Top 40 Selling Albums In The UK This Week

01: Il Divo - The Promise
02: Stereophonics - Best Of - Decade In The Sun
03: Girls Aloud - Out Of Control
04: Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
05: Pink - Funhouse
06: Enya - And Winter Came
07: Enrique Iglesias - Greatest Hits
08: Celine DionMy Love - The Essential Collection
09: Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
10: Christina Aguilera - Keeps Gettin' Better - A Decade Of Hits

11: AC/DC - Black Ice
12: Sash - The Best Of
13: Mariah Carey - The Ballads
14: Fron Male Voice Choir - Voices Of The Valley - Home
15: Status Quo - Pictures - 40 Years Of Hits
16: Razorlight - Slipway Fires
17: Seal - Soul
18: Katherine Jenkins - Sacred Arias
19: Will Young - Let It Go
20: Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman

21: Smiths - The Sound Of
22: Script - Script
23: Katy Perry - One Of The Boys
24: Andrea Bocelli - Incanto
25: Daniel O'Donnell - Country Boy
26: Cliff Richard - 50th Anniversary Album
27: Bette Midler - The Best Bette
28: Jason Donovan - Let It Be Me
29: Boyzone - Back Again - No Matter What
30: Keane - Perfect Symmetry

31: Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
32: Jonathan Ansell - Forever
33: Duffy - Rockferry
34: Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads
35: Katie Melua - The Collection
36: Scouting For Girls - Scouting For Girls
37: Saturdays - Chasing Lights
38: Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
39: The Verve - Forth
40: Miley Cyrus - Breakout

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Gem Archer Joins Weller On Stage For 'Echoes Around The Sun' At The BBC

In an exclusive BBC4 session filmed at BBC Television Centre, Paul Weller performs numbers from his double album, 22 Dreams, hits from throughout his solo career, including From The Floorboards Up and Peacock Suit, plus a couple of classics from the Jam's back catalogue.

Weller performs with his regular five-piece band and is joined on some numbers by the Wired Strings and a brass section. He also has special guests, including Oasis guitarist Gem Archer on Echoes Round the Sun, fiddle player Eliza Carthy on Wild Wood and Where'er You Go, and former Blur guitarist Graham Coxon on Black River.

Watch the show here (UK ONLY)

Source: BBC & YouTube

Oasis - I'm Outta Time (Official Twiggy Remix)

Oasis will release their new single, "I'm Outta Time" on their Big Brother Recordings label on 1st December.

The single, taken from the album "Dig Out Your Soul", comes in various formats, including two collectors’ edition 7” singles and remixes which feature an exclusive remix of "I’m Outta Time" by Marilyn Manson bassist, Twiggy with Dave Sardy, as well as remixes of album tracks by Neon Neon and Jagz Kooner.

Source: Via YouTube

Oasis On Filter Magazine (DOWNLOAD FOR FREE)

With so much good music in the world today, one magazine just isn't enough to keep up.Here you have our most sleekly designed handheld yet.

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Source: www.filter-mag.com

Top Of The Pops To Return To The BBC?

Top of the Pops looks set for a return to television screens, just two years after it was axed for falling ratings.

BBC executives have hinted that the show could be revived, with music industry insiders suggesting that it could be revamped for the YouTube generation with more populist acts and exclusive songs that viewers could share online.

Artists and record labels concerned about the lack of popular music on television have been lobbying for Top of the Pops to be brought back since it was dropped in March 2006 after 42 years.

Mark Cooper, head of music entertainment for BBC TV, said that he wanted the weekly show to return and that low ratings need not be a barrier.

"It's a Sleeping Beauty. One day it will come back, in the way that Top Gear and Dr Who came back," he told The Times.

"It's probably no longer the case that Top of the Pops can be revived on the basis of it being an entertainment programme – instead it may have to be judged as a public service."

The show could return to schedules within a year, it was claimed. The BBC is thought to be considering putting on a Christmas special, after rebuffing Simon Cowell's offer to buy the rights for a one-off Top of the Pops on ITV.

Singer Lemar recently raised the matter with Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary, at a Downing Street breakfast, and Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher has also called for the show to return to screens.

"Because people don't have that shared experience of pop music, and it being their own... people start getting into weird s--- and knifing each other," he said last month.

Top of the Pops regularly pulled in audiences of 14 million in its heydey in the 1970s, but fell to little more than a million before it was axed.

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Liam Gallagher's Pal Has A Brilliant ID-ea

Liam Gallagher is backing a brilliant new fashion accessory that could save lives on wild nights out.

The Oasis frontman, pictured with the new invention backstage at a recent gig, was introduced to UTag by his head of security.

It’s a genius device — a dogtag with a memory chip holding your address, next of kin and important medical information.

Former SAS soldier Phil Campion, a pal of the Oasis camp, had the idea when in Afghanistan and Iraq.

He said: “Authorities can get in touch with your loved ones straight away. Liam was keen for his kids to wear them.”

The tag costs £24.99 from utagice.com. Phil is making a donation to Sun-backed charity Help For Heroes for every one sold.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Gem Archer With Paul Welller On BBC 4 Tonight

UK Only

14 Nov 2008, 21:00, BBC Four TONIGHT
14 Nov 2008, 22:30, BBC HD TONIGHT
15 Nov 2008, 01:10, BBC Four
17 Nov 2008, 00:00, BBC Four
17 Nov 2008, 03:00, BBC Four

In an exclusive BBC4 session filmed at BBC Television Centre, Paul Weller performs numbers from his double album, 22 Dreams, hits from throughout his solo career, including From The Floorboards Up and Peacock Suit, plus a couple of classics from the Jam's back catalogue.

Weller performs with his regular five-piece band and is joined on some numbers by the Wired Strings and a brass section. He also has special guests, including Oasis guitarist Gem Archer on Echoes Round the Sun, fiddle player Eliza Carthy on Wild Wood and Where'er You Go, and former Blur guitarist Graham Coxon on Black River.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oasis On The Front Cover Of Marvin Magazine

Oasis are on the front of 'Marvin' magazine in Mexico this month, if anyone has any scans or pictures of the magazine please send them in.

Gracias: OasisBrother :)

Oasis - Coldplay Double Bill In Near Future?

(photo: rockographer.com)

Coldplay.com cought up with Chris Martin on the road and talked to him about Coldplay's Touring plans and his thoughts on Oasis' Be Here Now album..... Here are some excerpts:

You're playing in the UK right up to Christmas, with the last show on December 23rd in Belfast.

Yeah. And I would also like to do something on Christmas Eve, but I'm not sure if it's possible. I have to say, it does feel weird that we haven't been in Britain at all. Over the last week or so, the realisation of that has really hit. But I think next year we'll make up for it.

Is that a hint towards future plans?

Well, we tried to get Knebworth but it just wasn't possible. So we're having to think of something else. In fact, I think we have thought of something else. Hopefully we'll be able to announce it soon. And hopefully it's not the same day that Oasis have booked it.

Although that would be a good double bill.

It would be a great double bill. And we wouldn't mind opening. I would also, funnily enough, open for Take That. We were in the dressing room yesterday and, for whatever reason, we started singing Back For Good. We sang the whole thing, word for word, with all the right chords on our piano, without having to learn it or anything. It was great. So I'd like to use this forum, the Coldplay website, to announce that if Take That want us to open for them, we'll do it. The only problem is that we'll have to get down the gym for a bit.

Chris' thoughts on Be Here Now Album

..... Because the price of a burger is often linked to its quality. Cheap burger usually means bad burger and vice versa.

Do you think so? Does that work with music too? Could we be like Be Here Now, reassuringly expensive? By the way, could I go on record and state that Be Here Now is a great album?

Not even Noel Gallagher thinks that.

No, Noel doesn't like it, but I do. I think it's got great songs on it. I think My Big Mouth is one of Oasis's best songs.

But that album is just too long.

Well that's also known as X&Y syndrome. Every band gets it. But for anyone reading this, they should listen to the song My Big Mouth by Oasis, because it's wonderful.

I gotta agree with him there BHN is awesome.

Source: www.coldplay.com

Now It’s Official...I’m Cool. Why? Because Liam From Oasis Said So!

There's an unwritten code of conduct we all have to follow when we’re working out in the gym.

You’ll see the notice on the wall about wiping down the machines when you’re finished, not using mobile phones, and stopping if you feel breathless.

But these other rules are just as important.

They govern how we interact with the men and women who’re training at the same time as us.

You won’t find these rules written down anywhere and they’re rarely talked about, which is why so many of us feel awkward trying to get them right – or get them totally wrong.

Say too much to other people in the gym and you come across as an annoying, needy chatterbox trying to make new friends. Don’t say anything and you’re an unfriendly workout obsessed freak.

How loud should the music on your iPod be? Is it okay to sing-a-long? What about grunting and groaning when you’re lifting weights – is that acceptable or just showing off?

Should you keep your eyes fixed on an imaginary spot on the wall or is it OK to look around at other people ... and their bodies?

What I object to most is the person on the treadmill beside me glancing at my control panel to see if I’m going slower than they are.

I had some serious worries about all this last week when I found myself working out alongside Oasis singer Liam Gallagher.

He was up here for his band’s shows at the SECC and the hotel he was staying in happened to be attached to the fitness club I go to in Erskine.

The young boy at reception was bursting with excitement and told me who it was. I dashed into the changing rooms, tore off my work clothes and threw on my shorts, t-shirt and trainers in record time. I wanted to make sure I’d got started before Liam had finished.

As I pushed open the door and saw the man behind songs like Wonderwall, Some Might Say and Live Forever my head was filled with all these unwritten gym etiquette quandaries which I normally struggle with but knew I simply had to get right.

There’s a long list of people smarter than me who’ve invaded Liam Gallagher’s personal space and suffered a verbal bashing. I didn’t want to make my hero angry – not the night before a big gig.

What, if anything, was I supposed to say?

Should I swagger over and invite him on my radio show. That’s what an ambitious radio presenter would do isn’t it?

An interview with a big name would be good for ratings.

But what if Liam didn’t want yet another interview? What if he’d rather just work out in peace and quiet?

This might be the only part of the whole day he actually had to himself. Did I really want to be the guy who ruined that?

I knew what I had to do.

I nodded in Liam’s direction and started running. He got on with his weights. A few minutes later he walked past to get some water.

“Great album Liam,” I said. “I really like it.”

“Thanks man, that’s cool,” he replied.

As he sauntered off to the pool I found myself agreeing with him.

It was cool. I’d handled the situation perfectly. I, Colin Kelly, had become an expert in gym etiquette. I was cool. Liam Gallagher had said so.

It’s a good thing he didn’t see me an hour later in the changing rooms.

As I pulled my jeans out the locker around £5 worth of loose change came spilling out my pocket and went flying everywhere.

If he’d witnessed me scrambling around, trying to pick up all the shrapnel while keeping the towel round my waist, “cool” would have been the furthest word from his mind.

Source: icrenfrewshire.icnetwork.co.uk

Kasabian: "Oasis Tour Will Make Festivals Squirm"

Xfm spoke to Sergio Pizzorno and Tom Meighan of Kasabian at the Union Chapel about their gig tonight, the long awaited third album and hippo's and giraffe's. Find out more here...

Amongst the haunted corridors of The Union Chapel, we cosied up with Tom and Serge of Kasabian who are playing tonight at part of Mencap's Little Noise Sessions.

We've all been on tenter hooks waiting for Kasabian's third album, and at last we have some news, as Serge explained:

"The album's gonna be out early next year, it's all finished. So we're playing a couple off that and we've got some giraffe's and hippo's for the encore. I Saw The Killers gigs and it seems like that's what you've got to do these days..."

So should we expect more animals when the Leicester lads tour with Oasis and The Enemy in 2009? Probably not. But it will be magnificent as Tom confirmed:

"I think it's just a fucking really healthy balance, 3 good bands. It's a great line up and all the festivals are squirming, so I'm glad.

So there you have it. Kasabian will be back with a vengeance in 2009 with stage animals and Gallagher Brothers galore.

Lovely

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

Tickets Still Left For Oasis And Take That

Oasis and Take That fans can still get to see their heroes play live in Sunderland.

As reported in the Echo, demand has been phenomenal for the three concerts to take place at the Stadium of Light next summer.

Although all standard tickets to see Oasis on June 10 have sold out, there are still hospitality tickets available in the Black Cats Bar, Charlie Hurley Suite, Legends Lounge, Banqueting Suite, Riverview Brasserie and James Herriot Suite.

There are also hospitality tickets in many of the Stadium of Light bars and suites for Take That's June 5 and 6 gigs, part of the band's The Circus Live – Summer 2009 tour.

There are also private suites available for all three concerts – ranging from £8,000 to £12,500 for large groups – in the Drumaville Suite, Charlie Hurley Suite and Legends Lounge.

For details of what is included in each package visit www.safc.com/candb.

For more information or to make a booking call 0871 911 1500, or email oasis@safc.com or takethat@safc.com

Source: www.sunderlandecho.com

Brian Cannon's eBay Store

For all the Oasis collectors out there, Brian Cannon has an eBay store dedicated mainly to Oasis and The Verve.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with the name, Brian Cannon was the art director for all Oasis work from Definitely Maybe right through to The Masterplan.

Noel Gallagher approached Brian Cannon after seeing the work he had done for The Verve.

Visit Brian's ebay shop here, with prices from £1.99 there are items available for all budgets.

Razorlight's Johnny Borrell: Noel Gallagher Doesn't Get As Much Flak As Me

He speaks about bad reviews...

Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell has blamed poor reviews of the band's new album on critics' preconceived opinion of his personality.

'Slipway Fires' has been widely criticised by journalists and failed to follow the chart-topping success of its predecessor, 'Razorlight'.

Borrell said critics hadn't "given the album a chance" because of his perceived arrogance.

He told the Daily Star: If I go to a gig and see a band I don't like, at least I can be objective, but it seems people want to believe the crap that's written about me. But the haters aren't going to win."

Borrell also insisted that he would stay with Razorlight, despite reports claiming he plans to record a solo album.

"It's total rubbish. I've never said I want to release a solo album. Noel Gallagher writes the songs for Oasis, but he doesn't get the amount of flak I get,” he said.

"People prefer to think I'm always throwing a strop, but I'm committed to this band."

Source: www.gigwise.com

Scot Lads Sergeant Will Be Major

Sergeant are going to be a big deal in the next few years.

The Scots lads — Nick Mercer, Scott Duncan, Bill Anderson and Rory Buchanan from Glenrothes in Fife — have already been given the rock ’n’ roll seal of approval by Oasis after supporting them on tour in Glasgow last week.

A source on tour said: “Noel and Liam are really into the band.

After Tuesday’s gig Liam was talking to them for ages about music. They got on to talking about clothes and Liam complimented their threads.

“Nick, the singer, was asking Liam about the custom-made jacket he had worn on stage for most of the tour. Liam told him to try it on, then said he could keep it. There is only one in the world. Nick couldn’t believe it.”

I wouldn’t be surprised if Sergeant joined the Oasis megatour next summer.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

It's 'The Fab-tastic 4' John, Paul, George & Thingo

More Fun With Stevie Riks

This is a short film trailer, currently in production and being made by Mike from Popmash, with the voices by friend of the site Stevie himself.

For more information visit www.stevieriks.com or visit Stevie's YouTube channel here and watch some of the hundreds of hilarious videos he has made.

On This Day In Oasis History...

Familiar to Millions is a live album by Oasis from their July 21, 2000 concert at Wembley Stadium and was released on 13th November 2000. Familiar to Millions debuted at a respectable #5 in the UK charts with 57,000 copies sold in the first week. To date Familiar to Millions has sold around 310,000 copies in Britain alone (Platinum) and has estimated world sales of 1 million. The album was initially released simultaneously on six formats: DVD, VHS, Double CD, Double Cassette, Triple Vinyl and MiniDisc.

Track listing
All tracks written by Noel Gallagher, except where noted. Times are taken from the Double CD edition of the album.

Fuckin' In The Bushes (intro tape) – 3:04
Go Let It Out – 5:32
Who Feels Love? – 5:59
Supersonic – 4:30
Shakermaker – 5:13
Acquiesce – 4:18
Step Out (Gallagher/Wonder/Cosby/Moy) – 4:05
Gas Panic! – 8:01
Roll With It – 4:43
Stand By Me – 5:49
Wonderwall – 4:46
Cigarettes & Alcohol – 6:52
Don't Look Back in Anger – 5:27
Live Forever – 5:09
Hey Hey, My My (Young) – 3:45
Champagne Supernova – 6:32
Rock 'N' Roll Star – 7:26

Video Version (DVD / VHS)



As well as the whole show the DVD features the following:

45 minute documentary shot in and around Wembley by Grant Gee including backstage interviews and fans footage.

Multicamera angles on the track "Cigarettes & Alcohol".

Live screen films for "Go Let It Out", "Supersonic", "Live Forever" and "Rock 'n' Roll Star".

Complete Discography (inc. international releases) with audio clips and artwork.

Stunning Dolby 5.0 stereo sound.

CDRom element - links to an exclusive page on the Oasis website with as-yet unseen photos and Songplayer module where fans can teach themselves to play 'Live Forever'.

'Tambourine' icon - click it and it takes you to and from the documentary in real time. A first for a non-film release.

The VHS features the whole show and a 20 minute documentary (entitled 'Mad Fer It') featuring exclusive interviews with Liam and Noel Gallagher. This documentary is unique to the VHS format.



Audio Version (CD / Vinyl / Cassette / MiniDisc)

The CD features a extra bonus track, a cover of The Beatles' song "Helter Skelter", which was recorded at the Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA on April 16, 2000.

A highlights CD was released on October 1, 2001 to celebrate Oasis' tenth anniversary as a band. "Fuckin' In The Bushes", "Step Out", "Stand By Me", "Hey Hey My My", and "Helter Skelter" were all ommitted.

As Liam didn't bother to sing the choruses of "Wonderwall" and also changed the words to other parts of the song ("By now you should have somehow... realised not to sniff glue" / "And all the lights that light the way are... doin' me fuckin' 'ead in!") at the July 21 gig, the version on the various audio formats features a different vocal track to the original one recorded at Wembley. This also applies to Noel's backing vocals. Most of these overdubbed vocals were recorded live at Oasis' gig at the Yokohama Arena, Tokyo, on March 5, 2000. Only one line: "I'm sure you heard it all before, but you never really had a doubt", is from the actual Wembley gig, as Liam slightly messed up this line in the Tokyo performance.

The audio version of the album is also missing various bits of between-track banter.

Other Trivia

A promo video of the Wembley version of "Gas Panic!" was distributed to music channels. The video featured visuals from throughout the gig and was slightly edited down to 6:57.

A "Gas Panic!" promo CD was issued in Brazil to promote Oasis' appearance at the Rock In Rio festival on January 14, 2001. The 2-track CD included the album version and an edited version of the Wembley track, which was edited down to 4:28.

The live album came about after the chaotic Wembley gig of July 22, 2000. This concert was being broadcast live to dozens of countries across the world but was hampered by an extremely drunk Liam Gallagher, whose out-of-tune singing and general ranting made it into an unappealing showcase of Oasis' live capabilities in the eyes of Sony BMG, who were worried about a large number of bootleg recordings being distributed.

Each of the six different formats (plus the 2001 highlights CD) had a different colour for its own cover art.

Source: Wikpedia & YouTube

TRL's Top Awkward Moments

MTV's famed TRL show, a teenyboppers wet dream, is going off the air after a long successful run.

Only makes sense that Liam Gallagher tops their most awkward moments list!

Source: Via YouTube

Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel's tour diary from oasisinet.com

Bonjour.

That gig in Paris was the last of the tour. That's it now for a couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to a break. Me and Gem are on the Eurostar heading back to London. Liam and the increasingly odd Andy Bell have stayed in Paris for the day. Pity no one told them it's Armistice day. Everything's shut!

Saw Sting in our hotel last night. STING!!! Crikey, wonder what he was up to?

There's a man on this train who's just pulled out a rather large book called "101 Great Breads"!! Wow..he must be a chef of some description, eh?

We've made it through the Channel Tunnel. It's actually sunny. Unbelieveable. It'll piss down for the next 2 weeks though, I guarantee it.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Oasis Stars Noel & Liam Gallagher Plan To Buy Own Jet

Oasis rockers Noel and Liam Gallagher are hoping to buy their own private jet after getting the bug on their latest tour.

The brothers have enjoyed flitting from city to city in a luxurious hired jet since embarking on their recent UK and European tour - and Noel even flew home via private plane for one night in between his gigs in Aberdeen.

Now, despite the recession, Noel has decided that he wants one of his own - and is asking his accountants to look at the figures. He revealed: "We're making serious enquiries as to how much one of these jets cost. We think with a bit of creative accounting we could probably afford one."

He cheekily added: "We've christened ours 'The Credit-Crunch'. It's the only way to fly."

Noel is not the first celebrity to hanker after a plane of his own - he joins the ranks of Tom Cruise, John Travolta and P Diddy who each have a plane or three of their own.

Westlife are said to have splashed out £4million on a jet four years ago after growing tired with the expense of private charters and David Beckham is considering purchasing a £7million plane of his own so he can travel between his European soccer commitments and US-based family.

The prices can vary between £4million for a Gulfstream or Learjet to £150million for a top of the range plane. Those who charter a private jet include Simon Cowell, who pays up to £6750 an hour.

In recent days Noel and Liam have used a jet to fly from Cologne to Copenhagen then Milan to Paris - and that's before they even set wing in Mexico, the US, western Europe and UK and Ireland in the New Year.

But perhaps Noel should heed a word of caution from P Diddy who claims that the state of the economy is so bad he can't even afford the fuel to put in the plane he partially owns.

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk