The subject of illegally downloading albums is a very thorny one – and musicians aren’t slow to speak out about it. But what irks some people is that those who speak out loudest against downloading – Metallica, Lily Allen, for example – tend to be the very people who can live comfortably on money they’ve…
Month: September 2009
A Fire to Scare the Sun
Fans of modern Irish folk music and gin-supping troubadours would be well advised to check out the new album by Declan de Barra, which is called ‘ A Fire to Scare the Sun’. Declan’s plaintive vocals lead all the tracks, with the music – though cinematic – kept at just the right level in the…
John Vanderslice
I met my new neighbor Had a drink on her veranda And watched the ocean batter Bonita Point “Do you have any children?” Air around us changed As grief washed across her face White dove, white dove White dove, white dove What are you thinking of? We had a daughter Disappeared at eight We gave…
Yeh deadlie bullets
Good giggage ahead this week: Yeh Deadlies, Brian Cullen’s Love Bullets and new dudes (and Groom members) the Lie Ins will play at Anseo tomorrow, Thursday 24th September. Doors are at 8.30pm and tickets are a fiver.
Moonshine Travellers at the Sugar Club
If you’ve ever wanted an insight into the world of the roadie – that strange, denim-clad creature that skulks about on stage while you’re waiting for your favourite band to perform – then head along to see the Moonshine Travellers when it hits the Sugar Club in Dublin this week. It’s written by a young…
Goodtime John – new EP for free download
Goodtime John is back – and he has a new EP that he’s kindly made available for free download here. Here’s what he has to say about it: “The songs on this EP were recorded by Phil Elverum in the Department of Safety in Anacortes, WA at the end of the summer of 2007. In…
The Second Coming of Black Sun
Some of you may remember that back in May of this year, I wrote a blog post on a new music night in Cork called Black Sun. I had high hopes for the success of the gig, which was organised by a dear friend of mine, Vicky Langan, a musician, mum, curator and artistic soul…
Road Records DJ set
The lovely folk at Road Records in Dublin have given myself and my friend Kim the chance to DJ together at their new vinyl-only night in Hogan’s pub. Our set will take place this Sunday, 6th September, from 9pm – 12.30am. We’ll be playing lots of feel-good funky tunes spanning the genres of disco, funk,…
Wave Pictures review
I tried something a little different for my review of The Wave Pictures‘ ‘If You Leave it Alone’ – here’s a teaser: “Picture, if you will, a squinting young man. A light brown sweep of unbrushed hair flops over his right eye; on his lanky, 5’10 frame hangs a checked silk shirt, beneath which can…
Fragments from A Long Country
Finding out you’re going to be a parent for the first time is a life-changing event for anyone. For Stockholm-based Corkonian Mark O’Sullivan, it was the inspiration for recording a solo album that’s been receiving nothing but positive praise since its release. ‘Fragments from a Long Country’ is Mark’s debut solo album – many will…
Sweet Oblivion 