"A drive-by, nearly deported... and this is just day one." Gemma Those complaining about this season dragging have got to be dancing in the streets with this one, as SAMCRO is finally in Belfast, after seven episodes of dragging feet to get here. Even with all the action in this episode, my wife still is a bit exasperated. "They need to get Jax's kid back and get on with it already." I didn't want to spoil it for her (or you) but... we still have a ways to go (I know !). [...]
Celtic Rock pioneers Black 47 keep moving the goalposts. Celtic - Celtic rock - Arts and Entertainment - Music - Ethnicity
Black 47: Banks of the Hudson [ purchase Fire of Freedom ] There's something sinister lurking in this quintessentially pre-millennial Celtic-tinged rock and roll track. Though we know our protagonist is under pressure, a desperate thief chased by an iceman, overdue to be on the run yet willing to spend one more night in "New York town" to assure his girl that he'll never leave, it's not until the very last stanza that we learn about the interracial tensions that also underlie his stress, and his need to [...]
Download the latest episode of the Thelema , with NOW! podcast musician and writer Larry Kirwan discussing the magickal scene in New York City in the 80's, being in Turner and Kirwan of Wexford (the house band at Greenwich Village's legendary Bells of Hell club), The Major Thinkers, Black 47, and his relationship with Cyndi Lauper.
The combination of sex, drugs and rock and roll may have become a cliche, but that doesn't mean they can't still form the basis for a highly entertaining work of fiction. In this case it's Rockin' The Bronx, the new novel by Black 47 frontman Larry Kirwan. If you've read Kirwan's autobiographical tale of an Irish musician in America, Green Suede Shoes, you'll notice some familiar themes in the
One would think that after 20 years and 13 albums it would become harder to write songs, particularly the types of storytelling songs that comes from Black 47's Larry Kirwan. Well, maybe it's the author within him (Kirwan's second novel was recently released), but there's no writer's block on Bankers and Gangsters, the fourteenth album from the band. The subject matter is far more diverse this
Now celebrating 20 years of blending celtic inspirations with NYC rock, Black 47 are returning with a new album. Bankers and Gangsters comes out on March 2nd and takes its title from the recent financial brouhaha in the US. A week before that band leader Larry Kirwan will be releasing his second book and first work of fiction Rockin' The Bronx. Black 47's website Black 47's Myspace
Monday 3/16 * We Have Band, Post War Years, Slow Club @ The Delancey ( MP3: "Hear It In The Cans" by We Have Band) * The Ting Tings @ Terminal 5 Tuesday 3/17 * Herman Dune, Toby Goodshank @ Mercury Lounge ( MP3: "I Wish That I Could See You Soon" by Herman Dune Daytrotter session ) * Black 47 - [...]
Last year I posted almost the exact same mix to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, and in trying to put together a new one this year I realized that this one was pretty damn good and enjoyable. Sure you guys might call it lazy, but I call it...um...er...yeah it's lazy, but it's good so I hope you enjoy it all St. Patrick's Weekend long!!! The Dropkick Murphys - "Cadence to Arms" Flogging Molly - "
Here's a tiny St. Paddy's Day subgenre for you: Celtic punk, a genre arguably invented by The Pogues , though surely influenced by both the "British" folkrock invasion and the early punk music of The Clash. To truly explore the broader implications of this musical form requires deep understanding of many factors: the Irish diaspora, the evolution of fusion forms in music, the confluence of post-punk folk and the adolescent mindset, the modern commercialism of St. Patrick's Day. Such scope is beyond the purview of any blog. But considering the [...]
What makes soldiers and musicians kindred spirits? Certainly, there exists among artists a desire to document and celebrate the exploits of cultural heroes ( Beowulf , anyone?), but when were these efforts first set to music? Fuzzy history says in the early 19th century, Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye , arguably the first anti-war song, became popular in Ireland. In 1863 America, an enterprising Irishman named Patrick Gilmore (using the name Louis Lambert) rewrote Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye as When Johnny Comes Marching Home , and that tune ruled the charts for the remainder of [...]
When I was browsing the music collection over at the Free Library of Philadelphia (a good way to find some music that isn't punk/ska/hardcore), somewhere between Bach and Brahms, I noticed a band named "Black 47". Thinking that is sounded like a punk band's name, I grabbed it, and read the back cover of their "Trouble In The Land": "A streetwise mix of rock, reggae, ska, and Irish music…" Ska? Irish? I knew I had to check out this little Frankenstein. [...]
Musikfest starts today. What is Musikfest? Only the coolest, most awesome 10 days of music (mostly for free) on the East Coast. Maybe anywhere. If you are in Bethlehem over the next 10 days, maybe check out one of performers below. Or just get some of those wonderful Musikfest money-tickets, buy a 22 ounce beer and POLKA all night long!!! Either way, look for The Duke, The Duchess and Duke Jr. to be traipsing around the 'fest. To get you excited, I made this mix of mp3s [...]
I just talked to Top and he is at Metro in Chicago waiting for The Bronx to come on stage (he described the venue as identical to 9:30 Club except that the main floor space is cut in half) accompanied by none other than our Vice President of Blog Operations, Dr. Thomas Beckett, MD, Esquire. They caught Mets/Cubbies at Wrigs today and the good news is that the Cubs won, the bad news is that fucking Bud Light replaced the Old Style out in the bleachers. Bullshit. As if there season wasn't bad enough. On another [...]
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The Late Greats
Metro Distortion
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Running To You
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