Listen Again To Noel Gallagher On BBC 6 Music Drivetime Christmas Party

For a third year in succession, Noel Gallagher joins Steve Lamacq with a sack full of records to soundtrack the BBC 6 Music Drivetime Christmas Party... and talk about his year in music.

Expect leftfield sounds and forgotten gems which Noel has dusted off from his collection. Previously we've been treated to alternative 60's cuts from The Velvet Underground and The Animals, alongside crackers from The Kitkats, Gino with Johnny The Greek and Kid Koala. So expect the same psychedelic sounds this time around.

Steve will chat to Noel about his world tour with The High Flying Birds, which ended in September after nearly two years on the road, taking in festivals and arenas on nearly every continent.

Plus we'll have Noel's thoughts on the biographical Oasis film Supersonic which came out earlier this year. And Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the annual Gallagher festive rant...

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Listen To Noel Gallagher's Christmas Party For BBC Radio 6

Noel Gallagher joins Steve with a sack full of tunes to DJ an imaginary Christmas Party... and there's not a sleigh bell in sight. Expect sounds from The Velvet Underground and The Animals, served up alongside some crackers listeners might not have heard before from The Kitkats, Gino with Johnny The Greek and Kid Koala.

Steve will chat to Noel about his latest projects as well as a look back at the past year. Expect to hear tales of Oasis, house parties and his reaction to his second solo album, Chasing Yesterday, going to number one. Plus Steve will be asking him about what he thought of the response to his appearance on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. And Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the annual Gallagher festive rant...

To listen to the show click here, skip to around 52 minutes into the show.

Noel Gallagher Wants To Be Neil Young When He Grows Up

Now live on Spotify is an exclusive Spotify Radio Show Playlist from Noel Gallagher, who chats about some of his favourite songs, in advance of the release of High Flying Birds' new album Chasing Yesterday, which will be available on Spotify upon its release on Monday.

Below are the tracks he chose and key quotes from the interview.

1: Pinball - Brian Prothero
2: Coup (12" version) - 23 Skidoo.
3: My Spine Is The Bass Line(12" version) -Shriek Back.
4: Flight 2 - Angelou and 18
5: Moody (Spaced Out) - ESG.
6: Colt - Dense & Pika
7: Calm Down- Ill Most Wanted.
8: Say No Go (Say No Dope Mix) - De La Soul.
9: Somebody Made For Me - Emmit Rhodes.
10: Lunatics Lament - Kevin Ayers.
11: Inside Looking Out - The Animals.
12: Gloria -Van Morrison.
13: The Colour Field - The Colourfield.
14: Treason - The Teardrop Explodes.
15: Wigwam - Bob Dylan.

On the most impressive person he has ever met...

"My wife. My mum is a staggering individual. McCartney because he's McCartney and he's still a dude. There's no such thing as The Greatest, but David Bowie would be way up there. Neil Young, he's just a fucking dude. I want to be Neil Young when I grow up - that's what I want to be. John Lydon is initially intimidating, but really he just wants a cuddle and for you to tell him you love him. Weller is a genius. Johnny Marr is a genius. Morrissey is fucking devastatingly cutting and funny and he's not got a good word to say about anyone or anything and I love him for that. He's misunderstood for sure."

On his kids.. 'I don't want my fucking kids talking like Ali G, I'd like them to get on in life.'

On his life... "A champagne cork popping and the Pogues' track Fiesta - that's the sound of my social life.

On his opinions... 'my opinion is not wrong or right - it's just an opinion.'

You can listen to the full radio show here.

Noel Gallagher's forthcoming High Flying Birds album Chasing Yesterday will be available on Spotify upon its release on Monday 2nd March.

Source: www.music-news.com

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