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  • The Amazing World of Gumball to Premier on Cartoon Network

    This is pretty cool and brilliant for Irish film and animation. Dublin based Boulder Media have produced a show about a 12 year old called Gumball and his family and friends who live in Elmore.

    There are some pretty cool things happening here combining 3D animation with 2D and live action. It took eighteen months and a team of fifty three people working in a studio in Dublin to get the finished project. ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’ will premier its first two episodes on The Cartoon Network UK  on May 2nd at 10am..The full series will run at a later date to be confirmed. (Information updated 29/4)

    A second season has already been commissioned and it will air in 166 countries. Amazeballs!

    Have a peek here:

  • Brother: Live At The Academy 2 Review

    BrotherIt’s a while since there have been some real bad boys on the indie scene. Then along came Brother. Cocky, loud mouthed and pissing people off before they’ve even released anything. Claiming that they only will have singles on their album, the Slough outfit came to The Academy 2 on Tuesday 18th April. This was the perfect chance for them to quash the haters.

    The venue was remarkably quiet as The Mighty Stef played a solo acoustic set. The Dublin troubadour played some tracks from his current album ‘TMS & The Baptists’. Stef’s sense of humour was full steam ahead stopping mid song as the gig photographer took a few shots. The Mighty One reminding the photographer of the best side to shoot a larger fella. Very entertaining, pity more people didn’t see him. (more…)

  • Indie Week Ireland

    Indie WeekI just got the full line up for Indie Week which kicks off in Sweeney Mongrels on Dame Street, Dublin on May 11th with 10 bands playing on the night. it’s a 4 day music festival taking place in Dublin and Belfast with the winners of the Canadian Indie Week, These Electric Lives will be headlining every night. Looking forward to seeing some bands I haven’t seen before and a couple I haven’t seen in a while.

    Here’s the blurb:

    Based in Toronto, Indie Week is in its 8th year and is a twice-annual music festival that takes place in Ireland each spring and Canada each fall. In Ireland, we seek promising up-and-comers, showcase them before industry, and bring the best home with us for Indie Week Canada 2011.

    The Canadian festival showcases 160+ acts over 4 nights, and in 2010, bands from a total of 10 countries were involved. The focus of the festival is to showcase emerging indie acts while opening the doors to foreign markets. Indie Week Canada has hosted an Irish showcase for 3 years, always to a sold out crowd. And each year an Irish act has gained Canadian management – not a bad success rate!

    In Ireland the festival is growing and we aim to expand to a similar format (more…)

  • Brooke Fraser: Live At The Sugar Club Review

    Brooke Fraser It’s a nice Spring evening (April 9th), I stroll casually from Stephen’s Green, where I’d been enjoying the fresh air, to The Sugar Club, two minutes walk away. It’s just after seven thirty and to my surprise, there’s a queue winding its way past the venue and up Leeson St.

    Talking to others in the queue becomes quite an eye opener as to how popular Brooke Fraser actually is. Two Canadian girls tell me they have flown from Toronto and yes, they have seen Ms Fraser before. Wow! This should be good so.

    Warming up the stage for Fraser is Liz Lawrence, who along with Harry on cajon, really get the crowd going. We all have preconceived notions about singer songwriters and about female ones. They’re all going to sound like Mid American whingers. Not the case with Lawrence she combines genres to create her own sound and has an energy which forces her to dance with her guitar while she sings. (more…)