Video: CAP PAS CAP - WE ARE MEN

Friday Oct 15th is the date of the latest State vs... live event, taking place as ever at the Mercantile on Dame Street in Dublin. Our guests / opponents this time round are the good folks from Glider , Dublin's most considered indie club night. It is they who provide this month's headliner, in the form of the wonderfully edgy Cap Pas Cap (pictured). We counter however, with Holy Roman Army , rapidly developing into one of the country's most arresting live acts. Kicking the night off are this month's Introducing... band, Awake Young Soldiers [...]

Last night, Ireland got its first, long overdue spotlight on music video directors of this country at the IMTV Video Music Awards . The inaugural event saw Eoghan Kidney win three awards including Best video for Valerie Francis' Punches, Best Director and Best Original Concept. It was a great night, a celebration of the creativity of largely under-resourced folk and a timely reminder that Irish music videos are as vital as ever, which is something we are finally seeing again with Under the Ether and Una Mullally's forthcoming TG4 series in 2010. Most importantly, [...]