Tag Archives: Noel Gallagher

It’s Official: Emeli Sande Has The Best Song In Britain

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 17th, 2013

A short while ago, we put up the shortlist of songs that had been nominated for Ivor Novello awards, from the last year’s crop of quality pop and roll. And when I say ‘shortlist’ that’s what I mean, because the ...

WATCH: Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn End Britpop Feud

By Rachel Marie Paquin | Posted on March 25th, 2013

Gallagher and Albarn perform Blur's "Tender" together at the Teenager Cancer Trust concert (Yui Mok/PA)

For anyone who followed Britpop in the 1990s, this news may come as a shock: Noel Gallagher of Oasis performed on stage with Blur’s Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon on Saturday. I’ll give you a second to pick your jaw up off the ...

WATCH: Spoof Stone Roses Documentary ‘The Second Second Coming’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on June 28th, 2012

We’ve all seen those rock docos where an endless parade of talking heads trot out their half-baked ideas about bands and music and how things are made and what they do when they are made and all that. It’s a format which is ...

News Roundup: Superheroes Tackle Disability In ‘Superior’

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on October 6th, 2011

If you saw Matthew Vaughn’s movie adaptation of the Mark Millar comic book Kick-Ass last year, you’ll know these are two men with a really good handle on the backstory behind superheroes, and how the mythology works, even ...

News Roundup: Thompson, Winslet, Weisz Face Off Against Cosmetic Surgery

By staff | Posted on August 20th, 2011

• Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz have bonded over the issue of plastic surgery for female actresses. They have formed what they’re calling The British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League, and resolve never to fall prey to ...

Noel Gallagher: A Day In Quotes

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 18th, 2011

It has been a busy day or two for Noel Gallagher. He’s been promoting his new material, under the banner of Noel Gallagher’s Angry Bi… sorry, Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds, and as he’s a chatty sort, the notable quotes are ...

News Roundup: Kate Moss to Pen Autobiography, Mark Ronson Honors Amy Winehouse, and David Beckham’s Fashion Plans

By staff | Posted on July 28th, 2011

Now that we’re used to knowing what people in the public eye are thinking as soon as they think it, thanks to social media and the web, it seems curiously old-fashioned to realize that Kate Moss, one of the most famous women in ...

News Roundup: Emma Watson’s Post-’Potter’ Plans, Harper Seven Rules Twitter

By staff | Posted on July 11th, 2011

Emma Watson is looking forward to NOT being part of an astonishingly successful film franchise for a little while, if only because living under a microscope isn’t all that much fun when you’re that young: “It has been quite hard and pressured making the Harry Potter films,” she says. “I’m so happy to be …

Noel Gallagher On Being Attacked By A Plum And A Guitar

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on July 7th, 2011

After Oasis split up, two very different work ethics came into play between the Gallagher brothers. Liam, in the same act of defiant ain’t-brokery that saw Oasis stick very closely to the shallow end of their musical rockpool for over ...

Noel Gallagher’s Guide To The Perfect Cup Of Tea

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on June 7th, 2011

In many ways, the story you are about to read constitutes the perfect Anglophenia moment. What we’ve got is a prominent British musician explaining a crucial part of his daily routine, one which is familiar to millions of British ...