Noel Gallagher, Coldplay, Tinie Tempah And More At The Q Awards

The Official Charts Company caught up with Noel, Gallagher, Coldplay, Tinie Tempah, and more on the red carpet at Q Awards.

Noel Gallagher Is On The Cover Of 'Plugged' In France

Noel Gallagher is on the cover of 'Plugged' magazine that's on sale now in France.


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Noel Gallagher On The Stone Roses And An Oasis Reunion?

Below Noel Gallagher chats to Adrian Hieatt from Absolute Radio about the fact he never keeps his awards but always gives them away. He also talks about the Stone Roses reunion and whether Oasis could get back together too.

Electric Soft Parade On Supporting Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds And More

Thomas White from the The Electric Soft Parade took the time to answer some questions ahead of the bands support dates for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds in Manchester, Edinburgh and London.



Where are you guys from?
We come from way on down south in sunny Brighton. Me and Alex's family are from all over though, half from Newcastle and half from London.

Who's in the band and how did you meet up?
On recordings the band is myself and my brother Alex. When we play out live we take a full band with us. For the past year that has consisted of our long-serving bass-player, Mr Matthew Twaites - a staple of the Brighton scene, he's played in too many bands to mention and is also a kick-ass recording engineer in his own right. On guitar we have the mighty Andrew Mitchell, who actually lives in Dundee, Scotland. Up there he plays in his own group, The Hazey Janes, who are a kind of amalgamation of all things good in the world of indie-pop - think the absolute middle ground between The Posies, Fanclub and Guided By Voices and you're halfway there. And on the drums we have Damo Waters, who, apart from being the best drummer alive and working today, also creates fantastic and wonderful music under the name Muddy Suzuki. A motley bunch, then, and like all good things, a total accident.

What style of music best describes what you do?
Ecstatic psychedelic pop.

What should fans expect from your support slot?
We'll be playing a bit of everything. We've got three albums under our belts now, so we're going to try and cherry pick from each of those, as well as representing our new material in a satisfactory fashion.

What are the bands plans for the rest of the year?
The shows with Noel are the start of a little tour for us - our first for three years - so we're going to get these out of the way, and see how we all feel about making a new record.

How did the support for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds come about?
Noel actually got in touch with me last year about something unrelated to ESP, which in the end didn't happen. I kept in touch though, and when I saw he'd announced these shows I simply sent him a text enquiring as to whether support bands had already been selected for the tour. Turned out they hadn't....and.....kaboom! Still can't quite believe it was that easy.

Are you looking forward to the shows?
As I said, this is going to be our first tour in a good few years, and certainly our biggest shows in a while. Yep, can't wait!

What are your thoughts on the tracksfrom Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds?
Noel always keeps tight quality control. We always say you can measure a group on the quality of their drummer and the quality of their b-sides.

Were you fans of Oasis? If so, when did you first hear them?
Myself and Alex were big fans of Oasis back in the day. Put simply, they were a massive part of growing up in the era we did. We were too young for the whole baggy movement, and were pretty much doing our own thing by 1999, so they caught us at just the right time.

Finally what are your favourite Oasis tracks and why?
There is a special place in our hearts for 'Stay Young' and 'I Got The Fever'. Had they been released as singles I'm sure they would have both been massive. I can't put my finger on it, but 'Stay Young' in particular is just a beautiful, honest song. Good work!

Upcoming Live Dates

OCTOBER
26th - Manchester Apollo
27th - Edinburgh Usher Hall
28th - Oxford Academy
29th - London Hammersmith Apollo
30th - Edinburgh Liquid Room
31st - Liverpool Masque

NOVEMBER
1st - Brighton Concorde
2nd - Falmouth University
3rd - Newark Palace Theatre
4th - Manchester Deaf Institute
5th - Sheffield Plug
8th - Birmingham Academy 3
9th - Hoxton Square Bar And Grill
10th - Newcastle Academy 2
12th - Stratford Cox's Yard

DECEMBER
1st - Bristol Fleece
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Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Dublin

Between his debut solo album topping both the UK and Irish albums charts which, after only one week of sales, is already outselling Beady Eye’s Different Gear, Still Speeding – and opening his first ever solo tour in his ancestral hometown of Dublin, Noel Gallagher has reason to swagger on stage at the Olympia Theatre. Add to this the result of the Manchester derby and the former guitarist and chief songwriter in Oasis has no reason not to be in great form.

Indeed, Gallagher is in playful mood tonight, initiating banter between audience members, despite his advance warning in press interviews that he was an uncomfortable and inexperienced frontman. He opens the set, confidently, with an Oasis B-side, ‘(It’s Good) To Be Free’, the title and chorus of which, alone, carry symbolic and rhetorical weight to the nature of the night’s event and is, no doubt, a gift to the red-tops who are still generating stories and interest from Oasis’s messy split two years ago. During a successive run, half a dozen or so songs in, of ‘Everybody’s On The Run’, ‘Dream On’, ‘If I Had A Gun’, ‘The Good Rebel’, ‘The Death Of You And Me’, and a heavy, early Kinks-sounding untitled new track, one realizes that Gallagher has not only the tunes, but also the backing band to go the distance. Mike Rowe, who played keyboards during Oasis’ Be Here Now world tour, is a key player in the band, skillfully negotiating the middle eight of ‘The Death Of You And Me’, which on record features a New Orleans-style marching band, but tonight is convincingly replaced with the twinkling sound of a bar-room piano.

What work best tonight are the dynamics, a sign of the old stager that he is. After a blazing run through the first eight songs with his full band, he brings the feel of the set down a couple of gears and reduces the line-up to just himself on acoustic guitar, drummer / percussionist Jeremy Stacy and Rowe. Together, they run through a rejuvenated ‘Wonderwall’, in which Noel blends hallmarks of Ryan Adams 2004 cover version of the track with his own distinctive tenor voice. This is followed by the most surprising song choice of the night; an acoustic version of Oasis’ 1994 debut single, ‘Supersonic’, which lends an insight into how it might have sounded when he first wrote the song on an acoustic guitar all those years ago in his Manchester flat.

There’s no question that Gallagher is playing to a home crowd of dedicated Oasis fans, some of whom may have attended and may have distinct memories of Oasis’s December 4th & 5th nights in The Point Depot in 1997, when Noel took over lead vocal duties from a missing-in-action Liam. Tonight, however, the songs which elicit the loudest cheers and sing-alongs of the night aside from ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’, which appeal to casual fans and die-hard fans alike, are those B-sides that are held in such high regard with Oasis devotees such as ‘Half The World Away’ and ‘Talk Tonight’.

The night ends, somewhat predictably, with a definitive, three song encore of some of Oasis’ most successful stadium rock anthems. An acoustic-led ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’, an excellent band performance of ‘The Importance Of Being Idle’ and ‘Little By Little’, which, when played tonight, feels close in sentiment and style to some of the tracks on Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and satisfy Oasis fans even if ending on those songs threaten to eclipse his current solo songs. However, it’s a mark of the wealth of material that Gallagher can draw from over the past 18 years that many of his band era songs, such as ‘Sunday Morning Call’, ‘Where Did It All Go Wrong’ and ‘Let’s All Make Believe’ – all of which would have gelled well with the sound and feel of his current solo material – are sadly omitted from the night’s set. But with Gallagher’s falsetto hitting all the notes, a versatile and ambitious backing band and a set list of choice cuts that successfully tie together a broad and prolific songwriting career, it’s not a bad way to open his live account at all.

Source: www.state.ie

Noel Gallagher: "Man City Win Is Better Than Having A Number One Album"

Below Noel Gallagher chats with Absolute Radio's Adrian Hieatt at the Q Awards 2011 about how it means more to him that his beloved Manchester City beat Manchester United 6-1 than having a number one album in the charts.

Noel Gallagher Won't Be Part Of Oasis' 2015 Reunion

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In today's episode: Noel Gallagher won't be a part of a 2015 Oasis reunion, EMI faces carve-up of music and publishing as Citigroup seeks buyers and we bring you a full report of the first ever Welsh Music Prize.

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Three New Mixes From Beady Eye

We were expecting two new mixes from Andy to lead up to the UK tour in November. However he has been in touch over the weekend to give us this brand new mix - 'What The World Is Waiting For...' - and asked that it be uploaded first.

The other two mixes will also be released in the coming weeks so be sure to keep checking back to www.BeadyEyeMusic.com for all the details.

What The World Is Waiting For... by Beady Eye Music on Mixcloud

This new mix, entitled 'What the World is waiting for...', features the following tracks:

1/ Voices of East Harlem - Oh Yeah!
2/ Young MC - Know How
3/ Jimi Hendrix - Spanish Castle Magic
4/ Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
5/ Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
6/ Cymande - The Fug
7/ Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
8/ Wayne Smith - Under Me Sleng Teng
9/ Sizzla - Make It Secure
10/ Junior Byles - Fade Away
11/ Aaron Neville - Hercules
12/ Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
13/ Meters - Cissy Strut
14/ Can - I'm So Green
15/ James Brown - Funky Drummer
16/ Simon and Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
17/ A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
18/ Hashim - Al Naayfish
19/ Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
20/ Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
21/ The Stone Roses - Simone

Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com

Liam Gallagher Will "Probably" Star In Beatles Movie

Liam Gallagher may be recognised almost universally as a man not averse to acting like a petulant schoolboy. But so far these acting displays have been confined to his areas of expertise: the concert stage, the press conference, the paparazzi scrum and - more recently - the Twitter account. But a project he is spearheading could well see such talents soon displayed on the silver screen for the first time.

Through his company In 1 Production, the former Oasis frontman is producing a feature-length adaptation of The Longest Cocktail Party, Richard DiLello's book documenting the final years of The Beatles, from the founding of Apple Records in 1968 to the chaotic sessions for the band's last album, Let It Be, in 1970. While recording hasn't yet begun, Michael Winterbottom has been lined up as the director and, speaking at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival to promote his new film Trishna, the prolific British filmmaker hinted at Gallagher's film debut.

"I think [Liam] will have a part in it," he told The National, exclusively. "He's all over it." According to Winterbottom, they have a script already written by Jesse Armstrong (In the Loop, Four Lions). "It's a comedy set in the Apple offices."

There have been numerous Beatles films in the past, most concerning the period before they rose to international stardom. Nowhere Boy, Sam Taylor-Wood's acclaimed 2009 drama, looked at John Lennon's teenage years in Liverpool. In 1994's Backbeat, the story revolved around the band's time in Hamburg and Stuart Sutcliffe, their former bassist. Among the line-up at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival was Martin Scorsese's new documentary, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, a three-hour epic on "the quiet one", who Scorsese thinks led perhaps the most extraordinary life of any of the Beatles.

If ever developed, The Longest Cocktail Party could be among the first films to cover The Beatles without actually having them as characters. "The Beatles are actually off-screen doing the music," said Winterbottom. "It's about the mad chaos of Apple, so it's not dissimilar to 24 Hour Party People." Winterbottom's 2002 film 24 Hour Party People was a comical look at the rise and fall of Factory Records in Manchester.

The title of the book, The Longest Cocktail Party, is actually a reference to the excessive spending by Apple on entertaining the media and potential business partners, which led to its near financial collapse. The only thing holding the project back, claimed Winterbottom, is that they hadn't yet got the rights to The Beatles' catalogue. "I think Liam wants to do the music for it, which is slightly more complicated," he said, seeming less-than-enthusiastic at the prospect of Gallagher's band Beady Eye recreating the sounds of the 1960s. Instead, he said he'd prefer to use the musician's involvement to twist arms. "I'm hoping we can get Liam to tell Paul McCartney to give us the rights."

What sort of role Liam plays in the film remains to be seen. An obvious choice would be that of John Lennon, given that Gallagher has previously claimed to be the reincarnation of the late Beatle. Sadly, Gallagher has already scuppered his chances of playing his hero, claiming in Cannes this year while promoting the film that the Fab Four wouldn't actually be appearing. "There's gonna be no one auditioning for John, Paul, George, Ringo, and there's gonna be no wigs," he told The Guardian.

Thankfully, Winterbottom doesn't have any concerns about the potential pitfalls of trying to direct the notoriously uncooperative Liam in front of the camera. "I've met him a few times. He seems like a nice guy."

Source: www.thenational.ae

Alan McGee Defends Oasis Memorabilia Auction

Former Creation Records boss says he 'can't be arsed with music anymore'

Alan McGee has explained why he is selling off a collection of music memorabilia which includes a host of Oasis items.

The former Creation Records boss said he is selling off goods he collected since 1983 when he set up his former label, because he "can't be arsed with music anymore".

He explained: As I have said many times before – I can't be arsed with music anymore. I moved to Wales to get away from it, why would I want it in my basement? As for my financial situation – on last count I have five big houses so I think I'll be ok in my old age.

McGee also confirmed that the Omega Rock And Roll auction would be the first of many to come.

Many of the items for sale at the event, which takes place at Omega House in Stockport on November 5, relate to Creation bands, such as a one-off print of Noel Gallagher, taken before the release of 'Be Here Now' and signed by photographer Jill Furmanovsky.

Other Oasis items include a collection of tour itineraries, books signed by McGee, a number of backstage passes and a certificate from the Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts.

The most expensive item, which McGee bought in 2007, is a John Squire painting in oil and wax called 'Jesus And Mary', in which The Stone Roses guitarist attempted to visually emulate some of the Creation band's sounds through the use of splattered paint.

For more information on the sale, go to the website of Omega Auctions.

Source: www.nme.com

Noel Gallagher 'On Knees' As City Thrash United‎

Manchester City fan Noel Gallagher tells 5 live's Colin Patterson he was "on my knees in front of the television" when his side scored their sixth goal during the 6-1 defeat of arch-rivals United.

The former Oasis star's first solo album had just charted at number one, but Gallagher says the acheivement was "overshadowed" by an "incredible day" at Old Trafford, calling David Silva "the best player in the league" and Mario Ballotelli "a legend".

Click here to listen to the interview.

Source: BBC

Noel Gallagher On Beating Matt Cardle To Number One

Noel Gallagher's latest album release, 'High Flying Birds' sold more than 120,000 copies in its first week securing the record a slot at the top of the album chart.
And with it, Noel pushed last year's 'X Factor' winner Matt Cardle and his debut album, 'Letters' into second position. *EEK*

At the Q Awards earlier today the former Oasis star told us: "When we found out that Matt Cardle's album was out the same day as mine there was a collective sigh. It's the 'X Factor' and there are a lot of crazy school girls who like to buy a lot of records for some reason.'

But what omg! really wanted to know was how it felt to beat off the competition from such a high profile artist:

"It didn't make me feel any greater or more special than I did before I was told it was number one. I like the record, other people liked the record and that was that."

We think Noel is being far too modest about his achievements, although he appeared pretty humble after receiving his Q Award today.

"Usually awards are given by journalists and it's nice to go to these awards but ones that are voted for by the people, they're the most important ones," Noel told us. *NODS HEAD IN AGREEMENT*

"It's like the charts, you don't have to be at the top of it but I wouldn't object to being there and picking something up."

Source: uk.omg.yahoo.com

Noel Gallagher Includes A Number Of Oasis Songs In His Set In Dublin

Noel Gallagher included nine Oasis songs in his setlist as he played his first ever gig with his High Flying Birds solo band in Dublin last night (October 23).

Kicking off his debut UK and Ireland tour at the city's Olympia Theatre, the singer/guitarist's new group also included a brand new track, titled 'Freaky Teeth', among their 20-song setlist.

After walking onstage to 'Blue Moon' – the anthem of Gallagher's beloved Manchester City, who had beaten arch rivals United 6-1 a few hours before the gig – the band opened up with 1994 Oasis b-side '(It's Good) To Be Free', following it with 'Don't Believe The Truth' track 'Mucky Fingers'.

Later, Gallagher also gave nods to his previous band with renditions of 'Wonderwall', 'Supersonic', 'Talk Tonight' and 'Half The World Away'. Meanwhile, the three song encore was made up entirely of Oasis tracks, starting with 'Don't Look Back In Anger', moving on to 'The Importance Of Being Idle' before closing with 'Little By Little'.

The rest of the set was made up by tracks from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' self-titled debut album, which went straight to Number One in the UK album chart a couple of hours before the gig.

Singles 'The Death Of You And Me' and 'AKA… What A Life' were met with a rapturous reception from the crowd, who chanted Gallagher's name throughout the gig.

Gallagher also engaged in banter with fans about the aforementioned football result, responding to boos from the crowd by saying: "That's piss poor that is. You should be proud of yourself booing a man at his first gig."

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds played:

'(It's Good) To Be Free'
'Mucky Fingers'
'Everybody's On The Run'
'Dream On'
'If I Had A Gun'
'The Good Rebel'
'The Death Of You And Me'
'Freaky Teeth'
'Wonderwall'
'Supersonic'
'(I Wanna Live In A Dream In My) Record Machine'
'AKA… What A Life'
'Talk Tonight'
'Soldier Boys And Jesus Freaks'
'AKA… Broken Arrow'
'Half The World Away'
'(Stranded On) The Wrong Beach'
'Don't Look Back In Anger'
'The Importance Of Being Idle'
'Little By Little'

The tour continues in Manchester on Wednesday (26), before moving on to Edinburgh the following day (27) and three gigs in London – at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, HMV Forum and The Roundhouse – before the end of the month.

Gallagher has also announced a larger arena tour for next year, beginning with a huge hometown date at the Manchester Evening News Arena on February 13, 2012.

Source: www.nme.com

Noel Gallagher Wins Q Icon Award

Noel Gallagher has won the Q Icon award at the Q Awards 2011, that took place this afternoon.

Speaking before the show, the elder Gallagher brother played down the success of his debut solo album, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, which topped the UK chart on Sunday.

"I've got to say, the football overshadowed everything yesterday," he said, in reference to Manchester City's 6-1 victory over rivals Manchester United.

His acceptance speech was similarly self-effacing: "I've had a lot of awards over the years but this is the most recent".

The awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel also saw rock legends Queen given the hall of fame award, in a year which marks the band's 40th anniversary.

Pictures of Noel and his wife Sara can be found here and here.

Thanks to AG_foto

Another Gallery: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Dublin

Click here for more pictures from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds gig at The Olympia in Dublin, Ireland yesterday.

Lawrence Watson's Noel Gallagher Exhibition Opens Later This Week

Lawrence Watson - whose photos are used in the artwork for the Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album - is holding an exhibit of his photos of Noel. The exhibit runs between 27th Oct - 13th Nov at the LondonNewcastle Project in London.

Noel Gallagher Is Not Surprised By His Album Being Number One In Ireland As He's Brilliant And It's A Great Album

Noel Gallagher has admitted that a part of him is not surprised his album, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, is number one in the Irish charts because he's "brilliant and it's a great album."

Speaking to RTÉ News, the former Oasis star did say he was taken aback at the success of the album given that X Factor winner Matt Cardle's album was also in the running for the top spot.

When asked about the Saturday night reality show, Gallagher who was in Dublin at the weekend, said he doesn't regret turning down a chance to be a judge on the X Factor, but revealed that it was nice to be asked. However, he said he never seriously considered it and despite joking about it in previous interviews, Louis Walsh was not a factor in his decision not to take up the offer.

Noel Gallagher began his global tour in Dublin last night, his first concert since Oasis split up two years ago shortly after their Slane Castle gig.

The 44-year-old expressed his joy that his first gig of the tour was in Dublin saying: "where better place to start than where all your relatives are."

He also added that he plans to take his sons to Ireland because "they deserve to spend a week in the rain."

According to the Belfast Telegraph the singer was spotted emerging from the Merrion Hotel yesterday wearing a Man City shirt, en route to his show in the Olympia Theatre. He was celebrating that his team had beaten rivals Manchester Utd 6-1 yesterday.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play Dublin again next year on February 17 in the 02 and he has promised to play Oasis songs as part of his set.

Watch Lynsey Kiely's seventeen minute interview with Noel below the picture of him here.

Source: www.rte.ie

Video: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Dublin Part Two

Below are the remaining videos from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds gig in Dublin last night, I will edit links into this post as and when they are uploaded.

The Good Rebel
The Death Of You And Me
Freaky Teeth
I Wanna Live In A Dream In My Record Machine
AKA... Broken Arrow
Stranded On The Wrong Beach
Dont Look Back In Anger
The Importance Of Being Idle
Little By Little

Thanks to ciangaffney for all the videos in this post.

Video: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Freaky Teeth' Live In Dublin

Below is a video for the new song that 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' played yesterday in Dublin, the track has been called 'If There Was A God' by the YouTube uploader.

EDIT: Several people on twitter and eMail are saying the song is called Freaky Teeth.





Thanks to wegotittz

Watch Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Somewhere In Between' Documentary Now!

Fans in the UK can watch a repeat of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Somewhere In Between' documentary about the making of the album that was broadcast in the early hours on Channel 4.

Watch again on 4OD here.