Results tagged “Oasis” from Getintothis: Liverpool's guide to music reviews, gigs, discussion and opinion.

Ah, the most neglected of formats - the EP - why don't more bands release them?

Liverpool post-grad and musician, Chris Selman delved into his older sibling's record collection and discovered an Oasis classic which would change his life forever.

At just shy of £60, you'd say this one is for the diehards only...

Be Here Now is regarded by many as a joke, none more so than the critics who at the time were dishing out five star reviews. Luke Traynor champions the much-maligned third chapter in Oasis' discography.

Dan Nolan, bass player of Liverpool band, The Idles, recounts how Oasis shaped his life.

Nope, it's not the whole of Be Here Now...

It may be Oasis Week on Getintothis, but today is distinctly anti-Gallagher as Vicky Anderson presents her case for the prosecution as to why Oasis are unutterably awful.

'Amazing gig mate, but no Live Forever'...

Plenty of Oasis goodies to be given away, read on for details

Huyton-born journalist Gareth Roberts stalks the Gallagher brothers around his Sheffield University campus back in 1994.

Luke Traynor reports...Thank God we don't have to trek to Manchester anymore to see one of the world's best bands in action. It's gigs like this that the Liverpool Arena was built for.

There's a lot of shit written about Oasis. Here's some more.

Liverpool musician Chris Pierce contextualises and revisits Oasis' fourth record Standing on the Shoulders of Giants and insists there's much to be cherished inside the Gallagher brother's lost treasure trove.

Similarly to REM, Oasis occupy a special place in my heart, so selecting a definitive list was borderline impossible. After much head-scratching this lot was cobbled together in near-throwaway frustration, knowing that tomorrow's selection could be completely different. As it is this is the Getintothis' Oasis Top 10. Definitely, maybe.

Peter Guy introduces a week of worshipping at the altar of Saints Noel and Liam.

Mud, sun, fun and Jay-Z, Getintothis delivers the full lowdown from Worthy Farm.

Alan O'Hare explains why Up is possibly REM's most important record to date.

This week two idols of the industry were honoured for their very different contributions to the pop landscape, Getintothis reflects on the flawed greatness of Michael Jackson and the Manic Street Preachers.

Cover versions used to be seen as old hat and a definite no-no in terms of musical credibility, but with Mark Ronson fashioning a career out of them, Radiohead sanctioning an entire reworking of OK Computer in reggae and The Arctic Monkeys' pulling off Shirley Bassey, covers are now seemingly the height of cool. Here Getintothis reveals our top 10 covers...

Q) What do Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones & The Darkness have in common?
A) None of them have made the top 10 greatest British debut records of all time. Getintothis reveals our top 10.