Morton Flying High In The Austrian Charts With An Oasis Classic

Austrian duo Morton (Rob Fowler & Zoltan Sebestyen) are at number eight in the Austian charts with a cover of the Oasis classic Stop Crying Your Heart Out.

Click Here to listen to a sample of the song.

For more information about Morton visit the website at www.morton-online.com

Oasis Singled Out ... Again

I Hear Oasis are to re-release the single Acquiesce in time for the launch of their greatest hits album.

Sources tell me that, despite not being happy at putting out the album, they have agreed to re-record the track.

The band are flying out to Japan next week to film the video. Then, after just a couple of days, they will return to London to finish it off.

U2 did a similar thing with Sweetest Thing.

They re-recorded the track to tie in with their Best Of CD in 2002.

Some Might Say Oasis are ripping off someone else’s idea.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Oasis Are Looking For Fans To Be In The Next Oasis Video!

We're looking for people to take part as extras in the next Oasis video! If you look the part you will be needed for 4 hours on the evening of Tuesday 12th September at a famous London concert venue.

Please email oasis@hsilondon.co.uk with your NAME, AGE (you must be over 16 years of age), PHOTOGRAPH and MOBILE NO. You will be contacted if your submission is successful. Good luck!

Source - Email from www.oasisinet.com

Oasis' Noel Gallagher Aids And Abets The Killers

U2 frontman Bono has such a penchant for giving career advice to up-and-coming bands, there's a name for it: the 'Bono Talk.' Now, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher appears to be cutting in on the Irishman's turf, having helped the Killers overcome their nerves during the writing of their second album, 'Sam's Town.'

"I talked to Noel about it," singer Brandon Flowers tells AOL. "I was really afraid before I went into the studio. He brought up that he already had [Oasis'] second album written when they went in to make it. He was just a machine."

Flowers, a longtime fan, relished the encouragement. "I kind of immersed myself in it," he says. "We stayed for 14 hours every day. I never worked so hard at anything in my life.

"They talk about the sophomore slump, and I really feel for bands that go through it, because there is a lot of pressure if you've had any success."

The experience taught Flowers a lesson he now passes on. "As soon as we finished 'Hot Fuss,' we were thinking about this album. That's one bit of advice I would give to anybody -- no matter how great you think you're doing, you can be doing better."

Source: www.aolmusicnewsblog.com

John Mayer: I Think Oasis Are Fantastic

John Mayer never has been shy about adopting various styles or experimenting with different forms of music.

So we asked Mayer what he thinks of the following quote from the always opinionated Noel Gallagher of Oasis:

I don't want to challenge my audience because they're friends of mine," Gallagher told the Toronto Sun's Jane Stevenson last winter. "I don't want to be like f---in' saying to them, 'Well, I'm on a musical journey, come along if you want, but it might go a bit jazzy.' It's, like, we make Oasis music, man, and you all know what it sounds like."

Mayer doesn't really agree with that philosophy ... or does he?

"First of all, that's a great quote," Mayer says. "My approach is different, but only slightly different.

"I would not say to people, 'I'm going to change, and you have to come whether you want to or not.' But I can build side projects that, already inherent to them, are their own disclaimer."

For example: A blues-influenced CD was released in 2005 under the name "the John Mayer Trio." It did not do as well commercially as Mayer's solo work, but he never expected it would.

"If it doesn't say John Mayer, and only John Mayer, on it, you may not like it if you liked my other records," Mayer says. "Or you may.

"You have to learn how to change the things people want to hear. You have to challenge people sometimes, because listeners aren't aware of their consumption until they have consumed too much. A listener doesn't know, 'I'm feeling myself getting sick of this.' They just eat, eat, eat, and then vomit."

Later in the conversation, Mayer brought up Oasis again.

"By the way, my quote about Noel Gallagher is that I think Oasis is fantastic," Mayer says. "I love it when he puts down other bands. I would think if you were in a band that he put down, you would be kind of honoured.

"And in terms of their antics, the Gallagher brothers (Noel and Liam) are like professional wrestling. They're not really hitting people over the head with a real trashcan, but it's really fun to watch. It's great theatre. It's fake blood. It's kind of like Alice Cooper with a microcassette recorder."

Source: Sun Toronto

Owen Morris And Marcus Russel Sang On Live Forever

Oasis may have grabbed the top spot for the world's greatest song under false pretences - because the chorus had to be sung by the producer when the Gallagher brothers failed to be up to the job. The rockers' hit Live Forever, from their 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe, was voted the best track of all time by readers of British music magazine Q last month (AUG06).

But the main refrain had to be sung by producer Owen Morris and the band's manager, when it transpired that Noel and Liam simply couldn't reach the notes. He says, "Liam couldn't hit the high notes in the chorus. "Noel wasn't the greatest singer back then, and so the line, 'You and me are gonna live forever' was actually sung by me and Marcus Russel, the band's manager."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

The Coral Start Recording At Noel's Studio

The Coral are recording the follow-up to 2005's 'The Invisible Invasion' at Noel Gallagher's studio in Buckinghamshire.

According to an announcement on the band's official forum, The Coral began recording at Gallagher's studio in Wheeler End on August 30.

The band are set to begin mixing what they've so far recorded, though it is not yet known how close the album is to completion.

The site explains: "The lads have gone down to Noel Gallagher`s studio in Wheeler End, Bucks. They are doing a week of recordings that may be used on the new album. I've heard a coulple of tracks that they recorded in London and to me they sounded great but i think the lads want to iron out a few creases in the mixing and stuff. This follows a stint recording at London's RAK Studios."

The Coral's new album will be the band's fourth full-length record.

Source: www.nme.com

Boozy Gazza Has A Pop At Liam

Fallen football hero Paul Gascoigne has had a boozy bust-up with rock star Liam Gallagher.

And the aggro ended with the Oasis frontman letting off a fire extinguisher in Gazza's face.

The ex-England midfielder had been partying in London's exclusive Groucho club on Friday night after an interview.

Witnesses claim he and Liam came to blows following a argument.

And bouncers had to step in when Gazza, who last week admitted he had "fallen off the wagon" , ended up getting a hosing down.

A Groucho Club source said: "Tempers flared and there was a couple of punches thrown. Liam then decided to cool Gazza off with the extinguisher.

"It ended up being quite funny"

Hours after the early evening bust-up riled Geordie Gazza, 39, got into another scrape when he allegedly punched a photographer for taking a snap of him snogging Big Brother housemate Lisa Jeynes.

Our Groucho insider added: "Gazza was at the club for an interview and Liam rocked up at the same time.

"They've met each other in the past so Liam bowled over to Gazza and said hello and was chatting with him. but as the evening progressed they got they got into an argument, tempers flared then a fight started.

"Liam even grabbed hold of a fire extinguisher at one point and let off the spray in the club.

"It was chaotic untill doormen intervened and pulled them apart. Gazza didn't look to happy.

"But I wouldn't have liked to have seen him go toe to toe with Liam - he can handle himself".

Source: Sunday Star

Blast From The Past.......

Acoustic version of a song from each of the six studios albums.


Live Forever - Definitely Maybe


Cast No Shadow - (Whats The Story) Morning Glory


Stand By Me - Be Here Now


Sunday Morning Call - Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants


Stop Crying Your Heart Out - Heathen Chemistry


Guess God Thinks I'm Able - Don't Believe The Truth

Vote Now In New Manchester Awards

Oasis, David Beckham, charity camapigner Kirsty Howard and broadcaster Anthony Wilson are among the names to have made it through to the final of a special awards ceremony that celebrates all that is great about Manchester.

The MCR10 Awards have been set up in recognition of our recovery and regeneration in the decade since the IRA bomb destroyed the heart of the city. And it is now up to you to vote for the people - and places - you think have helped make Manchester such a terrific place to live and work.

The nominations in the Best Band/Solo Arist categories are:

Oasis
Take That
The Happy Mondays
The Stone Roses
Simply Red
New Order

Key 103 marketing director Nadine Callan said: "The shortlist for the awards reflects the quality and diversity of what Manchester has to offer."

The event will culminate in a star-studded awards dinner and ceremony at Manchester's Midland Hotel on September 28 where the winners will be announced.

To cast your vote click Here

Source: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/

New Japanese 'Acquiesce' Single?, Plus Re-Releases Of All Six Albums?

email from eil.com.

We've just had details confirmed for the forthcoming Japanese Oasis reissues plus a few details of the forthcoming Greatest Hits collection and single release which are all due for release in November. These are available in limited quantites so ORDER your copies NOW to avoid disappointment...

STOP THE CLOCKS - £36.99

Japanese Limited 3-Disc Set (NOTE: 2CD+Bonus DVD - Released 15th November 2006

STOP THE CLOCKS - £28.99

Japanese Issue 2-CD Album Released 15th November 2006

ACQUIESCE - £16.99

Japanese Issue CD Single released 25th October 2006

DEFINITELY MAYBE - £ 32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 1994, this their debut and arguably finest album grabbed the public's imagination by the balls and includes the single releases 'Live Forever', 'Shakermaker', Cigarettes & Alcohol', 'Rock N Roll Star' and 'Supersonic', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

[WHAT'S THE STORY] MORNING GLORY? - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 1995, this their second full length player carried on where DM left off with one of the finest ever album tracks 'Champagne Supernova' plus the single releases 'Wonderwall', 'Roll With It', 'Don't Look Back In Anger' & 'Some Might Say', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

BE HERE NOW - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 1997 their highly anticipated 3rd album was somewhat slated by the critics and initially criticised by fans but still managed to sell millions worldwide and includes the singles 'Stand By Me', 'Don't Go Away' and 'D'You Know What I Mean', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 2000 their in-fighting seemed to affect their songwriting ability, with the highlights being the instrumental intro 'Fuckin In The Bushes' plus the single release 'Go Let It Out' and who can forget the Liam penned 'Little James', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

HEATHEN CHEMISTRY - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 2002 this was a return to form of sorts for the Gallagher brothers who were joined by new band members Andy Bell and Gem, including the single releases 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out', 'Little By Little', 'Songbird' and 'The Hindu Times', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH - £32.99

2006 Japanese exclusive limited edition CD album, originally released in 2005, many fans hailed this as the boys back to their best with a more mature sound while maintaining their rockier edge and includes the single releases 'Lyla', 'The Importance Of Being Idle' plus 'Let There Be Love', presented in mini-LP replica card picture sleeve

Exact tracklisting and contents to be confirmed!

Source: Mr Monobrow

Oasis To Launch Hotel Chain

Oasis rockers Liam and Noel Gallagher are to launch a hotel chain in America.

The rock 'n' roll siblings are reportedly planning to use titles of their smash hits as room themes in hotels located across the US, including Miami, New York and West Hollywood.

A source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "The plan is to open as many hotels as possible by the end of 2007 and name each venue Supernova Heights, after Noel's former home in north London. They want to base rooms at one of the Miami venues around 'The Hindu Times' song."

Liam and Noel are also said to have got some of America's most influential financial investors interested in the project.

The source added: "They will both fly to New York and meet a business developer who has worked for a string of leading property moguls, including Donald Trump."

Despite the hype surrounding the plans, it appears some of Liam and Noel's more wild ideas have not gone down well with developers.

The source explained: "Their plan to install alcohol and cigarettes in every room of their New York hotel, in honour of their track 'Cigarettes and Alcohol' has gone down like a lead balloon because so many people are anti-smoking."

Other tracks being considered as room themes by Liam and Noel include 'Wonderwall', 'Songbird' and 'All Around The World'.

Source: http://www.lse.co.uk/

On This Day In Oasis History.....

Definitely Maybe is the highly acclaimed debut album of English band Oasis, first released on August 30th 1994 on Creation Records.

In 1994 Oasis were seen as a distant echo of the moribund 'Madchester' scene which had exploded in the early 1990s; unlike other Madchester bands they eschewed experiments with funk, dance or hip-hop, and presented themselves as a relatively straightforward rock and roll band. Along with bands like Blur and The Verve they seemed to encapsulate a new wave, one which did not yet have a name. The album folded in elements of jangle pop, shoegazing, New Wave, and indie; in the aftermath of their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, the media coined the term Britpop, of which Definitely Maybe retrospectively became the source.

Definitely Maybe went straight to number one in the UK Album charts on the week of release. It went 7x platinum in the UK and rather surprisingly, the album sold over 1 million copies in America; on the American Billboard magazine charts Definitely Maybe hit #1 on the Heatseekers chart and #58 on the Billboard 200. The album went on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide.

It was an immediate commercial and critical success, having followed on the heels of singles "Columbia" (which only saw a limited radio-only release), "Supersonic", "Shakermaker" and particularly the popular "Live Forever". The album title, according to Noel, comes from a poster he saw in a pub, although he cannot remember what the poster was advertising. Though the title is seemingly oxymoronic, it, in actuality, is not — it implies a certain possibility, depending on context, in the same way that "definitely not" is not oxymoronic.

The album was followed the next year by (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, which propelled the group to even greater fame, dominating the music press throughout 1995.

In 1997 Definitely Maybe was named the 14th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. It achieved the same placing in a 1998 Q magazine readers' poll. In 2005 Channel 4's '100 Greatest Albums' countdown placed the album at number 6. In a recent British poll, run by NME and the book of British Hit Singles and Albums, Definitely Maybe was voted the best album of all time with The Beatles Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band finishing second and Revolver third. Nearly 40,000 people took part in the survey which was organised to comemerate 50 years of the UK Album Chart.

Tracklisting
01. Rock 'N' Roll Star – 5:22
02. Shakermaker – 5:08
03. Live Forever – 4:36
04. Up in the Sky – 4:28
05. Columbia – 6:17
06. Supersonic – 4:43
07. Bring It on Down – 4:17
08. Cigarettes & Alcohol – 4:49
09. Digsy's Dinner" – 2:32
10. Slide Away – 6:32
11. Married with Children – 3:11

The vinyl version of the album features an extra track, "Sad Song" - this appears as track 6 on the album.

The original Australian release came with a bonus disc, containing the tracks "Whatever", "(It's Good) To Be Free", and "Half The World Away".

The original Japanese CD release came with 2 bonus tracks, "Cloudburst" at track 4, and "Sad Song" at track 6

All tracks written by Noel Gallagher.

Recording

Many of the songs had originally appeared on their "Live Demonstration" demo recorded in Liverpool the year before with Chris and Tony Griffiths of The Real People. The main recording sessions took longer than expected, with the bulk of the album having to be recorded three different times with Mark Coyle producing, before Owen Morris came up with a mix that everyone was satisfied with. The album cost nearly £85,000 to produce, a huge amount of money for an album at the time.

Singles



Supersonic
Released: April 11, 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis & Mark Coyle Video Director: Mark Szaszy (UK) / Nick Egan (US)
Chart position: # 31 (UK)



Shakermaker
Released: June 13, 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
Video Director: Nick Egan
Chart position: # 11 (UK)



Live Forever
Released: August 8, 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
Video Directors: Carlos Grasso (UK) / Nick Egan (US)
Chart position: # 10 (UK)



Cigarettes & Alcohol
Released: October 10, 1994
Writer: Noel Gallagher Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle & Owen Morris
Video Director: Mark Szaszy
Chart position: # 7 (UK)

Source: Wikpedia

Blowing In The Whinge

Bob Dylan reckons modern records are “atrocious.”

The folk-rock legend says: “I don’t know anybody who’s made a record that sounds decent in the past 20 years.

“There’s no definition of nothing, no vocal, no nothing, just like . . . static.” Well, that’s a bit rich, Bob.

A few of your records sound truly atrocious, if you ask me.

And are you saying modern classics such as The Verve’s Urban Hymns, Nirvana’s Nevermind and Oasis’s (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? are atrocious?

One of us is wrong — and It Ain’t Me, Babe.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Show Your Support

The annual BT Digital Music Awards 2006, this year held in association with Packard Bell And Metro, will take place at London's Roundhouse on October 3, 2006.

The ceremony will be broadcast on Channel 4 in early October – the natural home for the only awards designed to reward cutting-edge music entertainment delivered using the latest digital technology.

The People's Choice award is now open. It's your chance to nominate the best music fan sites on the web in the past year.

You can support stopcryingyourheartout.com and cast your vote for the site by clicking Here or on the BT Music Awards banners around the site.

Thanks for all your continued support, and every vote is appreciated.

Noel Gallagher Favourites IV Thieves Announce Their Debut

The Noel Gallagher-approved IV Thieves release their debut in the Autumn and we have details here.

The Texan quartet will release a three track EP entitled The Day Is A Downer EP and besides the title track, comes backed with two more tracks named Catastrophe and Chase Me Off / Out.
The band were originally called Nic Armstrong And The Thieves and released the album The Greatest White Liar, which also scored them support slots for Razorlight and Oasis. Now the band have changed their name and are starting fresh with the EP.

Speaking about the group, Gallagher says: "They'll be one of the biggest bands in Britain. They're pretty special, man".

IV Thieves release the EP on October 9th and will also be touring to coincide.

Track Listing:

1. The Day Is A Downer
2. Catastrophe
3. Chase Me Off / Out

Source: www.angryape.com

Kasabian To Unite With Gallagher?

Kasabian guitarist Serge Pizzorno is planning a collaboration with his pal Noel Gallagher, although he fears the Oasis rocker might not be quite as keen. Pizzorno is convinced Kasabian's new release Empire is the best rock album since Oasis' 1994 debut album Definitely Maybe, and it's only right for the two great bands to come together in the studio. Pizzorno says, "It is as good as we wanted it to be. Noel gets it but would he agree our album's out there with Definitely Maybe? "Maybe one day we can do something with Noel. I'd like to get us all in a studio - it would be a laugh - and an honour."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Gallaghers Snub Doherty Collaboration

Oasis siblings Liam and Noel Gallagher have rebuffed attempts made by Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty for them to collaborate with him. Troubled Doherty has reportedly been sending admiring notes to the Gallagher brothers from the London clinic where he is being treated for drug addiction. However, a source tells British newspaper the Daily Star, "They thought it was a joke at first but they don't want anything to do with him

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Andy Bell Live In Sweden

A video of Andy Bell performing Vapour Trail, he was headlining a new festival called Fest-i-Val in a little town called Umeå in the north of Sweden on August 12th.

The Two Greatest Songs Ever?

It is sung with lager-fuelled gusto by thousands of fans at every Oasis gig. Now "Live Forever" looks set to live up to its title after being named the greatest song of all time.

The 12-year-old single, the first to demonstrate that the Gallagher brothers could do tenderness as well as bravado and swagger, has beaten classic tracks by the Beatles, U2 and Queen in a magazine poll of music fans to identify the all-time greats.

Oasis pulled off a double feat by taking second place with their song "Wonderwall" in the top 100 compiled by Q magazine from tens of thousands of votes, although the Fab Four landed the most number of entries with six.

"Live Forever" peaked only at no 10 in the charts when it was released but has gone on to become one of the band's most enduring songs. When the magazine last held its poll three years ago the track finished in ninth position and the list was topped by U2's "One", a song reduced to fifth place this time around.

The magazine, which publishes the poll in its October edition on Tuesday, said of the track: "'Live Forever' doesn't date, satisfying a timeless need for communal joy that only the rock anthem at its best can truly deliver."

Noel Gallagher, who wrote the winning song, said: "People said to me after 'Live Forever', where are you gonna go after that. And I was like 'I don't think it's that good'. I think it's a good song, but I think I can do better."

The Q Top 10:
01. Live Forever - Oasis
02. Wonderwall - Oasis
03. Smells like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
04. A Day in the Life - the Beatles
05. One - U2
06. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
07. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
08. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
09. Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
10. Paranoid Android - Radiohead

source: www.news.independent.co.uk