Monthly Archives: October 2006

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Never… Fade Away

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: David Kitt""" The InterviewAuthor: Jason Golden It"s been six years since David Kitt released his home"recorded debut effort" Small Moments" on Rough Trade. The album showcased an artist of depth and feeling and showed a promise of great things to come. And come they did. His second offering" the masterful The Big Romance was [...]

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We Thrive on Director

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Director"""The InterviewAuthor: Nicola Marie O Riordan Interview with Director 11/10/06 Cyprus Avenue A nice rainy evening""Ireland are miserably drawing with Czech Republic" and I"m downing a few drinks in the Old Oak. What better way to cheer myself up than the Director gig upstairs in Cyprus Avenue. I remember my first time hearing Director"s [...]

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Hard Working Class Heroes— FRIDAY

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Friday Oct 13 2006Author: Liam Tyrell Hard Working Class Heroes " Friday Oct 13 2006 I"d never been in Spirit before this" on the way in the bouncer tells me that regular live music in this temple of dance is not too far away" a lot will rest on the success of this event [...]

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Hard Working Class Heroes—SATURDAY

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Saturday Oct 14 2006Author: Liam Tyrell Hard Working Class Heroes " Saturday Oct 14 2006 A surprisingly balmy October evening in Dublin sees the second night of the so far impressive Hard Working Class Heroes festival in the city centre. I arrive at The HUB in plenty of time to see art"rockers Dae Kim" [...]

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Hard Working Class Heroes— SUNDAY

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Sunday Oct 15 2006Author: Liam Tyrell Hard Working Class Heroes " Sunday Oct 15 2006 The end is nigh as I embark once more into the heart of the nation"s capital to witness the finest and brightest rising starts of the Irish music scene at the final night of the Hard Working Class Heroes [...]

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For the Kids

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Under 18"s scene in DublinAuthor: Susan Kealy "Dublin really only opens up until you turn 18". That was discussed on my Junior cert evening" as we were heading out for a few celebration pizzas. We didn"t bother going into the fair city" there wasn"t anything of any interest to us that we could get [...]

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WELL WORTH THE COST

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: THE FRAMES LIVE IN BELFASTAuthor: Scott Edgar THE FRAMES " RED SIRUS THE ULSTER HALL" BELFAST 2ND OCTOBER 2006 The Ulster Hall is newly decorated" allegedly renovated but glaringly sparse with punters as Red Sirus kick things off tonight. A lengthy intro has most people wondering in which direction things are heading before the [...]

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Kudos—The Interview

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: KudosAuthor: Mark McCarthy How did Kudos come together" Cian: We all met in school" Carthach and Colm had already been in a band and were writing and playing their own stuff" then they asked me to join cos they knew I played keyboards. We had a different drummer at the time who then moved [...]

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Death of a President–Interview with Gabriel Range

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Director: Gabriel RangeAuthor: Iain Houten and David O"Callaghan Death of a President Director: Gabriel Range Running Time: 93mins It seems that the fifth anniversary of 9/11 was around the right time for the release of three very different movies based on its events and its legacy. Paul Greengrass"s "United 93" portrays the events onboard [...]

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51st Cork Film Festival: Highlights

Posted on 17th Oct 06 by | comments 0

Artist: Red Road" Middletown" BoratAuthor: Iain Houten and Michael John O"Shea Red Road Director: Andrea Arnold Running Time: 113 minutes Red Road is the first feature film from renowned short movie maker Andrea Arnold" who received an Oscar for her most recent piece "Wasp". Set in modern day Glasgow" it depicts a very lonely thirty"something [...]

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