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1. Arena gig will be a total riot
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 30 November 2007IN THE not too distant past, indie guitar music was a fairly unambitious place to be – indie bands weren’t at all concerned with selling millions of records, headlining huge stadiums or having milkmen whistling their songs as they walked down the street.
2. Rock 'n' roll's tribute to Tony
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 19 October 2007TONY Wilson, as everyone knows, absolutely detested London. He hated it for many, many reasons, but undoubtedly one of the biggest was that London was traditionally seen as the epicentre of the music industry.
3. Friends reunited?
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 12 October 2007DON’T you just hate it when legendary rock bands reform, pretend they’re best of friends again, and make out as if everything is all hunky-dory?
4. Preview: Kelly Jones
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 30 March 2007YOU can't blame Kelly Jones for craving a change of scenery. As frontman of Stereophonics, he and his band (alongside maybe only Oasis) have become staples of arena-sized, mid-90s-derived machismo bloke rock.
5. Preview: 192 Acousticfest
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 30 March 2007THERE'S always been a strong musical tradition of songs being inspired by buses but this must surely be the first time we've had a whole festival dedicated to one.
6. Kings of bling in unlikely alliance
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 23 March 2007WITH its many egos, hip-hop music is not renowned for sharing the spotlight. But miraculously, such a thing has really happened.
7. Preview: Barenaked Ladies
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 30 March 2007IN the United States and their native Canada they are four-million selling sensations, but here in Britain, Barenaked Ladies alternate with Bjorn Again as wacky festival staples.
8. Preview: Faithless
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 23 March 2007IT must be the only similarity between Faithless and Oasis that exists - but it's a significant one. Namely, the fact that both bands are kept in business by people whose musical tastes are cemented in the mid-90s.
9. Preview: The Rakes
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 23 March 2007FOR every over-zealous party animal, there is always a sobering realist and for that we thank The Rakes.
10. Preview: Stiff Little Fingers
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 23 March 2007STIFF Little Fingers have been around the block a few times but it is their slightly beaten-up appearance that remains one of their greatest charms.