Monthly Archives: June 2006

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18th Galway Film Fleadh

Posted on 30th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: """"""""""""""""""Author: Jason Golden 18th Galway Film Fleadh offers rich pickings for film lovers The programme for the 18th Galway Film Fleadh is being announced in Galway tonight and promises to cover a lot of ground with a heady mix of controversial documentaries" high profile premieres and heavy hitting stars attending throughout the week of [...]

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Maccabee Good

Posted on 30th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: The MaccabeesAuthor: Paul Mc Connell Remember the days when you found a CD "or tape" of a band you barely knew" threw it on the stereo and it just sounds different" Maybe not" after all it has been awhile since the rapture of Nirvana" the sheer balls of " pre disappearance"up"their"own"arses " Oasis or [...]

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Spread the word!

Posted on 27th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Viva VoceAuthor: Dave Scanlon God I"m glad I got given that interview. Viva Voce are great. Just bloody great. Sod clinical objectivity " they"re great. Any band where the drummer plays kazoo" synthesizer" drums "naturally" all at the same time" and the song"s still catchy as hell" is "say it with me"""yes" great. "The [...]

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Cuff Us Joan . . .

Posted on 27th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN " REAL LIFEAuthor: Aoife JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN " REAL LIFE In life" we are often judged on the company we keep. So imagine being a musician who once was in a relationship with Jeff Buckley" who writes songs with Buckley"s bandmate Michael Tighe" who is a member of Rufus [...]

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AN TAOBH TUATHAIL

Posted on 27th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Darkroom Notes" Mirakil Whip" Betamax Format and 66eAuthor: Aoife ROISIN DUBH" Friday 23rd June Featuring: Darkroom Notes" Mirakil Whip" Betamax Format and 66e Galway"s music scene is blossoming at the moment" and one radio show that"s at the forefront of celebrating Galwegian music" as well as underground music from all over Ireland and beyond" [...]

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Sounding Off – Interview with SOUND TEAM

Posted on 25th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Sound TeamAuthor: Jason Golden Over the past few months almost every American music blog has featured an article touting Sound Team as the new messiahs" of music. So" as you do" I avoided them. I just hate it when a band is over"hyped but Sound Team kept being compared to Interpol" who I love" [...]

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Parental Advisory – Explicit Content!

Posted on 13th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: CPU gig " May "06Author: Dave Scanlon CPU gig " May "06 Butterfly ExplosionThe SDM and The Ruse Okay" I"m going to go out on a limb here and assume that if you"re on this site" then you like music" right" Okay" good. And I"d also warrant that you"re probably Irish" yeah" Or have [...]

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Creating A Buzz!

Posted on 13th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: The Beekeeper Summit: Sea " SadnessAuthor: Scott Edgar The Beekeeper Summit: Sea " Sadness Jack" Chris" Gary and Rick are The Beekeeper Summit who have unfortunately been labelled as an acoustic indie band. Based on their latest release that sort of labelling doesn't seem to do justice either the band or the songs. The [...]

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Festival Fever

Posted on 13th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: World Music FestivalsAuthor: Gary So it"s that time of year again boys and girls" Time to dig out the tents" stock up on the bogroll and hit a festival near your town. We all know about the Oxegen"s" the Glastonburys and the Readings" but for those you who maybe have some dough and are [...]

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Two “Special” Nights

Posted on 13th Jun 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Duke Special at the Belfast EmpireAuthor: Scott Edgar Duke Special" The Amazing Pilots" Shookman" DJ's Para " Baila The Empire Music Hall" Belfast 27th " 28th May 2006 The two clean"cut and dapper dressed young men on stage have the appearance of someone you could safely take home to meet your mother. They look [...]

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