One of the best books about the music industry is Gareth Murphy’s Cowboys and Indies: The Epic History of the Music Industry. More than just a standard history, the book focuses on the individuals who made huge changes to the industry. People who founded record labels, often as D.I.Y. enterprises on a shoe-string budget. … Continue reading Gareth Murphy on early punk, entrepreneurs and women
Rebellion 2017 Protex
https://youtu.be/Vj2I-Z0B-oQ The pioneering punk/new wave bands of Northern Ireland including the Undertones, Stiff Little Fingers and Rudi didn't just write great songs, they wrote great pop songs. Of course we didn't appreciate it at the time but they didn't just write pop songs for the moment, they wrote songs that stood the test of time. … Continue reading Rebellion 2017 Protex
The Winter Passing + Life Goals + Me and My Dog + Niburu. The hangar, Dublin
The winter passing + Life Goals + Me and My Dog + Nibiru + The Winter Passing The Hangar September 30 Back to that feeling of solitude once more. I had a backpack full of fliers and posters but couldn't muster the enthusiasm or courage to pass them round. I'm in that rut and many … Continue reading The Winter Passing + Life Goals + Me and My Dog + Niburu. The hangar, Dublin
Mr Business Man It’s Not Our World
The first band I ever played in was called Vicarious Living. named after a line in a flux of Pink Indians song our reason behind it was that it "pertained to a different way of living". That was 1983 and I played in 4 or 5 bands over the next 6 years. The last of … Continue reading Mr Business Man It’s Not Our World
Phil Chevron Testimonial, Olympia Theatre, August 24, 2013
Phil Chevron Testimonial, Olympia Theatre, August 24, 2013 Chevron reminding us of the celebration that life is never what we expected. And always worth embracing. What Irish artist of our generation chronicled more accurately that twilight world between despair and hope? Who gave voices to the margins? Who sliced through the haze obscuring chances and … Continue reading Phil Chevron Testimonial, Olympia Theatre, August 24, 2013
Hooligan – No Blacks no Dogs, No Irish
Hooligan No Blacks No Dogs No Irish It's amazing how life cycles around. Todays empires, tomorrows ashes is how propogandhi summed it up. When people emigrated from this country to UK and elsewhere many weren't greeted with open arms. Signs popped up all over the UK, "No Blacks No Dogs No Irish" was the message … Continue reading Hooligan – No Blacks no Dogs, No Irish