Póg mo thóin, MOG!(Translation from Gaelic: Good morning, MOG!)As a great philospher once said, "Gee, it's great to be back home, home is where I wanna beeeeeeee". And you know what? On this day, our return to MOG, I couldn't agree more with the young Paul Simon.It's been a long hard summer of stomach operations and screenplay writing (often at the same time); falling about drunk at after parti.
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(photo: u.o.)On the morning that the Irish media report our biggest jump in unemployment since 1967, a solitary thought occupies my mind: Is there any tickets left for the Ladyhawke gig?See, I've just discovered that the New Zealander is bringing her special brand of 80s-tinged synthpop to the Auld Sod, and being a big fan I don't want to miss out. A quick internet search later, I'm surprised ...
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Does anybody else make camera phone movies to go with their favorite songs? Here, for your sins, are a few we made this month:.If you go down to the woods today... Music: Fuck Buttons - "Sweet Love For Planet Earth" [edit] Photos: Jill & Clara Video: Colin....Using one Christmas present (SE C902) to shoot another… Music: David Byrne & Brian Eno - Strange Overtones [edit]....A random col.
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I thought there was a slight disconnect between President Obama's serious speech and the celebratory atmosphere in the crowd.The Speech:The Crowd:...My Soundtrack to the Inauguration:Bishop Lamont's "Grow Up" is my favorite hip hop track of 2008. I've been listening to it a lot lately. I think it captures perfectly the "pull up your pants" mood sweeping across America, and consequently, the res...
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I once worked with a graphic designer who smoked pot in the underground parking garage every lunch time. Chances are we've probably all worked with one. In the afternoon my guy would listen to music on his headphones with great focus and intensity. Greater focus and intensity than he'd put into his graphic design work at any rate.I'd often walk by his cubicle to watch the show. On a good day he...
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My country was once home to three million God Fearing Christians. Today that number has dwindled to approximately sixteen. The reason for this sharp decline is up for debate. The Catholic Church points to rising consumerism. Everyone else blames the child molesting. No matter. The upshot is, Irish people now sleep off their Sunday morning hangovers in bed, rather than a pew.I for one am gratifi...
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Ahoy Mogmeisters!This video review of the Australian MGMT features special guest star, Clara the Nu-Rave Indie Band Guitarist and Teenager.And there's more! Much more! We've got * a mortifying anecdote about David Lynch! * the fabulously entertaining tale of a stunned kangaroo! * an awful accusation concerning Enrique Iglesias!We also found some time to actually comment on the album. H...
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I once dashed off a furious letter to an ex-lover. I demanded to know why she'd left me for somebody with "a huge nose". I argued that my ex deserved somebody with a standard sized snozz. Namely, me. A Shakespeare sonnet it was not. The letter provoked reaction.My ex-lover turned up to calmly request the return of concert tickets bought before the break-up. "Enjoy them!", I shouted on handover...
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By Daniel PlainviewLadies and Gentlemen, I have trawled over half our internet to bring you these songs this evening.Where did I find these songs?Well, let's say you have a mp3blog and I have a Mog Page. I have a straw and my straw reaches accccrrrrooooossssss the internet and starts to drink your songs. I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE! I DRINK IT UP!That's where I found these songs. They're some of the...
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Jill and I went with friend Richie to Neon Neon's sell-out Dublin show on Election Night. Neon Neon, for the uninitiated, are a transatlantic indie supergroup comprising of Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys, hip-hop producer Boom Bip, Welsh songstress Cate Le Bon, and "all-round" entertainer Har Mar Superstar. Their debut LP Stainless Style, a retro-electronic concept album about the rollercoaster ...
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