New – Priests, Skating Polly, Institute
Some new bands to check out… Priests – Garage Surf Punk Skating Polly – indie pop / growling punk Institute – Renegade 80s Post Punk Priests – ‘New’
New Stuff just added..
NerveMixes – This is a new section. It’s just some streams of songs I’m diggin this week…enjoy! All Artists – Irish Artists I Like. Irish Artists have their own page. Bang On Fire – Artists I really like and will definitely be adding their music to my collection. Watchlist – Artists I need to check …
Gigs Spring/Summer 2014
Sat Feb 8 – Girl Band – Whelans Noisy Experimental Dublin band. Creating new sounds with guitar blasts and general turbulence. Worth seeing. Sun Mar 23 – Franz Ferdinand – Olympia Surprisingly fresh and entertaining. Art Rock delivered in a precise, faultness style. Lively set. Fri Apr 25 – John Power – Number 1 Intimate …
Top Albums and Songs of 2013
Top 25 Albums of 2013 – Link Lots of albums released in 2013, didn’t get to listen to all of them, but I’ve listed most of them. Top 20 Songs of 2013 – Link Some great new music from 2013 with video clips.
Gigs Autumn/Winter 2013
Dearly Beloved, #1, Mullingar Fri, Sep 20 Lively Act, Indie rock, strong bass. Worth checking out… Wire, Workmans Club, Dublin, Fri Sep 27 Awesome. Early albums are excellent but the last few albums have been very good too. One of the gigs of the year. Hard Working Class Heroes, Various Venues, Dublin Fri Oct 4 …
Electric Picnic 2013
What a great festival. It has it all. Music, food, art installations, cake… This was my 9th Electric Picnic. I missed the first one. I’ve been at Stradbally every year since 2005, the year Arcade Fire played the Electric Arena. An epic gig and atmosphere. Other highlights that year were Kraftwerk, The Flaming Lips, Nick …
Electric Picnic 2013 Review
FRIDAY Cronin A great start to EP13, a stripped down set with Cronin and Nick Kelly. Including some classics from the Aftermath and an improvised Arclight Wu Tang Clan Loud, brash, in yer face. Stayed for a few songs. They definitely cranked up the sound system for this one. My Bloody Valentine Amp stack was …
Alternative Music – Undefined
Trying to describe your taste in music is difficult.
I believe it is unique. I know. I like lots of music my friends do, but it differs in lots of ways too.
Music has evolved over time.
Primavera Sound 2013
The first festival line up of the year has been announced, in full! And it certainly doesn’t disappoint. Primavera Sound takes place in Barcelona at the Parc del Fòrum from 22nd – 26th May, 2013. It has eight stages (including the Auditori), and having been there twice, I can highly recommend it.
Digital World – Streams v Mp3s v Physical Product
It is January 2013. Music is now more available than ever before.
How do you consume yours?
Do you need to own music? or just listen to it without owning it?
I have vinyl, tapes, cds, minidiscs, and dvds.
I also have mp3s, mp4s, wavs, aacs, and more.
I also stream music for free and for payment. Which one will take over?