Liam Gallagher Started Fashion Line To Make Perfect Boot

Liam Gallagher's inspiration to start his own clothing line has been revealed - he was annoyed when bosses of a leading shoe brand changed the design of their desert boots.

The former Oasis singer, now fronting new band Beady Eye, launched his Pretty Green label in 2009, specialising in retro-style trousers, hats, cagoules and t-shirts.

Now Beady Eye guitarist Andy Bell has revealed the reason Gallagher started the brand - his favourite Clarks boots changed in design.

Bell tells British DJ Gary Crowley, "I think he did really well with the desert boots. You know Clarks desert boots? There is no built-up section in the sole. They are just flat, which had been bothering Liam for a while - he couldn't work out why Clarks desert boots weren't the same any more, and it was sort of like an itch he had to scratch.

"I think the desert boots were the reason that Pretty Green started in the first place. So he finally got there, worked it out, and made his own. They are good."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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Steve Lamacq On Beady Eye Interview

It’s been a busy week. I can feel my eye-lids drooping.

Though not as strange as standing in a corner of Beady Eye’s rehearsal room in north London, while Gallagher and Co cranked out the opening songs of what will be the live set on their impending tour (unless they re-jig it, they’ll be starting with album-opener ‘Four Letter Word’, a chugging, live-for-the-moment call to arms).

In conversation – which was the reason we were there, to record an interview for 6Music – Liam is as happy and energised as I’ve ever seen him. He gets mildly sulky on only two occasions (once over whether the name of the group is any good and then again when the conversation drifts perilously close to his brother).

But then he’s back in an instant. His trains of thought are still legendary, his sense of pride in his work, both defiant and modest.

He talks like a man who has nothing to prove, but at the same time still wants/needs something to invest his graft and his love in.

Coincidentally, BE are in the same rehearsal complex where the KAISER CHIEFS did a few days the other week. I know this because a) Gallagher listed all the other recent residents “McFly, Feeder….UB40…they stank the place out” and b) because the following day I was chairing a session with the Kaisers at Abbey Road studios as part of BBC Introducing’s Masterclass day.

you can hear that BEADY EYE interview in full on 6Music on February 21

Source: Steve Lamacq's Blog goingdeafforaliving.com

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Andy Bell Interview

Pretty Green Presents Gary Crowley interviewing Andy Bell at the Pretty Green Club Night on the 26th November 2010 at The Garage, London.

Andy Bell, songwriter, singer, producer, DJ and currently guitarist in Beady Eye, speaks to Gary about his set list for the night, his own style icons and his favourite Pretty Green piece.

Source: www.prettygreen.com

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Beady Eye Tickets For Teenage Cancer Trust On Sale Later Today

Tickets go on sale at 9:00am today for Beady Eye's gig at this year's Teenage Cancer Trust on Friday 25th March at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Teenage Cancer Trust is a long established charity set up to help young people fight cancer. You can read more about the charity and make donations at their website HERE.

The band have been keen supporters of Teenage Cancer Trust through the years with Liam, Gem and Andy having performed at the event in 2002 with Oasis and both Liam and Gem making several appearances between them through the past decade of gigs.

Tickets for the week of gigs go on sale at 9:00am through the following ticketing agencies:

www.teenagecancertrust.org
www.gigsandtours.com (0871 230 7136)
www.ticketmaster.co.uk (0844 844 0444)
www.royalalberthall.com (0845 401 5030)
www.hmv.com and in selected HMV stores (London area only)

The full line up of gigs for the week are as below:

Monday 21 March – An Evening of Comedy with John Bishop and Kevin Bridges
Tuesday 22 March – Squeeze and The Feeling
Wednesday 23 March – Biffy Clyro
Thursday 24 March – Roger Daltrey CBE performs The Who’s Tommy
Friday 25 March – Beady Eye
Saturday 26 March – Editors
Sunday 27 March – Tinie Tempah

Beady Eye's gig comes at the end of their run of sold out gigs across the UK and Europe which kicks off with the band's first ever gig in Glasgow Barrowlands on 3rd March.

Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com

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Liam Gallagher On The Front Cover Of Hot Press Magazine

On sale now in the Republic Of Ireland.

As new project Beady Eye takes off, Stuart Clark conducts the band's first Irish interview. Liam & co talk about writing, recording and of course, life after Noel.

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Beady Eye Upcoming TV And Radio Apperances

An Interview with Beady Eye will be broadcast on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music show on Monday 21st Febuary, the show is broadcast between 4pm & 7PM (UK Time.)

Also on Wednesday 23rd Febuary 'Alexa Meets Beady Eye' is on MTV Rocks UK at 7pm (UK Time).

Thanks to Mr Monobrow

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Roger Daltrey's Delight At Beady Eye 'Triumph'

Rocker Roger Daltrey was delighted when Liam Gallagher's new band Beady Eye signed up to play at his annual charity gigs - branding the coup a personal "triumph".

The Who frontman stages a yearly series of shows in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, and this year (11) he's lined up a hotly-anticipated concert by the former Oasis singer's new group.

The gig next month (Mar11), at London's Royal Albert Hall, will be Beady Eye's biggest to date - and Daltrey is overjoyed he managed to secure the in-demand band.

He tells British talk show Loose Women, "On the Friday, of course we have got Liam Gallagher's new band, Beady Eye, which is a big triumph for me."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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Beady Eye Announce Two European Festivals!

Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will be performing at two festivals on mainland Europe this summer.They will play at Rock Werchter, Belgium on Thursday 30th June and Main Square Festival in Arras, France on Friday 1st July.Tickets are on sale now for both festivals through the following ticket agencies:

ROCK WERCHTER - THURSDAY 30TH JUNE:
www.rockwerchter.be
www.proximusgoformusic.be
In Belgium: 0900 2 60 60
In Holland: 0900 45 000 45
All other countries: +32 34 00 00 34
All tickets are inclusive of public transport within the Belgian borders from Thursday June 30th, till Monday July 4th 2011.

MAIN SQUARE FESTIVAL - FRIDAY 1ST JULY:
www.mainsquarefestival.fr
www.ticketnet.fr
In France : 0 892 390 100
In UK and All other countries: 00 33 892 390 100

Other acts set to perform at the festivals include Kings Of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, The National, Coldplay and Elbow at Rock Werchter and Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Elbow and PJ Harvey at Main Square Festival.

Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com

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