I had a really good chat with Mark on the show and felt that it wasn’t fair just to have 8 minutes aired.
So I decided to put the full interview out as a podcast. I loved to hear Mark talk about his music and how he approaches gigging. I really appreciate Mark being so open.
Hope you enjoy it.
Really enjoyed getting this show together, here’s what happened
1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads
2. The Dead Flags: You Got It Wrong
3. Chat with Leah Johnston from Abära International Disability Film Festival
4. Rams Pocket Radio: Dietar Rams Has Got The Pocket Radio
5. Jape: You Got The Love
6. Chat with Pat Coldrick
7. Pat Coldrick: Lament
8. Event Guide with Kev McCabe
9. Chat with Adrienne Geoghan about Images Without Borders exhibition
10. Patrick Wolf: House
11. Handsome Furs: Memories of the Future
12. We Cut Corners: Go Easy
13. Chat with Mark Geary
14. Mark Geary: See-Saw
You can also listen to a podcast with my full chat with Mark Geary.. it’s just in the post after this one…
Thanks for listening.. DONT FORGET!!! You can listen to Culture Cafe this Sunday night between 10-12 as part of the 2XM on 2fm night.. Glorious FM stereo!
Is Ireland turning a corner? Hazard from The Saw Doctors is one of two CDs that dropped in my inbox this week, documenting the current shit the country is in.
Hazard is taken from ‘The Further Adventures of…’, cleverly the uptempo beat of the track counteracts the lyrics telling of a current Ireland. It’s all about being back on the dole while somehow the instrumentation of the track almost implies that nothing will keep us down.
It’s a pity about radio restrictions and censoring some times, which the actual words ‘The Country is Fcuked’ don’t appear in the lyrics anywhere, it’s almost like I wished that just this once, they were in there.It’s not a bad track at all, it’s memorable and it’s catchy. Again, The Saw Doctors just have that knack for everyday real life lyrics and songs.
For me the really interesting thing will be radio play with these types of songs and how much they will actually get. Local stations shouldn’t have too much trouble playing these but what about the nationals? I look forward to the next few weeks to find out.
This is a beautiful video, I just had to share. This is Crossroads, taken from Marketa Irglova‘s new album ‘Anar’, her solo debut, which will be released on October 21st.
Marketa is doing a trio of dates to support the release:
Thursday 3rd November – Pepper Canister Church, Dublin
Friday 4th November – Triskel Christchurch, Cork
Saturday 5th November 2011 – St. Nicholas’ Church, Churchyard St., Galway