Tag: RTE

The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 129 with John Gibbons

After a little break, The London Ear is back and no better reason to get back behind the mic than to chat to Ireland’s very own superstar DJ, John Gibbons.

Interview with John Gibbons

John is the man behind the rework of Charles and Eddie’s ‘Would I lie to you?’.
When we recorded the interview on Tuesday September 27th, the track has 4.7 million streams on Spotify. Last night (September 30th) John posted that the track has passed 5 million streams, an amazing achievement.

The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 129 // October 1 2016 Playlist

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

1. Placebo: Jesus’ Son
2. Submotion: Headchecked
3. Interview with John Gibbons (Part 1)
4. John Gibbons: 1984 (Full Tilt remix)
5. Interview with John Gibbons (Part 2)
6. John Gibbons: Your Love
7. Interview with John Gibbons (Part 3)
8. John Gibbons: Would I lie to you?
9. The Shamen: Ebeneezer Goode

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.

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Check out John Gibbons online

Check out John’s website. You can also follow him on Twitter and Like him on Facebook.

Here’s ‘Would I lie to you?’ on Spotify.

October 1, 2016
The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 128 with Andrew from Romes

On this week’s show we headed to Toronto, to speak with Andrew Keyes from Canadian based Irish band, Romes.

Interview with Andrew Keyes from Romes

I first heard about an Irish band in Toronto way back in 2011. They were the band that would eventually be known as Romes. Back in 2011, they were known as Nightbox and I interviewed the band for Goldenplec and featured them on Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM.

Since then, the band have undergone a line up change and while the current members were part of Nightbox, they have a different edge.

You can find out more about Romes on their website, Facebook and Twitter

The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 128 // August 27 2016 Playlist

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

1. George The Poet: What do you reckon?
2. Michael Kinawuka feat Nasir : Black Man in a White World (Gettysburg Address)
3. The Swedish Railway Orchestra: VI
4. The Naked and Famous: Higher
5. Benjamin Francis Leftwich: Summer
6. Evering: CityFlyer
7. Dan Amor: Cnoc Cnoc Cnoc
8. Florence and The Machine: Too Much is Never Enough
9. The Lemon Twigs: These Words
10. Cfit: Salvo
11. Swords: Betty Machete
12. Wild Beasts: Big Cat
13. Chat with Andrew Keyes from Romes
14. Romes: Believe
15. Buffalo Springfield: For What It’s Worth

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

Check out the video for Romes’ current single ‘Believe’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO1P99Jmuqc

August 31, 2016
The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 126 with Jenny May Finn

Show 126 // July 30 2016 with video artist, Jenny May Finn

On this week’s show, I was thrilled to be able to catch up with Jenny May Finn, a video artist from Dublin who is putting on her first exhibition this week, entitled ‘Your Face is Alright’.

The exhibition takes place at The Archivist’s Gallery from August 5-7 2016. We chat how she is exploring life through her art.

It also happens that Jenny May also attended DCU at the same time as myself and as chance would have it, lived next door to me in Glasnevin in Dublin.

Here’s what Happened:
1. Public Enemy: Harder Than You Think
2. Rusangango Family: Lights On
3. Sinead Harnett Featuring Grades: If You Let Me
4. Christine and The Queens: Tilted
5. Eoin Boyle: Skybirds
6. The Cheek of Her: 9 Lives
7. The Nocturnes: The Antler
8. John Paul White: The Martyr
9. August Wells: Here in The Wild
10. Chat with Jenny May Finn
11. Nubyian Twist: Headhunter
12. Salt Ashes: Save It

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

You can keep up with Jenny May Finn on her website, on Twitter and on Instagram

August 1, 2016
The London Ear on RTE 2XM // Show 125 with JD Kelleher

July 23 2016 // Show 125 with JD Kelleher

Musician, actor and performer, JD Kelleher, joined my on today’s episode of The London Ear. JD reached number 2 in the Irish iTunes chart last week with his song ‘Imagery’. JD also gave me an exclusive first play of his cover of The Ramone’s ‘Blitzreig Bop’, from his forthcoming album.

I also started this week’s show with the very awesome Goats Don’t Shave and Phat Kiidz collaboration ‘GAA Jersey’. You have to give it a listen.

Here’s what happened:

1. Goats Don’t Shave and Phat Kiidz: GAA Jersey
2. Hare Squead: If I Ask
3. The 1975: Somebody Else
4. Benjamin Francis Leftwich: Mayflies
5. Chat with JD Kelleher (Part 1)
6. JD Kelleher: Imagery
7. Chat with JD Kelleher (Part 2)
8. JD Kelleher: Blitzreig Bop
9. Chairlift: Moth to the Flame
10. Christine and The Queens: Tilted
11. Jones: Melt
12. Shura: Kidz ‘n’ Stuff

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

You can check out JD Kelleher on Facebook and Twitter.

July 23, 2016