clip, and wouldn't sound out of place on Lennon's 'Imagine' or 'Double Fantasy' albums. When Yoko Ono, a known admirer of the Gallagher brothers, hears the track it will likely bring a tear to her eye and she will likely be proud of Liam's most solid songwriting effort to date.

Noel again takes the reins on '(Get of Your) High Horse Lady)' which sounds like a bluesy take on Paul McCartney's 'The Beatles (White Album)' track 'Rocky Racoon'. Think 'Rocky Racoon' meets something you may hear off 'The Rolling Stones' epic 'Exile on Main Street' for this number. It again sounds nothing like Oasis has ever attempted and truly works to break up the first half of the album. Noel starts off the second half of the album by singing 'Falling Down' which, much like Liam sung 'Shock of the Lightning', goes back the 90's Oasis bag of tricks, by employing the "drone-rock" that the songwriter experimented with the band 'Chemical Brothers' in the mid-nineties. '(Get of Your) High Horse Lady)' and 'Falling Down' truly show Noel's diversity and are starkly different but somehow manage to "work" back to back on the albums release.

Gem Archer, who has been with the band since 1999, has the honors of writing the next number on the album. Archer channels his inner-George Harrison by employing a sitar on 'To Be Where There's Life'. The track has a gritty Liam Gallagher vocal, a mean bass line, a sitar, and bravely forgoes the use of a guitar. Liam once again gets to provide another tune, and again opts to go for some solo Lennon styled music. Liam, who has stated that he felt Lennon's spirit enter him before a gig in Manchester in 1996, mines the aggressive Lennon number 'Gimme Some Truth' for the track entitled 'Ain't Got Nothing' which tells a story of a massive punch up in Germany which saw the bands frontman lose his two front teeth. The album closes with two more Lennon sounding pieces with bassist Andy Bell providing the band 'Nature of Reality' and Liam's 'Solider On' which works well as a closing track.

Will Oasis silence naysayers with their latest release? If it has taken 14 years and you still haven't 'Dug Out Your Soul' for the band you will probably never "get" the Gallagher brothers. But if you have been waiting since 1995 for the band to follow up on their most commercially successfully album '(Whats the Story) Morning Glory', this is the album that you may want to pick up as it introduces new sounds while still maintaining the greatness that is Oasis.

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Oasis Album Dig Out Your Soul Leaked Online

Late last night the band's long awaited follow up to Don't Believe the Truth leaked on a Oasis fan forum.

Dig Out Your Soul will officially be released on October the 6th.

Stay Tuned for more details....

Source: L4E

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Oasis Are £1m Manchester City Gig Target

Oasis have been placed at the centre of Manchester City’s masterplan to be the world’s biggest club.

City’s new owners want to launch their new era with a huge party in the City of Manchester stadium next summer — with Oasis topping the bill.

The Abu Dhabi United Group — who bought the club for £220million this month — will pay whatever it takes, so the lads are in line for a £1million windfall.

The idea came up after the new team in charge of the club asked current worker to help them draw up a blueprint for the brand.

They also suggested the rockers could re-record club theme Blue Moon for the team to run out to at home games.

An insider revealed: “Employees who know the club inside out were asked to put forward suggestions.

“The owners want to ally themselves with strong brands and see Oasis as playing a vital role helping to move the club forward very quickly.

“They hope to use the Gallaghers — the club’s most famous fans — to improve the brand and relationship with fans.

“Acts such as Oasis don’t come cheap — but obviously that isn’t an issue.”

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Steve Lamacq Interviews Oasis - 7-10 October

One member each day from Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th.

Andy on Tuesday 7th, then...

Steve Lamacq
Wednesday 8 October
4.00-7.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC
Steve Lamacq continues to speak to a different member of Oasis each day, to mark the release of the band's new album.

Today it's the turn of front man Liam Gallagher, who joins Steve on the phone backstage on the second day of their tour.

Steve Lamacq
Thursday 9 October
4.00-7.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC
Marking the release of their new album, mega rock icons Oasis speak to Steve Lamacq over four days.

Today, guitarist Gem Archer joins Steve from the band's tour bus.

Steve Lamacq
Friday 10 October
4.00-7.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC
Steve Lamacq's week of interviews with members of Oasis concludes with vocalist, guitarist and raconteur Noel Gallagher. In this pre-recorded interview, Noel comes into the studio to talk about the band's new album, the tour and whatever else he fancies...

Thanks to Mr Monobrow

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When Johnny Marr Lent Noel Gallagher His Gibson Guitar

When Johnny Marr lent Noel Gallagher His Gibson Guitar.

The Charlatans recall a funny story involving Liam Gallagher on a window ledge can be found here.

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Oasis Ticket Mix Up

Dear MS BLAH BLAH

OASIS at Wembley Arena, London on 17/10/2008

Due to a rare and unfortunate technical error, your seats were not available
at the time of booking resulting in the cancellation of your order, a full
refund has been credited into your account. However, we have held seats
meaning you will not miss this sold out concert.

If you would like to take up the reserved seating, please contact us by
calling See Tickets on 0115 9129000 and quoting reference xxxxxxxxxxxx.
Your seating will be held for you for one week.

Apologies for any inconvenience and frustration this may have caused.

Yours sincerely
See Tickets Customer Services

I have received this email today from a visitor to the site, and I know a number of other people have also received this email for the other Wembley date.

It also appears that fans on several forums are having problems with tickets for the two nights in Bornemouth, are also getting these emails today.

Have you been affected in the mix up with tickets? Leave a comment

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The Vortex Team Up With Oasis Legend

On the 6th of October Manchester band 'The Vortex' release new single 'Dirty Soul' with exclusive track 'Revolution Sometime' featuring Bonehead it will be available on all the good download sites including ITUNES.

More importantly for you collectors, fans, hoarders and purveyors of all things wonderful they are releasing it as a Physical Super Limited Edition 7" Vinyl, with Revolution Sometime the Double A Side which Features Bonehead.

He will also will be joining the band on stage tonight at there sold out show in Manchester.

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