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  • BYOB Dublin

    byob1I really like the look of this, taken from the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art.

    BYOB DUBLIN is organized by the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art and will be hosted by Moxie Studios, on February 27, from 6pm to 10pm. IMOCA invites artists and designers to present their work at BYOB DUBLIN: the event is open to anyone, so Bring Your Own Beamer [projector] and join the show.

    BYOB is a series of one-night-exhibitions curated by different people around the world. The idea is simple: Find a place, invite many artists, ask them to bring their projectors. It is an exploration of the medium of projection. BYOB is an idea by Rafaël Rozendaal. More on:http://www.byobworldwide.com

    If you plan to participate please go to BYOB DUBLIN @imoca for terms and guidelines.

  • The Gandhis: You Are My Friend Review

    GandhisThe Gandhis are a quirky little band. They released their debut single ‘Zaza’ a couple of years ago which I reviewed for Musician.ie, a ska inspired infectious track and always seem maintain a ‘hard to pigeon hole’ status.

    The new single, ‘You Are My Friend’ shows off the unique sound the band have. It has a slight sixties throwback feel with melodic vocals and brass section giving a street carnival feel to it. The Gandhis have been clever with the production on this, they’ve avoided a saccharin coating which could have put this in the same vein as Take That’s ‘Up All Night’. Instead they’ve allowed a rawness to remain which places them on a level with Mumford and Sons or Noah and The Whale. Going by the amount of instruments used on this, a live show would be a huge amount of fun. Uplifting.

    They’ve chosen a cover as track 2 on the disc, Jackie Wilson’s ‘Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher’. Such a classic, this could go either way. It chooses the good route. The band remain faithful to the original, great musicianship, nice harmonies. This track shows a great lead vocal.

    This band seem just to go from strength to strength, two really good tracks.

    Check out www.thegandhismusic.com

    ‘You Are My Friend’ is released on March 4th

  • What I did today

    I’ve been trying my damndest to do at least one blog post a day but haven’t got round to today’s. Here’s why..

    I got up this morning and had a blast of phototherapy, no I didn’t take photos, I got a burst of UVB rays thrown in my direction.

    I then had to prepare for an interview with Teddy Thompson, who is a lovely guy. The interview happened this evening. Then I went to see him this evening in The Academy.

    I also arranged a few other interviews for this week and next and had some fun on Twitter. Today I chatted to Don Joly, Peter Bjorn and John and Betty Boo.

    Not bad for a days work.

    Edit: Apologies for the original weird layout. I posted this on the last number 11 leaving town, driver was in a hurry home.

  • David Armand does Careless Whisper

    George Michael is a legend, this is amazingly funny.