State Podcast #10: Julie Feeney, Placebo & Bands to watch

By Phil Udell on Thursday, 4 February 20108 Comments | Print this post

At last Spring is with us and to celebrate we’ve decided to kick-start the month with the return of our podcast series. Hosted by Jules Clancy and Laura-Lee Conboy, we’ll attempt to amuse, entertain and captivate you for 30 minutes each month, as we bring you the latest music news, interviews and features, with the occasional tune thrown in for good measure.

With the fifth Choice Music Prize fast approaching, we reflect with inaugural winner Julie Feeney on that memorable night 5 years ago. As debate continues over this year’s shortlist, we hear what kind of impact winning the Choice Music Prize has had on Julie’s career. Laura Lee catches up with Placebo’s new drummer, Steve Forrest, to discuss the band’s brand new single and possibly their poppiest yet, Bright Lights.

Finally we round up the show with State’s own Niall Byrne who gives us his predictions for the acts to listen out for in 2010 like Lonelady, Sleigh Bells, Surfer Blood, Monarchy and Ellie Goulding. All this and an absolutely cracking cover of Del Shannon’s ‘Runaway’ by Tuam’s So Cow. This track and a host of other covers are available to download for free here.

So slap on the kettle, put your earphones on and treat yourself to the first of what we hope to be a tasty new addition to State.ie, the….em…State.ie Podcast (can someone out there please give us a proper name, cheers….)

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MP3: State Podcast #10: Jules and Laura Lee: Julie Feeney, Placebo, Acts for 2010

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8 Comments »

James Hendicott said:

1

Love the way the interviews are done, all mixed in with the music. Gives it good context I think. Nice one guys.

- 4 February 2010 at 3:17 pm

bren said:

2

nice show Jules. really enjoyed the snippets followed by the backstory from Niall. looking forward to the next one…

- 4 February 2010 at 3:46 pm

Caff said:

3

Jues – Sounds great! Nice show structure – lookin forward to hearing more more more!!

- 4 February 2010 at 6:22 pm

Caff said:

4

oppps – *Jules!

- 4 February 2010 at 6:23 pm

jack said:

5

very well produced, looking forward to the next one! also i think Laura-Lee’s theme tune is a goer with maybe a little reverb?

- 4 February 2010 at 7:25 pm

cronk said:

6

Jules – this is your mother. I am so proud of you, being on the radio and all that. Is there other websites I should visit for music? I saw one called ‘Hipster Run Off’ on the Afternoon show the other day.

- 4 February 2010 at 11:17 pm

Lucy said:

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Julie’s interviewing style would be best suited to TV3’s Exposé rather than an alternative music webshite. I’m guessing she’s a self-promoting blogger/reviewer/will-review-for-fuck-all hoping to be picked by 2FM/Today FM/2XM.

- 4 February 2010 at 11:28 pm

Patrick Conboy said: