The Making Of Liam Gallagher's 'Isle Of White Parka'

As Beady Eye made their debut UK festival appearance in the Isle of White, we knew we had to create something special to mark the occasion…

We decided to provide some Great British swagger by reworking one of our trademark parka’s and giving it a traditional twist.

This is the making of the ‘Union Jack Parka’ by our design team and it’s grand unveiling to the IOW crowd.



Source: www.prettygreen.com

On This Day In Oasis History...

The videos below are from June 15th 2000, when Oasis played the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden. At the time Noel Gallagher had decided to quit overseas touring with Oasis.







Also on June 15th 1994, Oasis performed on Nulle Part Aulleurs in France watch a video of 'Supersonic' by clicking here.

Slot On Letterman Will Form The Highlight Of Beady Eye's US Tour

Liam Gallagher takes his group Beady Eye to make their long awaited US debut on Saturday, with the first gig of their US tour at Chicago Metro.

The group released their album “Different Gear, Still Speeding” back in February and followed this with a massive European tour as well as a spot on the Isle of Wight’s festival which gave them one of their best received performances to date.

As well as concerts in Philadelphia, New York and Toronto, Gallagher has also secured a place on the Late Show with David Letterman.

The former Oasis frontman has made it clear that he intends to make a success of the band and put his previous band well and truly in the past. With America ready to be taken, it’s fair to say he’s doing that just fine.

Source: www.musicrooms.net

Win a pair of tickets to beady Eye's Letterman performance here.

Win A Ultimate Festival Kit To Reading Festival To See Beady Eye

The dates have been finalised and the line-up has been announced, all that's left for you to do is join the 87,000 strong army of festival goers making their way to Little Johns Farm in Reading for one of the festivals of the year!

Win two full weekend camping tickets to Reading Festival, and a Ultimate Festival Kit packed full of festival essentials and we're even throwing in a tent for you and your friend!

All you need to bring is your wellies!

Click here for details.

Pretty Green Official Covent Garden Launch Party

Below is a video from Thursday 19th May 2011, Pretty Green descended onto the Royal Opera House Colonnade to for the arrival of rock royalty at the official launch party of Pretty Green Covent Garden pop-up store.

Founder & designer Liam Gallagher launched his clothing brand's second London store in front of an eagerly awaiting crowd of Pretty Green fans.

To mark the royal occasion, special guest DJ’s provided top tunes for many guests, and following the success of Manchester City at Wembley, the FA Cup made a special appearance at the store.

Andy Bell And Liam Gallagher Interview

Below is an interview with Beady Eye's Andy Bell and Liam Gallagher that was recorded at the Isle Of Wight Festival.

Beady Eye Stay In A Danish Mental Hospital

Liam Gallagher has checked in to an asylum (don’t panic, he checked out again a few days later).

His Beady Eye bandmate Andy Bell revealed that the group stayed in a spooky ex-psychiatric hospital while they were in Denmark last week.

“The hotel we were in was a former mental home and it was haunted,” he told Absolute Radio at the Isle of Wight Festival. There was a lot of prank phone calls going on – but that was us.” Liam, 38, added: “They all checked out and we checked in all the movies, man.” Right.

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Andy Bell And Gem Archer Interview

Below is an interview with Beady Eye's Andy Bell and Gem Archer, that was recorded at the Heineken Jammin' Festival in Italy last week.

Video: Beady Eye At The Isle Of Wight Festival

Below are two videos of Beady Eye, from yesterday's Isle Of Wight Festival.

Beady Boys Not Always Eye-To-Eye

Liam Gallagher has revealed that just like Oasis, his new band don't always get on.
The frontman - who had a famously fiery relationship with his brother and former bandmate Noel - performed at this weekend's Isle of Wight Festival with his new group Beady Eye.

He told Absolute Radio DJ Sarah Champion: "We're not the Waltons... we have our bad days and we have good days, you know what I mean, like we did in Oasis. But, you know, this is what we're here to do, is make music, and that's what we shall do."

Liam also said the band was happy to be out on the road - despite the heavy downpours at the Newport festival.

"I'm from Manchester anyway," he added. "This isn't rain, man, it's just spit."

Music fans can log on to www.absoluteradio.co.uk for highlights from the festival.

Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Liam Gallagher Confirms Johnny Depp Would Be Great For His Beatles Movie

Below is a video from Beady Eye's Russian Press conference a few weeks ago, in it Liam Gallagher says that Johnny Depp would be great for his Beatles movie, which will be based on Richard DiLello's book The Longest Cocktail Party.

On This Day In Oasis History...

"Shakermaker" is a song by British rock group Oasis, written by their lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. First appearing as a single, released on the 13th June 1994, which peaked at number 11 in the UK charts, it was later released on Oasis' groundbreaking debut album Definitely Maybe. It was also the first song performed by the band on the UK's world famous music program, Top Of The Pops.

Gallagher admits the lyrics are taken from the world around him, for example, a Shaker Maker was a popular toy in the 1970s, the character of "Mr Soft" was taken from a Trebour Soft Mints commercial, which featured Cockney Rebel's song "Mr Soft", "Mr. Clean" is a song by The Jam, one of Gallagher's favourite bands, "Mr Benn" is a British children's cartoon and the entire last verse - Mr Sifter sold me songs/When I was just 16/Now he stops at traffic lights/But only when they're green - was written in a taxi on the way to the recording studio to record the song. Apparently, Liam Gallagher was pestering Noel to finish the song. At this point, the taxi stopped at the traffic lights outside 'Sifter's"' (a record shop in Burnage, Manchester). Noel penned the lyric and it became part of the song. Noel used to frequent the store to buy old records before Oasis started releasing albums and Mr Sifter refers to the owner of the record store.

















Track listings

CD CRESCD 182
"Shakermaker" - 5:11
"D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
"Alive (8 Track Demo)" - 3:56
"Bring It On Down" (Live) - 4:17

7" CRE 182
"Shakermaker" - 5:11
"D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41

12" CRE 182T
"Shakermaker" - 5:11
"D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41
"Alive (8 Track Demo)" - 3:56

Cassette CRECS 182
"Shakermaker" - 5:11
"D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?" - 2:41

Music Video



The Video was Shot in Manchester outside of their house.

The field they are playing football in is Didsbury Toc H rugby field in Ford Lane (Didsbury South Manchester) near Fletcher moss.

The Album Liam shows to the camera is Paul McCartney's Red Rose Speedway from 1973.

Pre-order 'Time Flies... 1994-2009' and win some signed exclusive album artwork, more details here.

Andy Bell And Liam Gallagher Interview

Sarah Champion spoke to Beady Eye backstage at the Isle of Wight Festival about playing a wet festival, putting smiles on the faces of the festival-goers and more.

.

Listen To Highlights From Beady Eye At The Isle Of Wight Festival

Click here to listen to live tracks from Beady Eye's Main Stage set at the Isle Of Wight Festival 2011.

Includes the tracks 'Millionaire,' 'The Roller,' 'Bring the Light,' and 'The Beat Goes On.'

Gallery: Beady Eye At The Isle Of Wight Festival

Click here for a number of pictures from Beady Eye's performance at the Isle Of Wight Festival earlier this evening.

Beady Eye At The Isle Of Wight Festival

Liam Gallagher made his first appearance at the Isle Of Wight Festival tonight (June 12), playing with Beady Eye on the Main Stage of the bash before headliners Kasabian.

Oasis never played at the event but tonight the singer certainly took his chance to make an impression – choosing to wear a huge coat designed in the colours of the Union Jack flag, surely one of the most colourful images of the weekend so far.

The rain was tipping down for the band's show – as it had been all day – with Liam drily acknowledging the sogginess of the fans. He introduced 'Kill For A Dream' as 'Kill For A Suntan' and reassured the crowd that they "still look pretty good, mate," despite their dampness.

His coat wasn't the only fashion statement he made during the set. He dedicated 'Man Of Misery' to "all you Pretty Greens" – a reference to his fashion label, Pretty Green.

As well as playing songs from their debut album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding', Beady Eye ended the set with their usual set-closer, their cover of World Of Twist's 'Sons Of The Stage'.

Beady Eye played:

'Four Letter Word'
'Beatles And Stones'
'Millionaire'
'The Roller'
'Bring The Light'
'Standing On The Edge Of The Noise'
'Kill For A Dream'
'Three Ring Circus'
'The Beat Goes On'
'Man Of Misery'
'Morning Sun'
'Wigwam'
'Sons Of The Stage'

Source: www.nme.com

Video: Beady Eye At The Wind Music Awards

Below is a video from the 27th of May, when Beady Eye made an appearance at the Wind Music Awards in Verona, Italy.

Video: Beady Eye At The Papillons De Nuit Festival

Below are two videos from the Papillons De Nuit Festival, that Beady Eye played yesterday in France.

Setlist

Four Letter Word
Beatles & Stones
Millionare
The Roller
Bring The Light
Standing on the Edge Of The Noise
Kill For A Dream
Three Ring Circus
The Beat Goes On
Man Of Misery
The Morning Son
Wigwam
Sons Of The Stage

Brother Tell Liam Gallagher To 'Enjoy The Rain, Mate' At Isle Of Wight

Brother played an afternoon set to a soggy Isle Of Wight Festival crowd on the final day of the 2011 event today (June 12). They also found time to talk about uncomplimentary comments made by Liam Gallagher about them.

Despite their Britpop influences the band said that they are not fans of Liam's new outfit Beady Eye, who'll be playing later this evening on the Main Stage.

"Liam Gallagher said a few unfavourable things about me in particular and our band but I’ll be the bigger man, I won't say anything back," said frontman Lee Newell. "But what I will say is at least he's still playing music and if I was in his position, I'd do the same thing – but our album would be good. Enjoy the rain mate."

Source: www.nme.com

Listen To Beady Eye Tonight At The Isle Of Wight Festival

Details of how you can listen to Beady Eye live at the The Isle Of Wight Festival here from 20:10 - 21:10 (UK TIME).

Fans in the UK can watch highlights from the festival on Sky Arts details here.