Watch the video below in which Alan McGee discusses his initial impressions the Gallagher brothers, Oasis, his thoughts on Pete Doherty and the challenges of managing The Libertines, and reflects on a career spanning 30 years in music...
Alan McGee
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Pete Doherty
The Libertines
Watch the video below in which Alan McGee discusses his initial impressions the Gallagher brothers, Oasis, his thoughts on Pete Doherty and the challenges of managing The Libertines, and reflects on a career spanning 30 years in music...
Alan McGee On His First Impressions Of Liam And Noel Gallagher And More
Watch the video below in which Alan McGee discusses his initial impressions the Gallagher brothers, Oasis, his thoughts on Pete Doherty and the challenges of managing The Libertines, and reflects on a career spanning 30 years in music...
Alan White
Andy Bell
Gem Archer
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Below is a video of Oasis playing at the Pabellon Wurtzburg in Salamanca, Spain, on November 19th 2002.
On This Day In Oasis History...
Below is a video of Oasis playing at the Pabellon Wurtzburg in Salamanca, Spain, on November 19th 2002.
Beady Eye
Oasis
The Rolling Stones
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye at the The Civic Hall in Wolverhampton yesterday, the setlist included two Oasis songs and also a cover of The Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter'.
White Smoke
Flick Of The Finger
Face The Crowd
Four Letter Word
Soul Love
Second Bite Of The Apple
Iz Rite
Shine A Light
Live Forever
The World's Not Set In Stone
I'm Just Saying
Soon Come Tomorrow
Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Roller
Start Anew
Bring The Light
Wigwam
Dreaming Of Some Space
Gimme Shelter
Setlist Beady Eye In Wolverhampton
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye at the The Civic Hall in Wolverhampton yesterday, the setlist included two Oasis songs and also a cover of The Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter'.
White Smoke
Flick Of The Finger
Face The Crowd
Four Letter Word
Soul Love
Second Bite Of The Apple
Iz Rite
Shine A Light
Live Forever
The World's Not Set In Stone
I'm Just Saying
Soon Come Tomorrow
Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Roller
Start Anew
Bring The Light
Wigwam
Dreaming Of Some Space
Gimme Shelter
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at the Guildhall in Portsmouth, UK later today (November 19th).
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Beady Eye Roll Into Portsmouth
Beady Eye will play at the Guildhall in Portsmouth, UK later today (November 19th).
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Alan McGee
Carl Barat
Oasis
Pete Doherty
The Libertines
Former Creation records boss Alan McGee is telling the true story of his incredible life with the publication of his autobiography, Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label.
He’s the man who signed Oasis and was responsible for one of the greatest music labels in rock ‘n’ roll history.
And now former Creation records boss Alan McGee is telling the true story of his incredible life with the publication of his autobiography, Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label.
It’s a riveting, rollercoaster of a read documenting incredible highs as Oasis became the biggest band in the world and crushing lows as the Glaswegian’s life fell apart due to drink and drugs.
However, it was Wales that would became his great redeemer and McGee’s sanctuary from the excesses of the music industry.
Buying a house in Hay-on-Wye in 1997, initially as a holiday retreat, the music mogul moved to the Welsh countryside for good five years ago, desperate to escape London with his wife Kate and their daughter Charlie.
“I think I was going past McCartneys the estate agents in Hay-on-Wye and I saw this gaff,” says McGee, recounting the story of how the border town first cast its spell.
“Now I don’t know if it was a rock ‘n’ roll message being sent because of the name of the estate agent but I’d prefer to say it was all down to Led Zeppelin if I’m honest.
“ I remember when I was 15 and Led Zepplein were walking over the hills in Wales and had these big houses. I thought to myself if I ever make it I want one of them.
“No matter what happens, I’ll never move from here. There’s a ley line under us, Strata Florida, which runs straight through the house, all the way from Glastonbury to Aberystwyth Castle, with us in the middle.”
Describing life in Powys as a spiritual rehab, McGee says he spent five years reading, watching films and bringing up his daughter, happily isolated from the rat race.
The rest was recuperative in every sense because after five years he was ready to re-immerse himself in the music industry, but on his own terms.”
The 53-year-old, who also launched the careers of Primal Scream, Jesus & Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and Super Furry Animals amongst others, announced his long-awaited return to the music industry this year with 359 Records – a joint collaboration with long-standing independent label Cherry Red, run from his Powys base.
“The best thing I ever did was going away for five years. Where I live is completely spiritual. I can sit in my room, look at the Black Mountains, and I can just decide should I or should I not go and do this or go and do that?
"I find in London that everything is like a bumrush every single time. It’s just too much."
“We split to Wales because London is such a me-me-me culture,” he adds. “It got so boring.
"You come down here and people are actually nice. You don’t usually meet people in London who are actually nice.
"Everyone has got an agenda. Me and the missus were in London for too long. Plus my daughter was around six or seven and I thought ‘I really don’t want her to become Londonised’.
“I think I’m averse to London,” he adds. “It eats your soul. It’s not people’s fault, it’s just there’s no spirituality in London.
"There may be creativity, but there’s no spirituality. People are on the breadline, and they’re just used up as a resource.
"People just end up using each other, you know, eating each other, it’s a kind of cannibalism. It freaks me out. All I ever want to do in London is get in and get out of it.
“With the technology now, it means you can run everything from home. I’ve got the book out, I’ve got a record company, a publishing company and two films all coming out, and I’m running it from my bedroom in Wales.
“The bottom line is, if I can do it on a Blackberry and a computer, anyone can do it – because I’m not that bright. You’ve got to have the confidence, but once you go after it and do it, then you realise you can do it.”
The reborn music mogul has never been busier. In addition to his autobiography and 359 Music, his first film as producer, Kubricks, has secured a distribution deal and he will be making an appearance in the forthcoming music industry comedy Svengali, which stars Welsh actor Johnny Owen and Sherlock star Martin Freeman.
McGee, who DJs regularly around the world, will be returning to one of his favourite Welsh haunts – the Mountain Ash Inn pub in Mountain Ash – next Saturday for another 359 Music night, after launching the label in Wales back in September.
Being introduced to landlord Tony Rivers through mutual acquaintances, the former Creation Records man admits it’s a place he loves.
“I just came and DJed one Sunday night and there were about 200 of them singing Oasis songs,” he laughs. “I had a blast so I kept coming back.
“When we started the label I said we would come back here and do a 359 Music night, because I like it here. I don’t think this part of the world gets the publicity it deserves. I think too many people see it as a backwater and a forgotten part of Britain.
“When we said we’re going to do the launch in Mountain Ash, people were saying to me ‘well where is it?’
But I love it, it’s this little rock ‘n’ roll haven in the middle of the valleys with posters of The Smiths and Sex Pistols on the wall it’s unlike any pub you will ever see.”
Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label is out now, published by Sidgwick & Jackson.
Read excerpts from Alan McGee's book:
Super Furry Animals get tanked up
Signed by Creation Records AnR Mark Bowen (from Wales) they were perhaps the last great Creation band. They came out of the Cardiff music scene, and their lead singer Gruff Rhys was really charismatic. Mark took me to see them in the Camden Falcon at the end of 1995, where they were supporting Pearl Lowe's terrible band Powder.
The sound through the PA was that bad I thought Gruff Rhys was singing in Welsh. I told him afterwards it would help sales if he'd sing in English, and he said , 'I was!'
My only real interference with them was insisting that The Man Don't Give A F**** come out as an A side, instead of a B side. It could have been written for me, you know there was no that wasn't going to be a single on my label!
We had fun marketing the band. We were going to give them a full page in the NME, and they said, 'We don't want that, we want a tank. We want to deliver the single to Radio 1 in a tank.
That kind of logic wouldn't have appealed to every label boss, but it seemed perfectly reasonable to me and I happily handed over the money. It probably got loads more press attention than an advert would have done, but that wasn't the thinking behind it. It just appealed to my sense of mischief. I wonder if my sense of mischief, whatever trouble it's got me into, has also led to some of my greatest successes.
The Libertines go wild in Wales
I had a great idea, I'd take Pete Doherty and Caral Barat to the house I'd bought in the Welsh countryside, get them away from the temptations of London and they'd write the next album in nice peaceful setting.
I couldn't control it. Everything else, I've been able to control the scenarios. The Libertines were completely out of control.
Everybody had warned me but I didn’t listen. One morning Carl Barât smashed his head against a sink, after a row with Doherty. His eye was hanging out of his head. There was so much blood it was unbelievable. He managed to do £400-worth of damage to a big marble sink.
Bill Clinton bunks up
These days I don't travel nearly as much. I'm a family man, and I like the quiet of Wales. People comes to see us.
Bill Clinton came to stay once. I was going to do a gig in New York in May 2001, and on AOL messenger Peter Florence, the director of Hay Festival, said, 'Hi Alan, what are you doing next weekend?'
When I said I was in Amaerica, the next question was, 'Can Bill Clinton stay in your house?' I told (my wife) Kate, and she was very excited. 'What! Of course he can.'
I didn't particularly want Bill Clinton to saty at my house. American presidents, I know what their game is. Clinton's no different to the others, he's just really eloquent. But if Kate wanted it, that's okay: Clinton could stay.
The irony of all ironies was that Kate, who thought she was going to get to hang out with Clinton, wasn't even allowed to stay in her own house! She got kicked out and had to stay with Peter Florence's mum!
That was the end of being a hotel for the literature festival.
Courtney Love
She's been to stay at my house in Wales. She's a keen horse rider.
You can ride out of my place for miles into the countryside. She lost a £40,000 bracelet when she fell off her horse up there and asked me to send out a search party. There's no way we would have found it. For all I know, there's still a £40,000 bracelet up the hill.
Plant and Page
I've many of my heroes through becoming well known in music. I used to see Robert Plant wandering around. In 2005 he phoned me up and asked me to DJ his son's wedding.
Well, you don't get more flattering offers than that, and I showed up at the wedding in Robert's place down the road. Jimmy Page had just got sober and was wandering around. Jimmy Page is a god to me.
I remember putting Lola by The Kinks on as the first song and seeing Jimmy and Robert head to the dance floor and start dancing together, that was the absolute highlight of my DJing career!
Source: www.walesonline.co.uk
New Autobiography On Alan McGee's Incredible Rock N Roll Life
Former Creation records boss Alan McGee is telling the true story of his incredible life with the publication of his autobiography, Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label.
He’s the man who signed Oasis and was responsible for one of the greatest music labels in rock ‘n’ roll history.
And now former Creation records boss Alan McGee is telling the true story of his incredible life with the publication of his autobiography, Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label.
It’s a riveting, rollercoaster of a read documenting incredible highs as Oasis became the biggest band in the world and crushing lows as the Glaswegian’s life fell apart due to drink and drugs.
However, it was Wales that would became his great redeemer and McGee’s sanctuary from the excesses of the music industry.
Buying a house in Hay-on-Wye in 1997, initially as a holiday retreat, the music mogul moved to the Welsh countryside for good five years ago, desperate to escape London with his wife Kate and their daughter Charlie.
“I think I was going past McCartneys the estate agents in Hay-on-Wye and I saw this gaff,” says McGee, recounting the story of how the border town first cast its spell.
“Now I don’t know if it was a rock ‘n’ roll message being sent because of the name of the estate agent but I’d prefer to say it was all down to Led Zeppelin if I’m honest.
“ I remember when I was 15 and Led Zepplein were walking over the hills in Wales and had these big houses. I thought to myself if I ever make it I want one of them.
“No matter what happens, I’ll never move from here. There’s a ley line under us, Strata Florida, which runs straight through the house, all the way from Glastonbury to Aberystwyth Castle, with us in the middle.”
Describing life in Powys as a spiritual rehab, McGee says he spent five years reading, watching films and bringing up his daughter, happily isolated from the rat race.
The rest was recuperative in every sense because after five years he was ready to re-immerse himself in the music industry, but on his own terms.”
The 53-year-old, who also launched the careers of Primal Scream, Jesus & Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine and Super Furry Animals amongst others, announced his long-awaited return to the music industry this year with 359 Records – a joint collaboration with long-standing independent label Cherry Red, run from his Powys base.
“The best thing I ever did was going away for five years. Where I live is completely spiritual. I can sit in my room, look at the Black Mountains, and I can just decide should I or should I not go and do this or go and do that?
"I find in London that everything is like a bumrush every single time. It’s just too much."
“We split to Wales because London is such a me-me-me culture,” he adds. “It got so boring.
"You come down here and people are actually nice. You don’t usually meet people in London who are actually nice.
"Everyone has got an agenda. Me and the missus were in London for too long. Plus my daughter was around six or seven and I thought ‘I really don’t want her to become Londonised’.
“I think I’m averse to London,” he adds. “It eats your soul. It’s not people’s fault, it’s just there’s no spirituality in London.
"There may be creativity, but there’s no spirituality. People are on the breadline, and they’re just used up as a resource.
"People just end up using each other, you know, eating each other, it’s a kind of cannibalism. It freaks me out. All I ever want to do in London is get in and get out of it.
“With the technology now, it means you can run everything from home. I’ve got the book out, I’ve got a record company, a publishing company and two films all coming out, and I’m running it from my bedroom in Wales.
“The bottom line is, if I can do it on a Blackberry and a computer, anyone can do it – because I’m not that bright. You’ve got to have the confidence, but once you go after it and do it, then you realise you can do it.”
The reborn music mogul has never been busier. In addition to his autobiography and 359 Music, his first film as producer, Kubricks, has secured a distribution deal and he will be making an appearance in the forthcoming music industry comedy Svengali, which stars Welsh actor Johnny Owen and Sherlock star Martin Freeman.
McGee, who DJs regularly around the world, will be returning to one of his favourite Welsh haunts – the Mountain Ash Inn pub in Mountain Ash – next Saturday for another 359 Music night, after launching the label in Wales back in September.
Being introduced to landlord Tony Rivers through mutual acquaintances, the former Creation Records man admits it’s a place he loves.
“I just came and DJed one Sunday night and there were about 200 of them singing Oasis songs,” he laughs. “I had a blast so I kept coming back.
“When we started the label I said we would come back here and do a 359 Music night, because I like it here. I don’t think this part of the world gets the publicity it deserves. I think too many people see it as a backwater and a forgotten part of Britain.
“When we said we’re going to do the launch in Mountain Ash, people were saying to me ‘well where is it?’
But I love it, it’s this little rock ‘n’ roll haven in the middle of the valleys with posters of The Smiths and Sex Pistols on the wall it’s unlike any pub you will ever see.”
Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label is out now, published by Sidgwick & Jackson.
Read excerpts from Alan McGee's book:
Super Furry Animals get tanked up
Signed by Creation Records AnR Mark Bowen (from Wales) they were perhaps the last great Creation band. They came out of the Cardiff music scene, and their lead singer Gruff Rhys was really charismatic. Mark took me to see them in the Camden Falcon at the end of 1995, where they were supporting Pearl Lowe's terrible band Powder.
The sound through the PA was that bad I thought Gruff Rhys was singing in Welsh. I told him afterwards it would help sales if he'd sing in English, and he said , 'I was!'
My only real interference with them was insisting that The Man Don't Give A F**** come out as an A side, instead of a B side. It could have been written for me, you know there was no that wasn't going to be a single on my label!
We had fun marketing the band. We were going to give them a full page in the NME, and they said, 'We don't want that, we want a tank. We want to deliver the single to Radio 1 in a tank.
That kind of logic wouldn't have appealed to every label boss, but it seemed perfectly reasonable to me and I happily handed over the money. It probably got loads more press attention than an advert would have done, but that wasn't the thinking behind it. It just appealed to my sense of mischief. I wonder if my sense of mischief, whatever trouble it's got me into, has also led to some of my greatest successes.
The Libertines go wild in Wales
I had a great idea, I'd take Pete Doherty and Caral Barat to the house I'd bought in the Welsh countryside, get them away from the temptations of London and they'd write the next album in nice peaceful setting.
I couldn't control it. Everything else, I've been able to control the scenarios. The Libertines were completely out of control.
Everybody had warned me but I didn’t listen. One morning Carl Barât smashed his head against a sink, after a row with Doherty. His eye was hanging out of his head. There was so much blood it was unbelievable. He managed to do £400-worth of damage to a big marble sink.
Bill Clinton bunks up
These days I don't travel nearly as much. I'm a family man, and I like the quiet of Wales. People comes to see us.
Bill Clinton came to stay once. I was going to do a gig in New York in May 2001, and on AOL messenger Peter Florence, the director of Hay Festival, said, 'Hi Alan, what are you doing next weekend?'
When I said I was in Amaerica, the next question was, 'Can Bill Clinton stay in your house?' I told (my wife) Kate, and she was very excited. 'What! Of course he can.'
I didn't particularly want Bill Clinton to saty at my house. American presidents, I know what their game is. Clinton's no different to the others, he's just really eloquent. But if Kate wanted it, that's okay: Clinton could stay.
The irony of all ironies was that Kate, who thought she was going to get to hang out with Clinton, wasn't even allowed to stay in her own house! She got kicked out and had to stay with Peter Florence's mum!
That was the end of being a hotel for the literature festival.
Courtney Love
She's been to stay at my house in Wales. She's a keen horse rider.
You can ride out of my place for miles into the countryside. She lost a £40,000 bracelet when she fell off her horse up there and asked me to send out a search party. There's no way we would have found it. For all I know, there's still a £40,000 bracelet up the hill.
Plant and Page
I've many of my heroes through becoming well known in music. I used to see Robert Plant wandering around. In 2005 he phoned me up and asked me to DJ his son's wedding.
Well, you don't get more flattering offers than that, and I showed up at the wedding in Robert's place down the road. Jimmy Page had just got sober and was wandering around. Jimmy Page is a god to me.
I remember putting Lola by The Kinks on as the first song and seeing Jimmy and Robert head to the dance floor and start dancing together, that was the absolute highlight of my DJing career!
Source: www.walesonline.co.uk
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, UK later today (November 18th).
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Beady Eye Roll Into Wolverhampton
Beady Eye will play at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, UK later today (November 18th).
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Beady Eye
Oasis
The Rolling Stones
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye at the Manchester Academy in Manchester yesterday, the setlist included two Oasis songs and also a cover of The Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter'.
White Smoke
Flick Of The Finger
Face The Crowd
Four Letter Word
Soul Love
Second Bite Of The Apple
Iz Rite
Shine A Light
Live Forever
The World's Not Set In Stone
I'm Just Saying
Soon Come Tomorrow
Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Roller
Start Anew
Bring The Light
Wigwam
Dreaming Of Some Space
Gimme Shelter
Setlist Beady Eye In Manchester (Day Two)
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye at the Manchester Academy in Manchester yesterday, the setlist included two Oasis songs and also a cover of The Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter'.
White Smoke
Flick Of The Finger
Face The Crowd
Four Letter Word
Soul Love
Second Bite Of The Apple
Iz Rite
Shine A Light
Live Forever
The World's Not Set In Stone
I'm Just Saying
Soon Come Tomorrow
Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Roller
Start Anew
Bring The Light
Wigwam
Dreaming Of Some Space
Gimme Shelter
Andy Bell
Beady Eye
Bonehead
Gem Archer
Liam Gallagher
Oasis
In those heady days of 1994, Liam Gallagher probably never thought he’d end up back here climbing the ladder with his new outfit, Beady Eye.
There's a poster on the Manchester Academy’s Hall of Fame which marks Oasis’ appearance at the venue on their way to world domination.
In those heady days of 1994, Liam Gallagher probably never thought he’d end up back here climbing the ladder with his new outfit, Beady Eye.
But although Oasis may be over, and the venues may be smaller, the cult of Liam lives on.
The excitement of having the Burnage boy back in town, and on his own patch, is palpable, and he delivers a masterclass in how to work a crowd.
As he strides out on stage with his stereotypical swagger, hundreds of adoring fans crush to the front. The fact he just stands and stares only works them into more of a frenzy.
But what will have pleased him most was the joyous reaction to the opening song of the night, Flick of the Finger, from their latest album BE.
The psychedelic Soul Love and Second Bite of the Apple are similarly well-received, before the punchy Iz Rite and Shine a Light allow him to show off his trademark snarl.
This may be the Liam show, but the musicianship on display from the rest of the band, particularly guitarists Andy Bell and Gem Archer, is impressive and gives Liam a platform to shine.
The night takes a nostalgic turn when former Oasis guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs appears on stage for an acoustic version of Live Forever.
‘Help us out if you know the words’ Liam says, and the crowd duly obliges.
A full-throttle Cigarettes & Alcohol sparks beer-throwing bedlam before more mellow sing-alongs to The Roller and Bring the Light.
A surprise cover of The Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter wraps up a triumphant homecoming for Liam, before the sweaty masses pour out into the night.
Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Review: Beady Eye At The Manchester Academy
In those heady days of 1994, Liam Gallagher probably never thought he’d end up back here climbing the ladder with his new outfit, Beady Eye.
There's a poster on the Manchester Academy’s Hall of Fame which marks Oasis’ appearance at the venue on their way to world domination.
In those heady days of 1994, Liam Gallagher probably never thought he’d end up back here climbing the ladder with his new outfit, Beady Eye.
But although Oasis may be over, and the venues may be smaller, the cult of Liam lives on.
The excitement of having the Burnage boy back in town, and on his own patch, is palpable, and he delivers a masterclass in how to work a crowd.
As he strides out on stage with his stereotypical swagger, hundreds of adoring fans crush to the front. The fact he just stands and stares only works them into more of a frenzy.
But what will have pleased him most was the joyous reaction to the opening song of the night, Flick of the Finger, from their latest album BE.
The psychedelic Soul Love and Second Bite of the Apple are similarly well-received, before the punchy Iz Rite and Shine a Light allow him to show off his trademark snarl.
This may be the Liam show, but the musicianship on display from the rest of the band, particularly guitarists Andy Bell and Gem Archer, is impressive and gives Liam a platform to shine.
The night takes a nostalgic turn when former Oasis guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs appears on stage for an acoustic version of Live Forever.
‘Help us out if you know the words’ Liam says, and the crowd duly obliges.
A full-throttle Cigarettes & Alcohol sparks beer-throwing bedlam before more mellow sing-alongs to The Roller and Bring the Light.
A surprise cover of The Rolling Stones’ Gimme Shelter wraps up a triumphant homecoming for Liam, before the sweaty masses pour out into the night.
Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Beady Eye
Below is the official music video for Beady Eye's Soul Love.
Watch The Video For Beady Eye's Soul Love
Below is the official music video for Beady Eye's Soul Love.
Beady Eye
Bonehead
Bonehead has told us that playing Oasis' 'Live Forever' with Beady Eye on stage in Manchester last night is probably his best feeling on a stage ever.
He said "It was a special moment for me, probably my best feeling on a stage ever. I'm doing it again tonight".
Last month Bonehead joined Liam Gallagher and friends for a one-off performance at A Night For Jon Brookes, the tribute to the late Charlatans drummer, who died of brain cancer in August.
A guitar that was auctioned by Pretty Green with autographs from the people who played at the event sold today for £4000 via Ebay.
Bonehead On Joining Beady Eye On Stage In Manchester
Bonehead has told us that playing Oasis' 'Live Forever' with Beady Eye on stage in Manchester last night is probably his best feeling on a stage ever.
He said "It was a special moment for me, probably my best feeling on a stage ever. I'm doing it again tonight".
Last month Bonehead joined Liam Gallagher and friends for a one-off performance at A Night For Jon Brookes, the tribute to the late Charlatans drummer, who died of brain cancer in August.
A guitar that was auctioned by Pretty Green with autographs from the people who played at the event sold today for £4000 via Ebay.
Beady Eye
Bonehead
Oasis
Bonehead joined Beady Eye on-stage in Manchester last night to perform the Oasis classic Live Forever.
Video: Bonehead Joins Beady Eye On Stage In Manchester
Bonehead joined Beady Eye on-stage in Manchester last night to perform the Oasis classic Live Forever.
Beady Eye
Liam Gallagher
Nicole Appleton
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Robbie Williams
Take That
This week's dig at Liam's marriage to Nicole Appleton was just the latest in a long line of attempts by Williams to antagonise the Gallagher brothers. We recall five of the best.
"Would anybody like to see me fight Liam?" taunted Robbie Williams at 2000's Brits, back when Rudebox and an obsession with UFOs were both inconceivable prospects for the singer. While it never amounted to fisticuffs, this lairy threat has been repeated in different forms at regular intervals throughout the past 13 years of Williams's career, depleting slightly in its extremity as each album campaign gets churned out. This week, for example, the former Take That singer criticised Liam's relationship with wife Nicole Appleton, amid claims the Oasis singer had an affair.
Their relationship hasn't always been so antsy, however. In 1995, when Williams walked out on his boyband, he bounded into Liam's rock'n'roll life with ease – because although he had once writhed around in jelly, he also had a rebellious side with a penchant for Adidas jackets, booze, birds and fags. He was briefly allowed to roam wild in the Britpop world, where he so desperately wanted to belong. And for a while, it was magical. Liam and Robbie played charity football together, spent a lost weekend causing trouble at Glastonbury, and even shared the same stage, with Williams swaggering and sneering circles around Liam like a bloated Bez.
But the romance didn't last long, souring when big brother Noel put an end to their antics. Like a jealous child who wanted his toy back, Noel declared that Williams was a just a "fat dancer from Take That" – from which point Liam, it appeared, was not allowed to come out to play.
Thankfully, Williams met with the warm, welcoming arms of Guy Chambers. But he would never forget. Here's a rundown of some of his best attacks on the Gallagher brothers.
Robbie at the Brit Awards
Choosing a very public sphere to air his grievances, Williams took to the stage to propose a challenge. "Would you pay to come and see it? Liam, a hundred grand of your money and a hundred grand of my money, we'll get in the ring, we'll have a fight and you can all watch it on TV," he said with the arrogance of someone who had not only just won an award, but was also making a threat to an opponent who wasn't actually in the country at the time. A few months later at the Q awards, Liam and Robbie came face to face. "This one's for Robbie," said Liam, holding his award. "He understands the letter Q."
Robbie at Knebworth
Following Oasis' triumph at Knebworth in 1996, Williams decided he'd knock them off the top spot, selling out three nights as opposed to their two. After confirming the live stint, Williams allegedly sent Noel a pair of tap dancing shoes with a message reading: "Dear Mr N Gallagher, you said two nights at Knebworth is history. Well, I guess three is just greedy. Yours, Rob. PS: Finding it difficult to find adequate support for my show. What are you doing on the 1st and 2nd? Oh, and the 3rd?"
Robbie with Nicole
No juvenile feud between two highly competitive heterosexual men would be right without a girl involved, would it? In the late 90s, Williams and Appleton got engaged. They split in 2000, and a year later she began dating Liam. In this 2010 clip, the former All Saints singer, joined by Melanie Blatt, attempts to interview Williams backstage at the Brits. The tension is nauseatingly palpable, as Williams holds her close and reminisces about the past, commenting, "I see you don't change your perfume". Shortly after the interview Liam collected an award on stage, but threw the microphone and the award into the audience, and reportedly pushed over a female staff member.
Take That at Wembley
With a newly pumped ego spurred on by the grand Take That reunion, Williams performed at London's Wembley Stadium and took the opportunity to gloat at beating Oasis' run at the venue. "Noel Gallagher, you can kiss my perfectly formed backside," he grinned to a sea of squealing fans. The dance at the end is unnecessary.
Robbie on Beady Eye
Earlier this year, Liam called Williams a "fat fucking idiot" during a rant about the singer. Williams responded with a calm and conceited dissection of Liam's career with Beady Eye. He told the Sun: "The production is really good. There are a couple of tunes that would have been fucking amazing if they had a chorus. Flick of the Finger, nearly a great tune. Start Anew, if that had a chorus – but there is no chorus." Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Robbie Williams Versus Oasis: The Feud That Never Ends
This week's dig at Liam's marriage to Nicole Appleton was just the latest in a long line of attempts by Williams to antagonise the Gallagher brothers. We recall five of the best.
"Would anybody like to see me fight Liam?" taunted Robbie Williams at 2000's Brits, back when Rudebox and an obsession with UFOs were both inconceivable prospects for the singer. While it never amounted to fisticuffs, this lairy threat has been repeated in different forms at regular intervals throughout the past 13 years of Williams's career, depleting slightly in its extremity as each album campaign gets churned out. This week, for example, the former Take That singer criticised Liam's relationship with wife Nicole Appleton, amid claims the Oasis singer had an affair.
Their relationship hasn't always been so antsy, however. In 1995, when Williams walked out on his boyband, he bounded into Liam's rock'n'roll life with ease – because although he had once writhed around in jelly, he also had a rebellious side with a penchant for Adidas jackets, booze, birds and fags. He was briefly allowed to roam wild in the Britpop world, where he so desperately wanted to belong. And for a while, it was magical. Liam and Robbie played charity football together, spent a lost weekend causing trouble at Glastonbury, and even shared the same stage, with Williams swaggering and sneering circles around Liam like a bloated Bez.
But the romance didn't last long, souring when big brother Noel put an end to their antics. Like a jealous child who wanted his toy back, Noel declared that Williams was a just a "fat dancer from Take That" – from which point Liam, it appeared, was not allowed to come out to play.
Thankfully, Williams met with the warm, welcoming arms of Guy Chambers. But he would never forget. Here's a rundown of some of his best attacks on the Gallagher brothers.
Robbie at the Brit Awards
Choosing a very public sphere to air his grievances, Williams took to the stage to propose a challenge. "Would you pay to come and see it? Liam, a hundred grand of your money and a hundred grand of my money, we'll get in the ring, we'll have a fight and you can all watch it on TV," he said with the arrogance of someone who had not only just won an award, but was also making a threat to an opponent who wasn't actually in the country at the time. A few months later at the Q awards, Liam and Robbie came face to face. "This one's for Robbie," said Liam, holding his award. "He understands the letter Q."
Robbie at Knebworth
Following Oasis' triumph at Knebworth in 1996, Williams decided he'd knock them off the top spot, selling out three nights as opposed to their two. After confirming the live stint, Williams allegedly sent Noel a pair of tap dancing shoes with a message reading: "Dear Mr N Gallagher, you said two nights at Knebworth is history. Well, I guess three is just greedy. Yours, Rob. PS: Finding it difficult to find adequate support for my show. What are you doing on the 1st and 2nd? Oh, and the 3rd?"
Robbie with Nicole
No juvenile feud between two highly competitive heterosexual men would be right without a girl involved, would it? In the late 90s, Williams and Appleton got engaged. They split in 2000, and a year later she began dating Liam. In this 2010 clip, the former All Saints singer, joined by Melanie Blatt, attempts to interview Williams backstage at the Brits. The tension is nauseatingly palpable, as Williams holds her close and reminisces about the past, commenting, "I see you don't change your perfume". Shortly after the interview Liam collected an award on stage, but threw the microphone and the award into the audience, and reportedly pushed over a female staff member.
Take That at Wembley
With a newly pumped ego spurred on by the grand Take That reunion, Williams performed at London's Wembley Stadium and took the opportunity to gloat at beating Oasis' run at the venue. "Noel Gallagher, you can kiss my perfectly formed backside," he grinned to a sea of squealing fans. The dance at the end is unnecessary.
Robbie on Beady Eye
Earlier this year, Liam called Williams a "fat fucking idiot" during a rant about the singer. Williams responded with a calm and conceited dissection of Liam's career with Beady Eye. He told the Sun: "The production is really good. There are a couple of tunes that would have been fucking amazing if they had a chorus. Flick of the Finger, nearly a great tune. Start Anew, if that had a chorus – but there is no chorus." Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Beady Eye
Oasis
The Rolling Stones
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye at the Manchester Academy in Manchester yesterday, the setlist included two Oasis songs and also a cover of The Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter'.
White Smoke
Flick Of The Finger
Face The Crowd
Four Letter Word
Soul Love
Second Bite Of The Apple
Iz Rite
Shine A Light
Live Forever
The World's Not Set In Stone
I'm Just Saying
Soon Come Tomorrow
Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Roller
Start Anew
Bring The Light
Wigwam
Dreaming Of Some Space
Gimme Shelter
Setlist: Beady Eye In Manchester
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye at the Manchester Academy in Manchester yesterday, the setlist included two Oasis songs and also a cover of The Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter'.
White Smoke
Flick Of The Finger
Face The Crowd
Four Letter Word
Soul Love
Second Bite Of The Apple
Iz Rite
Shine A Light
Live Forever
The World's Not Set In Stone
I'm Just Saying
Soon Come Tomorrow
Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Roller
Start Anew
Bring The Light
Wigwam
Dreaming Of Some Space
Gimme Shelter
Beady Eye
Oasis
The Rolling Stones
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye at the O2 Academy in Leeds earlier this week, the setlist included two Oasis songs and also a cover of The Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter'.
White Smoke
Flick Of The Finger
Face The Crowd
Four Letter Word
Soul Love
Second Bite Of The Apple
Iz Rite
Shine A Light
Live Forever
The World's Not Set In Stone
I'm Just Saying
Soon Come Tomorrow
Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Roller
Start Anew
Bring The Light
Wigwam
Dreaming Of Some Space
Gimme Shelter
Setlist: Beady Eye In Newcastle
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye at the O2 Academy in Leeds earlier this week, the setlist included two Oasis songs and also a cover of The Rolling Stones 'Gimme Shelter'.
White Smoke
Flick Of The Finger
Face The Crowd
Four Letter Word
Soul Love
Second Bite Of The Apple
Iz Rite
Shine A Light
Live Forever
The World's Not Set In Stone
I'm Just Saying
Soon Come Tomorrow
Cigarettes & Alcohol
The Roller
Start Anew
Bring The Light
Wigwam
Dreaming Of Some Space
Gimme Shelter
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at the Manchester Academy in Manchester, UK later today (November 16th).
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Beady Eye To Play Second Date In Manchester Later Today
Beady Eye will play at the Manchester Academy in Manchester, UK later today (November 16th).
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Carl Barat
Reverend And The Makers
The Dirty Rivers'
The Rifles
This Feeling
This could quite possibly be the biggest night of 2013 AND 2014 with a Carl Barât DJ set, Reverend And The Makers & The Rifles acoustic sets, full band shows from up and comers The Dirty Rivers and Ic1's and lots lots more @ Vibe Bar, London.
**£20 early bird / £25 standard / £30 on the door**
Advance tickets and information can be found here.
This Feeling Announce It's New Year's Eve Line Up
This could quite possibly be the biggest night of 2013 AND 2014 with a Carl Barât DJ set, Reverend And The Makers & The Rifles acoustic sets, full band shows from up and comers The Dirty Rivers and Ic1's and lots lots more @ Vibe Bar, London.
**£20 early bird / £25 standard / £30 on the door**
Advance tickets and information can be found here.
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Pello
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.
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.
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at the Manchester Academy in Manchester, UK later today (November 15th).
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Beady Eye Roll Into Manchester
Beady Eye will play at the Manchester Academy in Manchester, UK later today (November 15th).
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Beady Eye
Liam Gallagher
Oasis
Rock ‘bad boy’ Liam Gallagher showed his softer side when he met three-year-old Lyla Dawson.
Lyla’s musician dad George, 27, of Crosland Moor, has been a big Oasis fan all his life.
Carer George, who named his daughter after his favourite Oasis track, decided to try to meet Liam on Tuesday night when he performed at the Leeds 02 Arena.
George and Lyla joined more than 200 others outside the venue at lunchtime, expecting Liam to arrive about 2.30pm for a soundcheck.
As it turned out he was running late after being delayed en route from Glasgow.
Liam rushed inside about 5pm, leaving George and Lyla disappointed.
After the crowd had disappeared, a member of Liam’s security team came out and spoke to George.
Seeing Lyla’s disappointment, he went to speak to Liam and came out to promise the star would meet them after the show.
George didn’t have tickets and took Lyla off for some tea and to a fair at the German market before returning to the stagedoor.
Finally, just after 10pm, Liam came out and spent several minutes chatting to them, signing George’s precious Fender guitar and posing for pictures.
George, who plays in a singing duo with pal Dominic Beresford, said he was delighted Liam had taken the time to meet him.
“It was great for both me and Lyla,” said George.
“Even though she is only three she understood and was really disappointed when he missed him.
“I was ready to go home but she wanted to come back. It was a really late night for her and she fell asleep straight away on the way back.”
It was only afterwards that the security man found out that George didn’t have tickets.
“He said if he’d known we could have had tickets and gone back stage,” said George. “I was gutted.”
George said Liam was really talkative and friendly.
“He was brilliant with Lyla,” he said. “He often gets a bad press but I couldn’t fault the guy”.
Click here to see a number of pictures.
Source: www.examiner.co.uk
Liam Gallagher Has A New Young Fan From Huddersfield
Rock ‘bad boy’ Liam Gallagher showed his softer side when he met three-year-old Lyla Dawson.
Lyla’s musician dad George, 27, of Crosland Moor, has been a big Oasis fan all his life.
Carer George, who named his daughter after his favourite Oasis track, decided to try to meet Liam on Tuesday night when he performed at the Leeds 02 Arena.
George and Lyla joined more than 200 others outside the venue at lunchtime, expecting Liam to arrive about 2.30pm for a soundcheck.
As it turned out he was running late after being delayed en route from Glasgow.
Liam rushed inside about 5pm, leaving George and Lyla disappointed.
After the crowd had disappeared, a member of Liam’s security team came out and spoke to George.
Seeing Lyla’s disappointment, he went to speak to Liam and came out to promise the star would meet them after the show.
George didn’t have tickets and took Lyla off for some tea and to a fair at the German market before returning to the stagedoor.
Finally, just after 10pm, Liam came out and spent several minutes chatting to them, signing George’s precious Fender guitar and posing for pictures.
George, who plays in a singing duo with pal Dominic Beresford, said he was delighted Liam had taken the time to meet him.
“It was great for both me and Lyla,” said George.
“Even though she is only three she understood and was really disappointed when he missed him.
“I was ready to go home but she wanted to come back. It was a really late night for her and she fell asleep straight away on the way back.”
It was only afterwards that the security man found out that George didn’t have tickets.
“He said if he’d known we could have had tickets and gone back stage,” said George. “I was gutted.”
George said Liam was really talkative and friendly.
“He was brilliant with Lyla,” he said. “He often gets a bad press but I couldn’t fault the guy”.
Click here to see a number of pictures.
Source: www.examiner.co.uk
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