Damon Albarn on Noel Gallagher’s offer to sprinkle “northern magic” on Gorillaz

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have confirmed a series of 2023 headline dates across the UK – find tickets here.Gallagher will begin the tour on August 30 at Hull’s Bonus Arena, heading to London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds and Glasgow, before finishing at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on December 21.The tour is in support of the High Flying Birds‘ fourth studio album ‘Council Skies’, which comes out on June 2 via Sour Mash (pre-order here).Tickets for the tour go on general sale at 9am on Friday, March 31 and can be found here. Fans can access a pre-sale on Wednesday, March 29 if they pre-order ‘Council Skies’, via the official Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds store.It’s going back to the beginning.

Richard Ashcroft has announced a show at Englefield House in Berkshire, England, this summer.The former The Verve frontman will play the grounds of the Elizabethan country house on July 22, as part of the Heritage Live concert series. He’ll be joined by special guests Ocean Colour Scene and The Sherlocks.Tickets for the show will be available and on general sale at 9am on Friday, March 31 – purchase yours here.

Liam Gallagher has taken to social media to praise the latest single by his “mean-spirited” brother, Noel.Earlier today, Noel Gallagher released the melancholic new track ‘Dead To the World’. The song is the latest single to be taken from his upcoming High Flying Birds album, ‘Council Skies’, which is due for release on June 2.Now, Liam Gallagher has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the new release – labelling his brother as “mean-spirited”, but celebrating the track as “beautiful”.“How can such a mean spirited little man write such a beautiful song,” he wrote.

Noel Gallagher has shared a new single called ‘Dead To The World’ – you can listen to it below.The song serves as the latest preview of the High Flying Birds‘ fourth studio album ‘Council Skies’, which comes out on June 2 via Sour Mash (pre-order here).“It has this film noir vibe,” Gallagher said of the track in a statement. “It’s not like anything else I’ve ever done before.

The Oasis brothers, Liam and Noel Gallagher, are still feuding.

Membranes frontman and journalist John Robb has spoken to NME about his new book detailing the origins and rise of goth.The monolithic book has taken 10 years to write and looks at artists including Bauhaus, Nick Cave and The Cure and their place in building one of music’s most important scenes.“I’ve read a lot of books about the post-punk period and goth is always just dismissively kicked away,” Robb told NME. “It’s always really annoyed me that people have been quite sniffy about bands like Bauhaus or Killing Joke, despite them being some of the best art rock bands this country has produced. They were often looked down upon, all because they had a dark side and dressed up a bit.”Robb said that he hopes his book will do for goth what Jon Savage’s book, England’s Dreaming, did for punk in getting people to take it more seriously.

Liam Gallagher has claimed that his brother Noel Gallagher has “done a lot of damage to Oasis as a brand”.The former Oasis lead singer was seemingly responding to an interview that Noel, who played guitar and sang in the ’90s juggernauts, had conducted recently with French outlet France Inter.In the interview Noel was asked for his thoughts about fans fantasising over an Oasis reunion. “Yeah, I understand it, yeah. No one has really come along to take our place,” he said.

Liam Gallagher has revealed what he misses the most about performing live in Oasis with Noel.The Gallagher brothers have been estranged since the Britpop band broke up in 2009. Both Liam and Noel have since enjoyed success with their respective solo careers, but fans continue to speculate about a potential reunion.Shortly after releasing his first single as a soloist – 2017’s ‘Wall Of Glass’ – Liam said that he’d “prefer to be in Oasis” than going it alone.

Liam Gallagher has bought Noel Edmonds’ mansion near Cannes on the French Riviera, it has been reported.According to The Sun, the former Oasis frontman turned soloist bought the three-floor, six-bedroom property for £3million this month.TV presenter Edmonds (Deal Or No Deal, Noel’s House Party) is said to have listed the house for £4million in 2018 before moving to New Zealand.The mansion – located in Grasse, the world’s perfume capital – reportedly features numerous engravings of Edmonds’ first name, which he shares with Liam’s estranged brother and former bandmate Noel Gallagher.“Liam’s been telling mates, ‘I’ve bought Mr Blobby’s house’,” a source said. “Him and [fiancé and manager] Debbie [Gwyther] plan to put their own stamp on it.

Thania Garcia The Cure is hitting the road for a North American trek that includes three dates each at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and New York’s Madison Square Garden. This will be the first time the band plays any North American shows since their 2019 festival appearances and their first tour in the region since 2016. Following a slate of 2022 European concerts, the Cure’s “Shows of a Lost World” tour will kick on May 10 in New Orleans and hit 30 stops across the U.S. and some parts of Canada with a closing show on July 1 in Miami. The Cure will be supported by Scottish post-punk band the Twilight Sad at all shows. See the full lineup below.

Britpop: The Music That Changed Britain will kick off this weekend to celebrate the genre’s 30th anniversary.The series will document the story of the integral British genre from start to finish. There will be “exclusive new interviews with the key players”, who will tell “fascinating behind-the-scenes stories”, and a “rare and unseen archive of all the era’s big names”.The first episode tells the story of Britpop’s rise to fame and the infamous rivalries between Blur, Oasis, Suede and Elastica.

teasing its release, Noel Gallagher has released The Cure‘s Robert Smith‘s remix of High Flying Birds‘ ‘Pretty Boy’.The remix – which you can listen to below – features on the deluxe limited-edition of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ upcoming album ‘Council Skies’, due for release on June 2 via Sour Mash.Smith said of his remix via a press release: “I was surprised and delighted when Noel asked me to remix this gorgeous song, and I had a lot of fun slowing it down and spacing it out – Cure drummer Jason Cooper gave me a great vibey drum track to play along with – and the rest just phased into place under the starry sky of my distant moon…”The deluxe edition of ‘Council Skies’ will be available in triple vinyl and 2CD formats featuring a BBC Radio 2 session version of ‘Live Forever’ and a Pet Shop Boys remix.All versions of album pre-orders via the official store will come with a printed handwritten lyric sheet of ‘Council Skies” title track. Pre-order your copy here.

Noel Gallagher has shared a preview of Robert Smith‘s remix of ‘Pretty Boy’ – check out the video below.The original version of the track (featuring Johnny Marr) arrived last October and is due to appear on Gallagher’s fourth High Flying Birds album ‘Council Skies’, which comes out on June 2 via Sour Mash (pre-order here).Back in January, the former Oasis singer-songwriter explained that Smith’s upcoming reworking “sounds exactly like The Cure” while talking about how the team-up with the frontman came about.Gallagher has now posted a brief snippet of Smith’s take on ‘Pretty Boy’ on social media. A portion of the song soundtracks a video that contains screenshots of various news articles about the collaboration.The new teaser suggests that the remix could be arriving soon, but a release date is not yet known. You can listen below:A post shared by Noel Gallagher’s HFB (@themightyi)Earlier this year, Gallagher recalled: “‘Pretty Boy’’ as it was unfolding became reminiscent of the golden age of The Cure.

Damon Albarn has recalled his first encounter with The Specials’ Terry Hall in a new interview, calling the late star “the coolest human being on earth”.Hall died in December 2022 after being diagnosed with cancer months earlier. He was 63 years old.Speaking to Radio X, Albarn spoke about the first time he was in Hall’s presence.

Gorillaz secure their second Official Number 1 album with Cracker Island today.

Sam Ryder has been announced as the final headliner at this year’s Wychwood Festival.He will perform on the final night of the event on Sunday, June 4 alongside Melanie C, Toploader and Soul II Soul.The Eurovision star joins previously announced headliners Happy Mondays and Travis. Sleeper have also been announced to headline the comedy tent on the Saturday night (June 3).The 2023 edition of Wychwood Festival will be taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse from June 2-4, 2023.

Fans were amazed as birthday boy Peter Andre's son shared a snap of them together as they showed off their matching six packs. Popstar Peter shot to fame in the mid 90s and famously showcased his chiselled body while performing topless in the video for the 1995 hit Mysterious Girl.

Last Friday, Gorillaz shared their eighth studio album Cracker Island. An album written as the animated band's co-founders continued production on a now-shelved animated film, Cracker Island saw Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett enlist a range of legends and modern stars like Stevie Nicks, Bad Bunny, Thundercat, and Beck.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have been announced to headline Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus 2023.The former Oasis singer-songwriter topped the bill at the inaugural Rock N Roll Circus in Newcastle last summer, with organisers announcing he will now return for a second year alongside Happy Mondays, The Cribs, The Joy Formidable and Somebody’s Child.The concert will take place at Don Valley Bowl on Friday, September 1, with a series of concerts continuing across the weekend (September 2, 3). Pre-sale tickets go live this Wednesday, March 1 at 10am GMT from here, with general sale available from Friday, March 3 at 10am GMT.“We’re proud to be bringing our event to South Yorkshire.

Former Oasis frontman and singer Noel Gallagher launched into a shocking and foul-mouthed rant as he discussed pop music during an appearance on Dutch radio station Kink.The 55 year old misgendered singer Sam Smith and called them a "f***ing idiot" as he ranted about the "current state of pop music." Discussing today's music, Noel began: "Music has become quite fractured and chart music is dominated by pop. Pop music is alright if the pop stars are cool.