Interesting article on Wired today on the role of music blogs in the recording industry, http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/07/blog-record-labels. It includes a brief interview with Tom Krell (of “How to Dress Well” – big thumbs up for […]
OFWGKTA and Spearhead – The Academy
If you follow the music blogs it seems that OFWGKTA feature almost daily, with missing members, near riots and other nonsense being a daily event for them! They good news is that […]
Patrick Wolf – Academy, Dublin
I saw Patrick Wolf a few months back, when he played the Sugar Club, just before his new album was released. Obviously things have gone well for him, as he’s returning to […]
Deyarmond Edison – Silent Signs (Justin Vernon)
In his pre trip-to-the-cabin-in-the-snow days, Justin Vernon made a couple of records under the name of Deyarmond Edison. I only got into this album since the release of the second Bon Iver album […]
Gig Guide – 11-07-11
Look at the flashy new banner, does it not rock? All thanks to John and photoshop for it, and the others you’ll see over the next while. A few new names on […]
Electric Picnic – 2011
With the news that I may have secured a bed in the vicinity (no camp sites for me!), I’m suddenly quite interested in Electric Picnic. The line up this year is, as […]
Modular Sonic Explorations
Bandcamp: http://oceanographicrecords.bandcamp.com Website: http://www.modular-project.com/ As the blurb on the website says, “The Modular Project is the collaboration of a select group of sonic technicians working together to discover what the spontaneous and organic manipulation […]
Battles – Button Factory
Battles lost their lead singer when Tyondai Braxton left after their last album (2007), but did they lose their heart? Reviews of their last album are mixed and I wasn’t hugely convinced […]
Dr. Dee – Alan Moore’s almost Opera
This is the sad tale of the opera Alan Moore almost made, and Damon Albarn did make! You can get the full story here. There has been much discussion on why Alan […]
Lullatone – little gems for your smartphone
Our pals at Lullatone sent me a link to their new collection of alarms and ringtones for smartphones that they composed. As always, it’s lovely stuff and I can tell you that […]
‘It’s about Summer and having some time off, and being totally in love’
Ok, the sun has got to me, so I’m doing Summer songs. All suggestions welcome! This is the tallest man on earth, and he described this song as, well, what it say […]
Michael Franti ‘Sound of Sunshine’
This quickly seems to be the song of the summer, which is nice to see, as no one can claim he didn’t pay his dues. I was listening to Today FM the […]
Kilkenny Arts Festival
The Kilkenny Arts festival web site is the stuff of legends. There used to be an urban myth that the Ryan Air web site was made by a junior cert student on […]
And the answer is:
Phil Collins. The votes are in, all 9 of them, for the No More Work Horse Bon Iver 80s poll. We presented Phil with his No More Work Horse Golden Clydesdale earlier […]
Fionn Regan – Grand Social
Fionn’s new album ‘100 Acres of Sycamore’ will be released on August 12th, and he’s playing the Grand Social on July 21st to celebrate it! Quite why bands insist on playing before […]
Mark Kozelek – St. Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny
The last four or five times I’ve seen Mark play in Dublin he’s told the story of the Irish girl he picked up, that was so drunk she urinated in the wardrobe […]
Bon Iver, Beth/Rest: Phil Collins or Blue Nile?
This has already been mentioned by Morgan but having listened to this record for the last while I have to bring it up again. First off, I love this album. I think […]
Sssshhhh – Owen Pallet – Whelans
Owen Pallet is playing cork tonight as part of the bill for Fleet Foxes in the marquee. The good news is that he’s slipped in an unannounced gig in Whelans tomorrow, with […]
Skate + Music = Jonze + Unkle
I wrote a short piece a while back about Thomas Campbell’s choice of music in his surf films and for some reason today I was reminded of Spike Jonze’s short film around […]
Explosions in the Sky release first EVER video
In 12 years of recording Explosions in the Sky have never released a video for one of their tracks, until now. Their new track, Last Known Surroundings, has been released along with […]
Fucked Up / Archers of Loaf
Over the last week, The Other Shoe by Fucked Up has been putting a big grin on my face (usually whilst cycling in a slightly manic fashion through the streets of Dublin). […]
The Antlers – Academy
The Antlers return to town, with a gig announced for the Academy, Dublin on the 17th of November (it sounds an awful length away, doesn’t it?). Tickets sound quite decent at €16.45. […]
Bon Iver and dodgy cover versions!
Bonnie Raitt is an american blues singer song writer, or so says her wiki page. Not someone it would be particularly cool to like really, but that doesn’t bother the Bon Iver […]
Donal Dineen – Hi-Five-o
Donal at one time decided what cool was in Ireland. I remember looking forward to ‘No Disco’ which ran every Thursday night and featured the best of alternative music. Since then he’s […]
The Beaver
First and foremost, I’ll give you the happy news that ‘The Beaver’ is getting bashed by every critic in town! Maybe it’s an easy target, Mel Gibson’s movie about a man suffering […]
NPR – Colin Stetson, Big K.R.I.T
Colin Stetson is another name I didn’t know off the NPR’s list of the best albums of the year (so far!). He plays bass saxophone among other instruments, and has played with […]
Clap your hands, say yeah… return!
It’s been a while, in fact I wouldn’t have said that long. Clap your hands, say yeah return after a 4 year break (well, since the last album ‘Some loud thunder’ at […]
NPR – Top 25 of the year
I considered doing a ‘top albums of the year so far’ but thought it would be too cheap. Happily, not everyone thinks likewise, as the great NPR have created one. As ever […]
Eno and Holland
Brian Eno doesn’t have too many sleep ins, as far as I can see. He always seems to be releasing some project, and often a collaboration with some other artist, this time […]
No More Workhorse 