Beady Eye Roll Into Milan

Beady Eye will play at the Alcatraz in Milan, Italy today (16/03/11).

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Tough Questions For Liam Gallagher

In August it'll be 20 years since Gallagher and his brother Noel first took the stage as Oasis. It'll be almost two since they broke up backstage in Paris in a shower of guitar splinters. As in a proper divorce, Noel cited Liam's "verbal and violent intimidation." Meanwhile, Liam, 38, took custody of guitarist Gem Archer, bassist Andy Bell (now on guitar), and drummer Chris Sharrock, renamed the group Beady Eye, and recorded Different Gear, Still Speeding (Dangerbird). Fresh from rehearsals for their inaugural tour, he swaggers into the band's London management office wearing a green parka and a fedora from his Pretty Green clothing line. Today he had an epiphany: "Guess what, mate? I reckon I'm in the best fucking band in the world. Twice that's happened now. Mega, isn't it?"

Is Beady Eye really a new band? It's Oasis without the songwriter.
Course it's a new band. We're writing great songs. We're doing things how we want them done.

Are the songs new?
Sixty percent is new. Forty percent is stuff we had knocking about -- demos that maybe Chris had never drummed on or I had never sang on. Never have all four of us been on those songs before. "Wind Up Dream" and "The Morning Son" was knocking about…

When you say "knocking about," does that mean they are actually old Oasis songs?
No way. Me and Gem always used to go to Wheeler End [Oasis' studio in rural England] and do demos. We went through all the demos, and it was obvious which were ours and which ones were the little fella's. How? They were the good ones.

The little fella? How is life without him?
The little fella's gone. I watch enough Sky News to know that we shouldn't have leaders. This band is four geezers all on the same page, wanting to make this the greatest band in the world.

Another new song, "Beatles and Stones," pays tribute to your heroes. What did you do for John Lennon's 70th?
I had a little drink. I didn't make a big deal of it. I didn't lie in bed naked or go for a fucking Japanese, if that's what you're on about.

"The Morning Son," what's that about?
It's about Jesus. It's about resurrection: "The morning son has rose." But most songs are about me getting to the end of the song and thinking, "Thank fuck that's over." I find words really hard.

Do you feel you've got something to prove?
No, I'm in the top two human beings on the planet.

Who else is there?
I dunno. Could be Elvis. Could be Gandhi. Could be the street sweeper. Could be you. We all think we're Superman from time to time. I feel like I've contributed. I feel like I've got kids off their arses. I think there's a lot of kids out there who have got something from our music.

Let's go back to the breakup in Paris in 2009. Say you don't smash Noel's guitar. Say you sort it out. If you could go back, would you?
No. Let's nail this down: This ain't no stopgap or side project. We're not hanging around waiting for the little fella to come to his senses. By the time he does that, we'll be flying.

What's he doing?
Recording probably. I'll check it out when the time comes. We share the same management, so I'm sure he's had a little listen to ours. Whether he likes it or not, who cares?

What do you miss most about him?
I'm not pleased we're not talking, but I want to do things the right way -- my way, for once. Noel used to have the big vision. Sometimes he treated us like his fucking backing band. Some of the videos we did were fucking shocking. "Lyla," for example -- we look like fucking Culture Club on shit acid. This time 'round, we're in control of the details.

What don't you miss?
Oasis was done. Even a blind man could see it. It was: new record, do the videos, big tour, have a fight. I'm glad that routine has come to an end.

Noel had a baby in October. Didn't you send a card?
A lot of people have kids. He's not the first and he won't be the last. I wished him all the best through me mam.

Your clothing label, Pretty Green, has done well. What am I going to experience wearing your gear as opposed to, say, Jay-Z's Roca-wear?
You're going to be fucking arrested wearing his gear and you're going to pull a really nice-looking bird wearing mine.

So, we'll never hear Oasis live ever again?
No. Never. I'll miss them songs, but they are in me head. They are in my life deeply already. In my DNA. But Beady Eye can't start banging out fucking "Live Forever," can they? Never say never, but…no.

Source: www.spin.com

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Liam Gallagher Talks About Noel, Oasis, And Beady Eye

"It's not about getting beaten and 'See you later.' It's about getting beat, getting up, dusting yourself off, and smashing the fuck out of the next person you see in front of you."

Liam Gallagher is talking about the possible return to the ring of his good friend the boxer Ricky Hatton, but he might as well be referring to his own reaction to the spate of backhanded compliments for his first post-Oasis record. His new band, Beady Eye, whose line-up includes all remaining members of Oasis except for his brother Noel, were written off by many critics and fans long before a single note had been released.

"I'm surprised that people were surprised that we'd make good music without Noel Gallagher," he tells me, indignant, from a hotel room in Paris. "I'm surprised and a bit disappointed that people think Noel Gallagher is the brains behind everything."

Last month's release of Different Gear, Still Speeding (Beady Eye Records) marks a new era for Gallagher and former Oasis members Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and Chris Sharrock. Some critics are backpedaling from their preliminary conclusions and conceding that the album is not half bad. Diehard Oasis fans compare it favorably to the band's work in the 2000s. "I've been doing this for 18 years; Gem's been doing it longer. They know how to write music - and I certainly know how to sing. We know how to put on a gig and we know how to write a tune."

Noel's bailing on Oasis just 18 months ago - on the heels of another legendary altercation between the siblings prior to a gig in France - has done nothing to stymie Liam's musical cocktail of Kinks, early Stones, and of course, Beatles influences. Beady Eye certainly keep alive the Oasis tradition of eschewing the reinvention of the wheel in favor of throwing new rims on a road-tested rig of melodies.

"Our musical journey doesn't stop because Noel Gallagher jumped ship," Liam says. "We've got to get back on track, and I was never nervous about it, really. I loved Oasis, but to split Oasis up was out of my hands. I'd have carried on doing Oasis, but you've got to do what you got to do."

Comparisons with the 'Sis are inevitable, though by now irrelevant. After 1995's masterful (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - the second half to one of the most successful one-two album punches in pop-music history - you had to dig to find any sonic gems in the sawdust of the five albums that followed. It's no secret that Noel ran the show as songwriter, but Different Gear, Still Speeding is perhaps more consistent than any recent Oasis release, in part because Liam was invested in it from the outset. "Normally, Noel would do all the guide vocals, so I'd be listening to his voice pretty much all the way through the bloody album, and then I'd sing at the end. I think the playing would sort of go around Noel's voice, and as much as he's great and all that, he's not rock and roll, is he?"

And there it is. As if on cue, and with no prodding: the first chip shot at big brother's expense. Almost two decades in and it's just as entertaining to watch this sibling rivalry still rage. "Me and Noel can't get on with each other. He thinks he's fucking God, I think I'm God — it doesn't work. We never really had an argument about music; it was always about personal things. It's a shame that in the end that broke the band up, but at the end of the day, I think it's better off for everyone. You change as you grow up, and maybe Noel isn't as rock and roll as he once was, and maybe he's scared of being in a rock-and-roll band and wants to take things a little bit easier and sit on his hill and be Bob Dylan. That's fine, mate, but you're never gonna get me sitting on a fucking stool playing acoustic guitar. I need to explode when I'm on that stage."

Behind the microphone stand is the spot where this Gallagher is at his best. Hands clasped behind his back, knees slightly bent, neck craned with a disaffected preen - it's a posture that's been both imitated and ridiculed. Liam flourished belting out the multitude of Oasis classics over the years, but those are songs he promises are forever in the rearview.

"I sang them to death," he says of "Wonderwall" and "Rock 'n' Roll Star." "If I didn't have a band, I'd be missing them, without a doubt. I gave Oasis everything and more, so I don't feel like I had anything more to give. I mean, I could have, but I have a new batch of songs now, and I'm quite happy singing them. And why the fuck should we sing his songs? We write our own."

Beady Eye tracks and the odd cover fill the live set, and reviews for an initial series of European dates have been mostly positive. To Gallagher, relying on the Oasis back catalogue is akin to "sleeping with your ex-missus." But he insists his brother will revisit the hits when Noel's pending solo career launches. "He'll take great pleasure in letting everyone know what songs he wrote and what songs he sang on, and he can top off his little set list with all his new songs. So that guy will be playing for three hours boring the fucking life out of people. We don't. We just hit people with an hour, and it's great."

So far, just three live dates in North America have been confirmed: New York, Chicago, and Toronto in early June. More are expected to be added, but if and when a Boston date is set, we might not find Gallagher out sauced on the streets. He's pulled back on the shenanigans that once cost him his front teeth in a German bar brawl, as well as getting him thrown off a ferry in Amsterdam, and leading to numerous entertaining, albeit dodgy, shows. "Yeah, without a doubt," he says when I suggest that he's dialed down the partying. But he adds a disclaimer: "Not to the point where it's all Chris Martin and you're in slippers or whatever and debating cheese and shit. We still have a party, but we only stay out three days now instead of four."

Told this piece will be hitting stands on St. Patrick's Day, the biggest day of the year in Boston to throw down a gaggle of pints, he reflects on his lineage as the youngest of three born in Manchester, England, to Irish emigrants. "They're just fucking amazing people, aren't they? They don't take themselves that serious, they just like to have a good time, and they're brutally honest, which is great. That to me makes a great person - what more do you fucking want?"

When asked whether maybe a decade down the line he'd be up for an Oasis reunion headlining, say, the Glastonbury Festival, Gallagher says that would be admitting Beady Eye had been a failure. "I don't want to get Oasis back together. We had a great run. We ended it with stupid behavior, and I'm not proud of that, but that's the way it was."

Besides, he adds, any Oasis reunion "certainly wouldn't be fucking Glastonbury, because it's a shithole. They ought to put all that fucking money they make and buy a decent fucking sound system. You can hear people speaking in the crowd when you're on stage - what's that about? Fucking rubbish."

Talk then inexplicably shifts to UK pop group S Club 7, a Gallagher obsession. "I'd be more excited about them getting together than Oasis," he gushes. "People would come around to it in the end. S Club 7 Juniors at Glastonbury, headlining - that's what I want."

Source: thephoenix.com

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Special Guest In-Store Appearances At Pretty Green's Glasgow Store

Mark Hately (former Rangers FC centre forward), Tom Boyd MBE (former Celtic FC defender) and singer/song writer Pete Macleod will all be making special guest appearances at our Glasgow store on Saturday 19th March.

Mark, Tom & Pete have all kindly given up their time to promote the Pretty Green Teenage Cancer Trust tee which was released earlier this week. All profits (£20) from the sales of the limited edition tee, pin badge and poster set will be going to Teenage Cancer Trust.

Mark who spent two spells at Rangers scored an impressive 112 goals in 214 appearances and won 5 successive Scottish Premier League (SPL) titles whilst also picking up the Scottish Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year.

Tom played 304 games for Celtic between 1990-2001 picking up 3 SPL titles and captaining Celtic to their first league title in 10 years in 1998. Tom was awarded an MBE in 2002 for his contribution to Scottish football and is currently the manager of U-17 Celtic team.

Glasgow born and raised singer/song writer Pete Macleod will also be appearing in-store on the same day. Pete who donated all of the proceeds from his new track ‘Rolling Stone’ to Cancer Research UK will be playing a 20 minute acoustic set.

Mark and Tom will be in-store from 3pm & Pete will kick-off his acoustic set at 3.15pm.

All are welcome!

Source: www.prettygreen.com

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Beady Eye Album Records 4th Largest Sales Worldwide This Week

Source: mediatraffic.de

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Beady Eye On Italian Radio Tomorrow

Beady Eye will be on Italian radio station RTL 102.5 tomorrow, between 1pm and 2pm (UK Time).

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Beady Eye To Play Melt Festival

Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will be playing this year's Melt Festival in Berlin, Germany on 16th July.

Tickets are on sale now through the festival's website HERE!

Other acts confirmed for the festival include Pulp, White Lies and The Streets.

Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com

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Beady Eye In Germany Pictures

Click here to view a gallery of pictures from Beady Eye's gig in Cologne, Germany last night.

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Upside Down : The Creation Records Story (New Trailer)

This is the latest trailer for Upside Down : The Creation Records Story. the movie will be released on DVD/Blue-ray in the UK on May 9th, with worldwide release rolling out from then on.

Pre-order your copy here.

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Beady Eye In Germany Setlist And Videos

Beady Eye played at the E-Werk in Cologne, Germany last night.

Setlist:

'Four Letter Word'
'Beatles And Stones'
'Millionaire'
'For Anyone'
'The Roller'
'Wind Up Dream'
'Bring The Light'
'Standing On The Edge Of The Noise'
'Kill For A Dream'
'Three Ring Circus'
'Man Of Misery'
'The Beat Goes On'
'The Morning Sun'
'Sons Of The Stage'

If you are going to any of the upcoming gigs, and you are able to scan your ticket or send in pictures email them to us @ scyhodot@gmail.com and I will do my best to get them all on the site.

Click here to see a number of photos from the gig.

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Liam Gallagher Coughs Up £7,000 For Cosmetic Dentistry Work

We all know he was sick to the back teeth of his big brother Noel.

But what we didn’t know was Liam Gallagher’s back teeth have been pretty sick of Liam as well.

And his front ones weren’t too keen on him either.

The 38-year-old snaggletoothed Manc, who is currently promoting his new band Beady Eye, was ordered by management to get himself to a dentist – and pronto.

Several hours of heavy-duty drilling later, and the singer emerged, puffy-mouthed and dribbling slightly, with a brand-new Hollywood smile. A snip at £7,000.

I’m told: “Liam wasn’t quite at the Shane MacGowan stage but his teeth were pretty dodgy.

“Beady Eye is a big deal for Liam and he felt under pressure to look his best for his musical comeback.

“He knows his teeth have never been his strong point, so he decided now was the time to get them done. Liam had a place recommended to him, and booked in for a consultation. A few weeks later, he went for it, having his grey fillings replaced with white ones, and some veneers put in for a more even look.

“His new gnashers are a lot more American-friendly too so if Beady Eye do try and conquer the States, at least it won’t be his awful teeth they’re talking about.”

Nope, just the music, then.While the new molars aren’t quite Simon Cowell-esque, they are, as our pictures show, a marked improvement.

Of course it’s not the first time the star has had dental work.

Nine years ago, he had emergency surgery to repair his two front teeth after he was smashed in the mouth in a bar in Munich.And he’s not the first in his family to undergo cosmetic dentistry procedures.

His brother, with whom he is no longer speaking post-Oasis fall-out, has already had his pearly whites sorted.

So if they do ever meet up, they can just bare their teeth at each other. That’ll be one seriously blinding evening...

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

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Liam Gallagher To Feature In Sky1's Barking Mad New Show

Talking dogs, ghosthunting dogs, psychics who can talk to dogs, ex-Oasis rock 'n' roll legend Liam Gallagher and doggy weddings all feature in Sky1's new barking mad documentary series A Different Breed. Produced by the makers of Pineapple Dance Studios, it features a similar blend of humour and the surreal. Click 'play' below for a teaser of the show:

A Different Breed premieres on Wednesday, April 6 at 8pm.

Click here to watch a teaser.

Source: www.digitalspy.com

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Beady Eye Shocked And Saddened By Japanese Earthquake

We have all been shocked and saddened by the terrible news coming from Japan. Even more as we still have fond memories of our concert in Sendai with Oasis in 2002.

Our heartfelt sympathies go out to all the people of Japan, our fans and friends there. Japan is a great country and we know you will come through this.

With deepest sympathies,

Liam, Gem Andy & Chris
Beady Eye

Source: www.sonymusic.co.jp

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Videos Of Beady Eye In Paris

A few videos from the Beady Eye gig at the Casino De Paris.

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Pretty Green 'Teenage Cancer Trust' Tee Now Available To Buy

Pretty Green is proud to announce the Teenage Cancer Trust limited edition T-Shirt, Badge and Poster set is now available to purchase.

Speaking about the collaboration, Liam Gallagher stated: "I've always been a massive supporter of Teenage Cancer Trust. This collaboration is only just the start".

The tee is made from our finest luxury cotton and features an iconic 12 colour illustrated tambourine drawn by David Tazzyman. The pin badge, produced in cast metal, is based on David's tambourine illustration. The poster, beautifully produced in A3 colour, features the classic photograph of Liam Gallagher on stage at Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh taken by Danny North.

All three items will be packaged in a specially designed outer envelope, constructed from dyed black embossed paper, printed in two colours. All profits from the sales of the set (£20) will be going straight to Teenage Cancer Trust.

Click here for a closer look.

Source: www.prettygreen.com

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Beady Eye Roll Into Cologne

Beady Eye will play at the E-Work in Cologne, Germany today (14/03/11).

If you are going to any of the show, and you are able to scan your ticket or send in pictures email them to us @ scyhodot@gmail.com and I will do my best to get them all on the site.

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Liam Gallagher Apologises For Oasis' Paris 'Let-Down' At Beady Eye Gig

Frontman returns to city of 2009 band split.

Liam Gallagher returned to Paris tonight (March 13) to play live with Beady Eye – and apologised for his 2009 "let-down" with Oasis.

Oasis fell apart in the French capital in August 2009, cancelling a show at the Paris Rock en Seine festival then splitting.

After wrapping up their first UK tour in London on Thursday (10), Beady Eye played the Casino De Paris venue to kick of further European dates tonight. Gallagher made the apology after opening song 'Four Letter Word'.

"Sorry for letting you down last time," he said. "Hopefully we can make it up to you."

Later he dedicated 'Kill For A Dream' "to all the people in Japan," referring to the victims of the recent disasters sweeping the country.

The band played the same set they played throughout their UK jaunt – featuring songs from debut album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' and their cover of World Of Twist's 'Sons Of The Stage'

They are now set to play Cologne's E-Werk venue tomorrow (14).

Beady Eye played:

'Four Letter Word'
'Beatles And Stones'
'Millionaire'
'For Anyone'
'The Roller'
'Wind Up Dream'
'Bring The Light'
'Standing On The Edge Of The Noise'
'Kill For A Dream'
'Three Ring Circus'
'Man Of Misery'
'The Beat Goes On'
'The Morning Sun'
'Sons Of The Stage'

Source: www.nme.com

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On This Day In Oasis History...

On March 13th 2009, Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer appeared on Radio 1's Live Lounge.

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Colonel Gaddafi Has A New Enemy – Liam Gallagher!

Colonel Gaddafi has a new enemy – Liam Gallagher! The ex-Oasis frontman sent good wishes and offered cash to Libyan rebels squatting in the home of the tyrant’s son Saif.

Protesters have taken over the £11million mansion in protest at the dictator’s hellish regime.

Liam, 38, who lives just three streets away from the Hampstead pad in north London, waded in with his own Masterplan.

An aide of the singer arrived at the house last week and told the squatters: “I’m here on behalf of a wealthy neighbour who would like to help your cause. If you need money, I’ll go and get it.”

One of the squatters said: “We asked him who this mystery man was but he wouldn’t say. Eventually he said he was from the music industry, one of the Oasis brothers.

“He then confirmed it was this man, Liam Gallagher.

“He said he wanted, ‘freedom, man, freedom’.

“We politely declined the offer but thanked him for his generosity.”

The squatters have vowed to stay holed-up in the eight-bed mansion until Gaddafi falls.

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

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Beady Eye Roll Into Paris

Beady Eye will play at the Casino De Paris in Paris, France today (13/03/11).

If you are going to any of the show, and you are able to scan your ticket or send in pictures email them to us @ scyhodot@gmail.com and I will do my best to get them all on the site.

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