FAO Liam Gallagher: 5 Tips On Winning A Twitter Feud

In some of the least shocking news of the year, the press is full of reports that…get this…Oasis's Liam and Noel Gallagher don't like each other. In fact, they haven't spoken in months.

But more interestingly, for one of the most Luddite the brothers have become surprisingly tech savvy. Noel Gallager's become a prolific blogger while his lairy little brother Liam has taken his battle with Noel to Twitter.

Though Liam's shown himself to be forward thinking by embracing Twitter, he could do with a few pointers. Here's 5 tips for him on how to win his Twitter feud.

1 Keep the true bitterness to direct messages

If your Twitter feed is unlocked, anyone can read it. Think carefully about what you're willing to broadcast publicly. If you must use Twitter to further your feud, restrict truly vitriolic sentiments to direct messages.

Direct Messages will be kept between you and your nemesis. To write a direct message either press the DM button in your Twitter client or stick a "d" at the front of your message.

2 Don't send barrages of tweets

Sending a stream of tweets about why you hate your brother's idiotic eyebrows or propensity to use Union Jack guitars might make you feel better but it'll irritate your followers. Keep your messages brief and break them up with other interesting content. Maybe tell us about your new fashion label or what it's like to be married to an All Saint. Average, we'd guess.

3 Include other sympathetic tweeters in @replies

If you know there are other people who agree with your opinion of your nemesis and their antics, get them involved. Strength in numbers works on Twitter too.

4 Make sure your message is clear

Avoid @liamgallagher's bizarre approach to arguments. If you don't make your issues with your enemy clear, people won't understand why they should be on your side. Liam's tweets are just confusing – "Just seen photos of the fool on the bill, outside some kebab house". Twitter is a window into your world, keep it clear! Maybe mention the fact that your sibling hasn't written a truly great song since The Masterplan and that he has terrible form when it comes to picking wives and naming kids…oh…on second thoughts people in glass houses and all that.

5 Know when to end the feud or take it to the real world

At some point you're going to have to face up to your rival in real life. For most people this will be in the office or in the local pub. In the case of Liam, this is likely to be on stage at a huge festival. Just have a big scrap and have done with it. You'll give Gordon Smart in The Sun something else to write about besides his abiding love for Kasabian.

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Fans Queue Early For Brid Spa Oasis Gig

Oasis fans queued through the night to secure the best spot at tonight's gig in Bridlington.

The Manchester band are playing at Brid Spa, in their third ever East Yorkshire concert.

Attracting Oasis is a huge coup for the venue, with the band's performance sandwiched between big festival appearances in South Korea and V Festival in Staffordshire.

It comes amid reports that all is not well between the Gallagher brothers.

Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher apparently no longer speak to one another, travelling on separate tour buses and only seeing each other on stage.

Frontman Liam is reported in NME as saying: "He doesn't like me and I don't like him, that's it.

"He hasn't told me what he thinks of anything this year.

"We've got nothing to say to each other at the moment."

Instead, the Gallaghers have been exchanging insults via Twitter and their blogs.
The doors open at 7pm for tonight's Oasis gig.

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Oasis World Tour Continues Today

After a short break the Oasis World Tour continues later today, the band will play the picturesque Bridlington Spa with support coming from Newcastle band Detroit Social Club.

The band then move on to the following Festivals throughout Europe.

V Festival - Staffordshire (UK) - 22nd August
V Festival - Chelmsford (UK) - 23rd August
Rock en Seine - Paris (France) - 28th August
Rock Am See Festival - Konstanz (Germany) - 29th August

Oasis will finish their record-breaking 13 month world tour at the I-Day Festival in Milan on August 30th, this will be the last chance to see the band in 2009.

Oasisinet has teamed up with the festival to secure 20% off the face value of the tickets for Oasis fans.

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Babyshambles Put Next Album On Hold

Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles have put their next album on hold over fears the public is sick of hearing rock music.

The troubled British star and his group were set to release their third record later this year (09) - but have decided to wait until 2010 to see if guitar-based independent music makes a chart comeback, according to drummer Adam Ficek.

He says, "The 'Shambles won't release until late next year, when the scene is more fruitful.

"At the moment there are many guitar bands struggling. People have got bored because there's a generic sound.

"There was a lot of money going into indie music so more mediocre bands have managed to sustain a career out of it."

And the musician blames a lack of rock 'n' roll role models in the industry at the moment for teens turning their backs on the genre.

He adds, "The kids don't want to be like Arctic Monkeys because they're not characters like (Oasis frontman) Liam Gallagher and (Blur star) Damon Albarn.

"A band similar to The Stone Roses or Oasis will emerge in the next three of four years. Some young with something to say, as no bands have anything to say right now. We haven't had a working-class band for ages."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Oasis Stars 'No longer Speak To Each Other'

Relations between Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher are now so bad they no longer speak, travel separately on tour and only see each other onstage, Liam claimed today.

Just days before Oasis headline the V Festival, the band's frontman said the pair last spoke during a row at an airport which left Noel in tears.

"He doesn't like me and I don't like him, that's it," Liam told NME.

"He hasn't told me what he thinks of anything this year. we've got nothing to say to each other at the moment."

Instead the Gallaghers have been exchanging insults via Twitter and blogs. This week Liam called his brother the "fool on the bill" after the guitarist was pictured on a night out, and accused him of looking like "he had got through to the next round of X Factor".

Noel recently complained that "What'siz'name" was "probably on his man period" during a gig at Camden's Roundhouse last month.

Liam said today that the pair now simply trade insults on the internet rather than face-to-face "to save the f****** tour imploding".

He said Noel wouldn't have the nerve to criticise him in person "because he's a f****** lightweight and he knows where he'd end up".

Liam continued: "We don't travel together, do we ... so I never really see him, the only time I see him is onstage and we're a little bit busy that time to be f****** scratching each other."

The brothers have been feuding for years but hostilities appear to have stepped up in recent years. In a recent interview Noel confessed that his two-year-old son Donovan has never even met his uncle.

Liam said the last conversation ended in a row. "I think it might have been about some f****** s*** support band he wanted to play with us and he didn't ask my permission. So we had a f****** ding-dong in the airport and I think he started crying then - that was it - doesn't travel with me anymore."

During the interview with NME, Liam referred to his brother as 'Parker' because of the songwriter's similarity to the chauffeur from 60s puppet TV series Thunderbirds.

And he said he was unsure about the future of the band after Noel had claimed that he would like a five-year hiatus.

"For the first time in my life I haven't got a f****** clue what's going on with Oasis, you know what I mean? It's pretty confusing but I'm not going to freak out about it."

Liam recently branched out into the fashion business, launching his own clothing label Pretty Green.

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Oasis' Liam Gallagher: 'I'm Happy If Noel Wants To Do A Solo Album'

However, the singer says he'd rather do a new Oasis album in 'six months'

Oasis' Liam Gallagher has told NME.COM he would not stand in the way of his brother making a solo record.

The band's guitarist and main songwriter Noel Gallagher has previously suggested he would like to work on a solo record once Oasis finished touring current album 'Dig Out Your Soul', and the frontman said he won't object as long as it makes his sibling happy.

"Who knows, man, maybe he needs to go and do his solo record… fucking hell, I don't know, I really don't know," declared Liam, who has his own 'solo project' fashion label, Prettygreen.com. "If it [doing a solo album] makes him happy, yeah, if it makes him happy. It would sound very civilised I reckon… [that's] a fucking awful thing - but maybe it's a good thing for him."

However Liam, whose group will wrap up their 13-month world tour at the weekend by headlining V Festival (August 22-23), added that he would prefer to get cracking with another Oasis record.

"If it was up to me I'd have six months off and then get straight back in the studio and make records," he declared. "That's what I'm in Oasis for. I'm not here to fucking sit around for five years twiddling my thumbs."

For the full cover story interview, plus a preview of this year's V Festival, get this week's issue of NME, on UK newsstands now.

Source: www.nme.com

The Five Most Overrated Britpop Bands

The Over/Under: Britpop

The Britpop phenomenon might have ended nearly 15 years ago, but it cast such a shadow over the U.K. music scene that its presence is still felt today.

Where would groups such as Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys or the Killers be without Blur, Pulp and Oasis? Often maligned as a scene obsessed with fame and fashion, the mid-’90s saw a revival of British creativity and provided a pop-friendly rebuttal to the dominant American grunge sound. By looking backward to the Kinks and Beatles, Britpop set the musical standards for years to come. With Blur back together and Jarvis Cocker on tour, it’s the perfect time to examine the most overrated and underrated bands of the Britpop era.

:: The Five Most Overrated Britpop Bands

1. Oasis

In the Britpop trifecta of Oasis, Blur and Pulp, Oasis was the most successful and the least interesting of the lot. While the band made some good pop songs and had a genuine lunatic in Liam Gallagher, Oasis was the very definition of overrated. From overhyped 1994 debut Definitely Maybe to the NME covers it still graces, Oasis received more praise than it merited. Oasis is like the Quentin Tarantino of the pop world; its first two efforts showed real talent, but the band has spent so long rehashing the same formula that it’s damaged the very reputation those initial works established. How many other groups have soldiered on despite producing nothing of interest since 1997? In a way, it’s impressive. But in another, more accurate way, it’s just sad.“Roll With It”:

2. Supergrass

Sure, Supergrass was nice and loud. But as much as critics liked to peg the band as “eclectic” and “ambitious,” and even though Supergrass took on everything from psychedelia to house music, somehow the songs tend to blend together. Because Supergrass was ostensibly more thoughtful than Oasis, the critics hyped the group to high heaven, and a massively overrated outfit was born.“Alright”:

3. Elastica

Elastica was a perfectly fine pop group, but with only one decent album under its belt, it’s difficult to see just what has made the band so celebrated. Was it Justine Frischmann’s badass persona? The group’s legacy as one of the few female-friendly crews in Britpop? Upon closer examination, that statement doesn’t really hold: What about Salad, Sleeper, Echobelly, Lush, the Cranberries and other bands with female members that found success during the Britpop era? Elastica’s reputation has grown over the years, while many of those equally interesting groups have been forgotten.“Car Song”:

4. The Verve

The Verve has one—count it, one—great song, and that is “Bittersweet Symphony.” Not only that, but “Bittersweet Symphony” was immeasurably improved by a Jay-Z remix. The most impressive aspect of the Verve is how Richard Ashcroft has successfully tricked the world into thinking of him as a deep, insightful writer, despite penning lyrics as inane as “Are you invited/To the party of life?/Now you’ve decided/Do you live ’til you die?” The answer to that question is, by the way, yes. Despite having more high-profile break-ups than Jennifer Aniston, the Verve has endured both commercially and critically. While 1995 sophomore album A Northern Soul had its moments, 1997’s Urban Hymns (the band’s biggest success) is one of the most bloated, boring and overpraised albums of the ’90s.“Bittersweet Symphony”:

5. Manic Street Preachers

The Manics were always in an awkward position; sneering at Britpop’s success but benefiting massively from the scene it helped create, making hit albums such as 1994’s The Holy Bible and 1996’s Everything Must Go. Guitarist Richey Edwards’ mysterious disappearance in 1995 (his family declared him dead in November 2008) made him a martyr for the group, and while his loss is still felt by family, friends and fans, it doesn’t mean that we have to take self-indulgent trash like “If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next” as “art.” If the Manics had embraced their pop sensibilities, below all the condescending trappings (see “Faster” or “Revol” for a pop sound buried under layers of production) they could have been truly great.“Faster”:

Source: www.magnetmagazine.com

50 Of Liam Gallagher's Best Quotes

On his emotions: “I suppose I do get sad, but not for too long. I just look in the mirror and go, ‘What a good-looking fuck you are.’” (NME, November 2006).

For more of Liam's quotes click here

In This Week's NME Magazine...

The new issue of NME, on sale across the UK from Wednesday 19 August, is a V Festival preview, featuring an illuminating interview with Liam Gallagher, who reveals what the future really holds for Oasis.

Source: www.nme.com

Oasis Hylands Park V Festival Stage Times

Oasis will take to the stage at 21:20 at the V Festival, Hylands Park on Saturday.

You can download a Free timetable for all the bands stage times at Hylands Park PDF (you might have to right click and save-as) also a free site map can be found Google Maps.

Win Tickets To The V Festival

The Prince’s Rainforests Project has teamed up with Virgin Media to offer one lucky winner the chance to win a pair of VIP camping tickets to V Festival Weston Park in Staffordshire this weekend, August 22-23.

To enter, add your name to our campaign to fight climate change and correctly answer the question below.

For more details click here.

Upcoming Oasis TV And Radio Highlights

TV Highlights

V Festival 2009 Live: The Headliners
On: 4Music (UK ONLY)
Date: Sunday 23rd August 2009
Time: 10:00 pm to 12:30 am (2 hours and 30 minutes long)

Dave Berry presents live coverage of the V Festival from Chelmsford, featuring live headline sets from Oasis and Keane live.

V Festival 2009
On: Channel 4 (UK ONLY)
Date: Sunday 23rd August 2009
Time: 11:20 pm to 1:00 am (1 hour and 40 minutes long)

Miquita Oliver and Steve Jones present highlights of the second day of the V Festival 2009 from Chelmsford. As well as interviews and the gossip from backstage there ARe performances from James Morrison, Snow Patrol, Elbow, Katy Perry, The Streets, Lady GaGa, Oasis and many more.

4Music is available to all digital TV sets be they Freeview, Sky or Virgin.

iTunes Festival Highlights

On: ITV 1
Date:Wednesday 26 August
Time: 12:00am - 12:50am

Fearne Cotton and Dave Berry bring you more highlights from the 2009 iTunes Festival at London's legendary Roundhouse. We have performances from Oasis, Kasabian, The Saturdays, Calvin Harris, Bloc Party and Paolo Nutini. Plus all the best bits from studio guests Noel Gallagher, Ant and Dec, Kelly Osbourne, Abbey Clancey, Sienna Miller and the cast of GI Joe, Michelle Keegan and Alex James.

Radio Highlights

Listen to Oasis live at the V Festival, on Sunday from 8pm (UK Time) on Absolute Radio.

When: 8.00pm (UK TIME) on Sunday, 23 August 2009 Until: 11.59pm (UK Time) on Sunday, 23 August 2009
Where: on Absolute Radio
Info: We'll be bringing you Oasis' live set from the Virgin Mobile V Festival 2009 - Live, direct, loud and in full, beamed directly from the festival.

You can listen live Worldwide by clicking here.

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Liam Gallagher Wants To See You In Your Pretty Green

If you have a photo of yourself wearing Pretty Green please send it in to community@prettygreen.com

Source: Pretty Green Facebook

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Vote For Xfm's Top 100 Songs Of All Time

Last Bank Holiday, Xfm counted down The Best British Songs Of All Time as voted for by you - with Oasis taking the top 3 places. Take a look at the list here.

So, we asked ourselves: just how good is British music compared to the music from the rest of the world?

This coming Bank Holiday, August 31 - Xfm is teaming up with the world's coolest Radio stations - K-ROQ in Los Angeles and TripleJ in Australia to countdown The Top 100 Songs of All Time as voted for by YOU!

Just what is the best song in the WORLD? Oasis or Nirvana...? Kasabian or The Killers...? Arctic Monkeys or Green Day...? Muse or Foo Fighters...?

From now until midday on Wednesday August 26, you can vote for your favourite songs of all time right here! And to give you an incentive to take part, we're going to pick TEN entries at random and bung them 100 FREE iTUNES DOWNLOADS each! That's enough to... ooh, download the entire list?

All you have to do is enter the title and the artists who have produced your THREE favourite songs of all time. Stick in your details and we'll take all your votes, add them to the thoughts and opinions of the Xfm presenters, staff and hangers-on, alongside the votes of K-ROQ and TripleJ listeners and compile the most definitive list of the world's greatest tunes ever!

What are you waiting for? Get voting by clicking here!

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Free hat with any t-shirt purchase - use code NME09 - http://bit.ly/VUKPN

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Oasis One-Off Vinyl Re-Press On Sale Now In North America

Now available from the Official North American Oasis Store.

Following the release of Dig Out Your Soul on their own Big Brother Recordings label worldwide, Oasis will be re-issuing their studio album catalogue on vinyl in a limited one-off re-press.

All seven studio albums – ‘Definitely Maybe’, ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’, ‘Be Here Now’, ‘Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants’, ‘Heathen Chemistry’, ‘Don’t Believe The Truth’ and current album, ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ as well as B sides album ‘The Masterplan’, will now be available through Big Brother Recordings on super heavyweight vinyl and will feature brand new sleeve notes.

‘Definitely Maybe’ – released 30th August 1994, highest chart position # 1

‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’ – released 2nd October 1995, highest chart position # 1

‘Be Here Now’ – released 21st August 1997, highest chart position # 1

‘The Masterplan’ – released 2nd November 1998, highest chart position # 2

‘Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants’ – released 28th February 2000, highest chart position # 1
‘Heathen Chemistry’ – released 1st July 2002, highest chart position # 1

‘Don’t Believe The Truth’ – released 30th May 2005, highest chart position # 1

‘Dig Out Your Soul’ – released 6th October 2008, highest chart position # 1

For more details click here, fans from other countries should click here.

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Yes, I'm Beatle...

Cry baby cry, make your mother sigh...

You bunch of fucking short hairy apes you've no chance with the nuns...

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Some Might Sway

Manchester City's superstar signing Carlos Tevez has offered Liam and Noel Gallagher a deal.

The little Argentinian has promised Latin dance classes in exchange for a music masterclass for his band Piola Vago from City's most famous fans.

Tevez and his brother Diego are Buenos Aires' answer to The Gallaghers, notching up a bit of chart success in their homeland with hit single Lose Your Control a few years back.

But Carlos, the frontman of the band, reckons there is plenty of scope for improving their musicianship - something he believes Noel and Liam can help with.

He said: "I know Oasis very well, it's a bit hard to live in Manchester for two years and not know who they are - plus they are well known in Argentina as well.

"Their music might be a bit different from Piola Vago, but in other ways we are similar - they have Noel and Liam and we have myself and Diego - so you could even say we are the Latin version of Oasis!

"They could teach us a few things and we could teach them how to dance the Latin way, I think it would be a lot of fun.

"Music is something I would like to give more time to after football so it would be great to play with the best.

"We are a very different sound to what most people in England are used to, but you should definitely give us a chance. You might like it."

I'll stick to the Match Of The Day theme tune, Carlos.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

If you want it, give us a shout dickhead...

Oh brother, had a drink, you look like you've got through to the next round of X factor... LG

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

20 years ago I went to see the mighty Stone Roses, proper stars, how times have changed...

Just seen photos of the fool on the bill, outside some kebab house, acting like a right cock. Grow up lad....

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Source: www.prettygreen.com

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