Oasis' Noel Gallagher Attacked Onstage
Oasis' tour opener in Seattle may have gone off without a hitch, but the band's appearance at Toronto's Virgin Mobile Festival last night was a different scenario, with a wild fan running onstage to attack Noel Gallagher as he strummed through Britpop classic "Morning Glory."
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SPIN's Week in Review, September 1-7
The kids may be headed back to school, but SPIN.com has been on a permanent rock vacation this past week; we've brought you musical dispatches from Seattle's Bumbershoot festival, given you the scoop about reunions and upcoming albums, and let you inside the pages of this month's SPIN cover story about alt-rock journeyman Beck. Check out this week's highlights below:
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Metallica's Lars Ulrich Quit Cocaine with Oasis' Help
Sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll: At some point, especially with hopes of a lengthy career, one of the three has to go -- and it's certainly not the rock'n'roll and most definitely not the sex.
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Oasis' World Tour Opens with a Bang in Seattle
Bathed in violet light, the stage of Seattle's WAMU Theater was set last night for an evening of prodigious musicianship from fabled Britpop stalwarts Oasis, who began the North American leg of their world tour to a sold-out audience.
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Exclusive: Oasis Sign to Warner Bros. in U.S.
After more than a month of obscurity, Oasis have finally named a U.S. distributor for their forthcoming seventh album; The Gallaghers' Big Brother Recordings has joined forces with Warner Bros. for the stateside release of Dig Out Your Soul, the band's follow up to 2006's Lord Don't Slow Me Down, set to arrive Oct. 7.
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Glastonbury '08: The Best, Worst, and Everything In-Between
Among some 100,000 concertgoers braving the typically tumultuous weather this past weekend at Brit mega-festival Glastonbury was Spin's Craig McLean, a seasoned attendee of the seminal event, and our watchful eye through thick and thin, from rain to shine.
Here are a few of his best, worst, most surprising and most notable moments from Glastonbury '08:




