Noel Gallagher On Being Asked To Appear On Strictly Come Dancing, X-Factor, Top Gear And More

Noel Gallagher says he's has been approached by Strictly Come Dancing bosses several times.

Speaking to The Sun Newspaper, he said, “I’ve been asked to go in to the jungle and The X Factor. I was even asked to do Strictly Come Dancing, which made me laugh the loudest.

“Me? Dance? And who gives a s**t about ballroom dancing?”

He continued, “Then there was Top Gear — even though I can’t f*****g drive.

“I’ve also been asked to do Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, but not only would I not shed a tear, I’d call him a c***.”

Noel added, “The only TV I’m doing is Graham Norton, The Jonathan Ross Show and Alan Carr, because I’ve got a new album coming out.

“I’m not going on TV for anything else. I’m a musician.”

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Gallery And Video: Ride Play War Child Gig In London

Ride made their live return yesterday for a War Child gig with Mark Gardener and Andy Bell performing an acoustic set at the 100 Club in London.

Andy Bell made a post on his official website here, with pictures, setlist and more, you can also watch a video and more here.

Check out the bands website ridemusic.net for more live dates.

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Noel Gallagher Says His Drug-Fuelled Memories Of Oasis Are Hazy

Noel Gallagher has made a "conscious decision to enjoy" his career because his drug-fuelled memories of his time in Oasis are so hazy.

The 47-year-old rocker is gearing up for the release of his new album 'Chasing Yesterday' and is eager to make sure he is able to recall everything he experiences from this part of his life because he has such hazy memories of his drug-fuelled time in Britpop band Oasis.

He explained: "I want to enjoy this because it's a moment in my life that I will never get back. With 'Definitely Maybe', I didn't know what the f**k was going on. Now I'm older and not f***ing high all the time, I've made a conscious decision to enjoy and remember it. But it's different now. I work better when I'm in charge. I think my records prove that."

As well as his maturing attitude, the 'Wonderwall' hitmaker - who has 15-year-old daughter Anaïs, as well as sons Donovan, seven, and Sonny, four - said he has taken more care with his new record than he did with previous albums, and has described it as "a brilliant TV series".

He told The Sun newspaper: "The last one [album, 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds'] wasn't lacking anything, but the difference is the last one was like an expensive film while this is a brilliant TV series. And TV is better than film, so they tell me.

"Initially you've got to make records for yourself and be confident your stuff has got you this far. You fall on instincts. So I don't really worry about if the saxophone is going to freak anybody.

"There is more quality control with what I do now I'm solo."

Source: www.list.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher On Bono, "Tax Dodgers" Arctic Monkeys And How He'd Love To Work With Damon Albarn

Click here to read an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about his new material, Oasis, Liam, Bono, Arctic Monkeys and says he would be ‘f**king very, very, very interested’ in collaborating with Damon Albarn.

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Noel Gallagher On Keeping Fit

Noel Gallagher has been speaking to the Irish Times about keeping fit.

He said “I have to have a gym in my house, which is why you’ve never seen me pounding the pavement or coming out of some f**king godawful Virgin Active club in a pair of trainers. It’s a prerequisite for everywhere we’ve ever moved. I don’t wanna see me favourite rock stars in the papers in shorts and trainers with little fat hairy legs.Nobody needs that shit, man.”

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Noel Gallagher On Embracing New Music Release Platforms

Noel Gallagher has been speaking to the Irish Times on embracing new music release platforms.

He said “Let’s go with Thom Yorke and U2. I like albums to have a run-up and a release date, and then an explosion, a tour, and a fallout. The U2 thing was over in a f**king morning – where’s the fun in that? The Thom Yorke thing, all you read in press releases is how many people ‘might’ have it, or how much money he ‘might’ have made. But we’re old school here. I’ve got no time for new-fangled f**king sh*te. I’m not gonna give music away. I’m not gonna say to people, ‘Pay what you want’ – that’s a nonsense. If you don’t wanna pay for it, don’t f**king buy it. If you can’t be arsed paying 99p for one of my songs, then I don’t want you to have it, because quite frankly 99p is a p*ss-take. It should be a pound, anyway round it up to a pound, f**king hell.”

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Noel Gallagher On Why He's Not On Twitter

Noel Gallagher has told the Irish Times why he's not on Twitter.

He said “Why am I not on Twitter? Because if I went on Twitter on Monday morning, I reckon by Friday afternoon, I’d probably have been arrested. I would easily, easily create a proper international incident.I don’t do social media. I might start doing Instagram when I’m on tour, send a picture out of me breakfast. Pictures seems like the coolest way. Twitter? Not interested in that shit. People tweeting about what colour socks they’ve got on. ‘Hey gang! Black or grey, what are you saying?’. It’s not for me.”

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Noel Gallagher On An Oasis Reunion, Liam And The Legacy That He Would Like To Leave Behind

Click here to read an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about an Oasis reunion, Liam, and the legacy that he would like to leave behind

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On This Day In Oasis History...

The videos below are from February 20th 1998, when Oasis played a third night at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan.

Tickets to all three shows sold out within days of going on sale, with over ninety percent selling on the first day.

During the afternoon of the second show, Liam was forced to cut short a shopping trip when he was mobbed by an enthusiastic crowd of over two hundred fans, in Shibuya in central Tokyo.



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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds To Headline T In The Park

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will headline this years T In The Park on Sunday 12th of July.

Ticket details can be found on www.tinthepark.com.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds To Play Second Live Date In Mexico City

After huge demand for tickets for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds in Mexico City another date has been added!

The second show will be on the 26th May and also take place in the Metropolitan Theatre. Tickets are on sale now here.

Win A Rare Test Pressing Of Oasis' Re-Issued Definitely Maybe

Oasis are giving you the chance to win very rare test pressings of the re-issued Definitely Maybe.

Just post a picture of your most unique, mad or random piece of memorabilia in the comments on the Official facebook page here with a short description.

You can also post them on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag ‪#‎oasismusic‬

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Yet Another On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below is from the Brit Awards on February 9th 1996 that took place at Earls Court in London.

Oasis won Best British Video for Wonderwall, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? won Best British Album and Oasis won Best British Group.





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NME Review: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday'

07/10

On his second album, Noel settles into solo life with brutish thrills, buoyant melodies and swampy psych rock.

At 47 years old, after more than 20 years in the game and with Oasis now well and truly behind him, what do we really expect from Noel Gallagher? For the first time in a long time, there’s a crop of new British bands who didn’t grow up in thrall to his old one and, while he might frequently lament the loss of “working class rage” in rock’n’roll, Noel is hardly the man to do anything about it. That’s no longer his responsibility. If pop music were a parliamentary system, you fancy he'd be found pissed on the backbenches of the House Of Lords, happily soliloquising about the way things used to be.

The title of his second solo album doesn’t do much to rebut that idea. Call it residual sibling rivalry, call it a lingering uncertainty about his place in the post-Oasis scheme of things, but 2011’s acclaimed, healthy-selling solo debut 'Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds' felt like a record with something to prove. By contrast, parts of 'Chasing Yesterday' can seem muscle-memorised, never more so than on songs like 'The Girl With X-Ray Eyes' and 'The Dying Of The Light', a pair of determinedly epic arena ballads of the sort that he could write in his sleep.

But then, because he's Noel Gallagher, he'll come up with something that floors you, something brilliant. It may not be the most intricate song on the record, but 'Lock All The Doors' which was written back in 1992 – perfectly recaptures the brutish, overdriven thrill of early Oasis. Just as impressive is the buoyant, soaraway melody on 'You Know We Can't Go Back'. It would've made for a better-than-decent B-side back in the day which, given his one-time mastery of that lost art, is high praise indeed. ‘The Mexican’ is terrific fun, featuring judicious amounts of cowbell, a riff so sleazy it'd make Josh Homme blush and a horn section under orders to make it sound as close to The Rolling Stones' 'Bitch' as is legally expedient.

Last year, longtime associate and occasional hype-man Mark Coyle predicted that 'Chasing Yesterday' would be a “seismic” release. As it turns out, that’s only three quarters true. You can guess from the title, for example, that ‘Riverman’ is going to plough a distinctly Wellerian furrow, though you have to admire Gallagher’s chutzpah in sticking a Dick Parry-style sax solo (now there’s a Liam-baiting phrase if ever we heard one) on the end of it. ‘The Right Stuff’ features even more skronking, adding a further layer of jazzy noir to a stew of psych, soul and blues that could’ve been cooked up by Primal Scream. The Johnny Marr-featuring ‘Ballad Of The Mighty I’, meanwhile, might self-plagiarise from 2011’s excellent ‘AKA... What A Life!’, but as evidenced by ‘Lock All The Doors’ which does much the same thing with Oasis' 1995 classic ‘Morning Glory’ the trick is to crib from the right places, whether they’re his own songs or somebody else’s.

Which brings us back to our original question: what do we expect from Noel Gallagher? Too much, probably, like all the other ’90s Britrock titans who’ve never been adequately replaced. 'Chasing Yesterday' has its flaws, but they’re far outnumbered by moments where it succeeds in catching up with its titular quarry. The past will never be a foreign country to Noel Gallagher, but from this vantage point, tomorrow is looking pretty rosy.

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher Is On The Cover Of 'Style, Corriere Della Sera' In Italy

Noel Gallagher is on the cover of  'Style, Corriere Della Sera' in Italy, it goes on sale February 24th.

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Noel Gallagher On Oasis, Bands He Doesn't Like, Being Famous And More

In this episode of "South Beach Sessions," musician Noel Gallagher shares his thoughts on the end of Oasis, bands that he doesn't like, being famous and more.

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Liam Gallagher Wins NME Award For His Twitter Page

Liam Gallagher won an NME Award at the annual bash which took place yesterday at London's O2 Academy Brixton.

He won the 'Best Band Social Media' award for his Twitter account.

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Another Review: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday'

With a title like "Chasing Yesterday" you would think that Oasis mastermind Noel Gallagher would be trying to recapture the youthful blare of classic Oasis, but you would only be half-right.

The album finds Noel in top-notch songwriting form. Some of these melodies are so undeniable it would be a shame if the album doesn't take Noel to a place where he is finally recognized outside of his band.

With his two solo albums he has decided to market them under the band name "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds," instead of taking full, unadulterated credit. However, listening to this set of songs hardly gives the impression of the High Flying Birds as a living, breathing "band." Instead, this sounds exactly what you would expect from a Noel Gallagher solo album. Tight songwriting, understated vocals, musicianship and psychedelic production work.

What is missing is Liam's brash, heathen-like personality bending up to sing into the mic with his hands behind his back. But later-day Oasis albums were also bogged down by Liam's basic and repetitive songwriting style. Noel seemed fine stepping back and letting his brother and other bandmates give songwriting a try, but part of it felt like a big brother pushing his little brother on the bike and letting the little brother glide for a bit before crashing into a bush. With Chasing Yesterday you get ten top-drawer Noel Gallagher compositions.

You know an album is strong when the first single is good but completely overshadowed by a handful of album tracks. "In The Heat Of The Moment" (Not the song by Asia) announced a new, hungry sounding Noel with its huge chorus and nearly funky backbeat. "The Dying Of The Light" finds Noel in a dreary mood, with it's world-weary lyrics, but its grunge-meets-Smiths vibe is totally radio-ready. The usually non-experimental Noel tries something completely new with "The Right Stuff" dueting with a chanteuse over a jammy jazz loop. The result is surprisingly sexy and an unexpected left-turn.

Gallagher has always been unafraid to wear his influences on his sleeve, sometimes even coming close to plagiarism and Chasing Yesterday continues this streak. "The Girl With X-Ray Eyes" pillages "Stairway To Heaven", making it the one misstep on the album. The song title "While The Song Remains The Same" also conjures images of Led Zeppelin but with its driving beat and super-catchy melody all can be forgiven. Opener "Riverman" also is a weird image for Noel, who has never portrayed himself as a back-to-nature type gent. Fear not: Noel hasn't gown a grizzly-man beard nor is he wearing a straw hat. It is simply a metaphor of getting back to the basics and the track revels in its psychedelic textures not unlike a jam band.

Noel has always ended his albums on a high note. This time it's "You Know We Can't Go Back" a pummeling, inspiring coming-of-age anthem. If this does not become a world-wide hit, somebody at the record label needs to get fired. It's got everything we loved with Oasis: affirmation, danger, rebellion and hope. Then album closer "Ballad Of The Mighty I" ends the set with a cameo by Noel's hero Johnny Marr and a winding, convoluted song structure that pays off in the end.

Most were unimpressed with Noel Gallagher's first outing with the High Flying Birds. It stuck a little too close to the script and left little to imagination. With Chasing Yesterday he ironically finds his own future. By mixing psychedelic experimentalism with his ear for classic songwriting, Noel could live forever like this and it even makes you wonder if he even needs his brother.

I give Chasing Yesterday by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 4 and 1/2 Empty Lighthouses out of 5.

Review by A Derer

Source: emptylighthouse.com

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Win SIGNED Copies Of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday' Album!

Pre-order any of the 'Chasing Yesterday' formats and you could win 1 of 5 SIGNED deluxe copies of the album!

Chasing Yesterday is the upcoming second studio album by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, scheduled to be released on 2 March 2015.

The album was self-produced after Gallagher's regular producer, Dave Sardy, was unavailable to work on the record. "I enjoyed the freedom of it but not the responsibility," Noel said.

Available On CD, limited edition 2CD and gatefold Vinyl LP

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Another On This Day In Oasis History...

"Don't Go Away" is a song by English rock band Oasis from their third album, Be Here Now (1997), written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. The song was released as a single only in Japan on February 19th 1998, peaking at number 48 on the Oricon chart. It was also a success in the United States, where it hit #5 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in late 1997.



History

In a 1997 interview promoting Be Here Now, Noel Gallagher had the following to say about the song: "It's a very sad song about not wanting to lose someone you're close to. The middle eight I made up on the spot -- I never had that lyric until the day we recorded it: 'Me and you, what's going on?/ All we seem to know is how to show/ The feelings that are wrong.' It's after a row. Quite bleak."

"We put Burt Bacharach horns on because he was the master of break-up songs. I did all the string arrangements. I tried to keep them as simple as possible. I like the way Marc Bolan used them on Children Of The Revolution. People do remember string parts as separate hooklines, you know. You just don't want to use them slushily."























Artwork

The cover of the single features the old Liverpool Speke Airport building. The airport is famous as the scene at which thousands of hysterical fans greeted The Beatles on their return to Liverpool at the height of Beatlemania. Derelict at the time, it has now been turned into an exclusive hotel.

B-sides

The live version of "Cigarettes & Alcohol" was recorded 14 December 1997 at the G-MEX Exhibition Centre in Oasis' home town of Manchester.

"Sad Song" originally appeared as a bonus track on the vinyl release of the first Oasis album, Definitely Maybe. It also appeared on the Japanese CD edition of Definitely Maybe.

The 'Warchild' version of "Fade Away" is from the 'HELP' album recorded in September 1995. It features Noel on vocals, and guests Johnny Depp on guitar, Kate Moss on tambourine and Liam and Lisa Moorish on backing vocals.

All proceeds from that track went to Warchild Charities.

Track listing

CD: Epic/Sony Music / ESCA-6948 Japan
"Don't Go Away" - 4:43
"Cigarettes & Alcohol" (Live from GMEX, Manchester, December 14, 1997) - 4:58
"Sad Song" - 4:16
"Fade Away" [Warchild version] - 4:08
(featuring Johnny Depp on guitar & Lisa Moorish on additional vocals)

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