Posted on 25th Jan 07 by Contributor | 
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Artist: Live at Roisin DubhAuthor: Hubert McIntyre Live at Roisin Dubh The story of how myspace and the broadband upheaval in general has sent shockwaves through the musical landscape is by now" old news. Sites like last.fm deliver "the social music revolution" to your desktop for free and for new bands like Galway's Mirakil Whip [...]
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Posted on 17th Jan 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: RestAuthor: Mark Mc Carthy Cork foursome Rest are to release a new mini"album entitled "Operation: Impending Doom" through Limerick based indie label Out On A Limb Records on Friday January 19th. Produced by Ciar"n O"Shea "In 30 Minutes We Destroy The Earth " Rulers Of The Planet" The Worm Has Turned EP " Hope [...]
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Posted on 16th Jan 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Panda Kopanda " Roisin DubhAuthor: Hubert McIntyre The whole notion of a support act is really a most lovely concept. Before the main event" you get to see a band that you've probably never heard of. Sometimes they're green" they may be nervous " you might even laugh at them. But sometimes" sometimes " [...]
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Posted on 16th Jan 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Where Are You Now"Author: Scott Edgar Where Are You Now" Two sets of lyrics have come to the fore today as I contemplate some of the musical comings and goings of the year just gone. Firstly I"m hearing the almost painful whines of Thom Yorke at his alleged Britpop best as he cries "where [...]
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Posted on 15th Jan 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: SNOW PATROL LIVE AND LOUDAuthor: Scott Edgar SNOW PATROL ODYSSEY ARENA" BELFAST " DEC 21ST 2006 "The trouble we had getting here" and I'm not talking about the 12 hours stuck in Heathrow Airport yesterday"" Gary Lightbody is in a chatty mood with the Belfast crowd and is referring to the 12 years it's [...]
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Posted on 13th Jan 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Bullet Holes " Broken Sectors EPAuthor: Jason Golden Bullet Holes " Broken Sectors EP Review Mooted comparisons with fellow Dubliners Director are at once accurate and wide of the mark with Angel Piers debut EP Bullet Holes " Broken Sectors. One thing is for sure" both bands have a big role to play in [...]
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Posted on 13th Jan 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: WardogAuthor: Nicola"Marie O Riordan Cork metal band Wardog have been on the scene for 4 years now. The four piece line"up consists of two sets of brothers" which might make for some interesting disputes but amazingly they all get along like a house on fire. They recorded their debut album "A Rising Shadow" in [...]
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Posted on 13th Jan 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: My Exit MusicAuthor: Nicola"Marie O Riordan The aptly named My Exit Music have been dabbling in the music business for 4 years now. Like many great bands the line"up has changed like the Irish weather. "We did have a singer"" adds guitarist/pianist Scott "and sang proper songs" i.e. verse chorus more lyrics etc" He [...]
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Posted on 11th Jan 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Dinky Loop/Sunday Morning Chat to Drop"DAuthor: Cian O Callaghan Healthy Multiplicity: Dinky Loop/Sunday Morning Chat to Drop D Sunday Morning were minding their own business" mining their melancholia to fashion simple" beautiful" downbeat tunes" the low key grooves framing their crystal clever lyrics" when something strange began to happen. At first it may have [...]
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Posted on 11th Jan 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: LucasAuthor: Hubert McIntyre They"ve supported big names like Spiritualised" David Kitt" Juliette Lewis" The Frames" and Damien Rice. They"ve had their first album recorded by legendary" multi"Grammy winning producer" Rob Fraboni" whose previous colleagues include The Band" Eric Clapton" The Rolling Stones and some guy called Bob Dylan but do these stellar achievements mean [...]
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