The Sweetest Pea

Amazing

Singer Liam Gallagher told the Mail: "The reaction to these concerts has been amazing.

"Just over a year ago, we played a gig in Manchester and NO ONE even bothered to turn up!

"The only people there were the bar staff, our manager and a couple of roadies.

"We always had complete faith in ourselves, but we were a bit chocked at how quickly the bad took off all over the world.

"It's weird. On a recent trip to Japan we were treated like the Beatles."

A tactical withdrawal - Sheldon's Sounds

Regular readers of this column can't have failed to have noticed the rise and rise of Derby band Cable over the past few weeks, which culminated with a deal with the respected indie label Infectious Records last month.

Soon after they were laying down 11 tracks in studios in Monmouth, South Wales, three of which will surface in a three track single for the label in July, with a further single in the autumn and an album pencilled in for January next year.

After the tunes had all been committed to tape, our boys set out with producer John Robb and their sound engineer for a night of hedonistic excess in Monmouth.

After several lager shandies, a mini cab was despatched to return them to the residential studios later that evening, only for the driver to make a slight detour to pick up ace beetle-browed tune-smith Noel Gallagher from Oasis!! (Recently number one in the hit parade with Some Might Say, pop pickers).

Our Noel being a decent lad invited his fellow passengers back to the more sumptuous Rockfield studios, where the band were working, for a bit of a do - an offer which was readily accepted. After all, how often do you get to skin a tin with some 'proper' pop stars?

More beverages were consumed during the evening while Cable's drummer, Neil Cooper sloped off with Noel and Oasis's new drummer for a bit of a jam downstairs.

While that was occurring, Oasis's singer decided to play back five of their new songs to an increasingly 'giggly' Darius, Cable's guitarist, during which a conversation took place, the bones of which are reproduced here:

Liam: "What do you reckon to our bangin' new tunes, our kid?"

Darius: "Not much. And why are you always ripping off The Beatles?"

Liam: (unsure) "Heh heh."

(Liam departs to fridge to get more beers, followed by Darius who attempts to tickle him).

Liam: "Eh! Leave it out, will ya?"

Brothers not in arms:

Cutting Edge

Liam Gallagher, the lead singer of rock band Oasis, expects to go to hell and is looking forward to it.