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  • Von Shakes: The Routine Album Review

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    Von Shakes have been knocking around the Irish Music scene for a few years now, they released the single and title track from their debut album The Routine earlier this year.

    The album starts with Deaf Emotion, a slow builder with a start stop pattern. The chorus/refrain has a great full sound that the rest of the track lacks a little. Pity.

    Beat Up, Beat Down has a fuller sound and each verse tells a story of drug dealings, domestic abuse. This could be a potential future single, at just over 3 minutes is a good time for radio.

    Jackit is the B -side to ‘The Routine’ single, an uptempo emo-ish track, not bad. Obsession and Shake are also worth a mention.

    Standout tracks are the single ‘The Routine’, and the Artic Monkeys-esque ‘Mind Your Head’. It’s not a bad album, a good debut, just going on the first single’ The Routine’, this reviewer was hoping for a bit more umfph!

    4.5 out of 6

    vonshakes.com

    This was written for MusicReviewUnsigned

  • John Lennon/Citroën Anti Retro Advert

    Thanks to trying to get assignments finished up, I’ve a few things I need to get off my chest, that I haven’t had time to rant about.

    Here’s the first:

    This nice John Lennon Citroën Advert has been on television for a while now. Some clever eejit decided that replacing John Lennon’s voice from a 1968 BBC interview with a rerecorded voiceover by someone else would be a great way to sell their product.

    FAIL! No it’s not! It’s John Lennon! Do you really think Mr Lennon would ever have participated in such corporate crap? I don’t. Being honest, I’m not sure if I blame Citroën or John Lennon’s estate more for this, Yoko, what are you like?

    I guess though it has succeeded in getting people talking though..

    Down with this sort of thing!

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9WkEqPEA58&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0]

    Direct Link Here:

    Here’s the original advert:

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  • Thanks to trying to get assignments finished up, I’ve a few things I need to get off my chest, that I haven’t had time to rant about.

    Here’s the first:

    This nice John Lennon Citroën Advert has been on television for a while now. Some clever eejit decided that replacing John Lennon’s voice from a 1968 BBC interview with a rerecorded voiceover by someone else would be a great way to sell their product.

    FAIL! No it’s not! It’s John Lennon! Do you really think Mr Lennon would ever have participated in such corporate crap? I don’t. Being honest, I’m not sure if I blame Citroën or John Lennon’s estate more for this, Yoko, what are you like?

    I guess though it has succeeded in getting people talking though..

    Down with this sort of thing!

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9WkEqPEA58&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0]

    Direct Link Here:

    Here’s the original advert:

    (more…)

  • Culture Cafe:29/04/2010

    Episode 30.. Imagine 30 episodes.. and being completely truthful, I’m delighted with how the whole series has gone. It may be the last week of lectures but the Culture Cafe will be back with you next week on Tuesday and Thursday at 1900 GMT on DCUfm.com You can’t get rid of me that easily!

    1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads
    2. Hadouken: Mic Check
    3. The Frank & Walters: The Parson
    4. Chat with Brian from Exit: Pursued by a bear
    5. Exit: Pursued by a bear: Pish!
    6. Chat with Ais about Eskimo Joe
    7. Eskimo Joe: Foreign Land
    8. Ou Est La Swimming Pool: Dance the way I feel
    9. Simon Fagan: Damn Honey
    10. Cypress Hill feat Tom Morello: Rise Up
    11. Mike Got Spiked: Fool for the ladies
    12. Delphic: Doubt

    done!