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  • This week on the Radio

    Just thought I’d give a quick update on what’s happening radiowise this week.

    Unfortunately due to some technical problems Culture Cafe won’t be broadcasting tonight on DCUFM, hopefully by Thursday everything will be sorted and we’ll be on the air between 1830-2000 GMT DCUFM.com


    I’ll be on Hot Country twice this upcoming weekend, which is the last weekend of the temporary licence. I’ll be on Saturday evening between 1700-2200 counting down part of the Top 500 country songs of all time.

    On Sunday I’ll be back with Simon Young between 1100-1400 with our last Sunday Fun! HotCountry.ie

    I’m planning a few bits in January which I’ll let you all know about as soon as I can..

    ..Nessy out!

  • George Michael Live in London DVD Review

    Live in London DVD cover

    First off I have to say I’m a huge George Michael Fan so there is no way this is going to be an impartial review.

    Live in London went on sale here in Ireland on Friday December 4th. I popped into the nearest HMV store to find Live in London had a prominent display point and it was €14.99 – great value I was expecting it to be more.
    It’s a two disc set with disc one featuring the live shows filmed in Auguest 08 in Earl’s Court. Disc two features a behind the scenes documentary ‘I’d Know Him A mile Off’ filmed by long time friend and collabrator David Austin and three bonus tracks.

    Having seen God, sorry George six times on his last tour I was hoping that the DVD wouldn’t disappoint. I can still feel the bass of Flawless kick in the first time I heard it live.. no feeling like it in the world as the bass grabs you inside and out.

    Disc One goes through 23 live tracks, starting with the song Waiting (Reprise) sung from behind the stage. George then kicks into Fastlove and I got a kick when he then proceeds to do the Lisa Moorish version of  I’m Your Man which appeared on the Fastlove single. Not to pee off fans, the band then launch into the Wham! version.

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  • Frantic Jack ‘Free’ single review

    I wrote this for MusicReviewUnsigned when I get a direct link I will update.

    Just as they are announced as MusicReviewUnsigned artist of the month for December 09, Frantic Jack release their second single Free. Free follows a month after their debut single ‘Firefly’ entered the charts at number 23.

    Free is an uptempo track with a nice lead in. The chorus might be a little short but the hook is memorable and leaves lots of room for live singalongs. Its a good track with a driving rhythm section. Lead singer Daragh seems to be growing in confidence and gives a great vocal performance.

    The second track on the CD release is called Fallen Heroes. It’s a heartfelt song not dissimilar to Daughtry’s style. Good lyrics, good vocals nice guitar licks not bad for a ‘B’ side.

    2010 should be a great year for Frantic Jack as they took the end of 2009 by the scruff of the neck. Kudos to them for following up their debut ‘Firefly’ so quickly. As long as they can keep a good momentum going 2010 is theirs for the taking.

    5 out of 6

    www.myspace.com/franticjack

    Update: 12/12/09
    Many Congratulations to Frantic Jack – they scored their second chart hit and their first Top 20 when Free entered the Irish Charts at Number 20 yesterday.
    Here’s the Charts in Full: http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp

  • Culture Cafe 3/12/09

    We had a special extended episode of Culture Cafe tonight. No one came for the 8pm show so we went on!

    In a very chilly goldfish bowl we had some great fun with Conor Furlong, Staf from House of Dolls, Dave from Sanskrit and chatted to Karen from Cowboy X and James from Frantic Jack on the phone..

    1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads

    2. Them Crooked Vultures: New Fang

    3. Chat with Conor Furlong including Are you Gonna Sleep Tonight (live)

    4. Conor Furlong: Wrong

    5. House of Dolls: Gimme Some Glory

    6. Chat with Staf from House of Dolls

    7. House of Dolls: Before She Wakes

    8. Chat with Karen from Cowboy X

    9. Cowboy X: Analogue Droids

    10. Yeasayer: Ambling Alp

    11. Chat with Dave from Sanskrit including We are not the Same (live)

    12. Sanskrit: Carnivore

    13. Frantic Jack: Free

    14.The Aftermath: The Power of Love

    15. VHS or Beta: Feel It When You Know (LA Riots Remix)

    16. David Turpin: Dorothy Gale

    17. Big Pink: Dominos

    18.Vampire Weekend: Horchata

    19. Noah and the Whale: Love of an Orchestra

    20. Ivan St John:  This is how we play

    21. George Michael: December Song ( I Dreamed of Christmas)

    22. The Temper Trap: Sweet Disposition

    23. Florence and the Machine: You Got the Love

    24. Adam Lambert: For Your Entertainment

    25. Christophe Willem: Double Je

    26.Taken By Trees: Sweet Child Of Mine..

    And so I decided to go home.. its too cold in the goldfish bowl!