Articles by Niall Byrne
That’s right folks. Chinese Democracy… is actually coming out. HMV and Tower in Dublin are playing the album into the ground today before its release tomorrow on Saturday (moved).
On behalf of State, Dave McLaughlin has had a listen and this is a sample taken from his forthcoming review in the next issue of State
Rick Astley fans shed a tear. The scheduled Here and Now concert which was due to take place in the RDS Simmonscourt on the 13th December and to feature T’Pau, Bananarama, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Belinda Carlisle, Rick Astley and Nik Kershaw has now been postponed.
No word yet on…
Tomorrow sees the beginning of a couple late events to the Heineken Green Spheres. All shows are FREE in. There ias no need to register for these free gigsn, they are open to all on the night – but be warned, it is first come first served.
19th November – Jape play on 19th November…
Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli or The Gutter Twins as they are known together return to this island in January.
First up is a fully-seated show on Friday 16th January in the Academy, Dublin. The next night, they will play in Roisin Dubh, Galway (17th). Dulli and Lanegan along with guitarist Dave Rosser will perform…
This month’s cover star Duke Special will take to the road for some instores performances over the coming weeks. The instores coincide with the Duke’s nationwide Irish tour which kicks off with two nights at Electric Avenue, Waterford on Thursday 20th December.
Instores
Fri 21 November 6.30pm @ BPM Records, 4 Blackfriars, Waterford
Sat 22…
Bruce Springsteen’s has set the 23rd of January as the date for the release of his new (and 24th) album Working on a Dream…. It was recorded with the E Street Band (of course), it features twelve new songs and two extra tracks.
Bruce had this to say about the new album:
Towards the
Julien Clancy’s second half report from CMJ, New York concerns the Irish bands at the festival.
First up is a quick chat with Bressie from The Blizzards who talks about low expectations and having a a drummer with food poisoning who is trying not to get sick on stage during performance. Hooray for Humans get…
The Jimmy Cake would very much like your aquaintance for a special once-off celebration for the band in Vicar Street this Friday. They will be joined by Adebisi Shank and Chequerboard on the night. The band would very much like you to come along. Here is an explanation:
As some of you may know, we…
