Noel Gallagher says Glastonbury is ‘a bit woke now’ and criticises political musicians
Former Oasis guitarist describes festival, which has long championed political causes, as ‘kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling’
June 2024
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Liam Gallagher/ Definitely Maybe 30th Anniversary review – 90s anthems still shake without their maker
Liam Gallagher review – Oasis frontman delivers Definitely Maybe in all its 90s glory
April 2024
Mad fer it! The young musicians flying the flag for Britpop
Artists from Dua Lipa to Nia Archives are tapping the boisterous energy of mid-90s music – and even embracing the union jack. Can they avoid the genre’s laddish lows?
On this textbook collaboration that’s anything but, the Oasis singer and Stone Roses guitarist rearrange the DNA of their former bands to intriguing effect
February 2024
Liam Gallagher John Squire review – their best work since Oasis and the Stone Roses
To the surprise of no one, the duo’s prosaically titled debut sounds like a cross between their former bands – and their fans will love it
January 2024
‘No kinky saucepot shenanigans!’: Liam Gallagher and John Squire on their psychedelic resurrection
The Oasis frontman and Stone Roses guitarist have made a bracing album together and are eyeing a No 1 single – so why is Liam still so hung up about his brother?
2024 culture preview
From Bong Joon-ho to Van Gogh: Observer critics’ culture highlights for 2024
From Withnail and I on stage to Olivia Rodrigo on tour, Sally Wainwright’s new drama to Blondie, Bruckner and Jez Butterworth, our experts guide you through the treats in store this year
Liam Gallagher and John Squire: Just Another Rainbow review – predictable? Definitely. Good? Maybe
The dextrous, fluid guitar over Lennon-esque keening is almost exactly what you’d expect – whether you view it as genius or limited will depend on the length of your parka
December 2023
Is soggy old Manchester having a cultural buzz or trading on past glories?
Big things are happening with Chanel and Factory International, but we hear Blue Monday a few too many times
October 2023
Brief letters
Why I won’t join any march about the war in the Middle East
Oasis: Liam Gallagher announces 30th anniversary Definitely Maybe tour
August 2023
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds review – a pedestrian homecoming
‘It’s just not worth it’: is this the end of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll?
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Liam Gallagher review – when he does eventually smile, it’s perfect
Noel Gallagher admits struggling to remember lyrics onstage
June 2023
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Council Skies review – not enough irresistible everyman anthems
The ex-Oasis man’s new album has hints of psychedelia and Easy Now is great but there aren’t enough big galumphing choruses to bellow into the night
April 2023
‘We got bored waiting for Oasis to re-form’: AIsis, the band fronted by an AI Liam Gallagher
‘I had a reckless feeling of destiny’: photographer Jill Furmanovsky on Blondie, Bob Marley and rock’s boys’ club
March 2023
Will an Oasis reunion finally happen – and do we really need it?
Recent proclamations by the Gallagher brothers have convinced some that re-forming is no longer unthinkable. Here we present the case for and against
