Word of Mouth promotions are bringing Mark Kozelek back to play Andrew’s Lane Theatre in Dublin on Thursday 23 July. I did this email interview with him for the Event Guide last September (when he played as Sun Kil Moon) but somehow neglected to put it on the blog – so here it is finally!…
Month: July 2009
Archive: School of Seven Bells interview
School of Seven Bells By Aoife Barry Sometimes I go whole days listening bored, half asleep I won’t say anything that’s worth a thing to me One day, suddenly, time took a turn that once felt so brief I blinked to see polite ghosts fading quickly Listening to School of Seven Bells is like being…
Archive: of Montreal interview
Labyrinthian Pomp By Aoife Barry Why play by the rules when you can set the rulebook on fire and dance on the flames? For Athens, Georgia-based band of Montreal, music isn’t something that has to be constrained by rules and regulations – who says things have to go verse-chorus-verse? Since the band was first formed…
Archive: Land Lovers interview
Romance, Romance By Aoife Barry Dubliner Padraig Cooney has only just released his debut album ‘Romance Romance’, under the moniker Land Lovers, but for a new person in the music scene, he’s attracting quite a bit of positive attention. Perhaps that’s got to do with the infectious melodies and witty lyrics that feature in his…
Archive: Max Tundra interview
Won’t Get Fooled Again originally appeared in the Event Guide By Aoife Barry Ben Jacobs AKA Max Tundra is a UK-based musician who specialises in eclectic electronic that’s performed live completely solo by the talented multi-instrumentalist .Jacobs has just released his third album, Parallax Error Beheads You and is currently on tour with Hot Chip….
Archive: The Hedge Schools interview
Independence Day Originally appeared in the Event Guide By Aoife Barry Patrick (Pat) Barrett is probably best known for being the vocalist/guitarist in Dublin’s beloved Ten Speed Racer, who were one of the capital’s most prominent bands in the early millennium. Now he’s back with a solo record that’s heavily inspired by a life-changing incident…
Archive: Gemma Hayes interview
Making Waves originally printed in the Event Guide By Aoife Barry Tipperary-born songstress Gemma Hayes released her third album ‘The Hollow of Morning’ early this year, after taking a break from music and upping sticks to Los Angeles. But as Aoife Barry finds out, there really is no place like home for this talented 31…
Archive: Liam Finn interview
Liam Finn Q&A originally printed in the Event Guide By Aoife Barry As the son of New Zealander (with Irish roots) and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn, Liam Finn grew up surrounded by music and unsurprisingly began his first forays into the music world in his teens. At the young age of 25, he’s already…
Archive: Volcano! interview
Originally printed in the Event Guide Ready to Erupt By Aoife Barry Chicagoans Mark Cartwright, Sam Scranton and Aaron With are members of Volcano! , an experimental rock band that touches on free jazz, improv and noise rock. The first ‘rock’ band to be signed to the Leaf label, they recently released their second album,…
Archive: No Age interview
This originally appeared in the Event Guide Get Hurt By Aoife Barry For a two-piece, No Age make a lot of noise – the sort of glorious racket that inspires teenagers to pick up their guitars and gig-goers to flail about in wild abandon. An arty indie rock group made up of good friends Randy…
Sweet Oblivion 