Posted on 16th Jul 10 by Paul Groome | 
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There’s a lot of new faces in the music scene. Internationally and locally here in Ireland. Loads and loads of bands and artists trying to make their own statement of originality. One massive hotpot of talent and creatively that can sometimes be overwhelming in its diversity. Every once in a while it’s necessary to cleanse [...]
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Posted on 15th Jul 10 by Mike McGrath Bryan | 1
New section under way, new writers wanted, social network pages upcoming, and more!
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Posted on 15th Jul 10 by Ciara O Brien | 0
Let The Hard Times Roll is the third album release from British singer-songwriter David Ford. The album adheres to Ford’s DIY approach to music-making as it was written and recorded (with the exception of just one track) by Ford alone in his room in Eastbourne.
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Posted on 14th Jul 10 by Jonathan Keane | 0
The best things in life are free, or so the adage goes. Well for The Reptilians and their latest release, The Mentalist, it rings overwhelmingly true. They’ve released the effort – one track, 27 minutes in length – for free and can be downloaded at this location. It may also be suitable to acknowledge another, [...]
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Posted on 12th Jul 10 by Jane Ward | 0
Sonic Academy was established in Belfast in 2003 by former Divine Comedy member Kevin Traynor and Phil Johnston, one of Northern Ireland’s leading producers of electronic music. The academy offers music production training courses to aspiring musicians, producers and DJs applying the founders’ real world knowledge of the music industry. In 2006 Sonic Academy won a [...]
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Posted on 12th Jul 10 by Jonathan Keane | 1
Relocator – a “multi-national endeavour”. What is that exactly you might ask? Well, the German progressive instrumental project’s self titled debut album is enough to reveal that. It’s the sound of five different musicians melding their skills and acumen into one entity. Click here to read the Drop-d approved review of the record if you [...]
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Posted on 9th Jul 10 by Jane Ward | 0
Northern Ireland singer Silhouette released her first single Volume Destroyed on May 24th 2010 through the new and exciting Indie label VM Records. Silhouette is the enigmatic alias of the passionate 22 year old Northern Irish girl whose main focus creatively is to inspire, touch and mend the hearts of anyone who is drawn in [...]
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Posted on 6th Jul 10 by Jonathan Keane | 0
Now, this was an interesting proposition to say the least when it was announced, Mastodon scoring new flick Jonah Hex. First off Mastodon dropped their magnum opus last year Crack The Skye and were subsequently asked to write some of the music for this comic adaptation of a western anti-hero. Oh yeah, and Megan Fox [...]
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