Ellie Leach claimed she 'didn't want' her hair anyway after she suffered a blunder while performing live during the Strictly Come Dancing tour. The actress is currently touring the country after winning the BBC One dance show back in December.
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Liam Gallagher has said “no one wants to be in a band anymore”, claiming that the music industry is currently full of “‘me me me’ solo stars”.The former Oasis frontman made the comments during a joint interview with John Squire about the pair’s new collaborative project, which they launched last week with the single ‘Just Another Rainbow’.Later, Gallagher confirmed that the pair would be releasing a 10-track album together. He previously described the upcoming LP as “the best record since [The Beatles‘] ‘Revolver'”.Speaking to The Guardian, the singer shared his thoughts on current bands – or rather how there are “none about” who are worth his time or criticism.
Gallagher, who also fronted Beady Eye after Oasis’ split, explained: “It’s a shame, because they’d be fucking getting it as well.”He continued: “No one wants to be in a band and share success these days. It’s all ‘me me me’ solo stars.”LG went on to say that he intended to keep Oasis’ catalogue alive, having confirmed a 30th anniversary ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour in the UK and Ireland for this summer.“There’s no way I’m letting Oasis turn into one of these [bands] where you just wrap an album in cellophane every 10 years,” the soloist added.Reflecting on the Manchester group’s 2009 break-up, Gallagher said that his estranged brother and former bandmate Noel – along with Oasis’ manager Marcus Russell – “threw me under the fucking bus”.
He recalled: “All my life caved in.”Liam, who has released three solo albums since 2017, claimed that Noel had always intended to go it alone. He spoke about how the latter would play solo acoustic shows between Oasis’ touring commitments.“If you want to do your little thing because you’re not getting enough attention, feel free,
.Ellie Leach claimed she 'didn't want' her hair anyway after she suffered a blunder while performing live during the Strictly Come Dancing tour. The actress is currently touring the country after winning the BBC One dance show back in December.
Noel Gallagher has joked that he wants to create his own political movement called ‘The After Party’ to “deal with these Russians”.The High Flying Birds singer and former Oasis member weighed in his thoughts on the current political climate during a new appearance on the Funny How? podcast, and jokingly explained how he would deal with issues if he were to have his own party.Talking to Matt Morgan in the interview, Gallagher said he would develop his own party called ‘The After Party’, and their motto for change would be that ‘It’s Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better’.“I’d say, ‘I told you it was going to get worse,’ but then it would be better,” he said (via Far Out), later giving an example of how he would confront Vladimir Putin and try to get Russia to “leave the Ukrainians alone”.“I could deal with these Russians. I’d just sit Putin down, and say, ‘Look, little guy – alright mate? What seems to be the problem?… What would you do if I taught you to play guitar? Leave the Ukrainians alone?’“Then I’d go all gangster and say, ‘Mate, look at you.
Liam Gallagher has shared that he will not be playing any Oasis or Stone Roses tracks while on tour with John Squire.The Mancunian icons have announced their highly-anticipated self-titled album along with a string of tour dates in support of the LP. The project from the former Oasis frontman and former Stone Roses guitarist will land on March 1.
Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges has been announced as this year's host for the Teenage Cancer Trust event at the Royal Albert Hall. The stand-up comedian, 37, will host "A Night of Comedy" on Tuesday, 19 March with performances from Rob Beckett, Paul Chowdhry, Joe Lycett, Joanne McNally and Seann Walsh, plus special guests who are yet to be announced.This night is a part of the week-long event that will take place at the Royal Albert Hall from 18 March to 24 March to help raise vital funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity.There will also be performances from The Who with Orchestra, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Young Fathers and The Chemical Brothers to name a few at the star-studded event.
Liam Gallagher has announced a huge Glasgow gig at the iconic Barrowland Ballroom.
Liam Gallagher and John Squire have announced their self-titled debut album, along with details of their 2024 tour.The highly-anticipated album from the former Oasis frontman and former Stone Roses guitarist will land on March 1. To celebrate, the duo have also shared a new track from the record, ‘Mars To Liverpool’ – preorder/presave the album here.Speaking about the album, Gallagher said: “I can’t wait for people to hear the album.
Kendal Calling has announced the line-up for its 2024 festival – you can check it out below.The event is due to take place at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District between August 1-4. Tickets are on sale now – buy yours here.Today (January 25), organisers have revealed that this year’s Kendal Calling will feature five headliners: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Paolo Nutini, The Streets, Paul Heaton & Rianne Downey and Keane.Other acts on the bill include Sugababes, Pale Waves, Declan McKenna, Peace, The Lottery Winners, The Reytons, CMAT, The Snuts, Kate Nash, The Pigeon Detectives, Katy B and Glasvegas.Elsewhere at Kendal Calling ’24, football pundit and former Manchester United and England player Gary Neville will be playing a special B2B DJ set with The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess.“I’m very excited about the prospect of DJing with Gary – he’s got great taste in music,” said Burgess in a statement.“Last time we shared a stage was when he joined The Charlatans on guitar.
Y Not has revealed its first wave of names for 2024.The festival returns for its next edition from August 2-4 to Pikehall, Derbyshire. Now, it unveils its headliners, along with announcing a huge wave of names.
Liam Gallagher has responded to Dua Lipa branding Britpop bands as “obnoxious” in a recent interview.The ‘Houdini’ singer recently spoke about the musical influences on her forthcoming third album, which included bands like Blur and Oasis.In the interview with Rolling Stone, the pop star hinted that the new record would channel the “don’t give a fuck-ness” of the Britpop legends.When the interviewer mentioned that Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn hadn’t been kind to female artists in the past – taking shots at artists like Taylor Swift and Adele, for example – Lipa said that while she hadn’t experienced any encounters with them personally, you “sometimes you have to separate the art from the person”.“It’s more like the music element, the aspect of it that I’m really connected to. The way that [some Brit-pop artists] acted, the things that they’ve done, they’re obnoxious for sure.
Kula Shaker have announced a spring 2024 UK tour set to kick off in April in support of their forthcoming LP ‘Natural Magick’.Set for release on February 2, ‘Natural Magick’ sees the return of keyboardist Jay Darlington, who for the previous decade has worked with both Liam and Noel Gallagher, meaning their original line-up is back together for the first time since 1998.The tour will Kick off on April 22 at the Tramshed in Cardiff. From there, Crispian Mills and co will make stops in Bexhill, Wolverhampton, London, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Bristol.
Liam Gallagher and John Squire have announced a second collaborative single together today (January 22) on social media.The next song from the Manchester icons is called ‘Mars To Liverpool’ and is set for release this Friday (January 26).In a Tweet, Squire shared the artwork for the single along with a snippet of the song itself. Listen here:MARS TO LIVERPOOLComing this Friday.
Rock legends Liam Gallagher and John Squire filmed their new music video at a railway tunnel in Bury. The former Oasis frontman and Stone Roses guitarist teamed up to shoot the video for their single Just Another Rainbow at East Lancashire Railway (ELR).
John Squire has hinted that he’s begun writing for a second collaborative album with Liam Gallagher.The first taster of the debut project from the former Oasis frontman and Stone Roses guitarist arrived this month in the form of ‘Just Another Rainbow’.The song was in the running for Number One single last week, but ended up losing out to Noah Kahan and his song ‘Stick Season’.The pair gave an update on the 10-track LP in conversation with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, and have now discussed further musical plans with The Guardian.After the debut album Gallagher previously hailed as “the best record since [The Beatles’] ‘Revolver’”, more music may be on the way, according to the piece.“The guitar fights back,” he simply said, with Gallagher adding: “If John comes up with another load of songs that are banging, they’ll get it as well.“Squire’s got a lot more in him.
Liam Gallagher has given his ruthless verdict on a resurfaced clip of his brother Noel playing a version of Gorillaz’ ‘Dare’ with Damon Albarn. The video was captured in December 2015 at a 60th birthday party for Paul Simonon, the bassist in The Clash, who is also part of the performance. Noel Gallagher is singing the vocal that was originally recorded by the Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder while playing guitar, and Albarn is singing his original melody line from the 2005 song, with Simonon on bass.
Liam Gallagher has been revealed as the presenter of a children’s charity cover of The Beatles.The Manchester legend worked with GOODSTOCK in order to introduce the cover of ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’. GOODSTOCK is a charity founded by music industry executives and twin sisters, Katie and Debbie Gwyther, to raise funds for Highgate Primary School.Highgate Primary School attends to children with “autism, ADHD, Down’s syndrome and deafness”, working in partnership with Blanche Nevile School for the Deaf and Highgate Family Centre.
Shed Seven have earned the Number One spot on the Official Albums Charts with their sixth LP ‘A Matter Of Time‘.The band – comprised of Rick Witter, Paul Banks, Tom Gladwin, Tim Wills and Rob Maxfield – have also made history as the British rock group with the longest gap between their debut album and first Number One album.They earned the title with 26 years and three months between the first Official Albums Chart appearance of their 1994 debut ‘Change Giver’ –which peaked at Number 16 – and landing at Number 1 with 2024’s ‘A Matter of Time’.Shed Seven’s frontman Rick Witter recently told NME: “I think it’s gonna be a big year for us, starting with the release of our brand new album in the first week of the 30th anniversary of our debut ‘Change Giver’. If you’re a Shed Seven fan I think you should buckle up because you’re gonna be in for a good ride.
Liam Gallagher has reflected on Oasis’ split, claiming that his brother Noel “threw me under the fucking bus” at the time.The comments arose as part of a new joint interview between Britpop legends Liam Gallagher and John Squire – who recently joined forces for a new collaborative project, which they launched last week with the single ‘Just Another Rainbow’.In the discussion with The Guardian, Gallagher took a moment to reflect on the Manchester group’s 2009 break-up, and accuse his former bandmate Noel – along with Oasis’ manager Marcus Russell, as blaming him for the decision.According to the singer-songwriter, Noel had always intended to go solo but decided to blame the disbandment on Liam’s drinking rather than admit he wanted to leave the line-up.“If you want to do your little thing because you’re not getting enough attention, feel free, mate,” he said, referring to how Noel would often play solo acoustic shows between Oasis’ touring commitments. “I’ll go to Barbados and sit on a beach for six months, but don’t be pulling the plug on the band.
Liam Gallagher and John Squire have shared the new music video for their collaborative track ‘Just Another Rainbow‘. Check it out below.The highly anticipated track by former Oasis frontman and former Stone Roses guitarist was finally released last week (January 5) after months of teasing – with Gallagher hailing their upcoming record as “the best record since [The Beatles’] ‘Revolver’.”Today (January 10), the duo have released the track’s accompanying video.
Manchester has been named among the best places to visit in 2024 by The New York Times in its annual guide. The US publication has listed 52 places to travel to in the coming year, with the likes of Paris, Singapore and Florida also making the cut.
Emma Willis is looking for the next generation of fashion designers in her CBBC show Style It Out - and has revealed that it's her own kids who inspired the brand new series. Style It Out follows Emma as she invites nine creative children from across the UK into CBBC's workshop and sets them a series of challenges centred around sustainable fashion designing. With guest judges like Gok Wan, Noel Gallagher's daughter Anais and Strictly Come Dancing 's Katya Jones stopping by to give their thoughts, the winner will get to show off their designs at London Fashion Week.