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  • The London Ear #400

    The London Ear #400

    The London Ear #400

    Imagine! 400 episodes of The London Ear. That’s over 500 shows for RTE 2XM and previously, 2FM, including Culture Cafe when I lived in Dublin. I never take the 2XM platform for granted and I’m delighted that you choose to listen and join me on this journey. Thank you.

    Irish Track From The Vault: Futures Apart

    Today’s Irish track From The Vault comes from Futures Apart with their very first single ‘Andrew’s Pride’, released in 2010. They were from Wexford and featured Brendan Millar on vocals. Brendan now lives here in London and rumour has it he is working on solo material.

    I really loved ‘Andrew’s Pride’, I even gave it a little review back in the day and hearing it this week, well, it still sounds very fresh and current. Just a pity it’s not possible to find it online. So, for your chance to hear it, head to 45 minutes in on Mixcloud below. Don’t forget to turn up the volume!

    During Lockdown 1, I digitised all my CDs so I had this track on my hard drive. Need to dig out the cover!

    Sound of The Underground: TMPLE

    I love the sound of TMPLE. I recently saw a live version of ‘Whispers’ online and had to investigate more. ‘Whispers’ was released towards the end of 2021 as part of an EP and over the past little while, I’ve seen the TMPLE name pop up over and over again, so I just had to investigate.

    The lads seem to be more active on Instagram so I’d advise you to head over there to find out more.

    Listen to all the tracks chosen for ‘Sound of The Underground’ in this nice handy playlist!

    Nessy Recommends: Antony Szmierek

    Once upon a time, I had a feature on this blog ‘Nessy Recommends’ followed ‘Tune of The Week’ from the late 00s. Yes, I’ve been BSing on the internet for that long! I thought it was something I could include in The London Ear.

    This week’s ‘Nessy Recommends’ track is from Antony Szmierek, a Manchester-based – spoken word/hip hop artist.

    Check out the ‘Nessy Recommends’ playlist.

    The London Ear #400 Playlist – Aug 13 2022

    Here’s what was on the playlist for this week’s episode of The London Ear.

    Hour 1
    Telifis VS Basement Jaxx feat Sean O’Hagan The Space is Us
    Carrie Baxter Ft Jafaris: Satellite
    Just Wondering: Just My Luck
    Roe: Cold Feet
    I. Jordan: Always Been
    Siobhan: Black Hole
    Two Door Cinema Club: Lucky
    Clara Tracey: Baby Witch
    The Murder Capital: Only Good Things
    Pa Sheehy feat Sinead White: Surrender
    Sampa The Great feat Chef187 Tio Nason, Mwanje – Never Forget
    From The Vault: Futures Apart: Andrew’s Pride
    Nell Mescall: Graduating
    Local Boy: Milkshake Pilltaste
    Joy Orbison: Pink Ring

    Hour 2:
    Black midi: Sugar Tzu
    Piglet: It Isn’t Fair
    Sound of The Underground: TMPLE: Whispers
    Biig Piig: Fun
    Patrick Stefan: Drinking Alone in The Moonlight
    Zapho: Big Song Blue
    Hudson Taylor: Over My Head
    Def Nettle: Any Day Now
    Keeley: Where The Monster Lives
    Neil Dexter: I’ll Be Ready
    Nessy Recommends: Antony Smerick The Hitchikers Guide to The Fallacy
    Cat Dowling: Animals
    Bicep: Meli (II)
    Billie Eilish: all the good girls go to hell

    Listen On-Demand to The London Ear

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear is broadcast online and on your radio apps, in Ireland and around the world on RTÉ 2XM. You can always listen to the show on-demand after it has been broadcast on RTÉ 2XM on the RTÉ player including all previous episodes. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1200.

    You can find all previous episodes on the pages of this site here.

  • The London Ear #396 with Ragerra

    The London Ear #396 with Ragerra

    Hello! Welcome to episode 396 of The London Ear. My guest this week is Mark from the band Ragerra. The Sound of The Underground comes from Roma Radz and this week’s Irish track From The Vault comes from Future Kings of Spain.

    The London Ear with guest, Mark from Ragerra

    Ragerra enjoying a few scoops

    It was lovely to chat up with Mark from Ragerra. The band are coming to the UK for a string of dates with Blue Stragglers at the end of July.

    Catch them at:
    July 27th – Cavern, Raynes Park, London
    July 28th – Brass, Hastings
    July 29th – Anvil, Bournemouth
    July 30th – The Malt Shovel, Horsham

    I loved hearing Mark’s views on what Dublin is like right now. Living outside Ireland, there’s always a little nostalgia and homesickness when talking about Ireland. So, it was great to hear the views of someone living there.

    You can find out more about Ragerra on Insta and Twitter.

    Ragerra’s current single, ‘Hone’, is now streaming on Spotify.

    Check out the video for Ragerra’s single ‘Runway’, we spoke about the video during our chat.

    From The Vault: Future Kings of Spain

    This week’s Irish track From The Vault comes from the excellent Future Kings of Spain and their track ‘Guess Again’, which I believe was a CD single in 2007. As far as I’m aware FKOS are still officially on hiatus and there’s nothing to say we won’t hear from them in the future. It would be great to hear the band play together again. Their importance to the Irish music scene cannot be understated. You can check out all you need to find out about Future Kings of Spain on their website.

    Check out this fan footage of their show in The Academy in Dublin in May 2008.

    You can listen to Future Kings of Spain on Spotify.

    Listen to Future Kings of Spain on Spotify

    Sound of The Underground: Roma Radz

    Sound of The Underground is the section of the programme where I introduce you to a London-based artist or band. This week’s track comes from Roma Radz, a London based hyperpop artist. ‘It Didn’t Happen’ is a great track and I’m looking forward to seeing with Roma does next.

    Roma uses a great @handle online cd_romz, find out more about her on Insta and Twitter.

    The London Ear Playlist

    Here’s what happened on this week’s episode of The London Ear, with guest Mark from Ragerra.
    Hour 1
    Kynsy: Point Of You
    Plastic Cowboys: Mundane Ecstasy
    Seba Safe: Spitfire
    Alvvays: Pharmacist
    Ragerra: Hone
    Interview with Mark from Ragerra
    Ragerra: Runaway
    From The Vault: Future Kings of Spain: Guess Again
    Robin J Hurt: Song For The 12th of July
    Loyle Carner: Hate

    Hour 2
    Afghan Whigs: The Getaway
    Emma Edel: I Reckon Something
    Roma Radz: It Didn’t Happen
    Patrick Stefan: Drinking Alone In The Moonlight
    Lava La Rue Feat Biig Piig: Hi-Fidelity
    Fontaines DC: Roman Holiday
    Mhaol: Bored of Men
    Oliver Cole: Seaside Song
    Zasko: Gone In A Minute
    DEVMO: Hey Big Sister
    Christain Cohle: Wasted
    Farah Elle: Desert
    Geoffrey Harold: Birdcall
    Emma Hynes: The Space Between

    Listen On-Demand to The London Ear

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear is broadcast online and on your radio apps, in Ireland and around the world on RTÉ 2XM. You can always listen to the show on-demand after it has been broadcast on RTÉ 2XM on the RTÉ player including all previous episodes. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1200.

    You can find all previous episodes on the pages of this site here.

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM #360

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM #360

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM #360

    Welcome to this week’s episode of The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM. If you’re in Ireland, hope you’re having a great Bank Holiday weekend. If, like me, you’re in the UK, it’s only two months to Christmas and our next bank holiday.

    If you are an Irish community group in the UK, don’t forget to let me know if you are holding events over the winter, please do let me know. It would be great to chat to you about your event. Get in touch: nessy@nessymon.com

    Following on from playing Kal Lavelle’s track ‘Shiver’s last week, I’ve reignited a feature on the show from last year. I digitised all my music during lockdown and rediscovered lots of great Irish music. There was a Twitter poll this week that asked if bands other than the Beatles covered the Beatles better than they played their own songs. While the question is up for debate, it reminded me of Morning Hush‘s ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’. Let me know what you think? 10 years later, I think it still sounds great!

    On next week’s show, I will be joined by Ger Eaton, who recently signed to Dimple Discs, which is fast building up a remarkable stable of acts on its roster.

    The London Ear Playlist – October 23 2021

    Here’s what was on the playlist for today’s episode of The London Ear.

    1. Emma Edel: We Will Try
    2. Rowan: Youth and Youthhood
    3. Thumper: Loser
    4. The Altered Hours: Thistle
    5. Lee Rogers: Further On Up The Road
    6. Elaine Mai: Together Again
    7. Matoma feat Steve Carrigan: Never Surrender
    8. Morning Hush: Tomorrow Never Knows
    9. ROOUE: Dancing Sad
    10. Ger Eaton: The Time It Takes To Fall
    11. Power Of Dreams: You Haven’t Really Lived
    12. Gemma Dunleavy: Cruisin (Swing Ting Remix)
    13. Shibashi feat Candi Staton: Open My Eyes (Dan Grech Radio Mix Edit)
    14. Kira: Darkside
    15. Melts: Maelstrom

    Listen On Demand

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear is broadcast online and on your radio apps, in Ireland and around the world. You can listen to the show again on RTÉ 2XM on the RTÉ player including all previous episodes. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Check out the last programme here.

  • The London Ear #353 – The Excellent 80s

    The London Ear #353 – The Excellent 80s

    The London Ear with Nessy // Show 353

    I was really looking forward to sharing this with you. This is the music that really got me into wanting to learn and know more music and play it all the time. This was the music that I listened to so intently when I should have been studying in secondary school. This is when I started understanding that how instruments blended together, how you could manipulate where and how sounds came about. That might sound a bit dramatic but this is the era that made me fall in love with music.

    I remember hearing a lot of these songs on pirate radio in Ireland in the 1980s. I remember hearing Dave Fanning and Gerry Ryan at night on RTE 2FM, introducing me to new sounds. I listened to that much music I wasn’t pigeon holed into just one genre or style. Every piece of music I found had been created for a reason, the lyrics, the melody, the bassline, the snare sound. And the more I noticed, the more I fell in love with the art of music.

    Today, I’m delighted to share an hour of this music, an hour isn’t enough but it’s a glimpse into my teenage world.

    The London Ear Playlist – August 21 21

    Here’s what I played on this week’s episode of The London Ear.

    1. The Smiths: Panic
    2. Blondie: Rapture
    3. REM Orange Crush 4. David Bowie: China Girl
    5. The Eurythimics: Sweet Dreams 6. Joy Division: Love Will Tear Us Apart
    7. Altered Images: I Could Be Happy 8. Fiction Factory: Feels Like Heaven
    9. Echo & The Bunnymen: The Killing Moon
    10. The Cult: She Sells Sanctuary
    11. The Thompson Twins: Hold Me Now
    12. Westworld: Sonic Boom Boy
    13. Big Audio Dynamite: E=MC2
    14. XTC: Senses Working Overtime

    Listen On Demand

    Thanks for listening, The London Ear is broadcast online and on your radio apps, in Ireland and around the world. You can listen to the show again on RTÉ 2XM on the RTÉ player including all previous episodes. The show is broadcast every Saturday at 1300.

    Check out last week’s programme here.