Tag Archives: Oasis

Dreary Things People Say About Stuff They Don’t Like

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 24th, 2013

Art is a subjective form of communication. That is to say, whether you’re listening to music or watching a movie or experiencing a painting, the thing the artist thinks he or she is saying to you isn’t going to be the same ...

15 Great British Tribute Band Names, And One We Made Up

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 15th, 2013

There’s a definite knack to naming a tribute band: Ideally you’d want a devilishly-clever pun on the band’s name (or at a push, their most famous song or album title), but it has to be one that also explains that ...

WATCH: Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn End Britpop Feud

By Rachel Marie Paquin | Posted on March 25th, 2013

Gallagher and Albarn perform Blur's "Tender" together at the Teenager Cancer Trust concert (Yui Mok/PA)

For anyone who followed Britpop in the 1990s, this news may come as a shock: Noel Gallagher of Oasis performed on stage with Blur’s Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon on Saturday. I’ll give you a second to pick your jaw up off the ...

Happy Birthday Liam Gallagher: An Oasis Top 5

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on September 21st, 2012

Say what you like about the boutique magpie retro of Oasis’s recording career, but you can’t deny that in Liam Gallagher they boasted one of the best singers the UK has produced since… always. A snarling mongrel mix of ...

Kate Bush Week: Five Great British Literary Songs

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on November 15th, 2011

Writing songs is hard. You might have an astonishing melody over a brilliant chord sequence set to the best groove in the whole world, but if you can’t find the words to fit, you’re stumped.

News Roundup: ‘Harry Potter’ Star Arrested For Rioting

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 12th, 2011

The temptation to make some crack about evil Slytherins is almost overwhelming, but we’ll push on past it to bring you the unhappy tale of Jamie Waylett, who played Draco Malfoy’s henchman Crabbe in the Harry Potter ...

Friday Vote: Who’d Be In Your Dream British Supergroup?

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 7th, 2011

Noel Gallagher, when asked about Mick Jagger’s latest venture SuperHeavy, the supergroup he formed with Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, AR Rahman and Damian Marley, said this: “I’d love to do a supergroup as long as it ...

Noel Gallagher: A Day In Quotes

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 18th, 2011

It has been a busy day or two for Noel Gallagher. He’s been promoting his new material, under the banner of Noel Gallagher’s Angry Bi… sorry, Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds, and as he’s a chatty sort, the notable quotes are ...

News Roundup: Cee Lo Eyes Pippa, Simon Cowell in Pink, and ‘Hobbit’ Snaps Revealed

By staff | Posted on July 13th, 2011

• Pippa Middleton has a new admirer, in the shape of Cee Lo Green. Although she should probably be aware that he’s a little too busy enjoying his own reflection to bother with the finer details, like remembering her name.

Noel Gallagher On Being Attacked By A Plum And A Guitar

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on July 7th, 2011

After Oasis split up, two very different work ethics came into play between the Gallagher brothers. Liam, in the same act of defiant ain’t-brokery that saw Oasis stick very closely to the shallow end of their musical rockpool for over ...