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  • Tune Of The Week 30/7/09

    Christophe Willem
    Christophe Willem

    Ive been stuck here in Dublin all Summer and cant fly.. grr! Thank God I got away to France before I got sick!

    One I the things I love about France apart from the art, food, galleries and the fact it’s on the mainland is the music…

    About two years ago I was there and was instantly captured by Christophe Willem’s ‘Double Je’ It was EVERYWHERE! Turns out Mr Willem had won ‘Nouvelle Star’, the French version of Pop Idol.

    True story last week Boy George was on Twitter looking for some French voices, even though George was looking for voices from 30 or 40 years ago I recommended that he check him out. George said first that he ‘Sounded like a French Prince’ and added ‘He is, the face and the voice, different universe but great, more than great!’

    His new album ‘Caffeine’ was released in May, ‘Plus que Tout’ is the second single taken from it and it’s my Tune of the Week!

    http://www.christophe-willem.com/

    Here’s a link to a high quality version the track on his Official Youtube site

    You’ll find some remixes on Youtube too!

    …nessy out!

    Here’s the video:

  • Thanks

    Just a quick thanks to everyone who has been around here over the past few days.

    The traffic has been great with the last couple of posts, Buzz FM and the Fox Avenue: Four For Four Review.

    Thanks for reading, come back soon!

    nessy!

  • Fox Avenue: Four For Four Review

    Fox Avenue: Four For Four Review

    I wrote this for musicreviewunsigned.com I’ll update with a direct link when I get it.

    A copy of Fox Avenue’s Four for Four EP, just happened to drop into this reviewers lap, honestly just fell. Not sure if this is getting a full release or a media only or fan only release but here goes. 🙂

    Fox Avenue have been together since September 2008 and already have played support to Elliot Minor and Metro Station. This is a solid debut produced by Niall Breslin. The band features Sean Maxx on drums and Patrick Rhatigan on vocals and piano and Spin 1038’s night time jock, Dara Quilty on vocals and guitar (which will do them no harm at all).

    ‘Four for Four’ starts off with ‘Chasing My Tail’ an uptempo pop/punk track with a catchy hook and at 2 minutes 25 seconds is a radio programmers dream!

    ‘Save your Dreaming’ seems a more mature track with well thought out structure. Although Fox Avenue may find themselves in the teen pop punk market their songs could sit happy in other genres with songs like ‘Tonight’.

    This reviewers favourite has to be the last track ‘Tell me’, nice drums and nice guitar lines, nice breakdowns.

    The guys have a great internet presence too and frequently do a YouTube video blog update for all their fans! Clever! If these guys play their cards right they could actually be huge.

    5 out of 6

    http://www.myspace.com/foxavenue
    http://www.youtube.com/foxavenue

    Photo ‘borrowed’ from http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=372374725&albumID=743009&imageID=20607908

  • Buzz FM

    Occasionally blasts from a previous lifetime crosses paths with current lifelines. Once such event happened maybe a year ago when I met Greg Parke again through Facebook (Big up the power of social media and networking).

    I had met Greg many years ago when he was running Energy Radio in Navan, Co. Meath, (coincidently mentioned in ‘Running up that Hill’). Lyndsey Dolan and Bernard Woods aka Captain Hollywood, were also jocks on the station. Lyndsey is now a regular on CountryMix here in Ireland.

    Bernard died two years ago after being in a coma following a car crash. Proud to say I knew him. A neighbour from home and fellow jock! Hollywood’s (Bernard will always be Hollywood to me) brother, songwriter Billy Woods is a friend and actually helped me move last time I had to!

    I did a night-time show 9-12, also did a drive time show. I prerecorded a few shows for the odd occasion that my work schedules clashed. One of the weirdest things ever is listening to the radio and hearing yourself presenting while you’re working another job!

    So that’s a bit of background. Today I was on Facebook again and had heard through Greg about Buzz FM.. didn’t know much so I started investigating.. (its playing Shakespear’s Sister – You’re History as we speak:) It’s good!

    A decent mix of music! Since I tuned in La Roux, Shakira, Aztec Camera.. pretty eclectic mix!

    The station is online at http://www.buzzradio.fm/ and there are plans to go FM in Europe… better move than going DAB methinks!

    The way things are economically I’m sure the general public, me included, are watching all their pennies and I don’t think DAB radios have come down in price enough for every home to have one yet. Saying that I don’t think that Station bosses have the money to push the DAB side of things…

    Greg, you’re an inspiration! Keep fighting the fight!