MGMT Joined By Liam Gallagher Cut-Out At V Festival

MGMT played a headline tent show at the V Festival last night (August 23), covering Oasis and playing with a cardboard cut-out of the Manchester legends' singer Liam Gallagher on stage.

The gesture was a tribute to Gallagher's band, who had pulled out of a headline slot on the V Stage due to Liam suffering from laryngitis.

On Saturday (August 22) the Brooklyn act had played at the same time as Oasis and had thanked fans for coming to see them despite the competition.

Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser opened their set with a version of Oasis' 'Live Forever', with the Liam cut-out placed at the front of the stage. The crowd responded with huge cheers, erupting into leaps and hand-waves when MGMT played their own hit 'Kids' next.

Source: www.nme.com

Keane Cover Oasis

Keane cover the Oasis classic Cast No Shadow at the V Festival yesterday.

No More UK Oasis Gigs After Band Pull Out Of V Festival

If you were one of the lucky punters at V Fest in Stafford on Saturday, you can now claim the honour of seeing the last ever Oasis gig on British soil.

The Manc legends pulled out of their headline slot at Chelmsford's V last night because frontman Liam has been struck down with viral laryngitis.

The lads still have a few European tour dates left to play, but unless someone offers them silly money to take the stage once more in Britain then I can't see them performing together again.

Thousands at the Essex tear-up were left stunned when the shock news was announced yesterday, and Snow Patrol had to step in.

Earlier this year Noel christened their UK gigs The Summer Of Bigness. Heaton Park, Murrayfield, the Millennium Stadium, Slane Castle and the Wem-ber-lee dates were epic.

But the V festival no-show is a hugely disappointing way for the curtain to come down on a brilliant summer and an unforgettable era for one of the best bands this country has ever produced.

A spokesman for Oasis said: "After a year of being on the road this is the first performance to be lost to a band member's illness, so naturally we are all completely gutted."

And a V spokesman said: "Fans will naturally be disappointed but the artist's health must come first."

It has been a fraught week for the band after Liam launched a bitter attack on Noel in an interview. The singer has also been chipping away at his big brother on Twitter.

As a result, the rumour mill was in overdrive at V last night with talk of a fall-out between the siblings.

The pair watched their beloved Man City edge past Wolves on Saturday, but from different ends of the ground.

Noel then had his photo taken with striker Carlos Tevez before the Gallaghers headed off to Stafford's Weston Park on separate buses.

They played the northern leg of the festival with no hiccups, and Liam even stayed up drinking until 3am.

But later yesterday morning, doctors were called in and diagnosed a dodgy throat.

As much as the brothers want to punch each other's lights out most of the time, they are professionals.

The gig was pulled because Liam's throat genuinely wasn't up to the job.

Like so many brilliant bands before them, Oasis are bowing out on bad terms.

It has been heading this way for a while now, as Noel and Liam grow further apart.

Separate flights, different hotels and very little else in common - friends, interests or personalities. Now Milan at the end of the month looks like it could be the last ever Oasis gig.

I hope the Italians appreciate it.

Fans at V will be hacked off.

But as a wise man once said, Don't Look Back In Anger.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Oasis Fans Demand Refund After Band Cancel Gig

Angry Oasis fans were demanding refunds last night.

It's after the group made a last minute decision to cancel their scheduled appearance at the V Festival on Sunday.

The British band had already played to thousands the day before at the Staffordshire leg of the live music event in Weston Park.

They were due to close the gig at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex, but pulled out when front man Liam Gallagher came down with Viral Laryngitis.

The 36-year-old had been advised by doctors not to perform.

His spokesperson confirmed he's now resting up and should be fine to get back on the road for the next date of their world tour in Paris.

But it was little comfort to festival goers, many of whom said they'd only bought tickets to see Oasis.

Some were even more annoyed that the Gallagher brothers were spotted on Saturday night watching their beloved Manchester City football team defeat Wolverhampton Wanderers at home.

Source: itn.co.uk

Snow Patrol Cover Oasis At V

British rockers Snow Patrol ensured they pleased Oasis fans after taking over the group's cancelled headlining slot at U.K. music festival V - by covering the band's greatest hits.

Second headliners Snow Patrol were promoted to the prestigious position of closing the annual event.

But they made sure the Oasis fanbase was catered for - by singing the group's classic hits Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova to the thrilled crowd.

And it seems frontman Gary Lightbody was happy with the reaction from fans, telling the revellers, "Already you're one of the best crowds we've ever played to. It's a dark, dark time but we'll try to shed some light on it."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Stars Blast Oasis No-Show At V

James Morisson has stuck the boot into Oasis, saying they are 'lazy' for pulling out of V.

The Gallagher brothers were forced to pull out of their headlining slot at Chelmsford after Liam was struck down by a sore throat.

But smooth James says the band are letting lots of fans down.

Chatting to Absolute Radio, he said: "Yeah, man, lazy. Lazy. That's what it is.

"I mean obviously everyone's gonna be gutted. Every band's got their reasons for not playing. I've had to pull out of gigs before and yeah, it's not a good feeling. I'm sure in their world they would, course they would rather play. So I don't think it's anything that they can you know, change really.

"It's a shame, definitely and it will be a big gap missed."

But James reckons Snow Patrol will rise to the occasion.

He continued: "I think Snow Patrol are a great band but Oasis are a different crowd, a different style and they've got a lot more you know, they're good to finish the show with."

Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed was sceptical of claims that front man Liam was ill.

He said: "I'm gutted - I think they're just hungover to be honest."

But Radio One's Edith Bowman insisted the band would not cancel without good reason.

"They're very professional and they wouldn't cancel if they didn't have a valid reason.

"I think Noel might come on stage and do something on his own to surprise the fans."

Singer Paolo Nutini said: "It's the fans I feel sorry for."

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Oasis Pull Out Of V Festival

The promotors at V Festival have released the following news below:

London Sunday 23rd August 2009: V Festival organisers regret to share the news with fans that unfortunately tonight’s headlining performance will not go ahead as planned. Unfortunately front man Liam Gallagher is unwell with Viral Laryngitis and has been advised by Doctor’s not to perform at tonight’s event.


Organisers are pleased to be able to announce that Snow Patrol will be filling the headline slot.


An Oasis spokesperson commented: “After a year of being on the road this is the first performance to be lost to a band member’s illness, so naturally we are all completely gutted. Liam is resting up and should be fine to resume the tour next Friday in Paris.”


Festival Director, Bob Angus commented:


"Fans will naturally be disappointed but of course – the artist’s health must come first. The acts on the V Stage are sure to play their set of their lives so fans have a fantastic Sunday night at V Festival, Chelmsford”


Oasis headlined the Weston Park leg of the two day event last night with Las Vegas indie kids The Killers repeating their Chelmsford performance for an eager crowd tonight at the Staffordshire based event.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Tales From the Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel's tour diary for oasisinet.com

Boo! Just come off stage at V in Stafford. And I don't mind admitting that I didn't enjoy it one bit. Dunno know. Couldn't get into it. Very strange.

Don't feel too clever. Outrageous stomach ache. Feel like I'm coming down with summat. Bugger. Might have to get the doctor out in the morning. Hope it came out of the speakers ok. Gutted.

Oh well, there's always tomorrow.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Watch Or Listen To Oasis At The V Festival Tonight

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 2009On: 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

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.

Noel Gallagher Predicts End Of '30 Years Of Pain'

Oasis' Noel Gallagher says he thinks things are "all falling into place" at last for his beloved Manchester City, after he watches their 1-0 win over Wolves.

Click here to watch the video.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Oasis Roll Out The Hits At V In Staffordshire

Oasis roll out the hits at V in Staffordshire Liam Gallagher hails 'Biblical' crowd at Weston Park.

The Gallaghers blasted out an impressive set, avoiding the technical problems which beset some of their previous UK shows in the summer, as they performed one of their last gigs in Britain on their 'Dig Out Your Soul' tour.

The band were on fine form, sticking to exactly the same set they rolled out at the Camden Roundhouse last month, leading mass singalongs to 'Live Forever', 'Roll With It' and 'Cigarettes & Alcohol'.

Guitarist Noel Gallagher took over vocal duties early on with 'Waiting For The Rapture' and a stirring rendition of 'Wonderwall' B-side 'The Masterplan'.

As he introduced the track, he joked: "Good evening V Staffordshire. Have you had a good day? Someone just said no then."

Later he paid tribute to fans who had travelled up from his hometown as he launched into 'Half The World Away'.

"This next song is dedicated to anyone here from Manchester," he added. "All of you want to live and stay there."

The band only played three songs from their recent album 'Dig Out Your Soul', instead filling the 90-minute set with many of their greatest hits.

Much of the crowd were in fine voice, belting out all the words to 'Wonderwall'. But the biggest singalong was reserved for Don't Look Back In Anger' as Noel left the whole of the V Stage throng to sing the bulk of the track in unison.

His brother Liam, who was dressed in a long black Pretty Green raincoat, said very little throughout the show apart from at the very end when he declared: "This is the last song. You've been Biblical and we're out of here. I am the fucking walrus."

Oasis played:

Fuckin' In The Bushes
Rock 'N' Roll Star
Lyla
The Shock Of The Lightning
Cigarettes & Alcohol
Roll With It
Waiting For The Rapture
The Masterplan
Songbird
Slide Away
Morning Glory
My Big Mouth
Half The World Away
I'm Outta Time
Wonderwall
Supersonic
Live Forever
Don't Look Back In Anger
Champagne Supernova
I Am The Walrus

Source: www.nme.com

Noel To Perform 'Falling Down' Remix With Amorphous Androgynos

Noel is set to hook up with the psychedelic band Amorphous Androgynous to perform their epic re-working of 'Falling Down' on September 17th at Matter in London. Their 5-part, 22 minute remix of 'Falling Down' was released earlier in the year as a B-Side to the Oasis single and received great reviews.

Readers of Noel's 'Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere' will be familiar with the band as upon finding their album last year he wrote, 'If you're wondering what to ask Santa for x.mas, ask him for an album called "A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind (Vol 1. Space Rock)". It's a compilation album by someone called "The Amorphous Androgynous" (I'd hazard a guess that's a made-up name). I've had it on in the dressing room for a month now. It's one of the best things I've ever, ever heard. Go and find it NOW! It'll blow your tiny little minds.'

This special, one-off performance is to celebrate the release of Amorphous Androgynous' new album 'Vol 2 - Pagan Love Vibrations' which will be available to buy from 26th October.

Classic 70s space-rock pioneers Hawkwind are also set to perform so it's sure to be a very special gig!

Tickets are now on sale HERE!

To buy the Amorphous Androgynous remix of 'Falling Down', click HERE!

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel's tour diary for oasisinet.com

A'reet.

Last night? Blinding. Very, very hot. Loud crowd.

Bridlington's like the land that time forgot. Y'know that tune by Morrissey, "Every Day Is Like Sunday"? Surely he wrote it about Bridlington? Nice people though.

Legged it to York straight after the gig with Burning Natty. Had to get an early train back to London in the a.m. Got some family business to take care of.

The York races are on so there was some wonderful sights on the platform. Fat orange birds in ludicrous hats.

Day off today. Heading back up north tomorrow. Going to see City before we smash the V Festival in Stafford.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Thousands Flock To V Festival Sites

Oasis, The Killers, Lily Allen, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga are among the acts performing at Virgin Media's V Festival this weekend.

Thousands of festival-goers have already descended upon Hylands Park in Chelmsford and Staffordshire's Weston Park to set up camp ready for two days of live music and partying.

Oasis are set to headline the V Stage in Staffordshire on Saturday night and close the festival in Chelmsford on Sunday night, although Gallagher brothers Noel and Liam recently revealed they are not speaking to each other.

Peter Doherty - renowned for his battle with drug addiction - is due to play a solo acoustic set at the Virgin Media stage in Chelmsford on Saturday night, while soon to be Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon is performing on the 4Music stage on Sunday.

The Enemy are also billed to perform over the weekend, despite their guitarist Andy Hopkins being injured after breaking his heel in a drinking game.

Razorlight, Snow Patrol, Elbow, Pixie Lott and Tinchy Stryder are also among the wide variety of acts on the line-up.

Many celebrities are expected to live it up in the Virgin Media Louder Lounge VIP area in Hylands Park over the weekend, enjoying secret acoustic sets, luxury make-overs and spa treatments.

Doctor Who star David Tennant, Spice Girl Emma Bunton, Bank Job star Jason Statham and singer Charlotte Church are among the names tipped to be on the guest list.

Source: The Press Association

On This Day In Oasis History...

"The Importance Of Being Idle" is a song on the British rock band Oasis' sixth album, Don't Believe the Truth, written and sung by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was the second single released from the album in the UK, on August 22, 2005, where it debuted at #1. It was also the first time that Oasis earned two successive #1's in the same calendar year. It was written by Gallagher sometime during the summer of 2004, before the band made their final attempt at recording what would become Don't Believe the Truth. He got the title from the Mark Twain book of the same name which he found whilst cleaning out his garage (it belonged not to him but to girlfriend Sara McDonald.)

Musically, as Noel has commented, the song sounds like tunes from two British bands, The Kinks and The La's. In particular, the sentiment expressed is noticeably similar to The Kinks' "Sunny Afternoon" and "Dead End Street", and the use of falsetto for every other verse line recalls The La's "Feelin'". The guitar sound is similar also to The La's b-sides; "Clean Prophet" and "Over". It also is a breakaway from the sound of Oasis's latter albums, especially the straight ahead rock 'n' roll anthems of Heathen Chemistry. The keyboard used on the pre-chorus sections was bought by bassist Andy Bell from the auction website eBay.

Noel has said that the lyrics of "The Importance of Being Idle" are inspired by his own laziness. Some of the second verse, with the reference to begging his doctor for "one more line", seems to be referring to an actual event as this resembles Noel's account of how he gave up cocaine in 1998.

Most reviewers acclaimed the track as one of the highlights of Don't Believe the Truth, which itself was widely praised as a marked return to form. The band mentioned in interviews in June that it would become the second single, after the UK Number One "Lyla". The b-sides are Liam Gallagher's "Pass Me Down the Wine" and Gem Archer's "The Quiet Ones."



The promo film was directed by Dawn Shadforth, (whose previous videos include Kylie Minogue's award-winning "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"). Shadforth's film for "The Importance of Being Idle' starred Welsh actor Rhys Ifans and homages the style of early 1960s kitchen sink drama British films, and is set during the build up to a funeral procession in a northern town, with the extravagant undertakers parading the coffin at the video's climax and Ifans playing the part of a high-kicking funeral director. The video is based on the film and play Billy Liar with Ifans playing the role of Billy. Noel and Liam therefore play Shadrack & Duxbury, the owners of the funeral parlour where Billy works. The rest band (Gem,Andy and Zak) make a brief appearance as lazy workers playing cards in an undertaker's office. It was widely acclaimed at the time as being probably the best video Oasis had ever made, not least by the band themselves, who were said to be very happy with the finished product. The video is very similar in style and concept to the music video for "Dead End Street" by The Kinks.

Q Magazine readers placed the song at #1 in a list of 2005's greatest tracks.

The video for the song was voted the video of the year at the NME Awards.

The song is included on Oasis' 'best-of' album Stop the Clocks.

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Liam Gallagher On What The Future Holds For Oasis

Other people’s fastidious timekeeping shouldn’t really bother us, but seriously, what the hell kind of a rock n roll star turns up to a photoshoot early? In fact, Liam Gallagher arrives at the Kentish Town studio to meet NME not only early but all on his tod, too. There’s no blustering entourage, no fanfare from gilded, whiskey-swigging cherubim, just Liam, who swaggers breezily across the room, in a way that’s so idiosyncratic, so perfectly Liam, that you could probably get away with flogging courses in it on the merch stands at Oasis gigs.

The distinctive saunter we expected, but the affable pre-shoot natter about the holiday he’s just about to take to Miami with his family knocks us a tad sideways. See, to be in a room with Liam Gallagher is to be in a room with a man who is well aware that he’s one of the coolest things on the planet – but what makes him so unique is that he acts like everyone else there has the potential to be one too. He’s massively self-assured, certainly, but gracious with it. Put simply, Liam Gallagher is not a dick.

Liam is also, of course, set this weekend to headline V Festival for the second time in four years, with what might – OK, almost certainly will – be the last British Oasis shows for some time. That he and Noel have not been getting along of late is no secret (thanks to their respective Internet posts), but while a betting man might have put all his – ahem – pretty green on the older Gallagher going solo, it’s in fact his little brother who’s branched out first. Blame it on the credit crunch, or blame it on a poolside flight of fancy spawned in Los Angeles late last year – we’d advise you to go for the latter – but, as you’re probably aware, Liam has branched out into fashion.

Except, of course, he’d rather you didn’t call it fashion – today he refers to it as the far more utilitarian “clobber”. The name Pretty Green has been lovingly filched from the Jam song of the same name (they didn’t ask Paul Weller’s permission, but he is, apparently, “mad for it”). Under said moniker, Liam has taken it upon himself to put out a line of high quality classics and fastidiously designed blokes’ basics, with a nod to the polished styling of the Quadrophenia mods. Primark it isn’t.

“It’s just natural, innit – you gotta fucking want to look good,” posits Liam, well aware that style and music are closely-related pursuits. “Who wants to look shit?” Well, in the land of Liam, there are obviously quite a lot of folk who settle for just that, including “all that fucking indie horrible smelly lot from Camden”. We ask him to be more specific, expecting to hear the name Doherty trip off his tongue, but he’s keeping his cards close to his chest for the moment. “You know who I mean, all them fucking gypos, rips in the jeans and all that shit.” So what exactly does Liam like? “I like people who look like they’ve had a fucking wash.” We point out that La Roux, who we’ve just shown an unimpressed Liam a picture of wearing a floor-length golden robe, has probably had a wash. “How do you know she’s had a fucking wash with all them fucking curtains on?” he counters.

Back in June a promotional film for Pretty Green appeared online, full of shots of a sharp-looking Liam mooching around Brighton to the soundtrack of hi snarling song “Man Of Misery”. So, who is this man of misery, then? “Ah, it’s me, innit,” he confesses, in a way that verges on the zen-like. You’re a man of misery, we ask, finding it somewhat hard to believe that the sweary, though seemingly contented, chap next to us could have anything to mope about.

“Yeah, all the time.” You seem quite perky, we say. “I am perky, but I have my moments. Every song I write’s about me, man. It’s all about fucking me.”

Now this is where we beg to differ, because as important as Liam is to Liam, someone else is undeniably part of the equation, someone who isn’t even in the room today, but might as well be for the amount of time Liam talks about him.

“I’d love to see our kid wear it,” says Liam, when we ask who he’d like to see sporting some Pretty Green wear. “I gave him some bits and bobs, but I’m sure he threw it in the bin. I only done it to be polite, anyway,” he adds, a touch sulkily. Ah, Noel – we wondered when he’d come up in the conversation. So has your brother told you what he thinks of Pretty Green? “He hasn’t told me what he thinks of anything this year,” admits Liam. “We’ve not got much to say to each other at the moment.”

But you must know him well enough to hazard a guess at what he thinks about it? “Oh, I reckon he fucking loves it and he’s mad jealous of the fact that I fucking pipped him at the post. He’s not gonna say it, though, is he?” You think he’d like to do something similar? “Yeah, fucking right.” What do you think his range would look like? “Pretty Small”, quips Liam, quick as a flash, placing his hands on the ground about 12 inches apart. “What would it look like? It would look like old mans’ gear. He’s got an old man vibe going on, our kid, big woolly jumpers and shit like that and cardigans... Terry Wogan. Val Doonigan shit.”

At 36 years old, Liam has been in Oasis for half his life, so to now embark on a whole new line of business must be rather odd. Obviously not too peculiar, though; it’s hardly like he’s gone and got himself a part-time job answering phones on reception at the Manchester Evening News offices. The worlds of music and fashion have plenty in common but, importantly, neither of them are places for the weak-willed, hence why Liam seems to be relishing the Pretty Green project. Yet what must be weirder than ambling down a new career path is the fact that for the first time since he formed Oasis, he’s pretty much on his own – to all intents and purposes, Pretty Green is Liam Gallagher, solo.

“It’s nice to be able to do it and get involved with it,” begins Liam of branching out on his lonesome, “you know what I mean, without fucking Parker staring down you and fucking giving you dirty looks and tutting.” And there he is again – even though today Liam is well within his rights to have the spotlight all to himself, Noel’s presence looms large, even if, by the sound of their online and Twitter-based war of words, the two brothers detest one another. NME decides to investigate.

Noel’s got his own tour diary going on and he’s been having a few pops at you. “Yeah, I think it’s pretty funny, man.”

Does he ever actually say stuff like that to your face? “No chance.”

Why wouldn’t he? “Because he’s a fucking lightweight and he knows where he’d end up.”

Where would he end up? “On the floor in the NME.”

So he says all that stuff about you and your “man period” and you’re saying stuff back. On Twitter. “Mmm...it’s good, innit?”

Would you say that to his face? “Oh yeah, I’m a lot harder than him... I say it to his face and I say it on Twitter.”

You’re using the Internet as a way to have a conversation. “Yeah, because 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 busy [at] that time to be fucking scratching each other.”

So you’ve got to use technology... “We don’t have to, we don’t have to, but he says his thing and I’ll...to save the fucking tour imploding...y’know, it’s a lot easier.”

What was the last proper face-to-face conversation you had? “I think it might have been about some fucking shit support band he wanted to play with us and he didn’t ask my permission.”

Who were they? “I’m not telling. So we had a fucking ding-dong in the airport and I think he started crying then – that was it – doesn’t travel with me anymore.”

Do you mind not chatting? He is your brother... “I don’t give a fuck mate. It takes a lot more than blood to be my brother.”

Do you think its going to carry on for the foreseeable future? “Who knows, we just do the gigs and he’ll get out of it and I’ll get out of it and we’ll see what happens. We don’t need to talk, we’re not here to talk. We’re here to make music, play concerts.”

Was there a specific trigger behind the whole not-talking thing? “It just happened. He doesn’t like me and I don’t like him, that’s it. We’re grown men, you know what I mean, and as long as the music... as long as we do the tour, that’s all that matters.”

The tour – a whopping 13-month jaunt across the globe – draws to a close at the end of this month, with V Festival the last UK dates, and it seems it couldn’t have come a moment sooner.

But what happens next? Noel recently commented that the band would all be five years older by the time they make another record. Liam isn’t overly keen on this arrangement. “It it was up to me I’d have six months off and then get straight back in the studio and make records.

That’s what I’m in Oasis for. I’m not here to fucking sit around for five years fucking twiddling my thumbs. We’re not getting any younger, we’ve got the tunes, let’s go and make fucking music.” So, what’s Liam going to do – give it a few months? “Let’s see, let him go home and fucking adjust his bra strap and see.”

But what if said undergarment tinkering doesn’t lead to anything – will Liam have to give Noel a poke if he hears nothing? “I won’t be calling him, man. I’m ready to go – I’ve got my tunes... I’m gonna wait, hear what the manager’s saying and that. I’m up for it, man, I’m ready to go. I could do an album tomorrow.” Liam, you see, has written “shitloads” of “amazing” tracks.

“Loads, mate. I’ve got enough for an album anyway.” Some might say there seems to be a pretty obvious solution to this dilemma – record them solo. Liam’s professed not to want to do a solo music project in the past and today he’s still certain that nothing could convince him, not even his brother calling a half-decade hiatus. “Not interested... I’m in Oasis, I like being in a band.” So if you want to hear Liam’s songs, then you’ll have to be willing to wait, just like Liam. “They’re classics, they’re not trendy or anything,” he explains, “they can come out whenever. They can come out in 20 years, 30 years. They might not ever come out, you know what I mean?”

Sitting next to us in a pair of jeans and the ubiquitous parka, Liam is hardly breaking new ground style-wise. It’s a far cry from the eccentric androgynous flair of an early ‘70s Bowie or even Johnny Rotten in his ripped Vivienne Westwood bondage trousers, but he is just as likely a fashion icon. Why? Because where most celebrated fashion statements in music could only be credibly and successfully sported by their progenitors – think Elvis’ ’68 Comeback Special leather jumpsuit, Madonna’s Jean Paul Gaultier conical bra or Amy Winehouse’s skyscraping beehive – Liam’s look translates. When his style filter down to the masses it doesn’t get any weaker, it gets stronger.

What has always been true about Liam still is – that he could be your brother, your uncle, your rowdy mate with the problem with authority and fondness for effin’ and blindin’ – but, of course he isn’t, because he’s Liam bloody Gallagher. An everyman fashion icon and bloke of the people, his fans wear what he wears and he wears what the fans wear – only the more expensive versions. The male equivalent of Lady Gaga he most certainly is not – the odd leopard-print loafer aside, Gallagher doesn’t do experiementation.

A ‘capsule’ Pretty Green collection is currently available on the website, offering up a selection of monkey jackets, scarves, polo shirts and hats emblazoned with the ‘Rubber Soul’- referencing Pretty Green logo, which is circular because, in Liam’s unquestionable logic, “round things look cooler”. The standout piece from the small first collection is Liam’s own personal fashion pride and joy – the parka. “We started off with the parkas, I’m not into any of these fancy parkas that cost a grand,” Liam explains. At £245, the limited edition Pretty Green version is still more than your average week’s pocket money, but it makes the point of setting the bar high. This is no shonky quality, corner-cutting celebrity sponsored line and, frankly, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Liam’s been working with master tailor Nick Holland and the forthcoming collection boasts a whole host of slick duds, including suede desert boots, made the way Liam likes them – with a square, non-pointy toe.

“They’re just the fucking bollocks, aren’t they?” he says effusively of the mighty desert boot. The range – which is based on a classic black and ivory colour palette – also includes a double-breasted pea coat and ‘60s-style paisley scarves. So, with classy gents pieces of clothing such as these in mind, what should every man have in his wardrobe?

Liam thinks hard... but maybe not too hard. “A blow-up doll.” Um, what about something to wear? He thinks again. “Should have a decent suit, man...” We enquire as who he thinks does a decent suit these days. “I’m not gonna plus anyone now, man, these are the competition.” You see, Pretty Green are going to be putting out a suit, as well, alongside leather jackets, overcoats, Harringtons... there’s even talk of leather sofas – hell, we wouldn’t be surprised if plans were announced for a Pretty Green codpiece.

Things, however, do not bode too well for the possibility of a Pretty Green womenswear range, as we find out when we somewhat naively ask Liam what he likes to see on the ladies. “What do I like to see them wearing? Nothing.” And then when they’re out on the street? “Nothing... naked all the way, man.” Yep, even though he’s using bleedin’ Egyptian cotton on his granddad tops ad cashmere in his polo necks it doesn’t mean that Liam’s gone soft all of a sudden.

While heckling a crowd member at Oasis’ Roundhouse gig in Camden last month, he firmly made his stand on the pointy shoe, and the too-tight jean also got a battering. “I don’t like it, I just don’t like it,” he says determinedly of the fashion menaces. But doesn’t your mate Serge from Kasabian sport that look? “Yeah, but that’s for him,” he reasons, a flicker of a smirk dancing across his face. “I like him ‘cause of other reasons.

He’s been told about the pointy shoes, been told, man.” And what did he say? “He told me to fuck off.” NME wonders if maybe the fella doth protest too much – has Liam ever, we wonder, in the privacy of his own home, tried slipping his feet into something a bit more angular? “No fucking chance... pointy shoes? Nah man – they’re for girls, aren’t they? They’re dangerous, man. Nah, man, they’re fucking not right.”

Hence Pretty Green’s resolutely square-toed boots as well as the straight leg jeans the label are planning, offering an alternative to the skinny style, loathed by Liam. But by far the most intriguing item is the Jedi-style robe the team currently have in development.

“It’s the Elvis vibe,” declares Liam. “It’s when you come offstage, man,” he says, getting up from his chair to demonstrate. “D’ya know what I mean? You just put your fucking coat on, whack it on ad away you go.” What, on top of your clothes? “No man, get a bit naked for a second.”

Nudity, however, is probably not such a good look if you want to nip to down the shops to check out the full Pretty Green line when it’s unleashed into the wild this autumn, especially seeing as it’s going to be stocked in Liam’s favourite shop, the rather fancy Selfridges. In fact, if you get to the London branch early enough, you can often catch Liam browsing the rails before it gets busy, possibly milling with rock n roll tabloid favourites, such as Ronnie Wood and girlfriend Ekaterina Ivanova, just like he did the last time he nipped in with the family. “It’s a happening place, man. We said, ‘Hello’, he introduced me to his new chick – she didn’t really say much, but she seemed alright.”

In terms of clothes, then, it all sounds pleasant enough, but something bigger here is happening – or, more to the point, not happening. Liam’s sitting on an album’s worth of songs, but is putting out shirts and coats instead. And Noel? Well, he seems to be willing enough to put Oasis on the back burner once the current tour is over. Frankly, we’re a touch concerned about the health of the biggest band in Britain, but Liam seems to be taking it in his stride. “For the first time in my life I haven’t got a fucking clue what’s going on with Oasis, you know what I mean? It’s pretty confusing but I’m not gonna freak out about it.”

The band have had their troubles before and rumours of a split rear their ugly head every few years, including at the end of their 2000 European tour as well as when their greatest hits album ‘Stop The Clocks’ was released in 2006. In fact, it was recently reported that bookies have been offering two-to-one odds on Oasis breaking up before the current tour is out. We’re going to be keeping our cash in our pockets for the time being, though, because is Liam’s not panicking, we’re not going to either. Anyway, in terms of Noel’s own particular issues, it sounds like Liam might just have a solution in mind. “Maybe he needs to go away and do his thing – he’s obviously not happy, is he...”

We’re somewhat confused, but heartened to hear the concern and, dare we say it, the tenderness, that suddenly appears in his voice when talking about Noel, which sits in stark contrast to the vitriol he was spitting in his direction earlier. So what is Noel’s thing? “Who knows, man, maybe he needs to go and do his solo record... fucking hell, I don’t know, I really don’t know.” Would you like him to do a solo record? “If it makes him happy, yeah, if it makes him happy.” What do you think it would sound like? “It would sound very civilised, I reckon.” Is that a good thing or a bad thing? “Oh, it’s a fucking awful thing – but maybe it’s a good thing for him.” And a good thing for Oasis too? Our fingers are crossed.

Source: NME Magazine Via Manchester City FC Forum

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Oasis' Noel Gallagher To Play Live With 'Psychedelic' Supergroup

Noel Gallagher is set to join a supergroup for a one-off gig.

The Oasis guitarist will play live with Amorphous Androgynous in London on September 17 at the matter venue, which is part of the O2 Arena complex.

Gallagher will join the band for the launch of their new compilation 'A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble In Your Mind – Volume 2: Pagan Love Vibrations'', which is released on October 26.

Noel Gallagher has been a vocal fan of Amorphous Androgynous, even getting them to remix the Oasis track 'Falling Down', which features on the compilation.

As well the supergroup, the likes of Hawkwind will also be playing live on the night.

The full line-up is:

Live
Amorphous Androgynous featuring Noel Gallagher
Comus
Hawkwind
Cranium Pie
Nick Nicely & The Lives Unlived

DJs
Andy Votel
Gaz Cobain featuring Sitar Freakout

To check the availability of Amorphous Androgynous tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

Source: www.nme.com

Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere

Taken from Noel's tour diary for oasisinet.com

Yes. The massive. How on earth is everyone? All good? Wonderful.

Fuck me, I enjoyed those 2 weeks off. Had some beautiful quiet nights in with Nancy and a couple of truly magical nights out with.. well, if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. I will say this though, there was royalty involved!!

Had a few days on the Amalfi coast in Italia. Very nice. Lovely weather.

What else? BUT, OF COURSE!! The football season's started. Me and Burning Natty and various comrades made our way up to Blackburn to see Man City take the first steps of the new revolution. What a day! Must've been 10,000 Blues there. Unbelievable atmosphere. Bit like an Oasis gig.

Talking of which, I'm at Kings Cross Station. Former home of Russell Brand. Catching a train to York. Got a gig tonight at a health spa in Bridlington. A warm up for that V Festival this weekend. If you're coming, I'll see you there. I'll be stage right. Being brilliant.

In a bit.

GD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Supersonic Oasis Rock Brid Spa

"Tonight, I'm a rock 'n' roll star and I'm at Bridlington Spa".

It was with his usual reserved demeanour that a snarling Liam Gallagher announced his arrival on stage last night as Oasis rocked the foundations of Bridlington.

Launching into a Champagne Supernova of the band's biggest hits, starting with Rock 'n' Roll Star, closely followed by Lyla, The Shock Of The Lightning, Cigarettes And Alcohol and Roll With It, the Britpop icons delivered a masterplan in excess as they awed the heaving atmosphere of Bridlington Spa.

"Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire," bayed the sweaty, 3,500 capacity crowd, many of whom had queued all night to be within touching distance of their heroes, as the Mancunian frontman looked on impassively, giving nothing away.

"Say that again. In English," he then retorted, before the band spun off into another hit.

This was the smallest date on the band's latest world tour and they seemed to relish the hot, oppressive closeness of the crowd.

The night in Bridlington is how gigs are supposed to be, not separated from the crowd by miles of barriers and burly bouncers.

And, knowing just what a rare, amazing gig the Spa's surroundings would offer, hundreds of Oasis fans had turned up for the event hours before the doors opened.
They wanted to get the best spot in the house for one of the biggest gigs in its history.

Spilling onto the town's roads in the evening sunshine, the waiting crowd ensured the band's hits filled the air well before Liam and brother Noel had probably even got to the resort.

Among those who got to Bridlington early was James Southworth, 25, from west Hull.
He said: "The atmosphere was brilliant, something you don't get before a normal gig at somewhere like a stadium.

"The weather was perfect for being outside, enjoying a drink and something to eat before a gig.

"Then, to see Oasis in Bridlington was simply fantastic."

Another fan of the seaside location was Elliott Muldoon.

The 26-year-old had travelled from Scunthorpe to see his favourite band.

He said: "It was excellent, I had an absolutely great time.

"It is amazing to see Oasis in somewhere like Bridlington.

"The sound was perfect and their performance full-on from the very start.

"The Gallaghers did not let us down.

"It was a really memorable performance and I can't wait to see them when I go to V Festival."

Choosing a trademark Gallagher phrase, Nathan Clarke, 33, of west Hull, told the Mail: "In true Oasis fashion, Noel and Liam were mad for it.

"It is absolutely fantastic to see an act like Oasis in an intimate venue.

"The gig was outstanding and it's been a real coup for Bridlington to get a global act like Oasis."

Source: www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk