Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird's Land In Tokyo

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan later today (January 16th).

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.

You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom

Noel Gallagher's Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere (Vol.2) Part Twenty Three

From Noel Gallagher's 'Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere' tour diary.

Comrades… Let me start by wishing all of y'all a happy, happy new year.

I'm in the great city of Tokyo, in the great nation of Japan.

Got a couple of gigs here before I move on to Australia and New Zealand. Somewhat predictably it's freeeeeeeezing.

Did manage a little bit of kip last night which is always a nice bonus out here.

Looking forward to this 2012 business. If this year is half as good as last year then I might actually retire. What would be the point in carrying on??

And in any case, ain't the world supposed to end this year?? Fuck the Mayans, I say!!!

You currently find me watching the NFL play-offs. Mega game. 49'ers - Saints. Japanese commentary!! Very mad!!!

ONWARDS.

GD.

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

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Phillip Schofield Bumps Into Liam Gallagher During Shopping Trip

TV presenter Phillip Schofield bumped into Liam Gallagher during a shopping trip in a London supermarket yesterday.

He posted on his official Twitter account @Schofe "As I was leaving the supermarket, Liam Gallagher gave me a hug and asked if I'd paid! :)"

On This Day In Oasis History...

Below are few videos from January 14th 2001, when Oasis played at the Rock In Rio Festival in Rio De Janerio, Brazil.

Listen To Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Amsterdam Again Tonight

If you missed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' recent live stream from Amsterdam, you can listen to it again tonight on Radio 2.

You can listen to the broadcast from 20:00 (UK Time) by clicking here.

Thanks to frjdoasis2

Manchester City's Top 10 Bloopers Of 2011 Featuring Noel Gallagher And More

Below is a video of bloopers featuring Noel Gallagher posted by Manchester City yesterday.

Noel Gallagher, Coldplay, Rihanna, Adele And More To Perform At The Brits Next Month

We were at the BRITs launch party last night to hear the list of nominees and artists who will be performing live at the BRIT Awards 2012 at The O2 on Tuesday 21 February.

We can confirm that Coldplay, Rihanna, Adele, Blur, Florence and the Machine, Noel Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Olly Murs and Bruno Mars are all set to perform live on the night.

Source: BRIT Awards 2012

Noel Gallagher Is Nominated For A Brit Award

Noel Gallagher has been nominated for 'Best British Male' at this year's BRIT Awards for his 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' release.

Noel has previously won six BRITs with Oasis including the awards for 'Outstanding Contribution To Music' in 2007 and 'BRIT Album Of 30 Years' in 2010 for '(What's The Story) Morning Glory'.

This year's BRITs will be hosted by James Corden at The O2 on Tuesday 21st February. The ceremony will be broadcast on ITV1 in the UK.

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

On This Day In Oasis History...

"All Around The World" is a song by British rock band Oasis. Released on the 12th of January 1998, the track peaked at Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart; it is the longest single ever to do so. It went Silver in the UK.




















"All Around the World", nearly ten minutes long, is embellished with string and horn pieces, and is followed by a two-minute-long instrumental, "All Around the World (Reprise)". Upon its release the reviews were generally positive. It is in keeping with many Oasis songs, such as "Whatever", "Acquiesce", "Live Forever" in that it preaches the belief that "it's gonna be okay". It also features a backing vocal in the coda remarkably similar to the corresponding section in The Beatles' song "Hey Jude".

History

The song was one of the first to be written by Noel, and there are recorded sessions of the band rehearsing it at the Boardwalk club as early as 1992. However, despite Noel's fondness for the song, it did not appear on their first two albums, Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, as he wanted to wait until the band could afford to produce the song in the extravagant manner in which it was to eventually appear. From time to time, Gallagher has claimed that this is one of the best songs he has ever written.

As early as Spring 1994, the final production sound for this song was envisaged. On the interview Wibbling Rivalry, Noel Gallagher said of the song, "With Supersonic, I worried I was never going to write another song after that 'cos I thought, 'It sounds that good'... Two days later I superseded it by about 50 fuckin' times. The reason we haven't recorded that song is because there isn't enough money in Creation Records' bank balance to pay for the production of that record. When we do that record..." Noel also added when asked if there would be an orchestra on it, "Orchestras, man? It's not got to be one, it's got to be two".

Video



Keeping with the feel of the song, the video was also a lavish affair. Featuring the band in a yellow spaceship, the animated piece saw them travel through a world akin to The Beatles' Yellow Submarine film. The video was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and apparently took 24 computer animators 6 months to make. The video itself is not as long as the song, lasting just over seven minutes. The part of the song that was cut out is mostly towards the end.

Description

Noel described the song shortly before the release of the album- "I wrote this one ages ago, before Whatever. It was twelve minutes long then. It was a matter of being able to afford to record it. But now we can get away with the 36-piece orchestra. And the longer the better as far as I'm concerned. If it's good. I can see what people are going to say, but fuck 'em, basically."

"The lyrics are teeny-poppy. But there are three key changes towards the end. Imagine how much better Hey Jude would have been with three key changes towards the end. I like the ambition of it, all that time ago. What was all that about when we didn't even have our first single out? Gin and tonics, eh?"

B-Sides

The B-Sides of "All Around the World" were two Noel sung songs, The Fame and Flashbax. Oasis also recorded a cover version of a Rolling Stones song, "Street Fighting Man".

Trivia

When it was suggested that Oasis take legal action against pop band Hear'Say for their first single's ("Pure and Simple") uncanny similarity to "All Around the World", Noel simply laughed at the hypocrisy of such an act from a man who was famous for "borrowing" from other artists.

The harmonica pieces on the track were performed by Mark Feltham. Noel and Liam's then wives, Meg Mathews and Patsy Kensit and The Verve's front man Richard Ashcroft sang backing vocals.

Portions of the song's chorus were used as background music for AT&T's advertising campaign for "The New" AT&T.

The photograph on the front of the single was taken on Bournemouth beach in Dorset, England.

Track listing

CD CRESCD 282
"All Around the World" - 9:38
"The Fame" - 4:35
"Flashbax" - 5:07
"Street Fighting Man" - 3:54

7" CRE 282
"All Around the World (Edit)"
"The Fame" - 4:35

12" CRE 282T
"All Around the World" - 9:38
"The Fame" - 4:35
"Flashbax" - 5:07

Cassette CRECS 282
"All Around the World (Edit)"
"The Fame" - 4:35

This was the last Oasis single to be released on the Creation Records label, and also the last Oasis single to include 3 b-sides on the CD version.

Noel Gallagher On Shaving, Willpower And More

Football fans are, by and large, optimists – and none more so than Noel Gallagher, the one-time guitarist and songwriter with Oasis.

At the time we spoke, the 44-year-old – now a chart-topping solo artist – was full of hope that his beloved Manchester City would win a clean sweep of trophies in 2012.

Fate – and Manchester United – intervened in the FA Cup, nevertheless the rest of his dream – that City win the Premier league, the Carling Cup and the Europa league – is very much alive.

“I hope the world doesn’t end – because they say it might,” he added. “It would be nice if they could delay the end until City have won the league.”

2011 was certainly a year in which Gallagher himself surpassed many expectations. Two years after abruptly quitting his own band moments before a concert in Paris, the 44-year-old emerged with a new musical guise, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, and an album which garnered his best reviews since Definitely Maybe and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory, at the highpoint of Britpop.

After 18 years consumed in band politics, Gallagher enjoyed the freedom of being his own boss. “In the studio, yes [it was creatively liberating],” he recalled, “because I could work at my own pace, which is important for me.” If he wanted to work three days in a row, he could; if he wanted a break he could take one. With Oasis, he had to be ever-present.

Read the full interview here.

Source: www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Official Japanese Tour Merchandise

Below are the official items that will be sold at Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird's sold out gigs in Japan later this month.
























Thanks To Mari

Noel Gallagher On Wonderwall And More

Noel Gallagher talks exclusively to CityTV's Scully about writing Wonderwall during the recent FA Cup 3rd round match - Manchester City v Manchester United.

In another interview Video Scully interviews Noel and fans with build up and reaction on derby day at the Etihad Stadium.





Thanks to AG

Noel Gallagher To Play Special Acoustic Session For Japanese TV

Noel Gallagher's official Japanese site has announced the cancellation of the soundcheck party that was scheduled for January 17th.

This is due to the filming of a special acoustic session for Japanese TV that will be broadcast at a later date.

More details to follow soon, thanks to Mari

Watch Beady Eye At The Isle Of Wight Festival On Sky Arts Later Today

Beady Eye take to a wet main stage at the 2011 Isle of Wight festival for a roaring set taken from their first album, Different Gear, Still Speeding.

The show will be broadcast later today at 10pm on Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 1 HD.

You can also watch it again on the following dates and times.

Thursday 12th January at 17:30 (UK Time)
Friday 13th January at 04:10 (UK Time)

Support Announced For Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds European And Australian Tour

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds head out to Japan this week to play the first dates of 2012, beginning on 16th January at Tokyo's Tokyo Dome City.

The full list of confirmed gigs for 2012 can be found at the website's 'Gigs' page HERE!

Support bands for the forthcoming dates in Australia and Europe have just been confirmed, details below:

23/01/12 - SYDNEY, Enmore Theatre - Deep Sea Arcade
29/01/12 - MELBOURNE, The Palais - Immigrant Union
04/03/12 - BARCELONA, Razzmatazz - Folks
06/03/12 - PARIS, Le Grand Rex - Folks
08/03/12 - HAMBURG, Alsterdorfer Sporthalle - Folks
09/03/12 - BERLIN, Max-Schmeling Halle - Folks
11/03/12 - MUNICH, Tonhalle - Folks
13/03/12 - ROME, Atlantico - Folks
15/03/12 - ZURICH, Komplex 457 - Folks

Fans may recognise the name of the band Folks as they supported Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' gig at The Roundhouse last October and also appeared on Noel's Radio 2 show back in September.

Fans unfamiliar with Folks can get a free download of their track 'Skull And Bones' from the band's Facebook page HERE!

On This Day In Beady Eye History...

The video for Beady Eye's ‘The Roller’ was premiered on the 10th January 2011.

The band recorded the film in sub zero temperatures in Cambridgeshire in December performing in a ‘Motorcycle Wall of Death’, one of only two in the UK, complete with motorcycle stunt riders.

The track was the first single to be taken from Beady Eye’s debut album ‘Different Gear, Still Speeding’.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Confirmed For Coachella Festival

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have been confirmed for this year's Coachella Festival in California performing on 14th and 21st April.

For full details of the line up head over to the festival's Facebook page here.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Everybody's On The Run' Is Used In Touch Promo

Everybody's On The Run by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is being used in a preview of a new FOX drama series starring Kiefer Sutherland, Danny Glover, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

Watch Beady Eye At The Isle Of Wight Festival On Sky 3D Next Week

Beady Eye take to a wet main stage at the 2011 Isle of Wight festival for a roaring set taken from their first album, Different Gear, Still Speeding.

You can watch highlights on Monday 16th January at 22:30 on Sky 3D (UK Only).

Noel Gallagher: Paul Scholes' Return Is Laughable

After a small break Noel Gallagher makes a welcome return to the Sports Bar with Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy for an in-depth chat about Sunday’s epic Manchester derby.

Topics include Paul Scholes’ return for Man United, the controversial red card shown to Man City captain Vincent Kompany, the loss of Yaya Toure and the race for the Premier League title.

He also claims he hopes the Red Devils go all the way to the FA Cup final now...and get beat.

To listen to the interview again click here.

Source: www.talksport.co.uk