Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon And Paul Weller Play Blur's Tender Live

Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn put two decades of Britpop animosity behind them tonight (March 23), when they performed together at London's Royal Albert Hall for a Teenage Cancer Trust gig.

Former Oasis man Gallagher once famously claimed that he wished Blur's Albarn would "get AIDS and die", while Albarn had retorted: "I can't make up with Noel. Britpop would be over and heaven forbid that we'd ever admit we'd all grown up!" But the pair have been meeting up over the past few years, and were happy to pose together at the Brit Awards last month.

And tonight the thawing of their relationship was complete, as Gallagher joined Albarn on stage for a performance of Blur's 'Tender' at around 8:30pm (GMT).

Gallagher has curated this week's series of shows at the grand London venue, and it had long been rumoured that he was set to collaborate with his former rock rival. But tonight's joint performance still drew surprise from the audience at the sold-out show, as Albarn started saying "Noel? Noel?" during his scheduled performance with Blur bandmate Graham Coxon, Paul Weller and American author Michael Horowitz.

Gallagher then emerged to cheers as he played guitar for a performance of Blur's 'Tender' with Albarn on guitar and vocals, Coxon on guitar and vocals and Weller on drums. The ex-Oasis man had joked to NME the night before that he wanted to play 'Tender' with Albarn because it was "easy" to play on guitar.

The night is set to continue with a full set from Gallagher.

Check the next issue of NME, out March 27 for an exclusive interview with Gallagher about the collaboration and pictures from the performance.

Source: www.nme.com

Beady Eye's Andy Bell To DJ In Manchester Later Today

Beady Eye's Andy Bell will be playing a DJ set in London this weekend and Manchester on the 23rd, visit www.thisfeeling.co.uk for more details.



 

Video: Parlour Flames On Soccer AM

Parlour Flames duo Vinny Peculiar and Bonehead joined Max and Helen on the Soccer AM sofa.

Click here to watch the video.

Noel Gallagher To Play At The 'Teenage Cancer Trust' Concerts Later Today

Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon are set to perform at the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts at the Royal Albert Hall later today.

Check back later today for all the details.

Parlour Flames Are On Soccer A.M This Morning

Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden are joined by Bonehead and Vinny Peculiar from Parlour Flames for the nations favourite Saturday morning football show, with regular features and all the latest from the worlds of soccer and showbiz.

Soccer A.M is on this morning at 10am on Sky One (UK Only).

Pretty Green Presents: Parlour Flames

Parlour Flames will play at Pretty Green Manchester on Saturday 20th April at 1pm to celebrate the release of their debut single.

More details of the free event can be found here.

Noel Gallagher And Russell Brand On Xfm - Download The Podcast

He's back! Yes, Russell Brand has ended his exile from radio with a very special show in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Returning to his old stomping ground of Xfm, Russell is joined by his old team of Noel Gallagher, Matt Morgan, Trevor Lock and poet-in-residence Mr Gee for a special show to raise money for Xfm's fund for Teenage Cancer Trust.

In this very special podcast, you can listen again to the whole broadcast… They discussed many things: Shetland ponies being made to moonwalk, what sort of animal Russell would have sex with, and why Noel's kids battered an effigy of Russell's face.

Also, Noel Fielding dropped by to talk about being drunk at a gig to benefit alcoholics and David Icke confirmed that the Mighty Boosh man was NOT a lizard. Download the podcast right here.

100% minus VAT (83.33%) of the price of this download from www.audible.co.uk will go to Xfm's fund for Teenage Cancer Trust.

Xfm's Fund for Teenage Cancer Trust is an appeal operated by Global Charities, a registered charity in England and Wales (1091657) and Scotland (SC041475).

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

Parlour Flames Are On Soccer A.M This Saturday

Helen Chamberlain and Max Rushden are joined by Bonehead and Vinny Peculiar from Parlour Flames for the nations favourite Saturday morning football show, with regular features and all the latest from the worlds of soccer and showbiz.

Soccer A.M is on Saturday at 10am on Sky One (UK Only).

Russell Brand Takes Aim At Noel Gallagher

Noel Fielding and Russell Brand performed for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London's Royal Albert Hall last night (March 20) as part of a week of special shows organised by Noel Gallagher.

The chaotic show was introduced by the charity's founder Roger Daltrey, after which Fielding and Brand appeared as a double act called The Goth Detectives, inviting audience members to offer up mysteries for them to solve. The show culminated later in the evening with them giving a 'gothmakeover' to an audience member, cutting his hair and draping him in black.

During the show, Noel Gallagher made an appearance to talk about the charity's work. But he was also the brunt of many of Russell Brand's gags. Brand joked about how Gallagher took the mickey out of him "murdering" The Beatles during the Olympics Opening Ceremony. Brand then joked that at least he hadn't "dug up their corpses and made a career of it".

Brand also played a video recorded at Gallagher's house, which showed the singer's children punching a Brand face mask while shouting, "I hate Russell Brand!"

Brand also performed solo for a section of the show, as did Fielding, who performed as Roy Circles, the chocolate finger PE teacher character from his show Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy. Comedians Tony Law and Seann Walsh also played sets during the show.

The Teenage Cancer Trust shows continue tonight with Primal Scream. Kasabian play on Friday and Noel, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon and Gruff Rhys appear on Saturday.

Source: www.nme.com

Noel Gallagher Attends The Opening Of David Bowie's Exhibition In London

Noel Gallagher and Tilda Swinton were among the stars who turned out for the opening night of the David Bowie Is exhibition at London's Victoria And Albert Museum last night (March 20).

A host of stars from the worlds of fashion, TV, film and music turned out to see the exhibition. Tilda Swinton represented the absent David Bowie, having recently starred alongside him in the video for single 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'. Also in attendance at the V&A were Bill Nighy, Doctor Who actor Matt Smith, Tracey Emin, Pam Hogg, Rosario Dawson, Kaya Scodelario, Nick Grimshaw and Pixie Geldof.

Pre-sale tickets for the show – which opens on Saturday (March 23) – have sold faster than any other exhibit at the museum. A spokesperson for the V&A said that almost 50,000 tickets have already been sold. She said: "We have sold over 47,000 tickets for the exhibition. It is the most pre-sale tickets that we have ever recorded for an exhibition."

The exhibition features 300 Bowie related artefacts, including photographs, film, set designs, handwritten lyrics and 60 stage costumes. Original Ziggy Stardust bodysuits are on display, as are Kansai Yamamoto's Aladdin Sane tour outfits and a Union Jack coat co-designed by Alexander McQueen and Bowie for the cover of 1997's 'Earthling' album. The exhibition runs until August this year.

David Bowie recently went to the top of the UK album chart with his new LP, 'The Next Day'. On Sunday (March 17), the much-anticipated album became Bowie's first Number One in his native Britain since 1993's 'Black Tie White Noise'. It also became the fastest-selling album so far this year, shifting 94,000 copies. Biffy Clyro’s 'Opposites' previously had that title, having sold 71,600 copies during its opening week in January.

Source: www.nme.com

Beady Eye To Play Italian And French Festivals This Summer

Beady Eye will headline Pistoia Blues Festival in Italia on July 6th . Tickets on sale tomorrow via TicketOne.

Beady Eye's participation at Solidays festival was also confirmed on their official festival facebook page. The festival takes place in France from June 28th through June 30th.

Gallery: Russell Brand And Noel Gallagher On Xfm

Russell Brand and Noel Gallagher hosted a special Xfm show in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

Click here to see the pictures.

Limited Edition Pete McKee Gig Poster Signed Noel Gallagher

Artist Pete McKee is once again working in association with Noel Gallagher to create a special, limited-edition poster to celebrate his gig for Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall. Noel will headline a very special show on Saturday March 23 featuring performances from special guests including Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon.

The prints are limited to just 50 copies and are signed and numbered by both Noel and Pete. The prints will be available to buy exclusively from petemckee.com at 12pm on Sunday 24 March and limited to one per person.

Pete McKee says ‘It's always an honour to be asked by Noel to produce artwork for his shows and help raise much needed money and awareness for a fantastic charity. The Teenage Cancer Trust gigs at The Royal Albert Hall are now part of rock history and are always special events, so to be a part of that in some small way is a privilege.’

The prints are £120 each and limited to one per customer. All proceeds from the sales will go to Teenage Cancer Trust.

Liam Gallagher And His Wife Nicole Enjoy A Day Out Together

He’s known for being a bit of a rock and roll legend who causes trouble wherever he goes.

So it’s no wonder Liam Gallagher didn’t look best pleased when he was spotted doing something rather mundane – shopping with his wife on Monday.

Despite pulling a miserable face, it seems Liam did in fact enjoy a successful spend up with Nicole Appleton as he carried just as many bags as she did.

His wife, former All Saints singer Nicole linked her arm through his, dampening his hard man image somewhat.

The pretty 38-year-old also wore a parka, although hers was fur trimmed and rather sensibly she wore a pair of wellington boots.

Embracing her laid back look she opted to go make-up free, showing off her natural beauty.

After a while of picking up designer goodies, Liam’s mood seemed to brighten and as he left a sunglasses shop, he even managed to crack a smile.

Click here to see a number of pictures of the pair, below is an article from the Daily Star.


Source www.dailymail.com

Noel Gallagher Had A Bet On For How Long Russell Brand's Marriage Would Last

His divorce from Katy Perry was a long drawn out affair, but it seems Russell Brand is now able to laugh at his short marriage.

The comic was happy to use the topic for entertainment purposes as he ended his exile from radio and returned with a special show on Monday night.

Amongst the many jokes, Russell, 37, discovered that his friends and co-hosts, Noel Gallagher, Matt Morgan and Trevor Lock had all had bets on how long his marriage would last.

Joking around on the XFM show, which was being broadcast in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, Russell listened as his friends mocked his time with Katy.

Trevor began the comical assault by giving a review of Russell's entrance to the wedding on the back of an elephant.

However, before he could begin he stated that he knew the marriage lasted exactly 14 months because some of the guys had a sweepstake going.

Then in his best funny voice Brand added: 'Marriage is a sacred bond that can last 14 months.'

Poking fun at his shambles of a marriage wasn't the only thing up for discussion as his grand entrance to the ceremony was ridiculed.

Trevor said: 'I was just going to quickly culturally review one part of your wedding. We talked about this, I can't do the whole wedding, well parts of it anyway, or the marriage.

'It was a lovely moment it was the bit in a wedding where man usually walks into a church.

'In Russell's world it was a sort of solemn dignified journey on an elephant it was about 20ft.

'You came in on an a elephant with a whole crowd of people watching, you didn't smile and wave at anyone, and you came in with a solemn studied look.'

The jesting continued as Trevor said: 'The thing is when you're on a elephant you have to get off a elephant to do the wedding.

'The whole platform tips really badly forward... and then you're helped off the elephant by a whole team.'

Brand added: 'That marriage was shaky from the get go.'

Click here to see a number of pictures from the show.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Russell Brand: Noel Gallagher's Kids Destroyed An Effigy Of Me

Russell Brand returned to radio last night (March 18) with a special show on Xfm that featured Noel Gallagher, Matt Morgan and the team for raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust.

Just like in the old days, Russell and Noel immediately engaged in some typically barbed banter - with the comedian revealing how the former Oasis man's young sons attacked a mask of his face in a "pagan" style scenario.

Russell told how he arrived at Noel's house on Valentine's Day - with a bunch of flowers for the singer's wife, incidentally - to be confronted by a bizarre scene.

"It was lovely to visit you at your house and meet your two delightful sons," Brand said. "There was a moment where your lad Donovan savaged a mask of me.

"The kids were there playing with one of those masks available from a souvenir tourist boutique. It was a sort of mask of my face. Another one of the children, Sonny, he had a mask on of Noel's face. Noel had been out and purchased them. It seemed very ritualistic, pagan behaviour… very peculiar, very unsettling Wicker Man antics in the Gallagher household."

"We used your mask to potty train Donovan," explained Gallagher. "They laid into it, the mask. They were chanting: I hate Russell Brand, I hate Russell Brand - they'd rehearsed it all day. I can't tell you, the rush of pride I had."

Meanwhile, Russell retaliated with a dig about Noel's brother Liam when the singer accused him of not coming up with any new ideas.

"Some of us like to retread the early years of our career incessantly," said Brand, "knowing that we've not come up with anything decent pretty much since the good looking frontman cleared off!"

Source: www.xfm.co.uk

Listen Again To Noel Gallagher And Russell Brand On Xfm

It happened! Yes, Russell Brand has ended his exile from radio with a very special show in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Returning to his old stomping ground of Xfm, Russell was joined by his old team of Noel Gallagher, Matt Morgan, Trevor Lock and poet-in-residence Mr Gee. You can listen again to this very special show here… and there'll even be a podcast for you to keep and cherish later this week.

 

Russell Brand on Xfm in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust by Xfm Radio on Mixcloud

Teenage Cancer Trust: Limited Damien Hirst Print And Signed Adidas Trainers

During his live radio show with Russell Brand on Xfm this evening Noel Gallagher announced two further donations to help the Teenage Cancer Trust as part of the week of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall this week

Damien Hirst has donated a limited edition print (pictured), which is set to raise up to £30,000 at auction. The stunning artwork, called Mantra, is a diamond dusted silk screen print of butterfly wings, from an edition of 50 and signed by the artist. It will go under the hammer at Bonhams London on the 17th July to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Additionally, Noel will be donating the last remaining pairs of limited edition signature trainers he designed in association with Adidas. Each pair will be signed personally by Noel. Only 200 pairs of these shoes were ever produced and they sold out instantly when first released. The Teenage Cancer Trust will be selling the trainers along with other memoraibilia connected with the 2013 performances via an online auction shortly after the Royal Albert Hall shows are completed.

For more information on both events go to www.teenagecancertrust.org

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Source: www.noelgallagher.com

Listen To Noel Gallagher And Russell Brand On XFM Later Today

Noel Gallagher, Russell Brand, Matt Morgan and poet Mr Gee are back on the radio later today to celebrate the Teenage Cancer Trust dates...

Tune into XFM between 21:00 and 00:00 (UK Time) to listen to the show.

You can listen to the show live here.

Another On This Day In Oasis History...

Oasis made their first television appearance, on Channel 4's The Word on 18 March 1994.

Click here to read a interview with Terry Christian who recalls how Oasis made their TV debut on The Word.