Oasis Clock Goes Under The Hammer

A giant clock used as a stage backdrop by the band Oasis will be going under the hammer at a new Mid Sussex youth arts festival.

The 9ft high timepiece will be auctioned at the Rotary International Youth Arts Festival taking place at Oathall Community College in Haywards Heath from midday onwards on March 27.

The festival, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cuckfield and Lindfield, will feature all kinds of art works from Mid Sussex schools plus live music from youth bands.

The Oasis clock will be auctioned to raise money for Haiti.

Read the full story - and why organisers had trouble with the clock - in this week's Mid Sussex Times out on March 18.

Source: www.sussexexpress.co.uk

Liam Gallagher's New Bands Single Is Out In October

Liam Gallagher has told asahi.com he wants to put out a single in October followed by a album next year.

He said they've already made enough demos for an album, and that they will go into studio with a producer in April.

The interview can be found here.

Thanks to Peppermint

Best Track From Oasis' Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants

This month the poll in the right side menu is to find the best track from Oasis' Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants, that's only just celebrated it's 10th birthday.

01: Fuckin' In The Bushes
02: Go Let It Out
03: Who Feels Love?
04: Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is
05: Little James
06: Gas Panic!
07: Where Did It All Go Wrong?
08: Sunday Morning Call
09: I Can See A Liar
10: Roll It Over

Gas Panic is currently winning with 35% of the votes.

Mani To Join Noel Gallagher At TCT Gigs

Just to let you know that Noel Gallagher was on talkSPORT yesterday with Andy Goldstein and ex-Arsenal player, Ray Parlour.

Mani had been on earlier and confirmed that he will be playing with Noel at the TCT gigs later this month.

The vast majority of Noel's chat was about football, but he also spoke about being drunk onstage, saying he had only done it about half a dozen times, with one in particular standing out as they had all been up for a couple of days and he wasn't sure he would get through the gig, that he will be rehearsing next week for the TCT gigs and that he had just been watching Come Dine With Me!

As soon the interview is on the talkSport website, I will put a link here.

Thanks to Dougie

Liam Gallagher On Pretty Green, Manchester City And Working With Jay-Z

As promised, we have another exclusive here on StopCryingYourHeartOut.com!

Friend of the site Liam Gallagher granted us a few precious minutes to discuss the new Pretty Green line coming out this month.

Liam was in good form, though he kept his cards close to his chest on the subject of his new band, he let us in on his plans for Pretty Green, what happened at the Brits and who's on his transfer wish list for Man City this summer.

Myself: One thing that I'm amazed by is that everything with Pretty Green has happened so fast. In less then a year from the first ideas, you are about to release another collection. Have you been surprised how quickly things have moved?

Liam: No, we don’t fuck about.

Myself: The range has been well received, has that surprised you?

Liam: It does surprise me considering I’ve got something to do with it, there are a lot of people who try to kill things before they even become alive.

Myself: What are the stand out items from the forthcoming range?

Liam: The camouflage parka, stands out to me personally and the button down shirts.

Myself: What's the feedback been like from fans who have ordered items from the range?

Liam: They all comment on the quality and the fit of the clothes.

Myself: Are there any specific items from the range that customers are asking for more of?

Liam: A lot of girls are asking if we will be doing a range for them, and the answer to that is YES once we have got rid of all the lads stuff.

Myself: Do you still have a big involvement with the designing of the clothes and all the materials used?

Liam: Of course 100%.

Myself: You spoke to me in Cardiff last year about bringing out accessories like sunglasses, belts etc are these still being planned?

Liam: Yes we will be adding to the range, ie accessories.

Myself: Are there any plans to bring out accessories on the female range of Pretty Green? Personally I would definitely buy a Pretty Green Handbag?

Liam: Are you taking the piss? Handbags!!! course we are!

(I somehow think Liam was joking on this one)

Myself: You are releasing the Desert Boots later this year in a joint venture with Clarks, what did they think to the suttle changes you made to such a classic boot?

Liam: They were over the moon.

Myself: Are there any other joint ventures in the pipeline you can tell us about?

Liam: Theres lots but I cant tell you about them at the moment.

Myself: Are there still plans for a flagship Pretty Green store?

Liam: At the moment, we are looking in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Tokyo.

Myself: It's been rumoured that you plan to visit more countries to promote the upcoming range. Are these still going ahead? and can you tell us any of the countries you plan to visit?

Liam: We have just got back from Japan, and will be heading to New York this month and Europe after that.

Myself: How do you decide which designs to offer to stores? And the ones to sell exclusively on the Pretty Green website?

Liam: We sit down and talk about it, but always want to keep certain pieces back for the people who are members of Pretty Green like the green desert boot. That’s only available online.

Myself: You gave Paul Weller one of the limited edition Black Parka jackets, Has he given you any feedback on it?

Liam: He loved it, we also gave him a white one but were still waiting for the cheque in the post.

Myself: How has your website grown? Are you seeing more people purchasing online now than before?

Liam: Yeah, its growing all the time.

Myself: When will the new collection be shown to fans around the world?

Liam: March 22nd on our site.

Myself: What were the best selling items from the launch collection?

Liam: We sold out of everything.

Myself: Why didn’t you mention Noel in your speech at the Brits?

Liam: I'm sick of it all being about me and Noel, the last couple of months has pretty much been all about me and him so I thought it was only right to mention the other lads who played on the album and the best fans in the world.

Myself: What was the reason behind you throwing the Oasis award into the crowd at the Brits?

Liam: I thought it was a nice Gesture to give this to the fans, obviously it was misinterpreted as per usual.

How are the plans for the new band coming along, do you still plan to put out a album and tour this year?

Liam: Its all going really good.

Have you decided on a name for the band yet?

Liam: Not yet.

Do you have any song titles that you can tell us about?

Liam: No.

Will you play any Oasis songs when you eventually tour? Or will it all be new material?

Liam: Too fucking right! Don’t Look Back In Anger in acapella.

Roger Daltrey said in an interview that he had contacted you for the TCT but you were otherwise engaged, can we expect to see you and your new band at the Teenage Cancer Trust next year?

Liam: Without a doubt Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity close to my heart, Oasis played it a couple times and I'd like to think we can carry this on with the new band.

Do you think Manchester City can now grab a Champions League place, after the convincing win against Chelsea?

Liam: Without a doubt!

What two players would you like to see sign for City in the summer?

Liam: There’s a young lad called Harry Grant who plays for Swindon and Mario Belatelli who plays for Inter Milan.

Do you think England can win the World Cup?

Liam: Yeah!

You have worked with The Prodigy and Death in Vegas would you ever work with the Gorrilaz?

Liam: I've been told many times never to work with animals, far too dangerous.

Jay-Z said in a interview earlier this year that he would love to work with you? would you ever do something like that?

Liam: If the tunes right and its not too far out of my comfort zone, then yeah, fucking right!

Thanks to Liam for taking the time to answer the questions, the new collection from Pretty Green will go on sale on www.prettygreen.com from March 22nd.

Liam Gallagher To Appear As Guest On NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon March 24th

Liam Gallagher will be visiting the United States, to promote the launch of his new clothing line Pretty Green this month.

On Wednesday, March 24th he’ll be appearing as a talking guest on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, alongside funnyman Ben Stiller.

As well as discussing various recent goings on in the world of Liam Gallagher, he’ll also be chatting exclusively about his new men’s-wear collection, Pretty Green, which is now available in the US via www.prettygreen.com.

Keep a eye out for upcoming coverage in New York Times Style section, New York Post, NYLON GUYS, Blackbook, and T, this month.

On This Day In Oasis History...

On March 14th 1998 Oasis played at the San Carlos Apoquindo Stadium, above are a few videos from the show and a short interview with Noel Gallagher & Guigsy.

Noel Gallagher To Collaborate With Wired Strings At TCT Shows

Wired Strings will collaborate once again, with Noel Gallagher, for the Teenage Cancer Trust, at the Royal Albert Hall. March 25th and 26th, 2010.

The Changing Man - Carwyn Ellis

Carwyn Ellis has played with some of the giants of music, although you’ve probably never heard of him. But with his new band Colorama and a charity single with some of the biggest names in rock in aid of the Haiti disaster, he’s hoping to put all that right. Dave Owens meets the reluctant star in waiting.

LIKE putting an elephant in a bucket” is the amusing way in which Carwyn Ellis describes the difficulty he correctly assumes I will have trying to neatly box his career.

He’s not wrong. This multi-talented musician’s history would seriously trouble the combined forestation of the Amazon if it were to be committed to CV form.

The North Walian has played with, and appeared on bills alongside, some of the biggest and coolest names in rock ’n’ roll history.

Oasis, Paul Weller, Shane MacGowan, Edwyn Collins, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Ryan Adams and the Stereophonics are just some of the many names on his zeitgeist-friendly roll call of honour.

Carwyn cites his meeting with Noel Gallagher and Oasis as indicative of how the industry works.

“Doing the work I did with Noel or Oasis, that was more down to playing with the North Mississippi Allstars as there was a bit of a buzz around them and Oasis would regularly come and see us play.

“I got work through doing that. (Noel installed Carwyn in Proud Mary, the first band he signed to his own Sour Mash label.)

“It’s much more word of mouth. I’ve never been on an agency so there’s never been anything like that. I’ve never been a session musician per se. I’ve just been lucky to get noticed, I suppose, and get phone calls.”

Modesty evidently prevents Carwyn from stating the real reason why he spent 12 years in London working constantly. Basically, he’s very, very good at what he does.

“I’m not much of a go-getter, not much of a socialiser. I just play, so if someone gives me a call it’s because they’ve seen me or someone has told them that I’m good,” is his concession to modesty.

One person Carwyn does have a lot of time for, though, is the older half of the Gallagher siblings.

“Noel got me into Proud Mary, so I’ve got that to thank him for. He’s a brilliant fella, he’s good value for money. He called me up and asked me if I’d like to go and play with this band (of his) so I said yes, sure, and got asked to do it.”

Although for about three weeks he was also a fully-fledged member of Oasis.

“I got roped in to do the promotional tour for Oasis’ Songbird single,” he says. “I saw a side to (singer) Liam that many people don’t seem to see which was really focused, really quiet and on the ball. So for about three weeks we went around doing Songbird on telly and radio. I don’t shout about it, but the boys say I can put it on my CV if I want to!”

Click here for the full interview.

Source: www.walesonline.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Teenage Cancer Trust Exclusive Packages Still Available

All the standard tickets for Noel's two headline gigs for Teenage Cancer Trust have sold out but if you didn't manage to get your tickets, don't panic - Teenage Cancer Trust and Ticketmaster are running an auction for exclusive packages for all the gigs including Noel's.

All the proceeds from the auctions go to Teenage Cancer Trust.For more information click HERE!

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Ex Oasis Man To Run The London Marathon

Ex Oasis drummer Alan White will be running the London Marathon in April for the Alzheimer's Society, you can sponsor him by clicking here.

Keep up to date with what Alan's up to on his myspace page www.myspace.com/whiteyalan

Not An Editor’s Letter: Liam Gallagher

By Liam Gallagher

I've always been into clothes, and I take inspiration from so many people. Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones and George Harrison from the Beatles looked cool; Paul McCartney always looked like a nerd, but we forgave him for that because he had a top voice and wrote top tunes; Jimi Hendrix always looked pretty wild, which I liked. Kids these days, they don’t really know that period. I started my own label, Pretty Green, with the hope of bringing late-’60s British classics to the masses.

There’s nothing modern here—it’s not a ’90s line. I came up with the idea while sitting around the pool one day with not a lot to do. It was just shoes at first. I got a few guys to help me, and now we’ve done a deal with Clarks. No huge changes, just making them a bit more mine: lower the heel here, do this there. So that was cool. Then I realized I could really start making clothes. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not doing anything new with these clothes. But I am tweaking it a bit. When I get it right, it feels really good. And it means I don’t have to buy new clothes anymore.

Here’s the thing about jeans: You can go around the block and get all these new designs, but you always come back to Levi’s. I check out what’s new and what’s out there, but it’s always about Levi’s. All this True Religion shit—I don’t want to start going off, but I don’t like designer jeans. Stick with Wrangler jeans. If they were good enough for the cowboys, then they’re fucking good enough for me. D’you know what I mean? I feel really good at the moment. If I weren’t doing Pretty Green, or working on this new record, I’d probably be sitting around being pretty bitter. But life’s too short.

Source: www.blackbookmag.com

Liam Gallagher In Japan

Here is a recent picture of Liam Gallagher, who was in Japan earlier this week promoting Pretty Green.

More details here in Japanese, I have been told that it is for a interview to be published soon.

Liam Gallagher Interview Coming Soon

Check back here on Monday for a interview with Liam Gallagher, we talked to him about the new collection from Pretty Green, The Brits, Manchester City, Teenage Cancer Trust and working with Jay-Z and the Gorillaz and more.

Happy Mondays Drummer Prepares To Work With Ex Oasis Man

Manchester, England's Happy Mondays may still be together (but with a truncated line-up) but drummer Gary "Gaz" Whelan has his priorities elsewhere at the moment.

As he told us last summer, Whelan, who's now a resident of Burlington, Ont, has formed a new group with some of his Mancunian friends, and they're going by the name Hippy Mafia.

The band will make their live debut in Toronto during Canadian Music Week when they play with Hamilton, Ont.'s Spirits at Bread & Circus on Wednesday.

CHARTattack caught up with Whelan to talk about the new band and life as in southern Ontario.
CHARTattack: Hippy Mafia are playing their first Toronto gig on the opening day of Canadian Music Week. Do you have an album coming out as well? ?
Gaz: Yes and no. All the songs are demos at the moment. There's no live drums on any of them yet.

We keep having all these stupid ideas. We've got two albums worth of songs. We could do a double album and be all 1970s, but the days of the album is gone. It's sad, really, because the bands that you really like growing up, it's the album tracks that you remember. The song that you like immediately, you hate after a month. So we're thinking maybe four EPs.

Are the rest of the band friends from Manchester?
Yes.

And they're all living in Canada?

I moved over here and another guy did, too. One's in the process. It's three Mancunians and one Canadian. We just got a new rapper/poet from Kitchener. He's in Manchester now, being Mancunified. They're all in Manchester as we speak, recording. Everyone but me.

Bonehead's in there from Oasis putting bass down. He may come over for Canadian Music Week. The band's about the message, not the messenger. Bonehead might play, he might not. Five or six of us might play or maybe just four. It doesn't really matter who we are.

It's about the music. I know that sounds pompous and self-righteous, but really, I'm not self-righteous.

It's sort of like that Broken Social Scene mentality. Who knows who's playing on each song.

It doesn't matter does, it? That Rolling Stones song, "We Love You," it's John Lennon singing all the high falsetto. I never knew that. And it's great to know now, but it doesn't make the song any better.

Read the full interview by clicking here.

Source: www.chartattack.com

On This Day In Oasis History...

On March 10th 2006 Oasis headlined the Hot Festival in Buenos Aires , Argentina.

The band had previously played at the Hot Festival in 2001 when they co-headlined with Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

Also on this day in 2003, Noel Gallagher was interviewed on German television, and played Songbird acoustically for just under 100 Euros.

Watch the video here.

Listen To Noel Gallagher On talkSPORT

Noel Gallagher joins Andy Goldstein and Bobby Gould on The Sports Bar.

Noel talks about his new summer house, Manchester City, John Terry and his new nickname Dr Octagon.

Click here to listen to the interview.

On This Day In Oasis History...

"Falling Down" was a single released on March 9th 2009 by English rock band Oasis, featured on their 2008 seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul. Written and sung by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, it was released as the third single from the album and is also the final single released by the band with the digital release occurring a day earlier.

The song debuted at 10 in the UK Singles Chart.

"Falling Down" is the fifth Oasis single to be sung by Noel rather than Liam (not including "Lord Don't Slow Me Down"). It is also the second Oasis song to be used in a TV series (the first being "Half the World Away").

"Falling Down" posted a subtle improvement from its predecessor, "I'm Outta Time" on the UK Singles Chart, reaching #10 in its chart entry week. This was something of a return to form for the band, after "I'm Outta Time" charting at #12 made it the first Oasis single released in the UK to fail to reach the top 10 since "Shakermaker" in 1994.

Between the two releases the band had put out 22 singles which made the top 10.

However, it still showed a decline in the band's fortunes; from the release of "Whatever" at the end of 1994 until the release of "I'm Outta Time" the band had only had one single which failed to reach the top 4 in the charts, and that had been 2007's "Lord Don't Slow Me Down" which was only a minor promotional release and a non-album track and also download only.



The heavily compressed drum-rhythm and sense of disillusioned psychedelia bear a strong resemblance the Beatles song "Tomorrow Never Knows", being cited as Noel's finest effort so far to emulate the atmosphere of that song.

An excerpt of the B-side song "Those Swollen Hand Blues" appears at the end of "Mucky Fingers", second track of Oasis' 2005 album Don't Believe the Truth.

The lyric: "Catch the wheel that breaks the butterfly" references the quotation: "Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?" from Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot".

The song was released as downloadable content for the video game Guitar Hero: World Tour on 29 January 2009.

The song was used in the opening sequence for the Production I.G anime Eden of the East, which first aired on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot on April 9, 2009. There is no word yet if American and Canadian distributor FUNimation Entertainment will be able to include the song in their release.

Perfect Day... Various Artists

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Liam Gallagher Features In Piers Morgan's Top 100 Celebrities

Source: Daily Mail thanks to Live4Ever