Noel Gallagher, Bradley Wiggins, Boris Johnson Named Britain's Wittiest Living Celebrities

Hot on the heels of his knighthood, Olympic cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has landed another title - Britain's wittiest living celebrity.

More than 2,000 British adults were took part in the poll to mark the start of TV channel Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival.

They were asked to choose from a shortlist of 25 celebrities, excluding professional comedians, to select the funniest person.

Top 10 Wittiest

01) Sir Bradley Wiggins
02) Boris Johnson
03) Ian Holloway
04) Lord Sugar:
05) Jeremy Clarkson
06) Robbie Williams
07) Noel Gallagher
08) Rod Stewart
09) Ant McPartlin
10) Colin Firth

Liam Gallagher On The New Beady Eye Album

Liam Gallagher talks about the new Beady Eye album in the video below.

Russell Brand Finds Liam Gallagher Sexy

Last year we revealed that Liam Gallagher had called Russell Brand a “dick” after we spent a boozy night with the ex-Oasis frontman.

But now Russell is having his say on the matter, admitting that despite Liam’s jibe he still finds the star sexy.

The funnyman, 37, confessed: “Liam’s music has given me pleasure, but it turns out he thinks I am a dick. That is the price I have paid.

“I am very good friends with his brother and they have a notorious spat.

“Noel is a proper serious good mate. But I like Liam. If you see him on the stage he is very sexy and a brilliant rock star.”

Russ added: “One of the cultural mistakes we make is we expect people who are good at one thing to be good at everything. Take Michael Jackson. He was very good pop star but he had issues in his private life.”

Which is clearly a lot nicer than what Liam had to say about Russ at last year’s Cosmo awards.

He blasted in November: “He’s a dick. I don’t care about any of his relationships. All I know is anyone can do better than go out with him.”

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

On This Day In Beady Eye History...

The video below is from February 7th 2011, when Beady Eye's Andy Bell, Gem Archer and Liam Gallagher were interviewed on Radio Deejay in Milan, Italy.

 

Liam Gallagher Visits The Foresters Arms In Brockenhurst

A British music legend stopped for a pint at a New Forest pub today.

Former Oasis front man Liam Gallagher spent four hours at The Foresters Arms in Brockenhurst with his manager and producer, and was delighted to chat to fans, including many students from Brockenhurst College.

The owner of the pub, Andrew Colverson, said the whole village was buzzing with news of the rock star’s impromptu visit.

“He just turned up for a drink,” he said.

“A couple of students came in and called their mates and quite a few of them ended up coming in, and he made time to chat to all of them. He even signed one lad’s guitar, so he’ll be chuffed.”

Mr Colverson said Gallagher was “very, very nice”, and drank Heineken during his visit.

Click here to see a picture of Liam.

Source: bournemouthecho.co.uk

On This Day In Oasis History...

"Go Let It Out" is a song by English rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher.

It was released on February 7th 2000 as the first single from the fourth studio album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. The song peaked at #1 in the UK charts where it went Silver.

The lyrics are a similar vein to "Roll With It" in that it encourages the listener to get on with their life without being specific about how this is to be achieved. The song samples the drums from Johnny Jenkins' version of Dr John's "I Walk on Gilded Splinters". The title may be a reference to the line in "Hey Jude" by The Beatles, "So let it out and let it in, hey, Jude, begin". Noel described the song as "the closest we came to sounding like a modern day Beatles" in the 'Lock the Box' interview found on the DVD in the special edition of Stop the Clocks.

The song, along with B-side "(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell", also embodies the psychedelic feel which the band experimented with on the album. It couples this with an acoustic guitar chord sequence. "Let's All Make Believe", the second B-Side is considered by many to be one of the best Oasis B-sides. Some people believe the lyrics of this song to relate to the cracks that began forming in the group at the time (see below), for example: "So let's all make believe/that we're still friends and we like each other."



















Due to the departure of guitarist Bonehead and bassist Guigsy in the early recording sessions for Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, the track features only Liam Gallagher (vocals), Noel Gallagher (rhythm guitar, bass guitar, lead guitar) and Alan White (drums).

Oasis were looking for replacements for founding members Bonehead and Guigsy and while Bonehead was quickly replaced with fellow Creation signing and former Heavy Stereo frontman Gem Archer, Guigsy proved harder to replace. Thus the trippy video for "Go Let It Out" had to be filmed with Noel on bass, Archer in Noel's role as lead guitarist and Liam in Archer's role as rhythm guitarist.



The b-side "Let's All Make Believe" has recently been included in several lists as a 'hidden gem', such as Q magazine placing it at number one on its list of '500 best lost tracks' and at 4 on its 'list of songs to download this month - January 2006.' Q magazine said in the description 'If Standing on the Shoulder of Giants had contained this track, it would have probably got another star'.

In the "lock the box" interview, Noel considers "Go Let It Out" to be "head and shoulders" above any other songs he had written during this time, and its "up there with some of the best things I've ever done."

"Go Let It Out" is included on Oasis' compilation album Stop the Clocks, and is the only song from Standing on the Shoulder of Giants on that album.

Track listing

CD RKIDSCD 001
"Go Let It Out" - 4:41
"Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
"(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes In Hell" - 4:21

7" RKID 001
"Go Let It Out" - 4:41
"Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53

12" RKID 001T
"Go Let It Out" - 4:41
"Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53
"(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes In Hell" - 4:21

Cassette RKIDCS 001
"Go Let It Out" - 4:41
"Let's All Make Believe" - 3:53

Japanese CD ESCA 8114
"Go Let It Out"
"(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes In Hell"
"Helter Skelter"

This was the first Oasis product to be released via their new Big Brother record label, that is ten years old today.

The catalogue numbers across all formats include RKID 001.

Due to new regulations concerning the length of singles in the UK, this was the first Oasis single to only include 2 b-sides.

Hidden Hearing Responds To Noel Gallagher Revealing Battle With Tinnitus

Experts in private hearing healthcare, Hidden Hearing, have responded to news that rock star Noel Gallagher is suffering from Tinnitus.

The High Flying Birds front man and former Oasis guitarist revealed he is experiencing constant ringing in the ears, during a recent interview with Talksport DJ Andy Goldstein.

Diagnosed by doctors, he joins other music stars including The Who’s Pete Townshend and Coldplay’s Chris Martin who also suffer from the condition after years of playing loud music shows.

The guitarist revealed he has had a brain scan to get to the bottom of the constant ringing in his ears.

Tinnitus is characterised by ringing, buzzing or whistling in one or both ears, when there is no external sound causing it. Around one in ten people suffer with Tinnitus in the UK.

A spokesperson from Hidden Hearing said: “By Noel Gallagher and other celebrities talking about their experience with Tinnitus, hopefully we will see more people aware of the condition and taking steps to protect their ears from damage and hearing loss. For those that already suffer from Tinnitus, we feature a range of tips and advice on our website to help ease the symptoms of the condition.”

Source: www.prweb.com

New Mash-up Oasis V Sureshot Symphony Solution

Below is a mash up of Oasis' 'Wonderwall' and Sureshot Symphony Solution’s 'Taste It' by the Galactic Scoundrels.

 

Parlour Flames Interview And Album Release Details

Parlour Flames will release their debut album 'Parlour Flames' on May 20th on Cherry Red Records.

The album will be preceded by new single 'Pop Music Football And Girls' on May 20th, they will also release 'Manchester Rain' as a limited edition 7in vinyl for Record Store Day on April 20th.

To read a recent interview with the boys click here, for more information on the band click here.

International Magic Live At The 02 Gets US And Canadian Release

Exactly one year on from the day of the show; Feb. 26th sees the North American release of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds performance at London’s O2 on Feb 26, 2012.

"International Magic Live At The 02" will be available in three formats: a video download, 2 disc DVD version and Blu-ray with exclusive CD.

“Ride The Tiger” is a 20 minute film includes three of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds videos – directed by Mike Bruce. The trilogy sees “If I Had A Gun….”, “The Death Of You and Me” and “AKA…What A Life!” linked together to create one continuous film (“…the most successful video trilogy of all time…” – Entertainment Weekly).  It also features snippets of “Shoot A Hole Into The Sun” - one of the tracks Noel recorded with The Amorphous Androgynous.

The NME Awards saw Noel win Godlike Genius where he also played the closing set of the night, bringing the star-studded crowd to their feet – all captured on disc 2 of the DVD.

Additionally, the Blu ray edition package will include an exclusive CD – “Faster Than The Speed Of Magic” featuring all the demos of album tracks, B sides and previously unreleased live favorite – “Freaky Teeth.”

DVD More Info

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Source: www.noelgallagher.com

On This Day In Oasis History...

The videos below are from February 6th 1994, when Oasis played at Gleneagles in Perth, Scotland.

Noel Gallagher, Prince Harry, David Beckham, Karl Pilkington Make Cool Countdown

It’s official: Noel Gallagher, Robbie Williams and Plan B are amongst the coolest men in Britain!

Readers of ZOO Magazine voted in their thousands in the publication’s annual ‘Britain’s Coolest Man’ poll with the results being unveiled today.

Former Oasis guitarist/songwriter is the highest ranked music star at number 11 ahead of Robbie Williams in 16th spot. Rapper turned soul singer and movie star Plan B sneaked in at number 20.

However, they were all trumped by boxer Carl Froch who stormed in at number one ahead of Prince Harry and Hollywood actor Tom Hardy.

35-year-old Froch commented: “It’s an honour and a privilege! I’m surprised Jason Statham didn’t win, though.

“I can see why Prince Harry is runner-up. He got rumbled for stripping off and having a laugh in Vegas recently, but who cares? He’s a soldier, puts his time in and lads take to him.”

ZOO Editor Damien McSorley added: “Carl Froch is well worthy of the title, Britain's Coolest Man 2013, having elevated himself to become Britain's leading boxer.

“Carl is a people's champion; a home-grown, self-made success story, who remains down-to-earth, outspoken and close to his Nottingham roots.”

The 20 coolest men in Britain, according to ZOO Magazine, are as follows:

1. Carl Froch
2. Prince Harry
3. Tom Hardy
4. David Beckham
5. Bradley Wiggins
6. Idris Elba
7. Daniel Craig
8. Jack Whitehall
9. Jason Statham
10. Tubes
11. David Haye
12. Noel Gallagher
13. Liam Neeson
14. Gaz Beadle
15. Karl Pilkington
16. Robbie Williams
17. Wade Barratt
18. Matt Smith
19. Russell Brand
20. Plan B

The full feature appears in this week’s ZOO Magazine, on sale now.

Source: www.metroradio.co.uk

Noel Gallagher: Manchester City Have Missed Yaya Toure

Manchester City supporter Noel Gallagher said on Sports Bar that his side have not got the same mentality they had last season.

The musician reflected on Sunday’s 2-2 draw between the Blues and Liverpool.

Gallagher added that Roberto Mancini's men gave possession away to the Anfield side and that the Merseysiders were unlucky not to win the encounter.

The former Oasis star also admitted that the Premier League champions have missed midfielder Yaya Toure while he has been away at the African Cup of Nations.

Click here to listen to the interview.

Beady Eye Feature In This Month's Rockin'On Magazine

Beady Eye feature in this months Rockin'On Magazine that is on sale now in Japan, the article is the same that appeared in Q Magazine a few weeks ago.

Thanks to Mari, details of the magazine can be found here.

Liam Gallagher Thinks Gangnam Style Is An Absolute Classic

Liam Gallagher talk about his first love, Japan and Gangnam Style.

 

Thanks to Mari

Oasis Up For Inclusion In Music Walk Of Fame

Camden Town is to get a Hollywood-style walk of fame, which will honour pop music greats linked with the area such as Pink Floyd, Oasis and Amy Winehouse.

Endorsed by the Los Angeles movie-star original, Camden's will honour music's greatest performers with a bronze and stone disc, presumably to mimic a vinyl record, set in the pavement. Each disc is set to cost about £500.

Those chosen will be split into five groups: influential artists; innovative artists; unsung heroes; and industry types. After a committee has come up with a shortlist, we all get the chance to vote on the Music Walk of Fame's website.

The shortlist hasn't been decided yet, but hints have been dropped that among those in the first tranche will be Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, The Doors, Marc Bolan, The Move, Cream, Hawkwind, Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, Suede, Madonna, Radiohead and Public Enemy.

The list is to be announced in May.

Source: www.londonnet.co.uk

Noel Gallagher On Football And His Tinnitus

Click here to listen to an interview with Noel Gallagher on Andy Goldstien's TalkSport show, he talks about football and tinnitus.

Click on the  '23:00 - 23:30' tab, the interview starts at 16:45.

Robbie Williams On Why He Fell Out With Oasis

Robbie Williams says he fell out with Oasis in the Nineties because he wasn’t “mod” enough.

He said Liam and Noel Gallagher just suddenly stopped knocking about with him.

Liam befriended Robbie after he left Take That but it was shortlived.

Matters came to head when Robbie stormed the stage at Glastonbury during the band’s set. Noel quickly had him removed.

Robbie said: “Lad culture was a massive, massive thing. I love Oasis. I was a big fan of their music, vibe and energy.

“I happened to know them and knock about with them for a little while. I don’t think I was their cup of tea.

"At the time I think the exact words were ‘I’m not mod’, so I was sort of mates with them for a bit, then I didn’t gel with them, so we stopped hanging out, simple as that.

“Liam’s voice was the voice of a generation and Noel seemed to be writing the songs of a generation. They were our Beatles for around 18 months.

“It was very, very exciting, high-octane stuff with various substances being taken left, right and centre, models, late night rock ’n’ roll – all good fun!”

That’s all behind Robbie now, seeing as he’s a married man with a four-month-old nipper Teddy Rose.

Back in the day they would still be going as you read this...

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Vote For Noel Gallagher At The NME Awards 2013

Noel Gallagher has been nominated for the Best Solo Artist at the NME Awards 2013 they take place on February 27th in its new home at London's Troxy.

Best Solo Artist

Jake Bugg
Noel Gallagher
Florence Welch
Miles Kane
Grimes
Paul Weller

Click here to vote.

Another On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below is from February 3rd 2009, when Oasis appeared on Le Grand Journal in Paris, France.