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Download: Billy Bragg – Handyman Blues

Billy Bragg has just announced the release of ‘Tooth and Nail’, his first album in five years. It will be released on March 15th in Ireland on Cooking Vinyl records. It was recorded in five days with producer Joe Henry (Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello).

To coincide with the announcement you can get your hands on a FREE download of Handyman Blues from the album.. just fill in the box below!

Have a look at this and hear Billy chat about the album:

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January 17, 2013
Warm Bodies: Watch The First Four Minutes

Remember Tony from the first series of Skins? He got knocked over in the end if memory serves me correctly. Now, the actor who played him, Nicholas Hoult has turned up as a Zombie in the new Jonathan Levine directed ‘Warm Bodies‘, based on the book by Isaac Marion.

Hoult plays ‘R’, a zombie rescues Julie, (Teresa Palmer) from a zombie attack, ah yes, where great love stories begin. ‘Warm Bodies’ immediately disassociates itself from the spate of recent dead guy/living girl films (no I wont use the T word), R’s inner monologue is humourous and sets the humourous tone.

To hell with Oscar season, this is the film I’m looking forward to seeing, it’s in Irish cinemas on February 8th.

January 16, 2013
Axis of: Lifehammer (Video)
Belfast hardcore band Axis of have just released a video for ‘Lifehammer, the first single to be taken from their debut album, ‘Finding St Kilda’ which will be released in March on Smalltown America. The album was produced by Rocky O’Reilly (And So I Watch You From Afar, Fighting With Wire).

Lifehammer sounds absolutely awesome, catchy as hell and if the rest of the album is anything like this, the band are destined for great things.

Axis of support L.A.’sThe Bronx on tour across the UK, catch them here:
- Feb 8th – Brighton – Concorde 2
  Feb 9th – Preston – 53 Degrees
  Feb 10th – Cardiff – Solus
  Feb 12th – London – Underworld
  Feb 13th – London – Underworld
  Feb 14th – Norwich – Waterfront
  Feb 15th – Wolverhampton – Slade Rooms
  Feb 16th – Glasgow – Garage
  Feb 17th – Aberdeen – The Garage
  Feb 19th – Manchester – Academy Club
  Feb 20th – Nottingham – Rescue Rooms
  Feb 21st – Leeds – Cockpit
  Feb 22nd – Newcastle – Academy 2
  Feb 23rd – Bristol – The Fleece
  Feb 24th – Portsmouth – Wedgewood Rooms
  Feb 25th – Exeter – Cavern
  Feb 26th – Southend – Chinnery’s
  Feb 27th – York – Duchess
  Feb 28th – Lincoln – SCY
  March 1st – Sheerness – Ivy Leaf
  March 2nd – Ternuezen – Podium
  March 3rd – Gent – Kinky Star
  March 6th – Aachen – Wild Rover
Sit back, crank up the volume and enjoy!
January 16, 2013
Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM Show 78: 16/01/2013

This week’s show was full of female voices, not sure that has ever happened on Culture Cafe before. I had the pleasure of chatting to three very interesting ladies, artist, Mary Fahy, Director of ArtforArtSake.org Jennette Donnelly and Norwegian musician, Rebekka Karijord. Here’s what happened:

1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads
2. Peace: Wraith
3. The 1975: Chocolate
4. Hawklion: Gold and Silver
5. Chat with Mary Fahy
6. The Tea Street Band: Disco Lights
7. Chat with Jennette Donnelly, artforartsake.org
8. Everything Everything: Kemosabe
9. Atoms for Peace: Judge, Jury and Executioner
10. Rebekka Karijord: Use My Body While It’s Still Young
11. Chat with Rebekka Karijord
12. Rebekka Karijord: Multicoloured Hummingbird
13. Booka Shade: Haleshop

Thanks for listening, 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.

January 16, 2013