CLUAS Writers: profile of Cormac Looney

Embittered real-life news reporter living Greil Marcus-fantasy world through medium of Cluas. Less chance of being sued here and the company's good. Likes: Wooden instruments, bars (musical and non), Saturday afternoons, Manhattan (second only to Athlone), idly listening to the radio while driving, burritos with corona, girlfriend. Dislikes: Mostly everything else, particularly Irish singer-songwriters.

Joined CLUAS: August 2001

Some of Cormac's articles published on CLUAS:

Feature Articles...

• Top Ten Bloke Songs
• Interview with Martin Finke
• Interview with Paul O'Reilly
• Interview with Josh Ritter
• Profile of Rodrigo y Gabriela

Gig reviews...

• Liam Clancy live in Mullingar (April 2005)
• Crumb live in Dublin (Sept 2004)
• Witnness Festival 2003 - Day 2 (July 2003)
• Tom Rush live in New Hampshire (Sept 2002)
• Bonnie 'Prince' Billie live in Dublin (Oct 2001)
• The Pogues live in Dublin (Dec 2001)
• Josh Ritter live in Dublin (Nov 2001)
• Juliet Turner live in Wexford, Ireland (Oct 2001)
• Glen Hansard live in Whelan's Dublin (Aug 2001)
• Shane MacGowan live in the Olympia (Aug 2001)

Album reviews...

• Tessa Perry 'Live at De Barras'
• Erin McKeown 'Grand'
• Rodrigo y Gabriela 'Foc'
• Nina Hynes 'Staros'
• Josh Ritter 'Golden Age of Radio'
• Louis Walsh’s History of Irish Pop (Vol 1)
• Bob Dylan 'Love and Theft'
• Ted Barnes 'Short Scenes'
• Cormac Looney's top 5 Irish albums of all time

Check out profiles of other CLUAS writers:

• Aidan Curran
• Alan Morrissey
• Anna Murray
• Anthony Morrissey
• Celine O'Malley
• Cormac Looney
• Daire Hall
• Daniel Bristow
• Daragh Murray
• Doctor Binokular
• Dromed
• Eoghan O'Neill
• Gareth Maher
• Garrett Cleland
• Gav Reilly
• Ian Wright
• John Ford
• Jules Jackson
• Ken Fallon
• Kierry
• Mark Godfrey
• Michael O'Hara
• Mick Lynch
• Ronan Lawlor
• Steven O'Rourke
• Una Mullally