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Hi Found a link to some pictures of this show 6th April 2006 Intimate Lunchtime Special; 95.5 WPLJ, China Club; New York, USA http://www.wplj.com/Article.asp?id=120888&spid=

Hi Just wanted to know if this show was still going ahead? Is anyone going to be there to recored it? 3rd May 2006 Rivermead; Reading, UK Chris Martin will play a acoustic set

Hi I found an interview with Ken Martin about recording Coldplay's Parachutes heres the link http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct00/articles/ken.htm

Hi You can read a brief interview with Guy Berryman about recording the first album using pro tools software Coldplay: In the studio with Pro Tools and Logic http://www.audiohead.net/interviews/coldplay/

No dates have been anounced yet though

On this show 27th December 2005 Ken Bruce show; BBC Radio 2, Maida Vale, London, UK Will said that the band should be playing shows in South American in the Autumn

is "the hardest part" going to be released as a single tomorrow? will i be able to buy the cd in the shops? and also what are the bsides?

What's the story, Liam? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He says Don't Believe the Truth, but Liam Gallagher says the truth is, he and brother Noel are no longer the feuding siblings they used to be. Have Oasis really reached a new calm? If any band name seems at odds with reality, it is arguably Oasis, given the calm-shattering behaviour of the two bickering main men - the Gallagher brothers Noel and Liam. But Liam says in a recent phone interview from London that he has mellowed and that, gasp, he loves his older, 38-year-old sibling. "Ah, you know, we're brothers. I love him. If anyone ever said a bad word about him, they'd get their ears pulled," says the 33 year old who, despite this liberal use of swear words in the interview, sounds relaxed and is polite. "We don't go around holding hands and kissing each other like most brothers in bands - we don't fuck around." Their concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium tonight has seen 90% of the 10,000 tickets sold. Tickets are priced from $68 to $160. The new Oasis of calm, if true, is certainly a marked change from their heyday in the 1990s when the Manchester outfit made headlines for fighting, drinking and spectacular kiss-and-make-up sessions between the Gallagher brothers. The group was then part of the Britpop phenomenon that included bands like Blur, Pulp and Suede. The band formed in 1991 when Liam joined a group called Rain. A year later, seeing his brother perform, Noel proclaimed the band 'utter shit' and offered to take over, provided he could lead its direction from then on. Thanks to the critically acclaimed debut album Definitely Maybe and its 18 million selling follow up (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis have become part of modern rock history. Their third album Be Here Now became the fastest selling album in Britain, with almost 500,000 copies sold on the first day alone. While newer outfits like Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party and Kaiser Chiefs have pooper up since, Oasis still hold their own, with their last album Don't Believe the Truth selling 2.5million copies worldwide, including 10,000 copies here. All in, they have sold an estimated 50 million copies of their eight albums so far. The current Oasis line-up includes rhythm guitarist Gem Archer, 39, bassist Andy Bell, 35, and drummer Zak Starkey, 40, son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Oasis, which cancelled a 2002 date in Singapore after the Oct 12 bomb blasts in Bali that year, was in Bangkok last Saturday to perform at a rock festival. They shared the bill with Scottish band Franz Ferdinand, who had flown in after their Singapore gig. Liam, by the way, had slammed Franz in the press before, comparing them to 1980s group Right Said Fred of the "I'm Too Sexy" fame. Singaporean musician Nick Chan, 25, of Astreal and Muon, who caught the Bangkok Rock festival, was unimpressed with Oasis' performance. "They have aged like vinegar rather than wine," says the guitarist and music producer. He adds that at one time, he could relate to their music, but that their "pub rock anthems have not really changed or evolved". But Adrian Wee, 30, founder of the successful indie night event Poptart, which takes place once a month at Home Club at The Riversidewalk, is still a fan. "I still think they are an important band for what they achieved in the 1990s. Along with Blur, they were one of the key bands in the Britpop invasion." He attended an Oasis concert in 1998 in Melbourne, Australia, and plays hits like Roll With It at Poptart. Will Oasis raise their game tonight to please music critics? The concert organiser, Lushington Entertainments, has spent over $1 million to bring them in, and is certainly hoping they will in their 90 minute set. Not that criticism will bother Liam. The father of three children says: "The kids who buy our records, they like the songs, they come to the concerts. That’s who I care about." There was a three-year break in between the last album Heathen Chemistry and DBTT last year. What were you doing in that period? Well, there wasn't really any break, you know. We were writing the record and demo-ing stuff. That took about a year, I suppose. Then we decided to record it; we did that a few times. We didn’t have much time to sit at home, we were pretty much in the studio all the time. I would like to say I wouldn’t like to take that much time ever again, it’s just boring. I would like to get a new record out towards the end of the year. You want to kick butt, basically? Fucking right, man. I didn’t join a band to cruise, I joined a band to make music You’ve been touring for quite awhile now. Do you hate seeing Noel on an almost daily basis? Is there anything nice you have to say about your brother, since you guys fight a lot? I’ve got lots of nice things to say about him, though he’s always slagging me off. But I think he’s a great songwriter. He thinks he’s a little bit better at singing than me, which always pisses me off. The album reviews of Don’t Believe the Truth I’ve read are lukewarm. Does that bother you? Not really, I think that’s the way it is, darling. Until we pull out something really amazing, that is. The ones I’ve been reading have been all right, it’s been about 50/50 with the reviews. I think people expect too much of Oasis. But nothing bothers me. Nothing bothers you? I hear you’ve got a hot temper, though. Yeah, I’ve got a got temper when people pop cameras in my face. Other than that, I’m sweet. I get on with everyone. But you’re not shy about having a go at other bands like Franz Ferdinand the way you did last year… That’s my born right to have an opinion. And it’s my opinion that they sound like Right Said Fred. It’s not personal. People go, “Do you like Franz Ferdinand?” I say, “No”. It’s my right as a musician, as a person, in general, to diss them. And they can diss my band, I don’t lose sleep over it. And if they get upset and say “Oh, he slagged off my band”, I say “Fucking go back to art college, you little wussies.” Does it bother you that they slag you off in the press and not to your face? Not in the slightest. The difference between me and them is that I’ll tell it to their face when we go to Bangkok. (No slagging face-off, as far as we know, went on in Bangkok.) You guys have kept your fan base even if your last three albums were slammed a bit by the critics. How do you think you’ve managed that? Do you think I give a toss about what some failed musician says about my record? Some spotty little idiot writing for some stupid magazine didn’t like my record because he didn’t like my attitude? I don’t give a fuck. All right Liam, would you say you’ve mellowed down over the years? No, not really. I wouldn’t say so. It depend I guess. I think I’ve a good angle on my life. I was on a bender for the past 15 years, not any more. I’ve kids, I’ve other things in my life than being a rock star. It’s a nice place to be. Ten years ago, I didn’t have anything. All I had is this band, and you tend to go a bit daft. But I’m not the person I was 10 years ago. Is it true you thought about taking up yoga to chill out? (Chuckles) Laying on your back and all that, getting into bendy awkward positions? No, I don’t think so. People who write these things must be on drugs. No, no yoga for me. Have you and your long-time girlfriend Nicole got married? There are rumours floating around on the Net… No. You’re all nosy parkers. I don’t think it’s all that important. It we got married, you’d know about it. But it wouldn’t change your life. Are you excited to come to Singapore? I’m excited to go everywhere, man. I’ve got a huge amount of energy and I love to see places I haven’t been. I can’t remember where it is, to tell you the truth, but I can’t wait. And people can expect a no-nonsense, straight rock ‘n’ roll show. Pure attitude, five great-looking guys on stage doing it how it’s meant to be done. source: Straits Times http://www.live4ever.us/newsroom.html

Oasis back for more -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oasis are back on the road and will begin the South American leg of the tour on the 10th March when they kick off the tour at the Hot Festival, Buenos Aires Polo Field and will then go on to play gigs in Chile and Brazil. (tickets are still available check out the tour page) The band will then return to Canada and play the Air Canada Centre where the Artic Monkeys will be support. The tour then rolls on to North America. Check out the tour page for the full list of dates. source: oasisinet

Liam's foul football blast -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "At times the England players seem to play like women. Beckham and others, they're gay boys" Liam Gallagher is reportedly up to his old wildman antics again, this time labelling the England football team a bunch of "women". In an astonishing outburst ahead of Oasis' South American tour, the singer is alleged to have said England's finest had no chance of winning the World Cup. He said: "I'm not one of those people who are that patriotic when it comes to the England team. "I think that if you play direct football and deserve to win, you win. At times the England players seem to play like women." The Manchester City fan is no stranger to controversy and his rants on a number of subjects from Elvis to drugs have landed him in hot water in the past. Gallagher also criticised U2 and the Rolling Stones, who recently played in front of a million people in Rio. He claimed: "Oasis might not be the biggest band in the world but we're the best band in the world. "I'm the best singer in the world and the best singer has to be in the best band. "They're the biggest bands in the world, without doubt. The Stones are big. They fill stadiums and they're in tune with the times. I respect them but their songs are a pile of crap. "As for U2, I don't understand what they're doing. They're rock stars - for me, they don't say a lot. They don't seem like normal people." Criticising the current state of British rock, he added: "I don't think the new bands are making good music.It's like fast-food music. "You open a song and say, 'Yes, I think that's good,' but the albums are not good albums. "I don't wish them bad luck but they're not as good as Oasis." Oasis play tonight in Buenos Aires, Argentina, then next week in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Gallagher went on: "What I most like doing is singing. But I expect one or two of my songs to be included on each album we launch in the future." In an interview with Brazilian daily Folha de Sao Paolo, he said the well-publicised rows between him and older brother Noel were a thing of the past. He added: "Me and my brother respect each other more than we used to. It's different from when we launched the band, when we didn't have kids and had nothing to lose." source ITV news and dailyrecord.co.uk

really like this band :)

thanks for the article, a good read :)

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Here are the remaining fixtures Saturday, 25 February 2006 France v Italy, 14:00 Scotland v England, 17:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, 26 February 2006 Ireland v Wales, 15:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 11 March 2006 Ireland v Scotland, 15:30 Wales v Italy, 13:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, 12 March 2006 France v England, 15:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 18 March 2006 England v Ireland, 17:30 Italy v Scotland, 13:30 Wales v France, 15:30