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  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 42 // July 23 2014

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 42 // July 23 2014

    On this episode of The London Ear, I had the pleasure of chatting to Jacko Hooper and to Noah Francis Johnson. Here’s what happened:

    1. The London Ear Intro
    2. Lyke Giants: Let Up
    3. Chat with Jacko Hooper (Part 1)
    4. Jacko Hooper: November 5th
    5. Chat with Jacko Hooper (Part 2)
    6. Jacko Hooper: Egg Shells
    7. Sheppard: Geronimo
    8. Little Comets: Salt
    9. Chat with Noah Francis Johnson
    10. Noah Francis Johnson: Bleed
    11. Noah Francis Johnson: I’ve Been Thinking
    12. Victoria + Jean: Divine Love

    Thanks for listening. You can listen live every Wednesday at 1400 and the repeat on Sunday nights at 2100. You can listen to the show again on the RTE player.

    You can also listen to the show in its entirety on Mixcloud or in the widget below.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 42 // July 23 2014 by Nessy on Mixcloud

  • The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 41 // July 16 2014

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 41 // July 16 2014

    I’ve been a bit bad posting stuff lately, so here’s an attempt at getting everything in order.

    On Show 41 of The London Ear, I played some awesome new music, here’s what went down.

    1. The London Ear Intro
    2. Sheppard: Geronimo
    3. Last Lynx: Curtains
    4. Red Queen Contest: One and The Same
    5. Jack Hopper: Egg Shells
    6. Ben Watt: Hendra
    7. Darling: 2001
    8. Robin Romei: Vapours
    9. Conor Furlong: Alive
    10. Fingersnap: Blackbirds
    11. I Draw Slow: Souvenirs
    12. Morrissey: Earth is the Loneliest Planet
    13. Jarvis Cocker: Eyes That Say I Love You
    14. Jack White: I’m Down
    15. Lyke Giants: Let Up
    16. Victoria + Jean: Divine Love
    17. Radclyffe Hall: Dare to Dream
    18. Gangs: Daisy

    Thanks for listening to The London Ear. You can listen live every Wednesday at 1400 and the repeat on Sunday nights at 2100. You can listen to the show again on the RTE player.

    You can also listen to the show in its entirety on Mixcloud or in the widget below.

    The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 41 // July 16 2014 by Nessy on Mixcloud

  • Listen to Culture Café on Radio Vera Ireland

    Listen to Culture Café on Radio Vera Ireland

    Since I relaunched Culture Café I was trying to come up with ways to let more people hear about it. I truly love the arts and feel it’s important to give artists a voice and let others hear about their work.

    So I was delighted when Radio Vera Ireland approached me, asking if they could broadcast Culture Café. Starting tonight, Thursday July 31st 2014, you can hear Culture Café on Radio Vera at 2000 and it will be repeated every Tuesday at 1900. The first episode on Radio Vera will feature Culture Cafe Episode 5, my chat with Frank Benbini of Uncle Frank and Fun Lovin Criminals

    You can like Radio Vera Ireland on Facebook and follow on Twitter.

    You can listen via Tune In, rad.io, Windows Media and Real Player.

    A bit about Radio Vera:

    Radio Vera is of part of the 1Club4Radio Network.
    Other Radio Stations include Total 80s & 1Club4Radio.
    We serve over 20,000 listeners weekly and growing.
    Since its Origins as a single music station in 2012 1Club4Radio has grown from a classic jukebox to an emporium of music.
    Total 80s Rewind was launched the following year to give the 80s audience a slight twist to the way most other 80s radio stations sound.
    Total 80s played all the 80s classic but also plays selected classic comedy from the 80s. This hit the road running and has never looked looked back.
    In September 2012 we launched Radio Vera from our Studios in Limerick City with the concept of having a local online radio station.
    We would progressively roll out shows over the coming months to monitor our audience.We broadcast on a live server and can monitor our audience figures, this helps us decide which are the best shows for Radio Vera.
    We are at present broadcasting live 7 days a week.
    All our stations plays 24-7-365, so we can reach you at the corner of the globe (and we have).

    There you have it! Delighted to be a part of the team!

  • Culture Café #5 // Frank Benbini // Musician-Uncle Frank / FLC

    Culture Café #5 // Frank Benbini // Musician-Uncle Frank / FLC

    Frank Benbini is the drummer with Fun Lovin’ Criminals and he’s also the man behind Radio Riddler and Uncle Frank.

    Uncle Frank also consists of multi instrumentalist Naim Cortazzi, and they’ve just released their album ‘Smiles for Miles’ on MITA Records.

    This isn’t the first time I’ve spoken to Frank, I interviewed him in September 2012 when FLC were playing Arthur’s Day in Dublin.

    Uncle_Frank_Irrestistible_Me_Culture_CafeYou can listen to the interview here or via the video below. I really like Frank, there’s something about him that makes you at ease with me immediately. He might be in the Criminals and pretends to be the hard man, truth is, he’s a big huggy teddy bear! At the start of the podcast, I mention that Frank had ‘promised’ that the next time we met he would greet me, laid out covered in rose petals.. Here’s why >> It’s the cover to his Irresistible Me E.P.

    The interview was recorded before an album showcase in (the legendary) Dean Street Studios in London. We also get ‘I said to Owen Wilson‘story from Frank and Frank also gives us an insight into life with his kid brother, Darryl’s music asBoy Kid Cloud.

    Thanks to all the Dean Street Studios gang, Scream Promotions, especially Holly, and MITA Records for making me feel so at home, mucho love x

    If you are of a sensitive disposition, there are some naughty words in there, your Granny mightn’t like it.

    You can find out more about Uncle Frank on their snazzy website.

    Feature photo from Uncle Frank’s Soundcloud