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Todays question is from Kayla:

Liam,

Who takes longer to get ready; You or Nicole?

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Something For The Wonderwall, Liam Gallagher?

How do you make a normal wall into a Wonderwall? How about hanging a huge picture of yourself and your wife Nicole Appleton on it?

What's the story? Liam Gallagher takes delivery of himself yesterday

The Oasis frontman was spotted taking delivery of this huge canvas of himself gurning while Nicole grins at their north London mansion.

There were also several smaller prints of the couple, so we can only assume they're making a shrine to themselves. That'll be fun at dinner parties.

Source: www.thisislondon.co.uk

Click here to see the picture.

Noel Gallagher Says No To Going Solo

Noel Gallagher has ditched plans for a solo album now Oasis are no more.

It is more then six months since the guitarist and songwriter hinted to Q Magazine that he was working on a solo project after a show at London's Albert Hall.

But now he say's "I'm not doing a solo album as I'm taking time off.

"I'm enjoying bumming around watching Coronation Street. I much prefer it to East Enders. That show is too depressing for me."

Noel was at the Music Industry Trust dinner and, with his arm wrapped firmly around Playlist's Natalie Edwards, he told her: "I never tire of being told I'm a legend or people wanting their photo taken with me.

"As long as it's with girls like you."

What a charmer.

Source: Daily Star

We Can See It Now - Neu! News

"My current new favourite German band of all time. Proper tour bus music. Spiritual!!"

That was how Noel described the band Neu! this time last year.

Oasis are big fans of Neu! and you can hear their influence on songs such as 'Falling Down' which Noel described as "3 chords, 1 note - Krautpop!!"

So it was nice to read today on The Quietus that Michael Rother - legendary guitarist and founding member of Neu! - praised the Oasis track 'Can Y'See It Now? (I Can See It Now!!)' which was featured on the Neu!-influenced compilation 'Brand Neu!' earlier this year.

"I very much enjoyed listening to that compilation. To be honest, I also quite like the Oasis track. I mention that because I read in some reviews that they got a bit of a beating. It was of course surprising to read that Noel Gallagher expressed his admiration for Neu! and that he convinced his brother to adopt some of the ideas. When I heard that Oasis single 'The Shock Of The Lightning', I immediately understood the idea behind that, the fast-forward movement, the strong surge in combination with a Beatles-esque sound. To me that's an interesting combination, Neu! crossed with Beatles ideas."

The quote comes from an article due to be published tomorrow at The Quietus which we're sure will be worth a read.

If you're unfamiliar with Neu!'s music then you should definitely check them out. Noel's particular favourite is 'Hallogallo' off their debut album, but you can't really go wrong with any of their albums.

For those of you in the UK who wish to delve a little deeper into the world of Krautrock, BBC4 will be showing a documentary about it this coming Sunday.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Oasis Could Reform And If They Dont Liam Gallagher Will Name New Band After Himself

Oasis still may reform according to Paddy Power and if they don’t Paddy Power are offering odds on a range of names for Liam Gallagher’s new band. The most likely outcome for the egotistical Mancunian is he will name the band after himself!


Oasis Could Reform But Most Liekly Band Name Is Gallagher
Paddy Power don’t think we have necessarily seen the end of Oasis, they offer 2/1 that Oasis (including Liam Gallagher) record new material or perform live before 2011. If that doesn’t happen then it is very likely Liam will be forming his own band and Paddy Power are betting on the name of that band, the favourite is ‘Gallagher’ at 5/1 with Paddy Power whilst another strong contender is ‘Burnage’ (are in Manchester where Oasis spent their early days) and that can be backed at 8/1 with Paddy Power.


Interesting Band Names Could Include Dig At Noel Other Liam Gallagher related names include ‘Our Kid’ which is 18/1 with Paddy Power, ‘Genius’ at 25/1 with Paddy Power, ‘Maine Road’ at 33/1 with Paddy Power or ‘Tambourine’ at 33/1 with Paddy Power. Less likely names include ‘NOASIS’ which is 66/1 with Paddy Power or ‘Noel Is A Tw*t’ which is 150/1 with Paddy Power. To find out the odds on more names and to bet on the success of Liam’s new band, visit the Paddy Power website and click on Novelty Bets.

Source: www.online-betting-guide.co.uk

Noel Gallagher: I'm Quitting London For Manchester

Noel Gallagher has revealed he is quitting London to head back up north because the capital “has no vibe”.

The 42-year-old star announced his plans at the Music Industry Awards held last night.

The revelation comes just over two months since Oasis split after a bust-up between the Gallagher brothers before a gig in Paris on 28 August. Noel said he “could not go on working with Liam a day longer”.

Speaking at the awards at the Grosvenor House hotel, Noel said: “I'm leaving London to go back up north, to Manchester. I've been advised to do a Rod Stewart, as in a tax exile, but I don't want to do it. But London has lost its spark.”

The Mancunian songwriter moved to the capital in the wake of the band's smash hit 1994 album Definitely Maybe. The news is the clearest sign yet that Noel is now settling down with girlfriend Sara MacDonald and their two-year-old son Donovan.

Source: www.thisislondon.co.uk

Bee Gee Singers Reveal Their Feud

Bee Gee singers have revealed that infighting between the Gibb brothers caused the group to split.

At times the fighting got so bad that their parents had to intervene. But now they want to get back after their band mate Maurice died. The brothers also compared their infighting to the Gallagher brothers of Oasis who also recently spilt, mirror.co.uk reports.

“They’re just copying us. Oh, we’ve been through all that. To be honest, I’m surprised they stayed together for as long as they did and I think they’ve gone as far as they can be together,” 59-year-old Robin said.

“They remind us of ourselves, but on a more physically violent level. We’ve been there and we came full circle,” 63-year old Barry added.

Source: www.thaindian.com

Gallagher, Brand & Ross Rock The MITs!

Jonathan Ross was last night honoured for his services to the music industry by pals including Noel Gallagher and Russell Brand.

A year after Sachsgate, which saw the presenter and Brand slated for leaving prank messages on Andrew Sachs' voicemail, he received the Music Industry Trusts' Award.

George Michael handed him the gong at London's Grosvenor House Hotel in front of 1,000 of the great and good from the music world - and I was lucky enough to be invited.

Russell said: "I'm showing my support for Jonathan. I definitely want to do more work together - I love working with him. He'd do fantastically well in the US.

"He's the best chat show host in the world."

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

You can find a number of pictures from the event by clicking here.

On This Day In Oasis History...

Track listing

01: "Aquiesce"
02: "Underneath The Sky"
03: "Talk Tonight"
04: "Going Nowhere"
05: "Fade Away"
06: "The Swamp Song"
07: "I Am the Walrus(Live)"
08: "Listen Up"
09: "Rockin' Chair"
10: "Half The World Away"
11: "(Its Good) To Be Free"
12: "Stay Young"
13: "Headshrinker"
14: "The Masterplan"

Release Date: 3 November 1998.

Highest Chart Position: Number 2 in the UK.

Written By: Noel Gallagher (Except track 7 by Lennon/McCartney and track 9 by N. Gallagher/C. Griffiths).

Produced By: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher (except track 7 Additional Production and Mix by Owen Morris).

Recorded At: Rockfield Studios The Congress House Studio Masion Rouge Sawmills, Cornwall The Soundcheck, Scotland Air Studios Loco Studios, South Wales

The Masterplan is a compilation album by English rock band Oasis, comprising B-sides which never made it onto an album. The album was originally intended for release only in areas such as the United States and Japan, where the tracks were only available on expensive European import singles. It was first released in late 1998. The Masterplan reached #2 in the UK where it went platinum, and #51 in the United States. However, it did gain top spot in various charts around the world, going on to sell 2 million copies. Four songs from the album appear on compilation album Stop the Clocks.

Trivia

The versions of "Listen Up" and "I Am the Walrus" are edits of their original releases on the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" single. "Listen Up" has 8 bars removed during the guitar solo (4:3–4:39). "I Am the Walrus", with a fade-out, finishes at 6:25, whereas the original runs fully to a natural conclusion at 8:14.

"I Am the Walrus" was given its correct recording location and date on the sleevenotes. On its original release on the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" single, the location listed was the Glasgow Cathouse, in June 1994. However, in promotional interviews for The Masterplan, Noel revealed that it was actually recorded at the soundcheck for a gig at a Sony Music seminar at Gleneagles, Scotland, in February 1994. He said the credit was changed because he thought "recorded at a Sony seminar" would "look shit".

Chris Griffiths (of The Real People) was given a co-writing credit for "Rockin' Chair". On its original release on the "Roll with It" single in 1995, Noel Gallagher was credited as the sole songwriter.

"Acquiesce" was released as a radio single in the United States, and a promotional video was created for this purpose. It consisted of a live performance of the song from Manchester's G-MEX, recorded on 14 December 1997, with various behind-the-scenes footage of the band on tour. For the video, both Liam's and Noel's vocal tracks were overdubbed over the originals recorded live in Manchester.

All of the B-sides from the "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and the UK version of "Some Might Say" singles appear on this album.

Michael Rother Of Neu Defends Oasis Track On Compilation Album

The Quietus' man of metal Dr Rock recently interviewed kosmische legend Michael Rother ....

During the course of the interview, Rother was asked about his thoughts on the Brand Neu! compilation, released earlier this year to much hoo-ha and complaints from Neu! fans upset at the inclusion of Oasis track 'I Can See It Now'.

But it seems as if the man from Neu! himself isn't with the haters: "I very much enjoyed listening to that compilation," he told us. "To be honest, I also quite like the Oasis track. I mention that because I read in some reviews that they got a bit of a beating. It was of course surprising to read that Noel Gallagher expressed his admiration for Neu! and that he convinced his brother to adopt some of the ideas. When I heard that Oasis single 'The Shock Of The Lightning', I immediately understood the idea behind that, the fast-forward movement, the strong surge in combination with a Beatles-esque sound. To me that's an interesting combination, Neu! crossed with Beatles ideas. But some of the bands on Brand Neu! don't impress me that much. I would have liked to have Fuck Buttons on there."

Here’s the tracklisting in full:

Ciccone Youth (Sonic Youth) ‘Two Cool Rock Chicks Listening to Neu!’
Primal Scream ‘Shoot Speed / Kill Light’
Pets With Pets ‘We Only Found This Place’ (unreleased)
Oasis ‘I Can See It Now’
Foals ‘Titan Arum’
Cornelius ‘Wataridori’
Holy Fuck ‘Super Inuit’
Kasabian ‘Stuntman’
LCD Soundsystem ‘Watch The Tapes’
School Of Seven Bells ‘Device fuer M’ (exclusive for this compilation)
Fujiya & Miyagi ‘Electro Karaoke’
Hook & The Twin ‘They’ll Get Your Head’ (unreleased)
La Duesseldorf ‘Sketch 1_08’ (Klaus Dinger’s last recording)
Michael Rother ‘Neutronics 98’

via L4e / thequietus.com

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Jay-Z Refutes Noel Gallagher Team-Up Reports

Jay-Z has refuted reports that he will be teaming up with former Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher in near future.

The rapper clarified that his comments about a possible project were misinterpreted.

“It was an offhand comment, someone asked me if I would work with him. I don’t have any problem, so I said anything is possible,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

He added: “It’s not like we had any talks of doing it, it’s like someone asked me would you work with him, I said ‘Yeah, I don’t have any problem with it’.”

Gallagher had criticized the organizers of the U.K.’s Glastonbury festival last year for bringing in Jay-Z to play in the rock n’ roll festival.

Source: taragana.com

Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins Recalls The Night He Put The frighteners On Oasis

Snooker legend Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins is recalling the Halloween night he put the frighteners on the rock wildboys from Oasis.

He says: "Noel and Liam Gallagher grew up in Burnage, where I used to live in Manchester.

"One Halloween, Liam came to my door, but I was still a bit rough from a heavy session at a nightclub, so told him to 'f*** off'.

"Noel then came trick or treating a couple of hours later and I was in a better mood by then and gave him a fiver.

"So when the Gallaghers were growing up, one always thought I was a great guy - and the other thought I was a total ****."

To read the full interview click here.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

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Tom Meighan Wearing Pretty Green

Tom Meighan from Kasabian backstage wearing Pretty Green Black T-Shirt

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Ask Liam Gallagher - Tucker

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Todays question is from Tucker:

Liam,

Looking forward to seeing the Autumn/Winter collection, and hearing some of your new tunes. Here's my question:

Overall, which band was the best dressed; The Who or the The Stone Roses?

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Robbie Williams: "Oasis Did A 13-Year Lap Of Honour"

Robbie Williams has taken another pop at his old rivals Oasis.

The singer, back after three years out, says he thinks Liam and Noel Gallagher are better off apart.

Robbie says: "Originally I thought they'd inevitably get back together because they are the band.

"But reading between the lines, they're both really stubborn so I don't think they will. To be honest, I know there's history between us and this isn't very complimentary, but they've been doing a lap of honour for the past 13 years. There's been the occasional gem here and there, The Importance Of Being Idle, and, well, that's about it."

Fairly harsh words from the man who was made an honorary member of Oasis when he quit Take That. It came after Robbie spent a "lost" summer hanging out with Noel and Liam after meeting them at Glastonbury in 1995.

Last night Liam was spotted giving a homeless Big Issue seller 50 quid outside a pub in Hampstead, north London.

Deep down, he's a big softy.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

On This Day In Oasis History...

"Wonderwall" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by the band's guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher. Released as the third single from (What's the Story) Morning Glory? in October 1995, "Wonderwall" peaked at number two in the UK Singles Charts and proved to be their American breakthrough, reaching number eight on the Hot 100 and giving them their only top-ten hit in the US thus far. "Wonderwall" is perhaps their most popular song, despite the fact that British TV stars Robson & Jerome's "I Believe"/"Up on the Roof" kept it out of the top slot. "Wonderwall" continues to have enduring popularity in Oasis's canon; as of 2008, it was 76th in the UK's list of best-selling singles, and has now sold over a million copies in single and download sales in the UK, where it went platinum.

The song is included on Oasis's compilation album Stop the Clocks.

Background

The song takes its name from the 1968 album Wonderwall Music by George Harrison, at the time still a member of the Beatles.[3] Harrison's album was in fact a soundtrack to the film Wonderwall, but the film has remained unknown by the general public. The original title of the track was "Wishing Stone".

It is often claimed that "Wonderwall" was written for Gallagher's then-girlfriend, Meg Mathews. Noel married Mathews in 1997, but the couple divorced four years later. Gallagher now claims that the song was not about Mathews at all, but he felt he had to go along with the rumour, saying "The meaning of that song was taken away from me by the media who jumped on it. How do you tell your Mrs it's not about her once she's read it is? It's a song about an imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself."

Recording

The song was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, during a two-week recording of the 'Morning Glory' album in May 1995. According to producer Owen Morris, the song was completed in 6-8 hours.

Morris claimed that Gallagher had presented an alternative arrangement of the song "which had some extra complicated pre-bridge bits that didn't have singing or melody - but just had some chord changes - which seemed completely unnecessary", the night before it was recorded. This idea was quickly shelved.

Noel initially wanted to sing this song on (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, but he gave his brother Liam Gallagher the choice, and Noel ended up singing "Don't Look Back in Anger".

Live performances

Noel debuted the song on UK TV, backstage at Glastonbury and broadcast on Channel 4 on June 24, 1995. The song wasn't performed by the band during their headline performance the night before.

In August 2002, Noel changed the arrangement of his live performances of the song to a style admittedly heavily-influenced by Ryan Adams' cover version of the song. This arrangement has continued to his most recent live performances of the song. When the full band performs the song live, with electric guitars, it's still in the original style as presented on the record. During the 2008 tour, however the band have return to performing the song in a semi acoustic form.

A live version of the song, recorded at Wembley Stadium in 2000, is featured on the band's live album Familiar To Millions.

In an interview with Q magazine in August 2008, Liam said that he hates performing the song: "I can't stand that fucking song, every time I have to sing it, I want to gag. Problem is 'Wonderwall' was a big big tune for us and so you go to America and they're like, 'Are you Mr Wonderwall?', and you want to chin someone."





Video

The music video to the song was filmed in the relatively brief period when bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan quit the band due to nervous exhaustion; Scott McLeod came in to replace him.



Cover art

The sleeve artwork was inspired by the paintings of the Belgian surrealist René Magritte, and was shot on Primrose Hill in north London. The hand holding the frame is that of art director Brian Cannon; the woman is Anita Heryet, a Creation Records employee. The original idea was to have Liam in the frame before Noel vetoed that idea whilst the shoot was taking place.

Chart history

It reached No.2 in the UK charts.

In the US it also peaked at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart for an unprecedented ten weeks (this amount was later eclipsed in 1998 by Marcy Playground), and reached #8 on the Hot 100.

Awards and accolades

In 1995, "Wonderwall" came in at number one in the national Australian music poll, the Triple J Hottest 100.

The promo video for "Wonderwall", directed by Nigel Dick, won the Best British Video award at the 1996 BRIT Awards.

In the Grammy Awards of 1997 the band received a nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Noel Gallagher picked another nomination for Best Rock Song, winning none.

In 2003, VH1 ranked the song at number 95 in its countdown of the "100 Greatest Songs Of The Past 25 Years."

In May 2005, "Wonderwall" was voted the best British song of all time, in a poll of over 8,500 listeners conducted by Virgin Radio.

The song "Wonderwall" placed 105 of the 3000 top songs of all time on the website acclaimedmusic.net.

In August 2006, "Wonderwall" was named the second-greatest song of all time in a poll conducted by Q Magazine, finishing behind another Oasis song, "Live Forever".

In 2006, U2's guitarist The Edge named "Wonderwall" one of the songs he most wishes he'd written.

In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Wonderwall" at number 27 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.

In December 2007, it came in number 35 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's countdown.

In early 2007, "Wonderwall"'s drumming, provided by Alan White, was voted 90th best drumming track ever in Modern Drummer magazine.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Release Date: 29 October 2007.

Highest Chart Position: N/A

Written By: Noel Gallagher.

Directed By: Baillie Walsh.

Recorded At: Various locations.

Lord Don't Slow Me Down is a rockumentary film, looking back on British band Oasis' Don't Believe the Truth world tour which took place from May 2005 to March 2006. The film is directed by Baillie Walsh. It went platinum in the UK.







Pre-release

A handful of fans-only private screenings took place around the world with the world premiere of the film at the Directors Guild Theater in New York City on November 4, 2006 as part of the CMJ Film Festival. The UK television premiere was on Channel 4 on November 19, at 11:50pm, although it was a heavily edited version with approximately 40 minutes cut from the original 95 minute version. The film was unveiled to coincide with Oasis' compilation album Stop the Clocks, released on November 20, 2006. A preview of the film was included on the Let There Be Love DVD single, released in November 2005.

The film features a new Oasis song also called "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", written by Noel Gallagher and recorded during the Don't Believe the Truth sessions, Gallagher described it as being "one of the best things, like The Who, The Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group combined, and it's got two drum solos on it!". He has also said that his girlfriend thought it was the only Oasis song you could dance to. The song was left off Don't Believe the Truth because Gallagher felt that including it would have meant he'd have been singing too many songs on the record. Italian footballer Alessandro Del Piero also appears in the video signing a shirt for noel.

DVD Release

Lord Don't Slow Me Down was released on DVD on October 29, 2007.

The DVD set contents:

Disc One:

Documentary tour film Lord Don’t Slow Me Down in stereo and surround sound.
Bonus audio commentary featuring the members of the band
A Noel Gallagher Q&A session with the fans filmed in New York in 2006

Disc Two:

Oasis live at City of Manchester Stadium on 2nd July 2005 in HD with stereo and surround sound.

"Fuckin' in the Bushes"
"Turn Up the Sun"
"Lyla"
"Cigarettes & Alcohol"
"The Importance Of Being Idle"
"Little By Little"
"A Bell Will Ring"
"Acquiesce"
"Songbird"
"Live Forever"
"Mucky Fingers"
"Wonderwall"
"Rock 'n' Roll Star"
"The Meaning of Soul"
"Don't Look Back In Anger"
"My Generation"

Unique footage and pictures sent in by fans who attended the concert.