Jake Bugg says past feud with Noel Gallagher is “water under the bridge”

Noel Gallagher has revealed that he keeps a cardboard cutout of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in his studio to help inspire his songwriting.The former Oasis chief regularly attends games home and away at his beloved club and over the years says he’s become friends with the City manager and many of the players.He said: “I’ve got one cutout in the studio overseeing the tactical analysis of the songs, I’ve got one in the kitchen at home just to freak people out when they come in.

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Jake Bugg and Pa Salieu have been confirmed for Reading Festival today (August 29).The final day of Reading & Leeds kicked off this afternoon, with the southern edition of the event set to see huge sets from Blossoms, Yungblud, Holly Humberstone, Girl In Red and more.Now, Coventry rapper Pa Salieu has confirmed news of a secret set on the BBC Introducing Stage at 16:25, while Jake Bugg, whose new album ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’ arrived last week (August 20), will take over the Festival

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (★★★☆☆) is Bugg’s first album since embarking on a sort of career relaunch after the tepid reception of his last album, and it is readily apparent from the first few tracks that with his pivot, he has found the sharpness he was looking for, and recaptured some of the rawness of his early work.Aside from his singularly strange name-checking of ABBA as an influence on the album’s sound, there is definitely more of a radio-ready pop sensibility to it, bolstered by the

Noel Gallagher has revealed that his 10-year-old son taught him how to play AC/DC‘s ‘Back In Black’ on guitar.During a recent edition of his Radio X residency, the former Oasis musician spoke of how his youngest son, Sonny, had been learning to play the instrument. “He’s doing good,” he said.

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Noel Gallagher has revealed that he’s set to release his cover of John Lennon‘s ‘Mind Games’, which he recorded to mark the late Beatles musician’s 80th birthday.During the latest edition of his new Radio X residency (August 22), Gallagher spoke to Matt Morgan about taking on the 1973 single while he was working in the studio last year.He’d been approached to contribute to a new covers album in tribute to Lennon, which was being assembled by his son Sean Ono Lennon.“I couldn’t get involved

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has opened up about his upcoming collaboration with Noel Gallagher.The high-profile collaboration was first revealed to NME by Ryder’s Happy Mondays bandmate Bez back in April, with the percussionist/dancer predicting that the song is “going to be big and going to be number one” and adding: “It’s two Manchester legends singing together and it sounds amazing.”Speaking to Bang Showbiz (via Contact Music), Ryder said the collaboration “sounds good” and is

Noel Gallagher has revealed he often forgets the lyrics to his iconic tracks when performing live.The Oasis legend, who penned tracks such as ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’, said he relies on “making shit up” when his memory falters onstage.He told The Sun: “Brain freeze, I get it. I get them when I’m doing gigs to 70,000 people.

Shenae Grimes has welcomed her second child with her husband Josh Beech!

Shenae Grimes' family just got bigger!The former star and her husband, Josh Beech, welcomed their second child together.