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  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 68 // Feb 11 15

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 68 // Feb 11 15

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    On this week’s show I had the pleasure of chatting to Meltybrains? on the show. That was a lot of fun… check out their gigs in a town near you, they release a AA 12inch which is released on February 16th through Rough Trade.

    Here’s what happened:

    1. Slow Motion Heroes: Resolution
    2. The Flaws: That’s what you get
    3. Glass City Vice: Landslide
    4. Marika Hackman: Animal Fear
    5. Dalton: New Time Available as a free download from Noise Trade
    6. Chat with Meltybrains? Part 1
    7. Meltybrians?: Donegal
    8. Chat with Meltybrains? Part 2
    9. Meltybrains?: IV
    10. Hiatus featuring Shura: Lionesque Available as a free download from Soundcloud
    11. Hawk: Clock Hands
    12. Antony Veneeri: Lucky Star

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear is broadcast every Wednesday and repeated every Sunday night at 9pm. It’s broadcast on DAB radio, UPC Channel 944, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. You can also listen to the show on mixcloud or in the widget below.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 68 // Feb 11 2014 by Nessy on Mixcloud

  • Tune of the Week // Boxed In – Mystery

    Tune of the Week // Boxed In – Mystery

    BoxedInI love how music connects us to people, places and events. Here’s the story of how Boxed In became Tune of the Week.

    I was at home in Co.Meath in Ireland last weekend. It was a short visit but it was a great one. I met lots of people I didn’t see at Christmas, managed to shave 75% of my head again and caught up with family, so it was all good.

    I was flying back to London on Saturday afternoon. On Saturday morning, the little guy, he’s about 10, Oran, who lives across the road from my Mam and Dad, came over to visit me before I left. He comes to visit my folks probably ten times a day and is part of the furniture there. Me and my two sisters, who happened to be at home, were in the living room chatting following some toast and tea. I decided I needed to go have a shower and put Boxed In on Spotify to bring to the shower and listen while I showered.

    Oran, however, couldn’t understand why I wanted this dancey music on, so I told him that I felt stiff, especially as I had been sleeping in my the spare bed in my sister’s room and because I felt stiff I had to do this dance every morning. So I proceed to shake rattle and roll everything I could and also try and convince him that my Mam also had this morning ritual. He wouldn’t believe me as he said he never saw my Mum do it. After much persuasion, I think he either a) believe me or b) think I’m nuts. Either way, it was a lot of fun.

    So why Boxed In, I had listened to the album a couple of time, and had it on the flight on the way home and I have to say I’m loving Oli Bayston’s sound, it’s right up my street!

    Catch Boxed In on tour
    02/10 Brighton, UK @ Sticky Mikes
    02/11 Bristol, UK @ Start The Bus
    02/12 London, UK @ Electrowerkz SOLD OUT
    02/13 Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
    02/14 Sheffield, UK @ Rocking Chair
    02/15 Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast

    Boxed in photo from here

  • Diary // The Late David Turpin // Live at Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London

    Diary // The Late David Turpin // Live at Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London

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    The Late David Turpin, Live at Rich Mix, Shoreditch, February 3 2015.

    In the venue brochure, The Late David Turpin was described as one of Ireland’s most unusual and accomplished artists. He is, not only working on his own brand of pop but also working producing other artists as well as music and soundscapes for theatre.

    The last time I saw The Late David Turpin live was about two years ago at the Fringe Festival (I think), he put on a show in The Project Arts Centre. The space was perfect for his art form, which also featured Cathy Davey, Ivan St John and Dave McGuinness from Lir (please correct me if my memory is fading) which falls neatly between theatre and pop.

    So the arts space in Rich Mix in Shoreditch was the perfect place for Turpin to grace the London stage for the first time. This was not only a chance to air some of his own music but also some songs Turpin has been writing for Harold Finley’s ‘Lulu A Monster Musical’.

    Despite, or perhaps because there’s a small crowd tonight, Turpin’s humour shines through the performance and this ads to his shy retiring personality. Tracks from Turpin’s back catalogue, including the recent ‘We Belong Dead’ album, live happily beside each other, with Turpin explaining that most of his music is about ‘Animals, death or sex, or a combination of the three.’ But there’s nothing morbid about his music, the underlying beats, gorgeous backing vocals and Turpin’s own timid vocals bring an hypnotic fragility to proceedings.

    The songs he has written for ‘Lulu A Monster Musical, which is based on the 1929 film ‘Diary of a Lost Girl’, are darker than the rest of his own material. As they are written specifically for theatre, they do seem more dramatic and he cleverly uses a different microphone (AKG C414 fact fans) going through a vocoder. This isn’t the first time Turpin and Finley have worked together, they worked on ‘Faithless Bitches’ so it will be interesting to see Lulu when finished.

    Turpin is an accomplished artist who knows his sound, knows his voice and the direction he wants to take with his music. Highlights include ‘Fur’ and the ever awesome ‘Bone Dance’. Days later, I’m still singing it’s catchy refrain. It’s a crime it hasn’t reached a bigger audience.

    He doesn’t play live a great deal but when he does, The Late David Turpin is a must see.

  • Goldenplec Magazine on Issuu

    Goldenplec Magazine on Issuu

    GoldenplecMagLast Thursday I was in Dublin for the now regular ‘Goldenbeck’ gig in The Workman’s. This gig though also acted as the launch for the Goldenplec magazine. Yes, the website has gone to print!

    Well done to all the guys who worked so hard to get this together, James, Ros, Sean, Stephen and everyone who contributed, job well done and it smells absolutely gorgeous!

    Anyway there are a few copies in good ole London! I left some copies into Rough Trade East, just inside the door as you go in and I also left some in The London Irish Centre in Camden if you’re after a copy. I have a copy or two left. If you’re in London, let me know and I’ll try to get a physical copy to you.

    Other wise you can always read it on Issuu.

    Goldenplec in Rough Trade EastGoldenplec in The London Irish Centre