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Profiles of CLUAS Writers

Aidan Curran's Profile

Aidan’s formative musical experience was a part-time job involving long lonely hours with only a jukebox for company. 'Dancing Queen' by Abba was number one on the day he was born and he's quite happy about this. He likes books, art, the number 17, the two chimneys at Ringsend in Dublin bay and (as one ex-girlfriend put it) is very 'emotional' about football. He has run a marathon and plans to do so again. Thanks to him, more and more French people are now speaking English with a Kerry accent.

Joined CLUAS: September 2004
Most Memorable thread on the CLUAS discussion board: Anything with a bit of self-righteous indignation and name-calling.
Favourite Bands: The Magnetic Fields, Jonathan Richman, David Bowie, Suede, Katell Keineg, The Lemonheads
Favourite Authors: Oscar Wilde, Flann O'Brien, James Joyce
Favourite Films: 'A Bout de Souffle', 'Wings of Desire'
Some of Aidan's articles published on CLUAS: The French Letter column
Opinion article: Buskers: scourge of the streets
Opinion article: Michael Jackson's fall from grace
Opinion article: Homosexuality in pop music
Feature article: The Best French Music of 2005
Gig review: Neosupervital (Paris)
Gig review: Nina Hynes (Paris)
Gig review: Ruby Sessions featuring Katell Keineg & Jenny Lindfors (August 2004)
Album review: Anti Atlas 'Between Voices'
Album review: Alabama 3 'M.O.R.'
Album review: Rairbirds '1'
Album review: Keren Ann 'Keren Ann'
Album review: The White Stripes 'Icky Thump'
Album review: 'Death Proof' (soundtrack)
Album review: Cornelius 'Sensuous'
Album review: 'Spiderman 3' (soundtrack)
Album review: Wilco 'Sky Blue Sky'
Album review: Jenny Lindfors 'When The Night Time Comes'
Album review: The Immediate 'In Towers and Clouds'
Album review: Clearlake 'Amber'
Album review: Simple Kid 'SK2'
Album review: Jason Mraz 'Mr. A-Z'
Album review: Dave Couse 'The World Should Know'
Album review: Dara 'Dog-eared Memories'
Album review: Sinead O'Connor 'Throw Down Your Arms'
Album review: Katell Keineg 'High July'
Album review: Air 'Pocket Symphony'
Album review: Supergrass 'Road to Rouen'
Album review: Carla Bruni 'Quelqu'Un M'a Dit'
Album review: The Magnetic Fields 'i'
Album review: Jonathan Richman 'Not So Much To Be Loved As To Love'
Album review: The Frames 'Burn the Maps'
Album review: Rufus Wainwright 'Want Two'
Album review: The Helio Sequence 'Love And Distance'

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