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Alan McGee thought Liam Gallagher was a drug dealer when he discovered Oasis

5060 days ago
NMEPlus former label boss says he thought Bonehead was the frontman more info

Alan McGee: I Thought Liam Gallagher Was A Drug Dealer

5060 days ago
GigwiseHe speaks about signing Oasis... more info

Alan McGee Talks Creation, Oasis And More

5060 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comThe story of Creation really is one of the greatest ever told - Creation Records that is. Maverick boss Alan McGee, who signed Oasis and Primal Scream, started the label with a £1,000 loan in 1983 and sold it to Sony for £30million in 1999. The sel... more info

Alan Mcgee - Alan Mcgee Rues Late Retirement

5061 days ago
ContactMusicMusic mogul Alan Mcgee wishes he'd walked away from the industry after Oasis' triumphant gigs at Britain's Knebworth House, because he became "delusional" with success. MCGee was head of famed independent label Creation Records and became one of t... more info

Miles Kane On Liam & Noel Gallagher

5063 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comTaken from an interview with Miles Kane.Miles Kane may be a dapper young rocker with the world at his feet, but occasionally he sounds like a shell-shocked veteran sharing war stories. "Fame is a learning curve," he says in a treacly Liverpool burr. ... more info

Alan Mcgee Almost Passed On Signing Oasis Because?

5063 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comScots music legend Alan McGee has revealed he almost didn't sign supergroup Oasis because he thought Liam Gallagher looked too dodgy.East Kilbride-born McGee famously discovered the band after seeing them play an unbilled set at legendary Glasgow ven... more info

Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding (streams)

5064 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Beady Eye are an English rock band formed in 2009 by former members of Oasis, following the exit of member Noel Gallagher. Different Gear, Still Speeding is the debut album by Beady Eye, released on 28 February 2011. It debuted at #3 in the UK al... more info

Upside Down: The Creation Records Story – review

5064 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Jesus & Mary Chain and Oasis are in this doumentary, but it's their label, Creation, and its founder Alan McGee who are the fascinating subjectWhile you'll find many a record-label documentary propping up the schedules of BBC4, they don't often m... more info

Strokes Working On LP5, Getting Along

5065 days ago
StereogumThere’s an emerging line of thought that frames the Strokes as America’s Oasis: beloved for their first two watershed records, forgiven for uneven subsequent efforts. Recorded output aside, the analogy holds water at least in terms of their media... more info

Review: Beady Eye, The Brighton Centre

5065 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comLiam prowled the stage like a caged animal, his mood oscillated between mardy (grumpy) and mad for it (excitable) and he sidled up to the microphone like he was intent on head butting it.The charismatic front man was definitely entertaining to watch ... more info

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