Blast From The Past...

'Echoes Round The Sun' was the result of a boozy recording session between Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Gem Archer and Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock.

It was released as a double A-side with 'Have You Made Up Your Mind' on May 26 2008. It was the first single be the first released from Paul’s double album '22 Dreams'.

Liam Gallagher Thinks Manchester United Will Get Leathered By Barcelona

In the videos below Liam Gallagher gives his views on the Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona, and his favourite Wembley moments.

Justin Young Claims His Album Is Better Then Beady Eye's

The Vaccines singer Justin Young has told the Rolling Stone that they have made a better album than Beady Eye.

This is after a recent war of the words between Liam Gallagher and the band.

Young said: "Well, that's what he trades off, isn't it? Words are his weapon, not mine. I think I've made a better record than he has."

Liam Gallagher Interview In This Month's Q Magazine

Q magazine is celebrating its 300th issue with a big Adele interview and photos of the songstress taken by that Rankin bloke, a celebration of the photography that has appeared in the music monthly over the years, and a foreword from the mag’s first ever cover star Paul McCartney. Keith Richards, Liam Gallagher, John Lydon and Dolly Parton also appear within the anniversary issue’s pages.

Liam Gallagher Wants Johnny Depp For Beatles Movie

Liam Gallagher is hoping to cast Johnny Depp in the Beatles movie he is making.

The former Oasis star is producing a film about the Fab Four’s company Apple Corps, based on Richard DiLello’s book The Longest Cocktail Party.

In an interview with Q magazine he said he would like Pirates Of The Caribbean star Depp to take a leading role.

Gallagher, who fronts new band Beady Eye, wants the US actor to play Derek Taylor, the Beatles’ long-time publicist.

Depp became friendly with the Gallaghers during the late 1990s, when he was dating model Kate Moss. He contributed to Oasis recording sessions, playing a slide guitar solo on the track Fade In-Out.

Gallagher, 38, told the July edition of Q, out on Wednesday: “Derek Taylor was a dude. He’s up there with Lennon.

“The film script is done. It’s gonna blow people’s minds, man. I’m just waiting to find out when we choose the actors.

“I want Johnny Depp to play Derek Taylor. It’s got Johnny Depp written all over it, man.”

DiLello’s book is an insider’s guide to Apple, examining the company and the band’s demise.

Source: www.breakingnews.ie

Pretty Green To Open Stores In Leeds, Cardiff, Nottingham And Birmingham?

Nothing has been officially confirmed yet but it looks like Liam Gallagher is expanding the number of Pretty Green UK stores.

The company are advertising for retail positions in Leeds, Cardiff, Nottingham And Birmingham.

No official word yet on opening dates etc, but I will keep you informed.

On This Day In Oasis History...

The videos below are from the 23rd of May 2002, when Oasis played at MTV Superdry in Tokyo, Japan.

Andy Bell Interview

Part two of an interview with Andy Bell from Gibson.

When Beady Eye formed in 2009, the press and fans alike wondered if the former Oasis band members could make a go of it without their leader, Noel Gallagher. But the foursome—composed of frontman Liam Gallagher, guitarists Andy Bell and Gem Archer, and drummer Chris Sharrock—quickly proved the naysayers wrong with a killer debut album, Different Gear, Still Speeding. The group have spent the better part of 2011 touring the world and proving without a doubt that, even without Noel, they’re still rock ‘n’ roll stars.

For Andy Bell, the band has given him the opportunity to return to his original instrument of guitar after a decade playing bass with Oasis. Bell sat down at the Gibson NYC Showroom to talk about his years in Oasis, plans for Beady Eye’s next album and his mystical 13-year-old mentor.

Click here to watch the interview.

Beady Eye Tour Pictures By Fans

The pictures below are from when Beady Eye played at the Newport Centre on April 23rd, the pictures are from site visitor Joanne Hayward.

For more pictures by fans visit the Official 'Beady Eye' Facebook page here, to view all of the pictures fans have taken from various gigs click here.

Signed Japanese Flag By Beady Eye, Paul Weller, Kelly Jones Sold For $7,258.26

The Auction for the flag ended earlier today, and sold for $7,258.26.

Beady Eye were among several acts to appear at a recent fundraiser for the Red Cross Japanese Disaster Benefit at Brixton Academy. The evening raised £163,262.97.

The winner of the auction will have their name written on the flag by the members of Beady Eye.

Beady Eye To Play In Italy On Friday?

It's being reported by a number of Italian websites that Beady Eye will perform at the 'Wind Music Awards' in Verona, Italy and are held on May 27th and May 28th 2011.

The show will feature Beady Eye as International guests on May 27th and is due to be broadcast on June 7th and 14th on Italian RDS Radio and Italia1 (TV).

No official word yet, but i will keep you informed.

On This Day In Oasis History...

Below are two videos from May 21st 2001, when Noel Gallagher was interviewed in Toronto, Canada for 'Much Music'.

The band were in North America for 'The Tour of Brotherly Love' featuring Oasis, The Black Crowes, and Spacehog. The three rock bands featured pairs of brothers: Noel and Liam Gallagher, Chris and Rich Robinson, Royston and Antony Langdon. The tour's title is a nod to the fact that all three pairs of brothers have been known to fight, sometimes physically, sometimes even publicly.

Originally scheduled for 21 dates across the United States and Canada, the three bands performed to capacity crowds in medium-sized arenas and concert halls, including a three-night stand at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer of Oasis and the Langdon brothers of Spacehog joined The Black Crowes on stage at the end of most shows on the tour, performing covers of songs by Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones. Oasis drummer Alan White missed the tour with a thumb injury and was replaced by older brother Steve White.





Also broadcast on this day was 'MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch', click here to watch the fight.

Miles Kane Talks Beady Eye And Oasis

Taken from an interview with Miles Kane from contactmusic.com, read the full article here.

So what do you think your album has brought to the UK chart which may have been lacking before?

I think my album is bringing the rock and roll thing back to UK music. Like Oasis - I mean, I'm not comparing myself to them - but I'm bringing that kind of music back into 2011. It's not an X-Factor type of thing; it's solo and quite ballsy. I suppose it's got swagger, but I don't mean that in an arrogant way. It's good to still be rewarded for making that kind of honest music.

You're a big Oasis fan and are friendly with Liam and Noel. What did it mean to you to support Beady Eye on tour?

It meant so much that they asked me. I love Liam, so to be at Beady Eye's first gigs was exciting and one of the best tours I've done. Sometimes on support you feel a bit like there's no point if people didn't come to see you specifically, but with the Beady Eye tour it was perfect. We gained a lot, and people were getting there early just to see us. Travelling with my band is great too as I've known them all for a long time.

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Noel Gallagher Wishes He Was Still Signed To Creation Records

Noel Gallagher wishes he was still signed to Creation records.

The 43-year-old musician was signed to the iconic indie label with his band Oasis - who went on to become one of the UK's biggest bands - and is upset at the label's demise in 2000 because he thinks modern record companies offer a very different environment.

He said: "People now invest in the product and music isn't about that. I think if you asked any single band now, we'd all love to be back on Creation, not because we don't get artistic control, anywhere else, but it was a great atmosphere to make music and talk about what was possible."

He also lamented the fact most of the people who used to work at the label, founded by notorious industry figure Alan McGee, don't enjoy the jobs they have subsequently gone on to have.

Noel added: "I bump into some of the girls [who use to work there] now and again, they're all doing the same thing but for record labels they don't like for bands they don't believe in. They've all got jobs now."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Interview With Liam Gallagher From MTV

Below is an interview with Liam Gallagher for MTV News at the launch of his Pretty Green's second London store.

Liam Gallagher Interview

Click here to listen to an interview with Liam Gallagher at the opening of the new Pretty Green shop in London's Covent Garden.

Liam Gallagher Promises New Beady Eye LP Next Year

Liam Gallagher has exclusively revealed to MTV News that Beady Eye have already started working on new material for their "storming" second album, which he hopes will be released next summer.

Gallagher, who formed Beady Eye in 2009 with former members of Oasis when his brother, Noel Gallagher, quit the legendary Brit pop band, said fans should expect a “massive wall of sound, great anthems and epic tunes”.

The frontman revealed: “We’ve started and it’s sounding good – we’re not messing about. We’ll have bits of time off but we won’t be sitting around watching Jeremy Kyle, we’ll be in the studio. It won’t be out this year, but we’ll record about February and I reckon it’ll be out next summer.”

Gallagher was at Wembley Stadium on Saturday to watch his beloved Manchester City win the FA Cup, but he thinks it’ll be a “long time” before Beady Eye play a show there.

He explained: “I’m not in the mood for doing big gigs just yet. Our first tour was great – it was great starting off again and playing the smaller venues."

Liam added: "The album went down pretty well and it was good to see people’s faces again, but we’ll move on to bigger and better things because album two is gonna be storming.”

Speaking at the launch of his fashion label Pretty Green’s second London store, Gallagher stated that he still only wants cool kids to wear his clothes: “You don’t know if you’re cool until you’ve put my gear on."

"You might have been a bit of a d**k before you try mine, but there’s room for everyone. I don’t want no idiots wearing it."

Gallagher continued: “When someone comes up to you and says ‘I like your music’ and they look cool that makes my day, but if they look like a f**king clown I’m wondering if I’m making the right music. I’d hate to see the Queen wearing Pretty Green.”

“I’ve had an amazing week. Opening my store, being in Beady Eye, Man City winning the FA Cup, being alive... life couldn’t get any better.”

Source: www.mtv.co.uk

Noel Gallagher Set To Take To The Stage On Monday?

Oasis star Noel Gallagher and Badly Drawn Boy singer Damon Gough are set to take the stage at City’s sold-out homecoming party.

The M.E.N. understands Burnage-born Gallagher, a lifelong Blue, is currently in discussions with the club. And officials hope Gough, from Chorlton, will also take part in the celebrations after Roberto Mancini’s men have paraded the FA Cup through the city on an open-top bus.

It is also thought members of the last Blues squad to win the Cup, in 1969, will be honoured on what promises to be a night to remember for fans. All 47,000 free tickets for Monday’s extravaganza have been snapped up.

Details of City's victory parade and fan party

The Blues will head to Eastlands from Albert Square at 6pm. They are expected at the stadium at 8pm. A giant fireworks display is expected to bring the curtain down on the evening at around 9.45pm.

Manchester council expects more than 100,000 fans to turn out for the parade and event. Some 400 police officers have been drafted in to deal with the crowds.

# A memorial match will take place tomorrow at Hyde’s Ewen Fields in memory of City legend Ken Barnes, who passed away last July.

Barnes played nearly 300 times for the Blues and, in an association with the club that lasted 46 years, he also worked as assistant manager, coach and chief scout. Several of the youngsters he helped recruit will turn out for the 3pm match.

The teams include ex-Maine Road heroes Uwe Rosler, Paul Dickov, Asa Hartford, Andy Morrison, Ian Brightwell, Kevin Reeves, Colin Hendry, Richard Edghill and Neil Pointon.

Admission will be £5 for adults and £3 for children, with all proceeds going to the Stroke Society Fund. Team One will be coached by Shaun Goater and Paul Lake, while club ambassador Mike Summerbee will be in charge of Team Two.

Source: Manchester Eveining News

Liam Gallagher On Manchester City's FA Cup Win

Below you can watch an inteview with Liam Gallagher a lifelong and avid Man City fan and gets his eager hands on the blue side of Manchester's shiny new FA Cup.

In an exclusive interview with FATV Liam reflects on his confidence in the team, the party atmosphere and the Poznan!

Click here for pictures from last nights official Covent Garden store opening.

Liam Gallagher Says Brother Noel Is A Poor Manchester City Fan

Liam Gallagher has said he believes brother Noel is a "poor Manchester City fan" for not attending the FA Cup final last Saturday (May 14).

Speaking to XFM, he said: "He's a scaredy cat. He can't handle being in with the real fans. He was in LA, wasn't he? With all those LA type people."

Gallagher added that his brother was a "poor City fan" especially because "he's on the fucking radio every fucking weekend talking about football and he's not there. Poor, mate. I'm sure he had bigger things to do."

Manchester City, the team both the Gallagher brothers support, lifted the FA Cup trophy last Saturday after beating Stoke City 1-0.

As well as slamming his brother ex-Oasis singer Liam also said that his new band Beady Eye are well underway in the writing of the follow up to their debut album, 'Different Gear, Still Speeding'. He said it would be released next summer.

"We've been in the studio messing around with a few tunes," he said. "We're going to finish the tour about Christmas time, then about February go in the studio and hopefully have it out by summer. We're not going to rush it, but we're not going to fuck about either. We've got the songs, we're ready to go."

Source: www.nme.com