Monthly Archives: May 2006

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Running With Scissors

Posted on 30th May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Scissors For LeftyAuthor: Liam Tyrrell A while back when I went to see The Fiery Furnaces in Whelans" a little known group called Scissors For Lefty played support for them. The Scissors" a four"piece operating out of San Francisco" were back in town a week later to play their first headline show on these [...]

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Hi, how are you? The life and times of Daniel Johnston

Posted on 30th May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Daniel JohnstonAuthor: Jason Golden I don"t really know where to begin with Daniel Johnson" an artistic enigma whose legend tends to overshadow his genius. Daniel has spent the last 20 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love" cosmic mishaps" and existential torment to an ever"growing international cult audience. As both an [...]

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Delorentos – The big interview

Posted on 30th May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: DelorentosAuthor: Mark Delorentos hail from Dublin and are very hot right now. An appearance on RTE programme Other Voices and winners of The National Student Music Awards last year as well as winning the UK event has cemented their place in Irish Music right now" but determination and ambition are key to the success [...]

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Open Letter to Robbie

Posted on 30th May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: noneAuthor: Kipto Dear Shithead" I write this in reaction to your "stellar" performance at Live 8. Ya I know it was nearly a year ago"but who cares" What a great idea it was opening with "We Will Rock You"".I"m sure Freddie Mercury would have been proud of you" and here"s hoping he gets to [...]

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Hard Working Class Heroes

Posted on 30th May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: StoneoceanAuthor: Dave Scanlon So how many gigs a year does your band do" Yeah" well Stoneocean should make you feel a little inadequate" "cos they do about 20 times that annually. I don"t think there"s an official award for the hardest working band in Ireland" but these guys have a space set aside on [...]

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Voice from the Furnace pt. 2.

Posted on 30th May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: The Fiery FurnacesAuthor: Liam Tyrrell Voice from the Furnace pt. 2. by Liam Tyrrell Last week we left off with Eleanor Friedberger from The Fiery Furnaces talking about the band"s recent European tour" their ever"changing line"up and the music that has inspired them. This week she lets us know about the new album" Bitter [...]

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Wired At Cyprus Avenue

Posted on 30th May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Black WireAuthor: Maaike Starting to get used to the fact that no gig EVER starts on time in Cork" I arrive pretty late at Cyprus Avenue. Walking up the stairs I can already hear a pumpin' bass and a lot of distorted noise. The volume of the speakers is turned up as if there's [...]

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“As yet unpublished. . .”

Posted on 23rd May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: My Latest NovelAuthor: Dave Scanlon Exclusive Interview My Latest Novel Oooh I love when that happens" Y"know" you head to a gig to watch a particular band "in this case Low" and the support band" who you"ve never heard of" are fucking great. I"ve discovered countless new bands like this" and I"m glad to [...]

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Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

Posted on 16th May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Neko CaseAuthor: Aoife Neko Case Album review There"s something about Neko Case that"s so beguiling as to render her and her voice a instrument of beauty" pure and simple. Rather than seeing her as a musician" it"s tempting to see her as the purveyor of beautiful sounds " but sounds that convey images that [...]

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Happy Lovin Cons

Posted on 16th May 06 by | comments 0

Artist: fun Lovin CriminalsAuthor: Anna Murray Fun Lovin Criminals TF Royal" 28th April It is hard to know what to expect when a band as globally huge as the Fun Lovin" Criminals comes to somewhere only newly popular like the TF Royal" but far from the fall from greatness you might expect" the experience of [...]

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