A compilation for charity, One Day: Music Compilation features 16 Irish artists. Some you may have heard before, and plenty you probably haven't heard yet, it's safe to say the collection is diverse, ranging from fuzzy guitars (September Girls), acoustic (Katie Kim - amazing live), instrumental (Ten Past Seven) and [Read more]
The Meteor Ireland Music Awards will be presented by Amanda Byram at the RDS on St Patrick's Day 17th March. Performing on the night are Boyzone, Stereophonics, The Blizzards, Sharon Shannon with Mundy, Imelda May with more to be announced. With nineteen Meteor awards up for grabs music fans will be able to let their fingers do the voting. Full details available on www.meteor.ie. Tickets €30 (including booking fee) are on sale now from Ticketmaster. This is strictly an over 16 year's event, 16 – 18 year olds must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. [...]
There have been three Tuesday's of Ruby Sessions gigs announced so far for the month of March.....every night looks amazing! 3 Mar 2009 21:00 House of Cosy Cushions, Sophie Coyle, Elder, Roy Shiels 10 Mar 2009 21:00 Caruso, Sixteen Layers, Star Crossed Enemies, Craig McConnel 31 Mar 2009 21:00 Heathers, The Resistance, Michael John, Doug Sheridan
Ah Sunday, which is an old Irish word for "a day for 2 (two) album reviews!" Wait - it's not? Oh well, I've got 'em ready so I might as well use them: House of Cosy Cushions Animal Dreams House of Cosy Cushions have an almost fragile darkness about them, like a brittle chocolate that's breaks apart on touch. With the closest analogy being a three-way collision between Muse, Placebo, and PJ Harvey, Animal Dreams lives in the unorthodox songwriting of Richard [...]
The excellent Dead Clubs Festival returns to Bray this Saturday, with The House of Cosy Cushions, The Almos Funk Band, More Tiny Giants & more. Always a good night out in Bray. In fact, I think I've said on this page before that it's probably the best night out in Bray you're ever going to have. Tickets are a tenner on the door. Two stages, many a band. Funtimes...
Hopefully everyone survived Friday the 13th. Obviously I did or you wouldn't be reading this now (unless Sean is being kind enough to post it for me whilst I recuperate in a hospital bed or - yeeks - worse still a coffin!). Morbid but really what Monday doesn't come with a sense of doom and gloom? Time to lighten the mood with some choice tracks: Locust Avenue Formed in Norman, Oklahoma after the guys got together as a Kinks tribute [...]
The Point Of Everything
2 U I Bestow
Rock Sellout
egoeccentric
Hot Chip - Night & Day
Sleigh Bells - Demons (Official Music Video)
The Rains of Castamere by The National
A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'" (Official Video)
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
The Bee Gees – Tragedy (Equateur Remix)
Saint Motel
Knickers - My Baby's Just A Baby EP review
