Vote For The NME Awards 2011

Voting is now open in the first stage of 2011's NME Shockwaves Awards.

Head over to NME.com now where you can vote for Beady Eye and Liam and Noel Gallagher in a number of categories.

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Beady Eye Ready To Conquer The World

Liam Gallagher is expecting his new band Beady Eye to be ''massive'' in 2011.

The group - consisting of the former members of Oasis, Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock - will release their new album, 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' in February and are expecting instant chart success.

Liam said: "I think we're going to be f***ing big, man. There's no point saying, 'Oh we might be kind of big,' otherwise what's the point? Because I know how good we are and I know how good we're gonna be.

"We're gonna be f***ing massive. Come back to us in a couple of years if I'm wrong and then fair play to you."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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Will The Gallagher Brothers' Feud Ever End?

Will the Gallagher brothers' feud ever end? Let's hope not.

In the latest release from his post-Oasis band Beady Eye, off the band's debut full-length, Different Gear, Still Speeding (out in February), Liam continues his ceaseless war of words with brother Noel, again, this time riffing on the lyrics to Oasis' 1994 breakthrough hit, "Live Forever," which was penned by Noel: "Nothing ever lasts forever," Liam snarls in the new track, aptly-titled "Four Letter Word."

And it gets nastier: "You've had enough / Staring out of dead end eyes / I don't know what it is I'm feeling / A four letter word really gets my meaning," Liam sings. And the sonic sucker punch sounds good -- seductive strings swell with a muscular and, at times, psychedelic Britpop sound.

But one thing is for sure: You can take Liam out of Oasis, but you can't take Oasis out of Liam: In the clip, he stands stoic at the mic, sings coolly but tough in his nasal Manchurian drawl, and dons the unnecessary sunglasses that have long been part of his Britpop uniform.

And while Noel's presently laying low with his family, with some talk of a solo album in the not-too-distant future, we hope he'll retort soon, and help this sibling rivalry live forever.

Source: www.spin.com

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Watch Beady Eye's New Video For 'Four Letter Word' Right Now

Head on over to Beady Eye's Official site www.beadyeyemusic.com, as they are streaming the premiere of the video for the bands new song 'Four Letter Word'.

Also on sale now are a very limited quantity of heavy-weight, numbered 7" records of 'Four Letter Word' featuring the exclusive track 'World Outside My Room'.

The 7" will be available exclusively through the band's OFFICIAL STORE.

It will be on sale for £3.49 and is limited to 2 purchases per fan, you can pick up your copy HERE!

'Four Letter Word' is the second track to be heard from their forthcoming album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' which is released through the band's Beady Eye Records label on 28th February 2011.

The video, filmed in London in November and was directed by Julian House and Julian Gibbs.

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Merry Christmas Everybody

Merry Christmas everyone. We hope you have a great Holiday Season with loads of fun, yummy food and cool stuff from Santa.

We’ll see you again on Boxing Day @ 10am.

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All Liam Gallagher Wants For Christmas Is 'Peace And Quiet... Man'

What do you get for the rock 'n' roll frontman who has it all?

Well, ex-Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher is quite clear what he'd like this Christmas Day.

“A bit of peace and quiet, man,” he says.

“I don't want for anything, me.”

Burnage boy Liam, married to former All Saints singer Nicole Appleton, explains: “We had Christmas at ours last year and we had everyone around, burping and farting and then falling asleep all over the place. So this year I've decided we're all going to a pub this time, and then it's someone else's problem.”

Ah, that's the festive spirit...

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Liam Gallagher's Latest Twitter

Happy Christmas to all the boys and girls from Liam Nicole Lennon Gene ruby and kid see you in the new year x

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Creation Records Documentary 'Upside Down' Screening Details Announced

See the story of Oasis and Primal Scream's label next year.

The Creation Records documentary 'Upside Down' is set to be screened next year.

Featuring interviews with Noel Gallagher, Bobby Gillespie and founder Alan McGee, the film tells the story of how the label that was home to Oasis and Primal Scream among others began, the bands it discovered and its financial dissolution in 1999. See below for screening details.

Speaking to NME, director Danny O’Connor described the film as, "A celebration of Creation, not an appraisal or review, a celebration of swagger and an attitude."

He also spoke of how the screenings won't be conventional viewing sessions. "Basically, it’s going to be like a night out," he said. "Everyone who buys a ticket gets an aftershow pass and we're going to have DJs and hopefully a few bands playing. Also, at every single one of the parties, someone from the Creation story will be there. They might be from the bands or just a player in the story, like Irvine [Welsh] or Howard [Marks], but someone will be there."

McGee said that the film "captures the spirit of Creation completely, Danny gets it completely, he did some much research, he knows it all. The film is bang on".

Creation has been the subject of two biographies, but McGee said that neither "can hold a candle to the film. It captures it completely. The whole thing was just a weird success and every time I watch it back I'm just shocked we survived as long as we did. Watching it also makes me realise, I think for the first time, that I actually like all of the people involved and what they did. It’s just lucky everyone’s still alive to tell the story."

Upside Down will be appearing at various film festivals around the world, with scheduled UK appearances in Glasgow, Stornoway, Liverpool and Sheffield. Tickets details are yet to be announced.

See Upsidedownthemovie.com for more information.

Upside Down will be shown in the following cities (some venues yet to be confirmed)

San Sebastian Dock Of The Bay Film Festival (January 7-9)
Goteborg (January 28–February 6)
Glasgow (February 22)
Dublin (February 17 -25)
Istanbul (February 19-23)
Berlin In Edit Film Festival (March 8-10)
Sao Paulo In Edit Film Festival (March 19-25)
Stornoway Celtic Media Festival (April 11)
Vienna Crossing Borders Film Festival (April 13-17)
Sheffield Sensoria Film Festival (May 1-7)
Lisbon (May 9-13)
Liverpool Sound City, (May 19-21)
Paris Filmer La Musique (June 8–13)
Melbourne (July 21–27)

Source: www.nme.com

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Beady Eye - Four Letter Word - Watch The Video Boxing Day!

At 10am UK time on Boxing Day (December 26th) Beady Eye will be streaming the premiere of the video for their song 'Four Letter Word' on NME.com and here at www.BeadyEyeMusic.com. At the same time they will also be making available a very limited quantity of heavy-weight, numbered 7" records of 'Four Letter Word' featuring the exclusive track 'World Outside My Room'.

The 7" will be available exclusively through the band's OFFICIAL STORE. It will be on sale for £3.49 and is limited to 2 purchases per fan. You can pick up your copy HERE! from 10am on the 26th.

'Four Letter Word' is the second track to be heard from their forthcoming album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' which is released through the band's Beady Eye Records label on 28th February 2011.

The video, filmed in London on a cold day in November, was directed by Julian House and Julian Gibbs.

Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com

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Oasis Have Two Albums In Q's 25-Year Poll

Radiohead's 1997 album 'OK Computer' has been named the best album of the past 25 years by music fans in a new poll in Q magazine.

Radiohead also have three other albums in the Top 30: 'The Bends' (eighth), 'Kid A' (18th) and 'In Rainbows' (23rd).

Paul Rees, Q's editor-in-chief, said: "In the 13 years since its release, 'OK Computer's appeal to Q and its readers has grown exponentially.

"We originally hailed it as a masterpiece and, a rarity this, that isn't an opinion that we've even considered modifying ever since.

"As this readers' poll testifies, our readers see it as the benchmark against which all other album are and continue to be judged against in Q's lifetime."

Nirvana's 'Nevermind' is in second place in the poll, with Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' and '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?' in third and fourth places respectively.

U2 have two albums in the Top 10: 'The Joshua Tree' at number six and 'Achtung Baby' at nine.

The poll, which features 250 albums, is published in the February issue of Q and marks 25 years of the magazine.

The Top 30 Albums:

01) 'OK Computer' - Radiohead
02) 'Nevermind' - Nirvana
03) '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' - Oasis
04) 'Definitely Maybe' - Oasis
05) 'Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not' - Arctic Monkeys
06) 'The Joshua Tree' - U2
07) 'The Stone Roses' - The Stone Roses
08) 'The Bends' - Radiohead
09) 'Achtung Baby' - U2
10) 'Black Holes and Revelations' - Muse
11) 'Is This It' - The Strokes
12) 'A Rush of Blood to the Head' - Coldplay
13) 'Parklife' - Blur
14) 'Screamadelica' - Primal Scream
15) 'White Blood Cells' - The White Stripes
16) 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea' - Neutral Milk Hotel
17) 'Hot Fuss' - The Killers
18) 'Kid A' - Radiohead
19) 'Funeral' - Arcade Fire
20) 'American Idiot' - Green Day
21) 'The Holy Bible' - Manic Street Preachers
22) 'Absolution' - Muse
23) 'In Rainbows' - Radiohead
24) 'Only by the Night' - Kings Of Leon
25) 'Demon Days' - Gorillaz
26) 'Origin of Symmetry' - Muse
27) 'Appetite for Destruction' - Guns N'Roses
28) 'Urban Hymns' - The Verve
29) 'Automatic for the People' - REM
30) 'Loveless' - My Bloody Valentine

Source: www.rte.ie

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Noel Gallagher Inteview

Click here to watch a short interview with Noel Gallagher and Scully, ahead of last weeks game between Manchester City against Juventus in Italy.

Source: www.mcfc.co.uk

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Vote For The NME Awards 2011

Voting is now open in the first stage of 2011's NME Shockwaves Awards.

Head over to NME.com now where you can vote for Beady Eye and Liam and Noel Gallagher in a number of categories.

To cast your vote click here.

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Tickets Still Available For A Number Of Beady Eye's European Dates

Tickets for Beady Eye's first UK live shows sold out in 30 minutes, but a number of tickets are still available for the following dates on the bands highly anticipated European tour.

Wednesday 16th March - Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
Friday 18th March - La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Saturday 19th March - Le Bikini, Toulouse, France

Tickets are still available for Beady Eye's first confirmed festival appearance at the Isle Of Wight Festival on Sunday 12th June.

For more details on tickets visit www.beadyeyemusic.com

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On This Day In Oasis History...

The above videos are from December 22nd 1995, when Oasis appeared on the Channel 4 music show 'The White Room' in London.

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James Buckley 'Pretty Green' In-Store DJ Photos

James Buckley (commonly known as 'Jay' from The Inbetweeners) played an exclusive DJ set at our Carnaby Street store on the 11th December. James played some great tunes and took some time away from the decks to pose for photos with fans.

For those that didn't manage to make it to the store, you can see the full gallery from James DJ set on our Facebook page.

View The Gallery Here

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Miles Cane On Working With Noel Gallagher

As previously reported Noel Gallagher is set to be a high profile guest on Mile Cane's album, contributing backing vocals to 'My Fantasy'.

Kane was keen to play down his contribution, in a recent interview he said: "This has all been hyped so much. He just sang harmony, he came in once and we did it, and it was great. It was just in the moment, really. I wanna have good drums, play guitar well, sing well, with no fucking scheme or bullshit behind it. I think if you want to be a rock star, all you should do is play rock 'n' roll!"

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

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."

Source: www.contactmusic.com

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

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...

"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'

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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