Tag: Davy Flats

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 159 with Davy Flats and Eleanor Tiernan

Hello from London. Well this week the summer heat is really starting to take effect here. Even if it’s not too hot, the underground is sickening with a severe lack of air. Apart from the circle line, the average temperature there is 18 degrees, which is particularly gorgeous.

Interview with Davy Flats

London based musician, Davy Flats, joined me on the show to chat about his two new tracks ‘Avocado’ and ’41’. Written about the 41 bus in North London.

You can keep up with Davy on Facebook and YouTube

Interview with Eleanor Tiernan

I was pretty lucky to be able to get chatting to comedian, Eleanor Tiernan, for this week’s show. I managed to chat to her in between stand up shows and catching trains. Eleanor is doing some shows as she prepares to gear up for the Edinburgh Fringe.

You can Find Eleanor on Twitter, Facebook and here’s her website.

The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 159 July 2 2017 // Playlist

1. Everything Everything: Can’t Do
2. Larkins: Sugar Sweet
3. Childhood: California Light
4. Wyvern Lingo: I love you Sadie
5. Chat with Davy Flats
6. Davy Flats: Avocado
7. Chat with Davy Flats Part 2
8. Davy Flats: 41
9. Bodies: I’m Waiting
10. Confidence Man: Bubblegum
11. Chat with Eleanor Tiernan
12. Arcade Fire: Everything Now

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Photo of Eleanor Tiernan taken from here. Photo of Davy Flats taken from here.

July 8, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 151

So this week has been an up and down mixture for me and one of the occasions where, being a team of moi, didn’t get round to speaking to anyone. Instead what you have is a selection of the best music around at the moment

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 151 // April 22 2017 // Playlist

1. King Kong Company: All These Things
2. Gorillaz Feat Vince Staples: Ascension
3. Cold War Kids: Love is Mystical
4. Jake Issac: Long Road
5. Katie Laffan: Tastemaker
6. aboveDat: Better
7. LANY: It Was Love
8. The Henry Girls: Don’t Call Me Honey
9. Marlene Enright: 123
10. Cry Monster Cry: Things We Can’t Take Back
11. Bokito: Better at Getting Worse
12. Davy Flats: Snowflakes
13. Marika Hackman: My Lover Cindy
14. The Kooks: Be Who You Are
15. Public Service Broadcasting: Progress

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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.

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Thanks for listening.

nessy out!

April 23, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 149 with Video Blue

Show 149 of The London Ear, I was delighted to have been contacted by Jody from Bokito with their new track, ‘Better at Getting Worse’. There are two Irish guys in the London based band and their track was perfect to kick off the show.

Interview with Video Blue

It’s great to know that a guest from Show 1 of The London Ear is still making music. Then, Jim O’Donoghue Martin was a member of Bold Things. Now, he’s combines jangly guitars and electronica. He’s just released his debut album ‘Love Scenes’, which was recorded in his bedroom in Hackney. It really is worth your time.

You can find Video Blue on his website, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and you can buy the album on Bandcamp

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 149 April 1 2017

1. Bokito: Better at Getting Worse
2. Formation: Friend
3. Chat with Video Blue
4. Video Blue: Bombshell
5. Chat with Video Blue (Part 2)
4. Video Blue: Dusk Moves
5. Chat with Video Blue (Part 3)
6. Video Blue: Magpies at Dawn
7. Billionaire: World Loves a Trier
8. Liza Flume: Sheets (Elaine Mai remix)
8. Davy Flats: Snowflakes

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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.

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Check out the video for ‘Dusk Moves’ from Video Blue

April 5, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 148 with Davy Flats and Peter M. Smith

It’s been a strange week here in London. Wednesday saw people die in Westminster at the hands of a crazyed lunatic. When you hear about events like these on the news, it always seems to have a huge effect on a city. London took it on the chin and was determined not to let events like this dictate our lives.

Yesterday, I walked from St Thomas hospital and walked across Westminster Bridge to Westminster Tube Station. There were flowers laid at each lamp post. The tourists were back and traffic was flowing. There’s guy who plays AC DC on the bagpipes there normally. Yesterday, it was Amazing Grace.

Last weekend was St. Patrick’s Weekend. I had decided I’d go to the parade here in London last Sunday. I woke up to find I had completely slept through. I had a quick bite and headed to Trafalgar Square, only to find it was closed off. So I watched a few acts from beyond the barriers and decided to go home. It was freezing anyway.

Interview with Davy Flats

This week on the show, I chat with Davy Flats, a London based Galway drummer who has just released a new track called ‘Snowflakes’.

He recently caused a stir with ‘Snowflakes’, song about Brexit. Davy has received airplay from Steve Lamacq and been featured on Joe.ie and The Irish Post, which is like a local newspaper for Irish in the UK.

You can keep up with Davy on Facebook and YouTube

Interview with Peter M. Smith and Jimmy from Lax n Busto

I also had the opportunity to catch with Peter M. Smith. Originally from Dublin, Peter lives in Barcelona. He originally came to our attention on Pop Stars The Rivals and later as a member of Fix.

More recently, Peter worked with JD Kelleher on ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, released before the Marriage Equality referendum in 2015.

Peter is a busy man and has a number of musical projects on the go. He has teamed up with Catalan band, Lax’n’Busto. Jimmy from the band also joins Peter for our chat.

Peter is also involved with a project called Sonic Brother. We hear a track from that at the end of the show.

Peter has a few UK tour dates coming up supporting legendary Irish guitarist Bernie Tormé

Sat 1st April: South Shields, National Unionist Workers Club
Sun 2nd April: Glasgow, Nice n Sleazy
Mon 3rd April: Edinburgh, Bannermans

You can follow Peter M Smith on Facebook and Twitter and on his website.
You can find out more about Lax’n’Busto on Twitter and Facebook

TheLondon Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Playlist March 25 2017

1. Liza Flume: Sheets (Elaine Mai Remix)
2. Chat with Davy Flats
3. Davy Flats: Snowflakes
4. Davy Flats: Avocado
5. Chat with Peter M Smith and Jimmy from Lax’n’Busto
6. Peter M Smith and Lax n Busto: Crazy World
7. Chat with Peter M Smith and Jimmy from Lax’n’Busto (Part 2)
8. Peter M Smith: Rockstar

Listen Again

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

Watch the video for Davy Flat’s Snowflakes

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Watch the video for Peter M Smith and Lax n Busto: Crazy World

March 25, 2017