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  • DCU Multimedia Graduate Exhibition 2011

    DCU MMA ShowcaseThought I should tell you about the exhibition some of my friends from the BSc. in Multimedia in DCU are running in The Helix.

    Here’s the blurb:

    As part of our final year in DCU we are showcasing the results of our final year projects and I would like to invite you to our showcase Taking place in the Helix, DCU from Wednesday, May 25th till Friday May 27th.

    The Exhibition launch will take place on Wednesday 25th at 5pm with the opening speech given by a guest speaker. This will be followed by a wine reception.

    Don’t miss this opportunity to see firsthand, our media skills put into practical use and being displayed.

    Today’s graduates are tomorrow’s professionals.

  • Interview with Ant West from Futures

    futuresFutures is a four piece band from Buckinghamshire signed to Mercury Records, formed from the ashes of ‘Tonight is Goodbye’. While still unsigned, the band’s debut seven track mini album ‘The Holiday’, was given away as a cover mounted CD with Rock Sound magazine.

    The band play Academy 2 in Dublin on May 28th. I caught up with singer, Ant West, while he was having breakfast and chatted about their upcoming album, Fruit ‘n Fibre and yes, even Gina G.

    Your first gig as Futures sold out, do you think that was fall out from your previous band or had you managed to build a new fanbase in that time?

    ‘I think it probably was but I think it was more positive as in people were excited to see what we had done, rather than ‘Oh let’s go see that band again’, it was ‘let’s go see the old members from that band’. I think it was the excitement for that but I guess they were old fans who were seeing what we were doing.‘

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  • Free Music Monday: 23/05/2011

    fionn_regan_I’ve decided that every Monday I’m going to recommend one track you can download legally for free from the interwebs. If you are in a band and would like to make me aware of your free downloads email nessy(@)nessymon.com

    To start off, I’m going with Fionn Regan‘s new single ‘100 Acres of Sycamore’ which is available from here. It features some lovely string arrangements and Regan more than proves himself as a wordsmith with fantastic lyrics. Clever production makes sure that Regan’s vocal remain centre stage. Hope it has a radio edit though, at 5.29 it might be a tad long for radioplay.

    An album of the same name, ‘100 Acres of Sycamore’,is due for release in August, so Fionn will be hitting the road just before that to sport his wares. (more…)

  • Blitz – Now Showing

    The new movie from Elliot Lester, Blitz, opened this weekend and stars Jason Statham, Aidan Gillen and Paddy Considine. It’s been said that Statham is doing ‘Dirty Harry’ in this one as a cop killer goes on a spree. Expect tough guy blood and guts. Here’s the trailer: