Armand Van Helden On Noel Gallagher

DJ and producer Armand Van Helden has responded to recent comments made by Noel Gallagher relating to EDM acts headlining festivals.

Gallagher recently made headlines by dismissing "DJs pressing play on a CD player" during their performances.

The former Oasis man also told NME of Swedish DJ Avicii: "I don’t know anything about Avicii. I don’t wish to know anything about Avicii. It sounds like an artist from the Renaissance period."
With Avicii replying by labelling Gallagher a "bitter old time rocker", fellow EDM producer Van Helden has hit back at the veteran musician's remarks.

"Any real musician is going to look at a DJ or an EDM artist and be like 'What is that and how did that even work in the first place?'. If you're out there on stage and you're a drummer, a guitarist a frontman or whatever – you're a band, that's just raw talent being exposed on a stage," he told Gigwise.

He added: "With the chemistry going on, that's just a magical moment. With a DJ or the EDM thing, they don't get it. It's a completely different thing – the youth is always supposed to piss off the elders. The youth will always find a way to make sure that their parents don't like their music. To me, EDM, dance music and DJ culture is just following in this path that we've been in forever."

Van Helden, who has worked with Dizzee Rascal, Daft Punk, Bloc Party and more, added: "When jazz was brand new, all of the people that first heard it called it 'cacaphone' - 'That's just a bunch of noise, that's not real music'. Jazz is the music we're talking about right now. Jazz now is considered the most musical you can be."

Watch the full interview with Van Helden below.



EDM producer Deadmau5, on the other hand, recently spoke out in defence of Gallagher.

In a blog posted to Tumblr, Zimmerman took aim at CD-ing playing DJs: "Are you or are you not a guy who can use a computer to make music? Because you're making in upwards of 200K to play a fucking CD…. so… wait. why?

"With all the resources you have attained in the past X years of getting to where you are now…. WOULD IT FUCKING KILL YOU, to be able to add some sort of modularity, performance, showmanship BEYOND putting a fist in the air, telling people to make noise, and or playing the top line on an invisible keyboard in the air to show the crowd 'HEY! EVERYONE! THIS LEAD GOES HERE! WATCH MY HAND. IT GOES DOOT DOOT DOOT DOOT.'"

He added: "Do with an inexhaustible amount of income from all the good fine folk who gave you way too much money to be up there…. you couldnt even be fucked to plug in a keyboard to play 4 fucking notes from time to time?

"Look, you MADE the fucking track, you HAVE the stems (at least you BETTER have them fucking stems) DO SOMETHING. ANYTHING. You're a fucking act. You're beyond a CD player. At least YOU FUCKING BETTER BE if im going to pay 100 bucks to watch you.

"So you can't play a keyboard? COOL! ME NEITHER! MIDI bro. It's been around since the 80s which is about 11 years before you were even fucking conceived. And it STILL works great.

 "Please, stop fucking up 'EDM' with your fucking bullshit lazy CD playing and get to fucking work like the many others who are… then, the people who do put forth the bits when they can, don't look as fucking stupid as you."

Deadmau5 concluded: "I think this hits the core of what Noel Gallagher was hinting at. Not EDM in general."

Source: www.nme.com

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Noel Gallagher: I Don't Want My Kids To Be Like Me

The ex-Oasis man says he'll let his kids have whatever they want – while his brother Liam turned up in an Irish pub to give his new songs an airing.

Noel Gallagher is never shy of an opinion when it comes to family politics.

But, after years of colourful rants on his pet subject sibling rivalry, I’m pleased to bring you part 2 in the Oasis legend’s life lessons: parenting.

As one of the most recognisable rock stars on the planet, you might think Britpop guitar hero Noel would agonise over ways to keep his brood grounded... Er, not so.

The straight-talking father of Anaïs, 15, Donovan, seven, and Sonny, four, said: “My kids have got a f***ing amazing childhood.

“Just because I didn’t have any f***ing money to speak of until I was 26, I’m not going to deny them private school, nice clothes, ­holidays, cars and all that s***. I would have to be a f***ing a***hole to toughen the kids up and all that.

“I want them to be smart intelligent guys. I don’t want them to be scruffy oiks from a council estate. I don’t want them to be like me. I want to be the only me in my house and I want them to be them.”

Noel, 48, grew up in a one-parent family in Manchester, so doesn’t he want to share his tough coming-of-age tales? And what about a plane ticket in economy class as a learning curve for the rich kids?

“What would I say, ‘You’ve got to f***ing sit in coach, it’ll be good for you’? Who wants to live in reality? That is clearly f***ing nonsense.

“I will never preach to them about the value of money and, ‘Well, when I was growing up, we never had all this s***’ – f***ing so what?

“Who wants to sound like a parent? When we were growing up, what was the first thing our parents said? ‘What about the war?’ Oh f***ing hell, I wasn’t born! I don’t give a f***.

“‘Things were tough in the war.’ I don’t give a f*** about the war. I don’t give a f*** about Winston Churchill or Adolf Hitler or any of those idiots – they ruined the world.

“Don’t saddle me with that sh**. I just wanted to talk about The Beatles.”

Wish you were my f***ing dad, Noel – and the swear jar would be as full as my wallet.

Meanwhile, Noel's brother Liam aired his new songs in a humble Irish pub.

Liam joined local musos in a bar to play his fresh material on an acoustic guitar, singing in one ditty: “Yes I know, I’ve been wrong, Didn’t do what I was told, Yes I know I’ve been wrong...”

With a reputation like Liam’s, it’s difficult to tell who he’s apologising to but girlfriend Debbie Gwyther may be all ears.

One punter said: “That man is full of regrets. You can see it all over his face and in his music.”

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher Uninspired By Manchester City's Capture Of Fabian Delph

Manchester City’s decision to sign England midfielder Fabian Delph has been described as 'odd' by lifelong Citizens fan Noel Gallagher.

Delph performed a miraculous U-turn by joining last season’s Premier League runners-up in an £8m deal from Aston Villa earlier this month, and was heavily criticised for the manner of his exit from the Midlands club

The 25-year-old, along with Raheem Sterling and Patrick Roberts, have added to City’s dwindling home-grown quota, but Gallagher isn’t convinced the midfielder will feature regularly.

“Out of the two signings [Delph and Sterling], that one [Delph] was the oddest one,” Gallagher told the Sports Bar.

“I’m not sure how that’s going to work out. He’s got to get in front of Yaya [Toure], [David] Silva, [Samir] Nasri, Sterling and Fernandinho. There’s about six other experienced players in front of him.”

But, while the capture of Delph hasn’t particularly enthused Gallagher, the rock star believes the ex-Villa captain is a like-for-like replacement for James Milner, who joined Liverpool after his contract expired at the Etihad, and will grow into his role.

He has also been comforted by the nature of City’s recruits this summer, with younger players seemingly prioritised to compensate for what was an ageing squad last season.

On Delph’s arrival, Gallagher added: “He will replace Milner. He’s a good player and he might have a season of being on the fringes and then he might become a regular starter.

“But what I do like about the players City have signed and been linked with is they are all in their 20s, so clearly they are building for the next six years.”

Source: talksport.com

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Noel Gallagher On Arsenal Midfielder Jack Wilshere

Noel Gallagher has slammed Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere’s off-field activities, claiming he will never be able to emulate the levels reached by current world-class midfielders if he carries on misbehaving.

Wilshere has been caught smoking twice during his career - the latest incident occurring in February whilst out injured – and has been criticised by Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.

The England star has long been tipped as the most natural successor to Paul Gascoigne, but Gallagher insists the 23-year-old’s indiscretions will damage his development.

“You think of the great midfielders in the game now, like [David] Silva andthe  Barcelona players – they’re athletes. They don’t smoke and drink,” Gallagher told the Sports Bar.

“This lad has been caught twice. That’s what sets him apart and what links him to Gazza.

“That catches up with you in the end. If you are smoking and drinking you are not an athlete.”
Wilshere bounced back from an injury-plagued season with Arsenal to score two stunning goals for England against Slovenia, and Gallagher has urged him to address his attitude to help fulfil his potential.

“The great players in the league dedicate themselves to be the best, and smoking and drinking isn’t going to cut it,” he added.

Source: talksport.com

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Noel Gallagher: England Have Been Cast Into The Wilderness

Noel Gallagher has delivered a damning assessment of the current state of the England national side, claiming they are ‘cast as far away into the wilderness as they’ve ever been.’

England endured a disastrous 2014 World Cup campaign, miserably failing to pick up a single victory as Roy Hodgson’s men fell at the group stages.

They have since recovered well to top their Euro 2016 qualifying group with a 100 per cent record to date, but Gallagher isn’t convinced any improvements have been made since the debacle in Brazil.
“England are as far away cast into the wilderness as they’ve ever been. I don’t see anything moving forward,” the rock star told the Sports Bar.

“I don’t think 11 English lads will ever be better than 11 German lads, it’s been proven. They go from these young lads who are surrounded by world superstars, who make them look twice the players they actually are, to the national team.”

Hodgson has gone some way to answering his critics following the woes of last summer, but uncertainty regarding his long-term future still remains.

Many believe that, because he is now 67, the FA will look for a successor after the European Championship finals in France, and Gallagher can see a foreign manager, like previous appointments Sven Goran-Eriksson and Fabio Capello, being considered again.

He added: “I don’t think he [Hodgson] will get one [deal]. There’s another crossroads coming.

Source: talksport.com

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Noel Gallagher Labeled A “Bitter Ol Timer Rocker” By Avicii

Noel Gallagher fires out withering quotes more often than you hear a busker covering ‘Wonderwall’, which basically means he does it almost every time he opens his mouth.

Now one of his recent targets, Swedish DJ and producer Avicii, has hit back after Gallagher dismissed EDM as “a dude in a hat and a pair of fake DJ decks pressing play on a CD player” by posting a South Park clip on Instagram and calling him a “silly sausage”. Shots fired!

Gallagher had shared the top of the bill with Avicii, David Guetta, Kasabian and The Prodigy at Scotland’s T In the Park festival earlier this month and told the XFM that it was “disturbing” that the lineup was headlined by DJs and older rock acts. “It’s quite telling … that still at festivals the biggest draw are bands who have been around for ten years” he explained. “Radiohead, Coldplay, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers. It’s all bands that have been going fifteen years. So once that generation of nineties bands eventually decides they’ve made enough money and will retire, then what are we left with? … [It’s] quite a bleak future.”

But Avicii disagrees. “There are still good bands, still making great music that changes peoples lives,” Avicii wrote in his Instagram response. “What is really sad is hearing a old time musician like yourself confessing so bluntly and openly to not having an open mind to new music by dissing shit u havnt even heard , I really didnt think someone whose whole image is being witty would turn all stereotype ‘bitter ol timer rocker’ like that lol.” The producer goes on to dare Gallagher to still say the same thing after listening to his new album Stories, which includes collaborations with with Jon Bon Jovi, Billie Joe Armstrong, Chris Martin, Wyclef Jean, Serj Tankian and Matisyahu.

Gallagher released his second solo album Chasing Yesterday in February and recently confirmed that he’ll return to Australia for a tour in 2016.

Source: www.fasterlouder.com.au

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Noel Gallagher Doesn’t Like ‘Childish’ Aussies

Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has hit out at the attitude of Australians in the midst of a thrilling Ashes cricket series.

Michael Clarke’s side were in deep trouble at stumps on day one of the third Test against England at Edgbaston after being bowled out for just 136.

In response, England were 3-133 at the end of the day’s play and eyeing off a significant first-innings lead.

In a wide-ranging interview with radio station Talksport in England, Gallagher took the chance to aim fire at Australians.

“I don’t watch a lot of cricket … but I watch the Ashes,” Gallagher said.

“The Australians are so childish. Have you ever been to Australia? Fascinating place … it’s full of Australians.

“I was watching local TV news once and I thought I was watching ‘Monty Python’ … They were showing a Wellington [boot] throwing competition.”

Gallagher, of course, is no stranger to criticising Aussies, famously ranting about the Socceroos in 2006 and admitting he wanted to slap Tim Cahill.

“Stick to the Aussie rules and the tennis and the cricket and the rugby – you are good at that,” Gallagher told AAP.

“Football is the game of the intelligentsia and you are s**t at it. You will never win anything so give it up.

“What do they call them, the Socceroos? Do me a f**king favour, you could come up with a better nickname than that.

“I don’t know, there is something about him [Cahill]. I would love to kick him right in the bo**ocks.
“He has just got one of those faces. Don’t you find his face really slappable? I can assure you, lots of people in England do.”

Source: thenewdaily.com.au

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Listen To Psychemagik’s Remix Of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds ‘The Right Stuff’

The premiere of Psychemagik’s remix of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds ‘The Right Stuff’ featured on the EP Where The City Meets The Sky: Chasing Yesterday: The Remixes, is being streamed exclusively here.

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Pre-Order: Noel Gallagher's 'Where The City Meets The Sky: Chasing Yesterday: The Remixes'

Brand new and available to pre-order now is Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 'Where The City Meets The Sky: Chasing Yesterday: The Remixes’. Featuring all the official remixes from the number one album 'Chasing Yesterday'!

The EP will be released on 25th September as a double heavyweight vinyl in limited edition coloured (pink/blue) and standard black versions, only available via Noel's Store here.
It will also be made available digitally.

The premiere of Psychemagik’s remix of ‘The Right Stuff’ featured on the EP, is being streamed exclusively over on THUMP HERE

Tracklisting:

A1. Ballad Of The Mighty I (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)
A2. Ballad Of The Mighty I (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation Instrumental)
A3. In The Heat Of The Moment (Andrew Weatherall Remix)

B1. Riverman (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)
B2. Riverman (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation Instrumental)
B3. The Right Stuff (Psychemagik Remix)

C1. The Right Stuff (3D version 1)
C2. The Right Stuff (3D version 2)

D1. The Girl With The X-Ray Eyes (David Holmes Rework)
D2. The Girl With The X-Ray Eyes (David Holmes Rework Instrumental)
D3. In The Heat Of The Moment (Toydrum Remix)

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Video: Liam Gallagher Performs In a Irish Pub

Liam Gallagher performed an unknown song during an impromptu set last Sunday (July 26) at a pub in Charlestown, Co Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland.

The former Oasis frontman surprised punters at JJ Finan's pub on Sunday afternoon by joining local musicians in the bar where he played a few songs on his guitar. Footage of the gig has subsequently emerged online.

Gallagher performed what appeared to be a new song, which included the lyrics "Yes I know, I've been wrong/ Didn't do what I was told/ Yes I know I've been wrong/ Didn't do what I was told/ I ain't looking for no 9-5/ Sick of wasting all my precious time/ Cos it's alright /Cos it's alright now".

The song – which can be watched below - also appears to include a reference to brother Noel Gallagher’s latest solo album, 'Chasing Yesterday', with the lyric, "When I wake up and I hear you say/ There's no love worth chasing yesterday".

Reports earlier this year had suggested that Liam is working on his debut solo album, but these were subsequently dismissed by a spokesperson for the singer.

Watch footage of the performance below.



Source: www.nme.com

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On This Day In Oasis History...

The videos below are from July 27th 2001, when Oasis played at the Fuji Rock Festival at the Sky Naeba Resort in Japan.

Gallery: Liam Gallagher In Ireland

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Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds At Niigata

Below is the setlist from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata, Japan.

Everybody's On The Run
Lock All The Doors
In The Heat of the Moment
Fadeaway
Riverman
The Death Of You And Me
You Know We Can't Go Back
Champagne Supernova
Dream On
Talk Tonight
Whatever
The Mexican
If I Had A Gun
Digsy's Dinner
Half The World Away
The Masterplan
AKA... What A Life!
Don't Look Back In Anger

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Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds At Ansan

Below is the setlist from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the Ansan Valley Rock Festival in Ansan, South Korea.

Everybody's On The Run
Lock All The Doors
In The Heat of the Moment
Fadeaway
Riverman
The Death Of You And Me
You Know We Can't Go Back
Champagne Supernova
Dream On
Talk Tonight
Whatever
The Mexican
If I Had A Gun
Digsy's Dinner
Half The World Away
The Masterplan
AKA... What A Life!
Don't Look Back In Anger

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In Niigata

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the Fuji Rock Festival in the Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata, Japan later today (July 26th).

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Below are a few videos from July 24th 2009, when Oasis played the Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata, Japan.



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