Are ye mad fer it?! In episode 303 Sara and Laura crack open a lager and spend three hours indulging in their most problematic (or NOT) obsession yet– The Gallagher Brothers of Oasis! RPF, or ‘real person fiction’ is fanfiction based on the lives of real people. We figure, if you’re gonna get into RPF, you ‘might as well do the white line’ and in true rock’n’roll lifestyle Slide Away into the nitty gritty of one of the most complicated, fascinating, beautiful, ugly, loving, brutal, intense relationships maybe ever. D' You Know What I Mean? 

Gcest fans, this is for you. Turn your light on, take the shame out of your bread, sit back and enjoy! 

PS. Even in three hours we didn’t get to everything! If you’re interested in more gcest fic, we’ve got our recs listed below, and do check out Snickfic’s Gcest Primer, and the Livejournal communities “MFOK” community and quote archive. 

PPS. Spotify Playlist of our Top Oasis and Gallagher Bros. solo tracks!

Timecaps!

• 0m - Episode Intro


• 4m - Cold open. Laura is forced to name all the Oasis and Gallagher solo studio albums in order


• 10m - HOW WE GOT HERE (RPF?! Incest?! On arrive à la problématique)


• 25m - IRL Timeline Walkthrough, “Who are the Gallagher Brothers?”


• 1h33m - The fanfiction! RPF, gcest, and our recs!


• 2h03 - The music and our Toppermost of the Poppermost of Oasis, Liam Gallagher, and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.

Episode References

• Documentary on Oasis, “Supersonic” (2016) [Prime] [Official Trailer]


• Documentary on Liam, “As You Were” (2019) [Prime] [Official Trailer]


• Oasis on MTV Most Wanted (18th August 1994) - “Whatever” and “Live Forever” (Liam looking ethereally beautiful, music starts 1m40s)


• Tumblr post ft. pics of the amazing and infamous 'Loch Lomond Kiss' 


• “Gallaghercest, a Primer” by Snickfic (LJ)


• “Mad for Our Kid” quote archive https://mfokquotearchiv.livejournal.com/ 


• “Mad for Our Kid” LJ https://mfokquotearchiv.livejournal.com/ 


• Oasis and Gallagher Brother Timeline (public Google Doc we made)


• BE on Spotify (our fave Beady Eye album)


• 2015 Youtube video of Liam in an Irish pub playing early versions of ‘Bold’ and ‘When I’m In Need’


• Liam Gallagher - “Once” Music Video ft. Eric Cantona, and Butler!Liam


• Liam Gallagher - "One of Us" Music Video or, “I miss my brother, here is my heart on my sleeve.” Try not to cry! 


• Beady Eye - “Ballroom Figured” acoustic studio. Liam’s voice is raw but beautiful here. Lovely.


• Liam Gallagher - "Greedy Soul" Live at Air Studios BIBLICAL


• Liam Gallagher - "All You're Dreaming Of" Live on Jonathan Ross CELESTIAL


• Liam Gallagher - "Gone" MTV Unplugged MAJESTICAL


• Noel Gallagher’s HFB - “Holy Mountain” music video (aka Hot Daddy NG in his tiny trousers)   


• Noel Gallagher’s HFB - "Dead in the Water" Live at The Late Late Show RTÉ One 

Contact and Credits:

• Music: Kyle Laurin "Oasis Supersonic Theme" (Twitter: @cobrakylemusic)


• Tumblr: talkinfanfic.tumblr.com 


• Instagram: @talkinfanfic


• Email: talkinfanfic@gmail.com 

Fic Recs (3-5)

• Sara’s Recs
  
  • time's slipping away (and what will it hold for me?) by mansgotalimit (young!Liam appears in older!Noel’s world. WIP. )
  
  
  • “A Lot Like Gravity”, by RedheadAmongWolves (Superhero AU, SO!MUCH!FUN!)
  
  
  • "Let Me Be the One" by Savageandwise (angsty with happy ending, psychological excavation, amazing!!)
  
  
  • "don't you know you're life itself?" by liamnoel (early days, romantic, surreal, stylistic)
  
  
  • "Candy Floss Heart" by Jeevey  (lovely present day, Sonny meets Liam at the zoo)
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Laura’s Recs
  
  • “Canter”, by cancellable (early days, short drabble, pretty, that one incredible line!)
  
  
  • “Trying to Find a World That’s Been and Gone” by storyshark2005, (Reconciliation, Sara’s Coma trope fic)
  
  
  • “Razorblade” by Jeevey (sexy, early days pre-band, rawr)
  
  
  • “you and I are gonna live forever” by StripySock, (sexy, first kiss, beautifully and sharply written, early days band) 
  
  
  • Filmstar (orphaned, A/N reads: "This was written by lonelyisourlife @ livejournal in 2014" FILMSTAR!!!! WE FORGOT TO TALK ABOUT FILMSTAR!! READ THIS FIC!! In our opinion, one of the best fics in the fandom.
  
  
  
  

Music Recs

Spotify Playlist of our Top Oasis and Gallagher Bros. solo tracks!

• Sara’s Faves
  
  • Oasis: Slide Away / Don’t Look Back in Anger / Supersonic 
  
  
  • LG Solo: “Once” / “Diamond in the Dark” / “When I’m in Need”
  
  
  • NG Solo: “If I Had a Gun” / “Dying of the Light” / “Holy Mountain”
  
  
  
  


• Laura’s Faves
  
  • Oasis: Talk Tonight / Cast No Shadow / Don’t Go Away / Stop Crying Your Heart Out / Songbird 
  
  
  • LG Solo: Ballroom Figured (BE) / All You’re Dreaming of / Gone
  
  
  • NG Solo: Dead in the Water / Black Star Dancing / Alone on the Rope