Oasis
Taken from the new issue of MOJO that is on sale now.
Former Creation boss Alan McGee on the mad rise and long legacy of the band he signed.
Alan McGee “Oasis Is Now Cross-Generational”
Taken from the new issue of MOJO that is on sale now.
Former Creation boss Alan McGee on the mad rise and long legacy of the band he signed.
When I signed Oasis, I don’t think I really realised what they had, songs-wise. I didn't even hear Live Forever until two or three months into our involvement. I was on the beach in Maui, and a UPS guy came and found me and gave me a cassette. I put it in my Walkman, and it was Live Forever!
Noel used to sit around my flat, just me and him, and he would look at me and go, “We are the best band in the world!” In my head, I’m thinking, It’s just me and you talking, you can calm down, there’s no journalist here. But that’s how mad that band was. And it actually ended up being true. They were absolute f*cking superstars. The obvious highlight was being sent the cassette of Wonderwall. They’d been recording [What’s The Story] for one week, and the songs came in this order: Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger, and then a couple of others.
I put it on, and there was Wonderwall, and I went, F*ck, we’re going to do it – if we’ve not already done it, we’re doing it! It was unbelievable. The beautiful thing about Oasis for me now is that it’s cross-generational: you meet people’s 18-year-old sons and daughters, and they love Oasis. Now they have longevity, and it really is a bit like The Beatles – they’ve just got the songs.
My three favourites are Slide Away, then Acquiesce, and Stay Young: (sings) “Stay young and beautiful...” I’m going to play it now on Spotify, man!I look back on everything with fondness and wonder – of course I do. What a great time, and we managed to all survive it. I’m still in music, managing people. I’m in touch with Noel, he’s a great guy. And Liam has been very kind to my bands. He has given Cast [who McGee now manages] the 19 stadium shows – so, respect, know what I mean?
Noel Gallagher
Taken from the new issue of MOJO that is on sale now.
Noel Gallagher On How His Lyrics Evolved Over Time
Taken from the new issue of MOJO that is on sale now.
Noel’s lyrics have taken some stick, often from NOEL. Here’s his take on them.
"I like the lyrics to Morning Glory. “Tomorrow never knows what it doesn’t know too soon” – what the fuck does that mean? Well I don’t f*cking know. I only wrote it. But those lyrics, they were tied up in the times, and every-thing around that time was vital. I couldn’t sit and write lyrics like that now, because there’s too much baggage and you second-guess yourself as you get longer into it. Between Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants and Heathen Chemistry, I kind of fell into the trap of trying to sum up the meaning of life in every f*cking song. Since then I’ve rediscovered my interest in watching the clock go around or queuing up for a pint of milk.
Some of that stuff, you had to be there. Most of the songs I write, they’re there, in my head, music and lyrics. When it comes the time to commit it to paper, it’s just a matter of filling in the gaps for Liam. All the lyrics to Morning Glory were just in the air. I’d have the first line of every verse, and the chorus I’d have. All the lyrics to that were written when I was 22, 23.
There were lines that would tie all the songs together that were written, for want of a better word, in the f*cking Britpop madness. But it would be wrong to say that I wrote a song about what was happening at the time. I’d never be able to look myself in the mirror. Write a song about being famous?"
Beady Eye
On June 19th 2013 Beady Eye kicked off a short UK tour at the Ritz in Manchester.Liam Gallagher dedicated the Oasis songs in the set to Bonehead.
Watch footage of the entire set below.
Blast From The Past: Beady Eye
On June 19th 2013 Beady Eye kicked off a short UK tour at the Ritz in Manchester.Liam Gallagher dedicated the Oasis songs in the set to Bonehead.
Watch footage of the entire set below.
Oasis
On This Day In Oasis History...
On June 18th 1997 Oasis supported U2 at The Coliseum in Oakland, USA.
Watch the set below, D'You Know What I Mean? and Be Here Now were played live for the first time.
On June 18th 2000 Oasis played at the Heineken Jammin Festival in Imola, Italy.
Watch an interview with Liam Gallagher below.
Oasis
Manchester - 20th June
Cardiff - 26th June
London & Birmingham - 8th July
Edinburgh & Dublin - 4th August
Oasis Fan Stores To Open In Manchester, Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Edinburgh & Dublin
With less than a month until the first Oasis Live '25 gigs, we’re launching Oasis Live ’25 pop-up shops in Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and Birmingham where you can get your exclusive merchandise and vinyl as well.
Be the first to get your hands on a huge range of Oasis Live ’25 clothing and accessories, including exclusive, limited items and special brand collaborations.
Register here for a chance to attend special fan launch evenings ahead of general openings, listed below.
Register here for a chance to attend special fan launch evenings ahead of general openings, listed below.
Manchester - 20th June
Cardiff - 26th June
London & Birmingham - 8th July
Edinburgh & Dublin - 4th August
Oasis
On June 17th 2002 Oasis released 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' as a single.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On June 17th 2002 Oasis released 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' as a single.
It reached number two on the Official UK Singles Chart, watch the video for the track below.
Oasis
Oasis - Lord Don't Slow Me Down (Official Visualiser '25)
Official visualiser for ‘Lord Don't Slow Me Down’. ‘Lord Don't Slow Me Down’ features on ‘Time Flies… 1994 – 2009’, Oasis’ complete singles collection - now available with remastered audio in a new quadruple vinyl deluxe box set or double CD released to celebrate the compilation's 15th anniversary ahead of the band’s eagerly anticipated Oasis live ’25 tour, and includes a limited edition print.
Oasis
Taken from the current issue of MOJO that is on sale now.
Sometimes it can be slow like a juggernaut or a battle-ship, and sometimes it can be fast like a Lamborghini, but it’s the same intense, driven sound. When you’re getting a song together, if you do it a shade too fast, you lose all the menace of it. If you do it just that bit too slow, it gets really evil, and that’s good. With the music, Liam and Noel both go on instincts.
Even though Noel’s more patient and takes more time with things, and Liam is more living in the moment, they’ve both got the same instincts, and they trust them all the time".
Andy Bell On The Enduring Sonic Properties Of Oasis
Taken from the current issue of MOJO that is on sale now.
"Ride were recording in late ’93, early ’94, and that’s when I first saw them and we heard the tape. I heard Bring It On Down, and to me it sounded like The Jesus And Mary Chain. I didn’t think Beatles or Sex Pistols or anything; I heard Mary Chain first, and then everything else afterwards.
It was like, Oh yeah! Pop songs and distortion! The fourth Ride album, which happened after that, where we sort of fell apart in the studio and split up, I was really trying hard to put all the distortion and energy back into it again.
It was like, Oh yeah! Pop songs and distortion! The fourth Ride album, which happened after that, where we sort of fell apart in the studio and split up, I was really trying hard to put all the distortion and energy back into it again.
The sound of Oasis is like a big rhythm guitar... a solid wall. If you play a bass line that takes it away from the frequency you hear in the rhythm guitar, then you’re playing it wrong. If the drums get away from a piledriving beat, then you’re doing it wrong as well. It all should sound like it’s got a forward momentum.
Sometimes it can be slow like a juggernaut or a battle-ship, and sometimes it can be fast like a Lamborghini, but it’s the same intense, driven sound. When you’re getting a song together, if you do it a shade too fast, you lose all the menace of it. If you do it just that bit too slow, it gets really evil, and that’s good. With the music, Liam and Noel both go on instincts.
Even though Noel’s more patient and takes more time with things, and Liam is more living in the moment, they’ve both got the same instincts, and they trust them all the time".
Oasis
I was having a smoke and a bit of a moment, and this little lad came bouncing over and asked us to give him a toke. I said, “I’m just having a bit of a moment, mate, do you mind?” About three years later I went to see Oasis and Liam came straight over to me and was like: “You told me to fuck off!” It was Liam!
We had a laugh about it, then I went to see Noel and played him the demos for Cast that I’d recorded that day, and he loved them. One of them was [1995 track] Sandstorm. He asked us if we’d open for them. It was opening for Oasis at The Venue in New Cross that got Cast signed by Polydor.
From Irvine Beach to Knebworth, we’ve been there.When they announced the Oasis shows there was a lot of talk about who was going to support. We’d come off the back of the Liam shows and there was a lot of gossip flying around but I’d made my peace with it. As they say, don’t put your life in the hands of a rock’n’roll band. I wasn’t expecting it, but when we got the call to open for them it was amazing. It’s beautiful to be part of it.
Cast’s John Power On Passing The Torch To Oasis And Getting It Back
Taken from the current issue of MOJO that is on sale now.
I’d met Noel when he was working with the Inspiral Carpets and they opened for The La’s. When I left The La’s, I went to see them play in Manchester, kind of to make peace with it all, really.
I’d met Noel when he was working with the Inspiral Carpets and they opened for The La’s. When I left The La’s, I went to see them play in Manchester, kind of to make peace with it all, really.
I was having a smoke and a bit of a moment, and this little lad came bouncing over and asked us to give him a toke. I said, “I’m just having a bit of a moment, mate, do you mind?” About three years later I went to see Oasis and Liam came straight over to me and was like: “You told me to fuck off!” It was Liam!
We had a laugh about it, then I went to see Noel and played him the demos for Cast that I’d recorded that day, and he loved them. One of them was [1995 track] Sandstorm. He asked us if we’d open for them. It was opening for Oasis at The Venue in New Cross that got Cast signed by Polydor.
From Irvine Beach to Knebworth, we’ve been there.When they announced the Oasis shows there was a lot of talk about who was going to support. We’d come off the back of the Liam shows and there was a lot of gossip flying around but I’d made my peace with it. As they say, don’t put your life in the hands of a rock’n’roll band. I wasn’t expecting it, but when we got the call to open for them it was amazing. It’s beautiful to be part of it.
Oasis
Bono has said that Noel Gallagher is “shocked” at how good Oasis are sounding ahead of their Oasis Live '25 gigs.
The sold out tour starts in Cardiff on July 4th.
Bono Says Noel Gallagher Is 'Shocked' At How Good Oasis Are Sounding In Rehearsals
Bono has said that Noel Gallagher is “shocked” at how good Oasis are sounding ahead of their Oasis Live '25 gigs.
The sold out tour starts in Cardiff on July 4th.
Speaking to Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1, and said how he thinks both Liam and Noel had an unmistakable impact on the indie music scene.
“I love them. I just love them. And what I really love is, the preciousness that had gotten [into] indie music, they just blew it out. There was just the swagger, and the sound of getting out of the ghetto, not glamorising it.”
He added “They’re both funny. I’m still very close with Noel, and he sent a message to me saying he’s kind of shocked by how great the band is [sounding at rehearsals]. I think we’re going to have a good summer.”
“I remember what they did. Those big guitars, big Neil Young [inspired], generous sounds – they were against the law in the UK. But they were like ‘No, I’ll do what I want’. They had this rhythmic, beautiful quality to them… and Manchester was very influenced by dance music, so they were groovier than anybody, they were rawer than anybody.”
Oasis
To mark the band’s long-awaited reunion, HELLO! is launching a brand new collector’s edition dedicated to the music, mayhem and magic of the greatest rock’n’roll story ever told. On sale from 10 June, HELLO! Icon: Oasis (£10) is a one-off special packed with rare interviews, iconic photography and unforgettable fan memories — a must-read for anyone who’s ever sung along to Wonderwall at full volume.
The HELLO! Icons: Oasis Collector’s Edition Is Out Now
To mark the band’s long-awaited reunion, HELLO! is launching a brand new collector’s edition dedicated to the music, mayhem and magic of the greatest rock’n’roll story ever told. On sale from 10 June, HELLO! Icon: Oasis (£10) is a one-off special packed with rare interviews, iconic photography and unforgettable fan memories — a must-read for anyone who’s ever sung along to Wonderwall at full volume.
HELLO! Icon: Oasis is out now, priced at £10, from all good retailers, and is also available to order online here. Don’t miss your chance to own this special issue, the ultimate Oasis Live ‘25 souvenir.
Beady Eye
On June 15th 2013 Beady Eye played ‘Second Bite Of The Apple’ on 'The Voice'.
Blast From The Past: Beady Eye
On June 15th 2013 Beady Eye played ‘Second Bite Of The Apple’ on 'The Voice'.
Watch it below.
Oasis
On June 15th 1994 Oasis appeared on Nulle Part Ailleurs in France and played 'Supersonic'.Watch it below.
On This Day In Oasis History...
On June 15th 1994 Oasis appeared on Nulle Part Ailleurs in France and played 'Supersonic'.Watch it below.
On June 15th 2000 Oasis played at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden.
*sound is muted on certain songs.
Watch highlights from the set below.
Watch highlights from the set below.
Noel Gallagher
Blast From The Past: Noel Gallagher
On June 14th 2019 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds headlined the Isle Of Wight Festival.
Watch an interview and the set in the below.
On June 14th 2019 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds released the ‘Black Star Dancing' EP.
It featured the following tracks
Black Star Dancing
Rattling Rose
Sail On
Black Star Dancing (12" Mix)
Black Star Dancing (The Reflex Revision)
Oasis
Time Flies... 1994–2009 is a compilation Oasis. Released on June 14th 2010, the album contains all 27 UK singles released by the band between 1994 and 2009, including "Whatever" and "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", which had previously never appeared on an Oasis studio album. "Sunday Morning Call" is not listed anywhere on the artwork but appears as a hidden track on track 14 of the second disc.
Five different versions of the album were released, the two-disc CD version, DVD, the deluxe box set, five-LP box set and the iTunes deluxe edition. A box set featuring postcards of the sleeves of every UK Oasis single was released concurrently with the album.
In Japan, Time Flies entered the charts at number 2, with first-week sales of 59,348 copies while in the United Kingdom, it entered the charts at number 1, with first-week sales of 101,297. It was the 900th album ever to top the UK Albums Chart.
On This Day In Oasis History...
Time Flies... 1994–2009 is a compilation Oasis. Released on June 14th 2010, the album contains all 27 UK singles released by the band between 1994 and 2009, including "Whatever" and "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", which had previously never appeared on an Oasis studio album. "Sunday Morning Call" is not listed anywhere on the artwork but appears as a hidden track on track 14 of the second disc.
Five different versions of the album were released, the two-disc CD version, DVD, the deluxe box set, five-LP box set and the iTunes deluxe edition. A box set featuring postcards of the sleeves of every UK Oasis single was released concurrently with the album.
In Japan, Time Flies entered the charts at number 2, with first-week sales of 59,348 copies while in the United Kingdom, it entered the charts at number 1, with first-week sales of 101,297. It was the 900th album ever to top the UK Albums Chart.
Oasis
Oasis ‘Time Flies… 1994 – 2009’ 15th Anniversary Edition Is Out Now
‘Time Flies… 1994 – 2009’ is Oasis’ complete singles collection.
Released today with remastered audio, this quadruple vinyl deluxe box set and double CD are to celebrate its 15th anniversary and ahead of the band’s eagerly anticipated Oasis Live ’25 tour.
Visit www.oasisinet.com for various bundles.
Visit www.oasisinet.com for various bundles.
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