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My Lithium & Me – David Bowie covers with a twist
Here are six David Bowie songs like you’ve never heard them before. Cast aside your thoughts of face-painted glam-rock monstrosities, because in the hands of musician Leah Kardos, aka My Lithium & Me, they become a totally different beast. Take Criminal World (itself a cover), for example, which becomes a dark slice of trip hop,…
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C’mon, listen to Low
I’ve probably mentioned a million times that Low are one of my all-time favourite bands. To my ears, they’re perfection. And yet I found their last full-length, Drums & Guns just a little too dark to handle at times. So perhaps it was inevitable that I’d be a tad nervous about their next album, C’mon,…
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Gorgeous Colours free album download
Dublin band The Gorgeous Colours play at Crawdaddy in Dublin tomorrow – tickets are €7 and they’re supported by Cork band Together We Are Nobody. The Gorgeous Colours have kindly put their latest album up for free download on their bandcamp site – have an ‘ol listen here:
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New Independent Record Store: Wingnut Records, Galway
If you’re in Galway and in the mood to buy some records, you now have a new independent record store to visit – following the closure of Redlight Records a few years back, and the recent liquidation of the Zhivago Records chain , Wingnut Records is the newest local record store on the block. (There…
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Toro Y Moi – discotastic fever
Can’t describe how excited I am about the new Toro Y Moi album, Underneath the Pine. It’s due out this month on Carpark records, and everything that’s dropped from it so far is stellar. Get your funky boots on, now.
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Digital Socket Awards – Shortlist announced!
It’s only a month and a half until the Digital Socket Awards take place in Dublin, and the nominees have just been announced. Without further ado, here’s who will be battling it out for first place in the below categories on 3rd March in the Grand Social. Tickets are on sale for the event (€10…
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Forwards/Backwards
The past year has, for most people, had its ups and downs. Similarly, the year in music has had its peaks and troughs – but thankfully there have been more highs than lows. Irish music in particular has had an incredibly strong year, with a remarkable amount of top-notch albums released by homegrown acts…
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Plug into the Digital Socket Awards
Ireland has never had a huge amount of diversity when it comes to music awards – that’s not meant as any disrespect to the existing awards, but there is definitely room for another one. After all, variety is the spice of life! So I’m delighted to announce that there is a new music awards on…
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Unreal. Egyptian Lover plays Ireland in February
This is probably the best news of the year for me – Egyptian Lover (Greg Broussard) will play the Grand Social in Dublin in February. I think the last time he played Ireland was at the Mantua Festival a few years back but I’ve never seen him live so I am ultra excited. Egyptian Lover…
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Word of Mouth Tour: The Ambience Affair, We Cut Corners, Windings
Last January’s Word of Mouth Presents tour – which brought O Emperor, Sons of Noel & Adrian, and Alessi’s Ark to venues around the country – was so successful that they’re going to do it all again. So next month for The Certain Three 2011 Tour another three great bands will play around Ireland: The…
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