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  • The Minutes Premier New Video For Heartbreaker

    The Minutes have unveiled a new video for Heartbreaker. The vid was premiered on DIY in the UK and seeing as Marcata is due for release there at the end of January, a UK/London video was a crafty choice! The trio take off for a tour in February and March that will take them to Russia and all over the UK, first off though they play The Academy in Dublin on February 11th.

  • Carosel reveal track from new album, en Francais!

    caroselParisien based Irish duo, Carosel revealed a new track from their forthcoming album at an intimate gig in the world famous Shakespeare & Co. in Paris. It’s more than just a bookshop with the proprietors providing artist’s space within the building. The song ‘Je Reviens Vers Toi’ (Come Back To You for our non francophiles), is the first time the pair have performed in the language of their adopted land.

    Check out the interview I did with Michelle at Christmas for Culture Cafe. Michelle’s chat starts at 15 minutes 30 seconds.

  • Tune of the Week 06/01/2012: Gotye

    One of the great finds of 2011 for me was definitely Gotye. It was Caan who really made me take notice after he said he would love to work with him. This track has been around for a while and is huge in OZ but seems to be getting another push here, which it thoroughly deserves. This week’s Tune of the Week is Gotye and Somebody That I Used To Know.

  • Culture Cafe on RTÉ 2XM Show 24 Playlist and Podcast:04/01/2012

    Culture Cafe 24The first show of 2012! Here’s what happened:

    1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads

    2. Various Cruelties: Great Unknown

    3. Chat with Wayne from Hogan

    4. Hogan: 1, 2, 3, 4

    5. Maccabees: Pelican

    6. Lana Del Ray: Born To Die

    7. Goyte: Somebody That I Used To Know

    8. Ben Howard: Black Files (Nixon Remix)

    9. Chat with Frankie from The Hot Sprockets

    10. The Hot Sprockets: Cruisin

    11. Eugene MCGuinness: Thunderbolt (Recommended Free Legal Download)

    12. Chat with Sam from Keywest

    13. Keywest: Feels So Cruel

    14. Slow Moving Millie: Feels Like Heaven

    15. Born Blonde: Radio Bliss

    16. Clock Opera: Once and For All

    17. The Chakras: Build Me A Swan