Liam Gallagher Never Wanted To Give Beady Eye's Music Away For Free

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Liam Gallagher was unhappy that his group Beady Eye gave their debut track, 'Bring The Light', away as a free download.

The singer - who is joined in his new group by former Oasis bandmates Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock - insists it wasn't his idea to showcase their first track 'Bring The Light' as an unpaid for download on the band's official website.

He said: "It got everybody off the sofa and humping around like a bunch of f***ing monkeys. And that's what we're after.

"It wasn't my idea to give it away for f***ing nothing though. I'll tell you right now, I wasn't having that."

The rocker also revealed he was responsible for naming the new group, but insists they would have been successful regardless of their moniker.

He added: "That was my idea. We'd come up with loads of names but that was the one that rang true for me.

"But it's not about the name anyway is it? It's about how good your music is. You could be called Veiny Love Stick, but if your music's s**t then it's s**t. At the end of the day, a name's a name. It's what you put into it that matters."

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Beady Eye Feature In Gigwise's Top 50 Songs Of 2010

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36 - Beady Eye, 'Bring The Light':

Beady Eye's 'Bring The Light' has to be one of the most anticipated singles of the year and after the wait, Liam Gallagher certainly does not disappoint. With 60s inspired guitar riffs and hard hitting vocals, 2011 is set to be a good

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On This Day In Oasis History...

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"Whatever" is a single by British rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was released 19 December 1994 as a stand-alone single bridging the gap between Oasis' debut album, Definitely Maybe, and their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. "Whatever" entered the UK Singles Chart at #3, their first single to enter the top 5, something every single released since, up to 2005's Let There Be Love, has also accomplished. The strings were played by the London Session Orchestra, arranged by Nick Ingham and Noel Gallagher.

The song joins the infectious pop-rock melodies of Definitely Maybe with the more sophisticated lyrics of (What's the Story) Morning Glory, preaching universal tolerance and the acceptance of all ideas and beliefs in a typically straightforward, Mancunian way. The first lines ("I'm free to be whatever I/Whatever I choose/And I'll sing the blues if I want") may have been Noel's reaction to his father's insistence that he join the building trade.

"Whatever" was released as a contender for the coveted position of Christmas #1, 1994
It is a testament to Noel Gallagher's all-conquering self confidence that he should predict "Whatever"'s success before he was even given a record contract, saying "In the beginning, there was a masterplan, to the extent that I knew that 'Whatever,' one of the first songs I ever wrote, would be a Christmas Top Five hit, but I think anyone who heard the song could have told you that."



When Oasis performed the song for Top of the Pops, they mimed and one of the cello players from the symphony was replaced by Bonehead, who clearly had no idea how his instrument is supposed to be played. Towards the end of the song, he gave up the pretense and started using the bow to conduct. A woman plays his rhythm guitar. The song was introduced by Damon Albarn of Blur who would later famously feud with Oasis. As Albarn introduced the song, the Gallagher brothers made hand gestures behind him, which only served to heighten the feud between the bands.

"Whatever" has been performed live by Oasis many times, sometimes with the ambitious symphony which accompanies the single version, sometimes without. They often end live versions of the song with lyrics adapted from the Beatles song "Octopus's Garden." They have also been known to add the lines "All the young blues....carry the news...", in reference to the Mott the Hoople song "All The Young Dudes". The "blues" are the fans of the Gallaghers' beloved Manchester City F.C.. At their famous performances at Knebworth in August 1996, the song was accompanied throughout by harmonica player Mark Feltham and is generally regarded by fans as one of the highlights of their set.



The B-Sides of "Whatever" were quite famous as well. One of them, "Slide Away" was already featured on their debut album, Definitely Maybe. The other two - "(It's Good) To Be Free" and "Half the World Away" - were later featured on The Masterplan, a collection of Oasis's best b-sides. "Slide Away" and "Half the World Away" would also be featured on Oasis' 2006 "best of" album Stop the Clocks, although "Whatever" itself was not included.

'Whatever' spent a total of 50 weeks in the UK Singles chart, more than any Oasis single to date.

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Preview Of The Beady Eye Video For 'Four Letter Word'

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Beady Eye are set to premiere the video for new song 'Four Letter Word' exclusively on NME.COM on Boxing Day (December 26).

Watch the video HERE on the right for a preview clip of the song, which is taken from Beady Eye's forthcoming album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding'.

The full video will go online on NME.COM at 10am (GMT) on Boxing Day.

Although Beady Eye have recorded a video for 'Four Letter Word', it is not scheduled to be released as a single.

Speaking in the Christmas issue of NME, which is on sale across the UK and available to order online now, Gallagher said he believes 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' is as good as Oasis' debut album 'Definitely Maybe'.

The album is out on February 28 next year.

(The NME were calling the video clip Four Letter Word in one article and The Roller in another.)

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Limited Edition Pretty Green Corgi Taxi & Tee Shirt

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To celebrate the opening of the first Pretty Green retail store on London's Carnaby Street, a traditional taxi was adorned in the iconic custom paisley design.

This taxi has been faithfully reproduced as a 1:36th scale Corgi model. This limited edition run of just 1,000 individually numbered pieces comes in a specially designed Corgi collectors box.

To accompany the model, illustrator David Tazzyman was commissioned to design an accompanying t-shirt. This has been printed in 12 colours on a Black Label, 100% Egyptian Cotton Tee.

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Liam Gallagher 'The Time Is Right For Beady Eye'

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Liam Gallagher has said that the time is right for his new band Beady Eye, as the world is crying out for a great rock 'n' roll band.

Beady Eye were formed in 2009 from the remnants of Oasis, following the exit of key songwriter Noel Gallagher. Beady Eye retained Oasis members Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and live drummer Chris Sharrock.

Liam told the NME in a recent interview that "The world is crying out for a great rock 'n' roll band. It has been for ages, man. That's why the time is right for Beady Eye. The time is right now. Even in the last ten years there's been nothing, You know what I mean? And it's not just that, there hasn't been one fucking good band. I'm sick of that attitude. There should be loads of fucking good bands out there, looking smart, making great music, fucking doing it. It's not about one band, there should be a load of them, but were are they?"

During the same interview Liam was asked had he heard of up and coming band Brother who say that they are the future of music.

Liam replied "Are you having a laugh, them little wankers? Yeah I have heard of them. What is it they call themselves, 'gritpop'? They're just little fucking posh lads with tattoos with man!"

Band member Andy Bell pointed out to Liam that "There's nothing wrong in being posh." Liam replied "Alright fair point, but there is if you've got fucking tattoos and you're trying to make a bit of a thug out of yourself. Nah, I'm not having them. I'm not having any new bands at the moment, to be fucking honest with you.

Beady Eye announced yesterday that they will be playing 2011's Isle Of Wight Festival, that takes place over the weekend of June 10th-12th 2011.

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Win A Black Fur Trim Hooded Parka From Pretty Green

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Here is your chance to win the very sought after 'Black Fur Trim Hooded Parka' from Liam Gallagher's 'Pretty Green' collection.

Have a closer look at the jacket here.

Another style inspired by military outerwear, this time the arctic parka, and for the first time at Pretty Green, with a fur trim around the hood.

To win the above prize answer this simple question.

What are the two colours of the Chino's available from www.prettygreen.com

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The competition ends at Midnight GMT on the 4th January 2011.
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First Beady Eye Single The Roller?

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UPDATE: THE ROLLER WILL BE VIDEO SHOWN ON CHANNEL 4.

When: Monday 10th Jan/Tues 11th at 12:10am.

Exclusive first showing of 'The Roller' the debut video Beady Eye, the song is taken from their forthcoming album Different Gear, Still Speeding.

Not sure if this means this is the new single or not. But seeing as this one is on Channel 4, unlike Bring The Light, we shall presume it is.
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