Noel Gallagher To Curate 2013 Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts

The Who's Roger Daltrey has told NME that Noel Gallagher is set to curate next year's Concerts For Teenage Cancer Trust.

The gigs, which Daltrey founded in 2000, have been staged every year by the charity's patron at London's Royal Albert Hall. But the frontman said he will now pass the baton on to the ex-Oasis chief in 2013. Gallagher has performed a series of solo gigs at the venue for the charity over the years. His brother Liam's band Beady Eye also played in 2011.

Daltrey told NME: I'm not doing it next year because I'm on tour and Noel Gallagher has kindly offered to step in. So he's putting the bill together. Obviously I'm in the background and I'm not going away. I'll put feelers out but he kindly offered and I accepted. Daltrey added: "I'm on the road all the way through to the beginning of March. So it really helped me out. Instead of being on the beach on my vacation in January on the bloody cellphone for eight hours a day, I can actually get some sleep."

The frontman also said that he's started the charity up in the US. He explained: "I've made a rod for my back because I've just started Teen Cancer America so we're basically shipping our model for how teenagers should be cared for in hospitals when they have cancer to the USA, we're trying to educate them in the same manner."

"I've just launched that and I think it's going to catch fire. because there's a huge lack of care there, they're not even recognised as a group."

The line-up for next year's shows is yet to be unveiled. Pulp, Paul McCartney and Florence And The Machine were among the acts that performed at the 2012 event.

Source: www.nme.com

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Gallery: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Nashville

Click here for a number of pictures from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, earlier this month.

Thanks to AG

On This Day In Oasis History...

Below is a video of Oasis playing at the Pabellon Wurtzburg in Salamanca, Spain, on November 19th 2002.

Gallery: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In London

Click here for a number of pictures of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London earlier this week.

Thanks to Laurence.

Listen Again To The Ultimate Noel Gallagher Playlist

Click here to listen again to The Ultimate Noel Gallagher Playlist.

Tom asks the 6 Music listeners to help compile the ultimate Noel Gallagher playlist. Noel was on the 6 Music breakfast show with Shaun Keaveny on Wednesday as part of their Legends Week, which also included Keith Richards, Johnny Marr and Chris Cornell of Soundgarden.

Gallery: Noel Gallagher At The Kate Moss Book Signing After Party

Click here to see a number of pictures of Noel Gallagher and his wife Sara seen leaving the Kate Moss book signing after party in London earlier this week.

Thanks to Sandra

Phillip Phillips Covers Oasis At Charity Concert

Phillip Phillips teamed up with the students of Staten Island’s PS22 Chorus last Thursday for a concert benefit for areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

 The 30-minute concert, which was streamed onStageit.com, included covers of 'Wonderwall' by Oasis and 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson.

Mischa Barton On Working With Noel Gallagher

Mischa Barton has been speaking to the Daily Mail on working with Noel Gallagher for the video for Everybody's On The Run.

He wanted me to be in his video and I don’t know if it was Noel’s idea but my dress had to get caught in his taxi door. I’ve met him around London and he’ll always be a rock god to me. I talked for three hours about Manchester City in the back of a taxi with him. I’ve always been a huge Oasis fan and a huge Noel fan. My dad is from Manchester and supports City so we were talking about living in London and LA and about him moving out there. He’s interesting and really down-to-earth, though he had these enormous Manchester guys guarding his car.



Read the full article here.

Listen To The Ultimate Noel Gallagher Playlist Later Today

BBC Radio 6 Music have been honouring some of the biggest and most influential names in music this week.

Later today between 18:00 and 20:00 (UK Time) they will be playing the Ultimate Noel Gallagher Playlist.

They have challenged fans to help them pick the playlist and make it something reflective of his status as a living legend.

To listen live click here.

Video And Gallery: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In London

Click here for a number of pictures of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London earlier this week.

Thanks to Sean for the pictures and videos.

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

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

Yes comrades. How is everyone? OK? OK . . . I do tend to say this quite often I know but . . . it's been a long time since we last spoke. I don't really remember when it was to be honest. 3 weeks ago?

Fuck knows! Anyway . . . that American tour was alright. Nothing more nothing less. We came, we played, we moved on to the next one. A more uneventful tour you'd be hard pushed to find. A few things do stick out though. Gigs in Nashville and Kentucky (for some reason!). All the shows in Texas were great for me, (I do love Texas. Nice weather. Nice people). I did get mauled by some bastard mosquitoes though. I had 8 bites at one point! On my hands. Agony.

So that was that. Like I say it was "alright".

That gig at the Shepards Bush Empire was - if I'm being honest - a bit of an anti-climax. Can't really put my finger on why. It just kind of passed me by a little. Maybe I'd built it up too much in my head? Maybe everyone in the crowd had seen the show one too many times already? Dunno . . . I didn't really enjoy it. Jet lag maybe? Who knows? Not me!! We did party hard after though. It’s taken me a good 72 hours to straighten myself out again.

I would like to say a heart felt thank you to everyone who either bought the record or came to the shows and if you did both then you are a righteous person and I thank you twice as much.

I'd like to thank all my crew. I'd like to thank my band (I actually don't think - when I was choosing a line-up-to tour this record - I could've found a group of lads more readily available . . . I'm only joking!! BUT SERIOUSLY THOUGH).

So . . . that's that then. I shall, for the for seeable future, be indulging my beautiful wife and wonderful kids AND that crazy football club of mine.

There now follows a massive break in transmission.

Go safe.

IN A BIG BIT.

NG

Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Noel Gallagher On Hiatus

Noel Gallagher is on an indefinite leave from music after finishing a world tour with his High Flying Birds project.

The former Oasis frontman has just finished touring his debut album with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds around the world, and plans to take it easy for a while.

He said: ''I'm going to take voluntary redundancy and maybe grow a couple of beards. I like to get as far away from it as possible when I finish touring because it's so full on when you're doing it. There's not just only the gigs, there's all the other stuff that goes around it.''

The 45-year-old 'If I Had a Gun' star won't return to music until inspiration strikes, or wife Sara MacDonald, 40, pushes him to get back to work.

He added: ''I don't know when it will be, but you just wait for some kind of call from somewhere - creative call or whether it be the elbow from the wife, which it was last time. 'Get out the house, man'. She didn't say it in as many words but that's what she meant.''

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Kate Moss Lived With Noel Gallagher In The 1990s?

Kate Moss held a predictably lavish launch party for her new book, Kate: The Kate Moss Book at 50 St James Street, London, this week.

After spending the early evening signing copies of the tome at Marc Jacobs' bookshop in Mayfair, Moss arrived at the bash to be greeted by the likes of Bob Geldof, Noel Gallagher, Florence Welch, Alison Mosshart and Donna Karan.

WWD.com's reporter said "It was hard to move at the party for Kate Moss' new book without coming nose-to-nose with a glass of Veuve Clicquot - or a famous person," and they caught up with Mr Gallagher to chat about the heady 1990s when his group Oasis and Ms Moss moved in similar circles. "She actually lived with me for a while," he revealed, "There would be more people waiting outside my flat to see her than there were for me. I would pop out to the shops and people would ask me, 'Is Kate in? Can you get me her autograph?"

The pair met at a part in 1994, though Manchester-born Noel had no idea who Kate was, despite her being the most famous model in the world. "I had just moved down from Manchester and was not that familiar with the London scene. Two weeks later, I was in America and her face was everywhere, on billboards, on every magazine."

As WWD.com's reporter moved downstairs, the party appeared to get worse. Quickly.

Source: www.contactmusic.com

Rock Star Christmas Cards: Liam And Noel Gallagher

Check out these Christmas cards of Liam and Noel Gallagher by Pello, check out the full range here.

10% of all profits will be donated to a fantastic independent East London young people's charity, Step Forward.

Help Pick The Ultimate Noel Gallagher Playlist

This week the 6 Music Breakfast Show have been honoring some of the biggest and most influential names in music. Keith Richards and Johnny Marr have already been in chatting to Shaun during Legends Week, and Chris Cornell will be in tomorrow – but on Now Playing this Sunday we want you to help us build a show around today’s guest, Noel Gallagher.

Without doubt he’s one of the most influential artists of his generation. He helped Oasis establish themselves as poster boys of Brit Pop in the 1990s, while their success continued well into the new Millennium until their acrimonious split in 2009, which set the path in motion for Noel to form the High Flying Birds.

With controversy, spats and sibling rivalries throughout his career he is unquestionably a rock and roll star, and will forevermore be regarded in the highest esteem thanks to his songwriting, musical talent and distinctive voice.

So accept our challenge and help us pick the Ultimate Noel Gallagher Playlist and make it something reflective of his status as a living legend. You could go for:
* Your favorite Oasis hit, B-side or rarity
* Something he’s made by himself as part of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
* Tracks from people he’s collaborated with be it The Chemical Brothers, Paul Weller, Goldie or even Ricky Gervais
* One of his many influences - The Smiths to The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Stone Roses
* Or one of the bands he’s inspired like Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Lilly Allen and The Cribs

For more details click here.

Noel Gallagher Rounds Off 150 Date World Tour In Style

Noel Gallagher rounded off his 150-date world tour in typical rock ’n’ roll style – with a 4.30am finish on the dancefloor.

The former Oasis man played a belter of a gig to a packed Shepherd's Bush Empire – one of the best venues in London.

The crowd lapped it up, especially Angel Child, Aka... What A Life and his acoustic version of Supersonic.

Kate Moss, Lara Stone and David Walliams watched from the balcony as he signed off an amazing 18-month campaign with his High Flying Birds.

Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno also watched from the wings, nodding in appreciation.

The party rolled on at Home House into the wee hours – with some seriously ropey dancing to David Bowie hits towards the end of the night.

The cost to put on the free bar probably negated all profits from the tour, though. Not that Noel needs the money. Top gig, epic night.

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Listen Again To Noel Gallagher On The BBC Radio 6 Breakfast Show

Another day, another legend on the BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show! Today it's Noel Gallagher of Oasis and solo fame, coming into chat with our Shaun about life with his High-Flying Birds, post Oasis.

To listen to the interview again click here.

Noel Gallagher On Oasis Reunion: If I'm Ever Skint I'll Do It

Noel Gallagher has again ruled out an Oasis comeback for the foreseeable future.

The songwriter told BBC 6 Music that his former bandmates haven't suggested a reunion when he has spoken to them.

"I've seen everybody from the band recently apart from Andy [Bell], everyone," Gallagher said.

"Nobody mentions it. As I understand it, Beady Eye are working on a new record. I've just come back off tour."

He added: "I can't speak for anybody else, and I don't want to sound callous towards Oasis fans around the world.

"But they have to understand that we lived it. We did it. It's not enough for people to email in and say, 'We think you should do it'.

"That's not enough for anybody in the band. I don't believe that it could ever match up to what it was. Saying that, I'll go on record as saying if I'm ever skint I'll do it. No qualms about it."

The guitarist also confirmed that he had sent a text to Liam at Christmas and saw him at a party after the Olympics.

"He done the usual, which was hurl an insult at me and walked off, which was kind of par for the course - nothing new there... he's like a squeaky toy that swears a lot. In a blazer."

Noel wrapped up his Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds world tour last night with a sell-out show at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.

The guitarist said in September that he would not reform the band "even if all the starving children in the world depended on it", while founding member and rhythm guitarist Bonehead said that Liam Gallagher would "do it in a shot tomorrow".

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

Noel Gallagher: 'Liam's Like A Squeaky Toy That Swears A Lot... In A Blazer'

High Flying Birds man takes another stab at his little brother

Noel Gallagher has taken another stab at his brother Liam, calling him a "squeaky toy that swears a lot... in a blazer".

The High Flying Birds frontman was speaking on BBC 6 Music this morning (November 14) after his show at London's O2 Shepherds Bush Arena last night.

When asked by host Shaun Keaveny if his mum ever wants to bang their heads together as they fight so much, Noel replied: "I'm 45. He's 40. It's not like me with my two lads – "Give him his Darth Vadar mask now!" It's not like that. He's doing his thing. I'm doing mine. We texted each other at Christmas. I saw him at a party after the Olympics – he did the usual which was hurl an insult at me and walk off... nothing new there."

He added: "He's like a squeaky toy that swears a lot... in a blazer."

Last month, Noel poked fun at his brothers' band Beady Eye, saying that the band's singer did them a "disservice".

"The thing with Beady Eye is… their singer does them a great disservice," he said. "By pronouncing that they will eventually be bigger than Oasis? I was just like, 'Oh, dear'. But I think they caught a lot of flak that was quite undeserved, really. It’s only their first album. I think they’ve got a great album in them next time. They need one. They fucking need one, that’s for sure."

Source: www.nme.com