Noel Gallagher Hires Lime Wood Hotel For Lavish Wedding

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Noel Gallagher is set to marry publicist Sara MacDonald at the lavish Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest today.

The couple – who have two children together – have been an item since meeting at Space nightclub, Ibiza, 11 years ago.

They arrived at the venue shortly after 1pm yesterday in a silver Mercedes people carrier with blacked-out side windows.

Noel, whose hits include Don’t Look Back in Anger and Wonderwall, could be seen sitting in the front of the vehicle, nervously biting his nails.

They are thought to have paid £60,000 to secure exclusive use of the 29-room hotel for yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Security was tight as smartly dressed guards were called in to man the gate at the end of a quarter of a mile long driveway leading to the venue.

Pop singer Katy Perry and her husband Russell Brand are expected to be among the guests but Noel’s brother Liam is unlikely to attend.

Noel, 44, had said he hoped Liam would attend even though they have reportedly not spoken since a bust-up before a Paris concert in August 2009.

But he is currently touring the United States with his new band Beady Eye and is due to play in Chicago on the same day as the wedding.

The plush venue is just over a mile outside Lyndhurst and has suites costing up to £725 a night.

In January last year model Sophie Dahl married singer Jamie Cullum at the stunning Regency country house originally established as a hunting lodge in the 13th century.

Source: www.dailyecho.co.uk

Noel Gallagher To Marry Today

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Noel Gallagher will wed long-term partner Sara MacDonald today, it's been reported that the venue is the five-star Lime Wood Hotel, near ­Lyndhurst, Hants.

Russell Brand, Katy Perry and actor Johnny Depp are said to be guests at the 29-bedroom country house.

Beady Eye Roll Into Chicago

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Beady Eye will play at the Metro in Chicago, USA today (June 18th).

If you are going to the show, and you are able to scan your ticket or send in pictures email them to us @ scyhodotcom@gmail.com and I will do my best to get them on the site.

Visit my newly launched Beady Eye fan site www.standingontheedgeofthenoise.com by clicking here.

On This Day In Oasis History...

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"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a song by British rock band Oasis. It was released as the second single from Heathen Chemistry on 17 June 2002, peaking at number two in the UK charts. It went silver in the UK.

The song is an "epic weepy" anthem in the spirit of "Don't Look Back in Anger", reassuringly advising that in times of hardship, simply get over it and get on with your life. Noel Gallagher explained the song saying "A friend of mine was going through a pretty bad time and I sort of wrote it with him in mind."

Noel Gallagher had great expectations for the song, saying "I hope it does for us what 'Don't Look Back In Anger' did... I didn't want it as a single because I thought we'd done all that before, but everyone's going, 'You're fucking mad.'". NME said, 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' [is where] you really start rolling out the red carpet. A return to the long lost humanism of 'Don't Look Back In Anger', it's a reminder of Noel's knack of cheering up his audience just when they need it most." Q magazine held up the song as proof that "genius never completely left Oasis".




















"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was one of the songs played during the end credits of the movie, The Butterfly Effect, starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. It has been on the TV show Smallville too. The song also appeared after England's defeats in the 2002 Football World Cup and the 2006-07 Ashes. Noel Gallagher dedicated it to the English football team before playing it at the 2004 Glastonbury Festival. The song is also featured in the film Made of Honor, Starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan and appears towards the end of the film.

This blog and my Oasis site was named after the song.



Track listing

CD RKIDSCD 24
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
"Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
"Shout It Out Loud" - 4:20

7" RKID 24
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
"Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32

12" RKID 24T
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
"Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
"Shout It Out Loud" - 4:20

DVD RKIDSDVD 24
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:03
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (demo) - 5:08
10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Pt. Two - 7:24
"10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Pt. Two" is the second part of a feature covering 48 hours on the road with Oasis during the Tour of Brotherly Love which took place in the USA with the Black Crowes during May and June 2001.

Scully Interviews Liam Gallagher At Wembley

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Click here to watch Scully interview Liam Gallagher at Wembley last month.

Gem Archer & Liam Gallagher Talk Beady Eye, Oasis And Noel Gallagher

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When you’ve shot your mouth off and claimed that your band is the best in the world, what do you say when that band dissolves and you form a new one?

“We’re the second-best band in the world.”

So says Liam Gallagher, singer from ’90s Britpop leaders Oasis and now leader of Beady Eye.

After 18 years of quarrels while Oasis tried to make good on that boast — two Guinness World Records for their chart and sales success in the U.K. but only two No. 1’s in America (for the songs “Wonderwall” in 1995 and “Champagne Supernova” in ’96) — in 2009, Noel Gallagher, Liam’s brother and the band’s chief songwriter, stormed out after a backstage fight. The Gallagher brothers fought all the time, but two hours later Noel posted a statement online saying he’d quit the band and “simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”

Liam, though, intended to go on working, and so did the rest of the existing lineup of Oasis: Andy Bell (formerly with Ride), Gem Archer and Chris Sharrock. They initially said they’d continue as Oasis but later adopted the new name, Beady Eye.

A new sound, too? Sort of. Beady Eye’s debut record, “Different Gear, Still Speeding,” released in February, is the same mash-up of Beatles, Stones, Kinks and some more Beatles. The difference is in its tone — lighter, breezier, sunnier, free from all that heavy expectation and Very Big Importance that so often weighed down Oasis records.

“That was Noel. He’s very important, don’t you know?” Liam told the Sun-Times, and he chuckled. “I’m only half joking.”

The Noel-free band, Beady Eye, is booked solid throughout Europe this summer, but they’re swinging through North America for only four shows this month, in Chicago, then Toronto, New York and Philadelphia. Before they played last weekend’s Isle of Wight Festival in southern England, Liam Gallagher and Archer talked to the Sun-Times about the new songs, making music without Noel and how life goes on.

Question: You’re playing just four dates in North America this month. Why?

Liam Gallagher: We’re just going to test the waters and see if you guys are up for it. No point in going over and slunking it if you’re not into it. Things are selling out. We’re going to get onstage and do what we do. Hopefully, that’s enough.

Gem Archer: We’re a brand new band with a brand new set. We can’t book an 18-month tour yet.

LG: We’ve done all that with Oasis. We’re not 20 years of age. We’re not desperate to crack it, you know?

Q: So, how is what you’re doing that different from Oasis?

LG: I don’t think we’re trying to be different than anything. We’re staying true to what we do. We’re making music we like. There’s no big gimmick around it.

GA: We love melody, and we’re just giving something out. It’s not going to change people’s lives. It’s rock and roll, isn’t it?

LG: We’re not trendy. I hope we’re not. Our style of music will always be played. It might remind people of the ’60s …

GA: And ’70s.

LG: … and, you know, we’re certainly not trying to reinvent the wheel. The wheel’s good.

Q: You feel like that now, but did you feel like that when Noel left Oasis?
GA: It’s funny, man. When the band split, we knew we weren’t finished with music, but we didn’t have a great master plan or an agenda or anything. We knew we wanted to keep going. We wanted to keep making music.

Q: The debut album is so breezy and easygoing. Would it sound like that if it were an Oasis album?

LG: If Noel hadn’t left, we’d probably be trying to do this with him — and not having any f---ing luck. But it’s not some new experiment. You can only go so far with a f---ing experiment before you go, “That’s not f---ing us anymore.” Anyone can record a tea bag being squeezed out of a monkey’s [behind], but it’s stupid. We like guitar, bass, drums and piano. It’s what we do.

Q: You clearly still love the Beatles.

LG: Everybody goes on about that, saying, “That’s all they do is that f---ing Beatles thing.” We all love Lennon and George. They’re the best band in the world. I’m not going to stop listening to my favorite band in the world just because some f---ing pervert doesn’t get it.

GA: Take the song “Bring the Light.” It sounded a different way when we demoed it. Liam said, “It’s not quite there.” We tried bringing it back toward a Beatles thing, and then Liam wanted to go a little Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and we said, “Imagine if the [Sex] Pistols had a piano player.”

Q: What’s missing from the formula without Noel?

LG: He made a lovely cup of tea. [Laughs] No, I mean, Noel’s a great songwriter, but so’s Gem and Andy, and I’m getting there. Andy’s better than Noel on guitar. People have this f---ing bee in their bonnet because Noel’s not there. We’re not lacking anything. We’ve got great songwriters in the band. I’m not going to paint on big eyebrows to make people happy.

GA: It doesn’t feel like a wonky table.

Q: What was the backstage fight actually about?

LG: You’d have to ask him. I might have had a couple of beers and things were coming to the surface, but that’s f---ing life. Noel wanted to be a solo star. I think he honestly had enough of Oasis and wasn’t getting his own way and wanted to do his own thing. He wanted to sing all his own songs and take all the glory. Let him go do it. The rest of us weren’t enjoying the creative process. … That’s sh--. If you’re not doing that, you might as well go work at McDonald’s. I’m sure he’ll be f---ing great, but there’s a lot f---ing more lacking in a Noel Gallagher gig, a lot more missing in his stuff than in ours.

Q: So, you’re not going to his wedding [on June 18 to Sara MacDonald]?
LG: No, I’m busy playing gigs in Chicago.

GA: This schedule’s been in for a while.

LG: He goes on about how he wasn’t invited to my wedding. No one was at my wedding but Nic’s [wife Nicole Appleton] mum and my mum. Get over it, mate. I’ve not been invited to his wedding. I’ll be in Chicago. I’ll come cry about it to Oprah. [Muttering in background] What’s this sh-- about Oprah retiring? She needs to stay on it. She needs the [vitamin] B12.

Q: You’re already at work on a second record?

LG: We’re definitely doing a second record when the tour ends. We’ll get it out next year. We like putting out songs in the summer. We’re not going to rush it, but we’re not going to [mess] about with it. The tunes we’ve got so far are absolutely big.

GA: It’s really getting us off. We did this [first] record out of sheer adrenaline, rehearsed it like a brand new band. There was no concept behind it except, “See you at the end of the tune.” The next one will have a sense of ourselves, some breathing space.

Q: So, if Oasis was the best band in the world, what’s Beady Eye?

LG: We’re the second-best band in the world.

GA: It’s not arrogance. I just don’t get why people would be in anything or a band if they don’t think it’s the best.

LG: Oasis was the best band in the world till Beady Eye. We’ll take it over. Noel can’t do it by himself. It’s a lock for us.

Source: www.suntimes.com

The Dig On Supporting Beady Eye On US Tour

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With only days to go until the start of Beady Eye's US debut US Tour, David Baldwin from support band The Dig talks to us about opening up at sold out shows in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia on their debut US tour

The Dig are made up of David Baldwin, Emile Mosseri, Erick Eiser and Jamie Alegre. Emile and David grew up together an hour north of New York City and have been playing in bands since they were 11 years old. Erick is from Southern California and Jamie from Cambridge, Ontario. They formed the band in New York a few years ago.














How did the Beady Eye gigs come about? What should fans expect?

Our management got us three gigs supporting them in the US. We're really excited to play with them. Fans can expect an energetic performance. We just hope to pick up some new fans and to have fun.

Have you heard Different Gear, Still Speeding? If so, what are your thoughts?

We really like the new album a lot, and we're psyched to hear the songs live.

Were you fans of Oasis? If so, when did you first hear them? What are your favourite tracks?

We're all big fans of Oasis. Emile's first concert was Oasis at Jones Beach in 1996 when he was 11 years old. 'Don't Look Back in Anger' and 'Live Forever' are a few band favourites.

What are your plans for the rest of the year? Will you be playing dates anywhere outside the US?

We don't have any dates outside the US at the moment but we hope to make it over to the UK sometime this year or early in the new year. We plan to finish our new record and continue touring and writing tunes.

Upcoming shows:
June 17th - Chicago - Schubas
June 24th - New York City - The Studio at Webster Hall
July 7th - Boston - TT The Bears

For more details on the band visit www.thedigmusic.com www.facebook.com/thedig and on Twitter.



Thanks to David for taking the time to do this.

Roger Daltrey Likes Beady Eye

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Taken from an interview with Roger Daltrey from getsurrey.co.uk, read the full interview here.

“I really like Beady Eye. I think Liam [Gallagher] has done a great job with that band. I’ve got a real soft spot for Liam – he’s a great guy.

“He had to prove it to himself that he could do it without all the booze and the crap and he’s really cleaned himself up.”

Noel Gallagher Grows Old

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Forget rock ’n’ roll, it’s all about gardening and cruising on canal boats for Noel Gallagher, 44, these days.

Noel Gallagher’s soon-to-be-missus Sara MacDonald, 39, has insisted they move from central London to leafy Maida Vale so they can potter in the garden and cruise on the local waterways.

We’re told: “Liam thinks his brother’s gone soft by going to live in Maida Vale so his wife-to-be can do the garden. The area is known for retired people, after all.

“Noel has admitted that he misses being in the heart of London but he wants Sara to be happy and because she loves her garden, he’s just dealing with it.”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Win A Pair Of Tickets To See Beady Eye In New York And More

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LAST CHANCE TO ENTER

On Wednesday, June 22nd, Beady Eye will make their US television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman at The Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City - the same legendary theatre that welcomed The Beatles to America back in 1964!

Beady Eye will be playing a full set for the Live on Letterman web show here, and we want to send you to the show!

To celebrate this special Letterman Live event, taking place on June 22nd, Dangerbird Records are giving us a pair of money can't by tickets, with runners-up prizes including Beady Eye box sets.

To enter, simply click here and fill in the requested details.

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

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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



Beady Boys Not Always Eye-To-Eye

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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
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