A bit later than normal with my movie reviews, but the exciting thing is that I’ve actually seen one of the movies, and actually know things about it! Quite an achievement, so […]
Movies – 26-08-11 – The skin I live in
Videodrome: St. Vincent – Cruel
Have to say I love story videos, where singers become actors. I’m still getting over ‘take on me’ by Aha and ‘Hello’ by Lionel Richie. St. Vincent looks amazing as every, in […]
James Blake – “trendy and overrated” – OUCH!
One of the regular posters who shall remain nameless (Morgan) has opened a veritable can of worms in his previous post saying that James Blake was “trendy and over rated”. I smell […]
Bone Ivor and James Blake
Yeah, ok, I’m always on about ol’ Bone, but this is the first song from his collaboration with James Blake (trendy and over rated). It’s almost a sin to use Auto tune […]
What is up with Noises? (The Science and Mathematics of Sound, Frequency, and Pitch)
We don’t usually get sciency on NMWH but Vi Hart’s explanation of the maths behind sound (and music) is a real treat. You can also check out her blog here: http://vihart.com.
Kristin Hersh – Workmans Club
Update: Sadly, Kristin is too ill to perform! Her voice is gone, supposedly, which I guess is important for a singer. We’ll have to wait for Throwing Muses… Update Update: New date […]
Active Child – You Are All I See
Active Child is Pat Grossi and his new album, You Are All I See, is due to be released any day. You can check out all the tracks on The Hype Machine, […]
Bad as me – Tom Waits
‘I’m the boat that won’t sink, I just won’t sleep a wink, you’re the same kind of bad as me’ Some good news, as Tom Waits is making an announcement on his […]
8tracks – Handcrafted Internet Radio
I came across this music site recently: http://8tracks.com It allows you to create your own mixtapes and share them with the world! I sense some NoMoreWorkHorse mixtapes coming your way soon…
Rocking the Party
This is a plea for help really – I’ve been tasked with putting together a playlist for my daughter’s second birthday this weekend, and I wondered if anyone had any suggestions? I’m […]
NME – New Act Download.
How did the hipster burn his mouth? He ate his dinner before it was cool! NME have just released a 25 song album of music, which you can listen to, or download […]
Gig Guide – 20-08-11
Ok, I’ve been a bit slack on the gig front over the last while and a few decent gigs have been announced, without a mention here. There’s Throwing Muses, St. Vincent, Deus, […]
ATP – Alexandra Palace
Over the last couple of years ATP have really spread their wings as a promoter in London, and are now one of the most significant promoters in the city (and beyond, but […]
Light a candle for Marco
Poor Marco must be pretty stressed at the news that Liam is taking legal action against Noel in a bid to put both of them, and their busking-standard music back in the […]
Movies – 19-08-11
Not a stellar week for the movies in truth, maybe it’s time to stay at home with an improving novel and a cup of cocoa. Cowboys and Aliens sounded like it could […]
Donal Dineen’s Small Hours Ends
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
Movies – 12-08-11 – Monkey Week!
Project Nim is the latest documentary from the guys behind ‘Man on Wire’, and focussed on an experiment from the 70’s, where a University Professor in Columbia made a chimpanzee live with […]
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 […]
BBC Radio 4 – Book Club
Just found this page and had to share! This is a programme with writers talking about their work, you can find a full list here. Some of my favorites are: Paul Auster […]
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 […]
Movies – 05-08-11 Super 8, Knuckle…
I’ve been looking forward to Super 8 for a while. As one critic said, it looks a bit like all of Spielberg’s early movies squeezed together, and it’s even set in 1979! […]
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, […]
Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
“The day the rainbow came to stay, there rose from the gutters a collective voice of madness and wonder, like the precision harmony of a choir being flayed alive” “Many found it […]
New Gigs
A few new additions to the gig front, which are worth a mention. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Button Factory – November 9th (Wed) – €20 Sam Amidon ‘I See The […]
Mario Balotelli
Italian international Mario Balotelli is visiting our shores this weekend, as part of the Dublin Super Magic cup in the Aviva stadium. While he is a quite good player in his own […]
No More Workhorse 