Win A Limited Edition Rega Research Turntable

To celebrate Record Store Day UK we're giving away a one off, limited edition Rega Research turntable! Enter here.

The turntable is a one-off Rega Planar 1 and RP3 hybrid and will be available to purchase from independent record shops and Rega stockists on the 22nd April.

To celebrate RSD Noel, alongside other artists such as Elbow & Jarvis Cocker, have signed up to 10% of the turntables, which will be allocated to participating stores at random.

To find out more about Record Store Day head over to their site here.

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Andy Bell's Ride To Play Intimate Show For War Child

Ride, Bastille and Duran Duran will play intimate shows to benefit the international charity in the tenth year of its fundraising Passport:Back To The Bars shows.

Acts like The Cure, Amy Winehouse and Elbow have played War Child's Passport:Back To The Bars shows in the past, and now the first acts of the 2015 line-up have been announced.

Andy Bell and Mark Gardener from reunited shoegaze band Ride will play an acoustic set for a small group of fans, in the run-up to the group's sold-out series of shows in the summer.

Bastille have also been confirmed for the bill, while 1980s popstars Duran Duran will also do a show in the capital in aid of the charity.

The shows will take place in Manchester and London, in small venues of no more than 300 people. Further acts and details will be announced early in January.

Duran Duran’s John Taylor said: “Thousands of children...are often being denied education and other basic human rights. We are looking forward to performing an exclusive event in London this coming February, in support of War Child and the important work they do in the regions where these children are suffering."

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Liam Gallagher Heads To Childhood Haunts For Shoot For Pretty Green

Rock star Liam Gallagher has returned to his favourite childhood haunts in Burnage - as the backdrop for a new fashion campaign for his Pretty Green label.

Oasis and Beady Eye frontman Liam handpicked the locations for the arty shoot, which showcases his rock-n-roll-inspired range of menswear and his trademark parkas.

Models are seen having a kickabout at Cringle Fields, looking at records in the famous Sifters shop, and even posing on the street where Liam and his brother Noel grew up in Burnage.

Liam says the new Autumn/Winter 2014 campaign is about going “back to his roots” as his fashion brand celebrates five years of success in the design world.

And as well as those Burnage backdrops, Liam also selected The Ritz as a favourite city centre music venue, The Eagle Inn in Salford for a traditional boozer, and Castlefied as a nod to Manchester’s industrial heritage. 

The singer worked with his design director Pat Salter on the look and feel of the new shoot, which is aiming to show how proud the label is of its British roots, and in particular of Liam’s love for his hometown.

The models are pictured having a kickabout on the streets where Liam grew up, as well as at the Cringle Fields on Errwood Road as well as browsing records at Sifters - the record shop that famously gets a mention in Oasis hit Shakermaker.

These locations were used for the more casual items in the range, including the trademark Pretty Green logo t-shirt and bomber jackets.

For the images outside the Ritz, a favourite music venue for Liam where he has played with both Oasis and Beady Eye, the models wear the higher end fashions from Pretty Green’s Black Label, with tailored leather and suede jackets.

There is also more modern tailoring in the shots at The Eagle Inn in Salford, the boozer next door to Blueprint Studios in Salford where Elbow famously record.

Design boss Pat says: “Liam is always involved at every stage with the design process and he was very keen to suggest all the locations on this latest campaign. As well as it being a bit of a journey across Manchester, it’s about places that are special to Liam.”

Liam suggested Sifters record shop, and the design team and models got to meet the legendary Mr Sifter who still runs the traditional shop.

Pat says: “He’s a great guy and had lots of memories of Liam visiting the shop to buy his records. He was really accommodating during the shoot, and I’m sure he’ll be happy as one of the models ended up buying quite a few records after the shoot!”

Campaign images for the Autumn/Winter range will be used in magazines, posters and adverts.

Pretty Green has won huge acclaim since Liam started the label in 2009. The store also has branches in London and Glasgow, and a Japanese outlet launched in 2012.

Click here to see the pictures.

 Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Bid For A Signed Guitar From Members Of Oasis, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays And More

A guitar signed by the biggest names in Manchester's music scene is being auctioned off for charity.

Oasis, The Stone Roses, The Charlatans, New Order, Happy Mondays, The Smiths and Elbow are some of the bands who have autographed it.

Named the Madchester Guitar, it is the brainchild of Adam Masters, who owns South City Music shop.

Click here to bid on the guitar or for more details.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have released International Magic Live At The O2 DVD through Sour Mash Records.

They are currently playing the US and Canada alongside Snow Patrol and Jake Bugg.

 For details on the above and more click here.

Videos: Madchester Guitar Signed By Manchester Bands Auctioned

A guitar signed by the biggest names in Manchester's music scene is to be auctioned off for charity.

The Stone Roses, Oasis, The Charlatans, New Order, Happy Mondays, The Smiths and Elbow are some of the bands who have autographed it.

Named the Madchester Guitar, it is the brainchild of Adam Masters, who owns South City Music shop.

Click here to watch a video from the BBC.



Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have released International Magic Live At The O2 DVD through Sour Mash Records.

They are currently playing the US and Canada alongside Snow Patrol and Jake Bugg.

For details on the above and more click here.

Watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds At The Isle Of Wight Festival On Sky Arts

Sky Arts returns as the broadcast partner of the Isle of Wight Festival. This year Sky will increase its commitment to the festival, broadcasting live for 6 hours a day offering Sky customers a weekend packed full of music across Sky Arts 1, Sky 3D and Sky Go, with a best-of-the fest round-up show on Sky 1.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the festival on June 24th 2012.

This year the festival will be presented by a team of established and familiar music experts and enthusiasts including; Zoe Ball, Jo Whiley, Shaun Keaveny, Tom Ravenscroft, AJ Odudu and Mathew Horne. The team will bring viewers coverage from the main stages as well as interviews backstage and all the gossip from the VIP enclosure.

Sky Arts 1 will be at the heart of the music action, taking in the biggest acts, headlines and longer sets from the Main Stage and Big Top together with the choice to view extra acts and backstage interviews from Sky’s onsite studio via the interactive service. Acts featured at the festival include; Elbow, Example, Tom Petty, Noah & The Whale, Pearl Jam, Biffy Clyro, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Labrinth, Madness, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, The Vaccines and Band of Skulls.

Broadcasting 6 hours a day in 3D on the Sky 3D channel will make this the longest ever non-Sport outside broadcast ever shown on the channel and will bring viewers closer than ever before to the real-life festival experience.

Sky's coverage of the Isle of Wight festival will continue their commitment to innovation and development of their multi-platforms. For the first time, viewers will be able to submit their comments about the live performances and see them featured in-show via an on-screen social media ticker. Two extra feeds will be produced for the red button including a continuously changing 30-minute loop bringing viewers all the best performances from elsewhere on the festival stages.

Sky's partnership with Zeebox will continue with a unique companion second-screen experience where users will be able to instantly download tracks from the performers at the festival as well as enjoy exclusive acoustic performances from some of the weekend's most exciting acts.

Source: skyarts.sky.com

Win A Pair Of Tickets To The Isle Of Wight Festival 2012

Fancy bagging yourself a pair of camping tickets to this year’s Isle of Wight Festival? Thought you might.

This year’s festival – held at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight on 21st-24th June – will feature performances by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pearl Jam, Elbow, Biffy Clyro, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, The Vaccines, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Example, Noah and The Whale and more...

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Noel Gallagher Gives Track To CALM Compilation 'Thirty One'

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Elbow and Mr Scruff are among the Manchester artists who have donated their music to a new charity album.

Their songs appear on the two-disc Thirty One collection in aid of CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably).

Gallagher's band have given the B-Side 'Let The Lord Shine A Light On Me', while Elbow contribute a version of 'Lippy Kid' live from Pinkpop.

Other artists who appear on the discs include Barry Adamson, Everything Everything, Delphic, The Durutti Column, I Am Kloot, Bad Lieutenant, The Whip, The Travelling Band and more.

The album is released on The Factory Foundation and is available to pre-order from Monday, February 13. It is released on March 12.

t has been curated by Dave Haslam of the Factory Foundation and features art direction from Peter Saville.

"Picking and collating these 31 songs has given me much pleasure, and the fact that Manchester's creative health can directly serve to improve the psychological health of the city is a massive thing for me," said Haslam.

"Thirty One is beautifully conceived and produced in the tradition of Factory," Saville added.

Launched originally as a pilot scheme in Manchester in 1997 with the support of Factory Records boss Tony Wilson, CALM was founded to reduce the high suicide rate among men under 35.

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

Noel Gallagher, Coldplay And Foo Fighters Revealed As Biggest Selling Rock Acts Of 2011

Noah & The Whale, Florence And The Machine and Snow Patrol also enjoyed strong sales in 2011.

Coldplay, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Florence And The Machine have been revealed as the biggest selling rock acts of 2011.

According to The Official Charts Company, Coldplay scored both the biggest selling rock single of 2011 with 'Paradise', which sold over 410,000 copies and the biggest selling album with their fifth effort 'Mylo Xyloto', which sold over 900,000 copies despite only being released in October.

Noel Gallagher's debut solo effort was the second biggest seller in the album stakes with sales just shy of 500,000. He was followed by Florence And The Machine, who were narrowly in front of Foo Fighters and Mumford and Sons.

Elbow were sixth, Kasabian seventh, Snow Patrol in eighth and in their best ever sales year Noah And The Whale were ninth, just ahead of Arctic Monkeys' 'Suck It And See', which was in 10th place.

In the singles chart, Goo Goo Dolls' 'Iris', which was first released in 1998, sold 264,000 copies in 2011 after it was brought back to life by an X Factor performance to become the second biggest selling rock single of the year.

Birdy was the third largest seller with her cover of Bon Iver's 'Skinny Love', while Coldplay made their second appearance in the chart at Number Four, just ahead of Noah And The Whale, who were fifth with 'L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.'

James Morrison, Foster The People, Snow Patrol, Florence And The Machine and The Calling made up the rest of the Top 10.

The Top 10 selling rock singles of 2011 were as follows:

1. Coldplay - Paradise (410,000)
2. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (264,000)
3. Birdy - Skinny Love (259,000)
4. Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall (247,000)
5. Noah & The Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. (242,000)
6. James Morrison - I Won't Let You Go (228,000)
7. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (225,000)
8. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars (128,000)
9. Florence And The Machine - Shake It Out (127,000)
10. The Calling - Wherever You Will Go (125,000)

The Top 10 selling rock albums of 2011 were as follows:

1. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto (908,000)
2. Noel Gallagher - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (492,000)
3. Florence & The Machine - Ceremonials (384,000)
4. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (380,000)
5. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More (373,000)
6. Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys (327,000)
7. Kasabian - Velociraptor (279,000)
8. Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires (269,000)
9. Noah & The Whale - Last Night On Earth (261,000)
10. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See (223,000)

Source: www.nme.com

The Vaccines To Support Beady Eye In Belfast

Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will be heading back to Belfast to play at this year's Belsonic Festival on Sunday 20th August.

The date will mark the band's return to Belfast after their gig at the city's Ulster Hall on their recently completed sold out tour of UK and Ireland.

Support for the gig comes from The Vaccines.

Tickets are on sale from 9am on May 6th through Ticketmaster.

Belsonic is a string of gigs run across August at the city's Custom House Square.

Other acts set to perform on the various dates include Primal Scream and Elbow. For more information, click HERE!

Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com

Liam Gallagher Blasts Un-Ambitious Bands

Liam Gallagher says bands who don't want hit records are like ''d**ks'' who wear sun cream on holiday.

The former Oasis star wants his new band Beady Eye to be massive all over the world and he thinks musicians who don't want success are as gutless as safety-first holidaymakers.

He angrily said: "It's like people who go on holiday, putting sun cream on. Do you want a tan or what, you d**k? You go on a top holiday somewhere hot and you come back whiter than white. We're made to sound arrogant because of time wasters like that."

Liam's ambition for Beady Eye is for them to be as big as The Beatles, and even more popular than his first band Oasis.

Liam's bandmate Andy Bell shares his lofty ambition and thinks all bands want to match the Fab Four's incredible accomplishments.

The guitarist said: "All bands deep down want to do that. The Strokes, Elbow all of them. If you sat any band in a room and said, 'Do you want to be as big as The Beatles?' they'd all say yes."