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“The Battle Of Britpop”
In its Aug. 26, 1995 issue, venerable U.K. pop weekly NME reported, “In a week where news leaked that Saddam Hussein was preparing nuclear weapons, everyday folks were still getting slaughtered in Bosnia and Mike Tyson was making his comeback, tabloids and broadsheets alike went Britpop crazy.” Homegrown pop g...
Noel Gallagher has begun the new year with some new music from his High Flying Birds project in the form of a demo. The former Oasis guitarist debuted the track, "Trying To Find A World That's Been And Gone: Part 1," with fans Saturday (Jan...
Oasis are celebrated in a new documentary by music video director Jake Scott titled Oasis Knebworth 1996. The film will have a worldwide release starting Sept. 23, and tickets are available here.
In 1996, Oasis brought 250,000 fans to Knebworth House in Hertfordshire for two nights of music...
September 1963: A young R&B combo called the Rolling Stones are rehearsing, preparing for a recording session. Their manager, former Beatles publicist Andrew Loog Oldham, was tearing his hair out. They were about to record their second single, a follow-up to their modestly successful remake of Chuck Berry’s “Come On.” But they had ...
Britpop was the sound of England taking back rock ‘n’ roll after American grunge and alt rock had annexed the world’s airwaves and charts for the first half of the ‘90s. Vox amps, Union Jacks, 1964 Paul McCartney haircuts, Ben Sherman shirts and Chelsea boots became all the rage, as bands plundered their British Invasion, David Bowie and early punk records for ideas.
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Gibson just released the new Noel Gallagher J-150, a recreation of the musician's Gibson J-150. Gallagher has used his acoustic Gibson for over 20 years, first making an appearance with it in the music video for Oasis’ “Little By Little.”
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AFI have announced their long-awaited return to the stage with the Bodies tour in support of their latest full-length. Bodies, which was released June 11, marks the group’s first major release since 2017’s AFI (The Blood Album). The tour is scheduled to kick off Feb. 11, 2022 i...
AFI are continuing to deliver a slew of diverse tracks ahead of their first album in more than four years, Bodies. “Dulcería” and “Far Too Near” mark the latest from their 11th album out June 11 via Rise Records.
With the release of the tw...
Architects are continuing to reach new heights with their ninth studio album For Those That Wish To Exist. Nearly a month after they earned their first-ever U.K. chart No. 1 with the LP, Architects have hit another chart milestone, and this time it’s in the U.S.
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Duets are all the rage these days, and largely without the intention of releasing said duet as a single. Case in point: YUNGBLUD’s recent sitdown with Avril Lavigne to blaze through her hit “I’m With You.” That’s just all about making it go viral.
But there was a time whe...
If you’ve ever wondered what Spotify’s most popular song from the ‘90s is, you’re in luck. This week, one particular '90s song became the first from the decade to reach one billion streams.
However, the song may not surprise you.
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With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, it’s uncertain when Supernatural, everyone’s favorite monster-hunting show, will wrap its 15th and final season. Currently, the crew has only two episodes to finish filming. While the initial hope was to resume filming in Vancouver in the fall, there’s been no update on whether that can safely happen or not.
Though 13 ep...
Noel Gallagher challenged Ewan McGregor to his first-ever lightsaber fight.
The duel happened at Gallagher's house, right after the actor was chosen to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars.
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"There was a party round at my house in the ‘90s and Ewan came, and he’d just got the part for Star Wars," the musician
Have Liam and Noel Gallagher finally set aside their brotherly differences and rekindled their kinship? It certainly appears that way, as Liam recently tweeted that he and Noel are "all good again." Check it out below.
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As noted by Exclaim, Liam took to Twitter on Tuesday to wish a happy Christmas to "team NG," seemingly offering a shout-out t
Noel Gallagher says his cat is "absolutely" more rock 'n' roll than Radiohead in a new interview with the Irish Independent. What's the High Flying Bird on about now? See the apparent grudge Gallagher holds against the ol' 'head below.
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Well, Liam Gallagher may have some strong feelings about having to make his own tea, but Noel Gallagher had someone in his band playing scissors, and honestly we’re not sure we can take either Gallagher too seriously.
Is this real? A prank?
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Gorillaz were joined by Noel Gallagher on the Graham Norton Show to perform their song "We Got the Power."
Savages’ Jehnny Beth, who is featured on the song, is clearly quite the fan as she's sporting a Noodle tattoo/drawing on her arm.
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On the brink of the release of their new record, Humanz, Gorillaz have released a new, behind-the-scenes look at Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher working together in the studio on their song, "We Got The Power."
Give it a watch below!
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The band have been sharing “momentz” on their Instagram from their studio time while working on their new
Unless this just a publicity stunt, it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting an Oasis reunion any time soon. Frontman Liam Gallagher went on a Twitter rant Tuesday morning calling his brother and bandmate Noel Gallagher, among other things, a “potato.”
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He capped off his escapade with a candid, “Fuck O