Liam Gallagher responds to Andy Bell’s comments on an Oasis reunion

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Éric Cantona has spoken to NME about his debut live album, ‘Cantona Sings Eric’, working with Liam Gallagher and their subsequent friendship, as well as his hopes to one day perform at Glastonbury festival.The football legend’s post-retirement career has included forays into acting, art, modelling and, most recently, music. ‘Cantona Sings Eric’, released on March 29, followed debut EP ‘I’ll Make My Own Heaven’ – and was recorded during his first ever European tour at the end of 2023.

The shortlist of nominees for the Hall Of Fame was shared back in February, when 15 acts were announced as being in the running for this year’s instalment. The list included Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne, Jane’s Addiction, Dave Matthews Band, Mary J.

He was one of Oasis' founding members. But bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan has rarely been seen in public since he quit the iconic Manchester band at the height of their fame back in 1999.

Liam Gallagher has said his collaborative album with John Squire is “just the starter”, hinting that further music from the pair is on the horizon.The former Oasis frontman and ex-Stone Roses guitarist released their self-titled, UK Number One record last month before embarking on a joint UK, Ireland and European headline tour.Following the recent live dates, Gallagher said it would “be rude not to do another album” with Squire. “I think it’s got legs, man,” the singer explained of the team-up.

Liam Gallagher has shared footage of his son’s band, after denying claims of nepotism and announcing the band as the support for his upcoming tour.The update was shared on the former Oasis frontman’s X/Twitter page last night (April 14), and comes following the announcement that his son Gene’s band – called Villanelle – will be the support act for the ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th anniversary tour.He previously said that he thought that the band were “good” and added: “I’m gonna put them on first for [the ‘Definitely Maybe’] tour”. Villanelle will join Cast and The View as support acts on the upcoming dates.Now, following what seems to be some mixed responses to the announcement, Gallagher has hit back at accusations of nepotism, and shared footage of the band performing live to explain why they were chosen.Posted last night, the video appears to be screen-recorded footage of the band playing during a live show, which they originally shared on their Instagram Stories, and comes with the simple caption: ‘Cmon’.Cmon pic.twitter.com/iWIJ8vklH7— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 14, 2024Whilst they currently don’t have any official music out, Villanelle have recently been spotted supporting Brummie rockers Overpass on tour – presumably where the footage was captured.

Oasis have released an early live recording of ‘Supersonic’ to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of the band’s iconic debut single.The newly unearthed performance took place at the Limelight in Belfast on 4 September 1994, and the band had discovered shortly before taking to the stage that night that their debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’ had reached Number One on the UK Albums Chart.Now, that version of ‘Supersonic’ can be heard on limited edition physical single formats, including a replica of the original 1994 CD single, which also includes the white label demo of ‘Columbia’, and an individually numbered pearl coloured 7” vinyl. The singles are available here.Check out ‘Supersonic (Live at the Limelight, Belfast, 1994)’ below:The studio version of ‘Supersonic’ was recorded in one day at the Pink Museum Studio in Liverpool in late 1993, and released as the band’s debut single on 11 April 1994.

Liam Gallagher’s favourite Blur song is, you won’t have to wait any long – see what Liam Gallagher considers to be his top Blur track below.During Blur’s pre-Coachella warm-up gig at the Fox Theater Pomona in California on April 10, frontman Damon Albarn spoke of several instances of Americans trying to claim songwriting credits for their hit track ‘Song 2’.Albarn said onstage: “Because of the nature of American law, if someone gets a lawyer… they can come quite a long way with absolutely no grounds. Someone else this year – not only is it that person who’s convinced they’d written it, but there was another person who was convinced.

Liam Gallagher and John Squire have looked back at their first time working together, when they co-wrote The Seahorses’ song ‘Love Me And Leave Me’.The topic arose during a recent interview with NME, where the former Oasis frontman and ex-Stone Roses guitarist opened up about the response to their collaborative self-titled album and UK and European shows.In the discussion, the duo were asked about how they collaborated once before – during the first phase of Gallagher’s rock’n’roll career and in the second stage of Squire’s.Taking place back in 1997, both of them took songwriting credit for the song ‘Love Me And Leave Me’, which was shared by Squire as part of his short-lived post-Roses band The Seahorses, and released as part of their first and only album ‘Do It Yourself’.“I don’t even remember doing it,” Liam said when asked about the song, which sparked hopes of a future collaboration between them both. “I just remember John being round our house just fucking about.

Automotion have shared a new single called ‘Lost In The Spinal Labyrinth’ – you can listen to it below.The song will appear on the south London group’s upcoming EP ‘Dissolve’, which is due for release on June 19.Produced and mixed by Patrick James Fitzroy (PVA, Sorry, Katy J Pearson), ‘Lost In The Spinal Labyrinth’ takes the listener through various rhythms, riffs and tones across its six-and-a-half minutes.It is described as being “sometimes subdued and tranquil, [and] at other times heavy and ominous”.In a statement, frontman Jesse Hitchman said: “[‘Lost In The Spinal Labyrinth’] flows through many moods and sonic landscapes to create an interwoven journey with vocals that are both melodic and eerie.”Tune in here:Automation are comprised of Hitchman, guitarist Gallagher (son of former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher) bassist Finton Eatwell-Hurst and drummer Otis Eatwell-Hurst.They’ll play a headline show at The Lexington in London on June 19 to launch their ‘Dissolve’ EP. Tickets are on sale here.‘Lost In The Spinal Labyrinth’ follows on from their previous single ‘Liquify’, which was released in January.

Liam Gallagher has defended the length of his gigs following his recent tour with John Squire.The moment arose during a new conversation with NME, where the former Oasis frontman opened up about the response to his huge collaborative self-titled album with the ex-Stone Roses guitarist, and their recently wrapped up UK and European tour.During the interview, the singer-songwriter was asked about his latest album with the Britpop guitarist, and questioned about why he chose to limit the LP to just 10 songs – despite them already revealing they had material left over from the writing sessions.“I’m glad there’s only 10 songs on the album. I think when you start doing more songs you take the foot off the gas on certain songs.

Liam Gallagher and John Squire performed their song ‘I’m A Wheel’ on US TV last night (April 9) – check out the video below.The duo appeared as the musical guests on yesterday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in support of their collaborative self-titled album, which was released last month.Gallagher and Squire’s performance on the NBC chat show aired ahead of their headline gig at the Brooklyn Paramount in New York City tomorrow night (April 11).Tune in here:The former Oasis frontman and ex-Stone Roses guitarist recently wrapped up a UK, Ireland and European tour off the back of their UK Number One record.In a four-star review of the run’s first night in Glasgow, NME wrote: “A man of fewer words than his usual self, Liam’s dominant vocals stay sharp all night, comfortable as ever with this new setlist.”It added: “Squire’s mere return to the stage and the intimate nature of the night may have been enough for some fans; what we received was masterful and refreshing. But if this is a partnership to be continued, they best get started on album two.”Following the tour, Gallagher said it would “be rude not to do another album” with Squire in the future.During a new interview with NME, Gallagher spoke about fans’ response to the pair’s first LP: “People have got high expectations and I’m the same, but after all the dust settles… it’s fucking 10 great songs with some great fucking musicians playing it and I’m singing decent.”Squire added: “It’s still a baby.” Gallagher agreed: “I always say that.”He continued: “The Stone Roses songs have been around for fucking years – everyone wanks over ‘em; Oasis songs have been around for years – everyone wanks over ‘em.

Ride’s Andy Bell has weighed in his thoughts on the possibility of an Oasis reunion, and said that he thinks Noel and Liam Gallagher “probably will” get back together.The comments arose in a new interview that the musician took part in with Virgin Radio, where he spoke about his upcoming tour with the recently reunited band, Ride.While emerging into the spotlight with bands Ride and Hurricane, Bell went on to join the Britpop icons after both previous projects split – taking on the role of bassist, despite being a guitarist originally. He joined the line-up in 1999 and remained in the group until the band split in 2009.“I got into [Oasis] very early on, and I saw some really early gigs of theirs… I saw them upwards of ten times all around the country, so yeah, I’m a huge fan,” he told the outlet, going on to recall how he eventually joined the band.“It was a couple of years after Ride split, and I was in a new band called Hurricane.

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Noel Gallagher says he has scrapped plans to record an acoustic album.Earlier this year, the former Oasis guitarist revealed that he was in the process of recording an entirely acoustic album, which he said would be “for the fans” and that he had completed six songs already.Now, speaking on Matt Morgan’s podcast, Gallagher said: “By the way, I’ve scrapped the acoustic album finally, can’t fucking do it anymore. Yeah, it got six tunes in, and I was so bored with the arrangement of it all and the kind of slow pace of it all and, actually what made me think, right fuck it, I’m not doing it.“It was too down.

Oasis‘ classic hit single ‘Wonderwall’ is the most-streamed song from the 1970s to the 1990s.The 1995 single reached Number Two on the official singles chart at the time of its release and has since gone on to be one of the biggest selling ever, despite never topping the charts.Out of 300 of the most-streamed songs in the UK, from the ’70, ’80s and ’90s, ‘Wonderwall’ topped the lot, according to the Official Charts Company. It comes after it was previously revealed as the biggest selling Britpop track of the 1990s.Queen came in at Number Two with their 1975 classic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ while Fleetwood Mac rounded out the top five with ‘Everywhere’ and ‘Dreams’ in the remaining places.Elsewhere, Oasis’ ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ also came in at Number Seven. You can view the full list here and the Top 10 most streamed songs below.The Official Top 300 most-streamed songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s:1. Oasis – ‘Wonderwall’2. Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’3. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Everywhere’4. Fleetwood Mac – ‘Dreams’5. Queen – ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’6. Toto – ‘Africa’7. Oasis – ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’8. Goo Goo Dolls – ‘Iris’9. Journey – ‘Don’t Stop Believin”10. Whitney Houston – ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Meanwhile, it was recently announced that the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ ‘Supersonic’ would be marked by a re-release of the track as a physical single.The track was initially released on April 11, 1994, and was the debut single from the Britpop icons – later appearing on their iconic debut album ‘Definitely Maybe’.Liam Gallagher confirmed the news last month.

The Streets, Maisie Peters and Ghetts are among artists that have been announced in the next wave of acts for Boardmasters 2024.Professor Green, Cat Burns, Future Utopia and Sammy Virji are also set to perform at the Cornwall surf and music festival from 7-11 August, joining the previously announced Stormzy, Sam Fender, Chase & Status, Becky Hill and more.The latest wave of acts completes the 2024 line-up, where hundreds of acts will perform across 11 stages at two sites on the Cornish Coast – Watergate Bay and Fistral Beach.The DJ line-up for this year is completed by Ewan McVicar, Eliza Rose, Hedex and Eskman, Andy C, Hannah Laing and more.Other artists set to perform at the 2024 edition include Bicep, Nia Archives, Tom Odell, Soft Play, English Teacher and Katy B.Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Check out the full line-up below.A post shared by Boardmasters (@boardmasters) Stage splits for the festival have also now been announced, which attendees can check out on the website.This year, the festival has been granted permission to expand its capacity from 53k to 58k.Last year’s headliners for Boardmasters included Lorde, Liam Gallagher and Florence + The Machine, and the event ran between August 9-13.

Liam Gallagher has announced his son Gene’s band will be the support act for the ‘Definitely Maybe’ 30th anniversary tour.On X/Twitter, Liam announced the news in response to a fan who asked for his thoughts on his son Gene’s band. Villanelle features Gene on vocals and guitar; it looks to be a four-piece band.The former Oasis frontman said he thought Villanelle were “good”, and added: “I’m gonna put them on first for [the ‘Definitely Maybe’] tour”.

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