Win A Pretty Green Gift Bag

Beady Eye’s Liam Gallagher invited friends into New York's Norwood Club for an exclusive after-party in celebration his menswear line, Pretty Green. Guitarist Andy Bell manned the decks as the night’s guest DJ, while guests like Mick Rock, Andy Rourke, Clem Burke of Blondie, and Jeff Wootten mingled around the exclusive members only club.

Pretty Green is the former Oasis front man's first foray into fashion and has recently won prestigious awards for the line's two collections - the casual, quality-driven Green Label and the classically British Black Label.

Head here to enter to win a gift bag from the party featuring a Pretty Green scarf and post cards autographed by Liam himself!

Source: www.spin.com

Video: Beady Eye Press Conference

Below is an extended video of the Beady Eye press conference from Moscow a few weeks back.

Liam Gallagher Once Woke Up In Bed With Steve Coogan

Rock wildman Liam Gallagher has confessed he's quit booze after 20 years on the sauce - and been sober for six months.

And the 38-year-old - who hit fame singing Oasis hits like Champagne Supernova and Cigarettes & Alcohol - reckons being on the wagon has improved his voice.

He says it has made it softer and more mellow on his new Beady Eye tracks.

Liam said: "If I have a drink, I'll be on the Christmas special. I haven't had a drink since New Year's Eve. I'm having a bit of a break. I went 20 years drinking and messing about. It's rubbish.

"At Knebworth I thought we were doing one night and we were doing two. I got that mashed on the first I woke up to a knock on the door and thought I was at home. I forgot all about it. But I had to go and do it again. That was heavy."

But despite the lifestyle change Liam, who says his new favourite tipple is ginger ale, still hasn't ended his feud with older brother and ex-bandmate Noel.

He admitted the rift is so deep he wasn't even invited to Noel's wedding to Sara McDonald last month.

Liam said: "I wouldn't have gone anyway. I was busy. If I had I'd have had a drink and it would have gone pear-shaped. It would've been like Dynasty."

In his 1990s heyday, Liam's drinking was so bad he once woke up in bed with Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan, who yelled out his "Ah-Ha!" catchphrase.

Liam tells Alan Carr: Chatty Man - tonight at 10 on Channel 4: "I woke up next to Coogan. Nothing happened though."

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

On This Day In Oasis History...

Heathen Chemistry is the fifth studio album by English rock band Oasis, first released on July 1st 2002. It sold over 1 million copies in the UK, ending up in the top ten best selling albums of 2002, and about 4 million worldwide as of 2005.

Heathen Chemistry was received more warmly than the previous Oasis album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, by both fans and critics alike. It spawned four singles, each of which made the top three in the UK charts: "The Hindu Times", their sixth number one single in the UK, "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", a song made famous as it was played on the BBC when the English football team were knocked out of the World Cup, the Double A-Side, sung by Noel — "Little By Little/She Is Love" — and "Songbird", the first single written by Liam.

This album was the last one to feature the band's longtime drummer, Alan White, who left in early 2004, with Noel Gallagher claiming White's commitment to the band wasn't up to scratch. He was effectively replaced with Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey.



















Album History

The title of the album, according to Noel, came from a t-shirt he bought in Ibiza which featured a logo reading, "The Society of Heathen Chemists". Similarly, the name of the first single, "The Hindu Times", originated from a logo on a t-shirt that read the same thing, which Noel saw during a photo shoot for GQ's 100 Greatest Guitarists edition. The name was given to the track when it was just an instrumental, as all the instrumentals of this album were given actual titles as opposed to "Instrumental 1", etc., and the name stuck once the track was finished.

The album was recorded during 2001–early 2002, and was the first studio album written and recorded with the two new members, bassist Andy Bell and rhythm guitarist Gem Archer. Bell and Archer wrote one track each, and Liam Gallagher contributed three, thus the album signalled the end of Noel Gallagher songs dominating Oasis albums (though Liam had contributed "Little James" to Standing on the Shoulder of Giants).

The release of the album was overshadowed by an internet leak of all 11 tracks almost three months prior to release. However, listeners of the commercially released album heard slight differences to two tracks, "Little By Little" and "Better Man".

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Track listing

01: "The Hindu Times"
02: "Force Of Nature"
03: "Hung In A Bad Place"
04: "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
05: "Songbird"
06: "Little By Little"
07: "A Quick Peep"
08: "(Probably) All In the Mind"
09: "She Is Love"
10: "Born On A Different Cloud"
11: "Better Man"

Release Date: 1 July 2002

Highest Chart Position: No 1 in the UK

Written By: Tracks 1,2,4,6,8,9 by Noel Gallagher. Tracks 5,10,11 written by Liam Gallagher. Track 3 written by Gem Archer. Track 7 written by Andy Bell Creations Songs Ltd/ Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

Produced By: Oasis

Recorded At: Wheeler End and Olympic Studios, England.

Beady Eye Roll Into Arras...

Beady Eye will play at Main Square Festival in Arras, France today (July 1st).

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.

Watch Beady Eye On 'Alan Carr: Chatty Man' Tonight

Friday 1 July, Channel 4, [UK Only]

22:00 - 23:05

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Lovable host Alan Carr continues his new series. Guests include Thandie Newton and Ben Miller, Jo Frost and Liam Gallagher, who chats and performs The Beat Goes On, with his band Beady Eye.

10 Essentials: Liam Gallagher

It comes as no surprise that the notoriously cantankerous former Oasis frontman has opinions. Here are some of his favorite—and least favorite—things in life

You've heard a lot from Liam Gallagher over the past couple decades. He has a thing for words. Choice ones. Specifically about things he doesn't care for. So, since he has more going on now than since the days of "Wonderwall" (his new Noel-less band Beady Eye; a new single and video, "Roller"; and his own clothing line, Pretty Green, which is now available in the U.S.) we were curious what he actually likes. We asked him and got 10 things. Plus, three things he loathes. And, for good measure, 14 instances of the word "fuck." So proceed with caution, ye of Puritan minds.

1. My Favorite TV Shows

"I love 'Judge Judy.' And, fucking, who's the black guy with the bald head? Montel. My wife and I love that shit. Also, I like that 'Celebrity Rehab' you have in America, too. I was watching it on TV and then I went out the night after to this Marilyn Manson gig, and that guy from Grease with the walking stick—what's his fucking name? He died a couple weeks ago? [Jeff Conaway.] He was there and asked me if I wanted a line. I'm like 'What the fuck? You're meant to be in fucking rehab.'"

2. Central Park

"New York is my favorite city in the world. I don't make it downtown much but I love Central Park. I've got to be by trees, otherwise I get claustrophobic. The people there—they don't take no crap either. Reminds myself a bit of me, so I like it."

3. Ginger Ale

"These days, I'm sticking to ginger ale. I'm having a bit of a time off from drinking. I haven't had anything since New Year's Eve. I'm just having a breather. I've been drinking for 25 years, man. When I do go out though, I drink absolutely fucking everything."

4. Quadrophenia

"I'm fucking obsessed with Quadrophenia. It gets me right off. I love that ballroom scene where he jumps off the balcony."

5. Levi's 504s

"I don't like jeans with holes in 'em. I like 'em faded. Levi's 504s never let me down. I like that they're a little tight in the butt, too."

6. The Beatles

"My favorite album would have to be something from The Beatles. Fucking Abbey Road? A Hard Day's Night! John Lennon's Imagine. I like everything they've done."

7. The Black Cat at Lake Como

"I take holiday at Lake Como a lot. Pretty expensive, but beautiful. If you go up there in the mountains there's a restaurant called The Black Cat. It's outside, on a cliff, and you look over the fucking lake. The food's the bollocks. It's amazing."

8. Garrett Leight sunglasses

"I like Lennon-style sunglasses. I got these in Barneys the other day. I need some proper lenses in these motherfuckers though. I've lived without them for so long though, so, actually, fuck it."

9. Style Hero: Paul Weller

"There's no one I want to be, but Paul Weller of The Jam has always looked so cool. My label, Pretty Green, is a reference to one of his songs. He did a Paul Weller for Pretty Green collection for Summer 2011, too."

10. Gibson Guitars

I don't like posh guitars. I don't like them Martins even. They're a bit too smooth and polite for me. I like guitars that are fucking loud. I've got a Gibson 1962 Hummingbird, which is a bit beat up. It's probably my favorite.

And now we bring you three entirely unessential things...

1. Muse

"Muse fucking scares me. They're like fucking creepy shit. But people like 'em. They at least play guitars, but when I hear his voice I'm like, 'Ah, fuck him.'"

2. Technology

"I don't use gadgets. Like, people do all this shit on their phones. I just use it to ring my Mrs. and mates. Never sent an e-mail in me life. I've got no apps. I don't even know how to download music."

3. Umbrellas

[After being asked by a doorman if he would like an umbrella in the rain during the interview:] "An umbrella? I only use those to stick up people's asses."

Source: www.gq.com

Watch Beady Eye At Rock Werchter Tonight

A live stream of Beady Eye's performance at Rock Werchter will be shown here from 22:00.

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Watch Extra Tracks From Beady Eye's Abbey Road Session Now!

Below are three videos of 'Beatles And Stones', 'Three Ring Circus' and 'The Morning Son' from an exclusive session for Channel 4's 'Live From Abbey Road' back in February.

Liam Gallagher Slams Muse And, Surprisingly, Umbrellas

It's good news for denim giant Levi's, the Fab Four and the owners of the Black Cat restaurant near Lake Como, Italy. Muse and manufacturers of umbrellas, however, will have less to cheer about.

In an interview with the US edition of men's style mag GQ, Liam Gallagher -- ex of Oasis, currently of Beady Eye -- listed his 10 essentials, including props for New York's Central Park and ginger ale.

But he was less welcoming of technological gadgets in general, and the histrionic vocals of operatic rockers Muse's singer Matt Bellamy, in particular.

On the Beatles, Gallagher said, "My favorite album would have to be something from the Beatles. F---ing 'Abbey Road?' 'A Hard Day's Night!' John Lennon's 'Imagine.' I like everything they've done."

With the former hell-raiser off the sauce since the beginning of the year, the merits of ginger ale were highlighted, as well as former Jam lynchpin and Britpop '"Modfather" Paul Weller. "There's no one I want to be, but Paul Weller of the Jam has always looked so cool. My label, Pretty Green, is a reference to one of his songs. He did a Paul Weller for Pretty Green collection for Summer 2011, too."

But as for Muse? "Muse f---ing scares me. They're like f---ing creepy shit. But people like 'em. They at least play guitars, but when I hear his voice I'm like, 'Ah, f--- him.'"

At least Muse don't suffer alone; Gallagher had this to say about umbrellas. "An umbrella? I only use those to stick up people's asses." Charmer.

Source: www.spinnermusic.co.uk

Beady Eye Roll Into Werchter

Beady Eye will play at Rock Werchter in Werchter, Belgium today (June 30th).

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.

Gem Archer Thinks Noel Gallagher Will Knock Out A Mega Album

Is it different when it's your song versus someone else's, because you can picture your own song in your head?

Yeah, it is different. But this is why I love being in a band, and I love bouncing off people. No one knows everything. It's just great. Andy will come up with something I would never think of. And the other thing, once you've written a song, when Liam sings it, it just becomes something else.

How do you know when something — a song, an album — is done?

You never know. But you can't beat yourself up. Get over yourself. Don't be too precious. Once it's out, it's out. It's about communicating, isn't it? That's what it is. Nothing's perfect. You can't make a statement and stand back. How do you know when something's done? That's the thing John Lennon said: He would've really done them all again and freaked George Martin right out. My favorite record is "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix, but I never tried to learn any of it because I don't want to spoil it. I don't want to be "in" there.

It's funny that you mentioned John Lennon, because "The Roller" reminds me of his music.

Yeah, of course. Because ever since I've been 8 years old or whatever, it's just in us. It's in us all. We're really not the kind of band that would ever cover our tracks, hide our influences. You're not fooling anybody, man. We're massive Beatle heads. So, that's in there, even though — I think it was Chris who went, "You know, this sounds like 'Instant Karma.' He says, "I never thought of that for a minute when were doing it." So, there you go. And he's a Scouse, so he should know.

But that John Lennon stuff is really raw, and I wonder if we would have heard something similar to a solo Lennon song coming from Oasis, because of its rawness.

Yeah, I don't know. It's kind of a descending chord, so you can fill it. I suppose the melody is like "Three Blind Mice." It's all in us, that's what I'm saying. And that's how we communicate with each other. We had a version of "Bring the Light" that I thought sounded like early Roxy Music, and Liam said, "Look, I think we just go fucking Jerry Lee Lewis, man." We were just having fun, and that's when he came up with the idea. I got a text from him: "I want to stick some Tina Turner kind of backing vocals on it." I was just like, fucking mega, man, let's do it.

Has your setup — amps and pedals — changed over the years? Do you stick with what's worked in the past?

It does evolve, but I'm not really a gear head. I don't think any of us are. I know a lot of people are always getting the newest pedal or whatever, but I have guitars I've had for years. And I've got a few favorite things. I've got a Fender Deluxe amp, and it's just the bullocks, man.

What do you take on the road?

Basically I play through the Fender Deluxe and a VOX AC-30. One's for the top end of the sound and the other is for the body, and that's about it. I think the AC-30 is rented.

What do you write with when you're on the road?

We always have acoustics, and you're always working. I'm hearing Liam's songs evolve, and Andy's too, but now because of laptops, you can have tons of stuff on them that you've got to work on. So you bring your lyric book, and I'm always conscious of not checking it in. It's always in my hand luggage. You just try to get on with it. But it is a different head space, on the road, writing. It's hard, man. Nobody wants to write a song about being on the road.

Is there any chance the Oasis situation is just a publicity stunt and you guys will be getting back together?

No, no, no. You know by now that there's nothing constructed or fake about Oasis, and that's that. But you know what? I think Liam and Noel have given enough — 18 years. And it's just the arc, the natural curve, isn't it? And music goes on. I think Noel will knock out a fucking mega album. I think our album is mega. And music wins.

Source: www.guitarworld.com

Liam Gallagher On Muse‘s Matthew Bellamy: ‘F-ck Him’

As he is obligated to do on a regular basis, both by his own personal wont and that of his latest promotional cycle, Liam Gallagher has loudly declared his disdain for yet another musical peer. Hooray! His thoughts on Kate Hudson's baby daddy's band, as articulated to GQ: "Muse fucking scares me. They're like fucking creepy shit. But people like 'em. They at least play guitars, but when I hear his voice I'm like, 'Ah, fuck him.'" And while we're at it: "I went out ... to this Marilyn Manson gig, and that guy from Grease with the walking stick — what's his fucking name? He died a couple weeks ago? [Jeff Conaway.] He was there and asked me if I wanted a line. I'm like 'What the fuck? You're meant to be in fucking rehab.'" And: "An umbrella? I only use those to stick up people's asses."

Source: nymag.com

Free iTunes Festival London App Featuring 62 Bands

Go here to download the iTunes festival app celebrating the London iTunes festival.

Here's the description:
31 nights. 62 artists. 1 venue.
Watch the shows free with the iTunes Festival App

This July, the iTunes Festival returns to London, England. Featuring 31 consecutive nights of incredible live music in one of the UK’s best venues, this is the hottest ticket in town. The lineup includes Beady Eye, Coldplay, Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, Paul Simon, Bruno Mars, Adele, My Chemical Romance, Duran Duran, Lang Lang and Moby — to name just a few of the great shows you can watch live on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Download the official app now to explore the lineup in more detail and watch the shows LIVE or on demand for a limited period from wherever you are in the world. You can even invite your friends to watch on the big screen with AirPlay support for streaming the gigs to your Apple TV (compatible only with second-generation Apple TV; requires iOS 4.3 or later).

Source: blog.al.com

Watch Beady Eye 'Live From Abbey Road' Tonight

Fans of Beady Eye will remember the band appeared in an exclusive session for Channel 4's 'Live From Abbey Road' back in February.

During the session the band recorded an extra three songs for the programme which are set to broadcast tonight, Wednesday 29th June, at 23:50 in the UK.

The band will perform 'Beatles And Stones', 'Three Ring Circus', 'The Morning Son' plus 'Four Letter Word', which was previously shown back in February.

Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com

Win Tickets To Beady Eye At The iTunes Festival

The iTunes Festival kicks off this week! Held at London's Roundhouse the festival features 62 artists across 31 nights in July - and every show is free!

Tuesday July 5th sees Beady Eye hit the iTunes Festival at the Roundhouse.

XFM have TEN PAIRS of tickets to this show to give away. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a pair is to answer the easy question here.

Gallery: Beady Eye's North American Tour

Below is a selection of pictures from Beady Eye's North American tour, that have been sent in from site visitors.

Win Tickets To See Beady Eye At Somerset House

Beady Eye will play at Somerset House in London on the 12th of July.

For your chance to win a pair of tickets, visit the American Express Facebook page here.

Happy Birthday Tony McCarroll

Happy birthday to Tony McCarroll who is 40 today.

Gallery: Beady Eye In Philadelphia

Below are a number of pictures from Beady Eye's gig at the Theater Of Living Art, in Philadelphia on the 25th of June..


Beady Eye @ TLA - Images by Kyle Gustafson

For more pictures click here.

setlist from the gig

Four Letter Word
Beatles and Stones
Millionaire
Two of a Kind
For Anyone
The Roller
Wind Up Dream
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 Son
Wigwam
Sons of the Stage