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  • Robin James Hurt: The Market House E.P. Review

    Robin James HurtFolk music and me have a long standing complicated relationship. Once it goes to diddly aye territory, I’m outta there. Hearing the new E.P. though, from Robin James Hurt (with the Band of Moonlight Love) has given me quite a smile.

    The CD opens with an original instrument composition, ‘The Doonbeag Waltz’, a tender mandolin led piece beautifully intertwined with delicate guitar and string arrangement.

    Hurt has taken traditional songs and given them his own arrangements. Traditional instruments are flanked by drums and bass guitar and Hurt’s raspy vocals make these songs his own. (more…)

  • Where’s Wally World Record Attempt

    spwcThe Street Performance World Championship hits our shores for the next two weekends, apart from all the amazing talented street performers, you have the opportunity to take part in the World Record attempt for the largest amount of Wallys in one place. To guarentee your place in the attemot you have to preorder your Where’s Wally suit from whereswallyworldrecord.com Profits will be donated to Africa Aware.

    The SPWC will take place over two weekends in

    June 11th/12th-The People’s Park (Town Park), Portlaoise

    June 11th/12th – Fitzgerald Park, Cork City

    June 16th – 19th – Merrion Square, Dublin 2 (more…)

  • Interview with Matt from Dinosaur Pile-Up

    dpileupThe past year has seen quite a rise in stature for Leeds band, Dinosaur Pile-Up. Following the release of their album ‘Growing Pains’ they have toured extensively, gaining a reputation of being a force to be reckoned with on the live scene as well as spearheading a grunge revival. (Alister from Cloud Control told me they were one of his favourite bands at SXSW) They play a rescheduled date in Academy 2 on June 17th. I caught up with frontman Matt Bigland,  literally just after sound checking in Stoke.

    There’s always one question that a band get asked that you wish people would stop asking. What is it?

    ‘Probably either about Foo Fighters or Nirvana, people love asking about how into Foo Fighters we are or how into Nirvana we are. It’s kinda frustrating because we’re massive Nirvana fans, of course we are, along with a million other kids that were, God knows how old when Nirvana were kicking off or just ending. Foos are a great band I love their first few records and they’re great but.. a lot of people always ask us about that and I guess it’s like, can we not talk about the Foo Fighters cos they’re kinda huge and we’re kinda, getting there. People love ringing us up and talking about Dave Grohl and it’s like wait, we don’t we talk about us?’

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  • Milan Jay: Interconnected

    Milan-JayThe new single from Milan Jay is out now! Interconnected is available to download when you pre-order Milan Jay’s new EP, ‘To the Night and Sky’. It’s the second of three E.P.s in a trilogy to be released in 2011.

    ‘To The Night and Sky’ is released on June 24th and will cost a measly €2.

    It’s a stonking track, perfect for Summer! Score!