Follow Live Updates From The Start Of Noel Gallagher's World Tour

Have you ever wanted to see what happens backstage at a NGHFB's tour?

To celebrate the start of the world tour in Belfast on Tuesday, we'll be bringing you backstage videos, pictures and concert footage throughout the afternoon and evening, exclusively on Twitter.

Catch the action by following Noel (@Noelgallagher) and by watching the hashtag ‪#‎NGHFBTOUR‬ from 3pm, Tuesday 3rd March.

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Noel Gallagher On His New Album, Oasis, Singer-Songwriters, Box Sets And More

Click here to read an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about his new album, Oasis, singer-songwriters, box sets and record producers.

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Noel Gallagher Is On 'The Saturday Night Show' Tonight

Noel Gallagher will be interviewed and play two tracks on Irish TV show 'The Saturday Night Show' on RTE on later today.

The show is broadcast at 21:35 on RTE.

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Noel Gallagher On Oasis, Liam, Blur, Mick Jagger, Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian And More

Noel Gallagher is putting his past behind him, releasing a new solo album, ruling out a reunion with his brother Liam and even being nice about one-time arch-rivals Blur.

Oasis split five years ago after nearly two decades of fractious sibling rivalry between guitarist Noel and his younger brother Liam, the band’s frontman.

“I haven’t seen him for about five months but we text quite a lot. It’s usually him insulting me,” laughs Gallagher, during an interview with AFP in London.

Liam’s post-Oasis band Beady Eye recently broke up as well but he is quick to dismiss any suggestion of a reunion with his 42-year-old brother. “The answer is no,” he says.

His new album “Chasing Yesterday”, his second since the band split, is released on March 2 and features his signature combination of layered guitars and elliptical lyrics.

The star is full of enthusiasm for the life of a solo artist, perhaps recalling the arguments and dramas which accompanied Oasis’s global success, selling 60 million albums and scoring hits like “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back In Anger”.

“It’s more rewarding, it’s more fulfilling. I like being in charge of everything,” he says. “I just write songs and I collect the songs together and I make an album out of them.”

Best singers are ‘wild animals’ 

Gallagher is now a 47-year-old family man with three children who is more likely to be found watching his beloved Manchester City than indulging a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.

His legendary bile towards musicians whose work he does not rate has not diminished with age.

“Beyonce, not for me. My wife loves her but she’s got no taste. Katy Perry? Even my daughter hates her and she’s 15. Sam Smith? Not for me,” he says.

“Traditional rock stars are like wild animals Mick Jagger or my brother,” he adds.

“They don’t give a fuck. Modern rock stars, Alex Turner (of Arctic Monkeys) or Serge from Kasabian, they do give a fuck, they care about their hair style, they care about what they think.”

He is more forgiving towards Oasis’s old Britpop rivals Blur, who this month announced their first new album in 12 years, “The Magic Whip”.

“I think it will probably be very good if it in any way represents what Damon (Albarn, Blur’s frontman) has been doing recently,” Gallagher says.

“Old groups are great but what really lets old groups down, they don’t fucking write good songs any more.”

He does not even rule out working with Albarn in future.

“I would like to. We’re both gonna be busy boys for the next couple of years. But you never know,” he says.

Source: AFP

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Alternative Video: Noel Gallagher On The Graham Norton Show

Below is an number of alternative videos of Noel Gallagher on The Graham Norton Show, that was broadcast yesterday.

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Noel Gallagher Talks About Scotland, Oasis, Beady Eye And More

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on February 28, 2000. In 1999, the year preceding the final release of this album, Oasis had lost two founding members (Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan) and hired a new producer (Mark "Spike" Stent). As a result of these changes, the album's tone was more experimental, with electronica and psychedelic influences. The darker feeling and psychedelic tone of this album is a departure from earlier Britpop-influenced Oasis records.

Songs such as the Indian-influenced "Who Feels Love?", the progressive "Gas Panic!" and the electronica "Go Let It Out" depart from Oasis' old Britpop style. The album was the sixth fastest selling album in UK chart history, selling over 310,000 copies in its first week. Despite becoming their fourth number one album in the UK, it is one of the band's lowest-selling albums, selling only 3 million copies worldwide.

Trivia

The album's title was taken from the words of Sir Isaac Newton: "If I can see further than anyone else, it is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants". Noel Gallagher saw the quote on the side of a £2 coin whilst in a pub and liked it so much he thought it would be a suitable name for Oasis' new album. He then wrote the name on the side of a cigarette packet whilst drunk. When he awoke in the morning, he realised he had written "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants — A Bum Title".

Due to the departure of Bonehead and Guigsy from the band whilst the album was in production, their parts had to be re-recorded, for legal reasons. Thus, the album only features the Gallagher brothers and Alan White. The sleeve of the album also features them.

The first track, "Fuckin' in the Bushes", is featured on the soundtrack for the film Snatch, and is regularly used in introductions for high-tempo events, due to its quick tempo and loud volume.




















In the April 2006 issue of Q magazine, the album was the only Oasis record to feature in a countdown of the "50 worst albums of all time". It was placed at number 46 and described as "the low point of their fallow years", despite the fact that the album had been favourably reviewed in the magazine at its time of release and featured in the magazine's "50 Best Albums of 2000" list. In response to the Q feature, Noel has said, "Even though it wasn't our finest hour, it's a good album born through tough times. I worked harder on that album than anything before and anything since."

A notable B-Side was Lets All Make Believe. This song was on the Go Let It Out single and is said to be one of the bands finest songs. Q Magazine declared it the greatest ever "lost" track in the February 2007 issue and said that if it was on the album it would have carried "an extra star" on the review. Q gave this album 4 Stars back in 2000, meaning an extra star would be 5 stars. So with Lets All Make Believe on the album, according to Q magazine's logic, SOTSOG would have been a 5 star classic.









Track listing

01: "Fuckin' In The Bushes"
02: "Go Let It Out"
03: "Who Feels Love?"
04: "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is"
05: "Little James"
06: "Gas Panic!"
07: "Where Did It All Go Wrong?"
08: "Sunday Morning Call"
09: "I Can See A Liar"
10: "Roll It Over"

Demos

A bootleg of demo sessions recorded for this album was leaked onto the internet in January 2000. Most of these songs were recorded by Noel Gallagher with the help of a couple of friends in his home studio at Supernova Heights and at Oasis' own Wheeler End Studios complex. All of the songs, apart from "Little James", were sung by Noel.

The tracklisting of the demo bootleg is:

"Carry Us All"
"Who Feels Love?"
"Fuckin' in the Bushes"
"Little James"
"Gas Panic!
"Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is"
"Sunday Morning Call"
"I Can See a Liar"
"Go Let It Out"
"Roll It Over"
"Revolution Song"
"Where Did It All Go Wrong?"
"(As Long As They've Got) Cigarettes in Hell"
"Just Getting Older"
"Let There Be Love"

At the time of the leak, four songs ("Carry Us All", "Revolution Song", "Just Getting Older" and "Let There Be Love") were not scheduled for release on either the album or as B-sides on the new single "Go Let It Out". These songs were also completely undocumented, apart from "Revolution Song", which had been mentioned by author Paolo Hewitt in his 1999 book Forever the People — Six Months on the Road with Oasis. As such, these four songs had made-up titles based on commonly-repeated phrases mentioned in the songs. Whilst "Carry Us All" and "Just Getting Older" were correctly guessed, the other two tracks were given titles which, in time, would prove to be incorrect. "Revolution Song" was given the title "Solve My Mystery" and "Let There Be Love" was given the title "It's a Crime". "Let There Be Love" was released on Don't Believe the Truth. Because Noel mentioned in a February 23, 2000 interview with Melody Maker magazine that "Revolution Song" had been demoed — but not released because Blur had recently released a similar sounding song — it can be assumed that these titles are correct.

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Watch Noel Gallagher On The Graham Norton Show

Fans in the UK can watch here Noel Gallagher on The Graham Norton Show here on the BBC iPlayer, those outside the UK I will look for another alternative ASAP and make a separate post as and when I find it.

The award-winning host continues his anarchic talk show. Guests include sporting icon David Beckham, Hollywood star Will Smith, Australian actress Margot Robbie, starring in Focus, and Wolverine star Hugh Jackman, appearing in Chappie. Plus music from Noel Gallagher performing Ballad of the Mighty I.

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David Beckham Agrees To Appear In One Of Noel Gallagher's Future Videos

Noel Gallagher has recruited David Beckham to appear in his next music video.

During an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Noel revealed he hates doing music videos, and then asked fellow interviewee Beckham to take a starring role in one of his future music videos.

Beckham responded, "Of course I will."

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Noel Gallagher On Guitar Solos, U2, Be Here Now, His Tour And More

Click here to read an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about guitar solos, U2, Be Here Now, his tour and more.

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Noel Gallagher Says Brother Liam Was Too Young For Fame

Noel Gallagher has said his brother Liam went "berserk" at the height of Oasis' fame because he was too young to handle it.

Speaking about Liam in an interview in The Times newspaper, Noel said: "At the age of 19 he left my mum's house, got on the train to London and moved in with Patsy Kensit. I still feel ... the word's not sorry for him, but with all the madness that went on in the 90s I could deal with it because I knew what it was like to be normal, and I was driving everything in an artistic way. People were asking Liam about songwriting in interviews and he didn't have a clue. I think that's why he went berserk."

He added "He's (Liam's) just one of those guys, and we all know them: the kind who couldn't care less if things are working or not because they're off sh***ing some bird. When I was growing up there was always some 50-year-old mod guy who swaggered up in the park and said, 'All right, knobheads?' That could have been Liam. He's not a grafter. He walks on air. He needs people like me, worrying about the amps sound and so on."

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No Takers For Oasis Demo Tape Or Band's NME Award Thrown Away By Noel Gallagher

But blackboard from cover of classic B-sides album The Masterplan fetches £1,400

The first demo tape ever recorded by Oasis has failed to sell at auction.

The cassette recording went under the hammer in Cheshire this week alongside an NME award which Noel Gallagher famously threw away.

But punters did not match the £1,000 reserve price for the historic tape, or the £5,000 tag for the award.

There was far more interest in another piece of the band’s history, however. The original blackboard that features in the classroom cover of the classic B-sides album The Masterplan was sold for £1,400 - far more than the £800 reserve.

The auctioneers say that since the sale on Wednesday, there’s been fresh interest in the demo tape and award from new potential buyers.

The collection of Oasis memorabilia went under the hammer at Omega Auctions in Warrington on Wednesday.

The sale featured the band’s first ever demo cassette recorded in late 1991 and Jan 1992 with Noel’s handwriting on the labels.

It was given to Terry Christian by Noel in 1992 while he was having dinner in Don Giovanni’s in Manchester.

The cassette features early studio demos on one side and an early gig on the B-side from The Boardwalk.

Noel Gallagher famously threw away the NME award in 1995/96 in response to the magazine’s editor failing to acknowledge the death of Rob Collins, keyboard player with The Charlatans.

Karen Fairweather, auctioneer at Omega Auctions, said that neither item reached its reserve price, but the Masterplan blackboard sold for £1,400.

The biggest seller of the day was a piano played by White Stripes frontman Jack White, which was picked up for £5,000.

A collection of framed 1960s promo photographs featuring The Kinks and other icons sold for £700.

For more information on the remaining lots, see www.omegaauctions.co.uk.

Source: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher On His New Album, Liam, Kanye West, Beady Eye And More

Click here to read an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about his new album, Liam, Kanye West, Beady Eye and more.

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Noel Gallagher On His New Album, Bono And Modern Pop Music

Click here to read an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about his new album, getting drunk with Bono and modern pop music.

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Listen To The Toydrum Remix Of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'In The Heat Of The Moment'

Click here to listen to Former U.N.K.L.E. remix of  'The Heat Of The Moment' from the new Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album 'Chasing Yesterday'.

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Gallery: Noel Gallagher And Tom Cruise Enjoy Dinner Together In London

He famously slammed Katie Holmes for being rude, but Noel Gallagher has nothing but love for her ex-husband Tom Cruise.

The High Flying Birds frontman was seen in London with the action star enjoying dinner on Thursday night together.

The odd couple dined at Le Petit Maison before Noel headed off to join his wife Sarah MacDonald at Mert & Marcus' House of Love party for Madonna.

Writing on his blog in 2011, Gallagher detailed the awkward incident between him and Katie.

'We literally bumped into that top Scientologist Katie Holmes on the way into the studio. We came out of the lift and BANG, there she was,' Noel wrote.

'Now at this point my mate, and friend of the stars, Scully was doing a bit of filming for my website and managed to capture the moment.

'[Holmes] looked a bit miffed at the various North-West accents and some vigorous handshaking.'

He added: 'There was no need to send one of her people over to demand the video be deleted!!!! Unf***in'-believable.'

He finished: 'For the record, I F*****’ LOVE Tom Cruise(sic)'.

Tom is currently in London filming Mission Impossible 5 and was seen on Wednesday night on set.

In the film Tom is reprising his role as super-spy Ethan Hunt, whom he has portrayed for almost two decades.

Shooting on Mission: Impossible 5 resumed last week after a week-long hiatus. Entertainment Weekly reports that production was put on hold so that the ending could be rewritten.

The plot for the film, which is currently scheduled for a July 31 release in the US and the UK, remains shrouded in mystery.

Before Christmas Tom was seen shooting scenes in and around London’s Piccadilly Circus tube station and he has also been spotted filming in Austria, Monaco and Morocco.

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Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

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Video: Noel Gallagher On 'The Mexican, 'You Know We Can Not Go Back' And 'Ballad Of The Mighty I'

Click here for various videos of Noel Gallagher who talks about 'The Mexican', 'You Know We Can Not Go Back' And 'Ballad Of The Mighty I'... and other tracks from his album.

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Noel Gallagher On Morrissey, Johnny Marr, His Kids And More

Click here to read part three of an interview with Noel Gallagher for entertainment.ie, he talks about Morrissey and Johnny Marr, his kids following in his footsteps and more.

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Video: Noel Gallagher On 'While The Song Remains The Same' And 'The Right Stuff' And More

Click here for a video of Noel Gallagher who talks about 'While The Song Remains The Same', 'The Right Stuff', 'The Dying Of The Light' and other tracks from his album.

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Noel Gallagher Has Had No Serious Offers For Oasis Reunion

Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher says he has never had “one serious offer” to get his old band back together.

The musician, who walked out of Oasis in 2009 after regular rows with his lead singer brother Liam, was responsible for most of the band’s hits including Live Forever and Wonderwall.

He told The Times: “Given all the rumours, I haven’t had one serious offer for a reunion gig.”

Last year, Liam sparked stories the band were getting back together with a series of cryptic tweets that led one bookmaker to suspend betting on the band playing the Somerset festival.

But Noel said: “Michael Eavis has never called up and asked if Oasis will play Glastonbury.”

He refused to totally rule out any prospect of a reunion, saying: “It’s always like this. At the end of the interview some guy will say, ‘I’ve got to ask...’ And I reply: ‘If, if it was happening, do you really think I’d let the world know by telling you?’”

Source: www.scotsman.com

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