Bobby Gillespie Joined By Friends From Sex Pistols And Oasis

Bobby Gillespie unveiled his garage rock supergroup The Silver Machine for a one-off show at London's 1234 Festival tonight (July 24).

As promised, the Primal Scream frontman teamed up with Sex Pistols founder Glen Matlock, sometime Oasis drummer Zak Starkey along with regular bandmates Andrew Innes and Barrie Cadogan for a historic covers show at the festival in Shoreditch Park.

Canadian punks Fucked Up were the main stage headliners, but for most of the evening, all eyes were on the new band who, for apparently one night only covered a selection of favourite tracks by The MC5, The Troggs, Creation and The Flaming Groovies.

Nostalgia was a surprising theme of the east London hipster bash, with Peter Hook once again repeating his 'solo' version of seminal Joy Division album 'Unknown Pleasures'. The bass player, currently estranged from the surviving members of the original line-up, played with a band of Mancunians which featured Happy Mondays diva Rowetta on guest vocals.

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Oasis Night On Sky Arts

Next Friday (JULY 30th) Sky Arts are having an Oasis night.

Sky Arts 1 – Channel 256 (UK ONLY)
Sky Arts 1 HD – Channel 258 (UK ONLY)

Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 2 are available as part of the Style & Culture Mix on Sky.

Oasis Live At The City Of Manchester Stadium
9pm on Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 1 HD
80 mins.

Oasis blast out 16 classic tracks in their Don’t Believe the Truth –tour homecoming gig.

Hailed as a triumphant return to the form of their first two seminal albums, Don’t Believe The Truth was Oasis’ 6th studio album. The album went on to win two Q Awards and included some of Oasis’ best loved songs, such as The Importance of Being Idle, Lyla and Let There Be Love.

In Oasis Live At The City of Manchester Stadium, the band perform not only songs from Don’t Believe The Truth but also a selection of fan’s favourites, like Wonderwall and Don’t Look Back in Anger.

Oasis Standing At The Edge Of Noise
10:20pm on Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 1 HD
60 mins.

Known for their rock ’n’ roll antics, huge stadium concerts and turbulent personal affairs, Standing On The Edge of Noise is a unique and intimate look at Oasis as they perform to a handful of fans in their rehearsal studio.

Preparing for their 2008/2009 tour Dig Out Your Soul, the band invited fans to join them for the final night of rehearsals before they hit the road. Over 10,000 fans applied in only 24 hours, and the very lucky 100 who got a place were treated to a very special performance.

Track list:
01. Rock 'n' Roll Star Intro
02. The Shock Of The Lightning
03. To Be Where There's Life
04. Waiting For The Rapture
05. Songbird
06. Slide Away
07. Ain't Got Nothin'
08. The Importance Of Being Idle
09. I'm Outta Time
10. Supersonic
11. Don't Look Back In Anger
12. Falling Down

Oasis: The Dave Fanning Interview
11:20pm on Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 1 HD
55 mins

Oasis: The Gallagher brothers pioneered the cool Britannia revolution with their indie rock anthems and carefree attitude. Noel discusses their music and careers with Dave Fanning.

Interview conducted in 2008.

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Things Are Getting Messi For Noel Gallagher

Lionel Messi has invited Bizarre lord Noel Gallagher to see him play in El Classico - the Barcelona-Real Madrid derby.

Bizarre revealed Oasis were the inspiration for pre-match preparations in the Argentina dressing-room during the World Cup in South Africa.

Now the Barcelona and Argentina star Messi, probably the world's best player, hopes to return the favour by getting Oasis guitar legend and Man City fan Noel over to Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium.

He said: "Maybe Noel could give the boys a live set after training and they could see how great Oasis are.

"At the moment they refuse to listen to anything other than Kasabian.

"We could also go for an Argentinean steak at this great South American restaurant in Barcelona. And if my plan works, it will mean Oasis being played in the world's greatest football club - after Man City, of course!"

There are some footie clashes all fans would love to go to - Boca Juniors v River Plate in Argentina, The Old Firm derby in Glasgow and Liverpool v Everton on Merseyside.

But the real big one? The Mc Classico Edinburgh derby between Hibs and Hearts, on November 6 at Easter Road.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

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Questions For Brian Cannon

I'm gathering some questions, for a forthcoming interview with Brian Cannon. If you have any questions you would like to be ask please send them into scyhodotcom@gmail.com.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with the name, Brian Cannon was the art director for all Oasis work from Definitely Maybe right through to The Masterplan.

Noel Gallagher approached Brian Cannon after seeing the work he had done for The Verve.

Brian formed Microdot after finishing University they were responsible not only for Oasis sleeve imagery in the 1990’s but also a wide range of promotional and merchandise material.

Two of Cannon's record sleeve designs—Definitely Maybe (#14) and The Verve's "This Is Music" (#79) — featured in Q magazine's "The Hundred Best Record Covers Of All Time" list published in 2001.

Brian has also designed record sleeves for Ash, Ruthless Rap Assassins, Suede and Super Furry Animals and more.

See some examples of Brian's work including some rare Oasis pictures visit www.microdotcreative.co.uk

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Oasis, Stereophonics, Kasabian Back Stuart Cable Charity Single

Kasabian and Stereophonics have endorsed a charity single in aid of Stuart Cable, who died last month.

The song, entitled 'Mining Town', has also attracted the support of Oasis, actor Rhys Ifans, The Who and Manic Street Preachers.

It was recorded by the drummer's most recent band Killing For Company and is available to download from July 25.

"Stuart was our lifelong friend and brother. He will be forever missed. Let's give him and his boys a final shout out,” Stereophonics singer Kelly Jones told BBC Newsbeat.

Cable was found dead at his home in Llwydcoed on June 7.

Cable was one of the original members of Stereophonics, but was sacked in 2003.

He went on to forge a successful career in the media, presenting programmes on Kerrang Radio and XFM South Wales.

Source: www.gigwise.com

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Richard Ashcroft On Oasis Support Days

Richard Ashcroft has reminisced about the days when Oasis supported him - and played in front of only two people at a gig.

During an intimate live acoustic session inside the Absolute Radio studio in London, showcasing new tracks from his latest project RPA & The United Nations Of Sound, he told Geoff Lloyd about his past support act.

"Yeah, I remember very early in the tour, I think it was Glasgow, we went backstage and Liam just said: 'I hate being in a band, I hate being in a band', you know, because he just played the whole of the first album to two people, two kids in Adidas tracksuits," the former Verve star recalled.

Source: The Press Association

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Above are a few videos from July 22nd 2000, when Oasis played the second night at Wembley Stadium in London.

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Beady Eye Album Near Completion?

On Monday mixing was started on Beady Eye's debut album, producer Steve Lillywhite posted the following on his Twitter account.

Nearing the end of my vacation... Monday sees me mixing the mighty Beady Eye album ~~!!

Thanks to Juan

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Nothing Will Be Bigger Than Oasis

Richard Ashcroft has been talking to Xfm about Liam Gallagher’s claims that Beady Eye will be bigger than Oasis. The former Verve frontman was recording ‘An Evening With Richard Ashcroft’, when he told Xfm DJ Richard Walters:

"We all talk a little bit like that because we’re all imbued with the sporting/boxing promoter way of doing interviews. That’s the way we were brought up," he said

"I’m really excited about Liam’s stuff, and Noel’s stuff too. They’re both going to be great".

“Whether timing-wise, or culturally, anything is going to be as big as Oasis? I don’t think so. I don’t think anyone will. Because of the nature of Oasis when they arrived, there was a big vacuum, everyone was scared of rock’n’roll. And Noel did it. Noel showed the way for a lot of people that there’s still some great songs to be written”.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

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Neighbour Works On Clothing Store For Liam Gallagher

Former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher’s clothing label Pretty Green will open a pop-up store on London’s Carnaby Street with interior design and branded environment work carried out by Neighbour.

The temporary store opens on 30 July and will be in place until Christmas. It comprises a two-storey 200 m2 space with basement and will serve as a showroom for trade clients.

Neighbour approached Pretty Green speculatively, offering to help position the brand, which had a marque created by Sane and Able in May 2009.

Floor-to-ceiling panels will feature photography of the spring-summer collection in the main first floor showroom space.

The ground floor and basement areas, used primarily to store stock, will feature oversize images of Gallagher from a Brighton beach photo-shoot and include a panoramic oversize shot of the singer.

‘Everything has a bit of a Quadrophenia feel to it,’ says Neighbour creative director Phil Sims, who adds that the space was previously occupied by Central St Martins College of Art and Design ‘which left it with a white space, art gallery feel’.

A Lambretta Li 150 scooter which featured in the film has been sourced and will sit in the store. ‘We’ll be able to add more to the space if [Pretty Green] keeps it on,’ says Sims.

Source: www.mad.co.uk

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Win A Chance To Model With Liam Gallagher

We're looking for the face of Pretty Green to model our Autumn Winter 2010 collection on a photoshoot in London with Liam Gallagher, and where better to look than our faithful fans!

The photo shoot is taking place on the 11th August 2010 in London, and if we find the perfect candidate, you will be spending the day with us on location in front of the cameras!

Mega, we know!

All you need to do is follow the instructions here to enter...

Source: www.prettygreen.com

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On This Day In Oasis History...

On 21st of July 2009, Oasis played at the iTunes Festival at 'The Roundhouse' in London.

This was the last time I saw Oasis :(

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Paul Weller Talks About The Gallagher's And More

Paul Weller chats to Absolute Radio about his nomination for the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize album of the year.

He also reveals what he knows about the new material from Liam and Noel Gallagher, post-Oasis.

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Win A Chance To Meet Liam Gallagher

Click here for the chance to meet Liam Gallagher on the 29th of July in London.

Source: www.prettygreen.com

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Best Track From Oasis' 'The Masterplan'

This month the poll in the right side menu is for the best best track from 'The Masterplan'.

The Masterplan is a compilation album, 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.

The choices are

01: "Acquiesce"
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"

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Liam Gallagher On Pretty Green

Liam Gallagher claims the design philosophy of his Pretty Green fashion line sets him apart from the rest of the fashion industry.

"We're not like all them fashion designers," Gallagher said. "These are just for lads on the street."

Founded in 2009 by Gallagher, Pretty Green comprises jeans, knitwear, Parkas and footwear.

The star disputed claims that money is his motive for designing the laid-back menswear range."I don't like to talk about money - it's vulgar," he told the Sunday Times Magazine. "Even if it didn't make a lot of money, I'd still do it."

Although he doesn't mind signing autographs and having pictures taken with fans, Gallagher prefers to go shopping first thing in the morning when it's not too crowded. When asked if he like the shops to be open only for him, the musician replied; "I find that ridiculous, all that shit. Listen, I don't mind shopping with the public - I am the public."

Source: www.vogue.co.uk

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Liam Gallagher Idolised John Lennon After His Death

Liam Gallagher's obsession with John Lennon took hold after the Beatles legend died - he was mesmerised by poignant images of the singer during TV tributes.

The former Oasis frontman modelled himself on the musician from the early days of his career, styling his vocals and dress sense on the star.

But now he's confessed he only began idolising Lennon after his death in 1980 - when he saw the promo for Imagine during a news report into the Beatle's assassination.

Gallagher tells Britain's Sunday Times, "I was eight and I remember coming downstairs and seeing Imagine on the telly, which was pretty haunting. I like Lennon's voice. It's all about his voice, I don't care whether he was into peace, or into Yoko, I don't care how big his k**b was or whether he had one ball or f**king three balls, I just like his voice.

"It moves me, makes me sad, makes me happy, makes me angry, makes me whatever."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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The Vortex UK And European Dates

Visit Bonehead's band 'The Vortex' MySpace page (here) for a number of UK and European dates.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Above are a few videos from July 19th 2002, when Oasis played at the Gurten Festival, Switzerland.

Watch Morning Glory, Roll With It, The Masterplan and Cigarettes & Alcohol from July 19th 2009, when Oasis played at the Melt Festival, Gräfenhainichen (near Dessau), Germany.

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Liam Gallagher: 'Beady Eye Will Be Bigger Than Oasis'

Singer also slams Noel...

Liam Gallagher has claimed that his new band Beady Eye will be bigger than Oasis.

The group, which consists of Oasis’ former line-up minus his brother Noel, were three-quarters of the way through recording their debut album.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Gallagher said Beady Eye sounded “similar” to Oasis, but also like T-Rex and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Asked if they would be bigger than his former band, he replied: “It’ll be bigger.

“I’ve got no doubt about the music, no doubt about me. I’ve never sounded better. It’s proper rock’n’roll.

“Oasis was a pop band compared to what we’re doing.”

Gallagher also hit out at Noel, saying he no longer spoke to his brother, who Oasis after a row in France in August 2009.

“Don’t want to either,” he said.

“It’s done and dusted. He’s living his life, I’m living mine. I hope he’s happy in what he does and I’m happy in what I do.”

Beady Eye are due to release their debut single at the end of this year.

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