Jimmy’s Quadrophenia Parka Returns With Pretty Green

Pretty Green‚ Liam Gallagher’s clothing label is proud to announce its collaboration with the reissue of The Who’s ‘Quadrophenia - The Director’s cut’.

To mark the collaboration‚ Pretty Green has designed a limited edition parka made legendry by ‘Jimmy’ from the Quadrophenia album cover. The album tells the tale of a young mod and his struggle to come of age in the mid-1960s.

The parka has been an iconic image since the album was released and Pretty Green are excited to revive it. Only 100 are being made and are priced at £500. They will be exclusively available from the Pretty Green Carnaby Street store.

Liam Gallagher says, ‘As I’m a massive fan of The Who, and Quadrophenia being one of my favourite albums of all time, it’s an honour to be associated.’

Pretty Green are also showcasing Pete Townshend’s archives of notes, desk diaries, photos and original lyrics from the making of Quadrophenia alongside album artwork and outtakes in a never been seen before exhibition at our flagship store in London’s Carnaby Street. The launch party is on 26th October and opens to the public on Thursday 27th, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get up close to Pete Townshend’s work and his inspirations behind the making of the seminal album.

Source: www.prettygreen.com

Noel Gallagher Is On The Cover Of 'Guitar And Bass Magazine' in France.

Noel Gallagher is on the front cover of 'Guitar And Bass Magazine' in France, on sale now.

Noel Gallagher’s Pop At Ed Miliband

Rock star Noel Gallagher has blasted Ed Miliband as "utterly uninspiring and dull".

The former Oasis guitarist also slammed the Coalition — saying nobody voted for it.

Noel became a New Labour icon when he was invited to Number 10 by the then PM Tony Blair at the height of the Cool Britannia campaign.

But appearing on BBC2's Newsnight, Noel said the only thing he knew about Mr Miliband was that he defeated his brother for the leadership.

The star added: "Every time I have seen the guy who is head of Labour speaking he is utterly uninspiring and dull."

Noel, 44, also said he has been banned from Radio 1 — for being too old. He said: "I don't really have a problem with it because the internet has made radio obsolete in a way."

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Tickets Still Available For A Number Of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds North American Tour Dates

Noel Gallagher High Flying birds are scheduled to play a number of cities this November in support of their debut album ‘Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’, which is released through Noel's own label Sour Mash Records/Mercury Records in North America on Tuesday 8th November.

For details on ticket availability visit www.noelgallagher.com

On This Day In Oasis History...

Below are a few videos from October 13th 2001, when Oasis played at the Barrowlands in Glasgow.

Listen Again To Noel Gallagher On BBC 4

Click here to listen to John Wilson interview Noel Gallagher, as he prepares to release his first solo album. on BBC Radio 2.

Listen Again To Noel Gallagher And His Acoustic Set On BBC Radio 2

Click here to listen to Noel Gallagher's interview and acoustic versions of 'If I Had A Gun' and 'Half the World Away' on the Simon Mayo Drivetime Show on BBC Radio 2.

Please Note: Noel is on 1:03:40 into the show.

Thanks to AG_foto

Noel Gallagher On Videos, Liam, The Spin Doctors And More

Noel Gallagher has released three music videos for his first solo project Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds before the record has even hit shops. This is notable for the former Oasis songwriter, who has traditionally shied away from appearing on film and generally deferred the spotlight to his brother Liam while in that band. In the video above, you can go behind the scenes of Gallagher's video for the new single "If I Had A Gun." Rolling Stone also caught up with the rocker to chat about his favorite videos, his plans for his next solo album and the status of his legal conflict with Liam.

Do you plan on making a lot of videos for this new record?
I’ve done a lot upfront. The reason is, I met this guy out in L.A. who really likes the music – he did the video for "The Death of You and Me" – and they didn’t want me in it. And I thought, "Well that’s cool, because I fucking hate being on film anyway. And he really likes it, and I really like him, and we get on great. And you know, him and his producer are fucking brilliant – and there was talk of him doing videos for the whole album, but I’m not sure that that will come off.

Are there any videos through your career that you enjoyed being in?
Well I’ve liked being in all these three so far, because the first thing I said was, "I’m not going to do any lip-syncing and I’m not going to play the guitar, because I fucking hate that on video sets; because you play the song a whole bunch of times and you get tired by – I don’t know, the fifteenth take – and you’re just thinking, "I actually don’t fucking like this song anymore; I fucking hate it.”

Do you like videos at all? Do you watch other people’s videos?
I used to, when I was a kid, and MTV was just starting, fuck yeah, man. It was like the new fucking revolution. But now, they’re nice to watch, but they’re not as important as the record. You see some other bands, and they put a lot more thought into the video than they have into the song, do you know what I mean? And I personally would not sit down and watch a video channel all day, because it’d fucking turn my brain to cheese. But I don’t dislike the genre. I just don’t think I’m very good at it, you know what I mean? I could sit and watch VH1 in the Eighties all night. Because some of those videos are batshit, but they’re great. Remember that band, the Spin Doctors?

That’s actually the ‘90s. That’s like ’91.
Is it?

They were at our office recently; they have a 20th anniversary thing out.
Get out of here. They actually got a fucking chance to do one? Those are the videos that I fucking hate. I don’t hate them. They’re just very of their time. You know, Mister Mister, all that shit. The rock videos are crazy, you know? The Mötley Crüe ones, the fucking Poison ones and all that. They’re great because they’re just fucking nonsense. Girls, girls, girls.

How is your next record coming along with Amorphous Androgynous?
Yeah, we could put it out tomorrow. We’re just fiddling with the mixes. You know, psychedelic pop record. Not electronic. If you actually like psychedelic music, you’ll love it, you don’t, you’ll fucking hate it.

When do you expect that to be out?
In an ideal world, next summer, but I couldn’t give you a definite release date. I could have made a double album, because all of these two albums are derived from the same sessions. There were different tracks on both if you know what I mean.

Are you going to be performing any of the songs from that record in concert, when you’re out on tour?
I’m not going to do the Amorphous stuff just yet because I think people would be stunned, and they’d be thinking, "I don’t know what this is, I don’t know what it is, I don’t know what he’s going on about. He’s actually talking..." So I’ll wait till it comes out before I drop it on people.

I wanted to ask you about the situation with your brother, Liam, who is suing you for defamation. Has that all been resolved?
It hasn't gone away, and I’m not allowed to talk about it, because he gets very upset. It’s almost like he’s turned in to the indie Elton John.



Source: www.rollingstone.com

A Message From Noel Gallagher

Below Noel Gallagher sends a message to the people that have heard Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds ahead of it's release.

Listen To Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - A Simple Game Of Genius Now!

Below is 'A Simple Game Of Genius' the track is an iTunes digital bonus track from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Gallery: Noel Gallagher On The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show

Click here for a gallery of Noel Gallagher co-hosting The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show, this morning on Absolute Radio.

Noel Gallagher: I'm Not Young Anymore - I'm Happy With A Cup Of Tea

Noel Gallagher claims his rock'n'roll ways are behind him and that's he happy with just a cup of tea these days.

The ex-Oasis guitarist, who is launching a solo career, appeared on the Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio this morning.

He claimed he could no longer write songs about being young, drinking and smoking because he was all grown up.

He said: 'Well when you start off, I was 24, your audience is 24, you’re all in the same circumstances, you’ve not yet become a rock star, so that’s when the magic happens, when you’re writing songs about their life and your life mirrors theirs and visa versa.

'Then, as you go on, you become richer and more famous and all that, and they kind of stay the same, and you lose that magical connection that you had, so you have to write about different things.'

He added: 'I couldn’t write a song, an album like Definitely Maybe now because that song’s about being 24 and cigarettes and alcohol and all that, you know.

'And you just don’t feel supersonic at 10 past 7 in the morning changing nappies.'
Christian replied: 'Until you’ve had a Yorkshire Tea.'

Noel, who recently unveiled the new video for his next single AKA...What A Life! starring close pal Russell Brand, agreed.

'You know, you just don’t, it’s as simple as that. I’m just glad it happened then, and we were part of youth culture in the 1990s, and it’s only really dawning on everybody now what a great time that was.'

The musician is making his chart comeback as Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Source: www.metro.co.uk

Listen To Part Two Of Zane Lowe's Interview With Noel Gallagher

Click here to listen to the second part of Zane Lowe's interview Noel Gallagher about his new Album "High Flying Birds", which is this week's Album of the Week.

Noel is on after 43 minutes, thanks to AG_foto.

Win A Day In The Studio With Members Of Beady Eye, Gorillaz And The Verve

This is an amazing, one off opportunity to help the Emma Hoolin Appeal and spend the day in a recording studio with members of The Verve, Beady Eye and Gorillaz.

Simon Jones (Bass, The Verve), Peter Salisbury (Drums, The Verve) and Jeff Wootton (Guitar, Beady Eye, Gorillaz) have all kindly donated their time to create this one off experience.

The winner will have the opportunity to record with the band a track of their own, simply jam with the band or if not a musician then just hang out for the day and watch the masters at work.

The lucky winner will not only have the great experience of the day but will come away with a CD of the recording, a DVD film of the days events and a chance to help this great appeal.

For more details visit the auction here.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Confirm First Live Dates In Japan

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are pleased to announce they will be heading over to Tokyo to play their debut shows in Japan.

The band are confirmed to play Tokyo: Tokyo Dome City (ex JCB Hall) on January 16th and 17th.

Tickets go on sale on 5th November through www.smash-jpn.com and smash-mobile.com. See local publicity for pre-sale details.

The two Tokyo dates mark the band's first confirmed gigs for 2012.

The debut album from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is released in Japan today through Sour Mash Records and Sony Japan. The Japanese version of the album comes with the exclusive tracks 'A Simple Game Of Genius' and 'The Good Rebel'. Japanese fans can get their copy of the album from iTunes HERE! and Amazon HERE!

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Listen To Side One Of 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' From 5pm Today

Noel Gallagher has announced that he will be streaming his debut solo album 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' in full online.

Registered users of the former Oasis guitarist’s official website will be able to hear the first side of the LP from 5pm today (October 12) until 5pm tomorrow (October 13). The second side of the album will then start streaming from 5pm tomorrow, and will be available for fans to listen to until 5pm this Friday (October 14).

The ‘playback’ of the album will also be accompanied by behind-the-scenes video footage from the documentary It’s Never Too Late To Be What U Might Have Been, which will accompany the release of the LP on CD/DVD and iTunes.

Last week, Gallagher revealed the video for his single 'AKA… What A Life!', which features a starring role for actor and friend Russell Brand. You can watch it below.

Earlier today, the singer admitted that he had voted for a pirate in the last election as a protest because he felt there was "nothing left to vote for". "It's the first time I've just picked the most ludicrous thing on the list," he said. "Some guy dressed as a pirate - there's nothing cooler than a pirate."

The singer is set to release 'Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds' on October 17.

Source: www.nme.com

Noel Gallagher Interview Inside The Rolling Stone Magazine Japan

An interview with Noel Gallagher can be found in the current issue of Rolling Stone in Japan, click here for more details.

Thanks to Raspberry_mr

Gallery: Beady Eye In Zurich

Click here for a few pictures from Beady Eye's gig in Zurich yesterday.

Listen To Beady Eye Live In Berlin On Friday

Beady Eye's gig on Friday at the Columbiahalle in Berlin will be broadcast on Dutch radio station 3fm.

Details can be found here, I will post a reminder on Friday with links to listen live and broadcast times.

EDIT: Watch gig here www.muzu.tv/beadyeye/ from 9pm european time and up for 3 days after webcast.

Interview With Noel Gallagher To Be Broadcast on MTV Japan Later This Month

An Interview with Noel Gallagher will be broadcast on 'U.S. Top20' on MTV Japan later this month.

The show will be broadcast on October 22nd from 10am-12pm (Local time).

Repeats of the show will be broadcast on October 24th from 7am-9am (local time) and 4pm-6pm (local time) and October 28th from 2pm-4pm (local time).

Thanks to Raspberry_mr