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Monday, December 26, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
It's Getting Better Man...
While work is on progress, prepare yourself to come alive and come on in to Jakarta & Bandung for the ultimate tribute night to Brit-Pop, Gallagher Bank Holidays '12.
For more info, follow GBH Live at @GBHLive
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Wonder-street
Berwick Street, as potrayed on the platinum selling album, "(What's The Story) Morning Glory ?" by oasis.
How Britney Made It To F1...
"checked in dubai.receptionist was shocked when she saw passport.some1stuck britney in my passport.no idea who" -@nico_rosberg
Monday, December 5, 2011
One of the Madchester is back...
Some will say they are doing it for fool's gold, others will wonder if – as they enter middle age – they just wanna be adored. But fans of the Stone Roses will only care about one thing: the band have confirmed they are reuniting, with two gigs planned for next year, followed by a world tour.
They will be playing new songs, but when asked about a new album Ian Brown said: "We hope so, but we said that before didn't we?" He added: "We'll ride this until the wheels come off, like we did last time."
Despite legal wrangling with record companies, fall-outs and vehement assurances they would never get back together, the original lineup – singer Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield and drummer Alan "Reni" Wren – announced two gigs at Heaton Park in Manchester on 29 and 30 June 2012.
The long-awaited news – the resurrection has been some time in coming, with rumours circulating for several years – was announced at a packed Soho Hotel in central London.
The scheduled gigs will be the first time the band have played together in 16 years, since a widely panned performance at the Reading festival in 1996 that lead NME to describe Brown's rendition of I Am the Resurrection as "more like the eternal crucifixion".
The Stone Roses exploded on to the British indie scene in 1989 with their eponymous album, hailed as one of the greatest debuts of all time. Their psychedelic sound spoke to a generation of ravers during the second "summer of love". In their hometown of Manchester hundreds of fans gathered outside sold-out gigs, and at the height of their fame nearly 30,000 people attended the "baggy Woodstock" at Spike Island near Widnes in 1990.But the group became snared in a lengthy legal battle with their label Silvertone, unable to release new music before a court case left them free to sign with Geffen. The follow-up to their debut, Second Coming, was finally released in 1994, but failed to meet inflated expectations.
Drummer Reni left in 1995, followed a year later by guitarist and songwriter John Squire – whose ranging riffs were as integral to the Stone Roses' sound as Brown's distinctive vocals – and the band split up the same year. Brown went on to create six albums, bassist Mani joined Primal Scream, while Squire, who created the artwork for the band's first album, formed the short-lived Seahorses before deciding to concentrate on art.
There seemed to be no way back. Squire created a work of art in 2009 that carried the words: "I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group the Stone Roses."
He said at the time: "I'd rather live my life than attempt to rehash it. Even if Ian and I were still double dating as we did in our teens then the prospect of a reunion wouldn't interest me at all." The feud between the teenage friends continued, with Brown apparently refusing an olive branch from Squire, who he said had sent him a song. In an interview with the Word magazine in 2009, Brown said: "He actually sent me a tune 18 months ago – pretty good, sounded nice, I liked it – but my sons turned round and said: 'Dad, you can't work on that – he sold you out, didn't he? He left you for dead.'"
Rumours of a comeback circulated in April this year after a meeting between Brown and Squire at the funeral of bassist Mani's mother. But it was quickly dismissed by Mani who said, in no uncertain terms: "Please fuck off and leave it alone. It isn't true and isn't happening."
But the obstacles in the way of a lucrative reunion have been swept aside. The news will put them in good company: Pulp reunited this year for a series of successful comeback gigs, the Specials reunited in 2009 for their 30th anniversary, and Take That have proved creaky knees need not mean a diminished fanbase.
Questions will undoutedly be asked about Brown's vocal capabilities – once described by Guardian critic Alexis Petridis as "a muffled, gloomy honk, like a despondent goose wearing a balaclava" – and whether the band, now in middle-age, will be able to capture the heady excitement of their early days. But to accusations they are selling out, they could reply with the lyrics of I Wanna Be Adored: "I don't have to sell my soul/ He's already in me".
Tickets go on sale this Friday at 9am.
Stone roses getting back together not been this happy since my kids were born... LG - @liamgallagher
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/18/stone-roses-reunion-comeback-gigs
Stone roses getting back together not been this happy since my kids were born... LG - @liamgallagher
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/oct/18/stone-roses-reunion-comeback-gigs
Gives You Wings
Congratulations to RBR-Renault for the pole on World Constructors Championship, and Sebastian Vettel for the pole on World Drivers Championship of S'11.
The 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
2011 VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOW
Photo credit: Nameera Dresanala
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Be Here Now
Well hello, it's really been a while. I always said this every time I've gone hiatus haven't I? Then this time it's for real
To be honest things aren't going quite well recently. "So much to do, so little time" as they say. But the most remorseful thing of all was leaving this blog to rot for f*cking months and to lack of current information. Good news is: I'm back. I'll be updating new info's, still about music, cars, oasis, and lifestyle.
In the meantime, please enjoy these little posts as I beg and steal and borrow from sources all around the internet.
Thank you for your understanding, thanks a mill for making my blog visit count to reach 13k. Thanks a f*king mill, once again. V
Regards,
NH.
To be honest things aren't going quite well recently. "So much to do, so little time" as they say. But the most remorseful thing of all was leaving this blog to rot for f*cking months and to lack of current information. Good news is: I'm back. I'll be updating new info's, still about music, cars, oasis, and lifestyle.
In the meantime, please enjoy these little posts as I beg and steal and borrow from sources all around the internet.
Thank you for your understanding, thanks a mill for making my blog visit count to reach 13k. Thanks a f*king mill, once again. V
Regards,
NH.
It's just rock 'n' roll...
Not only Noel who was attacked on stage, Liam also became the target of rampaging fans.
Kimi is officially back for F1 S'12
Renault has announced that Kimi Raikkonen will return to Formula 1 racing next year, after securing a two-year deal to compete with the squad.
Team owner Gerard Lopez added: "All year long, we kept saying that our team was at the start of a brand new cycle. Backstage we've been working hard to build the foundations of a successful structure and to ensure that we would soon be able to fight at the highest level.
Raikkonen, who had left Formula 1 at the end of the 2009 season after being dropped by Ferrari, had been in talks with the Williams team about a possible return next year, but the deal fell through.
That prompted speculation of a Renault tie-up, with team principal Eric Boullier confirming in Brazil last weekend that the Finn was on the shortlist of candidates for 2012 - when his outfit will be renamed Lotus.
Speaking about his return, Raikkonen said: "I'm delighted to be coming back to Formula 1 after a two-year break, and I'm grateful to Lotus Renault GP for offering me this opportunity. My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career as a driver, but I can't deny the fact that my hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming.
"It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition. Now I'm looking forward to playing an important role in pushing the team to the very front of the grid."
Team owner Gerard Lopez added: "All year long, we kept saying that our team was at the start of a brand new cycle. Backstage we've been working hard to build the foundations of a successful structure and to ensure that we would soon be able to fight at the highest level."Kimi's decision to come back to Formula 1 with us is the first step of several announcements which should turn us into an even more serious contender in the future. Of course, we are all looking forward to working with a world champion. On behalf of our staff, I'd like to welcome Kimi to Enstone, a setting that has always been known for its human approach to Formula 1."
Raikkonen, 32, moved from Formula 1 to the World Rally Championship in 2010, where he spent the last two seasons while also competing in one race of the NASCAR Truck series and one Nationwide event.
The Finn won the Formula 1 world championship in 2007 with Ferrari, having scored a total of 18 wins since he made his grand prix debut in 2001.
Renault was forced to search for another driver after Robert Kubica confirmed last week that he would not be ready to start the 2012 season following his dramatic
Adidas Meets NG
The shoes are a new version of the Training 72 (which actually dates back to 1964), but now becoming the NG version, which offers up a white leather upper, royal blue stripes and gold detailing on the tongue, along with a fairly chunky gum sole.
Source: http://www.retrotogo.com/2011/10/adidas-x-noel-gallagher-training-72-ng-trainers.html
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