What's The Best Oasis Song Written By Liam Gallagher?

This month the poll in the right side menu is for the best Oasis song written by Liam Gallagher.

The choices are

'Little James' from Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants

'Songbird' from Heathen Chemistry
'Born On A Different Cloud' from Heathen Chemistry
'Better Man' from Heathen Chemistry

'Love Like a Bomb' from Don't Believe The Truth (co-written with Gem Archer)
'The Meaning Of Soul' from Don't Believe The Truth
'Guess God Thinks I'm Abel' from Don't Believe The Truth

'Won't Let You Down' from Lyla single (B-Side)

'Pass Me Down The Wine' from The Importance Of Being Idle single (B-Side)

'I'm Outta Time' from Dig Out Your Soul
'Ain't Got Nothin' from Dig Out Your Soul
'Soldier On' from Dig Out Your Soul

'Boy With The Blues' from Dig Out Your Soul (Bonus Track)
'I Believe In All' from Dig Out Your Soul (Bonus Track)

Noel Gallagher On TalkSport

Noel appeared on TalkSport again on Sunday 9 May with Andy Goldstein and Ray Parlour.

Amongst other things he spoke about why he has not written an autobiography, his thoughts on Man City not reaching the Champions League place and his plans for the coming week. Some extracts from his appearance:

Andy Goldstein: How are you?

Noel: “Bloody awesome.”

Andy Goldstein: Why are you bloody awesome? You’ve had a terrible week!

Noel: “I have had a terrible week, but I’m trying to raise my spirits.” “Well, Chelsea won the league, you know, that’s enough.”

Andy Goldstein: What, United didn’t, so happy days?

Noel: “Happy days, indeed, yeah.”

Ray Parlour: Were you at the game today?

Noel: “You know what? After Wednesday I literally couldn’t raise my spirits to go, it was just a glorified kickabout today so I was like, no, I can’t be bothered.”

Andy Goldstein: Have you ever thought about writing an autobiography?

Noel: “It’s been offered to me a couple of times but I’m too young, I think.”

Andy Goldstein: How old are you?

Noel: “17. No, I’m actually 43 in a couple of weeks. We’re going to New York City.”

Ray Parlour: Some footballers have done two or three books by the time they are 21.

Noel: “No, it’s not for me. I’d either have to write it myself, and I just can’t be bothered with all that...”

Andy Goldstein: Can you remember most of it, or are the early days a bit of a blur? Excuse the pun.

Noel: “Well... yeah, if I’m pushed I could remember it all, I’d have to, I don’t think I could sit down at a typewriter and actually write it, I could probably do it if a ghost writer done it, but it’s not me, it’s not me.”

Andy Goldstein: I could probably do it for you, Noel!

Noel: “Yeah, you probably could... but you won’t.”

Andy Goldstein: Apart from going to Eastlands on Wednesday and ruining your entire week, what else have you done?

Noel: “I got the suits. In fact Jamie Redknapp gave me the heads up on some very fine suits down at Savile Row, so I got kitted out.”

Andy Goldstein: Did he charge you?

Noel: “Of course he charged me! They put an extra few bob on when I come in!” “I don’t do the freebie gear, anyway, I’d rather pay.”

Andy Goldstein: Trainers? I’m sure Adidas sort you out with free pairs.

Noel: “Eh.... yeah well, actually one of my best mates is one of the head honchos at Adidas and he does, but again, if you’re asking for stuff you get it in about four weeks so I’d rather just go round the shop and buy it.”

Andy Goldstein: Do they not just say, “Turn up at the Adidas factory and then you can walk around and help yourself?

Noel: “Yeah, but then you just end up with tons and tons of boxes in the house and again, it’s just like my gaffs not that big in London, you know what I mean?”

Andy Goldstein: Give them away to your radio pals!

Noel: “You wouldn’t be my size, I’ve got very small feet, I’ve got girls feet!” “Not baby girls feet, cos that would be really, really creepy, but I’d say I’ve got big girls feet. I’m a six and a half.”

Football/Man City

Andy Goldstein: Looking back at the season, happy with it?

Noel: “I’d have been happy with it at the start but, eh, I think overall yeah, I think we’ve come a long way from tenth and the manager was ejected half way through the season, I think we’ve done alright. I’ve got no complaints about Wednesday... I thought Tottenham were the better team and overall during the season, particularly in the run-in, the last six games, they kind of beat Chelsea, Arsenal and City so fair play to them.”

Ray Parlour: Are you happy Mancini is going to stay?

Noel: “Yeah, yeah, the noises coming out of there are that he’s gonna stay, that’s fine with me, I guess they’ve got to give him a chance to build a team. He’s not really got that big a job to do, I mean all he’s got to do is fine tune it a little bit, but I’m happy with him.”

Ray Parlour: Adam Johnson is different class at the moment, isn’t he?

Noel: “I’ll tell you what I like about him – he’s come out of the Championship, he’s played every single game since he got there, he doesn’t seem overawed by it at all and he’s been really consistent. Apart from the fact that when he’s up against the big teams, like when he’s up against Evra or the Arsenal players, you know, he kinda didn’t make an impact on the match, but other than that he’s been really, really consistent this season, which you know, that’s the sign of a good player, I think.”

Andy Goldstein: Do you think not getting fourth place has hindered your chances of getting the kind of players you would have expected to see at Eastlands, or do you think it makes no difference as you’ll definitely be playing Champions League football soon?

Noel: “Well yeah, obviously we’ve not got it this year, if we don’t get it next year it’ll definitely be the year after, but I mean, how many... there’s a dozen top, top players in the world and they can’t all play for your club, so we’ve got Tevez and we’ve got Shay Given and we’ve got, we’ve got some good players, but I think we’ll get... I think all we’ve got to get is a couple, we need a wizard in the middle of the park, and we need a centre-half and a left-back and I think we’ll be alright.”

Andy Goldstein: With the World Cup I’d expect to see quite a few names going to Man City.

Noel: “I’d expect to see quite a few going, as well, though. I don’t think we’ll buy.. I don’t think there will be the outlays that Mark Hughes had, like eight or nine players, I think probably three or four would be the maximum, I think.”

Ray Parlour: People like Stephen Ireland, Shaun Wright-Phillips, maybe?

Noel: “No, I think it’ll be more like the kind of fringe players, they’d be mad to let Stephen Ireland or Shaun Wright-Phillips go, not only because we’d be weakening our team but we’d be strengthening teams like Tottenham and the others, do you know what I mean?” “Those are the kind of players that kind of make your squad immense, do you know what I mean?, if you’ve got players like that on the bench, and I’m not suggesting they’ll be on the bench, but you know, I wouldn’t sell Shaun to Everton or Villa or Tottenham because you’re just strengthening them and you’re kind of weakening yourself at the same time.”

Andy Goldstein: Do you think Man City will buy players like your very good pal, Del Piero?

Noel: “No.”

Andy Goldstein: I saw your interview on Football Focus, I didn’t know you were best mates with Del Piero.

Noel: “Yeah, he’s a friend of mine, he’s been a mate of mine for... five or six years now.” “He’s an Oasis fan and he used to come to the gigs in Italy and I em... oh, it was years ago and I was doing some Italian TV show and he was out of contract at the time and I kinda said- jokingly, that I would personally pay him £150,000 a week if he came to City and eh, his agent took it really seriously! He turned up at the gig and said, “So about this move, then.”, and I was like, “What are you talking about?”, and he was like, “Can you get me the gig at City?”, and I was, “No no, I don’t own the club!” But we’ve been mates ever since, he’s actually introduced us a few times onstage and he took us to the World Cup and all that, he’s a top, top dude.”

Andy Goldstein: Are you ever star struck or in awe when you meet these footballing heroes, or anyone for that matter?

Noel: “Em....no.. no, I don’t think I’ve ever been star struck.... I met Neil Young once and I was kinda blown away by that and McCartney, but not footballers, no offense, Ray. They’re kinda working-class heroes, aren’t they?, but they’re just the same as me.”

Andy Goldstein: Who is the biggest name on Noel Gallagher’s mobile phone? Can you top Demi Moore, who is on mine?

Noel: “Oh, can I top Demi Moore? How about.... I’ve got Bono’s number. He’s a mate of mine, he’s a top dude.”

Andy Goldstein: What have you got planned for the week?

Noel: “Right, I always remember at about quarter to ten, “I should have said that!”, what am I doing this week? I’m doing... I’ve got to do something for the Back The Bid campaign for the World Cup thing, I dono what it is, it’s some kind of interview and I’ve got a wedding next Saturday.”

Thanks as always to Dougie

Joe Cole On Football, Fatherhood And Clothes

Steve Beale from PG News interviews PG Member Joe Cole, Pretty Green's unofficial English soccer ambassador on football, fatherhood and, even more vitally, clothes

You don't have to support his team to cheer on Joe Cole. It's a fan-favourite status we can put down to his numerous pub-rousing performances for England - including that highlight-reel goal against Sweden in 2006 - plus Joe's devotion to entertaining football, as played by his idols Zinedine Zidane and Paul Gascoigne.

Unlike several of his contemporaries, 28 year-old Joe also looks sharp off the pitch - so naturally he's taken to Pretty Green ever since its launch last year. And he's a lifelong Oasis fan - as a little boy growing up in Camden, North London, Joe used to rap on the door of Supernova Heights and ask if the Gallagher brothers wanted to come for a kick about.

When we catch up with him in early May 2010, Joe's Chelsea squad are on the verge of their first double, rumours abound of a transfer to Liverpool or even Liam's beloved Manchester City, and there's more conjecture in the press about his place in the England World Cup squad. On top of it all it's only seven weeks since his wife Carly Zucker gave birth to the couples' first baby, Ruby Tatiana. So we offered some much-needed distraction, in the form of a chat about the really important things in life - like finding the perfect fitted jeans and taking care of suede.

SB: So you are now the proud owner of your third premier league winners' medal. How does it feel?

JC: "It feels great. Also it feels a relief because it's been three seasons without the title too long for a club of Chelsea's ambition."

SB: A big weekend coming up, then.

JC: "Y'know, if you'd have told us at the start of the season that we'd have to beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup Final to get the double we'd have been delighted! Chelsea has never done the double so it's a great step. If we do manage it, the only thing that separates Man United and us over the last seven years is the width of a post in the Champions League Final. To match a club like that in terms of honours is a great achievement."

SB: Is there a piece of silverware which has eluded you that you'd love to win ?

JC: "The Champions League at club level and the World Cup are the biggest. I believe I've played in teams good enough on occasions to win both but I feel we've never had ‘the rub of the green', that bit of luck you need, to do it."

SB: Do you keep all of your medals on show or are they just chucked in the loft ?

JC: "I give them all to my dad who has a huge safe in his house... so they are not on show. I would like to do that... but I think it's a bit lairy. Maybe when the career's over I will do. Need to collect a few more first."

SB: We hear it was through a pal at Chelsea that you hooked up with Pretty Green.

JC: "I'm always talking about clothes and fashion with a good friend at the club. I told him I'd found Pretty Green on the internet and how much I liked the stuff I'd got from there. It turned out he knew the guys from the label."

SB: ...And what caught your eye about the clothes?

JC: "That it's very much quality gear - I'm a big fan of good finishing on clothes, decent linings and things like that. Plus it fits me brilliantly, and it's always a problem finding stuff that fits. The jackets I don't even have to take to the tailor. Jeans for me are a nightmare - when I find a pair of jeans that fit me I wear them to the death. So I cannot wait for the Pretty Green jeans to come out, which I hear is in July."

SB: Which Pretty Green pieces will you be sporting this Summer?

JC: "I've got the T-shirt with the arty logo plus a couple of the old-school two-button T-shirts - and them, I love. When I was a kid and I wore my first suit I used to wear it with a collarless granddad shirt like that, so I was really glad that Pretty Green made them. I also love the suede shoes coming out, the Clarks desert boots."

SB: And coats-wise?

JC: "The lightweight waterproofs - the ones like a Mac, but cut short - I like so much that I got them in the light blue, dark blue, and black. I've also got the Harrington jacket, which I have to say fits me like a glove. You can whack it on with a plain T-shirt and a little cravat and go out for dinner - then you take the jacket and scarf off and you're in T-shirt and jeans ready to take the dogs for a walk."

SB: You sound like you know what you're doing...

JC: "When you grow up on a council estate in London you've got to wear the right clothes. Especially in Camden, where I'm from - it's right next to the West End, so whenever we got our birthday money we'd be off down Ralph Lauren and Yves Saint Laurent to get our Summer shirts and stuff. At the school disco it'd be fitted jeans, suede loafers and a Ralph top. Fashion was the thing, but you don't think of it being ‘fashion' as such when you're that age, do you? It's just what everyone wore. Then, as you get older, you start developing your own style."

SB: Which for you is what?

JC: "I wear what I like - and if other people don't, then I don't care. You've got to wear what you feel comfortable in. I'm very keen to see the Pretty Green jeans because once the jeans are right you can build an outfit around them. It's a real pet hate of mine, jeans that don't fit. I'm very fussy about jeans. And my feet - they take a pounding. People step on your toes all the time, you get lots of dead skin... So you need the right shoes, and I don't think you can beat a suede loafer. The trouble with suede, though, is that you have to look after it."

SB: Have you ever worn a Parka?

JC: "Oh yeah, when we were teenagers me and all my mates wore fitted jeans, suede shoes and Parkas. We were into Oasis, What's the Story... was my first album and I went and bought Definitely Maybe off the back of that. I've been to see them I-don't-know-how-many times."

SB: Apparently you sang an Oasis song at your wedding karaoke session...

JC: "Usually at karaoke I sing Roll With It but at the wedding I did Don't Look Back in Anger.

SB: Moving swiftly back to clothes. Does anyone else at Chelsea share your sartorial wisdom?

JC: "Frank Lampard, actually. He'll never just whack a tracksuit on and rock up at training - he always looks smart. Music and fashion go hand in hand, but football and fashion, well... let's just say there's a few mistakes that've been made there. Cup Final suits, things like that..."

SB: Congratulations to you and Carly for your first baby, Ruby Tatiana.

JC: "Thank you, it's been seven weeks now. She's absolutely beautiful."

SB: So you've got the paparazzi camped outside your house right now?

JC: "I don't think you ever get used to it. I'm not entirely comfortable with the ‘fame' side of things. If I could play for Chelsea and be anonymous, that'd be an ideal world. Having said that I like to live my life normally, and if people want to stop and have a chat I will. There's only ever a problem when people have had a drink. I do drink in the off-season, but normally I'm not a big drinker, so I'll be there in a bar having a cup of tea and drunk people'll come up. That's the only time I can get a bit indifferent."

SB: Before we let you go - what are England's chances in the World Cup?

JC: "I think England have got a good chance. Spain are obviously the favourites, but I've heard that Torres and Xavi are doubtful for the World Cup, and if you take the world's best centre-forward and central mid-fielder out of the squad that obviously weakens them. Then there's about nine or ten other countries for whom there's not much in it. The team that wins it is the team that gets a little bit of luck at the right time, and they'll get some nice football going - tournament play is all about finding the right rhythm. World Cup winners start slow and get better and better. Apart from Spain at the last Euros who started like a house on fire then sped up even more."

SB: Thanks enormously for your time during this period and all the luck in the world with everything you've got going on in the next few months.

JC: "It's honestly a pleasure. Thank you."

Steve Beale's been Style Director of FHM, Senior Editor of Arena and Editor-at-Large of The Face. He also writes about menswear for The Times and Sunday Times.

Source: www.prettygreen.com

Tash Gets Abuse For Oasis Cover

Myztikal have ditched their version of Oasis classic Wonderwall - to stop singer Tashana Williams being targeted by bullies.

Tashana, 17, was humiliated after the judges said her rendition of the song let down the group's act.

Now hostile remarks about her singing have appeared on YouTube.

Troupe leader Marcus Donaldson said he had ditched the song from the act - but added Tashana would still sing.

He said: "In hindsight it wasn't the right song.

"It's not nice she was singled out. I'm scared that people will pick on her now."

Watch the video by clicking here.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Happy Birthday Guigsy

Paul McGuigan (born 9 May 1971 (39 today) in Manchester), better known by his nickname, Guigsy (pronounced "Gwigzee"), was one of the four founding members of British rock band Oasis. He was the bass player for Oasis from 1991 to 1999.

A staunch football fan and a life-long supporter of Manchester City F.C., Guigsy had originally shown great promise as a footballer. He would regularly play football at Maine Road, which was also frequented by future band mates Noel Gallagher and Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs. However, a torn knee ligament at 16 years of age put this dream out of the question. Whilst still with Oasis, he and journalist Paolo Hewitt wrote a book about football player Robin Friday, entitled The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw (ISBN 1-85158-909-0). Guigsy was renowned for his encyclopaedic knowledge of football and cricket. In an interview for a BBC Radio 1 documentary in 1995, Guigsy described his favourite magazine as being FourFourTwo.

The Rain and Oasis (1991–1999)

n the late 1980s, Guigsy started a band with his friends, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (lead vocals). They called themselves "The Rain", after the Beatles B-side. When Hutton quit, Guigsy invited his school friend, Liam Gallagher, to join. Gallagher suggested changing the band’s name to Oasis. Liam's brother Noel joined shortly thereafter.

Even in the mid-1990s, with the band's popularity at its zenith, he remained characteristically reserved. Acknowledged as the "Quiet One", there are very few recorded interviews with him at all. Noel Gallagher said of his bass player "I think he's spoken to me, and this is no word of a lie, since I was 17—thirteen years—for a total of about an hour. All he says is sweet as and alright. That's all." Though a competent bassist, Guigsy was often replaced by Noel Gallagher on the bands early recordings. However, there is no sign that the two were on edge as was the case with McCarroll, whom Gallagher would also often replace.

Guigsy, unlike the rest of the band, has only a handful of notable instances of unruly behaviour (including being locked in a cell with Liam on a ferry to the Netherlands, and subsequently being denied access to the country). Paolo Hewitt has suggested he "had a much more valuable role to play as a calming influence." There certainly is evidence to merit this claim. During the recording of their debut album, Definitely Maybe, it was Guigsy who took Noel to a pub after a dispute with Bonehead, filled him with booze and then accompanied him back to the studio where the band then recorded "Slide Away". Additionally, when Liam had to attend a court trial for unruly behaviour in Australia in 1998, it was Guigsy who, amid the chaos and mayhem that descended on the tour, gathered the entire party for a game of football in the local park.

Post-Oasis (1999–present)

When, in 1999, Bonehead quit the band after a drunken row with Noel, it seemed probable that, due to his nervous disposition, it was only a matter of time before Guigsy would follow him; indeed, a few weeks later, he left Oasis for the second and last time. He claimed he wished to spend more time with his family and that he had been toying with the idea of quitting anyway, a proposition he began considering as far back as the Be Here Now tour, during which Ruth (who he married on 4 April 1997 on the island of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean) gave birth to his first son, Patrick. Though he was present at the birth, within a week he was forced to leave them for the tour. In an interview on August 2001, Guigsy stated: "At the time, I thought, I'll make one more album, play one more world tour and then that will be it. But when Bonehead left, I thought, 'Now's the time.' One original member has gone. They are going to have to get a replacement so the best thing would be to get another at the same time. I always said when it stopped being fun I would quit. And that's what happened." Noel Gallagher claims Guigsy quit by fax, and would avoid phone calls from the Gallaghers in the following weeks. Though he eventually gave up trying to contact him by phone Noel claims to bear no malice towards Guigsy.

Guigsy presently lives in Mill Hill London with his wife Ruth and son, Patrick McGuigan. After leaving Oasis he appeared on Cornershop's single "Lessons Learned from Rocky I to Rocky III". He occasionally performs as a DJ. He declined to appear in the 2004 Definitely Maybe DVD, though a polite letter explaining his reasons for doing so appears as a hidden extra, along with a short segment with pundits giving their views on him.

Time Flies... What Was Your Story?

A few weeks ago we asked you to write in 20 words or less what Oasis and their songs mean to you. We received thousands of entries from fans all over the world who were hoping their stories would be used in the artwork for the forthcoming singles collection 'Time Flies… 1994-2009'.

Unfortunately we can't use all of your entries but we would like to thank everyone who wrote in. It is clear that your love for the songs is what has turned them into the classics that they are today! The band chose the following people's entries to use in the artwork because their accounts of what the songs mean to them best represents how special they really are to all of you. Funny, spirited, emotional, passionate, everyone's thoughts are summed up amongst these entries. We hope you enjoy reading them when you see the CD artwork!

Congratulations to:

Joaquin Lios (San José‎, Costa Rica)
Neil Jones (Coventry, UK)
Vinny Mulrenan (Stockport, UK)
Jordan Reid (Belfast, UK)
Rafael Flóro (Curitiba, Brazil)
Sebastian La Roche (Mies, Switzerland)
Alejandro Gonzalez (Saltillo, Mexico)
Neil Brown (Dublin, Ireland)
Paulina Solis (Mexico City, Mexico)
Hugo Diaz (Monterrey, Mexico)
Jim Nguyen (Calgary, Canada)
Jeffrey Thompson (Atlanta, USA)
Mat Clarke (Nottingham, UK)
Philip Hamilton (London, UK)
Cassio Jody Kokubo (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Ryan Palfreeman (Leeds, UK)
Roberto Flores (Monterrey, Mexico)
Nataly Gutierrez (Querétaro, Mexico)
Sharon Charlton (Dorchester, UK)
David Robson (Lincoln, UK)
Malena Payva (Rosario, Argentina)
Pietro Desiato (Telese Terme, Italy)
Gary Corfield (Bishop Auckland, UK)
Deborah O. Lins de Barros (Itajaí, Brazil)
Angel Jimenez (Badalona, Spain)
Derek McCloskey (Dublin, Ireland)
Matthew Hillery (Milton Keynes, UK)
Gregory Fagan (Belfast, UK)
Richard Oliver (Hull, UK)
Carlos Verduzco (Hermosillo, Mexico)
Gerrit Wijnne (Dronten, The Netherlands)
Andrew Gray (Tullibody, UK)
Craig Turner (Coleford, UK)
Stuart Condy (Edinburgh, UK)
Richard Wright (Daventry, UK)
Simon Foster (Richhill, UK)
Brandon Gotwalt (Baltimore, USA)
Kyle Zufolo (Oxnard, USA)
Ronan Quinn (Galway, Ireland)
Evan Kitamura (Toronto, Canada)
Laurie Braswell (Saint Augustine, USA)
Gisberto Guzzo (Edmonton, Canada)
Michael Briody (Lockerbie, UK)
Simon Goodall (Corby, UK)
Brian Buitenhuys (Kingston, USA)
Aleksander Uteng (Fjordgard, Norway)
Matthew Walker (Peterborough, UK)
Mark Thompson (Middlesbrough, UK)
Peter Mestach (Gent, Belgium)
Gordon McNeight (Warrington, UK)
James Peers III (Greenfield, USA)
Fausto Lallana (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Annamarie O’Strander (San Diego, USA)
Derek Whitton (Dundee, UK)
David Halliday (Swansea, UK)
Pierangelo Costa (Anagni, Italy)
Hannah Sargent (Sheffield, UK)
John Monroe (Hopkinsville, USA)
Lucca F Albuquerque (Manaus, Brazil)
Cat Short (Chester, UK)
Leon Went (Kent, UK)
Rosi Young (São Paulo‎, Brazil)
Seleste Millan (Chicago, USA)
Paul Heyworth (Preston, UK)
Jennifer Linton (Toronto, Canada)
Sandra Gleiss (Berlin, Germany)
Russell MacGowan (Birmingham, UK)
Paul Stamp (Hampshire, UK)
Craig Dixon (Crawley, UK)
Eddie Moreira (Gardena, USA)
Yashmin Oliveira (Campo Grande, Brazil)
Ben Garnham (Blackwood, UK)
Simon Clarke (Aberystwyth, UK)
James Roxburgh (Maidenhead, UK)
Sebastian Lindholm (Stockholm, Sweden)
Aaron Taylor (Torquay, UK)
Joe Clancy (Manchester, UK)
Kamal Ghafoor (London, UK)
Cian Gaffney (Wexford, Ireland)
Claudia Stephenson (Rugby, UK)
Simon Baddeley (Stoke-On-Trent, UK)
Kris Benting (Telford, UK)
Lee Dickson (North Shields, UK)
Ryan Harvey (Stockport, UK)
Devon Cooper (Vancouver, Canada)
Tomoko Miyakura (Barnsley, UK)
Marty Corry (Belfast, UK)
Irene Nevasaari (Nivala, Finland)
Stuart Whiston (Stoke-On-Trent, UK)
Andy Welch (Rhyl, UK)
Lauren O’Dwyer (Dungarvan, Ireland)
Daniel Povey (Birmingham, UK)
Bernard Badjari (Mississauga, Canada)
Salvatore Bono (New York, USA)

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Rock Your Shades - Noel Gallagher Signed Sunglasses

To celebrate the launch of Rock Your Shades a one day event on Friday 14 May where people across the country will wear sunglasses and raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust, we are auctioning off a cool pair of sunglasses, each signed by one of the star studded line up at this year’s Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at the Royal Albert Hall. The sunglasses were donated by the manufacturer, and all proceeds from this auction will go directly to Teenage Cancer Trust.

You are bidding for brand new Aviator Ray Ban sunglasses signed by Noel Gallagher.

Noel Gallagher, supported Teenage Cancer Trust and played at its annual concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in March 2010. See videos here: http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/what- ... hall/2010/

For more information about Rock Your Shades visit: www.teenagecancertrust.org/rockyourshades

See all our products for details of other signed sunglasses.

“I’ve been honoured to support this amazing charity. The patients I meet at the Royal Albert hall concerts are an inspiration.” – Noel Gallagher

To bid on the shades click here.

Oasis 'Time Flies…1994-2009' Pre-Order!

Oasis 'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is released on June 14th and includes all 27 of the band's hit singles, together for the very first time.

Pre-order any format of 'Time Flies... 1994-2009' and you will be entered into a prize draw to win exclusive album artwork signed by Liam and Noel.

The limited edition CD box set includes all 38 music videos, as well as Oasis' last ever recorded gig at The Roundhouse, London in 2009. To pre-order, click HERE!

The album is also available as a limited edition LP 5 x heavyweight vinyl with inner sleeves and 20 page booklet in 12" box. To pre-order, click HERE!

Other formats available to pre-order are double CD and DVD.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

It's Official: Liam Gallagher To Make Beatles Film

Liam Gallagher’s In1Productions to develop, and produce, a feature film about The Beatles' Apple Corps

THE LONGEST COCKTAIL PARTY

May 7 2010: Liam Gallagher’s newly formed film Production Company In 1 Productions has confirmed that they will develop and produce a feature film about the rollercoaster ride that was The Beatles’ Apple Corps, adapted from the book by Richard DiLello – THE LONGEST COCKTAIL PARTY.

This will be a film with humour and affection providing an insider’s look at what it meant to be a young man caught up in the wild swirl of the music business, celebrities and the tail end of the swinging sixties' in London.

In 1 Productions will collaborate in the development and production of the film with Andrew Eaton’s Revolution Films, one of the UK's most successful and respected independent film companies.

Source: www.prettygreen.com

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Carl Fogarty On Embarrassing Himself In Front Of Noel Gallagher!

Carl Fogarty on embarrassing himself in front of Noel Gallagher!

Source: talkSPORTmagazine

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On This Day In Oasis History...

On May 7th 2009 Oasis played at the Citibank Hall in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

Above are a few videos from the gig.

Noel Gallagher was interviewed by Russell Brand on 'MTV Leicester Square', on May 7th 2006, watch the interview here, here and here.

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Beatles To Party Again With Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher is bringing his idols The Beatles back together on the big screen in a movie that will explore the ‘stoned’ years that led to the band’s demise.

The former Oasis frontman is developing a film, set between 1967 and 1970, based on an insider’s view of the circus-like atmosphere at the Savile Row headquarters of The Beatles’ record company, Apple.

Liam has the screen rights to Richard DiLello’s memoir of his years as Apple’s ‘house hippy’, where his job included working in the company’s press office.

DiLel lo’s highly personal account, The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider’s Diary Of The Beatles, Their Million Dollar Apple Empire And Its Wild Rise And Fall, published in 1972, details the comings and goings of Paul McCar tney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and their wives, girlfriends and hangers on.

It gives DiLello’s take on the personal and business problems that were to drive The Beatles apart.

His book recounts ‘stoned conversations’ and hilarious observations of the Apple office’s open bar and ‘other accommodations ’ with regards to recreational activities on offer.

The movie would feature actors portraying the Fab Four and cover the years when rock ’n’ roll was moving from its cool, ‘let it be’ vibe to the point where it was controlled by soulless multinational corporations.

And that is how the music industry has remained - though Liam and his brother Noel, in their Oasis heyday, certainly knew how to emulate the crazy, heady early era when rock really rolled.

Liam and his partners at Revolution Films will officially launch the project during the Cannes Film Festival next week.

They are still looking for a screenwriter and director. Then comes the task of casting actors to portray The Beatles, their families and associates, though that won’t begin until there’s a completed screenplay at the the task of casting actors to portray The Beatles, their families and associates, though that won’t begin until there’s a completed screenplay at the end of this year, or possibly early next year.

The Longest Cocktail Party also features tales of various other artists on the Apple roster, including Mary Hopkin, James Taylor, Doris Troy, Badfinger and Billy Preston.

Lauren Bacall, of all people, pops up in the tale after she visited the Apple HQ with her children.

Both Gallagher brothers are fans of the book. Noel has praised it, using language that is too colourful to repeat in a family newspaper.

With the two siblings at each others’ throats, I can only wonder at the behind-the-scenes wrangling over the rights. I can see Liam digging out his soul on this movie. If it all comes together, it’s going to be a scorcher.

With British productions Red, Hamlet, La Cage Aux Folles and A Little Night Music Hoovering up Tony nominations, I hear that the producers of Priscilla The Musical are to hire top choreographer Jerry Mitchell as ‘production consultant’ to whip the show into shape for Broadway.

The idea is to make it less vulgar for the Americans’ delicate sensibilities. Ha! There’s talk of Will Swenson, so good in Hair at the Gielgud, joining the show.

By the way, Cameron Mackintosh has lowered the price of tickets to his shows through May, so top tickets for Hair are just £39.50.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

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The Best Album Cover Of All Time - VOTE NOW!

From 'Sgt Pepper' to 'Absolution', have you say on the greatest album cover ever...

To cast your vote for Oasis 'Definitely Maybe' click here.

Source: www.gigwise.com

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Noel Gallagher Wants Baby Carlos

Noel Gallagher plans to call his baby Carlos.

The former Oasis guitarist - who already has a daughter, Anais, nine, from his previous marriage to Meg Matthews, and two-year-old son Donovan with his current partner Sara MacDonald - plans to pay tribute to his sporting hero, Manchester City soccer player Carlos Tevez, when he becomes a father for the third time in September.

He said: "The new baby, if it's a boy - Sara doesn't know this yet - is definitely going to be called Carlos. Yeah, without a doubt. Or just Tevez.

The musician also admitted Sara's pregnancy has scuppered his plans to spend this summer in South Africa for the soccer World Cup.

He added in a video interview for The Football Association website: "I was planning on going but I went and got my missus pregnant didn't I. I should have knocked her up when I got back or something instead."

Noel, 42, will now have to watch the tournament on television, but admits he still gets so involved in the action, he often frightens his children.

He explained: "Anais isn't into football, she thinks it's boring. She can't grasp the concept of dads standing up watching the TV, because I do that and shout and she's just going, 'Daddy, sit down, you're scaring me.' "

Source: www.femalefirst.co.uk

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On This Day In Oasis History...

On the 6th of May 2005, Oasis performed 'Lyla' and a cover of The Who's 'My Generation' on the Johnathan Ross Show on BBC 1.

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Noel Gallagher Is Ditching Labour For The Blues

Ex Oasis star Noel Gallagher is ditching Labour for the Blues - vowing to "vote" for Man City striker Carlos Tevez.

The rocker, 42, who famously went to a reception at No 10 after Tony Blair won power in 1997, revealed his plan yesterday in an interview on the FA website.

The fanatical Man City supporter said: "Me and the missus were talking about it because we've got to vote this week.

"She was going, 'Who are you voting for?' and I said, 'I'm not voting for anyone'.

"I'm just going to take my voting card and I'm going to put in massive letters 'Tevez is God' and throw it in the polling station. I'm voting Tevez."

Noel was seen as a key figure in the Nineties Britpop scene, which New Labour tried to cash in on.

Click here to watch the video.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

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On This Day In Oasis History...

On May 5th 2009, Oasis played at the Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile, unfortunately there is no pro-footage of the gig.

However, above is a great interview with Gem Archer and Andy Bell that was broadcast on the day of the gig. Also as a added bonus, click here for a interview with Noel Gallagher.

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Mick Jagger: Oasis Don't Connect

Mick Jagger has criticised Oasis for not always connecting with their audience at gigs.

The Rolling Stones legend - famous for his enthusiastic dancing when on stage - told the Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio he felt Oasis were known for not moving on stage, but they needed to connect with the crowd in other ways.

Jagger said: "Well that's what they do, they don't move - that doesn't mean to say they don't connect - they do connect sometimes, sometimes they're not always good ways."

He went on: "What was that famous story when they were in New York and they didn't think the New York audience was loud enough, and they said something like 'You're rubbish' or something, 'New York, you're a load of c**p' or something like that - which is not what you do anywhere really, especially in New York."

The 66-year-old singer was full of praise for the Kings Of Leon, who he said he felt had learned to connect well with their audience when on stage.

Jagger said: "The Kings Of Leon at the beginning, they didn't really do that successfully, but everyone has to do it in the end because otherwise it becomes kind of embarrassing, being in a room when you're not really connecting.

"But now they play arenas and they're really good and they're much more forthcoming. They still have their shy moments, but they seem to have cut down."

Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Oasis’ ‘Live Forever’ Crowned Best British Song

The Gallaghers dominate the top three spots in Xfm’s annual countdown.

You voted in your thousands, the Xfm DJs stuck in their oar, and we counted down the Best British Songs of all time yesterday. Oasis’ ‘Live Forever’ scooped the top spot, with ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ and ‘Wonderwall’ claiming the second and third spots respectively.

A Manc clean-sweep of the top 5 also saw Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ reach number 4 and The Stone Roses’ ‘I Am The Resurrection’ hitting number 5.
What do you think of our Top 100? What have we missed?

What do you think of our Top 100? What have we missed? Take a look at the chart now, send us your suggestions in our competition.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

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Del Piero On Oasis

Del Piero talks about Oasis, on the 28th of April 2010.

Thanks to Roberto

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