Stage Injury To Noel Gallagher Gave Us A Real Fright, Says Travis Singer Fran Healy

Travis singer Fran Healy says he won't be inviting any fans to join him on stage after Noel Gallagher's rib-breaking.

Fran said he was alarmed by the news that a fan invaded the stage during an Oasis gig in Canada.

He said: "It was odd to see Noel getting pushed over because, when you are in Oasis, you have about 20 bodyguards.

"How did that guy get through?"

Guitarist Andy Dunlop added: "It gave us a real fright. You usually feel safe on stage."

Fran said the incident reminded him of 1999. He was threatened with a knife in New York after making a joke about the size of an autograph hunter's manhood.

Fran said: "I told him I didn't think I could fit all the letters of Fran on there."

He was also threatened with a syringe when he busked in Glasgow in 2004 and, more recently, he says he was almost strangled by an enthusiastic fan.

He said: "I got strangled on stage. A guy came up behind me and put his arm around my neck. He was excited, but I was going blue."

Fran, who met lots of fans at FOPP record store in Glasgow yesterday before the band's gig at the city's ABC, says he and the band are having the time of their lives with album Ode To J Smith.

Travis played Edinburgh's latest venue The Picture House earlier this week, but almost left their mark in more ways than one.

Fran said: "The people who ran it were a bit worried the balcony might collapse with all the stomping."

Source: Glasgow Daily Record

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New York's Official Oasis Listening Party

After the cancellation disappointment for NYC Oasis fans, the All England Club brings you good news. Join us for the official Oasis pre-release listening party next week!

Come down to The Professor's Loft on October 2nd and get mad fer it. We'll play Dig Out Your Soul before its Oct. 7th release date, play a full night of Oasis tunes and we'll have plenty of Oasis giveaways as well. From 9-10pm there will be complimentary Boddington's, and from 12-1am we'll have complimentary Bulldog Gin and Yellowglen Champagne cocktails to keep the festive mood going, and we'll even provide
proper English tea sandwiches!

The All England Club presents the Official Oasis Listening Party October 2, 2008
9pm @ The Professor's Loft (219 2nd Ave. @ 14th Street, NYC)
Admission: FREE
Listening party for Dig Out Your Soul from 9-10pm
Oasis giveaways all night- All Oasis tunes all night
DJs Cockfosters and Sacha of the morning after girls
Complimentary drinks provided by Boddington's Pub Ale, Bulldog Gin, and Yellowglen Champagne
Complimentary tea sandwiches provided by Papa Lima Sandwiches

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Source: All England Club

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Liam Gallagher & Andy Bell On All Music TV (Italy)

Thanks to frjdel via youtube

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Liam Gallagher & Andy Bell Interview In Italy

Click here to see a photo gallery of Liam Gallagher & Andy Bell when they popped into Radio DeeJay earlier today.

There are also a number of videos to watch of the boys being interviewed 1 2 3 4.

Source: www.deejay.it

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Oasis Shock Of The Lightning 7" Box

Shock Of The Lightning 7" Box

Thanks to Jono for the pictures.

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Dig Out Your Soul Playback

We were invited down to London by Big Brother along with other Oasis fans for a listen to the new Oasis album on Wednesday night.

Unfortunately I was not available to attend the event due to work commitments, but friend of the site Tom went along on our behalf this is his review of the night.

We got to the location in London at 6:15 Wednesday and we were among 15 lucky fans to listen to the new Oasis album twice.

Steve from Big Brother checked the names of the people who else had won a chance to listen to the album, we then walked round the corner to the venue.

They supplied us with free beer and snacks, we then went upstairs to listen to the album. We all sat around some weird oval table it was very business like.

We listened to album twice and then he Steve said he had a surprise for us and got a courier to deliver a CD over with Boy With The Blues, he said we were amongst a handful of people who had listened to it.

Boy With The Blues is better then Ain't Got Nothing and Soldier On, that I had heard earlier in the evening.

It has a choir on it, The song is about 4 minutes 40 long.

"You got nothing to lose, you're the boy with the blues" and "Come together for you" repeated load of times by Liam and his backing singers.

It would make a good album closer and is definitely better than Soldier On,, that I heard twice earlier.

They also played us 'I Believe In All', it's a tune in the vein of Pass Me Down The Wine.

They had one of the deluxe box sets there and it was passed around, I had a look at the lyrics books and the vinyls etc. If you've ordered one you'll be very happy. It's huge.

I also asked Steve from Big Brother about a few things, after the listening.

He said "To Be Where There's Life" version on the bonus disc is them live in the studio.

He also said there is no definite next single lined up....asked him about Wiz being the Director and he just said "how do you know that"

The footage from the rehearsal gig that the band did for fans in London last month is still being edited and there are currently no plans for release.

I also asked how Noel was, he said he has seen him around the Big Brother office and is still in a lot of pain following the attack in Canada..

How I rated the Album, track by track...

Bag It Up - 09/10
The Turning - 10/10
Waiting For The Rapture - 10/10
The Shock Of The Lightning - 09/10
I'm Outta Time - 10/10
(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady - 08/10
Falling Down - 10/10
To Be Where There's Life - 09/10
Ain't Got Nothin' - 07/10
The Nature of Reality - 07/10
Soldier On - 08/10

It's a great album, up there with the best.

We also got given 'The Shock Of The Lightning' on Vinyl, 'Falling Down' CD Promo, Oasis badge, Oasis darts and the NME Promo CD.

'The Shock Of The Lightning' Vinyl, 'Falling Down' CD I will post some pictures of them later tonight the artwork inside the cover is superb.

Thanks to Tom for going along at such short notice and doing the report.

Also special thanks to the kind folks at Big Brother!

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Keane Offer Olive Branch To Oasis

Keane have offered an olive branch to Oasis after Liam Gallagher branded the trio a bunch of “posh lightweights”.

Liam slated the band after frontman Tom Chaplin spent a short spell in rehab where he was treated for drink and drug addiction.

However, speaking exclusively to Mirror.co.uk, Keane songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley, above right, said he was still a massive fan of the band.

He said: “I absolutely worshipped Oasis as a teenager. They were one of the biggest influences on us when we were starting out . I hope sooner or later they come to enjoy our music as much as we enjoy theirs some time.”

Tim rang us to talk about Keane’s new album Perfect Symmetry, their third, which hits the shops on October 13.

He revealed that the new record showed a marked change of direction in the band’s normally piano-driven sound – and featured even featured electric guitars.

Tim explained: “There’s a lot of different instruments on there, lots of new sounds – even African percussion and electric saw!

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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Picture From German Rolling Stone.

A scan from Octobers German Rolling Stone magazine, Vielen Dank! Sebastian

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Vote For Oasis At The Europe Music Awards

Cast you vote for Oasis at the The Europe Music Awards, Oasis are in the shortlist for Best Act Ever, Rock Out and Best Album categories at this years awards to be held in Liverpool.

To cast your votes click here.

The five artists with the most votes in each category will become the official 2008 EMA nominees.

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The Ultimate Frontperson

The Ultimate Frontperson

Liam Gallagher? Morrissey? Robert Smith? Matt Bellamy? Iggy Pop? Who will get your vote?

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Source: www.nme.com

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Oasis On The Front Cover Of German Rolling Stone Magazine

Liam and Noel Gallagher are on the front cover of the October German Rolling Magazine.

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Oasis Interview RTL 102.5 Italian Radio

Thanks to numero505 via Youtube

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Stunning Concert Posters From The Past 50 Years!

A combination of iconic classics and more contemporary artwork, Gigwise presents a collection of stunning concert posters from the past five decades. Ranging from simplistic early Sixties Beatles prints to the outright psychedelia of the seventies, right through to attention-grabbing posters of today, there's a plethora of brilliant gig artwork on display....

Click here to view the gallery.

Source: www.gigwise.com

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Noel & Liam Gallagher Talk About Stage Attack In Canada

Full interview is on MTV2 9pm (GMT) October 6th

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Liam And Andy In Italy

Liam Gallagher and Andy Bell popped into Radio RTL 102.5 in Italy today for a chat, they join the show after 27 minutes.

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Schedule for tommorow - Friday 26 - 09 - 2008
14:15 (Italy) Liam & Andy - All Music Community - www.allmusic.tv
15:15 (Italy) Liam & Andy - Mtv Trl, Piazza Duomo in Milano - www.mtv.it
16:15 (Italy) Liam & Andy - Radio Deejay trasmission ‘Tropical Pizza’ www.deejay.it

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Unreleased Oasis Track Resurfaces

NYC band gives 'See The Sun' the cover treatment

With a new Oasis album just weeks from release, New York rock band The GoStation have paid tribute to the legendary Britpop powerhouse by offering up their own take on one of the Manchester outfit's earliest songs.

Included among the first batch of Oasis demos from 1992, "See The Sun" was never given a proper studio outing, and has remained available only through bootleged versions of what have become know as the band's "Lost Tapes."

The GoStation incorporated the track into their live sets early on, eventually recording their updated version with the intent of giving the "lost" track the airing they felt it always deserved.

"Oasis have released so many world-shattering tunes throughout their career, but this one got left behind," says GoStation frontman Doug Levy. "We've always thought it's a really great song, though, and that it provides a good picture of where the band were coming from when they first started out. Seeing their progression from back then to where they are now is really inspiring."

Often receiving their own comparisons to Oasis, as well as kindred spirits The Verve and The Stone Roses, The GoStation have become known for straddling the divide between US and UK sensibilities, bringing a decidedly British tone to their New York City rock epics. The band released their debut album, Passion Before Function, in 2007. Produced by Bill Racine (Flaming Lips, Rogue Wave), the album spawned the singles "All Together Now" and "Not Enough" and saw the band embraced across the US.

The Brooklyn-based five-piece are currently at work on their follow-up album, due for release in 2009. The first result of the new sessions is "Berlin Rose," produced by Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, John Lennon), which is currently available for both streaming and free download on the band's website and MySpace page.

The unmastered cover of "See The Sun" is also available in both locations. "It's just something we wanted to put out there for the fans, both of our band and Oasis," says guitarist Matt Friedlander. "Without Oasis, we probably wouldn't be doing what we're doing right now, so we're happy to give something back. We just hope they appreciate the gesture!"

Visit www.myspace.com/thegostation for more information.

GoStation Tour Dates

Sept. 25: Club NME @ The Annex, NYC

Oct. 4: Benefit for The Jiamini Scholarship Fund @ Union Hall, Brooklyn

Oct. 6: Bowery Ballroom, NYC

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Oasis Reschedule Cologne Show

Oasis can now announce that their special performance at the Gloria Theatre in Cologne has been rescheduled to Friday the 7th November.

The concert, originally set for September 29, was postponed after Noel Gallagher received three broken ribs when he was attacked while performing on stage at a festival in Toronto, Canada.

Oasis' show at the Gloria Theatre is being broadcast live on Eins Live and their radio partners Bremen Vier, Das Ding, MDR Jump, N-Joy, Radio Eins, Unser Ding, and You FM, together with radio stations in twelve other European countries making this the biggest ever live radio broadcast by a single artist in Germany.

Tickets purchased for the show on Sep 29th will remain valid for the new date. Customers who can't attend the show on this day can get a ticket refund - information is available by phoning Tickets Per Post +49 - (069) - 9443660 or sending an email to tickets@tickets-per-post.de. Refunds will receive preferred treatment if they are filed before Nov 4, 0.00 h

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New Oasis Mailer

I received this through the post this morning, UK fans wanting to remain on the Oasis mailing list should return the form in a stamped envelope ASAP.

Source: Mailer from Oasis & The Postman

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