Inside the new issue: Noel Gallagher speaks out

A bunch of big personalities chatting up a storm this fortnight, with the likes of Jason Byrne and Kim Gordon all featuring in the brand new Hot Press.
There really is none bigger (read: wonderfully opinionated) however, than Mr. Noel Gallagher. The former Oasis Commander-In-Chief and current High Flying Bird Man was typically, gloriously candid when our man Stuart Clark caught up with him in London. Preparing to release his second solo album and bring it to Irish shores, he had plenty to say about hanging out with Morrissey and Bono, Russell Brand's current revolutionary crusade, his love for The Rubberbandits and hatred for "super producers" and much, much more.
In the Hot Press Interview, a dapper Jason Byrne (he bought a new shirt especially for it) sounds off on formative experiences with sex and booze and has plenty of praise for Tommy Tiernan and Dylan Moran.
Kim Gordon has been making waves of late with her new memoir Girl In A Band, particularly for her comments about Courtney Love. Here, the Sonic Youth legend sets the record straight.
Returning with a new album, Mike Scott of The Waterboys looks back, looks forward, and decides: "I'm not a great one for anniversaries."
We also have interviews with a rake of upcoming artists, including Marika Hackman and The Districts.
The results are in for this year's Hot Press Hotties, the only awards that really matter.
Elsewhere, we analyse the furore surrounding Leo Varadkar's minimum alcohol pricing proposal and meet Bill Browder, who tells us how he became Vladimir Putin's number one enemy.
As ever, that's merely for starters. The new issue is on sale now.