Liam Gallagher is to star in a film. The Oasis singer has signed up to appear in the upcoming film adaptation of Kevin Sampson’s novel ‘Powder’, which tells the story of a band that succumbs to a life of sex and drugs after making it big. Liam’s role is not yet finalised but he is expected to start filming as soon as Oasis’ current tour finishes in August. The 36-year-old ‘Wonderwall’ singer will star alongside veteran dance music icon Guru Josh, who had a hit with 1990 track ‘Infinity’. Josh – whose real name is Paul Walden – wrote on his website: ‘Guru Josh will act as himself alongside co-star Liam Gallagher. ‘Is the world ready for Liam Gallagher and Guru Josh together on the silver screen? Is Liam Gallagher ready for Guru Josh?’ Liam – who recently launched his own fashion label Pretty Green - has yet to comment on the film

Presented by Fearne Cotton and Dave Berry, iTunes Festival 2009 will give viewers exclusive backstage access to some of the hottest names in music today. The superb Roundhouse venue will capture the unique Camden vibe with what promises to be one of the most exciting music events of the summer. iTunes Festival 2009 on ITV will showcase the greatest performances of the festival. ITV’s viewers will get up close and personal to their favourite bands throughout the show-stopping performances of Oasis, The Saturdays, Flo Rida, Franz Ferdinand, Paulo Nutini, Snow Patrol and Kasabian with more yet to be announced. Each of the live gigs will be recorded and sold exclusively on all 22 iTunes Stores worldwide. For seven days after each ITV2 show, there will be the chance to catch up on the highlights at ITV.com.

The Fast Track to FIB Heineken competition kicked off in spectacular style this month as over 1000 bands registered and uploaded their music in an attempt to win a slot at this year’s Benicássim festival in Spain. For the second year running, Vince Power has partnered up with rapidly emerging youth music brand Supajam, to find Europe’s newest super-group, and so far the response has been phenomenal! The contest allows bands to submit their music online and a careful selection process follows (see below) before the final 5 bands battle it out at a live showdown in Piccadilly’s The Pigalle Club. Voting doesn’t officially start until May 16th but with so much interest in the upload stage of the competition, Supajam are preparing themselves for the inevitable onslaught from bands’ fans. Having already confirmed a monumental line up including The Killers, Oasis, Kings of Leon, Franz Ferdinand, Paul Weller (see photo) , Lily Allen, Glasvegas, Maximo Park, The Horrors, 2 Many DJ’s and Elbow fans have come to expect bands of the very highest calibre, so its no wonder that competition for a slot on the Benicássim bill is fiercer than ever. Last year’s winner JKLMNO have taken massive steps forward since taking home the ‘Fast Track to FIB Heineken’ crown. Since winning the contest they have recorded a live studio session for the BBC and seen their music featured as the ‘Windows Media download of the week’. Set to record a single for physical release in August with Manic Street Preachers producer Greg Haver in the Manics’ own private studio, many are tipping them as one to watch for 2009. Other finalists from last year were Doll And the Kicks who have since supported Morrissey on his European tour and Irish rockers CODES, who shared the stage with Keane on their UK tour. If you want a chance to perform the gig of your lifetime visit supajam now!

GRAHAM COXON has admitted he tried to jump out of a window when Blur got to number one.The band’s guitarist spoke about how he wanted to end it all when Country House made it to the top of the singles’ charts. He said Britpop was a “grotesque travesty” that was “more about petty rivalries” than any genuine celebration of music. And it was lead singer Damon Albarn who stopped him from leaping to his death. Coxon said: “It was the climax to the so-called Blur/Oasis war. ‘Country House’ had outsold ‘Roll With It’ and went straight to the top of the charts. It felt like a hollow, pointless victory to me. “Our record company threw a big champagne party at Soho House in London. I felt I was being forced into enjoying the moment and I just wanted to be alone really.” He added: “I couldn’t handle being part of that crowd so I tried to jump out of a sixth-storey window. “It was Damon who talked me out of it. Looking back, I should have enjoyed myself a lot more than I did during the Blur days.”

LIAM GALLAGHER said the rift between him and his brother will not cause Oasis to split up. The band’s frontman said that there have been tensions between him and brother, guitarist Noel, for the past 15 years. And he said despite the tension, with the feud having gone public in recent weeks, Liam reassured fans it doesn’t mean a split is likely because they’ve never got on. He said: “(Things are) not good. Not good. He likes Oasis and I like Oasis, so I’m not leaving and he’s not leaving, so we gotta do it, but we don’t get on, so I can’t be a**ed, man. “He’s different and I’m different. We’ve done well, 15 years at it - 15 years of having problems together, we’ve done pretty well.” And he added the band actually feeds off the fighting, and said: “I think the minute we start getting happy and holding hands and being like other bands then I think it’ll be over. “This is the tension, it’s like he wants to outdo me and I want to outdo him.”

Kasabian have finally been confirmed to play this year’s Glastonbury, putting an end to months of speculation. In what will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the year, Kasabian were made an offer they simply could not refuse - playing as special guests to Bruce Springsteen’s Saturday night (June 27th) show on the main stage at Glastonbury. The Glastonbury show sits in between Kasabian’s 20-date UK tour and those massive stadium shows with Oasis, in what is set to be an epic summer.

Their eagerly awaited new album ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ is released June 8th. Preceding this is their blazing new single ‘Fire’ (June 1st), which was premiered on Radio One by Zane Lowe when he covered for Chris Moyles’ Bank Holiday Monday breakfast show. Kasabian also play Radio One’s Big Weekend, May 9th.