Noel Gallagher On Oasis, Liam, Blur, Mick Jagger, Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian And More

Noel Gallagher is putting his past behind him, releasing a new solo album, ruling out a reunion with his brother Liam and even being nice about one-time arch-rivals Blur.

Oasis split five years ago after nearly two decades of fractious sibling rivalry between guitarist Noel and his younger brother Liam, the band’s frontman.

“I haven’t seen him for about five months but we text quite a lot. It’s usually him insulting me,” laughs Gallagher, during an interview with AFP in London.

Liam’s post-Oasis band Beady Eye recently broke up as well but he is quick to dismiss any suggestion of a reunion with his 42-year-old brother. “The answer is no,” he says.

His new album “Chasing Yesterday”, his second since the band split, is released on March 2 and features his signature combination of layered guitars and elliptical lyrics.

The star is full of enthusiasm for the life of a solo artist, perhaps recalling the arguments and dramas which accompanied Oasis’s global success, selling 60 million albums and scoring hits like “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back In Anger”.

“It’s more rewarding, it’s more fulfilling. I like being in charge of everything,” he says. “I just write songs and I collect the songs together and I make an album out of them.”

Best singers are ‘wild animals’ 

Gallagher is now a 47-year-old family man with three children who is more likely to be found watching his beloved Manchester City than indulging a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.

His legendary bile towards musicians whose work he does not rate has not diminished with age.

“Beyonce, not for me. My wife loves her but she’s got no taste. Katy Perry? Even my daughter hates her and she’s 15. Sam Smith? Not for me,” he says.

“Traditional rock stars are like wild animals Mick Jagger or my brother,” he adds.

“They don’t give a fuck. Modern rock stars, Alex Turner (of Arctic Monkeys) or Serge from Kasabian, they do give a fuck, they care about their hair style, they care about what they think.”

He is more forgiving towards Oasis’s old Britpop rivals Blur, who this month announced their first new album in 12 years, “The Magic Whip”.

“I think it will probably be very good if it in any way represents what Damon (Albarn, Blur’s frontman) has been doing recently,” Gallagher says.

“Old groups are great but what really lets old groups down, they don’t fucking write good songs any more.”

He does not even rule out working with Albarn in future.

“I would like to. We’re both gonna be busy boys for the next couple of years. But you never know,” he says.

Source: AFP

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Noel Gallagher Says Liam Text Him Asking When His Duet With Robbie Williams Is Out

Noel Gallagher has recalled the last time he heard from brother Liam since they made up following their 2009 brawl.

The pair's backstage fight before a festival in France ended with Oasis splitting up.

"He sends me cheeky texts from time to time," Gallagher told The Sun. "He texted me the other night asking when my duet with Robbie Williams was coming out. He's all right."

Gallagher also spoke about his working class roots and the reasons he sends his children to private school. "My kids go to private school because I don't want them coming home talking like Ali G," he said. The working class are the new middle class – and there is a non-working class, the people on benefits, below.

"When I was growing up, working class people had pride, were smart, dressed well and had joy and passion for culture. I look at all those people on Benefits Street and think there is nothing to them, The government has de-educated people."

Noel Gallagher was announced as one of the headliners for T In The Park Festival yesterday. The singer, who releases his new album 'Chasing Yesterday' on March 2, has previously criticised the state of the current British music scene because of its lack of working class musicians.

"Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian, that's 10 years ago now and shame on those two bands for a start because they didn't inspire anybody else. The working classes have not got a voice any more, there doesn't seem to be a noise coming from the council estates, you know what I mean?" Gallagher said.

Source: www.nme.com

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Brit Awards Are 'Rigged' Claims Noel Gallagher

Former Oasis star Noel Gallagher has accused the Brits of being "rigged" to the detriment of independent artists.

"I'm an independent artist and we get shafted by people at the Brits," the musician told the BBC's Colin Paterson.

"You won't see an independent artist [among the nominees], unless they sell 50 million records and it becomes an impossibility to leave them out."

The annual ceremony, he claimed, was "a bit of a carve-up between the majors" - though he said he still enjoyed going.

"Don't let this put you off giving me a table," he continued. "I like award ceremonies and all that social scene - it's a good laugh."

Gallagher, who now performs with his High Flying Birds band, cited Kasabian's omission from this year's nominations as particularly egregious.

"If Kasabian don't fulfil the criteria for one of the best groups, what is that saying?" he said of the Leicester-based rockers.

His comments follow a claim by Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno that the band were victims of a Brits "conspiracy" against "working class rock 'n' roll bands".

A spokeswoman for the Brit Awards said: "Over 1,000 music enthusiasts which include representation from all sectors of the music industry (record labels, publishers, managers, agents, media, NUS Ents officers along with the 'Artist' sector) are invited to be official Brits Voting Academy members.

"In order to ensure the integrity of the vote, the voting process is managed and scrutinised by Electoral Reform Services (ERS)."

Kasabian were nominated nine times between 2005 and 2012 and were named best British group in 2010.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds performed at the 2012 ceremony, at which he was nominated for the best male award.

Oasis won five Brits and a lifetime achievement award prior to the band's disintegration in 2009.

Sam Smith leads the field at this year's Brit Awards, having been nominated in five categories.

Ant and Dec will host the ceremony, which takes place in London's O2 arena on 25 February.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds were confirmed on Monday as the headline act at the Calling festival on London's Clapham Common on 4 July.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher Has A Swipe At "Sh*t" Charts Shows And Mainstream Radio

Noel Gallagher has taken a swipe at "shit" charts shows and mainstream radio, stating that if Oasis were starting out today they "would have nowhere near the impact" that they had in the 90s.

In the new issue of NME, which is on newsstands now and available digitally, Gallagher discussed the monotony of the charts, the artists that end up in the top spot and the bureaucracy of the music industry in general.

"If you're Number One in the charts now, it automatically means you must be shit. Bands now go cap-in-hand to the industry and the industry has already decided what it wants for the fucking chart stars. But the charts are all the fucking same. Every single song in the Top 10 is the same shit with a different voice," he said.

Gallagher was part of a panel discussing the current state of music alongside Courtney Barnett, Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson and Elly Jackson (La Roux). The former Oasis man, whose new solo album 'Chasing Yesterday' is out in March, explained that what drives him most angry is the industry's control over artists. "The artist used to drive the industry, but the industry reacted to Britpop, or whatever it was. And now bands go to the industry and go, 'What is it you want again? OK, I can do that.' But when we all came along – and it wasn't by design, it was completely accidental – the industry took a step back and was like, 'What the fuck is this? These people are all drug addicts and maniacs, they're gonna fuck the fucking share prices up! We need to get rid of these people!'"

He added: "If Oasis were starting tomorrow we would have nowhere near the impact, because you're judged instantly on your first gig, and then Radio 1 will judge you on how many fucking followers you've got on Facebook […] Oasis never had an A&R at Creation – we were given the fucking keys to the kingdom and they went, 'Off you go, see you in a bit'. Now, the manager is accountable to the A&R guy, who's accountable to the guy above him, who's gonna lose his fucking job."

Last month, Gallagher criticised the way that Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian's success has not inspired a new wave of working class bands to follow in their footsteps. "The working classes have not got a voice anymore, there doesn't seem to be a noise coming from the council estates. Music is very middle class, I’d have eaten Bastille alive in an afternoon in the '90s, one interview, destroyed, gone, never to be heard of again," he said.

Source: www.nme.com

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Vote For Oasis, Liam And Noel Gallagher At The NME Awards

Oasis, Liam and Noel Gallagher have been nominated in various categories in the NME Awards, Click here to vote (Login Required).


Best Track
Future Islands – 'Seasons (Waiting On You)'
Jamie T – 'Zombie'
Jungle – 'Busy Earnin''
Kasabian – 'Eez-Eh'
Noel Gallagher – 'In The Heat Of The Moment'
Royal Blood – 'Little Monster'

Hero Of The Year
Alex Turner
Dave Grohl
Kate Bush
Noel Gallagher
Russell Brand
Taylor Swift

Reissue Of The Year
Led Zeppelin – 'Led Zeppelin II'
Manic Street Preachers – 'The Holy Bible'
Oasis – 'Definitely Maybe'
Pixies – 'Doolittle'
Public Enemy – 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back'
Smashing Pumpkins – 'Adore'

Best Band Social Media
?uestlove's Twitter
Alana Haim's Twitter
Albert Hammond Jr's Twitter
Fat White Family's Facebook
Liam Gallagher's Twitter
Slaves' Facebook

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Vote For Oasis, Liam And Noel Gallagher At The NME Awards

Oasis, Liam and Noel Gallagher have been nominated in various categories in the NME Awards, Click here to vote (Login Required).


Best Track
Future Islands – 'Seasons (Waiting On You)'
Jamie T – 'Zombie'
Jungle – 'Busy Earnin''
Kasabian – 'Eez-Eh'
Noel Gallagher – 'In The Heat Of The Moment'
Royal Blood – 'Little Monster'

Hero Of The Year
Alex Turner
Dave Grohl
Kate Bush
Noel Gallagher
Russell Brand
Taylor Swift

Reissue Of The Year
Led Zeppelin – 'Led Zeppelin II'
Manic Street Preachers – 'The Holy Bible'
Oasis – 'Definitely Maybe'
Pixies – 'Doolittle'
Public Enemy – 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back'
Smashing Pumpkins – 'Adore'

Best Band Social Media
?uestlove's Twitter
Alana Haim's Twitter
Albert Hammond Jr's Twitter
Fat White Family's Facebook
Liam Gallagher's Twitter
Slaves' Facebook

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Noel Gallagher Blames Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian And Bastille For The State Of English Music

Noel Gallagher has spoken about the lack of working-class voices in contemporary music, suggesting the likes of Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian have made no impact in terms of encouraging any new “noise coming from the council estates”.

During an interview for the BBC Master Tapes show, via NME, a member of the audience questioned the Oasis founder about the health of the current British music scene. “You only have to look at the charts, what happened at the end of the 90s, all those bands used to be in the top 10, like us, Manics, Pulp, the Verve, Suede and Blur, and I think bands like that have been marginalised and sidelined,” he said. “There’s X Factor and all that kind of thing, but you name me the last great band that came out of this country? There’s not really been any great bands in the last 10 years.”

Specifically lamenting the lack of exciting bands (adding that One Direction were “not a band” but a group), Gallagher said that Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian had done little in the last decade to expand the variety of musicians operating in an increasingly middle-class music industry: "Shame on those two bands for a start because they didn’t inspire anybody else. The working classes have not got a voice any more. There doesn’t seem to be a noise coming from the council estates, you know what I mean?

I’d have eaten Bastille alive in an afternoon in the 90s, one interview, destroyed, gone, never to be heard of again. Easy, had ’em for breakfast. My bass player summed it up – we’re constantly saying: ‘Where is the next band coming from?’ and he rightly says: ‘Never mind the band, where are the people?’”

Gallagher added: “When I first started I wanted to get in the charts and wreck it, like stamp Phil Collins out and Wet Wet Wet, they’ve got to go, and all that 80s gear, we don’t need that any more. I don’t see anything from the working class, I just don’t see it.”

The musician’s recent statements echo his comments from a 2013 interview in weekly men’s magazine Shortlist, claiming that it was only the “middle-class” bands that refused to play at Teenage Cancer Trust gigs taking place at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

The new album from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Chasing Yesterday, is released in March.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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Noel Gallagher On His Secret New Project, New Album And More

Notes taken by two lucky people who went to Noel Gallagher's interview and acoustic performance with John Wilson for BBC Radio 4's Mastertapes series.

I think the most potentially exciting thing was Noel let slip about a separate project he's doing he quickly back tracked as obviously shouldn't have said something.

He said he's got ten songs backing track recorded but only two lines of lyrics as he's struggling as he's not emotionally attached to the project, (he thinks they are amazing as instrumentals). John Wilson asked if was a soundtrack and he said no it will be an album.

Also the 'AKA.. What A Life' lyric came from when Noel was sleepwalking. Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno asked if he was still sleepwalking, Noel said yes and Serge said... What A Life!

John asked him what his plan was for the future after 'Chasing Yesterday' and he said his plan was not to take a long break.

He's got loads of songs left over from Oasis era.

He said most of the songs 'on the internet' that have yet to be released will probably never get recorded as he constantly writing newer songs.

'AKA... What A Life' and 'If I Had A Gun' would've been Oasis songs

The solo in 'Riverman' is very good and performed by Paul Stacey and very reminiscent of David Crosby.

John Wilson picked out 'The Right Stuff' as his stand out track (it was unprompted and he just came out with his like for the track).

Thanks to jaq515

'The Right Stuff' is left over from the Amorphous Androgynous album, perhaps why it's more 'out there' as the interviewer described it.

Apparently a cracking solo on 'Riverman'.

Noel's written an entire album of instrumentals that he hasn't yet been able to put words to for a 'side project.' The interviewer asked if it was for a movie soundtrack to which he said it wasn't and it will be an album if he can put write the lyrics for it. Was all rather odd and intriguing.

Thanks to willd255

Check out videos from yesterdays acoustic set here.

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Video: Kasabian's Tom Meighan Wants Oasis Or Led Zeppelin To Headline Glastonbury

Kasabian's Tom Meighan has backed either Oasis or Led Zeppelin to reform and headline Glastonbury in 2015.

The frontman spoke to NME at the NME Awards Launch Party about headlining Glastonbury and who he'd like to see play the festival in 2015. See above to watch now.

Foo Fighters are the current favourites to take one of the three headline slots at next year's festival. Dave Grohl himself has told NME that he is interested in the headline slot, with Emily Eavis responding to his comments. William Hill subsequently cut the US band's odds from 14/1 outsiders to 8/11 favourites.

Click here to watch the video.

Source: www.nme.com

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Beady Eye Announce Split

Liam Gallagher has tweeted that his post-Oasis band have called it a day. He wrote: "Beady Eye are no longer. Thanks for all your support."

Beady Eye featured former Oasis members Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Chris Sharrock, plus former Kasabian man Jay Mehler.

Their first album, Different Gear Still Speeding, was released in February 2011 and a follow-up, BE, appeared in June of last year. The band opened the Other Stage at Glastonbury 2013.

It's not clear from this brief statement whether Liam will now become a solo artist or whether it means he won't be working with the former Beady Eye members again.

Anyone expecting the imminent reunion of Oasis should bear in mind that Noel Gallagher has just announced his second album with the High Flying Birds, Chasing Yesterday, which will be released in March next year.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

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What's Going On At 'This Feeling' This Weekend?

Eugene McGuinness has unveiled the accompanying video for new single The Crueler Kind. The single is out now on Domino Records and Eugene has announced two very special This Feeling shows to accompany it.


Eugene plays This Feeling Manchester, in association with Jack Daniels, at The Ruby Lounge October 10th along with Alias Kid who are managed by Alan McGee, Hidden Charms and Lucky T. Jackson and headlines the This Feeling stage at Dunfermline Live in Scotland. Also playing at the festival are Embrace, King Creosote, Dexters and a host of exciting new Scottish bands taking place across various venues in Dunfermline, Scotland.


Since Kasabian booted things off in style at the very first This Feeling 8 years ago This Feeling's reputation, reach and legend has grown.

Now in association with XFM and with club nights in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leicester, MIlton Keynes and Birmingham and with plans for more,

This Feeling is the UK's most rock n roll night out, a regular haunt of well known faces, and where to see the next big things first.

Coming up this month...

This Feeling London at The MacBeth (Jack's Place) Oct 3rd ft Hidden Charms (live), The Van Doos (live), The Frankly's (live), Nick Mercer Jnr (live) + Dexters (DJ)

This Feeling Edinburgh at the Voodoo Rooms Oct 3rd ft Caravan Club (live), Emelle (live), The Dirty Wurks (live), Black Cat Bone (live) + The Jackals (DJ)

This Feeling Glasgow at the Record Factory Oct 4th ft The Pacific Blues (live), Ghost Alaska (live), Kill City Radio (live), Baren (live) + Kyle Neary (DJ)

This Feeling Milton Keynes at the Crauford Arms Oct 4th ft Jonny Brown ex Twisted Wheel (live), The Harrington Blues (live), Lawrence Bray (live), The Scruff (live) + This Feeling DJs till 2am

This Feeling Manchester in association with Jack Daniels at The Ruby Lounge Oct 10th ft Eugene McGuinness (live), Alias Kid (live), Hidden Charms (live), Lucky T Jackson (live), Gigslutz (DJ) & Hattie Pearson of XFM (DJ)

This Feeling Birmingham at The Victoria Oct 11th ft The Assist (live), Thieves (live), Plastic Factory (live) + This Feeling DJs till 2am This Feeling Liverpool at The Magnet Oct 24th ft Hidden Charms (live), Whitecliff (live), The Vryll Society (live), Paddy Clegg (live) + Gigslutz (DJ)

Visit www.thisfeeling.co.uk for tickets and infomation on club nights all over the UK.

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Oasis Top NME Readers Poll Of Dream Glastonbury 2015 Headliners

David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Muse and Fleetwood Mac also on fan wish-list.

NME readers have voted for Oasis as the band they would most like to see headline Glastonbury next year (2015).

Readers have been voting for the artists they would most like to see top the bill at next year's event following this year's festival, which brought performances from Arcade Fire, Metallica and Kasabian.

Despite the fact that Oasis are technically not together at the moment, the constant rumours about Noel and Liam Gallagher's reunion are clearly giving fans hope that a performance on the Pyramid Stage could be a possibility.

Closely following the Manchester band on the list of acts who NME.com users would like to play next year is David Bowie while Foo Fighters, Muse and Fleetwood Mac all ranked highly.

On Sunday morning (June 29), Glastonbury founder Eavis revealed that three headliners have already been booked for next year's festival – and they don't include the long-rumoured Prince.

"We've got three headliners already – and that's without Prince. We've got some good headliners.

We had an agent [for a band] yesterday on the platform by the stage watching Metallica with me, saying, 'My band want to do it next year'.

I can't tell you who it was but that was done on the platform watching Metallica. Is it a British artist? He's definitely British, but the band are not British any more."

Iron Maiden have emerged as bookmaker William Hill's front-runners to headline Glastonbury 2015.

Following Metallica's warm reception at the festival, the bookmaker has slashed Iron Maiden's odds of performing next year to 7/1.

Among the other acts with good odds are Kate Bush (8/1), whose first live dates in 35 years recently sold out, Oasis (8/1), Coldplay (10/1), Noel Gallagher (10/1) and U2 (10/1).

Source: www.nme.com

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Liam Gallagher Terrified Kasabian During Helicopter Flight

Liam Gallagher terrified Kasabian when he started play fighting with them during a helicopter flight.

The 'Eez-eh' hitmakers bonded with the rocker when they supported his band Oasis during their run of hometown gigs at Manchester's Heaton Park in 2009.

They got on so well that guitarist Serge Pizzorno and singer Tom Meighan were taken to Scotland for lunch in the helicopter with Liam but decided to be mischievousness.

Serge said: ''On the way back, Tom and Liam started play-fighting, rocking the thing, screaming. I'm sitting there going 'Maaaate!' This ain't like the back of a car, man, we're f***ing miles in the air.

This rain starts coming down and the captain goes, 'Right, we've gotta land because the weather's terrible.'

Liam's like, 'We're not landing, man, just drive through it!' - in the end we had to land. We had to emergency land in this airport.'' The stars then went back to their hotel and Serge and Tom were still starstruck after spending time with Liam.

Serge gushed to NME magazine: ''Liam's such an amazing dude. He's funny and proper looks after us. Those gigs were unbelievable.''

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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'This Feeling' Is The Place To Be After Kasabian's Leicester Show

SATURDAY JUNE 21st, HAVANA, LEICESTER 10.30pm - 4am

This Feeling, where KASABIAN have been revellers for the last eight years, is the place to be after the band's 10th year anniversary show at Victoria Park.

The band kicked off the very first This Feeling with a DJ set after their Electric Proms show and loved it so much they're always propping up the bar when in London.

Coinciding with the hugely-anticipated release of Kasabian's massive 5th album, '48:13', the homecoming couldn't get any bigger. Anyone who was at This Feeling after the lads headline slot at Hard Rock Calling, London knows what to expect…a massive end to a massive night!

Peter Crouch, Miles Kane, Abby Clancey, Anna Friel, Leighton Baines all descended upon This Feeling. 

Get yourself down to Havana in Leicester after the gig on Saturday June 21st, just a fifteen-minute walk from Victoria Park, for This Feeling - Tom and Serge's favourite club night playing rock n roll indie anthems till 4am…

 Doors 10.30pm, DJ's till 4am.

£5 advance tickets available now. If it's your last trip, it'll get you on your way...

Visit www.thisfeeling.co.uk for tickets and information on club nights all over the UK.

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Ex-Oasis Man Releases Debut Video

Former Oasis drummer Zak Starkey starts new band and recruits Kasabian frontman for October dates at This Feeling...debut video stars Perry Benson of This Is England & Quadrophenia.

 The band's debut single ‘HateMale’ combines expansive soundscapes and pulsating rhythms, tied together with Sshh's commanding and seductive vocals, as she bellow's "No I won't turn the music down". The driving instrumentals delivered by Starkey and Weyler, create an undeniable energy reminscent to previous psychedelic trailblazers such as Primal Scream, Bowie and Siouxsie & The Banshees.

Penguinsrising, the new band from Oasis drummer Zak Starkey, will be joined by Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan at two special gigs this month.

Starkey plays guitar in Penguinsrising alongside ex Stereophonics drummer Javier Weyler and frontwoman Sshh Liguz. Meighan will make a guest appearance as DJ after their gigs in London and Manchester in October.

The Kasabian frontman will appear at This Feeling at the Queen of Hoxton in London on October 12 before a second show at This Feeling Manchester FAC251 October 19.

 The London date will coincide with the release of Penguinrising's debut single 'HateMale' out now on iTunes - click HERE.





October is set to be a busy month for This Feeling; it's 7 years since the very first This Feeling club night which was launched by Kasabian after their BBC Electric Promos show and attended by the likes of the Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane and brit actor Stephen Graham.

Come and celebrate seven years of the best bands and most legendary night out in the land with the UK's most rock and roll club night this October at special events across the UK featuring acts such as Tom Meighan (Kasabian), Penguinsrising, The Coral, Eugene McGuinness, The Rifles, Ian Skelly, The Dirty Riversand lots more brilliant new bands.

- This Feeling EDINBURGH Voodoo Rooms Oct 11th with The Rifles (DJ), Sienna, The Jackals, Last Minute Glory & The Rhemedies (live)

- This Feeling GLASGOW 69 Below Oct 12th with Ian Skelly, Sienna, The Dirty Suits & The Hollows (live) PLUS The Coral (DJ)

- This Feeling LONDON Queen of Hoxton Oct 12th with Tom Meighan of Kasabian (DJ), Eugene McGuinness, Penguinsrising, The Howling & The Dirty Rivers (live)

- This Feeling MANCHESTER FAC251 Oct 19th with Tom Meighan of Kasabian (DJ), Penguinsrising, The Delaplains & Two Weeks Running (live)

- This Feeling LONDON Oct 25th with Ian Skelly, LazyTalk, Sienna & Arthur Gun (live)

PLUS The Coral (DJ)

For advance ticket links, info & free downloads from the bands head to www.thisfeeling.co.uk.

This Feeling First Ever Warehouse Party

What with KASABIAN playing the very first EVER gig at the Olympic Park it seemed only right we put on the very first THIS FEELING warehouse party afterwards!

THIS FEELING's first ever warehouse party shall be taking place after KASABIAN, PAUL WELLER, THE CRIBS and MILES KANE have destroyed the HARD ROCK CALLING festival. It's around 20 minutes door to door on the tube from the Olympic Park to This Feeling (Stratford to Bethnal Green nearest tube stations) and goes on till 6am...

£8 adv tickets available HERE.

#Liam6Music - The Ultimate Liam Gallagher Playlist

Liam Gallagher isn’t exactly known for keeping a low profile, and with the sophomore album by his band Beady Eye now streaming via iTunes (and this review by Drowned in Sound causing a large twitter storm) alongside a glaring front page spead in the NME, this week is no exception. He even told them he’d “bury the hatchet” with brother Noel for “a quick lap of honour" touring Oasis’ Definitely Maybe when it turns 20 next year.

So, what better time to salute the genuine living legend of rock that is Liam G? That’s why this week we want you to pick the ULTIMATE Liam Gallagher playlist: It could be:  

*Influences – The Beatles obviously, but also The Rolling Stones, The Jam, The Stones Roses and The Kinks amongst others

*Collaborators – Ride’s Andy Bell, Dave Sitek, The Bunnymen, any other artists from the Creation Records era...or how about a bit of Heavy Stereo featuring Beady Eye’s Gem Archer?

*People he’s influenced – Tom from Kasabian, Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys, Richard Ashcroft…and that’s just for starters.    

*Anything from the Oasis and Beady Eye back catalogue

You choose the music so let us know what you want us to play by commenting on Facebook, on the blog, tweet #Liam6Music, email us at nowplaying@bbc.co.uk or add a track onto our collaborative Spotity playlist.

And if you're a Liam fan, don't forget to tune into BBC 6 Music from 6pm on Sunday for a two hour treat. COME ON!

More details can be found here.

Source: bbc.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Admits He Wants To Be Involved With Teenage Cancer Trust 2014

Noel Gallagher has told Xfm plans are already afoot for next year's series of charity shows - and he wants to be involved again...

Noel Gallagher's told Xfm - after curating the 2013 series of Teenage Cancer Trust Shows at the Royal Albert Hall in place of Sir Roger Daltrey - he definitely wants to be involved again.

"Oh yeah of course, plans are already started for next year," he admitted to Xfm's Jon Holmes.

"First and foremost it is Roger's thing. If in any way I can help - whether it be playing, phoning people up, signing autographs, doing whatever and if I'm around I'm always here to help.

"I love and I'll take away some great memories from this week that'll last me a lifetime."

Noel Gallagher took on putting on this year's shows after being asked by The Who frontman - who had touring commitments in the US.

Ryan Adams, Russell Brand, Primal Scream, Kasabian, Noel himself and Paul Weller all performed at the annual series, which came to a close at the start of this week.

The highlight had to be Noel Gallagher putting one of Britpop's biggest fued officially to bed - by performing with Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon from Blur on Saturday night.

They joined together for a special rendition of the classic Blur song Tender.

Accompanying them on drums was The Modfather himself, Paul Weller.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

Ed Sheeran Explains Noel Gallagher Charity Gig Snub

Ed Sheeran has defended himself after Noel Gallagher revealed he has pulled out of a verbally-agreed charity performance.

The 'Lego House' performer agreed to play a headline set at this year's series of Teenage Cancer Trust shows, before realising that it fell on the same week as his sold-out tour in Australia.

"I actually told him I would do the gig whenever he wanted, but the week they were planned I was in Australia with gigs already booked and sold out," Sheeran tweeted.

"Had it been any other time I would have made it happen but I found this out after I'd said yes.

"I think it would be worse saying no instantly without knowing, to be honest, and I said any other time he wants to do a show and I'm not on tour, I will 100 per cent do it."

Gallagher - who curated this year's charity shows at the Royal Albert Hall - previously outed acts who had pulled out at the last minute.

"I'd talk to Ed Sheeran and Mumford & Sons... and I got let down a lot," he said. "Everybody says yes to your face.

"And then the agent will call and say, 'Ah, they're going to be in Australia at the time'. Really? Well, they never said that to me."

He added: "But if the people that blew me off but said they'll do it next year actually do, it might be the greatest event since Woodstock."

Gallagher performed with Blur's Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon for this year's events, which also saw performances from Kasabian, Labrinth and Rizzle Kicks.

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

Beady Eye Debut New Single At London Club Night

Liam Gallagher aired a brand new Beady Eye track from the band's forthcoming album at London club night This Feeling, which takes place at the Queen Of Hoxton pub.

Gallagher went to the club to see his Beady Eye bandmate, guitarist Andy Bell, DJing, and gave Bell the green light to play an unnamed track thought to be the band's next single.

“Liam made everyone’s night by shaking every hand in the venue and was on blistering form," said This Feeling organiser Mikey Jonns. "When he gave Andy and [Bell's DJ partner] Arveene the nod to play the new tune the place erupted!”

Tom Rowlett of the band Dexters heard the track. He said, "I was pretty fucked so memory a bit hazy, but it had a big brass section and Liam's vocals sounded massive, proper in-your-face psychedelic rock'n'roll. Sounding fuckin' massive, man, the whole place went off when it came on! Liam was amazing. They always say don't meet your heroes but he was brilliant – he pulled us into his VIP area, we had a few beers with him, he was buzzing off the new LP and so are we now!"

Former Kasabian guitarist Jay Mehler (pictured below), who has recently taken over as Beady Eye's bassist, was also in attendance. Mehler was drafted in following the departure of Jeff Wootton, who has left to go solo.

Bell and Arveene will be DJing at This Feeling Manchester at FAC251 on March 23, with The Sundowners playing live.

Check out a number of pictures here.

Source: www.nme.com