Beady Eye Feature On New Double Issue Of Clash Magazine

Clash Magazine are pleased to announce the cover stars of our latest issue - Beady Eye!

Summer's here and the time is right...

Clash Magazine are preparing to launch our new double issue. Clocking in at a satchel bursting 210 pages our latest instalment features Liam Gallagher's shock troops on the cover, as they prepare to launch their new album 'BE' in typically outspoken style.

However all is not as it seems - when Clash speaks to Liam Gallagher we find a quiet, reserved songwriter who openly admits to being "loved up".

Elsewhere, Primal Scream open up about their first album in five years while Disclosure reflect on a stunning year which has seen them move from underground prodigies to chart mainstays.

Adding a touch of soul to hip hop, John Legend is on hand to cast a spell on Clash readers while Ghostface Killah and Brooke Candy continue the hip hop tip.

Leather clad blues rockers Deap Vally get us all excited, while the always essential Ones To Watch section takes a look at xxyyxx, Young Fathers and more.

Available now, you can order Issue 86 online HERE.

Clash Magazine is available from all good newsagents.

Source: www.clashmusic.com

Alan McGee On Signing Oasis 20 Years Ago

Excerpt from The Guardian

Alan McGee on Creation, Oasis and cashflow – a classic from the vaults

It's 20 years since Alan McGee stepped into Glasgow King Tuts and signed Oasis. Time to visit 1994 via Rock's Backpages and find out what the Creation Records founder was thinking …

Alan McGee founded Creation Records 10 years ago. Now this former British Rail clerk's labour of love is a floatable proposition, with nearly half of its shares owned by Sony. McGee surprised many when he got into bed with the company, not least because he was supposedly no fan of corporate structures. But that may simply be a sentimental view, judging by the candid assessment he gives over coffee at the Dome, Regent Street.

"In September 1992, I got fed up with selling 200,000 Primal Scream records in England and 18,000 in Germany," says McGee. "I got tired of selling only 3,000 Bandwagonesques there. It's all about distribution. If you're signed to some shit fuckin' indie, no matter what it does for your credibility, it does nothing to promote your group. Sony help us get worldwide distribution. At the moment, we're still getting some crap sales, but the potential is there. I've sold Sony 49%, which makes them feel good, but I'm very loyal to our bands. I've got their best interests at heart.

"The truth is that, without financial backing, it is now very hard to exist in England, but when I've gone in to Sony and said: 'Look, you need to help us with so-and-so,' they've always done it. And they don't talk to me about the music we put out, ever."

In 1984, McGee was looking after a young and irascible Jesus and Mary Chain. Like his proteges, McGee's clothes may be sharper 10 years on, but he hasn't really changed that much, and he remains a patron to like-minded fanatics such as Bobby Gillespie, the Jazz Butcher, Bill "the Man" Drummond and Lawrence from Felt/Denim.

In celebration of Creation's first decade, McGee has gathered together his 10 most personal mementoes. It comes as no surprise that what feature most among his choices are items that spark off memories of liaisons with some of rock's greatest mavericks.

OASIS

"This group, Oasis, are the one recent thing that made me go: 'Fuckin' hell, I still believe in rock'n'roll.' I saw them last year and it was a complete fluke. I was at an 18 Wheeler show in Glasgow at King Tut's Wah-Wah Hut. Third on the bill were a band from Manchester. They were friends of Oasis and they'd told the band they could play fourth on the bill. So Oasis hired a van and drove up from Manchester with their mates and when they arrived the promoter says: 'No. Fuck off.' And they're saying: 'Look, it's cost us £200 to hire the van and equipment and get here. If you don't let us play, we'll smash your club up. There's 10 of us and only two security …'

"So the promoter lets them play. Now, I wouldn't have got to see them normally, because when a band of mine's playing I usually get in five minutes before they come on stage. However, because I'd gone with my sister Susan, who doesn't happen to own a watch, I got there two hours early. I witnessed all the shenanigans, so I wanted to see what they were like.

"The first song was really good. Then the second was incredible. By the time they did this fantastic version of I Am the Walrus, I'd decided I've got to sign this group, now. I said: 'Do you have a record deal? Do you want one? I wanna do it.' Eventually they had 20 record companies offering them deals and at the last minute Mother Records, owned by U2, phoned and said: 'We'll offer double what McGee is offering.'

"The music is a cross between the Kinks, Stone Roses and the Who, and the cover of this tape, which is incredibly rare, only 10 ever made, is important because it's a Union Jack going down the toilet. That sums up our country at the moment. I don't want to herald them too much, but they're already one of my favourite groups. Seeing them is what seeing the Stones must have been like in the early days. Brutal, exciting, arrogant."

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Auction For MS Charity: Featuring Signed Items By Noel Gallagher, Primal Scream And More

The theme of this year's World MS Day is young people with MS.

Taking place on May 29, this is a key annual event that raises awareness and funds for vital services.

MS is usually diagnosed between the ages of 24 and 31.

It is is a life-long condition but is not terminal, and does not follow any particular pattern or set stages.

Most people live active and fulfiling lives despite the physical and emotional challenges. It is unique to the individual, and more than 8,000 people in Ireland live with MS.

MS Ireland will host a celebrity auction online at ms-society.ie and the public can bid for signed and framed images of artists, sports personalities and actors such as The Script, Imelda May, Brain O'Driscoll, Noel Gallagher, Primal Scream, Kodaline, Def Leppard, Damien Dempsey and Katie Taylor.

Source: independent.ie

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

Win Another Pair Of Tickets To Various Teenage Cancer Trust Shows

Noel Gallagher presents Damon Albarn, Kasabian, Paul Weller, Russell Brand, Primal Scream and more… Want to be there?

This year's incredible series of shows in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust have been curated by none other than Mr Noel Gallagher.

Click here for details.

Win Tickets To Teenage Cancer Trust Shows

Noel Gallagher presents Damon Albarn, Kasabian, Paul Weller, Russell Brand, Primal Scream and more… Want to be there?

This year's incredible series of shows in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust have been curated by none other than Mr Noel Gallagher.

And he's put together an incredible line-up: he'll be performing himself alongside Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon, Kasabian, Primal Scream, Paul Weller and an evening of comedy with Russell Brand and Noel Fielding. In fact, we're so excited about the whole thing, we've invited back Russell Brand to Xfm and he'll be presenting a new show with Mr Gallagher himself.

Over the next two weeks on Xfm, we'll be giving away a huge stack of tickets to these very special shows and it'll be all be to raise money for Xfm's Fund for Teenage Cancer Trust.

You'll be able to win tickets to the following shows:

Wednesday 20 March - An evening of comedy with Russell Brand, Noel Fielding and very special guests

Thursday 21 March - Primal Scream with Echo And The Bunnymen.

Friday 22 March - Kasabian plus support from Dark Horses

Saturday 23 March - Noel Gallagher plus special guests including Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon
plus guest Gruff Rhys

Monday 25 March - Paul Weller plus special guests Palma Violets.

Click here for more details.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts Extra Ticket Details And More

Echo And The Bunnymen will join the mighty Primal Scream at the Noel Gallagher curated Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts at The Royal Albert Hall on 21st March.

All shows are near sold out so keep checking the following outlets for any extra tickets being released.

www.gigsandtours.com
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
www.royalalberthall.com
www.teenagecancertrust.org

More On Noel Gallagher's And Russell Brand's XFM Show

The notorious dream team are back to celebrate the Teenage Cancer Trust dates...

Russell Brand is to return to Xfm next month... and he's reuniting with his old friend Noel Gallagher for a special series of shows to mark this year's Teenage Cancer Trust gigs.

The pair are to helm a new programme in the lead up to the week-long set of dates for the charity - the first time in seven years that they've worked with producer Matt Morgan and poet Mr Gee.

Noel told Xfm presenter and Sun columnist Gordon Smart: "Xfm asked me if I wanted to do my own radio show leading up to this year's TCT concerts. I said, I have a better idea. Why don't we resurrect whats-his-name's career? That hairy skinny-legged yogameister, Rustle Brand? Last seen shaming the nation at them Olympics…

"It'll be great to remind people how colossal me, Matt Morgan and Mr Gee were on that bloody show before 'Arthur' got us all the sack. Tune in and see if I'm wrong."

Russell told Gordon: "I miss radio. It was lovely when we did the show. It'll be great to get the old team back together."

This was the show that landed Jonathan Ross and Brand in trouble over the whole Andrew Sachs "Sachsgate" affair. Xfm is excited, ecstatic, pleased - and ever so slightly nervous - at welcoming the Brand/Gallagher team back into our studios.

Noel has curated this year's Teenage Cancer Trust dates, which include performances by Primal Scream, Kasabian, Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon and an evening of comedy featuring Russell Brand, Noel Fielding and more.

The Xfm shows will make a fine prelude to an incredible run of gigs at the Royal Albert Hall.

It's going to be unmissable, and takes place in late March. The TCT shows start on March 19 and run through to March 24.

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Invites Paul Weller To Perform At The Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts

Noel Gallagher has invited tPaul Weller to join the bill at Royal Albert Hall.

Paul Weller has joined the line-up of the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs curated by Noel Gallagher and due to take place at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Weller will headline the London venue on March 25 with support on the night coming from Palma Violets.

The gig will be the final show in a run of seven nights of comedy and music put together by the former Oasis guitarist which will see performances from Ryan Adams, Kasabian, Primal Scream, Rizzle Kicks, Labrinth, Russell Brand and Noel Fielding as well as Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn performing together as they support Noel Gallagher.

Speaking about taking part in the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs, Weller says: "I’m looking forward to getting on stage for the final night of Teenage Cancer Trust at Royal Albert Hall. I’ve always supported the charity and have seen first-hand how hard they work and what a huge difference it makes to the kids. When Noel asked me to headline I didn't hesitate."

Tickets for Paul Weller go onsale Friday, February 1 at 9am and are priced from £35.

Source: www.nme.com

Tickets Still Available For The 2013 Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts

A limited number of tickets are still available for the 2013 Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, which will take place from 19 to 25 March 2013.

Featuring
RYAN ADAMS
KASABIAN
PRIMAL SCREAM
NOEL GALLAGHER
RIZZLE KICKS
DAMON ALBARN & GRAHAM COXON
LABRINTH
BETH ORTON

Plus an evening of comedy with

RUSSELL BRAND
NOEL FIELDING

Tickets for a number of shows are still available from the following sites:

www.gigsandtours.com
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
www.royalalberthall.com
www.teenagecancertrust.org

Full list of Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts as follows:

March 2013
Tuesday 19 - Ryan Adams with special guest Beth Orton
Wednesday 20 - An evening of comedy with Russell Brand and Noel Fielding and very special guests
Thursday 21 - Primal Scream
Friday 22 - Kasabian
Saturday 23 - Noel Gallagher, and Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon
Sunday 24 - Rizzle Kicks and Labrinth

Noel Gallagher is a longstanding supporter of the charity, and was asked to get involved in curating the shows by Teenage Cancer Trust patron and The Who front man, Roger Daltrey CBE.

Roger, currently on tour with The Who in America has been the driving force behind the concerts which have raised over £15million for Teenage Cancer Trust since they began in 2000.

This is the first time Roger Daltry has handed over the role of curating the series of concerts.

More info about the charity's work can be found at www.teenagecancertrust.org

Tickets Go On Sale Today For The 2013 Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts

Noel is pleased to announce the line-up for the 2013 Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, which will take place from 19 to 25 March 2013.

Featuring
RYAN ADAMS
KASABIAN
PRIMAL SCREAM
NOEL GALLAGHER
RIZZLE KICKS
DAMON ALBARN & GRAHAM COXON
LABRINTH
BETH ORTON

Plus an evening of comedy with

RUSSELL BRAND
NOEL FIELDING

Tickets on sale on at 9:30 from the following sites:

www.gigsandtours.com
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
www.royalalberthall.com
www.teenagecancertrust.org

Full list of Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts as follows:

March 2013
Tuesday 19 - Ryan Adams with special guest Beth Orton
Wednesday 20 - An evening of comedy with Russell Brand and Noel Fielding and very special guests
Thursday 21 - Primal Scream
Friday 22 - Kasabian
Saturday 23 - Noel Gallagher, and Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon
Sunday 24 - Rizzle Kicks and Labrinth

Noel, a longstanding supporter of the charity, was asked to get involved in curating the shows by Teenage Cancer Trust patron and The Who front man, Roger Daltrey CBE.  Roger, currently on tour with The Who in America has been the driving force behind the concerts which have raised over £15million for Teenage Cancer Trust since they began in 2000.  This is the first time Roger Daltry has handed over the role of curating the series of concerts.

More info and donate at: www.teenagecancertrust.org

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Noel Gallagher: I Want To Play Tender With Blur

Noel Gallagher is curating next year's Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall and has told Xfm we might see him on stage with former Britpop rivals Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon from Blur.

It's the first time anyone other than Roger Daultrey has looked after the line-up for the annual charity event - for which Xfm is once again the exclusive radio partner.

Kasabian, Primal Scream and Ryan Adams have all been chosen by the former Oasis man for the series of shows next March but most notably - Noel himself is playing March 23 with Damon and Graham also on the bill for the same night.

Speaking to Xfm's Dan O'Connell Noel explained that he was after Oasis' former enemies Blur for the bill.

"They were one of the first people that I asked - if Blur could do it - because Damon had always said that he'd like to do it, they've tried to get Gorillaz once or twice but could never quite make it work. It was a shame Blur couldn't do it.

He continued, "I dunno how they're gonna do it... I think Damon plays piano and Graham plays guitar and they'll do a load of Blur songs and everyone has a great night.

"I wouldn't be adverse to getting up with them and playing Tender though - that being one of my favourite Blur songs."
It's something you wouldn't have imagined possible 15 years ago - something Noel acknowledged.

"What would I have said in '97? There would have been swear words involved. Definitely," he told Dan.

"We're all older now. I've been on tour with Graham recently and I've met Damon recently... we're all old dudes from the past."

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

Noel Gallagher To Play With Damon Albarn And Graham Coxon At Teenage Cancer Trust Concert

"Will we play together? I hope so..." says Noel.

Noel Gallagher has revealed that he hopes to perform with Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon when the Blur pair support him at a Teenage Cancer Trust concert next year.

As curator of the 2013 series of gigs, Gallagher will headline London's Royal Albert Hall on March 23 next year with Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon supporting on the night. Speaking at a press conference in London this morning (December 5), Noel revealed he intents to perform live with his former nemesis, saying: "Will we play together? I hope so."

As previously reported, Kasabian and Russell Brand are also part of the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs line up.

Kasabian will perform a headline show at the London Royal Albert Hall on March 22, while Russell Brand will team up with Noel Fielding and special guests for a night of comedy on March 20.

In a statement issued to NME about the Teenage Cancer Trust gig, Kasabian said: "The work that Teenage Cancer Trust carry out is vital and invaluable. We are honoured to have been invited back for the third time to perform and support such a worthy cause."

Ryan Adams, Rizzle Kicks and Primal Scream will all perform too. Full details of all the dates can be found below.

Ryan Adams, Beth Orton - March 19
Russell Brand, Noel Fielding - 20
Primal Scream - 21
Kasabian - 22
Noel Gallagher/ Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon - 23
Rizzle Kicks, Labrinth - 24

All shows will take place at The Royal Albert Hall and tickets will be priced from £25.00 (plus booking fee), will be available from 9.30am on Friday 7 December 2013.

Source: www.nme.com

Noel Gallagher Reveals It's "An Honour" To Be Put In Charge Of The TCT Concerts

Labrinth, Kasabian and Rizzle Kicks are some of the names lined up for the 2013 Teenage Cancer Trust gigs.

The acts have been chosen by ex-Oasis star Noel Gallagher, who is curating next year's shows at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Other performers on the bill include Primal Scream, Blur's Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon, as well as comedy stints from Russell Brand and Noel Fielding.

The shows wil take place from Tuesday 19 to Sunday 24 March.

Noel Gallagher, who is also due to perform, said it was "an honour" to be put in charge of the concerts.

"I've always been more than pleased to lend my support over the years," said the 45-year-old singer.

"It's also now a charity that is very close to the hearts and minds of dozens of acts in the world of music."

The final show of the series will feature Labrinth and Rizzle Kicks on the same bill.

Support acts for all the shows will be announced soon.

Since it first began in 2000, the Teenage Cancer Trust series has raised £15 million for teenagers and young people with cancer.

Last year's event was headlined by the likes of Example, Jessie J and Florence + the Machine.

Tickets go on sale on 7 December at 9.30am.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Announces The Line-Up Of The 2013 Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts

Noel is pleased to announce the line-up for the 2013 Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, which will take place from 19 to 25 March 2013.

Featuring
RYAN ADAMS
KASABIAN
PRIMAL SCREAM
NOEL GALLAGHER
RIZZLE KICKS
DAMON ALBARN & GRAHAM COXON
LABRINTH
BETH ORTON

Plus an evening of comedy with

RUSSELL BRAND
NOEL FIELDING

Tickets on sale on Friday 7th December at 9:30 from the following sites:

www.gigsandtours.com
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
www.royalalberthall.com
www.teenagecancertrust.org

Full list of Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts as follows:

March 2013
Tuesday 19 - Ryan Adams with special guest Beth Orton
Wednesday 20 - An evening of comedy with Russell Brand and Noel Fielding and very special guests
Thursday 21 - Primal Scream
Friday 22 - Kasabian
Saturday 23 - Noel Gallagher, and Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon
Sunday 24 - Rizzle Kicks and Labrinth

Noel, a longstanding supporter of the charity, was asked to get involved in curating the shows by Teenage Cancer Trust patron and The Who front man, Roger Daltrey CBE.  Roger, currently on tour with The Who in America has been the driving force behind the concerts which have raised over £15million for Teenage Cancer Trust since they began in 2000.  This is the first time Roger Daltry has handed over the role of curating the series of concerts.

More info and donate at: www.teenagecancertrust.org

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Alan McGee 'I'm Seriously Thinking About Restarting Creation'

Music mogul Alan McGee has said he may restart his famous Creation record label in future.

McGee, 51, famously set up Creation Records in 1983, going on to sign the likes of Oasis, My Bloody Valentine and Primal Scream.

Creation then became one of the most successful independent labels in UK history. However, the label dissolved in 1999 and McGee quit the music industry in 2008 after another of his labels, Poptones, also wound down.

But speaking to music blog Louder Than War, McGee said: "Music needs a kick in the balls and I have got the music buzz back again.

During the last few years McGee has made a feature film, 'Kubricks', has plans to write a book and has been selling off all of his music memorabilia.

But he said managing Primal Scream this summer has reinvigorated his passion for music.

"It's made me realise I do still love [music]," he said.

"But to be honest I am now seriously thinking about restarting Creation, or maybe [calling] it something else if I can find the right people at a label to work with."

McGee had previously said in May that he wanted to return to the music industry in order to "cause chaos".

However, in 2008 McGee said to BBC 6 Music: "I think [record labels] are pointless things, like dinosaurs or trams or something."

Source: www.gigwise.com

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds embark on a UK tour in September and will tour the US and Canada alongside Snow Patrol and Jake Bugg later this year.

More details on the above dates and more can be found by clicking here.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Confirmed To Headline Jersey Live!

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are confirmed to headline Jersey Live on Sunday 2nd September. Other acts playing at the festival include Primal Scream, Chase & Status and Professor Green. You can find all the details about the Festival HERE!

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have also announced that Folks will be supporting them at their sold out Edinburgh Castle show on 17th July. For more information on Folks and to download a song by the band head over HERE!

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Alan McGee: 'Oasis Will Play Again Together One Day'

Former Creation Records boss Alan McGee has said he believes Oasis will reform again one day.

The music mogul believes the band will return but it is unlikely to be long term. His comments come after former frontman Liam Gallagher hinted on several occasions that he would like the band to reform for the 20th anniversary of the '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' in 2015.

His brother Noel initially expressed some interest in a reunion in four years time but has since distanced himself from any reunion.

McGee told BBC 6 Music: Even if it's not the Morning Glory tour, I think you will see Oasis play again, not as a band like [Primal] Scream but I can see them doing a huge gig for charity in a few years but they've just got to stop insulting each other.
Earlier this week, McGee scotched reports that he is writing a musical about the Britpop story. But he did say he was writing a show for the stage with Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh.

He told NME: "I don't want to give away what we're already talking about, but it's not going to be like 'Noel walked in and then Liam walks over, and then Bobby Gillespie walks in'. It's nothing to do with Creation or Britpop in that respect."

Source: www.nme.com

Watch Upside Down: The Creation Story Now!

Fans in the UK can watch the documentary chronicling the highs and lows of the UK's most inspired and dissolute independent record label - Creation Records, founded by the maverick Glaswegian, Alan McGee.

It contains some great early footage of Oasis and features interviews with Andy Bell, Bonehead and Noel Gallagher.

Click here to watch it on the BBC iPlayer.

You can also watch Creation At The BBC

Performances by Creation Records artists including the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Loft, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Primal Scream, Oasis, Ride, Boo Radleys and Teenage Fanclub.

Click here to watch it on the BBC iPlayer.

Creation Night On BBC 4 October 28th

On October 28th 20011, BBC 4 is having a night devoted to Creation Records.

Upside Down: The Creation Story
On: BBC 4
Date: Friday 28th October 2011
Time: 9:00 pm to 10:40 pm (1 hour and 40 minutes long) (UK Only)

Millions of sales on both sides of the Atlantic, near bankruptcy, pills, thrills, spats, prats, successes, excesses, pick-me-ups and breakdowns - all spiralled together to create some of the most defining music of the 20th century. This is the definitive and fully-authorised documentary of the highs and lows of the UK's most inspired and dissolute independent record label - Creation Records. Over 25 years after Creation's first records, it follows the story from the days of the Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Primal Scream and Teenage Fanclub to the Boo Radleys, the Super Furry Animals and of course Oasis, among many, many more. The label's enigmatic founder Alan McGee talks candidly of the trail which led from humble beginnings in Glasgow, via drink and drug dependency to being wined and dined at No 10 Downing Street by Tony Blair.


Creation at the BBC
On: BBC 4
Date: Friday 28th October 2011
Time: 10:40 pm to 11:40 pm (1 hour long) (UK Only)

A trip through the BBC archives from programmes such as Whistle Test, the Oxford Road Show, Top of the Pops and Later with Jools Holland to find some rare and some familiar footage of the bands who were on one of the UK's most seminal and important record labels, Creation Records. There's footage of the Jesus and Mary Chain on Whistle Test in 1985, and from the same year comes The Loft on the Oxford Road Show. The Loft morphed into Pete Astor's next project, the Weather Prophets, who performed on the Whistle Test later that year. My Bloody Valentine nearly bankrupted Creation but produced one of the label's flagship albums, Isn't Anything, while Slowdive were front runners in the 'shoegazing' scene. The 1990s heralded the halcyon days of Creation with the release of Primal Scream's Screamadelica and Oasis signing to the label in 1993. Thus followed a string of chart successes for Creation with Ride, the Boo Radleys, Super Furry Animals, Teenage Fanclub and, of course, Oasis.


Omnibus
On: BBC 4
Date: Friday 28th October 2011
Time: 11:40 pm to 12:30 am (50 minutes long) (UK Only)

Alan Mcgee - The Man Who Discovered Oasis.
A rollercoaster ride through the life and times of the man who has lived the rock 'n' roll dream. Alan McGee almost burned himself out with drugs and drink before finding the biggest band of the 90s, Oasis, and making a million in the process. Abrasive and honest, this is a no-holds-barred portrait of one of the most influential figures in popular music.

Thanks to Mr Monobrow