This just in from the Tumbledown lads. _____________________________________ Local band, Tumbledown, will be shooting a music video in Limerick on Sunday May 19th and they’re looking for extras. The video [...]
Oxegen Line-Up Announced.
I had a quick look at the Oxegen line-up out of curiosity. The list is here. I’m thinking, Jesus Christ, there’s what? One, two, three, four … sixteen, seventeen … [...]
Dolans Birthday
It feels like the wonderful Dolans Warehouse has been there forever, but the truth is that it’s only been fifteen years. God. How depressing. When they started first, I used [...]
Siobhán O’Brien Album Launch
How many artists have a standing invitation to play at Apple in San Francisco? How many do you know who were featured artists on iTunes? Siobhán O’Brien has picked up [...]
Leading Armies
Mojo Mechanics
I heard a fellow singing on the radio earlier this evening. Apparently, he had his mojo workin’, and I thought that was great news. Too often, these things either get [...]
The Catechism of Blues
This is an interactive post. As contributions and corrections come in, the questions will be updated. If you think I’ve made a mistake about anything, or left something out, let [...]
Talking at Gigs
This is a great town for music. It’s full of top-class musicians who all know each other and who routinely sit in on each other’s gigs, unlike other places where [...]
Christmas Shopping and Other Traditions
I was hoping the Mayan Apocalypse would save me from last-minute Christmas shopping, so you can understand how bitter my disappointment is to wake up and find the world still [...]
Tim Seemly and the Nipple Magnets
When a lad becomes a God of Rock, as I have, he can’t avoid three types of gigs: the awards show, the charity bash and the tribute gig. Try as [...]








