Liam Gallagher to create a new Beatles film

It has just been revealed that Liam Gallagher ex frontman for the legendary Manchester rock band Oasis would be making a film about The Beatles, titled after the book: 'The Longest Cocktail Party: An Insider's Diary Of The Beatles, Their Million Dollar Apple Empire And Its Wild Rise And Fall'.

Nobody would of ever thought that loud mouth Liam Gallagher would be dedicated enough to create a film, let alone write the scripts. The Gallagher brothers have always been open to their love of The Beatles, citing them as being one of their main influences, despite their (The Beatles) Liverpool routes.

Although nothing appears to be official yet Mr Gallagher is due to make an announcement at the Cannes Film Festival next friday regarding his plans. Revolution Films is most likely going to be the company who will help create his vision. Who knows who'll be creating an Oasis film in 20 years time?

Lil Wayne busted (again!)

Hip-Hop star Lil Wayne is reported to have been hiding an Mp3 player and a charger in his cell, hidden inside a crisps packet inside a bin. The star who has collaborated with R'n'B singer Rihanna, Hip-Hop rap star Kanye West and numerous other well known artists has been charged and could be facing an extended prison sentence for breaking prison rules. Lil Wayne is currently serving a one year prison sentence for possession of an illegal firearm, similar to that of T.I.

Guitar Hero, as popular as the real thing?

Guitar Hero is a game console phenomenon, initially introduced on the Playstation 2 North America, during November 2005 and then in Europe in the April of 2006. It has taken the music and gaming world by storm and sold 25 million copies, grossing a total of $2 billion USD making it the third most successful games franchise of all time. It appears on every console, all the way from the Wii to a simple keychain or an iPhone application.

So the real question is, is Guitar Hero equally comparable to the likes of a real guitar? In my opinion, no I find nothing more satisfying than playing together with my band Zephyrus the enjoyment of improvisation and the pure satisfaction of a materialized ending result is something that a game simply can't replace. However that is just my own personal opinion, coming from a musician.

I asked Thomas Morris, a third year at Christ Church University what his opinion on the subject is: "Music plays an important part in my life, it is something which I involve in my everyday routines. I often play Guitar Hero world tour in my spare time and parties as it's great to play with mates". So Guitar Hero is good at passing time, and for socializing but does it really cut it, in the world of music? Malcolm Richardson a game designer from Hampshire believes: "Guitar Hero is purely fictional, it doesn't attempt to stimulate rhythm, or improvisation other than in freestyle mode, however it can fill the entertainment needs of the individual(s) playing".

Gaming experts believe that the Guitar Hero franchise is milking itself; to the extent the market is becoming 'saturated' with the same product just slightly improved over the years. Some people beg to differ however; recently a child in America gave up school to be a 'professional' Guitar Hero player, participating in popular competitions against other Guitar Hero fanatics. Therefore surely there must be a line to draw between reality, and gaming? Unfortunately it is becoming more and more likely that guitar based video games are taking over the real thing, and with the release of DJ hero will DJ'ing finally start to have a downfall too? Only time shall tell!

M.I.A's 'Born Free' a little too graphic?

Born Free was first uploaded for the general public on the 26th April 2010, and was 'deleted and banned' within half a day, before making a reappearance and then 'deleted' again a day later. However the movie can still be found on YouTube despite popular beliefs of it being removed. Unfortunately the only way that anyone can watch it is if they know the link already! Good work YouTube!

Society doesn't really know what to make of M.I.A's work, the views are so diverse that surely M.I.A music video must of made an impact upon the music and media scene. The short film touches on key issues in society, racism, prejudice and the unneeded violence in our world. As soon as an individual attempts to make the public aware for the better or the worse involving these problems, they're pummelled with political correctness and cursed by people who are to ashamed to see the big picture.

However M.I.A's response to the video fell far from the mature adult that she is known as. She lashed out at her record label Universal Music Group on Twitter "F#@K UMG WHO WONT SHOW IT ON YOUTUBE!" shortly followed by a less than acceptable apology "OK NOT UMG FAULT!"

The video itself is disturbingly graphic, it features a genocide of ginger haired adolescents being condemned to death by running across a mine field for 'safety'. One scene shows an innocent looking child being shot in the head at close range which is sickening to watch. Romain Gavras a French director formed a coalition with the rap star who wrote the piece.

From this short documentary we are able to see what political stance M.I.A stands by, and how clearly her impressions are on racial and prejudice abuse, we aren't however too sure whether this is was the right way to go about it.