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  • Wanna play at Glastonbury?

    Glastonbury Emerging TalentHell! Who doesn’t?  In 2010,  a Glastonbury appearance helped Shouting at Planes on their way to Irish National radio play and getting lots of nice things said about them.

    So are you a band/artist and think you’ve got what it takes? The Eavis’ are looking for UK and Irish bands to enter a competition to win a slot on the Main Stage. Previous winners include Scouting For Girls, The Subways and Stornoway.

    How do you you enter? Here’s the blurb..

    “For the 2011 competition, acts will be able to enter FOR ONE WEEK ONLY from Monday, 10th January until Monday, 17th January 2011 right here on the official website. Entries for ETC2011 will be FREE. To enter, you will simply need to supply us with a direct link to a web page where we can hear at least one of your songs (MySpace, official site, YouTube, SoundCloud etc).

    Once the entries are in, a newly-recruited panel of 40 of the UK’s best music bloggers will help compile a longlist of 120 acts. The longlist will then be whittled down to a shortlist of 10 artists by judges including Glastonbury organisers Michael and Emily Eavis, before the live finals in April decides the winning act.

    The entry form will open here on the official site at 9am on Monday, 10th January.”

  • Saccade: Force of Habit Review

    Force of HabitGetting a pre release copy of a new release is a good thing, getting it before anyone even knows the master exists can be a bit of a kick. Especially if it’s good.

    Saccade made their way to our airwaves during 2010 with tracks like ‘Wastin my Time’ and ‘See How They Fly’, given the quality of the album ‘Force of Habit’, 2011 should be a good year for them.

    The album starts with the no nonsense rocking of ‘Wasting Me Time’. Despite the fact that there are a few previous singles here, I love that Saccade have obviously put the same amount of work into tracks I haven’t heard before. Production or song writing quality doesn’t dip. Throughout the album Saccade show us that while they do have their own sound, each track is different enough never to become boring. The sexed up ‘Last Tango’ sits perfectly on this album with the piano led ‘Hang On’.

    Tracks already released to radio seem to act as chapter markers on the disc, introducing us to a new aspect of the band each time. Chances of pace and style don’t throw this album at all. We are guided through ebb and flow that is ‘Force of Habit’ with ease.

    It’s hard to pinpoint Saccade’s influences here, there are hat tips to the Chilis and Foo Fighters but its also so diverse that “Muff’ features vocals that Simon Le Bon would be thrilled to do.

    It’s great to see the first new album of 2011 be an album, a complete collection. This gives an amazing insight into the talent that is Saccade. Loving this album, it gets better with every listen. This could be their year. (more…)

  • All Irish Radio: Send Me Your Music!

    all irish radioI’m back doing a weekly 2 hour radio show on All Irish Radio, focusing on new and contemporary Irish music.

    What’s cool about it? All Irish Radio is listened to by people from all around the world. I’ve had reactions from Australia, Asia, Canada. the US and because the station is streamed through iTunes it opens up the listenership significantly.

    So if your Irish and would like me to consider your music for inclusion, get in touch! nessyontheradio@gmail.com

    I also want to come up with a name for the show.. any ideas?

  • Tune of the Week: 7/01/11

    This has been in my head all week, Martin Solveig has been in my consciousness since I heard Rejection a few years ago.

    The Videos for “Hello” show off his sense of humour completely.. There’s a short version.. Then he also turned them into a longer drama type episode and followed up with a second.. This week’s Tune of the Week is Martin Solveig & Dragonette: Hello Here’s all three videos featuring Bob Sinclar and some pro tennis players.

    The short version:

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