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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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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
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
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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Updating the profile – the Cathal Coughlan interview
Home is normally London for Cathal Coughlan, having initially left Cork in the summer of 1983 alongside Sean O’Hagan to relaunch Microdisney, keen to pick up on interest from legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel and escape a supposed … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Cathal Coughlan, Cherry Red, Cork, Crooked Mile, Damian O'Neill, Dimple Discs, Eileen Gogan, Fatima Mansions, Felicia Cohen, Grand Necropolitan Quartet, High Llamas, Jacknife Lee, John Peel, June Miles-Kingston, London, Luke Haines, Microdisney, Owl in the Parlour, Prefab Sprout, Rough Trade, Sean O'Hagan, Song of Co-Aklan, That Petrol Emotion, The Clock That Comes Down the Stairs, The Go-Betweens, The Undertones
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Stop … Start – celebrating the further return of BOB with Richard Blackborow
They say good things come to those who wait, but 28 years is pushing it, surely. At the end of September, late ‘80s/early ‘90s indie force and WriteWyattUK favourites BOB are finally releasing You Can Stop That For A Start, … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Club, Banwell, BOB, Cornwall, Dean Leggett, Enfield, Finsbury Park, Highbury, John Peel, Leave the Straight Life Behind, London, Microdisney, Oasis, Optic Nerve, Queen of Sheba, reading, Richard Blackborow, Simon Armstrong, St Ives, Telepathy, The Beatles, Wharf Chambers, Windsor, You Can Stop That For a Start
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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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