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V Good Review of Sharon Tandy 1814 2
Started by Rev Jules
Credit where credit is due Doc. That excellent & funny review of Shazza's work not only made me want to hear her stuff but also to try out your patented method of rating a record. Right, I'm off to buy some Lego
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9/3/2004 10:35 AM |
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Jet & MTV awards drivel 2162 3
Started by john@soundweb.ie
now don't ask me what 'awards' ceremony this was, one of MTV's numerous editions but its on constant rotation at the moment (see 'telly is gone crap' thread) and i happened to catch this part while channel surfing the other night.
in between the obligatory bling-bling s**te they introduced 3 rock acts to share a set from 3 different stages - which was kinda cool idea i must say.
its was aussie band 'jet' and two american bands whose name i didnt bother to remember. Jet were on first and t...
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9/3/2004 9:32 AM |
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Want to be the next Louis Walsh ? 2593 7
Started by Rev Jules
This just through on my email so I thought I'd share it with y'all
MIX (Music Industry Xplained) O4
Announcing the fourth series of the MIX (Music Industry Xplained)
course.
MIX 04 is a 12-week series of lectures (one each week) by top
professional exponents from the Irish and International music industry.
MIX 04 is aimed at those seeking careers in the music industry. The
practical workings of the industry will be explained by key figures who
have worked with artists as successf...
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9/1/2004 8:15 PM |
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The Thrills backlash starts HERE !! 5982 21
Started by John Doe
It was with much glee that I read the Q review of the new Thrills album. At last, somebody in the music press seems to have copped on to the fact that they're crap. After a nicely sardonic summary of their 'career' to date ( i.e. their amazing run of luck in convincing just about everybody that they're actually good ), the review concludes:
'The accompanying press release makes a big play for Let's Bottle Bohemia - dreadful title - being darker, edgier, a bold step on etc. It's not. It sounds...
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9/1/2004 5:42 PM |
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Damien Rice Review 6626 20
Started by Jaker
Is it just me or is that review completely inaccurate, claiming that the B-sides cd is being pimped as 'full album price' It is €10 as I understand it, does anyone is this a mistake
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9/1/2004 2:17 PM |
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5 Replies and 2440 Views
Madonna milked it 2440 5
Started by Brain of G
Would anyone else agree with the following theory:
It took Madonna 20 years to play a gig in Ireland even though she has always had a fairly large fanbase here. I believe this is because she never believed these fans were worth throwing a show for before but her marketing people probably sat down together in recent times and said 'hey, Irish people are suckers, they pay huge money to see almost anybody in concert so lets go get our moneys worth out of them'.
Fans should not have gone to se...
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8/31/2004 2:46 PM |
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4 Replies and 1763 Views
Republic of Loose Review 1763 4
Started by klootfan
Gar, Just finished reading your review of the Loose gig in the village, and its pretty good.
However, i was just wondering why you didnt mention the crazy amount of talking that went on during the gig.
Now im not an absolutist on this. There are times when you want to exchange words with a mate beside you during the gig. Big deal. Keep it low and keep it short.
However, on sat night it was different. People were talking louder so that they could hear themselves over the band, and for ...
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8/31/2004 1:17 PM |
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30 Replies and 5366 Views
Smoking Ban In Gigs 5366 30
Started by Gar
During the recent Republic Of Loose gig, a few mindless idiots sparked up and started smoking. Am I being like a grumpy old man for being annonyed about this Considering that the smoke was blowing in my face, alot of the people smoking were barely legal and acted like kids throughout the gig, and many people paid decent money to see the gig who maybe wanted to enjoy it in a smoke-free enviroment. A bouncer circled the crowd but they distingushed their cigarettes before proudly sticking their ch...
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8/31/2004 12:17 PM |
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0 Replies and 1841 Views
Bangin Night In Galway 1841 0
Started by Skell
Thanks to everyone who made it down to an pucan last friday for the first Suite Mentale night with bass junkie, noid the droid, john kavanagh and vendillin on the visuals. Turned out to be a great night great fun had by all except the people who didnt get in cause of that fat w**ker of a bouncer who tried to stop everyone from comin in. so we will never go back to the pucan. As soon as we get a date we will post it here
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8/29/2004 5:38 PM |
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6 Replies and 1688 Views
JACK WHITE MESSES UP LORETTA LYNN 1688 6
Started by Rev Jules
Well, it looks like the bloom is finally coming off Jack White's rose as the RIAA releases figures which show that Loretta Lynn's latest album 'Van Lear Rose'(produced by Jack White) has been one of the worst received country records of 2004, selling a lousy 215,000
units since its release on April 27 2004. Touted by all the old farts, insert the name of your favourite 'hip' disc jockey here, as a 'career best', it still sounded like the mewling of the neighbour's cat as recorded in a toilet ...
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8/27/2004 5:10 PM |
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16 Replies and 2032 Views
THE WORST GIG YOU EVER PLAYED 2032 16
Started by Rev Jules
Here is one for the musicians amoungst us.
What is the worst gig you ever played
Please describe in bone shuddering detail.
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8/27/2004 10:25 AM |
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2 Replies and 1486 Views
coolest MP3 player ever! 1486 2
Started by Binokular
I found this link on newscientist.com of all places (see its not all particle physics and quantum theory)
Anyway someone has built an MP3 player into the magazine of a Kalishnakov rifle magazine. Apparently its some kind of anti-war protest.
Whatever... anyway, heres the link:
http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/kalashnikov/ak-mp3.asp
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8/27/2004 9:24 AM |
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0 Replies and 1626 Views
band needed for sunday 1626 0
Started by eddiesheridan
An outdoor gig this sunday in Oliver bond street Flats has had a cancellation so there is a spot available for a band thats interested.
This is a mini street festival and theres feck all money involved, backline is provided - its being covered by the evening herald/independant as well a some glossy womans mag
my number is 086 3837051
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8/26/2004 9:31 PM |
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6 Replies and 1882 Views
What's With Niall Stokes? 1882 6
Started by Gar
Is the editor of Hotpress (verb deleted by Moderator) one of the girls from Saucy Monkey Did anyone else read his review of their new album in Hotpress today I think he is being overly/strangely biased. Should editors be allowed write such long reviews, especially about a newish band like Saucy Monkey (there review must be three times the size of the review of the new Nick Cave album).
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8/26/2004 12:22 PM |
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19 Replies and 4000 Views
New Frames Album 4000 19
Started by Gar
For those of you who are looking forward to the new Frames album, here is a quick inisght provided by Hotpress writer Stuart Clark.
It’s been a four-year wait, but The Frames’ vast fanbase can lick their chops at the prospect of the band’s fifth studio album.
hotpress.com has been taking a pre-release listen to The Frames’ eagerly awaited new album, Burn The Maps, which is due through Plateau on September 17.
Arguably the most important record in their 15-year-career, the tracks st...
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8/25/2004 8:12 PM |
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13 Replies and 2319 Views
American Short List 2319 13
Started by Karlito
What thinky'all of the Long Short List:
AC Newman ‘The Slow Wonder’ (Matador)
Air ‘Talkie Walkie’ (Astralwerks)
Amel Larrieux ‘Bravebird’ (Bliss Life)
Bad Acid Trip ‘Lynch The Weirdo’ (Serjical Strike/RED INK)
Bebel Gilberto ‘Bebl Gilberto’ (Six Degrees)
Belle & Sebastian ‘Dear Catastrophe Witness’ (Sanctuary)
Blanche ‘If We Can't Trust The Doctors’ (Cass)
Blonde Redhead ‘Misery Is A Butterfly’ (4AD/Beggars Banquet)
Bob Schneider ‘I'm Good Now’ (Shockorama/Vanguard)
Buckethe...
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8/25/2004 2:56 PM |
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telly is gone crap 5831 20
Started by john@soundweb.ie
Barry Norman was on the right hook recently talking about the 'dumbing down' of TV and he is sooooo right.
everything is soundbyte-size sting ads and flashy graphics telling you whats brill, brilliant and brillianter. in the process you forget you are watching repetitive vacant drivel.
can't remember the last time i switched on, surfed channels and happened across a decent documentary or whatever. granted, i have chorus so choice is limited by comparison but even so.
what are we payi...
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8/25/2004 2:54 PM |
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15 Replies and 1977 Views
Wearing Your National flag 1977 15
Started by klootfan
Its been common practice for a while now i suppose that people bring their national flag to festivals and the like.
However, is it just me, or does anyone else get really annoyed when you see people at a concert, with the flag either drapping off their back and being dragged along the ground.
Or being used as a hood when it rains, or worse still being used as something to sit on.
Does this annoy anyone else, or am i just being an old Nark.
Should it not be held with more respect
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8/24/2004 4:04 PM |
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8/24/2004 3:54 PM |
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Fatih No More - a long shot 1640 0
Started by mutch
I realise most people here dont like 'metal' or whatever, but I am wondering if anyone knows anything about a Faith No More tribute act that were supposed to play with Metal-itia (you know what that is) in TBMC in may but didnt show up (a great night nonetheless).
I'm a huge Patton fan (guests on Bjorks new album) as I reckon he's the best singer since Mercury and a crackin frontman to boot so naturally I was eagerly anticipating the tribute show.
This has been buggin me since May, so its ...
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8/24/2004 12:06 PM |