The Dudley Corporation hit Limerick, Cork and Galway over the weekend as they launched their fourth album Everyone Does Everything Wrong. Dudley Colley told me recently that the new songs are "a lot brasher and noisier than before" (full interview here), and he's certainly not wrong. I left the Triskel's [Read more]
It's the New Year. We've all overdone it over Christmas. We don't want reminding of the entire day we spent lounging on the sofa in our pants, eating nothing but Ferrero Roche and drinking every leftover can of lager we found in the fridge. What we need is an exercise regime to go hand-in-hand with those New Year's resolutions we're inevitably jettisoning in the next two weeks. What we need is a way to combine it with this ludicrous love of heavy music that we've got going on. What we need is Dillinger Run - aka The Dillinger Escape [...]
"Early to bed, early to rise. More successful people wake up early studies have shown," wrote a Facebook friend a few hours ago in response to my most recent status update (something about how I haven't been able to stay awake past 10pm all week). I hope those studies are right, and in 2013, all those mornings of waking up at 5.30am to go running around Bangkok's Lumpini Park and that peaceful lake [...]
Well here we are once again, the end of another year. As has become tradition the State team have been voting for their favourite records of the past twelve months. The top 50 proper is to come, but here are the ones that just missed out: 75. Spook of the Thirteenth Lock - The Brutal Here and Now 74. Jogging - Take Courage 73. The Cast Of Cheers - Family 72. Jessie Ware - Devotion [...]
Dublin indie stalwarts and self-styled "intense, raw...post-hardcore rock" outfit Jogging have announced the release of their new album this Auguist 24th on Out On A Limb records. Take Courage will be the follow-up to 20102s Minutes and with a lot expected of the band this year they plan to take to the road to promote the album in September. The band have also made to songs from the album available for listening: Take Courage , produced by Chris Common who [...]
After the full-on aural assault of 'Deadweight', our first taster of Jogging's second album Take Courage, 'Stand Still' feels like a walk in the park. Though a walk in the park with the apocalypse nigh. Built around a simple guitar riff, the vocals take centre stage, culminating in an epic [Read more]
Jogging feel no re-introduction is needed for their second album Take Courage, so on 'Deadweight', the first track we've heard from them in a couple years, they start off heavy and never take their foot off the throttle. It's been two years since the Dublin trio's debut album Minutes was [Read more]
The Hipsters are coming! The Hipsters are running! Dana Buoy’s video for “Call To Be” will have your blood pumping.
„Relations“ is the second EP by Jogging House . Seven comfy lo-fi RnB tunes to fill the hole your heart has left when that special someone took it away. Everything is going to be fine. In the meantime, just lay back and let your speakers do the pillow talk. BTW: If you read all track names in a row, they almost make sense... Download the EP for a „pay what you want“ price at Bandcamp . ———— [...]
Sacramento math-rock band Terra Melos are set to play at Button Factory May 30th with support from Jogging and Spies . Tickets are available on Ticketmaster priced only €8 .
Last weekend saw the Camden Crawl festival land in Dublin for the first time, with two nights of music spread across the city. State was on hand to report on the event and here's our pick of the acts from home and abroad. And So I Watch You From Afar - Button Factory, Friday Few bands seem to get better and better every time you see them live, but ASIWYFA are made of special stuff. New guitarist Niall Kennedy has filled the very big shoes of Tony Wright with aplomb, splicing [...]
Pigstock Festival , which takes place in Killinchy, Northern Ireland from June 1st to 3rd has announced its line-up which includes: Silhouette , Fighting With Wire , LaFaro , Mojo Fury , More Than Conquerors , RunawayGO , Not Squares , Colly Strings , Jogging , Jamie Neish , Squarehead , Tieranniesaur and many more. Weekend camping pass are £35 and Saturday day tickets are £20, available on Pigstock Website .
Running and music go together. They just do. If I had to choose between no iPod and punishing heat as a potential deterrent to an hour of hard road labor, boiling temps would win out every time. I can take the heat, but if I don't have tunes, I'd prefer to stay the hell out of the kitchen. Several years ago when my iPod was stolen in Buenos Aires (astonishingly, the one and only time I've ever lost one), I had to go running around the parks of Palermo for a few days with nothing but my [...]
Back to our main-business: MUSIC. Let’s do it with this very beautiful and eclectic mixtape by our Frankfurt based buddy Jogging House . There is something about you. The others might not see it right away, but you know it's there. It's this idea that keeps you going, that feeds your thoughts, that could change everything. But you won't tell anyone. This one is just for you. No one else needs to know. Because even though you might seem calm on the outside, you're fucking “WILD ON THE INSIDE”. [...]
You'd think that sitting around all day watching TV shows, then drinking yourself to sleep would make you great at jogging, well I can tell you from first hand experience that it doesn't. Not many people know this, but running also happens to be a weakness of mine (I'd like to believe, my only weakness). So I guess that doesn't really help me out in my "Hey, I'm going to wake up, have some orange juice, and enjoy this mediocre weather by having a jog". It gets worse...I joined some virtual running programme ran by some virtual coach, Christine [...]
As Japan continues to deal with the aftermath of the recent string of tragedies - earthquake, tsunami, aftershocks and nuclear issues - people from around the world have stepped up in all kinds of ways to raise awareness and funds. Organised by State's Photo Editor Loreana Rushe , the music community of Ireland have rallied together for a benefit night to raise relief donations and to maintain awareness for the cause - all proceeds will go to Aid Japan. The event takes place this Saturday, May 7th in Dublin's Twisted Pepper. There will be two [...]
Adebisi Shank play a free gig in the troubled Button Factory with support from Jogging this Saturday February 12th. Doors are at 8pm and again, it's FREE. The gig will be followed by u:mack's new weekly saturday night club, Ragin, Full On. Photo above by Rich Gilligan .
Need You Now - Cut Copy Invaluable few lessons have re-reared their heads in the past few days. Just in case I ever forgot... 1. It only takes an instant to dislike me. Kind of odd. Take tonight. Met my ... Continue reading
As a founder member of The Digital Socket Awards I'm delighted we are at the shortlist stage! Over 20 judges listed here shortlisted from the nominations voted by the public. I'm very proud of this shortlist as I believe it represents the blogging community in Ireland. 1. Best Design (Website, Artwork, Posters) Adebisi Shank – This is the Second Album Cathy Davey – The Nameless [...]
The Richter Collective are putting all the label's albums online so they can be streamed in full.
The Point Of Everything
Thrash Hits
THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
State Magazine![Santigold - Disparate Youth [Official Music Video]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/youtube/mIMMZQJ1H6E_130.jpg)
The Owl Mag
DE:BUG POD - a netaudio podcast
Clemence a quelque chose a dire
Enough Talk, More Writing
2 U I Bestow
Swear I'm Not Paul
Boards of Canada - Reach for the Dead (from Tomorrow's Harvest)
Julia Holter - World (Official Video)
Washed Out - Paracosm (Official Album Trailer)
She & Him- I Could've Been Your Girl
Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Official Video)
Tracklistings – Mac Miller’s ‘Watching Movies With The Sound Off’
HAERTS: “All The Days”
Wendy Rene - Tears (Folk Magic Remix)
Max B, French Montana & Daft Punk – “Been Around The Wave” (Prod. By Harry Fraud)
Louis La Roche - Say I'm Your No. 1 (Free Download)
