A superb 8tracks playlist devoted to the 90s. I’ve been listening to it while working and it’s great fun. All the usual suspects are here from Pavement, Mercury Rev, Sonic Youth, Wilco, […]
Trip down (90s) memory lane – 8tracks
Mark Eitzel Update – or why Doctor Who’s companion love to sing AMC!
Mark is currently on a mini tour of England, the details of which you can find here. There’s a fun interview with him in walesonline here, in which he discusses touring (see […]
Mark Lanegan – Academy
Don’t dates in 2012 just seem very far away at the moment? I guess it’s the same amount of notice we get about gigs at other times during the year, but next […]
Tom Waits will scratch where he’s been itching
I have to admit, I was listening to the new Tom Waits album in my car, and thinking that a lot of the songs sounded quite samey, and then realised I just […]
Free Rabbits!
Ok, not real rabbits, but there is a free Frightened Rabbits EP going, for the price of an email address (and sporadic marketing mails no doubt), a small cost. You can get […]
Jeff Mangum ATP postponed
Odd this one, and slightly worrying as I have tickets for the weekend after this one. Jeff Mangum’s ATP which was due to run between the 2nd and 9th of December has […]
Other Lives – Academy 2
It takes a lot to get me to the Academy 2. It’s a dark hole in the ground, with somehow matches fire regulations. It has columns throughout, with restricted sight lines for […]
Videodrome: The Avalanches – Frontier Psychiatrist
Taken from The Avalanches album, Since I Left You (2000), this is the video for Frontier Psychiatrist directed by Kuntz and Macquire. Lots of samples with matching trippy visuals… altogether surreal and a […]
Sampled: Kanye West / Aphex Twin
I only realised this today (yeah I’m a bit slow on the uptake), that Kanye West’s excellent “The Blame Game” samples Aphex Twin’s beautiful Avril 14th… The whole Aphex Twin track is […]
Mikey Welsh – RIP
From his twitter feed: MikeyWelsh71Mikey Welsh dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today. 26 Sep Mikey Welsh was found dead in […]
Videodrome: Everyone – Words
Everyone are a video design agency I came across through their work with Lullatone. I thought their video piece, Words, was worthy of a Videodrome slot. Beautifully shot and a lovely original […]
Lullatone – “Growing Up” new music video
NoMoreWorkHorse favs Lullatone just released the first track from their upcoming album “Soundtracks for Everyday Adventures”. The video is gorgeous and fun as always and was, in their words, “shot in our […]
Nico and Martin – Music for kids (and adults)
Nico Brown and Martin Brunsden are two musicians who create music workshops for children and we were fortunate to catch them recently at the National Concert Hall with our little fella. At […]
R.E.M. R.I.P.
“A wise man once said–’the skill in attending a party is knowing when it’s time to leave” – Michael Stipe It is with mixed emotions I see REM head for the hills. […]
Videodrome: The Middle East – Blood
Directed by Sydney art collective Greedy Hen, the video for The Middle East’s track, Blood, employs techniques such as using paper, watercolours, cut outs and paint to create this heart-breaking piece that […]
Friday Free Play: The Field – Then It’s White
The Field is Axel Willner, an electronic artist based in Stockholm and his new album, Looping State of Mind, is out now. The standout track for me is “Then It’s White”. It’s […]
Kanye West should stick to music?
Kanye and Rhymefest bizarrely made a pilot for a ‘Hip hop version of the Muppet Show’. Strangely it wasn’t picked up, but the director Konee Rok released a high light reel from […]
WIRE: Sleeves Received
This is a charming and very simple blog from WIRE magazine. It’s basically selections of the sleeves of the releases they’ve received over the years, from vinyl, to CD to tape! The […]
Scroobius Pip – Whelans
‘You see a mouse trap, i see free cheese and a fucking challenge’ The Scroobius one returns to town, but this time without his other half. He’s just released a solo album, […]
Friday Free Play: Wild Nothing – Live In Dreams
From listening to mixes on 8tracks of late I stumbled upon Wild Nothing. Wild Nothing is 21-year-old Blacksburg, Virginia songwriter Jack Tatum. His songs have a very dreamy 80s feel to them […]
Paul McGrath = Legend
As everyone knows, Paul McGrath is a complete legend, and is just plain better than most or all other normal human beings. It’s easy enough to realise, that he could be equally […]
Adrian Crowley + James Yorkston + Alasdair Roberts – Peppercanister Church
This blog was a little later than normal, as i was just buying tickets for… Adrian Crowley + James Yorkston + Alasdair Roberts The Peppercanister Church, Dublin Fri 07 Oct 2011 […]
Unthanks perform odd show in Whelans
Northumberland’s finest, the Unthanks have always seemed like pretty serious musicians, but this is just showing off, isn’t it? They’re playing Whelnas (13th Dec) with a full ten piece band, with strings, […]
The influence of Alex Chilton on… everyone?
Ok, so this ground has been covered a million times but listening to Big Star the other night I was once again taken aback at how far his influence spread far and […]
Foster the People – The Academy, Dublin
I was recently asked to write a blog for bands that are ‘cool’, but you possibly haven’t heard of yet. This band were front and foremost in my mind for whatever reason. […]
Mark Eitzel returns to the stage
Some good news, Mark Eitzel is back where he belongs; on stage. He’s co-headlining with the Late Birds in the Great American Music Hall on Saturday, the 10th of Sept 2011. Wish […]
Friday Free Play: Gauntlet Hair – I Was Thinking
I am loving this tune from Gauntlet Hair. Shimmering guitars, massive drums, and then the breakdown! Oh man. I haven’t heard a riff that good in ages. AHHHHHH so good.
Gillian Welch – Grand Canal Theatre
Every time I listen to Gillian Welch, I think I should listen to her more. What does that mean? I don’t listen to her much, possibly. I first came accross her in […]
James Blake poll results in: Trendy and overrated? YES!
The people have spoken and it is now official. Of readers who voted in our latest poll, a staggering 91% labelled James Blake as “trendy and overrated”! There you have it folks. […]
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