Sordid, slippery little purveyor of grim mediocrity, Chris de Burgh has firmly cemented his place as the Alan Partridge of the music world, following this recent toe-curlingly cringe-worthy exchange with an Irish Times critic. The diminutive, furry-browed balladeer – known not only for such hits (excuse my spelling) as Lady in Red and Spanish...
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Rachel Masterson talks to ‘All-Ireland Talent Show’ semi-finalists, Lilac Blues – the band described by Dustin the Turkey as “The Roscommon Abba”… ‘Fate,’ that’s how Kathleen Mahon described it when I brought up the topic of a previous attempt at stardom, when ‘Your a Star’ hit Longford a few years ago. That day, unfortunately,...
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The Academy, November 3rd 2008. When The Libertines came hurtling on to the music scene at the turn of the Millennium they were hailed as the saviours of British music. For awhile their brand of scattered, tin-pot sounding punk, coupled with their look and attitude did briefly breathe new life into the ailing scene,...
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“Wow,” I thought when I saw this pair were up for review, “Complete Chillout and Complete Drum and Bass, I’ll have some of that. Every single chillout and drum and bass song ever recorded in two handy collections. I can listen to them and check two whole musical genres off my ‘Listen to every...
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While it might not have been noted at the time, looking back, the early to mid-nineties was a boom period in cinema and music. The over-indulgence and bombastic nature of eighties pop culture died down and was replaced by more intelligent and thoughtful artists and auteurs. Whereas in the eighties, bands such as Aerosmith...
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Bridge Tavern, Wicklow Town Despite a modest venue, the All-Ireland Air Guitar Championships managed to beat the usual Friday night out. Air guitar, as the name suggests is an imaginary instrument, which at championships is played by anyone willing to get up on stage and publicly humiliate themselves. The event has roots reaching back...
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