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The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // 220 with Tayne

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // 220 with Tayne

It was lovely to catch up with Matthew Sutton from Tayne on this week’s episode of The London Ear. I love Matthew’s DIY ethos with Tayne and I also love how his marketing brain works. Have a listen to our chat to hear about how Matthew used his day job as a tattoo artist to help promote the release of his album ‘Breathe’.

‘Breathe’ is out now on Strange Brew records and if you’re in London, there are some physical copies (vinyl – drool) in Rough Trade Records.

The album has been described as “an aural assault that welds moody, atmospheric vocals, punishing guitars, and overwhelming electronics, to pulsating rhythms; creating a unique listening experience”. Totally true.

Also, I genuinely do not know where Matthew gets his energy from. He’s also in Sweat Threats! I’m tired just thinking about it all!

You can find out more about Tayne on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 220 November 10 2018 Playlist

Here’s what we
1. Bodies: Limbs
2. Kitt Philippa: Grace
3. Deep Sky Objects: It’s Your Ghost
4. Pursued by Dogs: Swap Dimensions
5. Tayne: Haunted
6. Chat with Matthew Sutton from Tayne
7. Tayne: Sacrifice
8. Chat with Matthew Sutton from Tayne (Part 2)
9. Tayne: Storms
10. Orchid Collective: Force
11. James ‘Galvo’ Parker: The Weight
12. Tabloid TV: Always Hold On
13. Moonshoes: Bahia

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November 12, 2018
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 181 with Matthew from Tayne / Sweat Threats

So, finally January is over and we’re into February.

Chat with Matthew from Tayne and Sweat Threats

On today’s show, I spoke to musician and tattoo artist, Matthew Sutton about this musical project Tayne. Tayne released a single ‘Sacrifice’ that I’ve been playing on the radio. They’ve also been doing some gigs and will head across the Irish Sea to do some shows in two weeks time.

As if that wasn’t enough, Matthew is also a member of Sweat Threats, who released their new single, ‘Pop My Cherry’, yesterday. Also in the band is another previous guest on The London Ear, Swimmers Jackson.

Where do they get the time and energy?

You can find out more about Tayne on Facebook and Twitter.
You can find out about Sweat Threats on Facebook and Twitter also. Fancy that!

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 180 Feb 3 2018 Playlist

1. Chvrches: Get Out
2. Rejjie Snow: Egyptian Luvr
3. Paddy Hanna: Touslouse the Kisser
4. Speak Brother: Magnesium Burn
5. Track Dogs: I don’t want to ruin it
6. Chat with Matthew from Tayne / Sweat Threats
7. Sweat Threats: Pop My Cherry
8. Chat with Matthew from Tayne / Sweat Threats
9. Tayne: Sacrifice
10. Shapeshiftingalien: Show My Face
11. Lydian Collective: Cascades
12. 1000 Beasts feat Janet Grogan: Lord It’s OK
13. Goo Munday: Where did you go?

Listen On Demand to The London Ear

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Listen to the music on Spotify

You can keep up to date with all the music I play on The London Ear in one handy Spotify playlist. Every track I’ve played and that is available on Spotify is in there. You can find it right here.

Photo of Tayne by Lee Tron Mann from here

February 3, 2018
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 144 // Simon Lewis and The Survival Code

On today’s show, I was delighted to catch up with two people I haven’t seen in a long long time. So long I didn’t even recognise Gary McGuinness or the fact that our lives had crossed paths many years ago. Gary was a member of a band that played on nights I had organised in The Voodoo Lounge in Dublin circa 2002 ish.

Simon Lewis is long time family friend but I haven’t seen or spoken to him in years. Yet, through Facebook, we’ve managed to keep up to date with each other.

Chat with poet Simon Lewis

First up was poet Simon Lewis. Simon had his first book of poetry, Jewtown, published by Doire Press in 2016. He was winner of the Hennessy Prize for Poetry 2015.

He is coming to London on February 26th to read his poetry at King’s Place, near King’s Cross as part of Jewish Book Week.

You can find out more about Simon on his website and you can follow Simon on Twitter

Chat with Gary McGuinness of The Survival Code

Dubliner, Gary McGuiness is front man of rock band, The Survival Code. They’ve recently recently released their ‘Broken Strings’ EP. We chat about their single ‘One’ taken from the EP and what it’s like being in a band in a transient city like London.

You can find out more on their website and you can follow The Survival Code on Facebook and Twitter.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 144 // February 19 2017 // Playlist

Today’s playlist:

1. Embers: Signs
2. British Sea Power: Bad Bohemian
3. Chat with poet Simon Lewis
4. J Appiah: Run
5. Superfood: Double Dutch
6. Our Krypton Son: Can’t Make You Come Back
7. Chat with Gary McGuiness of The Survival Code
8. The Survival Code: One
9. Tayne: Heartbeats

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Photo of The Survival Code from here

Photo of Simon Lewis from here

February 19, 2017
The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 137 // Conor Scully’s Projections // elephants and castles

I really enjoyed chatting both on air and off air to this week’s guests on the show.

Chris Anderson from elephants and castles

I’ve know Chris for about two years now. His mum is from Co Roscommon and along with his bandmate Robin Spencer, makes up elephants and castles. The Irish connection continues with Robin whose wife is from our lovely island.

I love elephants and castles tell stories. They look at the world around them, how neighbourhoods are changing, how life changes and incorporate that into their music. There’s not enough social commentary in music, if you ask me.

Their new EP ‘What’s Left for Larry and Janet?’ is out now and features the track ‘Red Lemonade’ which we’ve played on the show. They’re launching their EP in Deptford Cinema on December 4th, Get there if you can.

You can find elephants and castles on Facebook, Twitter and their website.

Conor Scully’s Projections

Conor Scully is an Irish architect based in London. In this exhibition which opens on Thursday 8th December, he incorporates a 3D spaces with visual and audio projections to tell stories of the Irish diaspora from 1916 to now. Step forward, you move forward in time, step back, you move back in time. (We’re going to say it’s like time travelling)

Conor explained how he has incorporated industrial building materials to create this unique exhibition. Sound really interesting, I can’t wait to walk through the exhibition.

You can find Conor on Twitter and his website.

The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM // Show 137 // December 3 2016 // Playlist

Here’s what happened:

1. QTY: Rodeo
2. elephants and castles: Concrete Love
3. Chat with Chris from elephants and castles
4. elephants and castles: What’s Left for Larry and Janet?
5. Chat with Chris from elephants and castles Part 2
6. elephants and castles: Red Lemonade
7. Chat with Conor Scully about Projections
8. Tayne: Dreams

Listen Again

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Check out the promo video Conor Scully’s Projections exhibition:

December 3, 2016