Posted on 26th Aug 07 by Contributor | 
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Artist: BattlesAuthor: Hubert McIntyre One of the most blogged about releases of the year" the universal approval of Battles" debut album" Mirrored" is a reassuring sign of the times. Who would have guessed in 2006 that the warmest reception this year would be saved for an experimental progressive album with math"rock time signatures and no [...]
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Posted on 24th Aug 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Miss MotifAuthor: Mark McCarthy I feel like using the old adage of "If you haven"t heard of this person yet then you should"" and in this case it certainly can be applied. DJ Mandy Darcy aka Miss Motif has certainly worked hard at building a reputation for herself while also travelling and playing to [...]
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Posted on 22nd Aug 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Kate NashAuthor: Drop"d KATE NASH plus special guests AMBASSADOR THEATRE Saturday 17 November 2007 Doors 7pm Tickets "21.00 incl. booking fee Balcony: over 18s only "alcohol served" Ground floor: Over 14s "no alcohol will be served" "She"s a unique talent… the sweet yet savvy new troubadour of teenage street"life" like Mike Skinner busking in [...]
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Posted on 22nd Aug 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: DIYAuthor: Seth Lutnick I will be honest. I am addicted to music recording. I love moving faders" adjusting levels" panning" reverberating" sequencing" you name it. I especially love all that software" and the colourful ways that they show the music as a waveform. It is just cool. And I'm not the only one. My [...]
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Posted on 15th Aug 07 by Liam Tyrrell | 0
Artist: The Low"DownAuthor: Liam Tyrell Electric Picnic " Stradbally" Co. Laois" 31 Aug" 1"2 Sept Again regular readers will know that the last picnic I was at" in 2005" was something of a classic. In 2006 I gave it a wide berth" mainly because the line"up was a crock of shit. This year" I"ve bitten [...]
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Posted on 14th Aug 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: SUNDAY AFTERNOONAuthor: Scott and Nicola SUNDAY AFTERNOON Way back when" the Irish landscape was rocking to Thin Lizzy"s "Boys Are Back In Town". Day one of Oxegen 2007 saw the Pet Sounds tent resound to a slightly lower"key Rumblestrips version of the same song and only twenty four hours later the festival site was [...]
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Posted on 14th Aug 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: SATURDAY AFTERNOONAuthor: Scott and Nicola SATURDAY AFTERNOON After what seems like half a lifetime on board a Dublin Bus crawling down to the Punchestown festival site we arrive amidst a hazy aroma of body odour" cheap cider and tangible excitement over the array of next big things who are set to grace the Oxegen [...]
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Posted on 8th Aug 07 by Contributor | 0
Artist: The NationalAuthor: Drop"d One of the finest acts to surface in recent years has to be The National. Their major label debut Alligator was album of the year for many in 2005 and this year saw the release of the sublime follow up Boxer. The band recently announced a show at the Olympia" which [...]
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