Manchester might be quiet tomorrow, I think to myself as I interview group after group of City fans. It's about an hour before kick-off, the sun is beating down, and beer is flowing.
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Noel Gallagher has created a playlist spanning Paul Weller’s entire career filled with “two hours of music, anecdotes, and impressions”.The former Oasis member was asked by BBC 6 to create a playlist of his favourite Weller tracks. According to the playlist’s description, Gallagher created a collection of tracks from Weller’s work in “The Jam to recent releases interspersed with personal recollections, anecdotes and impressions.”It continued: “The programme also includes highlights from The Jam recorded live during what Noel Gallagher describes as their ‘imperious phase’ at the Rainbow Theatre in 1979 and the Golders Green Hippodrome in 1981.”Noel was recently asked by @BBC6Music to put together a playlist of his favourite @paulwellerHQ tracks, which you can listen to now via @BBCSounds.
Manchester might be quiet tomorrow, I think to myself as I interview group after group of City fans. It's about an hour before kick-off, the sun is beating down, and beer is flowing.
Paul Weller has said that age has made him more “experimental” and “open-minded”, ahead of the release of his new album. Weller’s new record ‘66’, announced back in February, is set to be released on Friday (May 24), the day before the Modfather’s 66th birthday. It is the former frontman of The Jam’s 17th solo album and his 28th LP in total since launching his career back in 1977.
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Empire Of The Sun have announced their first album in eight years, ‘Ask That God’, and shared their joyful new single ‘Music On The Radio’.The Aussie duo have shared details of their long-awaited fourth studio album, which is set to drop July 26 (pre-order/pre-save here).Nick Littlemore says of the new album: “It has been a journey unlike any other that Empire Of The Sun has undertaken. We always ‘go there’ when it comes to exploration of both the self and the outside world.
Two British Transport Police (BTP) officers who went on a two-hour dinner break on the night of the Manchester Arena attack have been handed final written warnings.
KT Tunstall has been named as this year’s recipient of the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection.Yesterday (May 16), the Ivors Academy announced Tunstall as the 58th recipient of the award, following in the footsteps of Queen, U2, New Order, Pulp, Noel Gallagher and more. Most recently, Kamille was honoured with the prestigious award in 2023.Tunstall will be presented with the award at The Ivors with Amazon Music, which takes place at the Grosvenor House in London, on Thursday, May 23.
Tenacious D have performed a cover of the classic Oasis track ‘Champagne Supernova’ while on tour in the UK. Check out footage of the moment below.The comedy duo – aka Jack Black and Kyle Gass – broke out the rendition of the Britpop anthem during their show in Brighton, as part of the ‘Spicy Meatball’ tour.Originally shared by Liam Gallagher and co.
Noel Gallagher has said he would be “bang up” for an Oasis hologram show after watching ABBA‘s ‘Voyage’ concert.Speaking on Matt Morgan’s podcast, Gallagher said he was so impressed with the show, which features de-aged digital holograms of ABBA, backed by a live 10-piece band playing over vocals originally recorded in the ‘70s and ‘80s, that he would consider a concert based on his former band’s shows in the 1990s.He said: “I went to see that Abba show. Have you been? It’s f***ing unbelievable.” It was great – an hour and a half gig.
Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Ozians are putting aside their panic for this one day, to celebrate! The cause for commotion? Universal finally unveiled the first full-length trailer for its adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. The dazzling, more than three-minute-long footage finally captures Ariana Grande‘s Glinda and Cynthia Erivo‘s Elphaba singing two of the show’s anthems, “Popular” and “Defying Gravity.” A prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” “Wicked” recounts the events that happened before Dorothy followed that iconic yellow brick road and Elphaba, ostracized for her green skin, became the Wicked Witch of the West.
Noel Gallagher has finally given the green light to an Oasis reunion - but with a massive twist.
Paul Weller has shared he believes that The Beatles split at the “right time.”The Modfather and former frontman of The Jam – who is set to release ‘66′, his 17th solo album and 28th studio LP in total since launching his career back in 1977 – spoke to Mojo, and recalled the impact The Beatles had on him when growing up.“Mum and Dad had old rock ‘n’ roll records by Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis, which I loved, but The Beatles… It isn’t an exaggeration to say they changed the world for many, many people, me included,” he said.He continued: “They made me see other possibilities. They made me think of other things in this life, that there wasn’t just this little town, there was a world beyond the city walls and I wanted to be a part of it, to see and feel and experience.
Robert Plant and David Gilmour have expressed their support for the children of Steve Marriott, who are currently in a battle with his estate over AI-generated music.The children of the late Humble Pie and Small Faces frontman are currently in a dispute with the singer’s estate to prevent the release of music made by artificial intelligence in his name.Although no agreements for recordings are yet in place, they claim that the prospect of releasing AI songs replicating the singer’s voice was given the green light by the late musician’s third wife, Toni Marriott, whom he married two years before his death in 1991.In a statement to Variety, the singer, songwriter and guitarist’s daughter, Mollie, explained why she and her siblings are adamant about preventing the AI-generated recordings from being shared – describing it as “a stain” on her father’s name.“The Marriott Estate is due to release an AI solo album of old and new songs of my father, Steve. Sadly, the surviving family which comprises just my siblings Lesley, Toby, Tonya, and I, have nothing to do with the Estate as there was no will.
She’s said to be around years younger than Noel, 56, and is described as a ‘high society events organiser’ who runs a private members club in London. The news comes after Noel separated from his second wife Sara MacDonald, now 52, in January last year, the Mirror reports.
Noel Gallagher has defended not joining in with the Poznan at Manchester City’s match against Fulham last weekend, after his brother Liam called it “poor behaviour”.The former Oasis member attended last Saturday’s away game (May 11), which saw his beloved football team clinch a 4-0 win and move closer to the top of the Premier League table.But unlike the huge sea of Man City fans surrounding him, Gallagher refused to join in with the Poznan (where fans link arms, turn away from the pitch and begin bouncing).Images and videos of the moment subsequently went viral, with some people suggesting that the unimpressed-looking Gallagher could have been shooting the cover art for his next album.The High Flying Birds frontman’s estranged brother and former bandmate Liam also called out his “poor behaviour” in a post on X/Twitter.Noel has since spoken out about being spotted at the game during an interview with talkSport.
Noel Gallagher has insisted that a heavy night out on Friday prevented him from doing the Poznan during Manchester City's victory over Fulham at the weekend.
Noel Gallagher has been spotted refusing to do the Poznan in a sea of celebrating Man City fans – watch him down below.The former Oasis member was seen attending the recent Man City vs Fulham game, which saw his beloved team win 4-0 and moving them closer to the top of the Premier League table.However, unlike the huge swathe of Man City fans surrounding him, Gallagher refused to join in doing the Poznan (where fans link arms, turn away from the pitch and begin bouncing).
TV favourites Robert Rinder and Rylan Clark are teaming up for the ultimate Brits abroad trip. The old friends joke that they are "complete opposites" and have very different approaches to travel - but put their differences aside for an epic tour of Europe in a new BBC series.
Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League on Saturday with a convincing 4-0 win over Fulham.
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Oasis tracks popping up last year, another computer-generated track in the style of the Britpop icons has been shared online.The rousing track entitled ‘Ride It Out’ appears to draw on Liam Gallagher‘s current vocals rather than the band’s heyday in the ’90s, while the music itself sounds like anthems from that era.“No looking back we’re on our way / We’ve got the sound we’ve got the sway / If it’s for real it’s here to stay / We’ve got the truth in everyday / No second doubts, we ride it out” the AI version of the former Oasis frontman sings. You can listen to it below.The track was hailed by many fans with one writing: “That’s a fantastic tune,” while another said: “Well, it’s Fantastic and I’m scared because it was completely made by a machine well done!!”Another fan added: “Damn man.