Video: Valerie Francis Punches Video Directed By Eoghan Kidney

Valerie Francis ' debut album Slow Dynamo has rightly been the recipient of a Choice Prize nomination and this Saturday is your opportunity to see her live show for yourself. Valerie plays Whelan's this Saturday the 27th of February with special guests and State has two pairs of tickets to giveaway to the gig. Anser this question: Who directed the video for 'Punches'? Answers on a virtual postcard to giveaway@state.ie by Friday at noon. Related The Scoop Foundation: [...]

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, [...]

The nominees for the IMTV Video Music Awards have been announced, and they feature a fine selection of Irish talent. 1.BEST LIVE VIDEO LISA HANNIGAN - I DON'T KNOW LISA HANNIGAN - LILLE LADYDOLL – BUTTON THE BRILLIANT THINGS – RISE AND SO I WATCHED YOU FROM AFAR – SET GUITARS TO KILL 2.BEST DANCE VIDEO LE BIEN – HERE AND THERE NOISE CONTROL – ADDICTION DARK ROOM NOTES – LETS LIGHT FIRES ARVEEN & MISK - HELLS BELLS LE GALAXIE – YOU FEEL THE [...]

Some of the Tour/Gig posters are like pieces of art. How does my poster for next weeks Sessions night compare with the other posters? Yngve (pronounced Ing-vuh) are a London based band via Sligo and Dublin and are touring Ireland in July. The tour includes a big Whelans gig with blog favourites Travega on the 28th July. [...]