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A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day – talking A Furious Devotion: The Authorised Story of Shane MacGowan with Richard Balls
After acclaimed music books on Ian Dury and Stiff Records, you could argue it was almost inevitable that established rock biographer Richard Balls would turn his attention to Pogues frontman and somehow living legend Shane MacGowan next. But there was … Continue reading
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Tagged Cait O'Riordan, Dexys, Dublin, Elvis Costello, Fairytale of New York, Ian Dury, Kirsty MacColl, London, Microdisney, Norwich, Omnibus Press, Paul Ronan, Richard Balls, Sex Pistols, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Stiff Records, That Petrol Emotion, The Clash, The Jam, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Nips, the Pogues, Tipperary, Victoria Mary Clarke
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Liam Ó Maonlaí, Jacquelyn Hynes and Clive Mellor / Hungry Bentley – Penwortham, The Venue
A night out with Liam Ó Maonlaí is a spiritual affair, and the intimate surroundings of this Lancashire arts centre proved perfect for our Dublin visitor, a sell-out crowd clearly there for a full-on music experience rather than casual chats … Continue reading
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Tagged alman Brothers, Bacharach and David, Badly Drawn Boy, Bob Dylan, Clive Mellor, Don't Go, Dublin, Hothouse Flowers, Hungry Bentley, I Can See Clearly Now, Ian Broudie, Ian Dury, Jacquelyn Hynes, Liam O'Maonlai, Paddy Maloney, Penwortham, Songs from the Rain, The Chieftains, The Venue
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Coming to an understanding of myself – the Liam Ó Maonlaí interview
It’s not often that world-renowned singer-songwriters – not least those from Dublin – end solo tours on the outskirts of Preston, Lancashire. But Liam Ó Maonlaí’s rarely one to take a conventional route.Hothouse Flowers frontman Liam’s Routes Music-promoted 11-date tour … Continue reading
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Tagged ALT, Andy White, big Love, Bono, Dublin, Fiachna Ó Braonáin, Glastonbury Festival, Hothouse Flowers, Hungry Bentley, Inhaler, Jacquelyn Hynes, Kevin Shields, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Martin Stephenson, My Bloody Valentine, Penwortham, The Complex, The Waterboys, Tim Finn, Transatlantic Sessions, U2, White Sail
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In memory of Inga Maria – the Keeley Moss interview
It’s fair to say that prolific Dublin singer-songwriter and blogger Keeley Moss is loving the amount of international airplay she’s getting right now, not least on national radio in Britain and in her Irish homeland, and on influential online stations … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Alan Maguire, Brave Warrior, Damian O'Neill, Darklands Audio, Dimple Discs, Dublin, Galloway Princess, Inga Maria Hauser, Inverness, Johnny rogan, Keeley moss, Larne, Microdisney, Munich, Northern Ireland, Preston, Stranraer, The Keeley Chronicles, The Smiths
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The rise and rise of Fontaines D.C. – in conversation with Conor Deegan III
Technical issues ensured I was 10 minutes late getting hold of Fontaines D.C. bass player Conor Deegan III, aka Deego. But if he was rattled by that – with another appointment lined up 20 minutes later across Dublin City, the … Continue reading
Lockdown life, Dublin style, and Under Moving Skies – the Eileen Gogan interview
If you’re looking for something a little different to listen to right now, perfect for these challenging times we’re living through, I’d heartily recommend Eileen Gogan’s second LP, Under Moving Skies. This talented Dublin-based singer-songwriter, backed by her band The … Continue reading
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Tagged Cathal Coughlan, Damian O'Neill, Dublin, Eileen Gogan, Fairport Convention, John Bradshaw, John Peel, Kirsty McColl, Louis Armstrong, Maria McKee, Microdisney, Natalie Merchant, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, Press Play Studios, richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Sean O'Hagan, Stephen Ryan, Terry Edwards, The Drays, The Spirit of Oberlin, the Stars of Heaven, The Would Be's, Under Moving Skies
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Fontaines D.C. – Blitz, Preston
‘My childhood was small, but I’m gonna be big.’ Those great ‘I was there’ moments in music history don’t come along often, and admittedly I’ve occasionally been proved wrong in the past when calling them. But this was one such … Continue reading
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Tagged Action Records, Big, Blitz, Boys in the Better Land, Dogrel, Dublin, Fat White Family, Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten, Idles, Preston, the Pogues, Too Real
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Revealing the Byrne identity – the Jason Byrne interview
It’s been a mad-busy few years for Jason Byrne, the Irish comic currently heading back around the UK in his guise as The Man With Three Brains show. In addition to extensive worldwide touring, you may know him from appearances … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventures of the Wonky-Eyed Boy, Arthur Mathews, comedy, Don't Say It Bring It, Dublin, Father Figure, Father Ted, Graham Linehan, Ireland's Got Talent, Jason Byrne, John Bishop, Roddy Doyle, Simon Pegg, Southport Comedy Festival, The Man With Three Brains, Tommy Cooper
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Life beyond The Waves – the Katrina Leskanich interview
When Katrina Leskanich told me down the telephone line, ‘The sun is shining, finally’ in London, I took it with a pinch of salt, not least as earlier that day I revisited a grainy mid-‘80s promo video in which she … Continue reading
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Tagged Blisland, Chris Tookey, Chrissie Hynde., Dublin, Going Down to Liverpool, Kansas, Katrina Leskanich, Katrrina and the Waves, Kimberley Rew, Leader of the Pack, London, Loreen, Love Shine a Light, Lucie Jones, Mama's Cookin', Metropoodle, Norfolk, Paul Young, Preston, Terry Wogan, The Bangles, The Soft Boys, Walking on Sunshine
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