“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, […]
Monome & Piano Improvisation
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 […]
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 […]
Movies – 08-07-11 – Tree of Life
It’s Terrance Mallick day here, with all the papers wetting themselves and showering the movie with stars. I’ve a small problem with Terrance, which is that his movies are a little dull, […]
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 […]
Daredevil – Born Again – Movie
What could possibly go wrong with this, one of my favourite comics being adapted for the cinema. It’s only good news, right? One of the writer’s from Fringe (Brad Caleb Kane) is […]
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 […]
Micah P Hinson & Tachenko Vs Trompe Le Monde
One interesting sounding gig is Micah P. Hinson & Tachenko performing Pixies’ “Trompe Le Monde”, which he is touring Spain with in the next few weeks. He’s also playing Electric Picnic, so […]
Movies – 1-07-11 – ‘A Separation’
It’s always fun to see the release of a big nasty blockbuster, as you can see all the reviewers sharpening their pencils to come up with something especially nasty to say about […]
‘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 […]
Spike Jonze fest
There is little purpose for a short movie. I guess they show them occasionally before a feature, but no one pays in to see them (unless they’re collected together as part of […]
Movies – 26-06-11
Ok, I’m slightly out of date, as I was away for the weekend in a county where the internet doesn’t exist (Longford), so here’s a mega short view of what’s out this […]
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 […]
No More Workhorse 