Beady Eye Interview In 'Oor' Magazine

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Music magazine 'Oor' from the Netherlands, features a interview with Beady Eye.

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Liam Gallagher: Noel Wasn't The First Guy To Write A Song

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'Oasis is over. This is Beady Eye, and that's what we're doing.' Plus: 'Noel Gallagher wasn't the first guy to write a song'

When Noel Gallagher abruptly quit Oasis in 2009, the remainder of the group – his brother Liam, guitarist Gem Archer, bassist Andy Bell and touring drummer Chris Sharrock – elected to stick together to form a new band, Beady Eye. Though Beady Eye doesn't sound much different from Oasis, the first few singles from their forthcoming debut Different Gear, Still Speeding (out March 1st in the U.S.) display a joyful, freewheeling spirit that had been lacking on Oasis' later, more ponderous records.

Rolling Stone caught up with Liam Gallagher and Andy Bell to discuss the new album, the weirdness of writing lyrics and why they will never perform Oasis songs in concert.

You guys were both writing songs for Oasis near the end of that band's run, but Noel Gallagher was still writing a majority of the songs. How does it feel to be working without him?

Bell: I wouldn't say it's good to work without him, but it does feel good generally. It was good then, and it's good now.

What is different for you now without his input?

Bell: Everything is different, really. Oasis finished, but we decided to keep playing together but under a whole new band name. So I moved from playing bass to playing guitar. We didn't decide to, but we ended up sharing all the songwriting. Working on the arrangements together, producing the records together, deciding on the sleeves together, the videos and really keeping our hands in a democracy.

Liam, did you write the lyrics for this record?

Gallagher: No, I didn't, mate. I wish I did. I wrote the lyrics for the songs I composed, but Andy writes the lyrics for his songs, Gem writes the lyrics for his, I sort of write mine.

I guess you're used to singing other people's lyrics.

Gallagher: I've got no problem with it, as long as they're great. You just have to own them. As long as they turn me on, and give me a little kick, I'll sing it.

So when you do write the lyrics, is it a more personal thing for you?

Gallagher: Not really, no. I don't think that much about it. Lyrics I find pretty hard, and it's a weird thing to do. To me it's like opening your heart to the world, you know what I mean? I guess I'll have to get used to it.

Did you guys intend for this record to carry on from what you were doing in Oasis?
Bell: It's a whole new thing. I understand that people might think that it sounds similar, but from our side it's just a new beginning. But saying that, we're all into the same kind of music as we were, we haven't changed. It wasn't like we got on a mission to be different. So some things are going to be the same, like the influences and Liam's voice.

I did notice that there was a bit more of an old school rock and roll sound, like "Bright the Light" sounds very early Sixties to me. Was that something you went for?

Bell: There's a bit of that kind of rock & roll piano on "Bright the Light" and "Beatles and Stones," and also "Standing on the Edge of the Noise."

Gallagher: Once the music gets in you, it doesn't leave you. We didn't go out and try to make that sort of record, that kind of stuff just comes out, and thank the lord for that.

Going forward, do you plan on keeping Oasis separate from Beady Eye, or will you play Oasis songs in concerts?

Gallagher: Oasis is over. There's no longer Oasis. This is Beady Eye, and that's what we're doing.

Bell: No Oasis songs are going to be played in Beady Eye gigs. We just feel that Oasis was a different thing. That was Noel's songs, mainly, and he should be the guy playing them, if anyone.

Has Noel heard the Beady Eye record yet?

Gallagher: We don't know, but we're sure he'll like it. And if he don't like it, he's just being stubborn.

Do you feel like you learned anything about songwriting from doing his songs for so long?

Gallagher: No, not me anyway. Noel Gallagher wasn't the first guy to write a song. He was writing from somewhere, and my stuff is coming from me and the people I listen to.

Bell: Liam has his own particular style of songwriting. He's got his own style of playing the guitar. It's an expression of him, really. And I think Noel had his own style too. I've learned, and this is a kinda boring answer to the question really, that Noel never comes out of a chorus the same way, and that's something I picked up from him when writing a song.

Do you have plans to come tour in America?

Gallagher: Yep, in June, apparently we're coming over for a small tour, small places. I can't wait, we're exciting about it. We love America, and New York's my favorite city.

Source: www.rollingstone.com

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Creation Records Film 'Upside Down' Out On DVD In May

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Oasis, Primal Scream and Alan McGee feature in documentary.

The new documentary about Creation Records is set to be released on DVD in May.

'Upside Down' features new interviews with label founder Alan McGee, Noel Gallagher, Primal Scream and more, and will be released on May 9.

The film was directed by Danny O'Conner – watch a preview by clicking on the video above right.

The movie tells the story of how the label that was home to Oasis, Primal Scream, Super Furry Animals and more began, the bands it discovered and its financial dissolution in 1999.

Speaking to NME, director O’Connor described the film as "a celebration of Creation, not an appraisal or review, a celebration of swagger and an attitude".

'Upside Down' is also set to be shown at screenings around the world this spring and summer.

Source: www.nme.com

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Channel 4 To Air Beady Eye Special On 28th February

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Channel 4 has confirmed plans to air Live From Abbey Road - Beady Eye Special.

Preliminary schedule set for Monday 28th February at 11:45pm on Channel 4 (UK),subject to change.

The 30-minute show will feature Beady Eye performing four songs plus an interview with the group.

Thanks to Mr Monobrow

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Liam Gallagher Started Fashion Line To Make Perfect Boot

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Liam Gallagher's inspiration to start his own clothing line has been revealed - he was annoyed when bosses of a leading shoe brand changed the design of their desert boots.

The former Oasis singer, now fronting new band Beady Eye, launched his Pretty Green label in 2009, specialising in retro-style trousers, hats, cagoules and t-shirts.

Now Beady Eye guitarist Andy Bell has revealed the reason Gallagher started the brand - his favourite Clarks boots changed in design.

Bell tells British DJ Gary Crowley, "I think he did really well with the desert boots. You know Clarks desert boots? There is no built-up section in the sole. They are just flat, which had been bothering Liam for a while - he couldn't work out why Clarks desert boots weren't the same any more, and it was sort of like an itch he had to scratch.

"I think the desert boots were the reason that Pretty Green started in the first place. So he finally got there, worked it out, and made his own. They are good."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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Steve Lamacq On Beady Eye Interview

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It’s been a busy week. I can feel my eye-lids drooping.

Though not as strange as standing in a corner of Beady Eye’s rehearsal room in north London, while Gallagher and Co cranked out the opening songs of what will be the live set on their impending tour (unless they re-jig it, they’ll be starting with album-opener ‘Four Letter Word’, a chugging, live-for-the-moment call to arms).

In conversation – which was the reason we were there, to record an interview for 6Music – Liam is as happy and energised as I’ve ever seen him. He gets mildly sulky on only two occasions (once over whether the name of the group is any good and then again when the conversation drifts perilously close to his brother).

But then he’s back in an instant. His trains of thought are still legendary, his sense of pride in his work, both defiant and modest.

He talks like a man who has nothing to prove, but at the same time still wants/needs something to invest his graft and his love in.

Coincidentally, BE are in the same rehearsal complex where the KAISER CHIEFS did a few days the other week. I know this because a) Gallagher listed all the other recent residents “McFly, Feeder….UB40…they stank the place out” and b) because the following day I was chairing a session with the Kaisers at Abbey Road studios as part of BBC Introducing’s Masterclass day.

you can hear that BEADY EYE interview in full on 6Music on February 21

Source: Steve Lamacq's Blog goingdeafforaliving.com

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Andy Bell Interview

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Pretty Green Presents Gary Crowley interviewing Andy Bell at the Pretty Green Club Night on the 26th November 2010 at The Garage, London.

Andy Bell, songwriter, singer, producer, DJ and currently guitarist in Beady Eye, speaks to Gary about his set list for the night, his own style icons and his favourite Pretty Green piece.

Source: www.prettygreen.com

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Beady Eye Tickets For Teenage Cancer Trust On Sale Later Today

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Tickets go on sale at 9:00am today for Beady Eye's gig at this year's Teenage Cancer Trust on Friday 25th March at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Teenage Cancer Trust is a long established charity set up to help young people fight cancer. You can read more about the charity and make donations at their website HERE.

The band have been keen supporters of Teenage Cancer Trust through the years with Liam, Gem and Andy having performed at the event in 2002 with Oasis and both Liam and Gem making several appearances between them through the past decade of gigs.

Tickets for the week of gigs go on sale at 9:00am through the following ticketing agencies:

www.teenagecancertrust.org
www.gigsandtours.com (0871 230 7136)
www.ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 844 0444)
www.royalalberthall.com (0845 401 5030)
www.hmv.com and in selected HMV stores (London area only)

The full line up of gigs for the week are as below:

Monday 21 March – An Evening of Comedy with John Bishop and Kevin Bridges
Tuesday 22 March – Squeeze and The Feeling
Wednesday 23 March – Biffy Clyro
Thursday 24 March – Roger Daltrey CBE performs The Who’s Tommy
Friday 25 March – Beady Eye
Saturday 26 March – Editors
Sunday 27 March – Tinie Tempah

Beady Eye's gig comes at the end of their run of sold out gigs across the UK and Europe which kicks off with the band's first ever gig in Glasgow Barrowlands on 3rd March.

Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com

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Liam Gallagher On The Front Cover Of Hot Press Magazine

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On sale now in the Republic Of Ireland.

As new project Beady Eye takes off, Stuart Clark conducts the band's first Irish interview. Liam & co talk about writing, recording and of course, life after Noel.

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Beady Eye Upcoming TV And Radio Apperances

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An Interview with Beady Eye will be broadcast on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music show on Monday 21st Febuary, the show is broadcast between 4pm & 7PM (UK Time.)

Also on Wednesday 23rd Febuary 'Alexa Meets Beady Eye' is on MTV Rocks UK at 7pm (UK Time).

Thanks to Mr Monobrow

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Roger Daltrey's Delight At Beady Eye 'Triumph'

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Rocker Roger Daltrey was delighted when Liam Gallagher's new band Beady Eye signed up to play at his annual charity gigs - branding the coup a personal "triumph".

The Who frontman stages a yearly series of shows in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, and this year (11) he's lined up a hotly-anticipated concert by the former Oasis singer's new group.

The gig next month (Mar11), at London's Royal Albert Hall, will be Beady Eye's biggest to date - and Daltrey is overjoyed he managed to secure the in-demand band.

He tells British talk show Loose Women, "On the Friday, of course we have got Liam Gallagher's new band, Beady Eye, which is a big triumph for me."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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Beady Eye Announce Two European Festivals!

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Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will be performing at two festivals on mainland Europe this summer.They will play at Rock Werchter, Belgium on Thursday 30th June and Main Square Festival in Arras, France on Friday 1st July.Tickets are on sale now for both festivals through the following ticket agencies:

ROCK WERCHTER - THURSDAY 30TH JUNE:
www.rockwerchter.be
www.proximusgoformusic.be
In Belgium: 0900 2 60 60
In Holland: 0900 45 000 45
All other countries: +32 34 00 00 34
All tickets are inclusive of public transport within the Belgian borders from Thursday June 30th, till Monday July 4th 2011.

MAIN SQUARE FESTIVAL - FRIDAY 1ST JULY:
www.mainsquarefestival.fr
www.ticketnet.fr
In France : 0 892 390 100
In UK and All other countries: 00 33 892 390 100

Other acts set to perform at the festivals include Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, The National, Coldplay and Elbow at Rock Werchter and Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Elbow and PJ Harvey at Main Square Festival.

Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com

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Beady Eye Up For 'Best New Band' Award

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STILL TIME TO VOTE

Beady Eye are in the running for 'Best New Band' at this year's NME Awards.

The other four acts up for the award are Everything Everything, Hurts, The Drums and Two Door Cinema Club.

Liam has also been nominated in the 'Most Stylish' award competing against Brandon Flowers, Hayley Williams, Lady Gaga and Noel Fielding.Votes can be cast at NME.com HERE.

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On This Day In Oasis History...

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The above videos are from the 10th of February 2002, when Oasis played at the Columbiahalle in Berlin, Germany.

Click here to watch a video from the 10th February 2009 when Liam Gallagher was interviewed on The Hot Desk at the The Holly Bush Pub in Hamsted.

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Noel Gallagher Confirms He Has Secured NoelGallagher.com

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Noel Gallagher has claimed that he has not yet started work in his debut solo album.

The former Oasis guitarist had been rumoured to have been recording his album already, with solo artist Miles Kane saying he'd played guitar on it.

But, speaking to radio station Talksport on Sunday, Gallagher claimed he hadn’t even started the project yet – or at least full recording sessions.

"I am not recording new stuff, not just yet," he said. "It'll be out when it's finished I guess. Well, I've not even started it, so I don't know."

He added, rather logically following his previous statement, that it was unlikely that the album would emerge in the near future. "I'd have thought probably if anything comes out it'll be later rather than sooner," he said.

He also told the station that he had secured the rights to the domain name Noelgallagher.com, over a year ago, contrary to recent tabloid reports.

Source: www.nme.com

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Brian Cannon Masterclass

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Brian Cannon will be giving an exclusive 'masterclass' session at the British Music Experience exhibit at London's 02 Arena complex on March 3.

Not only is Brian Cannon as designer and Photographer, and art director, but he also has band management and music video direction to his name. In the 90’s Brian’s Company Microdot had substantial influence over the visual for the Brit Pop Movement. Designing covers for Oasis, The Verve and Ash all of which were number one albums, as well as album covers, Cannon has worked on logos and typography, and Microdot as a company has worked with esteemed clients and artists such as Levi’s, Groove Armada and Suede.

Two of Cannon's record sleeve designs - Definitely Maybe and "This Is Music" - featured in Q magazine's "The Hundred Best Record Covers Of All Time" list published in 2001. He is noted for "his grandiose, ridiculously time-consuming (photo) shoots", and has produced a number of record sleeves for UK number one albums, including Urban Hymns[4] (The Verve) and 1977[5] (Ash), along with two further Oasis albums - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?[6] and Be Here Now. He has also designed record sleeves for Ruthless Rap Assassins, Suede and Super Furry Animals,and is the former manager of the now-defunct Scottish experimental rock group, The Beta Band.

Tickets £7.50
Time 7:30- 9pm

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Fan-Made Video For Beady Eye's 'World Outside My Room'

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Fan-made video for Beady Eye's track World Outside My Room, the track is a B-Side to the limited 7" single of Four Letter Word.

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Beady Eye Interview In Italy Video

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A short video of the Beady Eye interview for Radio Deejay in Italy, that was broadcast the other day.

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Sex Pistols, Smiths, Oasis Photographer Offers 'Rock Masterclass'

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Plus check out Paul Slattery's work on NME.COM

Renowned rock photographer Paul Slattery is offering up a masterclass in rock photography – and NME.COM is hosting a collection of his greatest work.

Slattery started out in the ’70s photographing Motorhead before working at the heart of the punk explosion with Sex Pistols and The Clash. He went on to take iconic shots of bands including The Smiths, Oasis and Manic Street Preachers.

You can see a selection of his work along with the stories behind the shots here.

Meanwhile, Slattery will be giving an exclusive 'masterclass' session at the British Music Experience exhibit at London's 02 Arena complex on February 17.

See British Music Experience for details.

Source: www.nme.com
Photo Credit: Paul Slattery

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Taylor Momsen Wants To Write A Song With Noel Gallagher

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Taylor Momsen has told M Is For Music that she would love to work with former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher she said “I’d love to write with Noel Gallagher. I’d do a song with all of Oasis but I’d love to write a song with Noel”.

Taylor is also excited about listening to Liam Gallagher's new band Beady Eye The singer said: “Yeah I’m excited for that, I haven’t heard anything yet though.”

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