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  • Faithless: Pass The Baton

    Looking at cinema listings, it’s becoming increasingly popular for bands to show concerts live or movie concerts, The Prodigy, Foo Fighters and JLS in 3D (why???) spring to mind. Now we can add Faithless to the list.

    It’s a kind of good thing/bad thing though. Good because I love Faithless, Bad because it’s their last gig and I’ve never actually got to see them live for some reason.

    The final gig of the ‘Pass The Baton’ tour will be beamed into cinemas through the magic of technology so we can dance our asses off and pay tribute to one of the best dance acts of the last 15 years. The gig will take place on April 8th in Brixton Academy which is a great venue!

    You can check here for where you can watch in Ireland. I was wondering if we’d be able to get up and dance.. one site said ‘sitting may lead to a restricted view’.. I defy anyone to sit while this is on..

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  • Duran Duran: All You Need Is Now Review

    Duran-Duran-All-You-Need-Is-NowThis week saw the physical release of the extended album ‘All You Need is Now’ by the Birmingham quartet, Duran Duran. The original nine track album reached number 1 in 15 countries when released on iTunes so how this does will be interesting to watch.

    When we think of Duran Duran, most will think of the heydays, Rio, The Reflex,  boats, supermodels and sunshine. While moving on, later tracks like  ‘Sunshine’ from the album ‘Astronaut’, still has a toe dipped in 1982. Would DD ever relive the heady glory days?

    Enter uberfan Mark Ronson, who got the ‘job’ of producing the album. Let’s be honest, it was probably more like a holiday.. Anyway, the end product has somehow fashioned itself into a time machine and taken us back to what probably could be classed as a follow up to Rio. Yes, it’s bloody brilliant! (more…)

  • Imagine Create 2011

    imagine createImagine Create is happening in Derry between Tuesday March 29th and April 2nd and it looks really good. It’s a Digital Arts/Multimedia feast with events taking place on DIY Music, Augmented Storytelling, Networked Media Art and Physical Computing and Digital Documentary Filmmaking. Looks like a really good couple of days.

    To close the events Imagine Create with join forces with Celtronic, Mary Ann Hobbs, Phil Kernan and Boxcutter for a special event at St Columbs Hall on Saturday April 2nd. Doors: 10pm – late. Tickets priced £8 are on sale now online at http://imaginecreate.eventbrite.com/

    If you’re in the area it’s well worth checking out!

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  • Love:Live Music – Headline Gigs Announced

    Music Network and RTÉ’s Lyric FM have come together to bring us this year’s National Music Day which will take place on April 8th. Up and down the country, free gigs will be taking place.

    Mick Flannery and Camille O’Sullivan have been announced as the headline acts for gigs taking place in Dublin and Limerick.

    If you’re running a gig that day yo can register to be under the love:live music banner at www.lovelivemusic.ie or call 01 6719429. (more…)