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Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM Show 88: March 27 2013

Great show this week, looking at the world’s of theatre, film and music. Thanks to my guests, Mark O’Brien, Director of ‘Waiting for Elvis’, which runs at the Axis Theatre in Ballymun, Triona Brick from Freshly Squeezed Film Festival and to Brian Gallagher from SOnance HOtel.

Here’s what happened:
1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads
2. Treetop Flyers: Change Will Come
3. Chat with Triona Brick, Media Manager of Freshly Squeezed Film Festival.
4. Spring Offensive: No Assets
5. Chat with Mark O’Brien, director of ‘Waiting For Elvis’
6. Fairchild Republic: Arcadia
7. Chat with Brian Gallagher of SOnance HOtel
8. SOnance HOtel: I’m Not Here
9. Chat with Brian Gallagher of SOnance HOtel (Part 2)
10. SOnance HOtel: Sub-Dude
11. The Spikes: Move To Mars
12. Liza Flume: Poisin (Daithi Remix)

Enjoy the podcast! don’t forget you can listen to the full show again on the RTE Player. The show is broadcast every Wednesday at 1400 GMT and is repeated every Sunday at 2100 GMT. You can also subscribe to the Culture Cafe podcast on iTunes.

March 27, 2013
Rob Kelly – Jack The Ripper (Video)

There’s no denying that over the past couple of years, Irish hiphop has been getting a little more attention and quite rightly so. What has emerged are sonically, a talented bunch MCs and producers and visually, this has given up and coming film makers the opportunity to make some kick ass videos.

Here’s the new track from Rob Kelly, ‘Jack The Ripper’, which was produced by Scimon Tist. Guy Richie should be well chuffed with the ‘Snatch’ inspired video, directed by Jonathan Lambert. As well as that, not only was the track mixed and mastered by Terawritz, he also gets in front of the camera for a bit of acting for the vid. Talented bunch, this lot!

Get the track now!

March 25, 2013
Tune of the Week 24/03/2013: Spring Offensive – No Assets

I’m really liking this track from Oxford quintet Spring Offensive. No Assets is rhythmically driven, slightly jerky and has a beautifully understated bass line, it cleverly tells the perils of being broke and making plans for the future.

No Assets also has a cool video which was made by 12 chest mounted iPhone cameras filming simultaneously.

I like this a lot, looking forward to finding out more about these guys.

Catch Spring Offensive on Tour:

27 March – Basel, Switzerland – Kaserne Basel
06 April – Antwerp, Belgium – Arenberg

With To Kill A King:
09 April – Birmingham, UK – HMV Temple Bar
11 April – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
12 April – Manchester, UK – The Ruby Lounge
13 April – Glasgow, UK – Nice N Sleazy

With Gaz Coombes:
16 April – Canterbury, UK – St Mary’s Church Ashford
17 April – Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
18 April – Cardiff, UK – The Gate Arts & Community Centre
19 April – Gloucester, UK – Gloucester Guildhall
21 April – Stockton, UK – Georgian Theatre
22 April – York, UK – The Duchess
23 April – Liverpool, UK – The Kazimier

March 24, 2013
Download: The Naked and Famous – One Temporary Escape (Live Concert Film)

The Naked and Famous have been one of my favourite bands over the past few years. They announced in June last year that they had finished touring their album ‘Passive Me, Aggressive You’. Hopefully that means that they’re hard at work on some new material.

In the meantime, the band have released a full live concert film available for free download on their website. One Temporary Escape was directed by Jordan Blady and was filmed in The Fillmore in San Francisco.

~~I still can’t believe that this is FREE. IF you’re not sure what to do tonight, download this!~~

Update: You can no longer download One Temporary Escape, but you can watch it on YouTube.

March 22, 2013