Posted on 23rd Sep 09 by Paddy Murphy | 
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Brakes have announced the release date for their upcoming 20 track live album, Rock Is Dodelijk which will be out on November 2. The band, made up of one former British Sea Power member and two Electric Soft Parade members are currently touring the states. In a statement the band said “The idea of this record [...]
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Posted on 21st Sep 09 by Paul Groome | 1
As of late, I’ve been struggling a bit with what appears to be a new fad in rock music. Three piece bands with no singer. Although I’m a fan of several of these acts and I wouldn’t doubt their dedication to their art, what are all the singers doing? I can’t help wondering if there’s [...]
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Posted on 20th Sep 09 by Colm Cullen | 2
It’s my first time in Twisted Pepper, and it’s not a bad little spot. The Stage isn’t an overly large venue, but we need venues that can cater for all sizes. According to the website, it takes 350. Arse. I liked the venue, but hell no to 350 in The Stage area. Anyway, I’m here [...]
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Posted on 19th Sep 09 by Robert O Connor | 0
There is no underlining purpose or message in this song other than have a party, rock out and enjoy it!
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Posted on 18th Sep 09 by Paul Groome | 0
Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27 1942, and died on the 18th of September 1970. 39 years ago today. Influenced by a list of who’s who in blues, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and many more. His importance and impact to music can’t be overstated, and so I’m not going to resort to [...]
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Posted on 18th Sep 09 by Nay | 0
A lizard that walks on water sounds just the plaything for the anti-religion, pro-evolution BATS so it was no wonder to hear the disco-metallers have been selected to open for recently-reformed reptiles of rock The Jesus Lizard at the September 22nd concert in the Button Factory. For many it will be a chance to finally [...]
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Posted on 18th Sep 09 by Nay | 0
Indie band The Kinetiks have announced their decision to finish as a band. After three years of ‘short story’ blog updates, on Wednesday a touching conclusion was posted by Gaz Harding on the band’s MySpace:
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Posted on 18th Sep 09 by Stanton Dowd | 0
Put aside the mildly flabbergasting title and you can expect to hear a pop-savvy record tinged with sadness rather than aggression – a refreshing alternative to a more immediate overdrive-on, balls-out sound noiseniks are likely to percolate over in and around these pages….
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Posted on 17th Sep 09 by Paddy Murphy | 1
To celebrate their upcoming gig with Sleep Thieves this Saturday the quite awesome two-some that are Nakatomi Towers have given the D one of their tunes to get yo booty in the mood for Saturday night. We know we all love free music and we know that all your readers do too so for your [...]
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Posted on 16th Sep 09 by Jonathan Keane | 3
Allow me to introduce British/Northern Irish math instrumentalist three piece Alright The Captain and their new three-track 123 EP. For such a young and new band, Alright The Captain built a strong résumé, having played alongside Italy’s noise-makers Zu and Ireland’s own And So I Watch You From Afar and Abebisi Shank. After so many [...]
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