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Noel Gallagher has told NME that he’s got more spare songs than he knows what to do with, and would like some of them to be used as the next James Bond theme.

Oasis speak about their new album ‘Dig Out Your Soul’, knife crime and what they’d do if they were Mayor of London, in an exclusive cover story in this week’s NME.

Now check out an exclusive free extract from the interview on NME.COM, then get your copy on UK newsstands now.

[...] The songs are coming quickly, with three of Noel’s – ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’, ‘Falling Down’ and another newie ‘Come On, It’s Alright’ – being written in a matter of days. In fact, he’s now got “a backlog of thirty-odd songs, just sitting there”.

“I don’t know what the fuck I’m going to do with them all,” he sighs. “Could I give them to someone else to sing? Well, there’s a few that sound like girls could sing them, you know? But who? Fucking Amy Winehouse? She’ll be dead before I write another one. That Duffy’s alright. I might do them for a film, but I don’t want them to be stuck in divvy romantic comedies.”

How about a Bond theme? Jack White’s just done one.

“It’s a bit of a piss-take that the greatest British agent of all time has to be soundtracked by a bunch of fucking Americans. But yep, I’ve written a couple of Bond theme tunes.”

Really? What are they called?

“Er, they haven’t got very Bond-esque titles, so I would have to tailor the title accordingly. The latest one that I wrote, I listened back to it thinking, ‘fucking hell man! That’d make a fucking great Bond theme’. But it’s called ‘Freaky Teeth’. Now, unless there’s a James Bond film that comes out in the next ten years that’s very, very psychedelic…”

Or they could bring Jaws back…

“Yeah! I dunno, I would never write a song called ‘A Different Way To Die’ or ‘Die Another Day’, there’s always something about death, isn’t there?”

Maybe you could do ‘Live Forever’.

“I could, but I’d have to re-record it. Getting back to the point, I have no idea what I’ll do with these songs.” [...]

Quelle: nme.com

The new album doesn’t hit the shelves until 6th October, but Oasis fans across the world are set to get an exclusive preview of ‘Dig Out Your Soul’, in a groundbreaking partnership between Big Brother Recordings and music magazine NME supported by Arts Council England.

The band have teamed up with NME in a musical first, which will see the magazine release the sheet music and lyrics to three brand new album tracks – ‘Bag It Up’, ‘The Turning’ and ‘(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady’ in an exclusive companion disc give-away.

Packaged as an official collectable item featuring a unique Big Brother Recordings catalogue number, the Oasis ‘NME Dig Out Your Soul Songbook’ will be free with NME’s September 17th issue and will also include a CD-Rom packed full of exclusive content and artwork.

The songbook will invite fans to play the as-yet unheard tracks themselves by filming their efforts and uploading them to a dedicated microsite housed at www.oasisinet.com/digoutyoursoulsongs. This radical move adds a new dimension to the ‘free music’ debate and encourages all you die hard fans out there to pick up your instruments!

Noel Gallagher of Oasis said, “The gift of music is very special… and anything that can bring music into a kid’s life is an incredible thing.”

You, the fans, are encouraged to interpret the new tracks in your own personal style on whichever instruments you please and Big Brother Recordings have put together a very special prize for the best entry. A lucky winner will be personally chosen by the band and will win a unique VIP experience to the Oasis gig of their choice anywhere in the world, including travel and accommodation.

Conor McNicholas, NME Editor said: “We are ecstatic that NME has been able to work with Oasis to give our readers the very first taste of ‘Dig Out Your Soul’. The songbook really does mark a world first in including fans in the excitement of a new album release. With Arts Council England on board helping kids pick up instruments, this covermount could inspire and enable a new generation of Gallaghers right across the country.”

The Oasis ‘NME Dig Out Your Soul Songbook’ is backed by the Arts Council England’s Take it away scheme which has given out £6m worth of interest free loans to budding musicians over the last 12 months.

Mary-Alice Stack, who manages Take it Away at Arts Council England, said:

“Take it away is about helping people to get started learning and playing musical instruments of all kinds. We’re delighted to be involved with this songbook and competition, because we’re sure it will do just that. Along with aspiring Noels and Liams, we hope that the opportunity to perform these songs might well turn up a would-be Vanessa Mae or Seth Lakeman for the next generation.”

Quelle: oasisinet.com

Find out how to get your free songbook and companion CD-Rom

Oasis are set to give away a free ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ songbook and companion CD-Rom with next week’s NME, out September 17.

The exclusive songbook and CD-Rom package, which features Oasis video interviews, lyrics and music sheets, an introduction written by Noel Gallagher and its own Big Brother record label catalogue number, can be pre-ordered now from the NME store.

The package – the brain-child of Noel Gallagher himself – will be a taster for the band’s forthcoming new album, ‘Dig Out Your Soul’, as well as a collectable item in its own right.

It will feature ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ art-work, Oasis goodies for your computer, plus a chance to win a VIP trip to any Oasis gig in the world.

The Oasis ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ songbook and CD-Rom will contain:

• Two exclusive video interviews with the band
• Introduction written by Noel Gallagher.
• Lyrics and sheet music for four ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ songs: ‘Bag It Up’, ‘The Turning’, ‘(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady’ and new single ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’.
• ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ album artwork.
• Video instructions to play Oasis’ 1994 debut single ‘Supersonic’.
• Oasis screensavers, wallpapers, desktop widget and link to exclusive microsite.
• Big Brother record label catalogue number, making the songbook extra-collectable.
• Competition details to win a VIP trip to any Oasis gig in the world.

Quelle: nme.com

A few things from this months Mojo Magazine …

Noel confirmed that Zak has left the band and that former La’s drummer Chris Shanrock is taking over. He was offered the job after Alan left, but after Noel got in contact with Zak.

There are five different versions of the album, “There’s the cheap digital one, there’s the other digital one that’s slightly more expensive, there’s a physical one in the shops, the there’s a deluxe’ one that’s slightly more expensive, then there’s a super deluxe one that has everything on it”.

Noel on the new songs …

Bag It Up – Opening track. Inspired by the Pretty Things’ song ‘Baron Saturday’ which appeared on their 1968 album S.F Sorrow. Noel’s gutted as he didn’t realise ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell released a song of the same name.

Shock of the Lightning – The first single, written by Noel, sung by Liam. Out on September 29. ‘Instant and compelling’ according to Noel.

I’m Outta Time – Liam-penned, Liam-sung ‘lighters-in-the-air, John Lennon moment’ according to Noel. First heard being rehearsed by Liam on DBTT studio documentary.

Soldier On – Another Liam number, last track on the album. Liam recorded it with Andy while pissed and band forgot about it until The Coral stumbled across it in Noel’s studio and begged them to record it. Noel describes it as ‘just one verse and one chorus’ and ‘a kind of lost-and-found story’. It goes ‘a bit dubby’ at the end and Noel plays melodica on it.

Two other rumored tracks

Stop The Clocks – Rumoured to be on there, yet to be confirmed.

Get Off Your High Horse (Lady) – Rumoured title, yet to be confirmed.

Quelle: stopcryingyourheartout.com, stoptheclocks.org

BRITPOP veterans OASIS have cleaned up in the all-time album charts.

Definitely Maybe from 1994 was voted top of the 50 Best Ever British Albums with the 1995 follow-up (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? second.

The Manchester band, fronted by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, beat classics by THE BEATLES, THE CLASH and THE STONE ROSES in a poll by music mag Q and retailer HMV.

RADIOHEAD’s 1997 masterpiece OK Computer came third while AMY WINEHOUSE was the only female on the list, with Back To Black at 35.

Q editor Paul Rees said: “Having polled three times more votes than any other act, Oasis are undoubtedly the nation’s most loved band.”

BEST EVER BRITISH ALBUMS:

• 1. Definitely Maybe, Oasis
• 2. (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis
• 3. OK Computer, Radiohead
• 4. Revolver, The Beatles
• 5. The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses
• 6. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles
• 7. London Calling, The Clash
• 8. Under The Iron Sea, Keane
• 9. Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd
• 10. Urban Hymns, The Verve

Quelle: thesun.co.uk

While we all impatiently wait for the new album, now is the perfect time to remember all the great ones the band have released over the last 14 years! And what better way than to vote in the new poll being conducted by Q and HMV:

“To mark 50 years of great British music, the UK’s biggest music magazine, Q, and the nation’s favourite music retailer, HMV, are teaming up to crown the best ever British album – as voted for by you! Just pick your 3 favourite British albums of the last 50 years (released between 1958 and 2008).”

To vote, CLICK HERE.

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Oasis leader speaks about ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’

Noel Gallagher has spoken following news that Oasis will be releasing a brand new single in October.

NME.COM has full details of ‘Lord Don’t Slow Me Down’s release online now.

Appearing this morning (September 24) on Radio 1 with DJ Chris Moyles, the guitarist spoke about the new release, quipping that “it’s coming out on that internet”.

Sharing the band’s inspiration for the online release, he explained: “You know there’s a DVD coming out for Christmas… somewhat predictably. The title track was so brilliant that the powers that be said ‘lets just put it out’. And I’m like, ‘well we’re not ready to do that yet’. So, it was decided it would be a nice thing to put it out for those people who have computers.”

Joking about his lack of technological prowess, he stated: “I’m not one of those people, so it’s a good job I get my own copy of it, because I wouldn’t get it otherwise. I’ve got an iPod, but Gem sorts all that out for me. That’s filth, y’know?”

Meanwhile the Oasis leader also spoke about the birth of his second child, a son, at the weekend (September 22).

After Moyles congratulated him, Gallagher joked: “What? for being third in the league?” – referring to the impressive start to the season his football team Manchester City have made – before explaining he was there for the birth.

“I was there,” he explained. “It was alright for me, my missus was giving me a bit of stick afterwards, saying, ‘you never took your jacket off all the way through!’ I was just in my leather jacket, nodding ‘you’ll be alright, just get it out before Soccer AM finishes’. I think the worst thing is that you don’t have any specific role [as a father at the birth]. You just stand there and nod.”

He added that he had named the boy Donovan Rory Gallagher after “his granddad Rory”.

Gallagher added: “He’s called Donovan. Sounds like a man who means business already.”

For more exclusive information on Oasis’ single release get this week’s issue of NME, on newsstands from September 26.

Quelle: nme.com

Quelle: Q Magazine, Juni 2007 [Dank an Thomas]

Workshops

Special: British Punk
Legends Special: Oasis
Promi-Workshop: Micky Moody VI
Groovebusters: Odd Meter ist Math-Rock
Blues Café: Lonnie Johnson
Lead Guitar Basics: Akkordaufbau III

Quelle: guitar.de

The next issue of Q, onsale 1st May, celebrates the 10th anniversary of Oasis’ controversial third album, Be Here Now. Hailed as a masterpiece upon its 1997 release, its reputation swiftly deteriorated. Today it’s usually dismissed as a disastrous, overblown folly – the moment when Oasis, their judgement clouded by drugs and blanket adulation, ran aground on their own sky-high self-belief. Noel Gallagher himself remembers is as “the sound of five men in the studio, on coke, not giving a fuck.”

Our cover feature, in which we both reappraise the album and explore the remarkable events surrounding its recording, recounts a tumultuous tale of loathing and excess. This is how producer Owen Morris remembers the sessions: “The only reason anyone was there was the money. Noel had decided Liam was a shit singer. Liam had decided he hated Noel’s songs. So on we went. Massive amounts of drugs. Big fights. Bad vibes. Shit recordings.”

But was Be Here Now really all that bad? We came across this footage of Noel Gallagher performing Don’t Go Away on an obscure Japanese TV show in 1997. Stripped of the dense layers of distorted guitars that cluttered the album version, it emerges as a heartfelt, affecting ballad – easily the equal of, say, Slide Away, or Cast No Shadow. OK, the lyrics are excruciating, but that hardly makes it unique in the Oasis canon.

Whatever you think of the song, the clip is worth watching for Noel’s visible embarrassment at performing the song in such bizarre circumstances, surrounded by baffled studio guests and backed by cheesy video footage. Of course, the original version was sung by Noel’s brother Liam. Are we alone in thinking Noel actually delivers it with more soul and sensitivity?

Quelle: q4music.com