Hope Show 49 - The Lowdown 1. Fawnspots - Santa Won't Get Away With it This year 2. Hooligan - Punk Rock Christmas 3, Hard SKin - Sausage Man 4. King Champion Sounds - free-dum Trail 5. New Model Army - Lean Back and Fall 6. Flies On You - Josephine 7. No Age - … Continue reading Hope Show 49 – The Year in Sounds 2013
Barry McCormack – Cut Throat Lane
Barry McCormack Cut Throat Lane hags head records Barry McCormack is a modern day story teller. His tales are from the streets of Dublin. The words are stories from the darker side of these streets. Not the gloss and shine of the newly built areas but the reality of the grim world that people are … Continue reading Barry McCormack – Cut Throat Lane
Hope Show 42 – the lowdown
Hope Show 42 the lowdown 1 Desmond Dekker - 007 Shanty Town 2 Stay Clean Jolene - Green 3 The Great St Louis - Redeye 4 New Model Army - March IN September 5 Steve Ignorant + Paranoid Visions - United Left Annoyance 6 Barry McCormack - Never Leave The House 7 The Shorts - … Continue reading Hope Show 42 – the lowdown
New Model Army – Between Dog And Wolf
New Model Army played a huge part in my life. There I've said it. When Conflict had their only stupid Bastards sign to EMI t-shirt I was devastated. Here was my band, new Model Army, a band I had almost befriended. a band I had bought every record by, believed in and now they jumped … Continue reading New Model Army – Between Dog And Wolf
Stay Clean Jolene Green 7″
Stay Clean Jolene - Green 7' Just Say No To Government Music I love checking out new music. it's even better when I like it, makes it all the more worthwhile. I knew nothing about Stay Clean Jolene before I got this 7". It is on the excellent Just Say No To Government Music label, split … Continue reading Stay Clean Jolene Green 7″
The Great Hip-Hop Hoax. Film Review
The Great Hip-Hop Hoax Here is a question. Answer (a) or (b). Do you like Hip-Hip: Ye (a) Yes (b) No If your answer was (a) or (b) this could be an interesting film for you. It touches on the thorny question of what is ‘real’ in pop music. It also shows how the music industry works, how to get … Continue reading The Great Hip-Hop Hoax. Film Review
Stewart Lee – Roisin Dubh – October 23
http://www.stewartlee.co.uk/video.php British Comedian Stewart Lee has discovered his Irish roots; apparently (one has to have a disclaimer as comedians make things up for laughs) his great great great grandparents, the Hurleys, left Leitrim in 1846. Lee said he planned to do a bit more research on the matter, which was of great importance to him. … Continue reading Stewart Lee – Roisin Dubh – October 23
Cry Before Dawn. Review. Button Factory October 11 2013
I have always really respected Cry Before Dawn.I first came across them when Mick McCaughan brought them to Trinity when he was Ents Officer. He had a real knack for spotting and supporting talent. And a great big heart that felt everyone should get a chance to listen to music they liked. And if they … Continue reading Cry Before Dawn. Review. Button Factory October 11 2013
Hope Show 40 – the lowdown
hope show 40 the lowdown 1. Minor Threat - Out of Step 2. Lawrence Arms - Kevin Costner's Casino 3. Naked Raygun - Home 4. The Bomb - The Rescue 5. Flies on You - Josephine 6. The Fall - Noise 7. The Membranes - Tatty Seaside Town 8. New Model Army - Lean back … Continue reading Hope Show 40 – the lowdown
The Undertones
Happy Sounds: sad BandNiall Hope played the Undertones last week on his excellent show. That got me thinking about the great band from up north. They are probably in my top ten favourite acts from Ireland. A pop band who made such great and buoyant music.Some of their achievements should be recognised here:The only band … Continue reading The Undertones