Oasis reunion

I dug out my ticket from the first time I saw Oasis – Lancashire County Cricket Club, 15th September 2002 (yes, I know, late to the party!). How much?  A mere £28.50, which compares favourably with this year’s prices (an average of £150 a pop, assuming you could get one). A quick inflation guide is

When it came to finding a name for the Oasis blogger character in Be Here Now, I knew straightaway what it should be – the man famously name-checked in the song ‘Shakermaker’: Sifter. Sifters Record Store is still going well in Burnage, Manchester, years after the Gallagher brothers frequented the place and sought his permission