Is this the most anticipated Irish debut album of the last five years? It certainly seems so. Live broadcasts on Phantom, BBC Sessions, high visibility UK support slots, a buzz here and the UK, album streams, magazine articles, Number 2 in NME's 10 Hopes of the Near Future, blog posts galore, forum debate, regular [...]
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I’ve just been listening to Una and Phil talking about Lisa Hannigan’s new album on Phantom. Both of them were pretty much in agreement that Lisa Hannigan doesn’t exactly of current Irish music zeitgiest of forward thinking, eclectic music. It’s been proven on this blog time and time again just how vital Irish music is [...]
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A quick exit from the focus on Irish artists to this live Daedelus megamix and after the jump, a live recording of ‘The Vowels pt.2′ by Why? on the Dublab roof in LA. I love the way he plays his Monome box.Daedelus “Proton Power Megamix” (dublab VisionVersion) from dublab on Vimeo.WHY? “the Vowels pt. 2″ [...]
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I've always had a soft spot for David Holmes. In fact he was one of the first leftfield artists whose discographies I explored deeply alongside people like DJ Shadow. Everything he has done has been superb. From Let's Get Killed to Bow Down to the Exit Sign ('69 Police' is still one of my favourite [...]
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No, not golf. Although I do like the sport and used to play the sport quite well. Its !Kaboogie’s new club night and its FREE in.Tomorrow night in Thomas Reads with Redmonk, PCP, Sixfoot Apprentice, A-Force and Richie K.
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There are loads of impressive Irish albums out this month and next, so for the rest of the week the blog will be mostly featuring Irish artists making some great music. Had you have told me two years ago I could have filled the blog with Irish music, I would have drop-kicked you into the [...]
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I remember hearing about Broken Social Scene doing a soundtrack last year but never followed up on it. I have my hands on it now and It’s rather good. The film in question stars Ellen Page and concerns her character searching for her little brother (who thinks he’s a dog) in the dark underbelly of [...]
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I've been a big fan of former Argentinean comedian Juana Molina for a couple of years now so it's good to see her return with a new album Un Día and gigs in Dublin on October 9th and Cork on the 11th. She was brilliant last year in Crawdaddy and last month at the Picnic. [...]
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Barry is back with more info and mp3s from the Bees camp. I only came across the latest installment from The Bees by accident and I'm very surprised I missed it. Their latest release, The Sound Selection is not a studio album but an eclectic 18 track mix album which is pretty much a journey through [...]
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So the move from Lugalla, Wicklow to the more central location of Royal Hospital Grounds in Kilmainham mattered little on the day as the music was taking place in a large tent. It would have been nice to be surrounded by mountains but I'll gladly trade the setting for the sunny weather we got yesterday. [...]
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So much to look forward to this weekend (besides Kraftwerk!) with Hard Working Class Heroes taking place once again. The festival is generally an accurate barometer of the Irish music scene for live bands and artists. Here is a list of things to check out before, after or during the festival.A tip: Tickets are cheapest [...]
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Thanks to Gambra on Thumped for directing me to this apparently very limited split CD from the Mogwai/Fuck Buttons tour. Mogwai tackle ‘Colours Move’ while Fuck Buttons re-interpret ‘Mogwai Fear Satan’. Fuck Buttons’ album has grown on me exponentially while Mogwai’s new one The Hawk is Howling is another solid follow-on from Mr. Beast. More [...]
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The first song on Kings of Leon’s new album Only By The Night is brilliant. It sounds spooky and atmospheric, like a gothic dystopia. Caleb mentions the last ‘2000 years chasing paganist whores‘ The rest of the album doesn’t live up to this but it’s still good. The other standout is ‘Use Somebody‘. [...]
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Ben Jacobs, the man responsible for two fo the best gigs I’ve seen in my lifetime is back with a new album, 6 years after the brilliant Mastered By Guy at the Exchange. I’m pretty sure Leagues O’ Toole is responsible for me getting into that album as he raved about it so much back [...]
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While driving down to Cois Fharraige last weekend, I turned on Lyric FM and heard a rather frightening cacophonous noise of 'After the Cosmic Rain' by Return to Forever. I thought this stuff only existed in cocaine nightmares or bad films. How wrong was I?
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Aoife has just uploaded last week's two hour Indie Hour special which features appearances from Unarocks, myself, Johnnie Craig, Fenster of Connected Magazine, Halves and One Day International. We talked about Electric Picnic, Journalism, Blogging and Irish albums we are looking forward to before the end of the year. Tonight is another two-hour special focusing [...]
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Last night in Whelans was awesome. €14 for 4 bands, roughly 200 minutes of music. The Vinny Club instigated a robot train and utilised a Guitar Hero joystick to generate 8-bit sounds. R.S.A.G aka Jeremy and his virtual band was superb as always, like a man with ADD that makes him bang drums incessantly. A [...]
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Did you enjoy 'Paris is Burning' from our most recent Podcast by New Zealand's Ladyhawke? Hmmm, Yes? Then you may be interested in this 8 minute album megamix. The album is '80s electro-pop in parts if you're into that kind of thing. Now, I'm looking forward to listening to Annie's new album. Ladyhawke - Album megamix Buy [...]
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With R.S.A.G, Gentle Friendly and The Vinny Club, Whelans, €14. I haven't looked forward to a small midweek show so much in a long time. The potential is there for this gig to be amazing. Check out my interview with the band @ State. Watch 'Beg Wave' live from The Music Hall of Williamsburg in [...]
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We know Madlib releases a new album every month at this stage so let’s get to the point. This tune is from a new album called King of the Wigflip the latest additon to BBE’s Beat Generation series out at the end of the month. It’s got an interesting tracklisting with rhymes from Talib Kweli, [...]
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