Tag: RTE

  • Culture Cafe Podcast: Interview with Mika

    Culture Cafe Podcast: Interview with Mika

    I had the privilege of catching up with Mika when he was in Dublin on September 27th for Arthur’s Day. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, maybe I was about to meet a complete pop starish diva, that couldn’t have been further from the truth.

    I really loved chatting to Mika, about love, his life, his wanting to write music for movies. I’d love to sit down to him over a coffee for an hour, he’s a really interesting guy with so many layers to him.

    Enjoy the podcast, this was originally broadcast on September 27th. Keep an eye out for my review of Mika’s new album ‘The Origin of Love’.

  • Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM: Podcast and Playlist Show 65 (Interview with Jean Toussaint)

    Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM: Podcast and Playlist Show 65 (Interview with Jean Toussaint)

    Culture Cafe Jean Toussaint

    It was lovely to get the opportunity to catch up with Jean Toussaint and with the lovely Mika for this week’s show. I’ve included Jean’s chat with me in this podcast and put the chat with Mika in a separate podcast.

    Here’s what happened this week:

    1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick:Crossroads
    2. The Tea Tree Band: Disco Lights
    3. Wonder Villains: TV
    4. Jean Toussaint: Island Rhythm
    5. Interview with Jean Toussaint
    6. Jean Toussaint: HymnJean Toussaint
    7. Cat Dowling: Cruel
    8. Mika: Grace Kelly
    9. Interview with Mika including
    10. Mika: Stardust
    11. Mika: I Only Love You When I’m Drunk
    12. Mika: The Origin of Love
    13. Jake Bugg: Ballad of Mr Jones

    Thanks for listening, on next week’s show I chat my favourite SPICE GIRL!! Yeah, you’ll hear me chatting with Melanie C

  • Culture Cafe on RTÉ 2XM: Podcast: Interview with Example

    Culture Cafe on RTÉ 2XM: Podcast: Interview with Example

    (Update: due to a technical c*ck up, this week’s show wasn’t broadcast today, hopefully it should be all sorted for the repeat on Sunday at 9pm on 2XM – In the meantime, I had this ready for you, enjoy!)

    Last Thursday, Arthur’s Day, I had the privilege of chatting to Example in the Penthouse Suite of the hotel where all the press interviews were taking place. He’s lovely guy, immediately putting me at ease, tapping the sofa for me to go sit beside him. I really enjoyed it, he’s a lovely guy, was slagging me off and does a terrible but hilarious impersonation of Louis Walsh, he also tells me about working with Graham Coxon from Blur.

    Hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did.

    Here’s the video for his current single: Say Nothing.

  • Culture Cafe on RTÉ 2XM Show 63 Playlist and Podcast (Interview with Frank Benbini, Fun Lovin Criminals)

    Culture Cafe on RTÉ 2XM Show 63 Playlist and Podcast (Interview with Frank Benbini, Fun Lovin Criminals)

    (Update: Due to some technical difficulties the show that was broadcast was last weeks, honestly, it’s a pain cos I put so much work into this show it’s annoying. Here’s what was supposed to go out today at 2pm and will hopefully be broadcast on Sunday night at 9pm on 2XM. I’ve included the playlist and the interview here with Frank)

    Last week was awesome, Arthur’s Day meant that some great artists descended on Dublin and I had the opportunity to chat with some of them. So this week, I give to you my chats with Frank Benbini from Fun Lovin’ Criminals and Example.

    I’ve decided to split them into two podcasts, so you can download the interview with Frank here.

    Here’s what else I got up to:

    1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads
    2. Wonder Villains: TV
    3. The Other Tribe: Skirts
    4. Fun Lovin’ Criminals: Scooby Snacks
    5. Chat with Frank Benbini of Fun Lovin’ Criminals
    6. Fun Lovin’ Criminals: Korean Bodega
    7. Fun Lovin’ Criminals: Loco
    8. Chvrches: The Mother We Share
    9. Chapel Club: Sleep Alone
    10. Example: Say Nothing
    11. Interview with Example
    12. Example: Changed the Way You Kissed Me
    13. Skream & Example: Shot Yourself In The Foot
    14. Example: Won’t Go Quietly
    15. Dutch Uncles: Fester

    Thanks for listening to the show, the podcast of the interview with Example will be up in about, ooh, five minutes in a separate post.

    Thanks for listening, keep an ear out for my upcoming interview with Mika.