Noel Gallagher: "Who Wants To Sing About The News?"

Noel Gallagher criticized Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme in a press conference in Italy yesterday.

“I think that it’s very easy for guys with guitars to pick up those guitars these days and just sing about what’s on the news. I don’t know what the point of all of that is. I think to write songs in this day and age that are full of joy and hope, is almost revolutionary.

I think that guitar music has become more about fucking shouting, like Dave Grohl, what’s he on about? Green Day, and the guy from Queens of the Stone Age, what are they shouting about? They’re shouting about the fucking news. Who wants to sing about the news?

The news is boring. Donald Trump is fucking boring. Politics is boring. The little fat guy from North Korea, he looks funny, but he’s fucking boring. So why would you want to write music about that [stuff]? I think to write songs about joy and hope is fucking revolutionary. There, I just said it, revolutionary.”

Liam Gallagher Wanted Oasis And Queens Of The Stone Age To Play Together

Queens Of The Stone Age members Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwen were recently interviewed by NME, and they discussed former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher.

Troy said, “He said the funniest thing to me once. He said, ‘Our bands should play together.’ He said, ‘The best band in the world, and the second best band in the world.’ And I laughed my fucking ass off.”

Homme added, “I love hearing him and his brother fling lines like frisbees into the world.”

Source: www.nme.com

Liam Gallagher To Play CalJam In October

This daylong marathon of eating, drinking and rocking features Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Cage The Elephant, Liam Gallagher, The Kills, Royal Blood, Japandroids, Wolf Alice, Bob Mould, The Struts, Bully, Circa Waves, Babes in Toyland, Adia Victoria, Fireball Ministry, The Obsessed, Pinky Pinky, Starcrawler, White Reaper.

Details and information on tickets can be found here.

Noel Gallagher On The Numerous Influences On His New Album

Noel Gallagher has said a song on his new album is a mix of "T Rex, The Rolling Stones and Queens Of The Stone Age" while stating the another is one of his favourite things he has ever written.

Gallagher's High Flying Birds release new album 'Chasing Yesterday' on March 2. It features the single 'In The Heat Of The Moment' as well as Johnny Marr collaboration 'Ballad Of The Mighty I'.

Speaking to NME in the cover feature of this week's issue, which is on newsstands now and available digitally Gallagher describes the saxophone player used on album opener 'The Riverman' as being "summoned from a smoky room in 1963," adding that the song is, "fucking amazing. It's my favourite track on the album, and one of my favourites I've ever done."

Meanwhile, 'The Right Stuff', also taken from from the record has numerous influences. Put to him by NME that the song's riff is reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age, Gallagher replies: "I thought The Rolling Stones, and Johnny Marr when he heard it said, 'That's fucking T Rex'. But if it's a cross between T Rex, The Rolling Stones and Queens Of The Stone Age, fucking hell, I'll take that any day."

Source: www.nme.com

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Beady Eye Debut At Number 1 On Official Record Store Chart

BE, the second album from Liam Gallagher’s post-Oasis outfit Beady Eye, has gone straight in at Number 1 on the Official Record Store Chart.

The Official Record Store Chart was launched in April of last year by the Official Charts Company and the organizers of Record Store Day UK to reflect sales of the UK’S coolest and most vibrant independent record shops.

The Dave Sitek (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On The Radio and Jane's Addiction) produced album also entered the UK’s Official Albums Chart at Number 2, yesterday (Sunday, June 16).

Scottish electronic duo Boards Of Canada are new in at Number 2 on the Official Record Store Chart with their fourth album, Tomorrow's Harvest, while heavy metal legends Black Sabbath enter at Number 3 with their 19th studio album, 13.

Last week’s chart toppers, Queens Of The Stone Age, fall three places to Number 4 with Like Clockwork, while Daft Punk complete this week’s Top 5 with Random Access Memories (Number 5).

Source: www.officialcharts.com

Beady Eye Launch New Album 'BE' At Rough Trade East Instore Gig

Beady Eye launched their second album 'BE' with an intimate record store show in London yesterday (June 10).

Liam Gallagher's band performed at the Rough Trade East store in front of around 150 lucky fans who had queued for wristbands, playing highlights from the Dave Sitek-produced record, as well as a cover of The Beatles' 'Cry Baby Cry'.

Dressed all in black and wearing sunglasses that covered most of his face, Gallagher cut an understated figure during the acoustic performance, bolstered occasionally by pre-recorded backing tracks from Sitek. As the band started the 45-minute set just after 7pm, he said simply: "This is tiny, innit?" At the end he thanked fans for buying the record: "Nice one for coming and if you bought the record… nice one.

Beady Eye played:

'Second Bite Of The Apple'
'Soul Love'
'Iz Rite'
'Soon Come Tomorrow'
'Start Anew'
'I'm Just Saying’
'Don't Brother Me'
'Cry Baby Cry'
'Ballroom Figured'
'Shine A Light'
'Flick Of The Finger'

It’s a big week for the east London record store, as tonight (June 11) sees Queens Of The Stone Age play an instore of their own, to promote their Number Two album '…Like Clockwork' ahead of their performance at Download this weekend.

Next up, Beady Eye will play Manchester Ritz on June 19 before heading to London for a show at Camden Centre on June 20. The short stint will come to a close in Glasgow at the ABC on June 22. The band have also lined up summer festival slots at V Festival, Benicassim and T In The Park.

Source: www.nme.com