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  • Tune of the Week // Panda Cult – Blue Angel

    Tune of the Week // Panda Cult – Blue Angel

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    Tune of the Week // Panda Cult – Blue Angel

    I’ve been trying to work out what a Panda Cult looks like. Is it a tribe of pandas who all live together inside an enclosed compound? (Is that a zoo?) Is it a whole bunch of pandas who dance to 80s music under the full moon? Going on this release from the newest Merseyside quartet, they may be heavily influenced by the 1980s but have their feet firmly stuck in 2017.

    Blue Angel is a one of those three minute wonders, it’s fresh but familiar, perfectly formed with a seriously funky guitar line and is a classic summer track. The track’s vocal refrain of ‘Baby come back to me’ is echoed in the guitar line making it all more memorable. Production on the track is divinely understated but beautifully rounded. It may take a few listens but once ‘Blue Angel’ gets under your skin, it will stick in your head all day. Indie pop delightfulness.

    Verdict: Please sir, can I have some more?

    You can find out more about the band on their Facebook page and on Twitter.

    Listen to Blue Angel

    Spotify Tune of the Week Playlist

    I’ve started putting Spotify playlists together, including a Tune of the Week playlist, which includes all the tracks I’ve chose as Tune of the Week here on nessymon.com. You can find the playlist here. Make sure you follow, it will be updated weekly.

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 162

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 162

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    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 162

    Seeing as I was back in Ireland last week and spent most of the week preparing for next week’s show, (it’s a biggie) I decided that this week’s episode of The London Ear would feature some of the great music around right now.

    So hear ye go, here’s show 162 of The London Ear, oh yeah.. my guest on next week’s episode of The London Ear is Irish Ambassador to Great Britain, Dan Mulhall. Mr Mulhall is off to Washington in a few weeks to take up the post of Ambassador to the United States. I’m thrilled that he took the time out to chat.

    But first…

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 162 August 5 2017

    1. Picturehouse: Sunburst
    2. Paddy Casey: Turn this Ship Around
    3. The Charlatans: Different Days
    4. Ape Rising: The Model Prime
    5. Cat Lundy: Triggerman
    6. Lana Del Ray Feat: The Weeknd: Lust For Life
    7. !!!: The One 2
    8. Arcade Fire: Everything Now
    9. Panda Cult: Blue Angel
    10. Fejka: Twilight
    11. Franco Fire: Green
    12. Superfood: Unstoppable
    13. Luiz Bruno: Yeah
    14. Lisa Mafia: Wah Gwarn

    Listen On Demand to The London Ear

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

    Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

    Listen to the music on Spotify

    You can keep up to date with all the music I play on The London Ear in one handy Spotify playlist. Every track I’ve played in 2017 and that is available on Spotify is in there. You can find it right here.

  • Thesis // The Roll Out of Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland

    Thesis // The Roll Out of Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland

    Thesis - Roll out of DAB in Ireland - nessymon

    Ok, I better give this its full title

    The Roll Out of Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland and Explorations into the Future Radio Landscape

    In 2012, I was finishing my degree in Dublin City University, a BSc in Multimedia. I decided to do a thesis on The Roll Out of Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland. At the initial presentation stage, I was told I needed to cut back, that I was trying to do a Phd in three months with this. So I ended up with what we have here.

    I really enjoyed researching this and chatting to everyone about digital radio in Ireland.

    Why put this online now?

    Over the past few weeks, people have asked me if they could read my thesis. You have two options for that. You could go to the library in Dublin City University and sit own and read my written book or, now, you could read it here.

    Although my thesis covers online radio, satellite radio and what most people consider digital radio, your little radio box that also has FM, it’s a shame that in the five years since I wrote this, that not a lot seems to have changed with DAB in Ireland. Even RTÉ 2XM, on which I present The London Ear, is still technically in a trial.

    I guess some of the interest has come since this article has appeared on RadioToday about the closure of dB Digital Broadcasting’s DAB multiplex.

    Topics covered in my Thesis

    • Digital Audio Broadcasting in Ireland
      • Digital Broadcasting from The Broadcaster’s View
      • DAB Formats
      • Regulation Issues
      • More Choice?
    • IP Based Radio
      • Irish Statistics
      • Audience Listening Habits
      • Broadcast Bandwidth Concerns
      • How Internet Audio Stream Providers Work
      • 4G Rollout in Ireland.
      • WiFi Radio Case Study: BuzzRadio.fm
    • Satellite Radio
    • Converging Platforms
      • Hybrid Radio
      • Smartphone App Development
      • Radio You Can See
    • Other Digital Possibilities
      • HD Radio
      • Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)
      • Alternative Radio Business
    • Future DAB/DAB+ Trials in Ireland

    People I spoke to for my thesis

    • Dusty Rhodes,
    • Andy Green, Brendan Kehoe, Total Broadcast
    • Robin Crowley, Gaydar Radio
    • Donal Quinlan, Cork FM
    • Paul Campbell, Amazing Radio
    • Greg Parke, BuzzRadio.fm
    • Garvan Rigby, Spirit Radio
    • Dave Timpson,RTÉ
    • PatBalfe, Communicorp
    • Peter Bradshaw, United Christian Broadcasting
    • Gregory Orton, Solaris Mobile
    • Denzil Lacey, Zava Media
    • Lisa Ní Choisdealbha, Independent Broadcasters of Ireland
    • SimonYoung, Radio/TV Presenter

    Read My Thesis Here

    You can read my thesis here. Click and it will open in a new page or you can save it, Right Click Save As..

    Please do realise that everything was present and correct in 2012, things happen, things change, companies change, personnel change, life changes. Trump gets voted POTUS.

    Contact me and DCU if you want to use anything from this

    Yes, I wrote this, but the physical book in property of Dublin City University. If you want to use anything from this, please contact me and DCU.

    Want me to do more?

    I really enjoyed researching this. I hope you enjoy reading it. I would love to have the opportunity to study this further. If anyone would like offer me grants to update or bring this to Phd level, please get in touch. I would be eternally grateful.

    Roll Out of DAB in Ireland – Vanessa Monaghan – Copyright nessymon 2012

    Read on Issuu

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 161 with Illustrator Dermot Flynn

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 161 with Illustrator Dermot Flynn

    The London Ear - Dermot Flynn

    Here are the results from the London jury.

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 161 with Illustrator Dermot Flynn

    On this week’s show, I was delighted to be able to chat to visual artist and illustrator, Dermot Flynn. Dermot has worked for some of the biggest brands in the world and his portfolio is mighty impressive!

    We chat about life, work and how he incorporates his love of swimming into his art.

    You can find out more about Dermot’s work on his website and follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 161 July 27 2017 Playlist

    1. Paddy Casey:Turn This Ship Around
    2. Childhood: California Light
    3. Franco Fire: Green
    4. Liza Flume: Spain
    5. Kate Gilbertson: Over Oceans
    6. Fejká – Twilight feat. Hildur
    7. Chat with Dermot Flynn
    8. JD Kelleher: Imagery
    9. Motorcycle Display Team: Oh Country My Country
    10. Fangclub: Better To Forget
    11. Linkin Park: Numb

    Listen On Demand to The London Ear

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear broadcast on DAB radio, Saorview and outside Ireland you can listen online.You can listen to the show again on the RTE player. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Don’t forget to check out the RTE 2XM website. You can keep up with me here.

    Check out The London Ear on Facebook and Twitter

    Listen to the music on Spotify

    You can keep up to date with all the music I play on The London Ear in one handy Spotify playlist. Every track I’ve played in 2017 and that is available on Spotify is in there. You can find it right here.