Articles tagged with: Oasis
Look! It’s Oasis! In Hong Kong!
If you like Oasis, you're in for a treat. And if you like the 1990s bands Heavy Stereo and Ride, you're in for even more of a treat. That's because our dear friend Eleanor Conway has interviewed the half of Oasis that used to be in Heavy Stereo and Ride - Gem and Andy Bell - while they were touring in Hong Kong. And there's a video of it. And you should probably watch it. Why? Because only by watching it will you discover that Glastonbury is a festival full of farmers, specifically farmers that weave yogurt for a living. No, we don't know either. Anyway, video after the jump...
If you like Oasis, you're in for a treat. And if you like the 1990s bands Heavy Stereo and Ride, you're in for even more of a treat. That's because our dear friend Eleanor Conway has interviewed the half of Oasis that used to be in Heavy Stereo and Ride - Gem and Andy Bell - while they were touring in Hong Kong. And there's a video of it. And you should probably watch it. Why? Because only by watching it will you discover that Glastonbury is a festival full of farmers, specifically farmers that weave yogurt for a living. No, we don't know either. Anyway, video after the jump...
Blur Vs Oasis Again: If Foreman Was A Cockney & Ali Wore Sheepskin
Has Nick Leeson just been arrested for his part in the downfall of Barings bank? Has eBay just been founded? Has Rose West just been sentenced for the killing of 10 women and children? No, that’s because it’s not 1995 any more (sorry, mid-90s fans). But looking at some headlines you might be forgiven for thinking that it’s 1995, because the WAR between Oasis and Blur is back ON. Apparently.
Has Nick Leeson just been arrested for his part in the downfall of Barings bank? Has eBay just been founded? Has Rose West just been sentenced for the killing of 10 women and children? No, that’s because it’s not 1995 any more (sorry, mid-90s fans). But looking at some headlines you might be forgiven for thinking that it’s 1995, because the WAR between Oasis and Blur is back ON. Apparently.
The News Makes Noel Gallagher Grumpy, As Does Everything Else On Earth
If you look out your window, you’ll see that the world is currently in a dire state. Once-proud businessmen are reduced to skeletal husks of men, scuttling around rubbish bins with only their own shoes for sustenance. Families are selling their beloved household pets for thirty pence so they can afford to buy a newspaper to live under for a month. Flaming corpses of villainous bankers pave deserted mud tracks which were once bustling high streets.
If you look out your window, you’ll see that the world is currently in a dire state. Once-proud businessmen are reduced to skeletal husks of men, scuttling around rubbish bins with only their own shoes for sustenance. Families are selling their beloved household pets for thirty pence so they can afford to buy a newspaper to live under for a month. Flaming corpses of villainous bankers pave deserted mud tracks which were once bustling high streets.
China Bans Oasis, And Not Just Because Oasis Are Rubbish
What with embracing capitalism and becoming a superpower and all, China's had a lot to deal with recently. But some things are still too much to cope with. Like lumpen, coasting indie music made by, in part, the bloke from Heavy Stereo, for instance. And that's why China has banned Oasis from performing there. The Chinese government's official explanation for the Oasis ban is that Noel Gallagher performed at a Free Tibet concert in 1997, although we've heard rumours that actually Vice Premier in charge of agriculture Hui Liangyu banned them because he much prefers the music of The Bluetones.
What with embracing capitalism and becoming a superpower and all, China's had a lot to deal with recently. But some things are still too much to cope with. Like lumpen, coasting indie music made by, in part, the bloke from Heavy Stereo, for instance. And that's why China has banned Oasis from performing there. The Chinese government's official explanation for the Oasis ban is that Noel Gallagher performed at a Free Tibet concert in 1997, although we've heard rumours that actually Vice Premier in charge of agriculture Hui Liangyu banned them because he much prefers the music of The Bluetones.
Noel Gallagher’s Attacker Charged For Aggravated Assault After Listening To Oasis. Probably.
Oasis have been going for nearly two decades, and along the way you do have to give them some sort of credit. Instead of years of artistic exploration, they just decided to release their best album first and continue to bill new releases as “the best thing since sliced Definitely Maybe”. Only to disappoint every time. Last year Oasis released their seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul. To be fair, it did have its moments but nothing that pushed the creative boundaries. This obviously proved to push one man to dig out his anger by attacking Noel Gallagher when Oasis performed in Canada.
Oasis have been going for nearly two decades, and along the way you do have to give them some sort of credit. Instead of years of artistic exploration, they just decided to release their best album first and continue to bill new releases as “the best thing since sliced Definitely Maybe”. Only to disappoint every time. Last year Oasis released their seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul. To be fair, it did have its moments but nothing that pushed the creative boundaries. This obviously proved to push one man to dig out his anger by attacking Noel Gallagher when Oasis performed in Canada.
Noel Gallagher Goes Down Quicker Than Amir Khan
Bam! Biff! Boosh! Kablam! These are some of the sounds that all boxers experience when they are in the ring and go through the procedure of splattering someone's brain across the ring. Or, if you're Mike Tyson, an opponent's ear. On Saturday Amir Khan went down in an impressive 54 seconds thanks to Breidis Prescott ...
Kaiser Chiefs Ricky Wilson: ‘We Are The New Oasis’. Nobhead?
Ricky Wilson, AKA King of the Dicks, has declared that his band, Kaiser Chiefs, are ‘the band that most music fans would see as their (Oasis’) successor’. Now, this makes him a prick for a number of reasons: 1) It’s obviously bull-shit. 2) Who does he mean when he says ‘most music fans’? Have you ever met anyone who isn’t a fan of music? Everyone who ever existed is a fan of music and hecklerspray knows a few of them: not one has ever claimed Kaiser Chiefs are the successors of Oasis. Only Ricky. 3) He’s obviously only doing it in the vain hope that Noel will retaliate, on the off-chance it could turn into a war like the Blur/Oasis feud of old, like he tried to start with the Arctic Monkeys, which of course failed spectacularly, what with Kaiser Chiefs not being fit to lick either of their comparatively Messianic assholes.
Ricky Wilson, AKA King of the Dicks, has declared that his band, Kaiser Chiefs, are ‘the band that most music fans would see as their (Oasis’) successor’. Now, this makes him a prick for a number of reasons: 1) It’s obviously bull-shit. 2) Who does he mean when he says ‘most music fans’? Have you ever met anyone who isn’t a fan of music? Everyone who ever existed is a fan of music and hecklerspray knows a few of them: not one has ever claimed Kaiser Chiefs are the successors of Oasis. Only Ricky. 3) He’s obviously only doing it in the vain hope that Noel will retaliate, on the off-chance it could turn into a war like the Blur/Oasis feud of old, like he tried to start with the Arctic Monkeys, which of course failed spectacularly, what with Kaiser Chiefs not being fit to lick either of their comparatively Messianic assholes.
Noel Gallagher’s Got Himself A Crazed Stalker
Noel Gallagher from Oasis is currently under police protection after a crazed fan burst in on the band during recording sessions at - wait a minute, Oasis still have fans?
Weird. Anyway, where were we? Oh yes - as Oasis were recording their new album at Abbey Road studios, a crazed stalker type apparently tried burst in on them, spooking them so much that they've hired a team of policemen to guard the studio for the time being. Not much is known about the identity of Oasis' new stalker, although he reportedly accused Noel Gallagher of ripping off all his music and lyrics for the new Oasis album during the encounter.
With that in mind, police are seeking to question Paul McCartney, John Lennon, any of Slade or a time-travelling version of Noel Gallagher from 13 years ago.
