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  • Nessycast #5: Interview with Nina Hynes

    Nessycast #5: Interview with Nina Hynes

    Singer Nina Hynes has been a familiar name on the Irish music scene since her debut release in 1999.

    The Dubliner who now lives in Berlin is trying to finance her album through fundit.ie Through the magic of skype I caught up with Nina yesterday to chat about ‘The Goldmine Project‘.  We also chatted about her need to make music and how parenthood has changed and influenced her music.

    Fundit.ie is an amazing way for artists to get support from benefactors for their project. What’s better since this interview yesterday Nina’s fundit has gone from 83% to 92%. If you can, help the arts, donate a little.

    (edit: Please remember that if the 100% isn’t reached, the artist gets NOTHING!!)

    Nina Fundit

  • Dublin Flamenco Festival 2011

    Wow! I didn’t know that Dublin have a Flamenco Festival..but it does. It will take place from Saturday 23 July to Sunday 31 July 2011. Performances of dance, music and singing, both avant-garde and traditional, will take place at The Helix, DCU, with workshops (for adults and children), conferences, talks and a photo exhibition taking place in venues around Dublin. There are some free events too and some free workshops for kids too, which is always good!

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  • A Plastic Rose: The Promise Notes Review

    A Plastic Rose - The Promise NotesNorthern Ireland’s A Plastic Rose have come up trumps with their seven track release ‘The Promise Notes’. With a sound rooted in nineties alt-rock, the band have managed to come up with a solid radio friendly sound that’s sure to get them noticed.

    The Di Di Mau release starts off with ‘Oceans’ which opens in dramatic anthemic fashion before a double time tempo adds to the intensity of the track. Little flourishes of strings and extra vocal lines fill the track and it becomes a hell of a lot more than just a standard rock track. One thing noticeable the throughout is the passion with which the band play and sing.

    Slightly moody, edgy and comfortable in their skins, A Plastic Rose like to change the tempo of their tracks, as featured again in ‘The Stuttering’. It works and should work remarkably well live, building up to fist clenching finishes. ‘Tiger Tail’ starts off with a tender guitar and bass and they make the most of dual vocalists.

    This is a solid release which should pave the way for the band to play to better audiences and to get a full length album out. When they do, you’d better be first in line for the tickets. Total Rockdom beckons. (more…)

  • Tune Of The Week 08/07/2011: Jamie Lawson

    Long before any of us heard ‘Wasn’t Expecting That’, Jamie Lawson came into DCUfm for a chat on my radio show and sang this ‘The Last Time’, just him and his guitar. It’s been a favourite of mine since. It was co-written by Adam Argyle who has also worked with Melanie C and Newton Faulkner and if there’s any justice in the world, this should be huge for Jamie. Such a nice guy, he deserves it and I really love this track.

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