Posted on 25th Feb 08 by Contributor | 
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Artist: Corrugated TunnelAuthor: Ant Generic People present Corrugated Tunnel Live with Ant " Iain Mulcahy Saturday 8th March 2008 " the Liquid Lounge" Marlboro Street" Cork Doors 10pm After the last gig in October with Cork acts Chymera " DK7s Mark O Sullivan" Generic People return with an explosive LIVE show by the award winning [...]
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Posted on 25th Feb 08 by Liam Tyrrell | 0
Artist: DustinAuthor: Liam Tyrrell At 9:30 p.m. on Saturday 23rd Febuary" all of Rosemary "Dana" Scallan's nightmares" and all of my very own dreams" came true. The Irish public" in their combined mystical wisdom" elected Dustin the Turkey as Ireland's entry to the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. Scallan" live on the EuroSong broadcast stated that [...]
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Posted on 22nd Feb 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Choice Music PrizeAuthor: Saerlaith Murphy With the Choice Music Prize due to take place next Wednesday Drop"d take a look at all this years nominees and reveal where we"ll be putting our money this year. Ladies and Gentlemen here are your nominees: Adrian Crowley "Long Distance Swimmer" "Tin Angel"www.myspace.com/adriancrowley The hauntingly beautiful music of [...]
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Posted on 21st Feb 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Aphex TwinAuthor: Jason Golden OXEGEN 2008 today announces the addition of Chemical Brothers" Hot Chip" French dance supremos Justice" Aphex Twin and the genre crossing Alabama 3 who are all set to play this years 3 day festival" taking place from 11th"13th July 2008 at Punchestown Racecourse" Naas" County Kildare "subject to licence". R.E.M." [...]
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Posted on 21st Feb 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Cathy DaveyAuthor: Jason Golden Meteor Award Winner Cathy Davey is set to play her biggest headline show to date at Tripod in Dublin tonight" 21 February. The show is sold out but extra tickets have now just been put on sale to accommodate anyone hoping to go this evening. Cathy scooped the Best Irish [...]
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Posted on 21st Feb 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUBAuthor: Jason Golden THE BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB THE OLYMPIA THEATRE " 19TH JUNE 2008 TICKETS ON SALE FROM THIS SATURDAY The Buena Vista Social Club are bringing their infectious rhythms and sunny joyous Caribbean sound to the Olympia Theatre" June 19th. Tickets priced from 44.20euro are on sale from Saturday. [...]
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Posted on 21st Feb 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Be Your Own PetAuthor: Jason Golden BE YOUR OWN PET plus special guests Tuesday 18 March Whelans" Dublin Tickets: "17.50 inclusive of booking fee Nashville natives" Be Your Own Pet are set to hit Ireland next month ahead of a UK tour. They will play Whelans on Tuesday 18 March for their first Irish [...]
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Posted on 20th Feb 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Fionn ReganAuthor: Jason Golden Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell is taking time out from Pete Doherty"minding duties to assist Fionn Regan with the making of his second album. "He"s doing it with Ethan Johns who produced Kings Of Leon and Ryan Adams"" McConnell reveals. "I think it"s going to surprise a lot of people. I"ve [...]
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Posted on 20th Feb 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Bon IverAuthor: Jason Golden Drop"d tip for 2008 announces details of UK release. 4AD are the lucky guys whove signed Bon Iver and will release his homemade debut" the wonderful For Emma" Forever Ago" on 12th May. At the end of 2006 Bon Ivers Justin Vernon spent 3 months alone in a log cabin [...]
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Posted on 20th Feb 08 by Contributor | 0
Artist: Alex TurnersAuthor: Jason Golden Alex Turner "Artic Monkeys" and Miles Kanes "The Rascals" joint band will be called The Last Shadow Puppets. The Arctic Monkeys and The Rascals frontman have been working on a joint album since becoming friends when touring together and have roped in Simian Mobile Disco on production and Final Fantasy [...]
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