General Dread is back!:

 

Comrades… Let me start by wishing all of y'all a happy, happy new year.

 

I'm in the great city of Tokyo, in the great nation of Japan.

 

Got a couple of gigs here before I move on to Australia and New Zealand. Somewhat predictably it's freeeeeeeezing.

 

Did manage a little bit of kip last night which is always a nice bonus out here.

 

Looking forward to this 2012 business. If this year is half as good as last year then I might actually retire. What would be the point in carrying on??

 

And in any case, ain't the world supposed to end this year?? Fuck the Mayans, I say!!!

 

You currently find me watching the NFL play-offs. Mega game. 49'ers - Saints. Japanese commentary!! Very mad!!!

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.

 

And a quick update. Noel's album re-enter the top ten on the UK charts after the nomination for Best British Male on the BRIT Awards. He is #8, up 7 places in the charts!

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums

New Tales From The Middle of Nowhere:

 

Yes…

 

Well, the promo stuff wasn't too painful. Quite enjoyable actually. Apart from one guy, who sounded like a coffee percolator when he spoke, it wasn't too taxing.

 

I was asked many questions on many diverse subjects, such as…

 

- The environment.

- Politics.

- New music, or the lack of it.

- The Music Bizness… (it's a bit shit at the minute apparently… can't say I'd noticed!!).

- Time travel (for real!!).

- The earthquake.

- Lady Gaga?

- The Stone Roses.

- Cream cakes.

- Manchester City (obviously).

- Mario Balotelli (naturally).

- And somewhat predictably… the Japanese people (they're obsessed with what people think of them).

 

As you can see all very interesting stuff.

 

One guy showed me the magazine I'm doing an interview for and I have to say, if I didn't know any better, I'd have thought it was a porn mag judging by the cover!!

 

Did a bit of rehearsing last night. Haven't played for nearly five weeks now. Just blowing off the cobwebs, so to speak. I tend to forget the guitar solos if I have any significant time off. Good job we did mind as a shit-load of cobwebs had grown!!

 

Bit of a grey day today. I'm under orders from The Mighty I to go find him some toys. Specifically, and I quote, "Robots that walk and talk without batteries or remote control." Does he mean actual real blimmin' robots??? Good luck with that, eh??

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.

 

 

And he sang last night in Tokyo Whatever!:

 

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New Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere:

 

Yes…

 

Well, the gig went as well as could be expected for a band that ain't played for over a month. The old voice seems to have held up and all. I expect tonight to be a little bit better. Usually takes about 4-5 gigs to get back in the groove (not that we actually do groove!).

 

Anyway, the usual suspects were all present. The "NOEL OR DIE" sign was down the front. Last time I saw it it was just a bit of yellow tape stuck on a black piece of fabric. It's gone all posh now!! Like a proper banner... Well done!!!!

 

Now I don't know if you're aware of this but during gigs in Japan in between songs there is a deathly silence. Not sure why, but it's very disconcerting. At the end of any given song you get thunderous applause for about 10 seconds then... total silence.

 

But last night, what can only be described as a little girl, kept shouting out rather odd "statements". She sounded EXACTLY like my eldest young son which, in itself, was quite off-putting. And this is what she had to say, and the fact that she was saying it with a slightly creepy steely-eyed stare, made it all the more weird… get on this:

 

- NOEL, I LOVE YOU!! (Fair enough… what's not to love, eh?)

- I LOVE YOU, EVEN WHEN I'M AT SCHOOL!! (Ok?)

- CAN YOU KISS ME… PLEASE? (What, now? …Right now?)

- NOEL, YOU ARE MY IDEAL MAN!! (Ideal man?)

- CAN I MARRY YOU? (Erm… no.)

- I WANT YOUR PICK!!! (Sorry….)

 

She said PICK… my guitar pick, you filthy swine… I gave it to her after the show anyway, just to be nice and that (the pick!!). All in all a good night.

 

I'm off to Kiddyland now to do a bit of shopping. It's a toy store… it sells toys… not kids… I'm not Madonna!!!!

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.

 

:lol: This one made me laugh for real!

^:laugh3:

 

It would be funny if she would've actually shouted I WANT YOU D*** :laugh3:

wonder what he would say :lol:

Another great one today. Japan is a crazy place! :P

 

Yes…

 

So did some mad Japanese breakfast TV show yesterday. It was bizarre to say the least. Hosted by a female comedian… what do you call them again, comedienne, or summat?

 

Anyways, the interview went like what they do… the usual Q's followed by the usual A's when out of nowhere and without warning (actually there may have been a warning… hard to tell over here!) she starts singing that song by Mariah Carey (or is it Dolly Parton?), "I Will Always Love You"!!!!! She wasn't holding back either, she fuckin' belted it out. So she sings a chorus and a verse and the big fuck off ending… then… silence… Not so much as a titter from the studio audience… Nothing… I FUCKIN' LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The actual gig was really very good. Not only was it shocking to get back up to speed so quick, it was right up there with the best so far!

 

My new biggest fan, that little girl was there again. She had the same clothes on (stinky little fish!!). She reiterated that she is indeed quite fond of me while holding up a letter for me like a religious artifact… strange kid.

 

Gotta go. I've been up since 4.30am and I'm still running late… How can that be????

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.

 

The cover was from Whitney Houston, he made a mistake. :laugh3:

Wow, Noel is on fire. Or the japanese are on fire! :lol:

 

 

Yes…

 

Made it to New Zealand. Auckland, to be exact. It's summer time!!!

 

The sun's out. Loud and proud. Twas a fuckin' slog yesterday though. Sleep deprivation is a killer.

 

Some girl comes up to me at the airport in Japan. She was pregnant. She says to me, "Can you touch my stomach and bless my baby?" Sorry? "Please touch my stomach and bless my baby." Ok… there you go, kid… consider yourself blessed. Then she says… "Please can you name my baby?" What? "Please name my baby." What now?? Right now?? "Yes please." Ok… Is it a boy or a girl? "Oh, I don't know yet!!" Jeez... Meet me half way, eh??

 

Anyway, the flight was ok. Got some kip at least. The jet lag's not too bad when you get this far around the world. Feeling back to normal.

 

I haven't been to NZ since 1997. I have no recollection of it at all! My tour manager informed me I may have had an impromptu sing song round a piano in a hotel bar with that singer Joe Cocker!! I don't remember that at all!! Scary, eh?

 

Looking forwards to the gig tomorrow. My first festival of the year. Kasabian are on the bill so it should be a blast.

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.

It's so awesome that i'm seeing this man and kasabian live in only two months! :awesome:

New recent interview

http://www.3news.co.nz/Big-Day-Out-Noel-Gallagher-speaks-with-David-Farrier/tabid/312/articleID/240051/Default.aspx

:awesome:

New Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere:

 

Yes…

 

Well the gig in Auckland was well good. It was my first ever festival and I'd forgotten how much I like them. (Well, not my first EVER, but you know what I mean.)

 

Got down the site early to see them rock'n'roll soldiers Kasabian. They were somewhat predictably very fuckin' good indeed. Immaculately turned out. Well stylish!!!

 

The morning after, whilst in a mad rush packing / eating breakfast, I had a brilliantly funny scene with a hotel employee in my room. I won't go into it here 'cos it won't look good in print, but it was classic Laurel & Hardy gear. I'll tell you next time I see you.

 

Met some woman at the airport yesterday who comes over asking would I do a photo with her husband… "Aww, go on," she says. "It'll make his day… His mates are always taking the piss out of him 'cos he looks like you!!!!!" Charming, eh? How does one refuse that request?

 

I sat next to a priest on the plane!!!!!!!!!! Dunno why that warrant's a mention, but it does. A real fuckin' priest. He had the full rig out on and all… Mega!!!!!

 

Bar one petty criminal birthday boy customs and immigration was negotiated expertly. Arrived here on the Gold Coast late yesterday evening (I said Gold Coast, not golf course!!).

 

This hotel is a nightmare. It's a proper blimmin' holiday resort. Full of fat people in towels. Hell on earth.

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.

he sure does like using exclamation marks eh ? :lol:

he sure does like using exclamation marks eh ? :lol:

 

Yes, like a lot!!!!!!! :laugh3:

 

 

 

Two news today.

 

"Noel Gallagher to be crowned Godlike Genius at NME Awards 2012"

 

http://www.nme.com/news/noel-gallagher/61593

 

Godlike Genius? That's crazy!

 

Noel's said: "I would like to thank NME for bestowing upon me such a great accolade. I have dreamt of this moment since I was 43 years old. I accept that I am now a genius, just like God." :lol: So funny.

 

 

And most important:

 

"Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will be augmented on the forthcoming tour of the UK and Ireland by a three-piece brass section and the choirs Crouch End Festival Chorus and Hertfordshire Chorus. "

 

http://www.noelgallagher.com/#news/nghfbs-announce-additional-musicians-for-uk-a

 

That's going to be great! I can't wait to listen to some bootlegs.

Godlike Genius :clap:

New Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere:

 

Yes well... Been out of the game for a couple of days. Not sure if I can remember all of what's been happening. We shall see...

 

So... Where were we up to? The Gold Coast, I believe. That Big Day Out gig was pretty good, as I remember. It fucking pissed down though! Like a proper Biblical downpour. Fuck that!! Come to Australia, they said... It's their summer, they said... What a load of old bollocks.

 

I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!

 

There are many similarities between this place and old England, festival weather being one of them... What a fucking swizz. I even got my shoes muddy watching Kasabian... An outrage!!!!!!!!

 

Legged it straight off stage back to the hotel to watch Man City - Tottenham. We made hard work of it, but we got there in the end. Super Mario rolled in the winner with about 10 seconds left. What a druid that kid is.

 

So then... I had my own show here in Sydney a couple of nights ago. A truly great gig. The best one of the entire tour, no doubt about it!! They do like a sing-song down here. They was loud and proud... Gotta say though, it's a night that will live long in the memory for another reason. That being the night I got my first bra thrown onstage!! I was so proud, and the young lady should be too, if you know what I mean? Made me feel a bit like Tom Jones!!!!!

 

Met up with some old comrades from my well spent youth at the Hacienda. Tall tales were told and shit was talked into the small hours. Not sure what time 'time' was called, but I do know it was pissing down when we left!!

 

Woke up yesterday with a naughty hangover. Felt like a dead shit. It was still raining. What the fuck? Didn't do much. Stared out the window watching the rain. Reminded me of being on the dole back home in Manchester in the '80s.

 

It's Chinese New Year. The Year of the Dragon. My eldest son will be pleased. He LOVES dragons!

 

Went for a Chinese last night at a place called Marigold... Marigold?? What an odd name for a Chinese restaurant, no?? Anyway, as we were waiting for a table, that band UB40 walked in... Well I say UB40, it was deffo the singer cause I spoke to him. Not sure who the rest of them were, they deffo weren't the same firm that was on Top of the Pops in the '80s. Then about 5 mins later, in walks that singer and top dreadnought Billy Ocean!!! Caribbean Queen, and all that? No? Google him. Top food. Maybe some of the best I've ever had, and I've had a lot.

 

Woke up this morning... STILL FUCKING RAINING. Got another day off.

 

Bored.

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.

New Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere:

 

Yes…

 

So, been out of the game for a couple of days AGAIN!!

 

Here goes… What day is it today? …Friday? Saturday? Fuck knows.

 

The last time we spoke I was in Sydney, right? Just getting ready for The Big Day Out?

 

Well… Woke up that morning and guess what? That's right, it was pissing down… I mean what IS the point of Australia while it's raining? There is no point. I'm staggered by the weather. "Oh, fuck off!" to the sky, said I.

 

'Twas a big day for the Aussies. Australia Day. It's a day where they celebrate all things Australian… Whatever that means. Still part of the blimmin' Empire, if you ask me, innit? Sydney Harbour was full of boats and ships. Spectacular. There was cannons going off and even a fly past by the Aussie air force (mate!)... IN THE RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

There was a bit of a scene with the Aussie PM (some ginger Sheila). She got a bit roughed up by some protesters and had to be bundled into a car that looked like a taxi. Thing is, she lost one of her shoes!! Like Cinderella!! The news went in heavy on the protesters… (What a scandal… No… Not sandal… They didn't make it clear what style of shoe it was!!!)

 

By the time I got down to the festival site to continue my battle of wits with the Aussie media (mate), Kasabian had been and gone!! Heard they were good though.

 

My gig was really bloody good (mate). Had a pair of ladies knickers thrown on stage and a top hat!! I do hope they came from the same person!!

 

Legged it early the next day and arrived here in Melbourne (mate). And guess what? No… You're wrong see, because it's bloody boiling (mate). Yes sir!! The sun has got his hat on, and it's got little corks dangling round the rim!!

 

They still have that Jerry Springer on TV down here. Forgot how psychedelic that programme is. There was a threesome on it called… "Sha-toya" and "Jo-neesa" and a guy whose name was "Country". Mega. I laughed until it wasn't funny anymore.

 

So then I stopped and turned on the news. Turns out the big story building was about "the shoe".

 

"Where is the PM's shoe?" They asked.

"Who's got the shoe?" They pleaded.

"We must find the shoe!!".

 

Had a bit of a mooch around and about (didn't find the shoe). Not much going on here, but by the time I got back to the hotel THE SHOE HAD BEEN FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

There was a brilliant Monty Python-esque moment were they went live to the actual shoe being handed over to the authorities by what looked like a protester…

 

"There you go Cinders, you shall go to the ball," I thought.

 

Except she didn't. She went to the tennis. To see Andy Murray lose… AGAIN!!!

 

ONWARDS.

 

GD.

 

PS: Dunno what all the fuss was about. The shoe was bobbins. A black suede wedge?? Not this season...(mate).

I hope Noel come to Buenos Aires soon!!!! Can´t wait!!

Melwen: i like your avi!

I'm seeing Noel in two months!! I can't wait :bomb:

I hope Noel come to Buenos Aires soon!!!! Can´t wait!!

Melwen: i like your avi!

 

Thanks!

 

And also, I can't wait anymore. I saw he is going to Colombia in May. I hope that in the next days, the South America tour is going to be confirmed.

New single "Dream On"! :dance:

 

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will release new single 'Dream On' on March 12th through Sour Mash Records. The B-side will be 'Shoot A Hole Into The Sun', the first track to be released from the sessions Noel has recorded with the Amorphous Androgynous.

 

The single will be available to buy on 7", CD and download. The digital download will also be available as a bundle including the video, which both Noel and director Mike Bruce consider the best and most fun yet they have ever worked on filming together.

I bet "Shoot A Hole Into The Sun" is the remix of "If I Had A Gun..." :dozey:

 

Can't wait to hear it though!

I bet "Shoot A Hole Into The Sun" is the remix of "If I Had A Gun..." :dozey:

 

Can't wait to hear it though!

 

Yes, I think is this song:

 

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They put it on the concerts before Noel goes on stage.

Can't wait for that B-side!:D

I want that B-Side now! :bomb:

More news! Noel said yesterday in an interview that he is coming to Argentina in May!! :dance: I think in the next days, is going to be confirmed officially, with dates and all.

 

And Noel is nominated for the NME awards 2012:

 

Best Solo Artist

Best Album

Greatest Music Moment Of The Year (for his press conference)

Hero of the Year

 

And also the award Godlike Genius.

 

Beady Eye was nominated for Worst Band and Liam for Villain of the Year. :cry:

Coldplay is nominated for Worst Album and Worst Band.

 

 

Full list here:

http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/61733

 

And for vote, here:

http://www.nme.com/awardsvote

Great news! I won't be in South America so I won't be able to see him here but i'm seeing him in Washington D.C anyway :P Hope he comes to Uruguay so my friends can go to see him!

More news! Noel said yesterday in an interview that he is coming to Argentina in May[/url]

 

Well that's nice for Latin Americans, hope he does more than just a couple of shows in each country, *prays for Porto Alegre gig because I missed Oasis in 2009*