This document analyzes different media representations of British rock musician Noel Gallagher. It examines photographs of Gallagher that portray different sides of his persona. An article discusses the promotion of Gallagher's album re-release and references his personal life. His Twitter feed shows how his manager engages with fans and promotes his awards nominations. Gallagher's website and social media platforms are used to promote his music and tours to fans and help expand his audience. Comments on a YouTube video focus on appreciating his music and comparing him to his brother Liam rather than his appearance.

1. STAR CONSTRUCTION
NOE L GAL LAGHE R

2. IMAGE
This photograph represents Noel in a way as
if he doesn’t care and has a silly attitude
towards life. This image uses iconography as
all rock stars and bands have this ‘don’t care
attitude’.
This photograph shows Noel the
opposite as he looks more serious and
mature, also as he is dressed more
formally. It seems as if he has adapted to
the indie style which is a connotation of
modern rock.

3. ARTICLE – WHAT IT TELLS ABOUT THEIR
LIFE
This article lets fans know when the album is
being released. This shows that Noel is helping to
promote his re-release album that was with his
Oasis originally in 1996.
This article talks about his personal life with his wife. It
shows he’s a down to earth person when he’s away
from his rock and roll ego and has people supporting
him in what he does and is there for him.

4. TWITTER FEED – STAR PERSONA
Although twitter is usually for personal use, it
seems as if Noel doesn’t use twitter himself and
instead his manager might update his tweets for
him as it says ‘Ray Davies and Noel’ rather than
‘Myself and Ray Davies’. This makes it seem as if
he may not be as close with his fans otherwise he
would be directly tweeting himself.
This lets the audience also follow Noel’s journey
as the tweets show what he has been up to.
Through Noel’s twitter, many tweets are about
him being nominated in awards. It lets the fans
know to vote for him and support him through
his music journey and helping him become more
successful.

5. WEBSITE – HOW THEY LIKE TO BE SEEN
BY FANS
The same thing is written on his Facebook page as it is all
linked. This shows his wide use of media and his use to
reach a wider audience.
This shows that Noel has a wide range of social
networking sites which he can use to reach out to
his fan base about his music and keep them
updated. This also helps new fans discover him
and his music.
This shows his latest album with
his band. It is a good way to
promote his latest music and get a
wider audience and also to let his
fan base know about the album.
The photos allows the fan base to
follow his journey with him as the
photos mainly show his tours.

6. SOCIAL MEDIA – HOW THEY PROMOTE
THEMSELVES
On his Facebook page, he has his latest album with his band as his
over which helps promote the latest music and let people know. The photographs lets the fans know what the
artist has been up to and who he has met.
The status updates lets the fans know stuff about
the artist, and more information on tours, meet and
greets, etc…
This example shows Noel’s favorite songs which
helps the fans know more about Noel and what he’s
into.

7. YOUTUBE VIDEO COMMENTS
From the comments on the music video, it seems as if Noel Gallagher has a lot of fans who
appreciate his music. The females express their relationships through the comments as the
lyrics of the song have strong relationship meaning therefore means a lot to them. The
comments are mainly about the lyrics and how Noel and his brother Liam Gallagher are
similar. The comments don’t show anything about the appearance of Noel as other male
singers would.