Oasis

Oasis were an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar and vocals). They have had eight UK number-one singles and eight UK number-one albums, and won fifteen NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards and six BRIT Awards, including one in 2007 for outstanding contribution to music and one for the best album of the last 30 years as voted by the BBC Radio 2 listeners; they have been nominated for three Grammy Awards. As of 2009, the band have sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.[1] Also the band was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 for “Longest Top 10 UK Chart Run By A Group” after an unprecedented run of 22 successive Top 10 hits in the UK.[2] The band also holds the Guinness World Record for being the "Most Successful Act of the Last Decade" in the UK between the years 1995 and 2005, spending 765 weeks in the Top 75 singles and albums charts.[3][4]

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No Flash, and Liam Gallagher's Flowery Shirt Conundrum
You too can meet Oasis’ Liam Gallagher! But only if you buy something from his new clothing range - then you can meet the surly, set-jawed man himself, in Manchester, next week. Parka-wearing gents, form a disorderly queue. Now, I like Liam Gallagher. He’s one of the last proper rock stars - not despicably pious like Bono, not laughably wet like Chris Martin. He was a rock star who...
Cafe Rocks at Cafe De Paris 7 August 2009
The Elody by Bryn Bache So I find myself reclining on a red velvet bed in the dressing room of a Brazilian pop star. We are in the VIP area deep beneath the sumptuous Café de Paris in London’s bustling West End. Ok, there are about another 100 people squeezed in here as well, but it’s the thought that counts. Let’s recap… The Café de Paris is one of...
I Can't Believe It's Not Beatles
My pal, Dana Countryman, sent me the following clip by Harry Partridge. More amusing clips are available for your viewing pleasure at BBC Extra. (Link: BBC Extra)
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Son Capson, Tetris, Grand Unification Theories
Just how does a band simply vanish? Death In Vegas: remember them? Four excellent albums, each largely different to the one prior; each accessible, but uncompromising; arty but not awkward; each tapping into the emotional core of the listener, yet capable of soundtracking a party. It only took one badly-received album for them to disappear. Well, not quite – it was one badly-...
My Top 40 Albums of 2008: Numbers 8 Through 1
And so we’ve reached the end of this year’s journey through my top albums. Before we get into the top eight, I’ll try to sum up which albums released in the last few months of 2008. September brought offerings from Jenny Lewis, Mercury Rev, People in Planes, Butch Walker, No and the Maybes, Glasvegas, Santogold, Jon Ryman, Metallica, Chairlift, Kings of Leon, and a sophomore...
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Doll and The Kicks - Camden Barfly 9 October 2009
Doll & The Kicks by Indigo Burns It’s a routine trip out to the Barfly. However, as usual, there are unexpected treats to be found if you look about. The first band onstage are the difficult-to-Google ‘Ray’. They have a laconic and cheery front man (let’s call him ‘Jack Kansas’) and they play basic, guitar-heavy rock. They aren’t revolutionary, but...
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  • Behind the Scenes with: YER BEAUTIES

    After 3 hours sleep I found myself in Glasgow Airport buying an overpriced tuna cheese melt and iced coffee combo for breakfast, after being given a ticking off for bringing a half-empty deodorant...

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    The Jim Jones Revue From: London, United Kingdom London rockers The Jim Jones Revue have risen from the ashes of legendary UK garage rockers Thee Hypnotics to deliver the world from the computer...

  • The Choice Is Yours

    Freedom or Death From: Toronto, Canada With a name like Freedom or Death, the war cry for the people of Greece during the 1820’s Greek War of Independence, I was expecting a cacophonous,...

  • Transmitten Vamps

    transmittens From: Lawrence, Kansas, United States   With a name like transmittens and tracks called Balloons in the Sky and Meet Me At The Swings it doesn’t take a genius to guess that...

  • Wild Nothing : Gemini

    I’ve really grown to love the album ‘Gemini’ by Wild Nothing over the past few weeks. Jack Tatum’s home recorded dream pop draws from lineage of sounds stretching back to...
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  • In Pictures: Wickerman Festival 2010

    One of the most visually stunning festivals in the UK is Scotland’s Wickerman Festival. Not to be confused as a copy of Burning Man, Wickerman was inspired by the classic 1973 cult movie with...

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  • In Pictures: Dot To Dot Festival 2010

    Leah Mason. Photo: © Geoff Kirby Latest pictures from Dot To Dot 2010 Festival in Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester. The Dot To Dot Festival covers cutting edge indie, rock, dance and pop...

  • In Pictures: Patti Smith at Union Chapel

    Patti Smith with Patrick Wolf and Seb Rochford played in London at Union Chapel.

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