Noel Gallagher On How He First Played A Guitar, The Sex Pistols, The Jam, The Smiths And More

A few quotes from Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Noel Gallagher' that is currently being shown on the US version of Netflix.

Noel on how he first started playing guitar.

"There was a guitar in our house that no one could ever play. It was just lent against the inside of the backdoor, and I could never understand why it was there. According to my Mam my Dad had gone out one Saturday afternoon to buy her a present for her birthday and he came back with a guitar. Which he could never play and nobody ever played it. And when I used to get grounded, I'd take the guitar upstairs and play along to Joy Division and The Sex Pistols. And I wasn't practising with the grand idea of one day of being in a band or anything like that. I was just fascinated by the music and playing along to these songs. And it wiled away the hours, you know and even to this day I can sit just pick up the guitar at home and two hours will go just like that".

Noel on The Smiths.

"All the music that I listened to was The Sex Pistols, The Jam, The Smiths, The Buzzcocks, Joy Division, New Order. It was all kind of very big guitar music, it was like guitar pop music. And I am only a sum of my influences. I didn't even invent anything. I was a lad who listened to music a lot and then played along with it and then eventually stumbled into being a songwriter. So I never invented anything the way that, you know like The Mondays invented this ramshackle fucking thing that no ones ever done since. And The Smiths were the most unique band that ever come out of England. So it wasn't like that. But the music that I listened to was very guitar orientated. So I had a little bit of an idea of what it should be like very early on. But then when the songs came it was just immense, it was just unbelievable".

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Record Store Day Unveils 2014 Releases: Oasis, Paul Weller, Nirvana, Jake Bugg, And More

Nirvana, Paul Weller and Oasis are among the artists who have contributed releases to Record Store Day 2014.

Paul Weller will release new material on a seven-inch, with the single limited to just 2,500 copies. Meanwhile, Nirvana's 'Pennyroyal Tea' will be released on the same format and Oasis' debut single 'Supersonic' will be re-released on 12-inch. A full list of all of this year's releases can be found on the official Record Store Day website.

David Bowie has outlined plans to release a seven-inch picture disc of 'Rock'N'Roll Suicide' in the UK. First released as a single in 1974, the new version is backed with 'Farewell Speech', recorded at the final Ziggy Stardust concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon in July, 1973.

Sex Pistols will release a limited-edition numbered seven-inch vinyl boxset which features alternate takes of 'Never Mind The Bollocks' tracks, plus two 1977 studio mixes of 'Belsen Was A Gas', including a previously unreleased demo version of the song.

'Live At Silver Platters, Seattle' is a four-track EP recorded by Jake Bugg at the singer-songwriter's January 20, 2014 instore show in the US city. It sees Bugg performing acoustic versions of tracks from his debut album and 2013 follow-up 'Shangri La', including breakthrough hit 'Lightning Bolt'.

Meanwhile, LCD Soundsystem's farewell concert, 'The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live At Madison Square Garden', will come out as a five-LP set for Record Store Day, with a wider vinyl and digital release set for May 19. The recording will be an unabridged version of the band's final gig, coming in at almost four hours long.

Suede will put out their single 'Let Go' on vinyl for the first time. The track was originally released as a limited-run CD single in Sweden in 1999. The seven-inch will feature 'Heroin' as a B-side.

Green Day have announced plans to release 18 demos, including a previously unreleased track from recording sessions from the 2012 '¡Uno!', '¡Dos!' and '¡Tré!' trilogy. The release will be available on coloured vinyl, CD and cassette.

Savages, Drenge and Summer Camp are among the bands set to appear on a charity album released in conjunction with Record Store Day UK and War Child. War Child will be the official charity for this year's event and, together with XFM, a limited-edition record has been produced featuring the best of DJ John Kennedy’s X-Posure Sessions.

Other big name artists contributing to this year's event include Damon Albarn, The Beach Boys, Chvrches, Edwyn Collins, Disclosure, Fleetwood Mac, Haim, Joy Division, Kings Of Leon, Metronomy, OutKast, Slipknot and The Rolling Stones, while Temples and Jagwar Ma have teamed up for a split seven-inch.

A number of mystery artists have contributed to the Secret 7" project in which seven tracks are pressed onto vinyl 100 times before artists are invited to design one-of-a-kind sleeves for the records. The names of the seven artists and musicians will be revealed this Monday (March 24).

Chuck D has been named as the official ambassador of Record Store Day 2014. Speaking about his appointment, he commented: "In this age where industry has threaded the music sound with virtual sight and story I am honoured to be called upon to be Record Store Day Ambassador of 2014. With the masses, neck bent into their smartphones, let all of us music lovers GPS our way into a reality that is the record store. It's worth a great try, let's do this."

Record Store Day was launched in the US seven years ago, coming to the UK a year later.

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher On The New Manchester City Kits

Following their first Premier League title win, Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher has taken the stage with Blues captain Vincent Kompany to reveal the club’s new kits.

The Burnage-born rock legend is pictured with captain Vincent Kompany wearing the new Manchester City home and away shirts which the team will wear during the 2012/13 season.

Earlier this season, Manchester-based sportswear company Umbro and City invited fans to come up with ideas to launch the Blues’ new kits.

Over the coming weeks, a series of ‘Show Your City’ fan launches will be released; starting with shots captured by music photographer and City fan Kevin Cummins.

Cummins – famous for his images of iconic Manchester bands such as Joy Division, The Smiths and The Stone Roses – captured the shots of Gallagher and Kompany in Belgium.

Kompany surprised gig goers at the Rock Werchter music festival in his native Belgium by introducing Gallagher prior to his performance. The 80,000 strong crowd cheered as the Belgian centreback embraced the musician on the main stage before his set.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany said: “I always look forward to returning to Belgium but this really was a special occasion and a moment to savour. Noel is obviously a huge star so I was happy to introduce him in front of 80,000 fans in my home country.”

Noel Gallagher said: “The new home kit is pure class. It might be the best one we’ve had in a decade. As modern and radical as it is though, it’s nice to see Umbro keeping our heritage alive in the new away kit. The best dressed defending champions of all time? No doubt.”

The Home shirt retains City’s iconic sky blue colour and also incorporates black detailing and trim which takes influence from the 1969 FA Cup and 1970 League Cup winning kits.

The new Away shirt sees a return to the classic maroon colour worn by the FA Cup winning teams of 1934 and 1956, also tailored by Umbro.

Both kits are available to pre-order from 6 July at The City Store. The away kit is available on general sale from 14 July and the home kit on 26 July.

Click here for more pictures of Noel and Vincent Kompany in the new shirts.

Source: www.mcfc.co.uk

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The NME Want Your Questions For Noel Gallagher!

Ever wanted to ask the ex-Oasis man something?

We're going to be hooking up with 2012 Godlike Genius Noel Gallagher soon for a quizzing session – and we want your questions for him.

The most interesting, probing, thought-provoking and funny questions will be put to the former Oasis man and we'll then print the results in a future edition of NME magazine. So leave your questions in the comments box below – and remember to include your name, age and location too or we won't be able to use it.

Noel Gallagher will be presented with the Godlike Genius Award at this year's NME Awards. The guitarist will pick up the gong at the ceremony on February 29 at London's O2 Academy Brixton.

Previous recipients of the award include last year's winner Dave Grohl, The Clash, Paul Weller, The Cure, Manic Street Preachers, New Order and Joy Division.

A special collectors' issue dedicated to Noel Gallagher is coming next month. Produced by the teams behind NME and sister title Uncut, the magazine will feature Gallagher's greatest interviews, unseen photos and a competition to win albums signed by the man himself. The issue will be available on newsstands and digitally from February 2.

Source: www.nme.com

The Killers Triumph In Xfm Poll

The Killers have once again come top of an Xfm poll, with their 2004 song ‘Mr Brightside’.

Xfm listeners voted on what they thought were the top 1000 songs ever recorded and chose the Brandon Flowers penned song as the number 1.

The track appeared on the band’s début album Hot Fuss, released In the same year, and also won the X FM best song of the decade.

Oasis featured twice in the top ten along with the Arcitc Monkeys and Joy Division. The complete top 10 is below:

10 Oasis - Don’t Look Back In Anger
09 Muse - Plug In Baby
08 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
07 Oasis - Wonderwall
06 Elbow - One Day Like This
05 Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
04 Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
03 Oasis - Live Forever
02 Arctic Monkeys - I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor

Source: www.addictmusic.co.uk

Dylan Moran: 'Oasis Were Boring'

Dylan Moran has said that Oasis were always a boring band.

The stand-up comedian told The Quietus that he much prefers the Arctic Monkeys to the now-split Manchester group.

Moran said: "The Arctic Monkeys are very witty. It's a banging tune with funny lyrics and they're having a whale of a time. What more do you want? Why does it have to be an apocalypse?

"Oasis were boring the first time around. It's reconstituted from a f**king 60s compilation. It's music for people whose idea of a good time is roaring your lungs, never remembering anything you did yesterday and trying to pick out pieces of chicken tikka masala out of your pubes."

He added of his tastes as a teenager: "I was very into New Order, Joy Division, all of that when I was younger. I had a lot of bootlegs that I saved up my pocket money to buy.

"I had all the obscure early EPs. I did throw a lot of eggs into one basket, as you do in your teenage years - 'I am buying THESE records, I am wearing THIS'. I did quite a bit of that. You have to do it, wear your stupid shoes, wear your stupid hair."

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

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Xfm's Best British Songs Of All Time

On Bank Holiday Monday, Xfm threw caution to the wind and decided to name the Top 100 Best British Songs Of All Time. Taking in votes from you, the listeners and Xfm DJs, they compiled what they think it the definitive list of the greatest songs from Blighty.

And for the record, here's what the final line-up was...

01. Oasis - Live Forever
02. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
03. Oasis - Wonderwall
04. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
05. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
06. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
07. The Who - My Generation
08. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
09. The Clash - London Calling
10. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
11. The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
12. Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
13. Pulp - Common People
14. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
15. Blur - Song 2
16. The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
17. The Jam - A Town Called Malice
18. The Beatles - Hey Jude
19. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
20. The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold
21. Blur - Parklife
22. David Bowie - Life On Mars
23. The Smiths - This Charming Man
24. The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
25. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
26. The Jam - Going Underground
27. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
28. Radiohead - Creep
29. Muse - Plug In Baby
30. Elbow - One Day Like This
31. The Beatles - Come Together
32. The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
33. The Who - Baba O'Riley
34. Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
35. Muse - Time Is Running Out
36. Coldplay - Yellow
37. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
38. New Order - Blue Monday
39. John Lennon - Instant Karma!
40. Muse - Hysteria
41. Oasis - Supersonic
42. The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now
43. Snow Patrol - Run
44. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
45. David Bowie - "Heroes"
46. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
47. Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
48. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
49. David Bowie - Jean Genie
50. The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun
51. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
52. Stereophonics - Dakota
53. The Jam - That's Entertainment
54. Oasis - Cigarettes And Alcohol
55. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
56. Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
57. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
58. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
59. Muse - Starlight
60. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
61. Oasis - The Masterplan
62. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
63. Muse - Feeling Good
64. The Specials - Ghost Town
65. Ash - Girl From Mars
66. The Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums
67. The Who - Who Are You
68. Oasis - Slide Away
69. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
70. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
71. Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down
72. Oasis - Rock 'N' Roll Star
73. The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
74. Primal Scream - Rocks
75. Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love With Someone...
76. Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat Song
77. Primal Scream - Loaded
78. The Beatles - Revolution
79. The Cure - Close To Me
80. The Kinks - Lola
81. Feeder - Just A Day
82. Coldplay - Clocks
83. David Bowie - Space Oddity
84. The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
85. Blur - The Universal
86. Feeder - Buck Rogers
87. The Rolling Stones - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
88. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
89. Radiohead - Karma Police
90. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Part 2
91. The Stone Roses - Made Of Stone
92. Blur - Country House
93. Stereophonics - Pick A Part That’s New
94. The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
95. Radiohead - High And Dry
96. The Jam - Eton Rifles
97. The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday
98. The Stone Roses - Waterfall
99. Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me
100. The Kinks - You Really Got Me

Source: Thanks to Martin of the xfm.co.uk team

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