Noel Gallagher Interview On BBC Radio 6 Next Week

Thursday 29th December at 18:00 (UK TIME) on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Noel Gallagher talks to Steve Lamaq about his famous neighbours and missing his bandmates when going solo. And Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine opens up about the story behind her second album, Ceremonials.

To listen live to the show click here.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Gig In Paris To Be Broadcast Later Today

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at the Casino De Paris from December 6th will be broadcast on French TV Station 'Canal +' later today.

You can watch the show here worldwide, 00:15 local time.

PLEASE NOTE: To watch the live feed you will need to change the clock of your PC to French local time to watch the stream.

The show will also be broadcast on 'Yes FM' on December 25th.

On This Day In Oasis History...

The above videos below are from December 22nd 1995, when Oasis appeared on the Channel 4 music show 'The White Room' in London.

Noel Gallagher Tips The Smokin' Barrels For Big Things

Noel Gallagher has tipped new boys The Smokin' Barrels for big things. He said: "They've got something. They are a bit like Kasabian and a bit like Oasis. What's not to like? They just need to put in a bit of hard graft."

Noel should have taken that X Factor job.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Liam Gallagher Out And About in London

Click here to see Liam Gallagher out and about in central London enjoying a festive drink.

Thanks to AG

Vote For Beady Eye And Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds At The 2012 NME Awards

Voting is now open for the 2012 NME Awards.

Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are eligible in quite a few of the categories so if you have a few minutes free, why not head on over to the voting page HERE to cast your vote.

You can vote for any artist you like at this stage, as long as they are eligible in the relevant category.

Liam Gallagher Officially Named Among Hardest-Working Artists In Showbiz

Olly Murs and JLS came joint top of PRS For Music poll.

Liam Gallagher has been credited as being among the hardest-working artists in showbiz by a music industry body.

The Beady Eye frontman made it into the top 10 of PRS For Music's annual poll, which finds out which acts have headlined the most major venues throughout the year.

Olly Murs and JLS came out joint top of the poll, while Take That were in third place in the poll.

Barney Hooper from PRS For Music explained: "Performing live and going on tour are fundamental to any artist and is a great way for them to engage with their fans. Congratulations to both JLS and Olly Murs and all the songwriters who they have worked with to create the music that so many people are enjoying".

JLS hailed their nod as a "great achievement", while Murs said it was a "real honour" to come out joint top of the list.

Meanwhile, Gallagher has not yet commented on his band's top ten placing, which came as a result of numerous headline dates around the UK and the rest of the world with Beady Eye.

Source: www.nme.com

Liam Gallagher Interview Inside CROSSBEAT Magazine

An interview with Liam Gallagher appears in this month's CROSSBEAT magazine in Japan, on sale now.

Pictures of the magazine can be found here and here.

Details can be found here.

Thanks to Mari

Extra Tickets Available For Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Gigs In Berlin And Hamburg

www.NoelGallagher.com is pleased to announce that due to demand extra tickets have been released for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' forthcoming gigs in Hamburg and Berlin. These new tickets include standing tickets in Berlin and arena seats in Hamburg.With the show in Munich already sold out these extra tickets at Berlin and Hamburg are the last available to see Noel perform in Germany next spring.Tickets can be purchased now from HERE!ZUSÄTZLICHE TICKETS FÜR BERLIN UND HAMBURG IM VORVERKAUF!

www.NoelGallagher.com freut sich, mitteilen zu können, dass aufgrund der hohen Nachfrage nun weitere Ticketkontingente für die Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Shows 2012 in den Vorverkauf gegeben werden können. Es gibt weitere Stehplatzkarten für Berlin sowie Arena-Sitzplätze in Hamburg.Da die Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Show in München bereits komplett ausverkauft ist, bieten diese Zusatztickets für Berlin und Hamburg die letzte Möglichkeit, die Band im nächsten Frühjahr live in Deutschland zu erleben.Tickets sind HIER erhältlich.

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Noel Gallagher: Roberto Mancini Is Turning Into One Of The Best Managers In Europe

The former Oasis guitarist joins Andy and Jason to talk about Manchester City's Champions League exit, their Premier League title hopes, the ongoing situation with Carlos Tevez and why he would sign Gary Cahill from Bolton.

He also explains why he wants to give Cundy a boot up the backside and gets in a few sly digs at Manchester United fan Goldstein.

Click here to listen to the interview.

On This Day In Oasis History...

"Whatever" is a single by British rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was released 19 December 1994 as a stand-alone single bridging the gap between Oasis' debut album, Definitely Maybe, and their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. "Whatever" entered the UK Singles Chart at #3, their first single to enter the top 5, something every single released since, up to 2005's Let There Be Love, has also accomplished. The strings were played by the London Session Orchestra, arranged by Nick Ingham and Noel Gallagher.

The song joins the infectious pop-rock melodies of Definitely Maybe with the more sophisticated lyrics of (What's the Story) Morning Glory, preaching universal tolerance and the acceptance of all ideas and beliefs in a typically straightforward, Mancunian way. The first lines ("I'm free to be whatever I/Whatever I choose/And I'll sing the blues if I want") may have been Noel's reaction to his father's insistence that he join the building trade.

"Whatever" was released as a contender for the coveted position of Christmas #1, 1994
It is a testament to Noel Gallagher's all-conquering self confidence that he should predict "Whatever"'s success before he was even given a record contract, saying "In the beginning, there was a masterplan, to the extent that I knew that 'Whatever,' one of the first songs I ever wrote, would be a Christmas Top Five hit, but I think anyone who heard the song could have told you that."



When Oasis performed the song for Top of the Pops, they mimed and one of the cello players from the symphony was replaced by Bonehead, who clearly had no idea how his instrument is supposed to be played. Towards the end of the song, he gave up the pretense and started using the bow to conduct. A woman plays his rhythm guitar. The song was introduced by Damon Albarn of Blur who would later famously feud with Oasis. As Albarn introduced the song, the Gallagher brothers made hand gestures behind him, which only served to heighten the feud between the bands.

"Whatever" has been performed live by Oasis many times, sometimes with the ambitious symphony which accompanies the single version, sometimes without. They often end live versions of the song with lyrics adapted from the Beatles song "Octopus's Garden." They have also been known to add the lines "All the young blues....carry the news...", in reference to the Mott the Hoople song "All The Young Dudes". The "blues" are the fans of the Gallaghers' beloved Manchester City F.C.. At their famous performances at Knebworth in August 1996, the song was accompanied throughout by harmonica player Mark Feltham and is generally regarded by fans as one of the highlights of their set.


















The B-Sides of "Whatever" were quite famous as well. One of them, "Slide Away" was already featured on their debut album, Definitely Maybe. The other two - "(It's Good) To Be Free" and "Half the World Away" - were later featured on The Masterplan, a collection of Oasis's best b-sides. "Slide Away" and "Half the World Away" would also be featured on Oasis' 2006 "best of" album Stop the Clocks, although "Whatever" itself was not included.

'Whatever' spent a total of 50 weeks in the UK Singles chart, more than any Oasis single to date. In 2007 Coronation Street's Charlie Stubbs was murdered while 'Whatever' played.

Lawrence Watson Photographs Noel Gallagher Exhibition Starts In January In Japan

Lawrence Watson's photographs of Noel Gallagher will be on display in January at an exhibition at the Super Deluxe in Tokyo.

The exhibition runs from 12th January to the 15th January 2012.

During the exhibition, there will be special screenings of the Creation Records documentary 'Upside Down' and live performance by Australian band The Novocaines.

Documenting 18 months in the recording of Noel Gallagher’s hugely anticipated first solo album High Flying Birds, Lawrence Watson was given unlimited access to capture the thoughts and processes behind the creation of the songs.

Moody black-and-white shots are dispersed with upbeat colour photography taken in various locations from London to Los Angeles. The reportage-style imagery is supported by a short film lacing together super-eight, video and still images.

“I have been working with Noel for the past six years,” says Lawrence. “As an artist I have great respect for his song writing talent and the new album is a testament to his skill. Working so closely and for such a consistently long time with him, has given me a great opportunity to experience his creative process at first hand.

Details in Japanese can be found here.

Thanks to Mari

Noel Gallagher Is A Great Husband

Noel Gallagher would like to marry himself because he thinks he's such a great husband.

The 44-year-old rocker - who has been with his wife Sara McDonald for 11 years - admits he thinks of himself as a great husband because he is not a "lad" and doesn't do "boys" things".

He said: "I'm a f**king brilliant husband! I'd love to be married to me.

"I'm great. I'm easy going. I'm pretty well off. I don't do boys' things. I only just got a computer last Christmas. My biggest vice is watching football.

"I've been with Sarah for 11 years, there isn't a male/female divide in my house. It's just us, you know what I mean? I wouldn't consider myself laddish."

His wife Sara - who he met while divorcing his first wife Meg Mathews - was particularly pleased with him after they went on their first vacation together.

He told Britain's Grazia magazine: "I'm really good on holiday. When Sara and I went on our first long holiday, Cambodia or somewhere, afterwards she said she was nervous because she thought I'd be sat at the bar all day, befriending fat skinheads from Dagenham."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Noel Gallagher Is A Great Husband

Noel Gallagher would like to marry himself because he thinks he's such a great husband.

The 44-year-old rocker - who has been with his wife Sara McDonald for 11 years - admits he thinks of himself as a great husband because he is not a "lad" and doesn't do "boys" things".

He said: "I'm a f**king brilliant husband! I'd love to be married to me.

"I'm great. I'm easy going. I'm pretty well off. I don't do boys' things. I only just got a computer last Christmas. My biggest vice is watching football.

"I've been with Sarah for 11 years, there isn't a male/female divide in my house. It's just us, you know what I mean? I wouldn't consider myself laddish."

His wife Sara - who he met while divorcing his first wife Meg Mathews - was particularly pleased with him after they went on their first vacation together.

He told Britain's Grazia magazine: "I'm really good on holiday. When Sara and I went on our first long holiday, Cambodia or somewhere, afterwards she said she was nervous because she thought I'd be sat at the bar all day, befriending fat skinheads from Dagenham."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Vote For Liam Gallagher As GQ's Most Stylish Man 2012

Last year 57,000 votes were cast in less than three weeks and a top ten whittled down from a 50-strong initial selection but, to borrow a phrase from Tom Hardy, this year we’re dreaming a little bigger…

To vote for Liam click here, and choose from the shortlist of 100 fashionable British males in the public eye.

Noel Gallagher A Big Fan Of Alien Book

Noel Gallagher is urging fans to check out author Annie Jacobsen's riveting account of activity at America's spooky Area 51 - because it's a book he hasn't been able to put down in 2011.

The former Oasis star picked up Area 51: An Uncensored History among his reading material on tour and he admits he's a big fan.

He explains, "It's not an alien-conspiracy thing - it's about what actually went on there in the '40s, the superspy planes they were building (there), nuclear testing and all that. The Cia and the Air Force let the alien-spaceships story grow so that it would keep people from realising what was actually going on there.

"It was so good that the minute I finished it, I read it again."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Cashier No. 9 To Support Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Belfast & Dublin

Cashier No. 9 have been confirmed as support for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Belfast and Dublin gigs in February.

For more information on the band click here

Alan McGee: 'Oasis Will Play Again Together One Day'

Former Creation Records boss Alan McGee has said he believes Oasis will reform again one day.

The music mogul believes the band will return but it is unlikely to be long term. His comments come after former frontman Liam Gallagher hinted on several occasions that he would like the band to reform for the 20th anniversary of the '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' in 2015.

His brother Noel initially expressed some interest in a reunion in four years time but has since distanced himself from any reunion.

McGee told BBC 6 Music: Even if it's not the Morning Glory tour, I think you will see Oasis play again, not as a band like [Primal] Scream but I can see them doing a huge gig for charity in a few years but they've just got to stop insulting each other.
Earlier this week, McGee scotched reports that he is writing a musical about the Britpop story. But he did say he was writing a show for the stage with Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh.

He told NME: "I don't want to give away what we're already talking about, but it's not going to be like 'Noel walked in and then Liam walks over, and then Bobby Gillespie walks in'. It's nothing to do with Creation or Britpop in that respect."

Source: www.nme.com

The Liam And Noel Gallagher Story

We look back at one of the most talked about feuds of 2011

The public spat between the Gallagher brothers has been hard to avoid in the music press this year.

Their volatile relationship is nothing new, they've sniped at each other since they found fame in the mid-90s, but they've been particularly talkative in recent months.

The band split in 2009 when they were due to perform in Paris and Noel walked out after a backstage row.

Since, they've both have released solo albums and toured, Noel with his High Flying Birds and Liam with the remaining Oasis bandmates as Beady Eye.

Noel's sold out arena tours and his debut solo record topped the UK album chart, while Beady Eye's album Different Gear, Still Speeding peaked at number 3.
"When it comes right down to it, they're brothers. Deep down in a crisis they'd be united."

Alan McGee
Relations continue to be rocky as their disagreement has now even lead to a law suit, filed by Liam, which Noel responded to recently.

'Will Oasis ever be Oasis again?" we asked the man who signed the band, Creation Records founder Alan McGee, what he thinks.

"I've never really known it to go to as badly as it has this year," he said. "I think there's a lot of love there believe it or not, still between them both. When it comes right down to it, they're brothers. Deep down in a crisis they'd be united.

"Even if it's not the Morning Glory tour, I think you will see Oasis play again, not as a band like Scream but I can see them doing a huge gig for charity in a few years but they've just got to stop insulting each other."

6 Music's Georgie Rogers has put this report together to bring us up to date:



Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Noel Gallagher On Christmas Music And More

Below is a short interview with Noel Gallagher that was recorded at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas.