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1- Isn't It a Pity? - George Harrison 2- Flashbax - Oasis 3- Don't Go Away (live at Teenage Cancer Trust) - Noel Gallagher 4- So Long, Jimmy - James Blunt 5- I Can't Stand It (live at Woodstock with Edgar Winter) - Johnny Winter 6- Cast No Shadow (acoustic live at Ebisu Liquidroom, Tokyo) Noel Gallagher 7- Si El Norte Fuera El Sur (live) - Ricardo Arjona 8- Cachito, Campeón de Corrientes - León Gieco 9- Sailor's Hornpipe (Popeye) - Carlos Núñez 10- Cast No Shadow (UNKLE Remix) - Oasis

1- Waiting For The Rapture - Oasis 2- Solo el Amor - Silvio Rodríguez 3- Tears of Stone - Carlos Núñez 4- Slide Away (Acoustic) - Oasis 5- Bag It Up (Instrumental) - Oasis 6- Falling Down (Instrumental) - Oasis 7- Please - Elton John 8- Only Superstition - Coldplay 9- Minstrel in the Gallery - Jethro Tull 10- Baby Can I Hold You - Tracy Chapman

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 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).

1- Yellow Submarine - The Beatles 2- In Limbo - Radiohead 3- British Legion - Kasabian 4- La Valse des Vieux Os - Yann Tiersen 5- Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones 6- Ain't Got Nothin' - Oasis 7- Run - Amy Macdonald 8- Supersonic - Oasis 9- Cocaine - Eric Clapton 10- Killybegs - The Chieftains

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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!

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!: [ame= ] [/ame]

1- Casa Babylon - Manu Chao 2- Me Tiré Por Vos - Sui Generis 3- Take It as It Comes - The Doors 4- Hitchin' a Ride - Green Day 5- Yer Blues - The Beatles 6- The Monkey - Manu Chao 7- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bob Dylan 8- In Your World - Muse 9- El Tuerto Y Los Ciegos - Sui Generis 10- Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth (demo) - Oasis

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

1- 3/5 of A Mile in 10 Seconds - Jefferson Airplane 2- Thinking Of You - Tracy Chapman 3- How You See The World - Coldplay 4- The Death Of You And Me - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 5- Little By Little (demo) - Oasis 6- Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & Nash 7- Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John 8- I'm Outta Time (Instrumental) - Oasis 9- Who Feels Love? (demo) - Oasis 10- Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 - Pink Floyd

1- Over The Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin 2- Bongo Bong - Manu Chao 3- Catch The Rainbow - Rainbow 4- Let's Roll Just Like We Used To - Kasabian 5- She's The One - Robbie Williams 6- Bye Bye Love - Simon & Garfunkel 7- The Great Pretender - Freddie Mercury 8- Cloudburst - Oasis 9- Starship Trooper - Yes 10- You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse

1- Wond'ring Aloud - Jethro Tull 2- Setting Me Up - Dire Straits 3- I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles 4- Atlantic - Keane 5- Lilac Wine - Jeff Buckley 6- Scandal - Queen 7- When I Come Around - Green Day 8- Carry Us All - Oasis 9- Irish Love - Mark Knopfler 10- Take Aim - Kasabian

I'm going to play this for the first time. 1- Live Forever - Oasis - MTV Unplugged 2- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry 3- El Jako - Mano Negra 4- Yesterday - The Beatles 5- Thank You Girl - The Beatles 6- Fuckin' In The Bushes (demo) - Oasis 7- Sanctus - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem 8- Cars Hiss by My Window - The Doors 9- Stay - Pink Floyd 10- I Hope, I Think, I Know - Oasis

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh_y7Mul_Pg&feature=player_embedded]Merry Christmas Everybody - Noel Gallagher OASIS (Super Audio) - Slade cover + Lyrics - YouTube[/ame] :santa2: Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Joyeux Noël! ;) :santa:

It's insane! You paid more for the taxes than the product itself. But, what can you do?

Ouch, me duele de pensarlo. :sick: Noel Gallagher's album was with Royal Mail and it was marked "taxes included".

Wow, I imported things, recently a deluxe album of Noel Gallagher (with CD, DVD, vinyl and a book) and they didn't charge me anything. And it was quick, it took only 4 days to come. Thank God I didn't bought this one. :stunned:

Last Tales From The Middle Of Nowhere of 2011: So comrades, for the last time in 2011… Yes!! Right… It's been a few days, so here's what I can remember. That KROQ thing was by far and away the most oddest "gig" I've ever done. Not for any particular reason other than it was just weird. These things are put on by the radio stations. So the people (competition winners) it seems are only interested in what they've heard on the playlist for said radio station. You play anything that hasn't been a single (whatever that means these days) and it's met with total apathy. By the same rule, you play anything they've heard on the airwaves and the place goes apeshit. Like I say… weird. I did get to meet that Florence lady from that Florence and the Machine. Nice girl. Couldn't be arsed sticking around to see the rest of the bands though (no offence). So, the next day we was up at Warner Bros' studio to do that Conan Show (O'Brien, not the barbarian). Long day. Did manage to jib up to Hillside Studios - where I mixed the HFB album - to watch Man City-v-Chelsea. We got beat. We were a bit unlucky. Not nice losing though as it's something we are not used to… this season anyway. The Conan thing was alright in the end. Now… Yesterday everybody flew back home leaving me here to shoot another video for yet another single. It's turning into a 'Thriller', this album. Four blimmin' singles!!!! Unheard of, eh?? I'm doing it with the same people that have done the previous three so far. Gotta say, it might have been THE MOST fun I've ever had on a video shoot EVER. I won't give the game away now but it was a proper laugh. Flying home myself today. Got a month or so off. Looking forward to seeing Nancy and the young guns. Next time you hear from me I'll be in the great city of Tokyo, in the great nation of Japan. Mad food!! Crazy kids!! Awkward interviews!! Sleep deprivation!! No wonder they call it the land of the rising sun. SAYO-fuckin'-NARA. GD. The next single is going to be Dream On. I would have liked Broken Arrow, but it's ok. Another single to order and wait for months. :laugh3:

Well, maybe not to perform but... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2048451/X-Factor-2011-Noel-Gallagher-says-Simon-Cowell-wanted-judge.html http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/274971-noel-gallagher-turned-down-pound1millon-x-factor-deal/

Well, we have a song for the next album: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLCWYzWpWRc&list=UUZeRXgxeomh9FBDe7PtInrg&feature=plcp]list=UUZeRXgxeomh9FBDe7PtInrg&feature=plcp[/ame] And if it is like he said in a interview, that the next album with AA has a lot of guitars, we shouldn't worry.