The Oasis WOWee ONE was created to celebrate the release of Time Flies... 1994-2009, the complete singles collection celebrating the work of Oasis from start to finish, which is released on June 14.
The WOWee ONE is a tiny portable speaker (about the length of an iPhone) with a massive sound. Plug it in to your MP3 player, laptop, or any sound source with a minijack, and place it on just about any surface to turn it into a bass super-conductor. The WOWee ONE produces bass frequencies approximately three octaves lower than comparably-sized units.
We've got 5 of these special edition WOWee ONEs. It's sure to become a collectors' item and is the perfect companion for listening to the songs that span the fifteen glorious years of one of the greatest rock 'n' roll bands of our time.
Anthony "Tony" McCarroll (Born June 27 1972) (38 today) was one of the founding members of English rock group Oasis, as their drummer from 1991 to April 1995.
Born in Levenshulme, Manchester, England, McCarroll joined pre-Oasis incarnation The Rain in 1990, replacing their drum machine, and linking up with rhythm guitarist Paul Arthurs, bassist Paul McGuigan and singer Chris Hutton. Hutton was later sacked, and replaced by Liam Gallagher. Liam's brother Noel soon joined with a bag full of songs that were to make Oasis famous.
Perhaps McCarroll should have noticed the growing tensions between himself and the rest of the band when they buried him alive in the 1994 video for "Live Forever." This tension soon grew greatly between himself and Noel. McCarroll had been angered by the "£1,000 incident", as the band called it, which occurred after Creation advanced them that sum to purchase new equipment.
Having already spent £600 of his own money on drums, McCarroll found that Noel refused to spend any of the cash on drum skins and instead bought a new guitar. He felt Gallagher was intimidated by him. For his part, Gallagher made his feelings clear with his favoured trick of pretending to forget McCarroll's name during interviews. Noel has since been blatantly derogatory about McCarroll's skills as a drummer.
McCarroll was asked to leave the band in 1995 after rumours of a punch-up with Liam. McCarroll has since denied this. His last job with the band was their first performance of Some Might Say (the last Oasis song he played on) on Top of the Pops.
On the last day of April 1995, McCarroll's departure was announced and soon the fight was abandoned as the main reason - instead, Oasis explained, his drumming just wasn't up to it. "I like Tony as a geezer but he wouldn't have been able to drum the new songs," explained Noel. McCarroll was replaced by Alan White.
After leaving the band, McCarroll travelled over the world for some years.
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
As previously reported former drummer Tony McCarroll is set to release a warts and all book this autumn about his time with Oasis.
Titled 'Oasis: The Truth, the Noel Truth, is Nothing Like the Truth', the book will detail his time with the Manchester outfit from 1991 to 1995 and beyond.
Product details Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd (4 Oct 2010) Language English ISBN-10: 1843582465 ISBN-13: 978-1843582465
Above is the cover of the book that is available from October 4th.
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
One element of pop culture Weller does have an interest is fashion. With their dapper suits and neat shoes, The Jam were a sartorial as well as musical influence to a generation of bands.
Weller's friend and fan Liam Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, recently started a fashion line, Pretty Green, and invited the Modfather to design some clothes for it.
Weller wore one of the Pretty Green suits at his Albert Hall gigs.
While he hasn't begun any designs just yet, Weller says it's something he's always had an interest in. Rather than wearing the ripped clothes of their punk contemporaries, The Jam went for more stylish attire.
"We used to get our suits made up at this little tailor's that is long gone now, just behind Carnaby St, which on reflection were absolutely shocking really, because you'd wear them once on stage and you'd get them dry-cleaned and they'd shrink – to a size where they'd fit a chimp.
"And then we had some Jam shoes made up at a place called Shellys. We used to get stuff made up because you couldn't find it at that time, you had to get it made, really."
While those Jam outfits would probably now be considered collector's items, they have since disappeared into rock history.
"It's gone to the ether along the way. Probably a lot of it was lost or stolen, or was just thrown away because it was so shrunken you couldn't wear it anyway."
Weller is friends with both of Oasis's Gallagher brothers, whose split last year was allegedly exacerbated when older brother Noel poked fun at Liam's clothing label.
"They are very different, what can I say? Well, they're both lovely, they're both my friends, so I have to be careful what I say, really.
"Liam has got his own very definite vision of the world, of how the world works and his place in it. And I can't say what that is because I couldn't even hazard a guess, but he has got it anyway.
"And I guess you could say Noel's a bit more down to earth. No, he's a lot more down to earth.
"I love to hear Liam's theories on life. It's different. It's like listening to an ancient philosopher. I think he's really fascinating."
Russell Brand is planning to live out his Robin Hood fantasies for his upcoming bachelor party. “I’ll do adventurous things and activities.
My friend who is my best man says we’re going to go white-water rafting and shoot arrows,” Brand says on Britain’s Capital Breakfast Show radio program. “We’ll be like merry men. Perhaps we’ll become outlaws, bandits for a while.”
Brand also admits he’s been turning to famous pals — like Oasis’ Noel Gallagher — for advice on keeping future wife Katy Perry happy. “I asked Noel how to get by in a relationship and he said, ‘Just say yes to everything they say,’” Brand says. “It works, I’ve been using that system and it’s working well.”