Posted on 14th Nov 06 by Liam Tyrrell | 
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Artist: 66e " Japanese Toys " MKII " LOST " Queen KongAuthor: Liam Tyrrell 66e " Japanese Toys " MKII " Lost " Queen Kong Radio City" Nov 10 Five bands for a tenner on a Friday night in the city is not too shabby a deal" better than most these days where even lower [...]
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Posted on 14th Nov 06 by Liam Tyrrell | 0
Artist: Interview with RevealAuthor: Liam Tyrell Reveal Yourself " " by Liam Tyrrell " " German skate"punks Reveal slipped unnoticed into Dublin earlier this November to play with Computers That Breed amongst others at Eamon Dorans on Crown Alley. They came as part of a gig exchange organized by the bands themselves. Computers headlined a [...]
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Posted on 13th Nov 06 by Contributor | 0
Artist: OXJAM FESTIVAL COMES HOMEAuthor: Scott Edgar OXJAM BELFAST THE EMPIRE MUSIC HALL" BELFAST WEDNESDAY 18TH OCTOBER Belfast has many things to be proud of these days. The music scene here is what some would call vibrant" exciting" dynamic or other such words of praise. Belfast has also been awarded a "Fair Trade City" status [...]
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Posted on 12th Nov 06 by Contributor | 0
Artist: The Frank and WaltersAuthor: Stephen O Riordan A renewed interest in The Frank and Walters After a few long years of soul searching Cork indie legends The Frank and Walters are back on the scene with their critically acclaimed new album A Renewed Interest in Happiness. I recently caught up with Franks drummer "and [...]
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Posted on 12th Nov 06 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Reality BitesAuthor: Kipto Reality bites… Hmm" Reality TV shows…. music "talent" shows in particular. Half of me thinks…"too easy a target…it's obvious what you think" don't bother" another part of me thinks "fuck'em" give it to them with both barrels"…guess which half gets to talk today" Now the obvious riposte to someone having a [...]
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Posted on 11th Nov 06 by Contributor | 0
Artist: An Evening of Leonard Cohen SongsAuthor: Cian O Callaghan Came So Far For Beauty: an Evening of Leonard Cohen Songs. The Point Depot Dublin October 5" 2006 I came so far for beauty" along the quays north of the Liffey" past the banality of yuppie greed in the IFSC and past the ugliness of [...]
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Posted on 11th Nov 06 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Live at Whelans" Dublin. 7th OctoberAuthor: Anna Murray Review: Boy Kill Boy" Whelans" Dublin. 7th October. Under the dictatorship of the NME and MTV2" mediocre indie guitar bands rise and fall like umbrellas in the west. The latest of these has been Boy Kill Boy " the four"piece from London" so"called after the misheard [...]
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Posted on 11th Nov 06 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Loreana RusheAuthor: Nicola Marie O Riordan Snap Happy" Drop"d chats to Irish and International band photographer Loreana Rushe. Band photographer"""something many of us can only ever dream of" Getting up close and personal with your favourite bands" hanging with them" partying with them""one can but dream" However nobody thinks of the expense starting out" [...]
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Posted on 9th Nov 06 by Contributor | 0
Artist: My Corduroy" Monitor and KudosAuthor: Gary O Sullivan My Corduroy" Monitor and Kudos Cyprus Avenue" October 4th After what seems like every up and coming local band has graced the Drop"D stage over the past 12 months" the decision was taken to delve into our short and somewhat disorientated memories and select 3 bands [...]
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Posted on 9th Nov 06 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Switches"""The InterviewAuthor: Maaike Mijland Switches: seriously sensational They supported bands like The Rakes" Director and " take a moment to scream " their "and our" big idol Graham Coxon. They played South by South West" will have their debut album ready by spring 2007 and just kicked of their own new UK tour. According [...]
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