Oasis here, Oasis there, Oasis everywhere.
Hard times for haters. They can hardly hide.
They will definitely look back in anger.
LOL. I love it.
Anyway, thanks to the Gallagher brothers the whole wide world now knows
that Wales is a country ((population of 3.2 million, 21,218 square kilometers,
part of the UK) by starting their huge reunion tour in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, a week ago.
For the millions of fans who couldn’t get a ticket the band just shared the recorded
version of Slide Away (from their 1994 debut LP Definitely Maybe) of that historic show.
And the money-machine surrounding all the commotion
(new merch, new this, new that) is working 24/7.
A box set of all 7 Oasis albums (on Vinyl and CD) will
be available from August 22nd on. Pre-order info here.
‘Hello’
‘Acquiesce’
‘Morning Glory’
‘Some Might Say’
‘Bring It On Down’
‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’
‘Fade Away’
‘Supersonic’
‘Roll With It’
‘Talk Tonight’
‘Half The World Away’
‘Little By Little’
‘D’You Know What I Mean?’
‘Stand By Me’
‘Cast No Shadow’
‘Slide Away’
‘Whatever’
‘Live Forever’
‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’
‘The Masterplan’
‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’
‘Wonderwall’
‘Champagne Supernova’
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.
ALL TOGETHER
The 5 fresh ones TRACK BY TRACK
Credit: Frances Carter
Band: THE BETHS Who: Voltaic pop outfit
from New Zealand.
Track: NO JOY
Newest single from their forthcoming longplayer Straight Line Was A Lie, their 4th one. It’ll see the
day of light on August 29th.
Hit the drums,
strike a chord,
take the mic.
Play & sing.
Artists: KURT VILE andLuke Roberts Who: Former War On Drugs troubadour
and Nashville songsmith friend.
Track: CLASSIC LOVE
Title track of their upcoming,
collaborative EP that pops up on 25 July.
Vile: “I always thought “classic love” was the epitome of a song that belonged on the radio. When I heard Luke and Kyle [Spence’s] recording of this it just floored me: like this could be old or new, just a timeless track… I figured the best way I could help it reach the masses was to just get myself up in that track as well and move ‘er through the KV/Verve machine.”
That siblings band from Manchester, England OASIS released their 6th album,
named DON’T BELIEVE THE TRUTH on 30 May 2005, this day 20 years ago.
The Guardian (English newspaper) wrote in retrospect: “Little is the same as it was back then, for all parties concerned, but this is where Oasis start to mend some broken promises. It feels like a lifetime since a new album from the Gallaghers justified the hype and rhetoric spun on its behalf, but this is so good, it makes you want to pour not one but two glasses of Jack-Daniels over your head.”
TUTV: One of their best longplayers, yet criminally underrated. Some mucky Velvet Underground fingers, a stunning Lyla, and bad boy Liam mad for it once again. Several supersonic rockers and as usual a couple of anthemic ballads. Kaïn and Abel are eternal rock heroes.
Key tracks: Mucky Fingers / Lyla / Let There Be Love /
The Importance Of Being Idle / Keep The Dream Alive
As the sold-out OASIS reunion tour approaches (first one in Cardiff, Wales on 4th July) MOJO gets set by celebrating the 50 Greatest Songs of Oasis: from Cigarettes & Alcohol to Half The World Away, Wonderwall to The Shock Of The Lightning, hymned by the magazine’s best writers.
Also in this issue: Grateful Dead at 60, their psychedelic pinnacle by David Fricke;The Stranglers’ Jean-Jacques Burnel on ruck’n’roll; Tim Buckley’s astral journey; Rory Gallagher remembered, Clem Burke; MJ Lenderman; Gregory Isaacs; The Roches; Justin Hayward; Stereolab; Peggy Seeger; Pete Shelley; Bennie Maupin; The Lemonheads; Doc Pomus; The Searchers; Shudder To Think; and more.
This month’s CD is named Dead Roots: The Grateful Dead Songbook.
A selection of the blues, bluegrass, soul, country and rock’n’roll that inspired San Francisco’s psychedelic adventurers. Starring Jimmy Reed, Johnny Cash,
Bobby Bland, Judy Collins, Elizabeth Cotton, Tampa Red and more.
You can purchase a copy and let it be sent to your home address. Info HERE.