On This Day In Oasis History...

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On Febuary 2nd 2009, Andy Bell and Liam Gallagher were interviewed for 'DeeJay Chiama Italia' in Italy.



Noel Gallagher To Perform At NME Awards Later This Month

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Also pick up a special magazine dedicated to the ex-Oasis man from today (February 2)

Noel Gallagher has been confirmed as one of the performers at this year's NME Awards.

The High Flying Birds man, who's also due to pick up our Godlike Genius Award, will take to the stage to play at the ceremony at O2 Academy Brixton on February 29 – tickets for the show have gone onsale today.

To check the availability of NME Awards tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0871 230 1094.

Other names announced to be performing at the ceremony include Kasabian and The Vaccines, while The Horrors and Florence And The Machine are set to perform a very special collaboration on the night.

Arctic Monkeys have scored seven nominations at the bash, while the likes of Muse, Kasasbian and Florence are up for three. The Horrors, Hurts and The Vaccines are among the acts with nods in two categories.

Meanwhile, a special collectors' issue dedicated to Noel Gallagher is out today. Produced by the teams behind NME and sister title Uncut, the magazine features Gallagher's greatest interviews, unseen photos and a competition to win albums signed by the man himself. The issue is available on newsstands and digitally – head to click here to order your copy.

Source: www.nme.com

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

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

Yes…

So, the gig here in Melbourne was great. (Yes, I'm still in Melbourne! They don't call this the Big Day Off for nothing.) It was at a place whose name escapes me just now, in a suburb called St. Kilda… A real saint? I think not. I mean, I'm no expert on the Bible, but when "they" forced us to study it at gunpoint at school I don't recall a St. Kilda.

The venue is most famous for having the oldest neon sign in the Southern Hemisphere!! (There's a little factoid for you.)

The gig was a bit weird to start with. It was all seated and the crowd remained so for the first three songs. It was like they were at the cinema… Now I know how the support band must've felt!

Anyway, I felt as though I must speak to these people…

"Do you HAVE to sit down?" I asked.

"NO!!" They shouted back as one.

"Well… Can you stand up, please?" I asked again, slightly annoyed.

"YISS," they replied in an Aussie accent and up they all stood… Just like that!! Now that did lead to some particularly bad dancing, I must say, but it was a price worth paying.

Wasn't much going on after the show so I legged it quick sharp.

Was up early yesterday. Went for a wander up town. Nothing to do, and all day to do it. Did pass a strange place which had a sign above the door that said, "VICTORIAN HOBBY CENTRE"?? What the fuck?? What do they do in there? Whip poor people? I was gonna go in to satisfy my curiosity but as I'm from the North they would've probably put me to work as a chimney sweep or a miner or a beggar.

Bumped into comrade Serge and another one of Kasabian, whose name I can never fucking remember. Had a bit of lunch… A mad Mexican, if you must know.

On the way back to my hotel I passed another establishment that had a sign over the door that said… "VICTORIAN DETECTIVE SERVICE"!!! What the fucking fuck?? Was there an actual Victorian detective inside? With a top hat? And a cane? And a monocle? Holding a massive magnifying glass?? I do hope so.

ONWARDS.

GD.

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

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Noel Gallagher On Argentina, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi And More

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Click here for an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about the the 1978 football World Cup , Manchester City, Maradona, Messi, Augero and more.

Thanks to AG

Noel Gallagher: AVB Is The David Brent Of The Premier League

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Oasis legend and Man City fan Noel Gallagher speaks to Andy Goldstein's Sports Bar about his club's title hopes, their lack of firepower and which comedy character Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas resembles.

Click here to listen to the interview.

Noel's Gallagher's Music To Our Ears

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Having been in the country for almost two weeks, UK rock legend Noel Gallagher is becoming accustomed to life in Australia.

There's the blistering summer heat and the immediate connection he feels with Australian crowds.

But there's one thing Noel Gallagher cannot understand why Australian news services were running reports of Prime Minister Julia Gillard losing her shoe.

"Did you see all that sh** on the news? It was like Monty Python it was brilliant," laughs Gallagher.

While he understands the extremity of the events surrounding the PM's misplaced footwear, it remains one of the highlights of his trip he chose to share the story on his blog.

"I kind of seen it when your Prime Minister was bungled into the car and then there was the thing that she lost the shoe," continues Gallagher.

"I followed it for a couple of days and it (the news) was like 'we must find the shoe'. I'm like 'f*****g hell what's in the shoe?' Nobody cares. This country cracks me up."

Gallagher admits if he was to come into possession of the footwear he would "put it straight on eBay" because, when it comes to fashion, this rocker knows what he likes and wedge-style shoes aren't on his list.

" I loathe wedges," he says with a sigh. "When my wife wears them I wag my finger and go 'f*****g hell, you got to do better than that love'. Wedges, they're not welcome in my house."

The vocal guitarist, song-writer and now frontman is experiencing a new type of success following the demise of Oasis. Gallagher's venture with High Flying Birds has left him relaxed and refreshed. And with his former band now vacating the highly sought after rock throne, there's a new generation ready for the challenge.

"I don't even know if there is a throne, if you know what I mean," he explains. "Kasabian and the Arctic Monkeys are now the two biggest guitar bands in England that is if Kasabian is a guitar band?"

But perhaps Gallagher could resume his seat on the throne with his new project?

"I don't intend to stop making music," he says.

"I might change the way I make it and get it out there. Whether I carry on solo or do something else you'll always be able to hear new contemporary songs of mine.

"But I don't make plans for the future because plans they never really work."

One thing Gallagher couldn't have planned for is having this month's edition of NME magazine devoted to his career.

"It's all kind of slightly embarrassing but you know it's nice to be honoured," he says. "But a full magazine about myself um I don't know, it might make me feel a bit uncomfortable when I go into the local newsagents to get my newspapers. I'm like 'what the f*** is this all about'. But, you know, I think it will be nice for my kids to read it in years to come."

Meanwhile, Gallagher says he hasn't heard "one single note" of newcomer Lana Del Rey recently featured in NME and doesn't care to talk about her either.

"Well, she might be everywhere but she's not in my head," he says sternly.

"She's not in my ears I've heard of her but I've never heard one single note of her music and I don't need to have a f*****g opinion."

But if Gallagher does read the magazine this month, he hopes it doesn't include the greatest rumour he's heard about himself. "It was when Paul McCartney got married recently there was a picture of me going into his wedding reception except it wasn't me," he laughs.

"The caption underneath said 'high flying guest Gallagher arrives' and it wasn't me it so blatantly wasn't me it was f*****g unbelievable. So for the next six weeks I (was) touring the states and every interview was 'So? McCartney's wedding did you go?' and I was like 'Yes I did and I can f*****g tell you it was absolutely incredible'. I said we were all doing acid."

"I caught up with him (McCartney) and we had a good laugh about it. The guy didn't even look like me . . ."

With his time in Australia wrapping up, Gallagher hopes to check out a few people on the bill but not headliners Soundgarden and Kanye West. He does however like the idea of the supposed rift between the two.

Chris Cornell is reported to have said onstage; "Sounds like there's children playing music there, retarded children" referring to Kanye's sound check.

"Really?" laughs Gallagher. "That's great I've not heard any of that I might have to get involved in that s*** and stir them up a bit."

Although they're not on the bill, Gallagher would like to make time for his favourite Australian acts.

Of You Am I, he says: "That record Hourly Daily is incredible."

He also admires the lads from Jet but when quizzed about iconic rockers INXS and their choice for yet another lead singer, he is baffled.

"Michael Hutchence was INXS," he says.

"The other guys, I wouldn't recognise them if one of them walked into my room now and served me f*****g lunch.

"To me, once the band is gone, it's f*****g gone move on and do something else."

But what if Noel had died a few years ago and Oasis went on without him? "No well I'm just the guitarist you can replace guitarists."

With just two shows left in Australia, Gallagher knows he has a busy year ahead back home in Britain as a solo artist, but he's looking to wrap up the campaign on his self-titled debut album in November.

"I should be finished around November, which will leave me with my favourite time of the year Christmas," he sighs.

So, should we hold our breath for a Christmas single from the British rock Grinch?

"Not unless you want a song called I F*****g Hate Christmas by Noel Gallagher," he adds.

Source: www.adelaidenow.com.au

Another On This Day In Oasis History...

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The video below is from the 1st February 2009, when Oasis appeared on 'Quelli Che Il Calcio' in Italy.

Noel Gallagher Cops Footie Ban

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Back in the day Noel Gallagher was a rock 'n roll bad boy.

But married life has turned the once lairy Manc into a right big girl. He’s even taking fashion advice from his missus Sara MacDonald, 39.

The ex-Oasis star, 44, is so under the thumb he now refuses to wear his beloved Man City kit, claiming it’s “chav”.

Despite being an avid supporter since the early 80s Noel admitted: “My missus will not put up with any of that gear. It’s chav isn’t it? She is strict and hardcore and is not having any of that nonsense. I have never been one for wearing shirts, even though City have had cool football kits over the years.”

Er, really Noel? How about the picture we have here of you in a blue City jersey? Forget about that, did we?

Noel really doth protest too much, continuing: “I won’t wear shirts around the house. I don’t like it. You only see English people doing it, not Italians or really anyone else. I don’t understand fully-grown men wearing them.”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

Another Gallery: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Melbourne...

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Click here for a number of pictures from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds gig at The Palais Theatre in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia yesterday.

On This Day In Oasis History...

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On the 1st of February 2000, Oasis performed Sunday Morning Call at the MTV Studios in London, England.

Noel Gallagher Blasts The Australian Music Scene

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Click here to listen to Noel Gallagher's thoughts on New Zealand, the leader of North Korea, Alex's black T-shirt, a range of Australian bands, boozing, the Occupy movement, SOPA and a whole lot more besides.

Scroll down page and click into the player.

Gallery: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Melbourne...

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Click here for a number of pictures from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds gig at The Palais Theatre in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia earlier today.

Review/Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Melbourne

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds rocked the historic Palais Theatre in St Kilda, Melbourne in front of a sold-out crowd last night.

The Oasis head honcho arrived onstage to a standing ovation from a crowd of enthusiastic fans and celebrities including Jet's Mark Wilson.

Triple M's Dangerous Dave said the old Palais proved to be the perfect venue to see Noel, apart from the fact that the lower level is all seated which Noel pulled people up on after the fourth song.

"Why are you all seated? That's a bit weird...," he said.

The fans didn't need anymore convincing than that to get on their feet for the rest of the gig.

The High Flying Birds sounded awesome. The musicianship was as tight as a drum, while the songs roared.

As the band launched into "The Death Of You And Me" Dangerous Dave leaned over and said, 'this will be the next single', and Dave knows his stuff. You can check it out here, get on it!

In the mix with some new songs there was a decent spattering of Oasis songs to keep the punters happy.

Ending the gig with "Don't Look Back In Anger" the Oasis fave had everybody singing at the top of their voices, while waving their hands in the air.

There were occasional bursts of people shouting out requests for their favourite songs but Noel would have nothing of it.

"I'm not doing requests. So you can stop shouting out," he said with a grin. "I had to work on this setlist for 20 minutes last June."

Setlist:
(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
Whatever
Supersonic
(I Wanna Live in a Dream in My) Record Machine
What a Life!
Talk Tonight
Soldier Boys and Jesus Freaks
Broken Arrow
Half The World Away
(Stranded On) The Wrong Beach

Encore:
Little By Little
The Importance of Being Idle
Don't Look Back In Anger

Source: www.triplem.com.au

Absolute Radio To Dedicate Night To Noel Gallagher

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Absolute Radio is to dedicate an evening of programming to Noel Gallagher to celebrate the former Oasis man’s influence and musical achievements.

Noel Gallagher Night will be broadcast from 7pm on Sunday, March 4 and include an exclusive live set recorded at his recent sold-out gig at The O2 Arena in London.

The night will also take in a new documentary called The Good Rebel – The Story of the Boy from Burnage, narrated by Absolute Radio 90s presenter Pete Mitchell who talks to Gallagher, fans and key names in the star’s career.

The documentary will also be repeated on Absolute Radio 90s on March 5 at 9pm and on Absolute Radio 00s on March 14, starting at 6pm.

Absolute’s Gallagher night follows the release last year of the singer-songwriter’s first solo album, the Sour Marsh-issued Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, which debuted at number one in the UK and has to date sold around 540,000 copies domestically, according to the Official Charts Company.

Source: www.musicweek.com

Noel Gallagher Interview In The New Issue Of Rockin' On Magazine

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Noel Gallagher features in the next issue of Rockin' On magazine in Japan, that goes on sale February 1st.

Details of the interview can be found here and here and here.

Thanks to Mari

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Confirm Second Date In Mexico City

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have confirmed a second date at Mexico City's Teatro Metropolitan. The additional date on the 10th April comes one day before the sold out gig at the same venue.

Tickets for the concert go on sale at 10am (local time) on Wednesday 8th February through:

- Ticketmaster.com.mx
- All Ticketmaster locations
- Teatro Metropolitan box office
- Charge by phone: 5510.1035 or 5510.3964

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

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

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

Well… So? I've become addicted to watching the Aussie news. It's beyond hilarious.

Honestly, it's like a spoof show "AUSSIE NEWS (MATE)". Someone should do that, it'd be mega. I'd watch it anyway.

After the ludicrous episode with the PM's shoe these are just a couple of things that I've caught in between gigs and promo…

THE AUSSIE COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS!!! Yes, indeed. They've invented a new musical genre. Aussie Country. So I'm watching the news and they go to the Aussie Country Awards (The Golden Guitars) where they're interviewing some of the winners of the said Golden Guitars… They were singing like Country, y'all, but talking Aussie (mate). Dressed like proper honest-to-goodness cowboys. 40 gallon hats, leather waistcoats and the boots, but using words like "ripper" and "beady"… Very odd, no??

Now the other thing was maybe the weirdest thing I've ever seen on national television news. So much so that when I got down to the Big Day Out site I had to ask a few of the natives for confirmation of what I thought I'd just seen. And they confirmed it like it was the most natural thing in the world, which of course it is to these people. THE ANNUAL TUNA-RAMA FESTIVAL!!!! A festival that celebrates all things wonderful about tuna… TUNA??? That's right, tuna… The tuna fish.

Now, there was the (un)usual local news b-roll fodder; interviewing mums, grannies and kids… All having a ripper of a day eating tuna sandwiches and tuna salad and... Well, that was it one would've thought? But no… At the climax of the festival they play a little game called tuna-hurling… TUNA-HURLING!!!! That's right, I watched (checking frantically if I'd been spiked) as big burly Bruces and little burly Shielas and even a granny took a foot long tuna fish… a real fucking tuna fish and swung it round like an Olympic athlete throwing the hammer up a pre-marked out track?!!?

And they covered it on the news like it was just a load of drunk people in a field throwing a dead fish around for fun… Which, of course, it was.

The scary thing is those were just two of the things I caught. (There was another story with a guy graphically describing how he'd been trying to get two different kinds of dung beetles to mate to make one super dung fucking ninja warrior but, we won't go into that…)

What else is going on while I'm away from the TV?? I might have to start getting this shit recorded and shipped to England once a month, it's essential viewing.

Anyway, enough of that brilliant nonsense.

The gig was good. We were indoors in a tent. It was very, very hot. Seemed to be a bit of a fancy dress vibe down the front. I saw a pirate and a cowboy. We didn't play very well. No one seemed to mind though.

Kasabian were having one of their legendary parties at some club or other down town. Last men standing were me and Serge at 5am. A good shift. As we left it was starting to get light… and fuck me if it didn't start to ever-so-slightly rain… I didn't know whether to laugh or cry so I did neither… I passed out.

Still raining now.

ONWARDS.

GD.

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

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

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at The Palais in Melbourne, Australia later today (January 23rd).

If you are going to the show, and you are able to scan your ticket or send in pictures email them to us @ scyhojavascript:void(0)dotcom@gmail.com.

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Noel Gallagher Is One Of The UK's Best Dressed Men

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Rapper Tinie Tempah is officially Britain's best-dressed man of 2012, according to a list released by GQ magazine.

Noel Gallagher has been named as the forty second best dressed UK man by GQ magazine.

THE GQ BEST-DRESSED MEN LIST 2012 - TOP 10

1. Tinie Tempah
2. Mario Balotelli
3. Matt Smith
4. Robert Pattinson
5. Andrew Garfield
6. Henry Cavill
7. Idris Elba
8. Christian Bale
9. Sergio Pizzorno
10. Ian Brown

Worst-Dressed

1. Chris Brown
2. Steve Hilton
3. Robbie Savage
4. Dappy (N-Dubz)
5. Mike Jeffries (Abercrombie & Fitch CEO)
6. Country Winston Marshall (Mumford & Sons)
7. Mark Wright (reality TV star)
8. Douglas Alexander (shadow foreign secretary)
9. Jamie Oliver
10. Ollie Locke (reality TV star)

The GQ Best Dressed Men List 2012 appears in the march issue of GQ, out next Thursday.

Noel Gallagher, Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines, Lana Del Rey Nominated For NME Awards 2012

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They'll battle likes of Kasabian, Odd Future and Azealia Banks for gongs at next month's ceremony.

Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, The Vaccines and Odd Future are among the acts nominated for gongs at this year's NME Awards.

The nominations were announced exclusively on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show earlier tonight (January 30) – see below for the full list and head to NME.COM/awardsvote now to cast your vote. The winners will be announced at the ceremony at O2 Academy Brixton on February 29.

Arctic Monkeys – who've scored seven nominations in total – will go head-to-head with Kasabian, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Horrors and Muse for the Best British Band award. The Best New Band category, meanwhile, will be contested by Lana Del Rey, Tribes, The Vaccines, Wu Lyf and Foster The People.

Kasabian, Florence And The Machine, Muse are up for three gongs each, while The Horrors, Hurts and The Vaccines are among the acts nominated for two awards.

Noel Gallagher – who's due to pick up our prestigious Godlike Genius Award on the night – is up for another four gongs, including Best Album for 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' and Best Solo Artist.

Meanwhile, Odd Future will take on the likes of Foo Fighters and The Strokes for Best International Band, while Azealia Banks' '212' is up for Dancefloor Anthem alongside tracks by Katy B and Justice.

Want to come along? Tickets for the NME Awards 2012 go onsale at 9am this Wednesday (February 1) from NME.COM/tickets.

The nominations for the NME Awards 2012 are:

Best British Band (supported by Sonos)
Arctic Monkeys
Bombay Bicycle Club
The Horrors
Kasabian
Muse
(Last year's winner: Muse)

Best International Band (supported by T4)
Arcade Fire
Foo Fighters
Justice
Odd Future
The Strokes
(Last year's winner: My Chemical Romance)

Best Solo Artist (supported by Rekorderlig)
Adele
Florence + The Machine
Frank Turner
Laura Marling
Miles Kane
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
(Last year's winner: Laura Marling)

Best New Band (supported by Boxfresh)
Foster The People
Lana Del Rey
Tribes
The Vaccines
Wu Lyf
(Last year's winner: Hurts)

Best Live Band (supported by Carling)
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian
Muse
Pulp
Two Door Cinema Club

Best Album (supported by HMV)
Arctic Monkeys - 'Suck It And See'
The Horrors - 'Skying'
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds'
PJ Harvey - 'Let England Shake'
The Vaccines - 'What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?'
(Last year's winner: Arcade Fire – 'The Suburbs')

Best Track (supported by Fender)
Arctic Monkeys - 'The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala'
Bombay Bicycle Club - 'Shuffle'
Florence + The Machine - 'Shake It Out'
Hurts – 'Sunday'
Lana Del Rey - 'Video Games'
(Last year's winner: Foals – 'Spanish Sahara')

Dancefloor Anthem (supported by NME Radio)
Azealia Banks - '212'
Foster The People - 'Pumped Up Kicks'
Justice - 'Civilization'
Katy B - 'Broken Record'
Metronomy - 'The Bay'
(Last year's winner: Professor Green – 'Jungle')

Best Video (supported by NMEVideo.com)
Arctic Monkeys - 'Suck It And See'
Beyonce - 'Countdown'
Hurts - 'Sunday'
Lana Del Rey - 'Video Games'
Tyler, The Creator - 'Yonkers'
(Last year's winner: My Chemical Romance – 'Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)'.

Best TV Show
'Dr Who'
'Fresh Meat'
'Misfits'
'Never Mind The Buzzcocks'
'This Is England '88'
(Last year's winner: Skins)

Best Festival
Bestival
Glastonbury
Reading & Leeds
T In The Park
V Festival
(Last year's winner: Glastonbury)

Best Film
'Black Swan'
'Drive'
'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2'
'The Inbetweeners Movie'
'Submarine'
(Last year's winner: Inception)

Best Music Film
'Back And Forth' - Foo Fighters
'Living In The Material World' - George Harrison
'Talihina Sky' - Kings Of Leon
'There Are No Innocent Bystanders' - The Libertines
'Upside Down - The Creation Records Story'
(New award)

Greatest Music Moment Of The Year
Brian May joins My Chemical Romance onstage at Reading Festival
Kasabian see in 2012 with their epic London O2 Arena show
Noel Gallagher launches his solo career with press conference
Pulp steal the show at Glastonbury with secret set
The Stone Roses reunite
(New award)

Best Re-issue
Manic Street Preachers - 'National Treasures'
Nirvana - 'Nevermind'
Primal Scream - 'Screamadelica'
The Rolling Stones - 'Some Girls'
The Smiths - 'Complete Re-issues'
(New award)

Best Book
Jared Leto - 'Notes From The Outernet'
Jarvis Cocker - 'Mother, Brother, Lover: Selected Lyrics'
Malcolm X - 'A Life Of Reinvention'
Noel Fielding - 'The Scribblings Of A Madcap Shambleton'
Shaun Ryder - 'Twisting My Melon'
(Last year's winner: John Lydon – Mr Rotten's Scrapbook)

Hero Of The Year
Alex Turner
Dave Grohl
Matt Bellamy
Noel Fielding
Noel Gallagher
(Last year's winner: Lady Gaga)

Villain Of The Year
David Cameron
Justin Bieber
Lady Gaga
Liam Gallagher
Nick Clegg
(Last year's winner: David Cameron)

Worst Album
Coldplay - 'Mylo Xyloto'
Justin Bieber - 'Under The Mistletoe'
Lady Gaga - 'Born This Way'
One Direction - 'Up All Night'
Viva Brother - 'Famous First Words'
(Last year's winner: Justin Bieber – 'My World')

Worst Band
Beady Eye
Coldplay
Muse
One Direction
Viva Brother
(Last year's winner: Jonas Brothers)

Best Album Artwork
Arctic Monkeys - 'Suck It And See'
Bombay Bicycle Club - 'A Different Kind Of Fix'
Bjork - 'Biophilia'
Friendly Fires - 'Pala'
Jay-Z and Kanye West - 'Watch The Throne'
(Last year's winner: Klaxons – 'Surfing The Void')

Best Band Blog Or Twitter
@Example
Frank-Turner.com/blog
@KanyeWest
@LadyGaga
@Theohurts
(New award)

Best Small Festival
Field Day
Hop Farm
Kendal Calling
Latitude
RockNess
(Last year's winner: RockNess)

Most Dedicated Fans
30 Seconds To Mars
Arctic Monkeys
Hurts
Muse
My Chemical Romance
(New award)

Hottest Male
Andy Biersack, Black Veil Brides
Dominic Howard, Muse
Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance
Jared Leto, 30 Seconds To Mars
Matt Bellamy, Muse
(Last year's winner: Matt Bellamy)

Hottest Female
Amy Lee, Evanescence
Florence Welch, Florence + The Machine
Hayley Williams, Paramore
Katy Perry
Marina Diamandis, Marina And The Diamonds
(Last year's winner: Alison Mosshart)

Source: www.nme.com
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