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  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 209 with David Turpin

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 209 with David Turpin

    I’ve been waiting ages to be able to do this interview.

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 209 with David Turpin

    David Turpin is the screenwriter of The Lodgers, the Irish film which has just become available on Netflix. Click the link to watch on Netflix. I was lucky enough to see the film in the picturehouse in Navan, Co. Meath on a trip back home in March and I’m delighted that everyone else can now have this opportunity.

    The Lodgers was directed by Brian O’Malley and is a Gothic mystery starring the excellent Charlotte Vega with Bill Milner, Eugene Simon, Deirdre O’Kane, Moe Dunford, and David Bradley. The backdrop for the film is Ireland’s most haunted house, the stunning Loftus Hall in County Wexford. It was premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.

    David Turpin is an extremely talented guy, he’s probably one of the most modest too and a genuine gentleman. It’s always a pleasure to chat to him.

    David is also a fantastic musician and has a new album on the horizon. On the show, I played David’s first new music in five years, ‘Lucifer’, which features the vocals of Martin McCann of Sack and elevens.

    A little snippet of trivia for you. David was the first person who I told I was thinking of calling the radio show ‘The London Ear’ when I moved to London. He thought it was great and Hey Presto!

    You can find out more about David on his website, you can get his music on Bandcamp and listen on Spotify. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

    A still from the film The Lodgers
    A still from the film The Lodgers

    Playlist for The London Ear // Show 209 August 24th 2018

    Here’s David’s choice of music for this week’s episode of The London Ear.

    1. Cat’s Eyes: ‘The Duke of Burgundy’ from The Duke of Burgundy
    2. The Motels: ‘Total Control’ from Something Wild
    3. Eddy Arnold: ‘Cattle Call’ from My Own Private Idaho
    4. Catherine Deneuve, Benjamin Biolay: ‘C’est Beau la Vie’ from Potiche
    5. Cocteau Twins, Harold Budd: ‘Sea, Swallow Me’ from White Bird in a Blizzard
    6. Annie Lennox: ‘Love Song for a Vampire’ from Dracula
    7. The Alan Parsons Project: ‘Time’ from A Fantastic Woman
    8. The Late David Turpin Featuring Martin McCann: Lucifer (I wanted to play this :))

    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.

    Photo of David by Ruth Medjber

    Watch The Lodgers trailer

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 207 with Video Blue

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 207 with Video Blue

    August is a weird kinda month here in London. Schools are off, lots of people are on holidays and out of town meaning commuting is a bit easier but then you also get lots of lots of tourists everywhere. Just like us, if we were off on our holibobs somewhere foreign.

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 207 with Video Blue

    So, I thought this was the perfect time to try something new out on The London Ear. A ‘soundtrack to someone’s life’ if you will. So I asked Jim O’Donoghue Martin, aka Video Blue, if he would like to choose the music on this week’s episode and then tell us why.

    I truly was delighted with how this went. Thanks to Jim for so many things for this week’s episode. For being thoughtful and insightful, for being charming and so easy to get along to and also thanks for telling us about how ‘reviver’ came about.

    ‘reviver’ is a new ambient recording from Video Blue, ‘made in response to my own dealings with anxiety and panic attacks. When overwhelmed, listening to and creating sound helps’

    Thank you so much for sharing.

    You can find Video Blue on his website, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.  You can buy Reviver on Bandcamp and you can also listen on YouTube

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM with Video Blue // Playlist

    Here’s what Jim chose to play on this week’s episode of The London Ear.

    1. Parquet Courts – Wide awake
    2. Sorcha Richardson – Can’t we Pretend
    3. Just Mustard – Deaf
    4. Ross From Friends – Parallel sequence
    5. Kirin J Callinan – Landslide
    6. Orbital – Belfast
    7. Bat for Lashes – All your Gold
    8. Low fidelity Section – Sail Home
    9. Q Lazzarus – Goodbye Horses

    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.

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 205 with Ansonix

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 205 with Ansonix

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 205 with Ansonix

    I was delighted to be joined by Anton Cullen aka Ansonix on today’s show. Anton has been a stalwart of the Dublin music scene for many years, in different guises.

    Right now, he trades under the moniker, Ansonix, he has just released an EP entitled, ‘Ready for Battle’. I was thrilled that I could finally get to chat to Anton. Shout out to my mate Tim who has been telling me about Anton’s music.

    You can find out more about Ansonix on his website, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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

    1. Nina Smith: Run Out
    2. Fontaines DC: Chequerless Reckless
    3. Amy Steele: Long Way Home
    4. Róisin Murphy: Plaything
    5. We Cut Corners: The Specialist
    6. Christine and The Queens: Doesn’t Matter
    7. The Elation: Catch
    8. Chat with Ansonix (Part 1)
    9. Ansonix: Engage
    10. Chat with Ansonix (Part 2)
    11. Ansonix: Triumphant
    12. Five Grand Stereo: Corinthians 1

    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.

  • The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 204 with Stephen Bradley and The Elation

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 204 with Stephen Bradley and The Elation

    The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 204 with Stephen Bradley and Chris from The Elation

    What a show! I’m thrilled every week I get to do this. I love radio, I love being able to give a voice to passionate, talented people so I was delighted to be about to chat to actor, Stephen Bradley and to Christ from Limerick band, The Elation.

    Interview with Actor, Stephen Bradley

    Judgement - Stephen Bradley

    I was delighted to get a tip off from an online friend about Stephen Bradley. Stephen is a London based, Irish actor and has been working on a series of warm up shows for this play ‘Judgement’ which he is bringing to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

    It was lovely to speak to someone when you can hear the passion in their voice for what they do and a belief in their work. ‘Judgement’ is a one man show and Stephen spoke about the journey he has been through to get the play to where it is now.

    “Judgement puts us face to face with one soldier’s reality and asks us to put his fate in our hands. Hear the facts laid bare in a stark account of what human survival in it’s darkest hour truly means.”

    Best of luck in Edinburgh, Stephen!

    Edit: There’s still time to catch one of the preview shows in Belfast on August 9. Check the details here

    Judgement runs at Natural Food Kafe – Basement Room, 55 Clerk Street, Edinburgh. Playing nightly at 7:25PM, Sunday 19th – Saturday 25th August.

    You can find out more about Stephen on his Facebook page and on Twitter.

    Interview with Chris from The Elation

    I was joined on the show by Chris from The Elation. I’ve been playing their song XO for a while. They’ve just released an EP entitled ‘Clickbait’ and ‘Catch’ is the next single to be taken from that.

    Another passionate guy on today’s show. Chris left university to play with The Elation full time! We chat about their formative time together, getting their sound and how the band came to London to record.

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

    Here’s today’s playlist on The London Ear.

    1. Neon Atlas: Shadows
    2. Deep Sky Objects: Desire
    3. Diselle May: Sweeter
    4. Chat with Stephen Bradley
    5. Zola Daze: Sun Bleached
    6. FLorence and The Machine: South London Forever
    7. The Elation: XO
    8. Chat with Chris from The Elation
    9. Zola Daze: Sun Bleached
    10. Ansonix: Triumphant

    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.