Just last night, while suffering from a batch of work stress related insomnia I turned on Today FM, for Donal to lull me to sleep with his usual blend of the odd […]
500th post blues!
Yes, seems like just yesterday this blog was a glint in the eye of some bored individuals with too much time no their hands. Thanks to all of you, for sticking around […]
Black Francis and Reid Paley
What is Francis Black up to, when he should be at home working on the new Pixies album? He’s working with Reid Paley. Exciting news, as Reid is certainly a household name! […]
Videodrome: Cass McCombs – You Saved My Life
Lovely video for McCombs beautiful “You Saved My Life” from 2009. There’s a lovely switch about 3 minutes in to a couple dancing… Directed by: Eric Fensler
Mister Heavenly
If you haven’t heard of Mister Heavenly, you’ve still heard music by them! Yes, that’s right, an indie super group, with members of Man Man, Modest Mouse and Islands. They have a […]
Bon Iver Cover Versions Download
Slow day for news in the Music world, so will just put a link to this site here. Stereogum have put together a collection of cover versions by Bon Iver, and most […]
Pure X, Pleasure – Summer slacker guitar bliss
Well maybe it’s because “summer” is here but I’m really loving Pure X’s album Pleasure (previously known as Pure Ecstasy). Let’s just describe the music as summer drag, slacker, washed out guitar […]
Bon Iver Live Download
You can download or listen to a concert from Bon Iver’s most recent tour on the NPR site here. I think the concert itself was last night in Washington in the 9.30 club, […]
Does the 27 club exist?
After the sad death of Amy Winehouse last weekend, all the hacks in the media jumped on the fact that she was 27 to fill up some space on their papers, but […]
Björk to release “App Album” for iPad and iPhone – Biophilia
Björk is set to release an album app which will then have individual song apps stemming from it! Definitely a new concept so will be interesting to see the results. The app is […]
Stroked – Cover album
Is this becoming a ‘thing’, this is the second compilation album of a ‘classic’ album in as many weeks. As discussed in the comments section on the release of Newermind, a compilation […]
New Beastie Song
Ok, it’s not new, new, but it is new. Here it is, right here, right now. Beastie Boys: “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win [ft. Santigold] (Major Lazer Remix)”:
Why? – Button Factory
This is a nice one actually, and definitely something to look forward to. Why? are currently touring with an acoustic piano set, which sounds like another step towards normality from where they […]
A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Steep Hills Of Vicodin Tears
Ok, I am very excited. Stars of the Lid are one of my fave bands. The group consists of two members, Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie. Well it turns out that Adam Wiltzie has […]
Videodrome: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Body
Miss being a kid? This is the video for The Body, starring, in order of appearance… the band! The video is beautifully edited and it’s a lovely pop song. The adults don’t […]
Nevermind you’re really Old
Ok, I’m a little late to this one, as people have been blogging about it for days, but it’s worth a mention. Free is free after all. All you have to do […]
Videodrome: Mergrim – Beautiful Corruption
Continuing the series of excellent visuals that compliment music here we have Mergrim’s “Beautiful Corruption” getting the Masato Tsutsui treatment. Born in Takaraduka, Hyogo, Mergrim released his first solo record this year, Invisible Landscape, […]
Jens Lekman arguing with himself
Jens Lekman is one of those guys that most people would like if they’d heard him. His songs are nice and quirky, and often very funny. Despite talk of retiring from the […]
Videodrome: The Shoes – Wastin Time
I think I am going to start posting more one-off music videos that are worth sharing so here goes. The Shoes – Wastin Time (French production duo Guillaume Brière and Benjamin Lebeau). […]
Mercury Prize Nominations
The Mercury Prize nominations are out, and do we care? Kinda. These prizes are never more than a mild interst, and when you see the previous winners include such high lights as […]
The Former Soviet Republic – Upstairs in Whelans!
Just thought I’d give this guy a mention, as I used to read his blog (thrillpier) which ran for a few years (a long time in the blogosphere!). He gave it up […]
B Dolan – Whelans
One of the most foul mouthed people I’ve ever seen on stage, returns to Whelans on Sept 17th. I saw him play back up to Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, in […]
Monome & Piano Improvisation
“we seek less complex, more versatile tools: accessible, yet fundamentally adaptable. we believe these parameters are most directly achieved through minimalistic design, enabling users to more quickly discover new ways to work, […]
Kristin Hersh – Workmans club
Last time Kristin played here, it was in the sadly departed Waterstones, as part of her book signing. I managed not even to hear about it until the day before! Life can […]
What a lovely Toy!
I saw this at the NCAD final year show, but thanks to James K for the link. There’s an interview with it’s creator here, and he deserves a lot of credit for […]
A good mix tape, to put you in the right mood!
Those good people at pitchfork and e-music are giving out a nice little mix-tape, to promote their festival. It’s a good list of stuff, with a few names I haven’t heard before […]
Music Bloggers Launch Indie Labels + Tom Krell (How to Dress Well)
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 […]
No More Workhorse 