Monthly Archives: December 2008

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Live Review, Nathan Fake at Twisted Pepper

Posted on 19th Dec 08 by | comments 0

Artist: Nathan FakeAuthor: Finbarr Watterson It"s a rare occasion that Nathan Fake DJs and an even rarer an occasion when he plays in Ireland. The bedroom producer was first brought into the limelight when James Holden remixed his monster track The Sky Was Pink when Fake was only 21. Since then he has been recognised [...]

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Free Efterkland Download

Posted on 18th Dec 08 by | comments 0

Artist: Efterklang and SlarafenlandAuthor: Paddy Murphy SLARA""8203"FFENK""8203"LANG " Danis""8203"h Dynam""8203"ite Live at Sono Festi""8203"val 2008""8203" ""8203" In May 2008 Efter""8203"klang""8203" " Slara""8203"ffenl""8203"and were on a joint""8203" US tour under""8203" the name The Danis""8203"h Dynam""8203"ite Tour. Halfw""8203"ay throu""8203"gh the tour the bands""8203" got a call from back home.""8203" The newly""8203" estab""8203"lishe""8203"d Sono Festi""8203"val wante""8203"d to hear [...]

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Junior Boys announce Irish Date

Posted on 18th Dec 08 by | comments 0

Artist: Junior BoysAuthor: Paddy Murphy Electro pop duo" Junior Boys" have announced an Irish stop"off on their upcoming European Tour at Dublin s Academy on Saturday 14th March. Tickets priced "17.50 incl. booking fee are on sale now at all usual Ticketmaster outlets. Junior Boys last record" 2006 s So This Is Goodbye" was shortlisted [...]

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Record Review; Deadmau5, Deadmau5 at Play

Posted on 18th Dec 08 by | comments 0

Artist: Deadmau5Author: Paul Murphy Canada's DJ/producer extraordinaire Deadmau5 " pronounced Dead Mouse " has gone back to his roots with Deadmau5 at Play" 10 scintillating unreleased electro"tinged gems from his freshman label" Play Records" Canada's foremost label for electro house and an internationally recognised purveyor of new" fresh and bangin' vibes for the dancefloor. Debuting [...]

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Competition Time!

Posted on 16th Dec 08 by | comments 0

Artist: Sultans of PingAuthor: Paddy Murphy It s competition time once again We re got 2 tickets for the Sultans of Ping Can you name the band s drummer" Answers to Paddy"drop"d.ie The Sultans of Ping With special guests The Pale Saturday 20th December The Academy" Middle Abbey St" D1 Doors 7.30pm Tickets "22.50 including [...]

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Portishead get together for next album and tour dates

Posted on 16th Dec 08 by | comments 0

Artist: PortisheadAuthor: Paddy Murphy The fantastic Portishead have announced that they have been getting together and started writing for the follow up the this years Third. Geoff Barrow told BBC 6music that the band had finalised the initial direction of the album" and were now looking at recording plans and tour dates. We ve sat [...]

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Record Review Guns N Roses, Chinese Democracy

Posted on 16th Dec 08 by | comments 0

Artist: Guns N RosesAuthor: Robert O Connor 20 years ago" Guns N Roses were one of the most exciting bands in the world. Although they originated in the midst of the hair/glam rock scene in L.A." the band seemed to possess a quality that bands like Poison" Motley Crue and RATT..etc just didn t have. [...]

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Record Review An Indiecater Christmas

Posted on 15th Dec 08 by | comments 0

Artist: VariousAuthor: Paddy Murphy An Indicater Christmas comes to us courtesy of those jolly folk at Indiecater and much like the series of Alternative Christmas' records a few years ago" which featured bands like Sonic Youth" Smashing Pumpkins etc" it promises to give the listener a different take on the festivities. And unlike many many [...]

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Record Review, Green Lights, Time To Tell the Parents

Posted on 15th Dec 08 by | comments 0

Artist: Green LightsAuthor: James Holland Green Lights" second EP Time to Tell the Parents comes with high expectations following the housemate trios recent activities supporting such power house Irish luminaries as Fight Like Apes and Adebisi Shank. With a hybrid sound drawn from influences from the likes of multi"instrumentalist Londoner Tom Vek to American indie [...]

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Best Of 2008

Posted on 14th Dec 08 by | comments 1

Artist: Drop"DAuthor: Drop"D Every year at Drop"D we like to put our heads together and go back through the past 365 days to find out what really got pulses racing in the land of music. Unfortunately we can never agree" so with no further ado here are our individual highlights of the past 12 months. [...]

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