Noel Gallagher Attacker Admits To Oasis On-Stage Shove

A clean-cut Pickering man admitted yesterday he attacked Noel Gallagher while the leader of British rock band Oasis performed in Toronto last year.

Daniel Sullivan pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm against Gallagher, whose band was headlining at the Virgin Music Festival, on Toronto Island on Sept. 7, 2008.

“Sullivan managed to make his way up to the main stage area, run past the electrical cords set up along the stage, pass the drum kit and lunge toward Noel Gallagher, shoving him violently from behind with great force,” said Crown attorney Ruth Neilson in reading an agreed statement of facts to Justice Richard Schneider in the Ontario Court of Justice.

Gallagher, who was facing the crowd and playing his guitar at the time, suffered three fractured ribs when he fell forward on to a speaker. Sullivan then turned and ran toward Liam Gallagher, the leader singer who was standing 10 feet away from his brother Noel.

“Sullivan almost made it to Liam Gallagher, but was tackled by security and was taken to the ground on stage,” said Neilson.

“He was held backstage for police to attend. Police report Sullivan was resisting, struggling and screaming as he was arrested. Officers tried to calm him down.”

Neilson said Sullivan was intoxicated at the time and has no recollection of how he was able to mount the stage, except that he “remembers attempting to climb over the fence .

“It appears no one attempted to prevent Sullivan from gaining access to the stage until he was tackled on stage by Oasis,” said Neilson.

Noel Gallagher was taken off stage and felt “winded” for some minutes but resumed playing the last 20 minutes of the show, court heard.

When he was re-assessed two days later, he was told to cancel all performances until he was better. He kept feeling pain for the next two weeks.

A CT scan in London, England on Sept. 22, revealed he had fractured his ninth, tenth and eleventh ribs on his left side.

As a consequence, Oasis was forced to cancel five concerts that were scheduled to promote the band’s new recording. One of those concerts was slated for London, Ontario, and another was a major record launch in New York City.

Noel Gallagher stated it took eight months before he felt normal again.

Oasis rescheduled the London, On., concert last December.

Schneider ordered a pre-sentence report for the 48-year-old Sullivan. His sentencing hearing was scheduled for Feb. 5, 2010.

Source: www.torontosun.com

Ask Liam Gallagher - Pete

Ask Liam is back - www.prettygreen.com - Liam is answering your questions via video.
Todays question is from Pete:

Liam, when the fuck is there gonna be a Pretty Green store in Manchester!? It's like you're ignoring all the Northerners at the moment!

You can ask your own question - either email askliam@prettygreen.com, tweet it adding #askliam, or post it on youtube as a video question.

New Pete Mckee Art Prints Available Now

I kind of see Manchester as Sheffield’s naughty big brother who gets into trouble every now and then. We share a very similar DNA: Northern, industrial and musical. We’ve both made our mark on the psyche of the youth of today and yesterday, influencing them to dress and dance in a way that separates them from others and makes them feel special while sat alone in a bedroom reading LP sleeves listening to music inspired by rain and industry.

This exhibition is my way of celebrating the role Manchester’s music scene has played in helping sullen teenagers grow up to be Guardian-reading social workers and teachers — or Tesco night line managers — or artists.

This is my first exhibition in Manchester and call at Odd, Odder and Oddest bars from now till 14th January.

Odd – The Northern Quarter: 5 November – 7 December Odder – Oxford Road: 7 December – 14 January

Special edition prints Printed on high quality art paper, there is a limited edition run of only 10 per image. Each is signed, numbered and has the story and the title hand written underneath by myself. Price £150 unframed £200 framed.

Open edition prints Are printed to order on quality art paper, each is 60cm x 60cm and is accompanied by the story printed along the bottom of the print. Price £30, these prints are also available from Piccadilly Records, 53 Oldham Street, Manchester

Canvas prints Printed on high quality canvas. They are 20” x 20” and are mounted to a box frame. Price £100.

Source: www.therealmckee.co.uk

Click here to see the rest of the collection or for details to order a print.

Your Chance To Meet Liam Gallagher

Selfridges is excited to announce the Autumn / Winter launch of the Pretty Green Menswear collection, with your chance to meet Liam Gallagher and get his autograph!

We are giving five lucky peple the chance to win a meet and greet with Liam himself! Enter now!

If you are one of the first 200 customers to purchase an item from the Pretty Green collection from Friday 20 November, you will also be in with a chance to meet Liam Gallagher in-store at Selfridges Oxford Street on Monday 30 November and Selfridges Manchester at Exchange Square on Wednesday 2 December.*

This up-front clothing is designed by Liam Gallgher, so you can expect clothes that are casual and classic with soft rock and roll details such as zips or statement buttons. Named after a song by The Jam, Pretty Green is a collection of denim, knitwear, jackets, trenchcoats, t-shirts and of course Mr Gallagher’s favourite, parkas. The collection also draws inspiration from 1960s mod culture, with vintage prints as well as ivory and black featuring heavily.

Liam is typically straight talking about the new venture! “Clothes and music are my passion,” he says, “I'm not here to rip anyone off and I'm not doing it for the money either. I'm doing it cuz there's a lack of stuff out there of the things I would wear."

*Terms and Conditions apply

A qualifying purchase is any purchase from Pretty Green made:

- before 30 November at Selfridges Oxford Street in Mens Contemporary on 1

- before 2 December in Selfridges Exchange Square in Mens Contemporary on 1 or Selfridges Trafford in Mens Contemporary on G.

Places are limited to the first 200 in London Oxford Street and the first 200 across Selfridges Exchange Square and Selfridges Trafford .

One qualifying purchase per person only.

Qualifying purchases are non exchangeable and non refundable.

Invitations to this event are non transferable.

Event subject to change or cancellation.

Terms and conditions apply.

Source: www.selfridges.com

Miles Kane To Work With Liam Gallagher

Miles Kane says he wants to get his new friend Liam Gallagher to appear on his forthcoming solo album.

Liam Gallagher is to make a record with Miles Kane.

The former Oasis singer - who recently revealed he wants to head back out on the road, two months after the group split following the departure of his guitarist brother Noel Gallagher - has befriended the Last Shadow Puppets star, who said he hopes the 'Live Forever' hitmaker will team up with him on his new solo LP.

Miles told NME magazine: "I was chatting to Liam at his party. He's my hero and we both love Lennon and we were just chatting about my record and what he's up to.

"I've got a couple of tunes on my record that are very Liam, there's 'My Fantasy', which he'd be great singing on, who knows, leave it open."

Liam recently revealed he is currently working on new material with Oasis bandmates Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock.

He said: "We're sort of doing things at the moment. Not Oasis, Oasis is done. But with everyone except for Noel."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Liam Gallagher: 'New Songs Are Better Than Oasis'

Liam Gallagher, the former Oasis singer, has disclosed that he is working on new songs and claims they are better than anything he ever recorded with his former act.

The 37-year-old, has been working with fellow ex-Oasis members Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Zak Starkey after his brother Noel quit the band in August.

Gallagher said he hopes to go into the studio early next year and release the new tracks on an album by July.

In an interview with MTV Italy, Gallagher said: ''We've been demo-ing some songs that we've had about, that we've had for a bit. Just doing that, on the quiet, not making a big fuss about it.

''After Christmas we might go in the studio and record them and hopefully have an album out in July.

''We'll do it in a different kind of way now. I'll try and reconnect with a new band, new songs, and I'm feeling confident about the songs.

''I'm feeling a million per cent confident that they could be better than Oasis.''

Noel Gallagher walked out on the band prior to a show in Paris in the summer after the troubled relationship with his brother hit a new low.

Prior to Noel's departure, it became clear that the brothers barely spoke after years of bickering.
Liam Gallagher said in the MTV interview: ''I love him to bits but we just don't get on. Me and our kid have never been that close anyway. We'd only sort of hang out when we were on tour. We didn't have a solid relationship.''

He also said he is continuing to promote his clothing range Pretty Green, with a view to opening a store in Britain next year.

"Music is where it's at," he added. "Music is first, clothes are second. If it all goes well hopefully we can maybe get a shop in London. If it goes really well we'll get a shop in Italy. I want it to be all over the world."

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Liam Gallagher's New Band Almost Ready To Go?

Liam Gallagher has revealed he is working on new material with Gem Archer, Andy Bell, Jay Darlington and Chris Sharrock and said he hoped to release an album by July.

In an interview with MTV Italy, Liam said he had been "demo-ing" tracks with his bandmates.

Italian fan site Wonderwall.it reported earlier this week that Liam Gallagher told Italian fans waiting outside his hotel that his new, yet to be named band, already has seven demos recorded.

And that the band are currently talking to a number bass players, as Andy will switch to guitar to help Gem take up the empty spot Noel has left behind.

Liam Gallagher On The Future

Liam Gallagher talks with MTV Italy about Noel, Oasis and his plans for the future.

Leona Lewis On Covering Oasis' Stop Crying Your Heart Out

What made you want to cover Oasis's 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out'?

"I just like doing covers and singing great songs. I wanted to do a song by a band and I love Oasis. I love Snow Patrol as well which is why I covered 'Run' for the repackage of Spirit. But the idea to cover 'Stop Crying My Heart Out' came from Simon. He said, 'Why don't you try this song?' and we both loved it, which is probably why he keeps getting people on The X Factor to sing it!"

Read the full interview here.

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

Pretty Green Launches Autumn Winter 2009 Collection

Pretty Green have just launched the brand new Autumn Winter 2009 collection and have re-designed it's website....

Visit it by clicking here.

Ask Liam Gallagher - Josh

Ask Liam is back - www.prettygreen.com - Liam is answering your questions via video.

Todays question is from Josh:

Here in the States men's clothes are a joke. Our gear is shit. For a working man not wanting to look like a dandy faggot, there's not much to get excited about. When I've got a bit of money I like to buy somethin and I want it to be top. So when can I expect to see Pretty Green in the shops round my way? Josh Heisner

You can ask your own question - either email askliam@prettygreen.com, tweet it adding #askliam, or post it on youtube as a video question.

Manchester City's Ultimate Celebrity Fans

Noel Gallagher has been KO'd by his boxer mate Ricky Hatton in a poll to find Manchester City's ultimate celebrity fan.

Noel came second in the all-time Top 30, featured in the club mag, behind The Hitman.

But he'll be glad brother Liam only came in third.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

New Clothes From Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green Can Be Viewed From Tuesday

New clothes from Liam Gallaghers' Pretty Green clothing range can be viewed from Tuesday the 17th November at www.prettygreen.com.

Liam will also appear instore at Selfridges in London at the end of the month.

Creation Records Founder Alan McGee Discusses Oasis And The Britpop Years

Oasis will get back together because the warring Gallagher brothers love each other but won’t admit it, according to the man who launched them to rock stardom.

Creation Records founder Alan McGee, whose label has sold 60 million records and signed Oasis in 1993, has moved from London to enjoy an “early retirement” in a retreat near Hay-on-Wye, Powys.

As their mentor, Glaswegian McGee compared his shock on hearing about the band’s split in August to the death of Michael Jackson.

But he said he is still in regular contact with Liam and Noel – separately – and is confident that they will reform in the future.

“It is hard for them but we still get on great,” he said.

“I saw Noel last week and Liam the other month and I’m big mates with Bonehead (former guitarist Paul Arthurs),” he said.

“Yeah, I see Marcus Russell (manager) who owns Ebbw Vale’s Rugby Club and Owen Morris is a talented producer.

“At the moment, there is no chance of Oasis getting back together and I don’t want to go into it. But the brothers love each other. They are great people.”

McGee signed Oasis as Britpop began to rise and form the backbone of the cultural movement known as “Cool Britannia”.

But after being invited to a high-profile Britpop party by former Prime Minister Tony Blair in the 1990s, he now says he feels cheated by Labour.

“I can’t forget Britpop but we were all conned,” he said.

“After 17 years of the Tories, we needed to get them out.

“We thought we were getting a Labour like a mix of Harold Wilson and Jim Callaghan – but in Blair we really got another Margaret Thatcher.

“Me and 13 people were conned. This Government has committed crimes against humanity in Iraq, destroyed our civil liberties with CCTV and given us a nanny state which is serving the banks.”

But he is full of praise for Brecon and Radnor Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams, who called at his house after he complained about access problems.

“Roger gets my vote,” he said. “In London I didn’t even know the name of my MP.”

At the end of the 1990s, the Creation empire crumbled after a hangover from a decade of drug abuse which saw McGee suffering from debilitating cocaine-related breakdowns.

He says his “well-documented bad behaviour” will feature in the film Upside Down: The Story Of Creation Records, which is released in March.

But McGee stresses that his days of drink and drugs are now well and truly over for the sake of his two children, aged 21 and nine.

“I don’t drink or take drugs anymore. At 49 years old, I did eventually grow up,” he said.

“People keep wanting me to get back into the record business, offering me crazy jobs like getting involved in an internet project, funded by the Chinese. But kind of like just being a dad.

“I spend most of my time DJing with Death Disco in London and Hay-on-Wye and on the computer – I’m a turning into a virtual recluse, an eccentric,” he joked.

“It is undignified when you have kids to be a ‘cano’ or an alcoholic. With kids it’s different; I want them to be proud of me.

“And me and the kids are happier than we’ve ever been in Hay-on-Wye, and the missus is getting there.”

Source: www.walesonline.co.uk

Creation Records founder Alan McGee Discusses Oasis And The Britpop Years

Oasis will get back together because the warring Gallagher brothers love each other but won’t admit it, according to the man who launched them to rock stardom.

Creation Records founder Alan McGee, whose label has sold 60 million records and signed Oasis in 1993, has moved from London to enjoy an “early retirement” in a retreat near Hay-on-Wye, Powys.

As their mentor, Glaswegian McGee compared his shock on hearing about the band’s split in August to the death of Michael Jackson.

But he said he is still in regular contact with Liam and Noel – separately – and is confident that they will reform in the future.

“It is hard for them but we still get on great,” he said.

“I saw Noel last week and Liam the other month and I’m big mates with Bonehead (former guitarist Paul Arthurs),” he said.

“Yeah, I see Marcus Russell (manager) who owns Ebbw Vale’s Rugby Club and Owen Morris is a talented producer.

“At the moment, there is no chance of Oasis getting back together and I don’t want to go into it. But the brothers love each other. They are great people.”

McGee signed Oasis as Britpop began to rise and form the backbone of the cultural movement known as “Cool Britannia”.

But after being invited to a high-profile Britpop party by former Prime Minister Tony Blair in the 1990s, he now says he feels cheated by Labour.

“I can’t forget Britpop but we were all conned,” he said.

“After 17 years of the Tories, we needed to get them out.

“We thought we were getting a Labour like a mix of Harold Wilson and Jim Callaghan – but in Blair we really got another Margaret Thatcher.

“Me and 13 people were conned. This Government has committed crimes against humanity in Iraq, destroyed our civil liberties with CCTV and given us a nanny state which is serving the banks.”

But he is full of praise for Brecon and Radnor Liberal Democrat MP Roger Williams, who called at his house after he complained about access problems.

“Roger gets my vote,” he said. “In London I didn’t even know the name of my MP.”

At the end of the 1990s, the Creation empire crumbled after a hangover from a decade of drug abuse which saw McGee suffering from debilitating cocaine-related breakdowns.

He says his “well-documented bad behaviour” will feature in the film Upside Down: The Story Of Creation Records, which is released in March.

But McGee stresses that his days of drink and drugs are now well and truly over for the sake of his two children, aged 21 and nine.

“I don’t drink or take drugs anymore. At 49 years old, I did eventually grow up,” he said.

“People keep wanting me to get back into the record business, offering me crazy jobs like getting involved in an internet project, funded by the Chinese. But | kind of like just being a dad.

“I spend most of my time DJing with Death Disco in London and Hay-on-Wye and on the computer – I’m a turning into a virtual recluse, an eccentric,” he joked.

“It is undignified when you have kids to be a ‘cano’ or an alcoholic. With kids it’s different; I want them to be proud of me.

“And me and the kids are happier than we’ve ever been in Hay-on-Wye, and the missus is getting there.”

Source: www.walesonline.co.uk

Russell Brand's New Project Will Be With Noel Gallagher

Russell Brand has told the Telegraph his next projects would be producing a series of podcasts with friend Noel Gallagher which he promised would be a ''laugh and mucking around.''

Russell Brand Scandalous Live at the O2 DVD is in stores now.

How To Reunite Oasis By Russell Brand

Jedward mania has given me a novel idea of how one could reunite Oasis - give the band a new name that's a combination of the Gallagher brothers' names.

Niam or Loel? Could that work?

The Jedward phenomena has passed me by a bit. All I know is if I was in a band, the name of which was a composite of the two members, I'd be cheesed off if I only got one letter and my brother had his whole name in.

Edward must be the more dominant twin - in fact, if they go solo he'll flourish while J will struggle to get a J-ob. I think maybe J was originally conjoined to Edward's nut-bag and was grown in a petri dish.

I have no evidence to back this theory - it's what we journalists call a hunch. Noel's "too good" girlfriend Sara is with Bizarre Lord Noel for all the right reasons.

Noel revealed to me that when the pair were viewing houses he was vexed by Sara's indifference to his work. He asked the estate agent for a property with a study for him to write music in.

"I've never seen you write any music?" said Sara. Baffled Noel responded: "You do accept that I do write music though?"

She retorted: "I've never seen you."

The exchange ended with the wrinkly Mancunian rocker dragging his gorgeous Scots bride down to Our Price to marvel at his back catalogue.

Oh well, at least she's not with him just because he's famous - it must be the eyebrows, which look suspiciously like they may have been trimmed of late.

The day after that was revealed I had an extraordinary encounter.

I like to go running on London's Hampstead Heath of a morning and am keen to maintain my trademark black clobber while I burn the calories in preparation for my next film Arthur, in which I'm inexplicably naked fifty per cent of the time.

I wear these tight black leggings when I run, which I like to think make me look like Spider-Man when he goes evil. But just might actually make me look a bit of a ponce.

Especially as they don't leave much to the ol' imagination - sex-organ-wise.

Imagine my horror, then, when on one of my morning sprints I heard: "All right big b*ll*cks", shouted by an approaching runner. The terror was compounded when close inspection revealed it to be Hampstead's rowdiest keep-fit fanatic Liam Gallagher.

Thankfully he was wearing the Exact same costume as me.

Who had the bigger package? Well we didn't stop to compare, but I left the encounter with a real spring in my step.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Gran Swears At Liam Gallagher

Foul-mouthed former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher was left stunned when he tried to help a gran with her shopping - and she swore at him.

The shocked singer, 37, said: "I was trying to help this old lady with a big picture she was carrying.

"I offered to help and she told me to go f*** myself - twice.

"I said, 'I beg your pardon?' and she said, 'You heard, f*** off'.

"I was only trying to do a good deed - that's the last time I try and help an old lady."

Liam told of the tongue-lashing on Italian radio yesterday.

He also blamed brother Noel for splitting up Oasis in August.

He claimed Noel, 42, had over-reacted to a barney as an excuse to walk out on the group.

The Champagne Supernova star added: "We had an argument which wasn't that big.

"He wanted out, he wanted to do something different and he hadn't the balls to tell the band or the fans."

The star vowed to get back on stage within two months with a new band - but said he would never again perform with his brother. He said: "Oasis is done."

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Liam Gallagher's New Band 'To Gig Within A Couple Of Months'

Liam Gallagher will be performing live with his new band within a few months.

The former Oasis singer revealed during a radio interview that he's already working on material with the rest of his old band - Andy Bell and Gem Archer - and minus brother Noel.

"I'll be back doing that within a couple of months." Liam told listeners of Italian station Radio Deejay, when asked when we can expect to see him performing live again. "I've just done a tour, I always miss singing songs. I miss the people."

"We're sort of doing things at the moment. Not Oasis, Oasis is done. Everyone except for Noel."

When asked if there was any truth that he smashed Noel's guitar during their big bust up (which caused the guitarist to quit the group in September), Liam said "I didn't smash it on him. I wish I had, man."

"He sort of... treated my guitar poorly, which was a present off my wife" Gallagher explained. "So I thought it was only fair to pay the compliment so I smashed one of his. It sounds ridiculous, like a pair of old women."

Liam then went on to suggest that Noel used the row as an excuse to quit, and that he'd wanted to leave Oasis for a while.

"To be quite honest, I think our kid wanted out. But you'll have to ask him when he comes in and does his little solo thing."

"We had an argument - but we've had bigger ones, about more important people. Basically, I think he wanted out, wanted something different, but he hadn't got the b******* to tell the band or the fans."

Source: angryape.com

Liam Gallagher And Paolo Maldini

Liam confirms he has a new band during interviews in Italy today, and meets Italian footballing legend Paolo Maldini.

Source: www.prettygreen.com