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Posts by John Madden
Friendly Neighborhood Snow Patrol
What Year Is It Again?
I just checked Ticketmaster this morning, and the top of its 'Hot Events' list reads like this:The PoliceINXSMadnessThe WhoAerosmithJoe CockerWe have officially entered a musical timewarp. Honestly, they could announce a Joe Strummer/Johnny Cash double-header right now and it wouldn't surprise me.(How awesome would that be, by the way? I'm going to listen to Johnny and Joe sing 'Redemption Song on
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Return of a Local Legend
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I just found out that one of my old haunts is re-opening tonight.To anyone whose formative years were spent in the southern suburbs of Dublin, the words 'Club Sarah' will simultaneously send shivers up the spine and bring a sly grin to the face. Sarah, or 'Club Slapper' as it was known locally ('Slapper' being slang for a girl of extremely low standards, romantically speaking) was legendary, mo...
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Lollapalooza
Now I really, really, really, really want to go to this.Anyone in Chicago willing to put myself and the Mrs. up for a few days? ;-)*The Lineup:*Pearl JamDaft PunkBen Harper & The Innocent CriminalsMuseIggy and the StoogesModest MouseInterpolMy Morning JacketSatellite PartyYeah Yeah YeahsSnow PatrolThe RootsPatti SmithKings of LeonThe Black KeysRegina SpektorSpoonLupe FiascoTV on the RadioPete Y...
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USA Today's 'Pop Candy' column is reporting (and citing Wikipedia, so don't get too excited) rumours of a Pavement reunion at Lollapalooza this year.I think it's reasonably safe to file this under 'Not Going To Happen' but it still made me giddy for a couple of minutes.From about 1994 to 1997 Pavement were in a three-way tie (with REM and Pearl Jam) for title of 'My Favourite Band'. Plus I'm st...
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The Only Prescription...
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That was a pretty good weekend, if I do say so myself. There was drinking, there was shopping, there was music, there was movies. We've a lot to get through, so I guess I'll get started...I saw TMNT and, against everything I was expecting, it was awesome. So much fun I couldn't believe it. It's absolutely a kids film, but in that good way. And it looks great. If you've seen it, you'll know that th
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A Random Thought
On my way in on the tram this morning, I found myself thinking about a box of toy dinosaurs my dad brought me back from FAO Schwartz while on a business trip to New York when I was six.The dinosaurs came with fact cards - but here's the really interesting part about them: all the cards described how we would have related to each dinosaur, had they been around at the same time as the rest of us....
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Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man...
I just got a press release with the track listing for the Spider Man 3 Soundtrack. The other two didn't really register with me, but this one I could be tempted by...The track list reads like this:Snow Patrol - "Signal Fire"The Killers - "Move Away"Yeah Yeah Yeah's - "Sealings"Wolfmother - "Pleased To Meet You"The Walkmen - "Red River"Black Mountain - "Stay Free"The Flaming Lips - "The Supreme ...
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I've Got A Gift Voucher And A Bad Idea...
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So two bands keep coming up on my radar in the past week or so.The Sounds and The Long Winters.I just listened to some 30 second clips of each on iTunes and right now they both sound pretty goddamn good to me.I have a gift voucher for HMV. I'm definitely buying something at the weekend. But what if I can only buy one?Any votes?
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Thanks, That Was Fun
I just had one of those all-time great weekends. I didn't realise it until I was walking the last hundred yards or so towards work, because in all truthfulness there was no one event - apart from my cast coming off -- that really made it for me. But I spent the whole time blissfully happy. In the interest of sharing the love, I've decided to give a brief rundown of the highlights.I Got My Cast ...
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