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Oasis is Back… Sort Of

Sara Harowitz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:05:39 +0000

Now that the long-time popular band Oasis are officially finished, lead singer Liam Gallagher is finally free to start a new band. And he’s doing so… with the members of Oasis who aren’t his brother Noel, reports rollingstone.com.

Bassist Andy Bell, drummer Chris Sharrock, and guitarist Gem Archer are currently working with Liam on new songs. In an interview with an Italian radio station, Liam promised fans that this new revamp of “Oasis,” which will perform under a different name, will return with music and performances soon.

“I’ll be back doing that, playing live, within a couple of months,” Liam said. “I’ve just done a tour, I always miss singing songs. I miss the people.”

Noel Gallagher left Oasis in late August, following a backstage fight with his brother before a performance at a French music festival. In the Italian interview, Liam revealed that the argument started when Noel poorly treated a guitar that was given to Liam as a present from his wife. In angry response, Liam took one of Noel’s guitars and smashed it.

“I didn’t smash the guitar on him,” Liam said. “I wish I had, man.”

“To be quite honest, I think Noel wanted out,” Liam continued. “We had an argument – but we’ve had bigger ones, about more important people. Basically, I think he wanted out, wanted something different, but he hadn’t got the bollocks to tell the band or the fans.”

Liam singularly wrote Oasis songs such as “Songbird,” “I’m Outta Time,” and “Little James,” but the music he creates in his new band will definitely be different without the intense yet creatively brilliant song relationship with his brother.

To really drive home the point, Liam repeated one more time, “Oasis is done.”

Liam Gallagher Moves On

Stephen Baldwin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:32:20 +0000

Singer Liam Gallagher told WENN.com that he planned on putting together a new band next year. The former Oasis lead singer has taken a break form music since his brother Noel caused the band to fold after a fight with the two.

While Noel is pursuing a solo career, Liam intends to maintain a group dynamic, saying, “Getting away from the whole Oasis thing is going to be a good thing, I suppose. I don’t want to do anything solo. I want to be in a band. But we can do things a lot differently these days. It’ll definitely be rock ‘n’ roll.”

Liam is far form bitter about his time with the arguably one of the best bands in history.”I’m always going to miss Oasis. It was my f**king thing, you know what I mean? It’s who I am. But it’s only a name. I’m still who I am and I can go and do something else.”

Whatever Gallagher ends up doing, he will have an immediate following in the rock community.

Noel Gallagher Plans Solo Career

Vanessa Baker — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:10:56 +0000

Now that Oasis has disbanded, lead singer Noel Gallagher is breaking away from his brother Liam and going solo, reports Perez Hilton.

“I’m looking forward to doing my own thing, bringing out my own music,” he said. “I’m glad that’s what people want to hear. I am not thinking about much else, Oasis or Liam, I’m just having a good time.”

He left the band in August following comments his brother made about the paternity of his daughter, Anais.

Oasis No Longer Exists

Sara Harowitz — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:50:42 +0000

Oasis singer Liam Gallagher has officially confirmed that the band is no longer around, according to CHARTattack.

Gallagher told Britain’s Times newspaper that the band are “done” and are “no longer.” He also said he was thinking about what his next musical move will be.

There was talk of Oasis continuing to make music without guitarist and main songwriter Noel Gallagher, who left the band earlier this year after a backstage fight with his brother. However, that appears to be out of the question now.

“I know [Oasis are done],” Liam Gallagher said in the Times article. “Without a doubt. And it’s a shame but that’s life. We had a good run at it. The thing about Oasis is [we ended it.] No one ended it for us. Which was pretty, kind of… cool.”

Oasis had a rocky 2009. Earlier in the year, Noel Gallagher said he wanted to release a solo album following Oasis’ tour for last year’s album Dig Out Your Soul. His brother was not a fan of that idea.

For now, Liam Gallagher’s busy promoting his Pretty Green clothing line, which launched earlier this year. He has also become a big supporter of bees – yes, as in the bug – and publicly supports a campaign to save them.

“You’ve got to look after the birds and bees, man,” Gallagher told British tabloid The Sun. “The bees are vanishing. We’ve got to save them before they all buzz off. It’s important. It’s really worthwhile cause.”

CHARTattack reported that one-fifth of Britain’s bees died last winter, which is a devastating number considering bee products contribute 200 million British pounds each year to the country’s economy.

Gallagher apparently became aware of this problem after honey cured the throat virus that led Oasis to cancel their Virgin Festival performance this summer.

“I like honey,” Galagher added. ”If it weren’t for honey, I’d have a rough voice.”

Noel Gallagher Leaves Oasis In Limbo

Emma Renda — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:34:50 +0000

Oasis gossip comes fairly cheap, but the latest news from the Brit-pop powerhouse may actually cost the band their very existence. Noel Gallagher, guitarist and older brother of vocalist Liam Gallagher, announced Friday on his blog he had quit the band for good this time.

“People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer,” Noel wrote on oasisnet.com.

The post came after an altercation between Noel and Liam at the Paris music festival Rock en Seine. The two were so worked up they bowed out of their headlining set moments before they were scheduled to take the stage, disappointing fans even to the point of tears, according to drummer Chris Tomson’s statement to NME.

Vampire Weekend played the slot directly before Oasis and walked off stage into the midst of the confrontation between the brothers.

“It’s a story for Oasis to tell,” keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij told NME at the Leeds Festival the next day. “We’d just come offstage. It was weird – you feel kind of good [having played], your mind is not on other people’s problems. It was a strange time.”

Of course, Oasis have turned this trick dozens of times, and very publicly at that.

Both brothers have stormed off the stage mid-set, dropped off tours and slandered the other via interviews, on stage or most recently through Twitter. But entertainment media around the world seem to be taking this split more seriously and have already begun questioning the future of the 18-year-old band.

NME reported that while Liam said he has no intention of pursuing a solo career, he has said he would carry on with Oasis should Noel ever leave beacuse he was the one who started the band in the first place. On the other hand, Noel said he has written a number of songs that don’t belong to Oasis and a solo record is a possibility.

The Mirror UK reported both the Gallagher’s mom and the man responsible for discovering them, Creation Records’ boss Alan McGee, believe this is all just a spat and they will reunite in the end.

Noel’s wife, Natalie Appleton (former member of All Saints) told NME “Oasis will die before they split up…They’re going to go on forever until they are old men.”

The Guardian UK’s John Harris wrote a column on Aug. 25 – three days before Noel called it quits – titled “Oasis: Is it really over?” detailing the rapidly expanding divide between the brothers over the last year. The column even mused the Milan gig on Aug. 30 could be the band’s last.

Looks like they couldn’t even hold out that long.

Flo Rida, Oasis To Play iTunes Live Festival

Eva Lam — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:45:58 +0000

The initial wave of performers has been announced for the third annual iTunes Live: London Festival, which will run throughout July at the Roundhouse in north London.

Flo Rida, Oasis, Kasabian, Snow Patrol, Paolo Nutini and the Saturdays are among the confirmed acts, with more artists expected to be announced shortly.

In total, 62 bands will play over 32 consecutive nights starting July 1.

The event is free to attend, with tickets being given away to contest winners via www.ituneslive.co.uk and the iTunes Live profile page on Facebook. Becoming a fan of the Facebook profile will also give you access to video highlights, live audio broadcasts and the latest lineup announcements.

As with past iTunes Live events, each performance will be recorded and available to download via iTunes stores worldwide.

Liam Gallagher Launches Fashion Line

Eva Lam — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:41:53 +0000

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher is stepping into the world of fashion with his own clothing line called Pretty Green.

Named after a song by The Jam, Pretty Green is described as an “up-front, straight talking, classic clothing range (with a) team made up of key industry professionals.”

The limited-edition line will include footwear, denim, knitwear, jackets, trench coats, parkas, t-shirts, hats, scarves and accessories, all subject to Gallagher’s final approval.

“Clothes and music are my passion,” the musician said in a statement on the Pretty Green website. “I’m not here to rip anyone off and I’m not doing it for the money either. I’m doing it cuz there’s a lack of stuff out there of the things I would wear.”

Click here to watch a promo video for Gallagher’s clothing line, which officially launches in June.

NME Music Awards Nominees Announced

Eva Lam — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:09:42 +0000

Oasis have scored a leading seven nominations for U.K. magazine NME’s annual music awards.

Organizers of the Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 announced the nominees Tuesday, with Oasis earning nods in such categories as best British band, best album for “Dig Out Your Soul” and, swinging oddly to the other side of the spectrum, worst band.

The latter was among the awards’ “lighter” categories; others included hero of the year and best dressed, for which Oasis frontman and guitarist Noel Gallagher also received nods.

“Seven nominations, you say? Is that all?” Gallagher told NME.com.

He added: “I always knew my time would come in the best-dressed man in the world category.”

U.S. bands Kings of Leon and Vampire Weekend also emerged as top contenders, nabbing four nods each including best international band.

Representing for Canada was Toronto’s Crystal Castles, who are up for best dancefloor filler for “Courtship Dating,” as well as best international band.

Nominees and winners are decided by fans. Votes can be cast at the NME website here.

Awards will be handed out at London’s Brixton Academy on Feb. 25.

The ceremony will also see this year’s godlike genius award presented to The Cure, who will then play the next night’s Shockwaves NME Awards Big Gig 2009 at the O2 Arena. Franz Ferdinand, Crystal Castles and White Lies are also slated to perform.

November Court Date Set For Oasis Attack Case

Eva Lam — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:42:56 +0000

A man charged with attacking Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher at Toronto’s Virgin festival is due to return to court next month.

Daniel Sullivan of Pickering, Ont., appeared briefly in court Friday, where the case was adjourned until Nov. 25.

The 47-year-old man is charged with assault.

At the Toronto show last month, a man ran onto the stage during Oasis’ performance of “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory” and pushed Gallagher from behind, causing the musician to fall onto his speakers.

Gallagher was hospitalized after the incident and was found to have three broken and dislodged ribs.

His injuries forced a premature end to the band’s North American tour. The postponed dates included a show in London, Ont., which has now been rescheduled for Dec. 15.

Oasis To Be Honoured For Lifetime Achievement

Eva Lam — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:31:06 +0000

Britpop band Oasis will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Silver Clef music awards next month, joining such previous recipients as Paul Weller and U2.

The Manchester group will be honoured for its dedication to music and impressive record sales during a charity lunch in London, organizers said.

Seven other awards will be doled out at the ceremony, including best British band, best international act and the Icon award, which Rod Stewart took home last year.

The Silver Clef awards take place annually to raise money for the charity Nordoff-Robins, which provides music therapy for adults and children.

Oasis launched to fame in 1994 after the release of their debut album “Definitely Maybe,” and in 1997 their third LP “Be Here Now” became the fastest-selling album in the U.K. to date.

The band will release their seventh studio album later this year.