Noel Gallagher says the “biggest benefit” of lockdown was writing new music

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The New York Times.“I know that most people in Russia are against this war, and I am confident that the more people would talk about their real attitude to it, the faster we can stop this horror,” said Oxxxymiron in a statement (translated by the Times).“I cannot entertain you when Russian missiles are falling on Ukraine—when residents of Kyiv are forced to hide in basements and in the metro, while people are dying.”He is one of several other Russian musicians who have voiced their protest at the war. Kasta, Shym, Vladi, Khamil, Zmey, and Noize MC have all voiced their opposition to the attack on Ukraine.A post shared by Oxxxymiron (@norimyxxxo)Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation.Since Oxxxymiron’s post last night (February 24), Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that 137 people had been killed, with 316 more wounded.Troops from Russia crossed the Crimea border into Ukraine on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin gave the order for his invasion to begin.The actions of Putin, who has claimed that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine and that his country’s actions amount to a “special military operation”, have drawn widespread condemnation from across the globe.Reactions to the situation in Ukraine from prominent figures in the worlds of music, entertainment and politics have been posted on social media, with the likes of Foals’ Yannis Philippakis, Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Yungblud, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Taika Waititi and Amanda Palmer all speaking out in support of Ukraine.

Pocketpair, the studio behind Palworld, has given staff a paid holiday today (February 25) so they can stay at home and play Elden Ring.FromSoftware’s open-world action role-playing game is out today and according to Pocketpair’s CEO Takruo Mizobe, he believes staff will be “unable to focus on work”.The company announced the “Elden Holiday” in a company wide email, which was later shared on Twitter.ポケットペアは、全社員対象者にエルデン休暇を支給します！エルデの王は金、月は出勤する必要はありません！ pic.twitter.com/HforPa0TkN— ポケットペア公式 – Craftopia/クラフトピア (@PocketpairJapan) February 22, 2022Rumour has it that the Dragon Quest series is so popular in Japan, that developer Square Enix now releases its games on Saturdays to prevent kids from skipping school and adults from calling in sick to work to play the game.And last year, Japanese tech developer Mark-On Ltd announced a ‘Monster Hunter Holiday’ for all non-executive employees to coincide with the launch of Monster Hunter Rise after CEO Masaki Hiyama received an overwhelming number of holiday requests for that day.Elden Ring launched earlier today. Steam reviews for the PC version of the game are currently “mixed” due to performance issues and missing features. Bandai Namco has since released a post about the issues in Elden Ring, stating that it is “constantly working to improve the game so that it can be played comfortably on various PC environments and platforms.” In a five-star review of the game NME wrote: “Trying to summarise all of Elden Ring‘s successes, trying to pinpoint why it feels so special, is a gargantuan task.

Inhaler have confirmed that they’re working on their second album by sharing a behind-the-scenes studio clip – watch below.The Dublin band released their debut full-length effort, ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’, last July ahead of appearing at a string of festivals and embarking on a UK/Ireland headline tour.Having wrapped up a run of US dates in late 2021, the group revealed on social media yesterday (February 24) that they’re currently at work on new music.“Here’s a little treat from us working on new album material, alongside an instrumental we released on vinyl many moons ago,” Inhaler captioned a video, which shows them recording at Narcissus Studio in London.Shot by photographer Lewis Evans, the one-and-a-half-minute, vintage film-style montage sees the members of the band playing their respective instruments before it fades to black.

Peaky Blinders attended the premiere for the show’s sixth and final season on Thursday (February 24) at Cineworld in Birmingham.Sophie Rundle (Ada Shelby), Kate Phillips (Linda Shelby) and Natasha O’Keeffe (Lizzie Stark) were among those at the event, alongside Finn Cole (Michael Gray), Ned Dennehy (Charlie Strong) and Harry Kirton (Finn Shelby).Amber Anderson and Charlene McKenna were also in attendance, along with James Frecheville who is a newcomer for the final season.Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy Shelby, was unable to make the premiere due to filming commitments on Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Oppenheimer.The actor will play the lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the biopic, an American physicist whose involvement in the Manhattan Project led him to be dubbed the “father of the atomic bomb”.Speaking about the role recently, Murphy said: “I’m interested in the man and what [inventing the atomic bomb] does to the individual.

Former striker Michael Owen believes Erik ten Hag would bring the structure that Manchester United are desperately in need of if he was to be appointed the club's next manager.

Aleks Zinchenko has told Pep Guardiola he is ready to play if needed despite suffering the anguish of having loved ones in Ukraine.

Ralf Rangnick has confirmed Manchester United will be without Scott McTominay and Edinson Cavani against Watford.

A woman was taken to hospital following a crash on the A6 Chorley Road.

Mark Charnock has firmly established himself as a soap legend, having played Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale since 1996. During his time in the role, Marlon has been involved in his fair share of dramas in the Dales, including three marriages. In 2004, Mark won the award for Best Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards after a especially moving storyline in which Marlon made the decision to switch off the life support machine for his wife Tricia.

Noel Gallagher has claimed that Liam Gallagher hated ‘Wonderwall’, before the track later became one of Oasis’ defining hits.Speaking in the latest edition of MOJO magazine, Noel also said that his estranged brother thought the track had its roots in trip-hop – the genre popularised by Bristol artists such as Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead in the 1990s.Asked whether he always knew if “a song would be sung by you or Liam”, Noel replied: “The only time I laid down the law was ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’.“I was so fucked off with him walking off stage and me having to take over and do the gig.

Noel Gallagher has said he doesn’t believe that Oasis should reunite, because the band’s legacy is “set in stone”.Ever since the band’s breakup in 2009, rumours have periodically risen about a potential reunion, despite Noel and brother Liam not being on speaking terms.After news of the release of a special documentary marking 25 years of the band’s iconic Knebworth gig, Noel was asked about a reunion, saying he “doesn’t feel like it”.“The legacy of the band is set in stone,” he told Australia’s The Project TV show. “If people have seen us, they’ll understand what all the fuss is about.

Ewan McGregor is backing up Noel Gallagher’s claim that he gave the “Star Wars” actor his first lightsaber training experience.

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Noel Gallagher‘s joke claim that he gave the actor his “first lightsaber training” for Star Wars.Jimmy Kimmel reminded McGregor of the claim on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday (May 10) ahead of his return as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new Star Wars series on Disney+.“Noel Gallagher of the band Oasis claims, he said this in an interview, that he did your first lightsaber training with you. Is there any truth to that?,” Kimmel asked McGregor.The actor replied: “Well, it was Noel Gallagher’s 30th birthday party and he lived quite close to me in London, north London.

Shaun Ryder has shared more details about his upcoming collaborations and new album, ‘Visits From Future Technology’, which was announced yesterday (May 11).In a new interview Ryder clarified comments about his rumoured upcoming collaborations including one with Noel Gallagher which his Happy Monday’s bandmate Bez recently suggested was for Ryder’s upcoming album.Speaking to The Guardian, Ryder said that he had in fact guested on records with Robbie Williams, Tricky, Lee “Scratch” Perry and Noel Gallagher, but these wouldn’t be appearing on his album, which was written back in 2010.“Do I spend my life correcting things Bez says? It can take up a lot of time, yeah,” Ryder joked in the interview, saying the collaborations were for the

Noel Gallagher has shared the official video for his latest single ‘We’re On Our Way Now’, starring actor Matt Smith – watch below.The song will feature on Gallagher’s forthcoming ‘Best Of’ album ‘Back The Way We Came: Vol 1 (2011-2021)’, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of his band the High Flying Birds.With a nod to French New Wave cinema, the vintage black-and-white visuals focus on the relationship of a love-struck couple (portrayed by Doctor Who actor Smith and actor/model Gala Gordon).The video also features a brief appearance from Gallagher, who meets Smith’s character in a quiet bar along with two other friends.

While we may not ever get the chance to see Noel and Liam Gallagher get Oasis back together, we’d love to see Noel duet with Bono.

Noel Gallagher has praised Tony Blair, saying that he was “the last person who made sense” in British politics. Gallagher, of course, became the poster boy for what was dubbed “Cool Britannia” at the start of Blair’s stint as UK prime minister, after he was one of the creative types invited to Downing Street following Labour’s election win in 1997.Speaking to GQ, he says: “Because Thatcherism had coloured all our lives, which was still prevalent with John Major, when Tony Blair came along and I heard him speak I thought – and I still think to this day – he was great.

Noel Gallagher has said he still thinks Tony Blair is “great” and “the last person who made sense” after he became a close ally of the former Prime Minister during the mid-1990s.The Oasis guitarist became closely associated with the former PM after he attended a Downing Street party in 1997, following Labour’s landslide victory in the general election that year.The party, which became a defining image of the Cool Britannia era, came after Noel praised Blair at the Brit Awards and said “he was giving a little hope to young people in this country”.Blair’s reputation has since come under fire since leaving power and the fall-out of the Iraq War, but Noel says he is still the last politician who “made any sense”.He told GQ: “Because Thatcherism

With only a few weeks left until the Late Late goes off air for a summer hiatus, viewers will be keen to watch and see who’ll be chatting to Ryan Tubridy before he heads off.

Noel Gallagher has confirmed that Oasis will release a documentary about their legendary Knebworth gigs to mark 25 years since the seminal shows took place.It comes after Noel and estranged brother Liam, whose fraught relationship led to Oasis‘ split in 2009, set up a firm called Kosmic Kyte via Companies House – which is for “motion picture production activities”.While early reports suggested that a biopic could be in the works, Noel has now confirmed that a new documentary will focus on the band’s Knebworth shows in August 1996, when they played to a crowd of 280,000 fans across two nights.Speaking to Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2, Noel confirmed that the documentary will lean heavily on never-before-seen archive footage that was shot at the