It was great to chat to an old friend on his No Future radio show. We chatted about some Hope Stuff and about putting on diy gigs in Mayo and a nice few songs along the way.
Rebellion 2024 Day 1
Is there a more synonymous saying associated with punk rock than 1-2-3-4. And with that on our first day August 1 the festival kicks off
Rebellion 2024 Day 0
So it’s the night before the day when the maddest collection of musicians, punks, vagabonds and those on the outside of whatever it is they feel they aren’t part of, come together for their annual celebration in the tatty seaside town that is Blackpool.
From the Garage to the Station and beyond
Exhibition and celebration of UK DIY punk taking place later in 2023 n Newcastle
This weeks gigs Nov 7 – 13
A real varied selection of great nights this week in Dublin with all sorts of magical things happening including the launch of Punks Listen
Punks Listen
The new book is a collection of pieces of writing from musicians, writers, actors and music fans. They were asked to write about a record (or a gig) that was significant to them and includes over 290 contributions
We SHALL Overcome, we can not contemplate otherwise
I was delighted for Hope Collective to be part of We Shall Overcome festival. Over €2,000 was raised for Aoibhneas and the Saol Project, thank you to all the bands and those who volunteered to make it such a success
This weeks Gigs Sept 26 – Oct 2
This weeks hectic selection of gigs in Irelands capital with DIY, noise, folk and punk gigs almost a daily occurrence
Some words with the last mile
Canadian punks, the last mile are coming to Ireland and the UK this week and next. It is a throwback, for me, to the diy tours I was involved in helping out with in the 80's and 90's. Everything based on trust, things backfiring and a real feeling of camaraderie amongst it all. I helped organise the Dublin leg tomorrow and in advance sent the band off some questions
Play of the day: Rob Moss is Skin tight
Former Government Issue and Artificial Peace bassist Rob Moss is back with a new set of songs featuring different collaborators on each song