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Singles Of The Week: Fever Ray, Justice, Trey Songz, Gorillaz & more
Single of the Week
Fever Ray – ‘The Wolf’ (Rabid Records)
Beginning with a brown-note siren hum reminiscent of the bit in Carrie… where she eyeballs everyone before seeking her neck crushing revenge on prom night ,you know this is going to be a peep-from-behind-the-couch kind of song. Howling repeatedly like a lupine banshee, she
State Revisited: Chicks
What with the excellent Yeh Deadlies releasing their debut album The First Book Of Lessons… on 8 April through Popical Island (you can listen a stream of it here if that takes your fancy), it got State thinking back to December 2008. That’s when we tracked down Annie Tierney and her former band-mates from Chicks
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State Meets Mosca and Ramadanman
It‘s 10 o’clock on a chilly February night when State sits down for a chat with two of dubstep’s most in demand producers and DJs- Ramadanman and Mosca aka David Kennedy and Tom Reid who are playing to a very lucky crowd at Ignored Playaz this evening. The two DJs are relaxing in their hotel…
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Jamie Thraves on the difficulties of distributing an independent film
Now that nearly every edge-of-town shopping centre comes with its own 17-screen megaplex tacked onto its side, you’d think there would be plenty of scope for cinemas to program a diverse range of interesting movies. But instead of being able to catch that cult British indie or French underground masterpiece, you are far more likely…
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Singles Of The Week
Single Of The Week…
Gypsy & The Cat – ‘Jona Vark’ (Sony)
Spring has sprung, revellers, and although the temptation may be strong to pack our bags and book our hols, there are new singles to attend to. So which of this week’s offerings fit best with the chipper mood the sunshine has instilled in
State Revisited: Lily Allen
Having apparently quit the music business on more than one occasion, Lily Allen seems to be true to her word to a certain extent this time – although she has launched her own record label. Currently the subject of a Channel 4 documentary series on the founding of her clothing business Lucy In Disguise, State …
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Vessels Irish tour diary
Awesome Leeds post-rock band Vessels spent a long weekend on tour across Ireland with dates in Belfast, Dublin and Cork. Here’s how it went down in Pete Wright’s own words. Pictures by Jamie Hunter.
Thursday 24th Feb – Belfast…
After another tenuously late night and bone creakingly early morning – spent in the residence of
Glasvegas interview plus ticket giveaway
On paper, the success of Glasvegas still seems an industry anomaly. Through an oddly irresistible mix of a thick Scottish brogue, shoegaze guitars and a penchant for Phil Spector, the band’s self-titled debut reaped supports slots with U2, a Mercury nomination and deity status amongst the British music press. Having recently completed a much-awaited follow-up…
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Funny Tragic: An Interview with Neil Hannon
“Funny Tragic. It’s my own genre!”
Released just three years ago, Vampire Weekend’s eponymous debut album quickly became a modern classic. On April 1st, Ezra Koenig’s precocious magnum opus is due for a distinct and idiosyncratic tribute when Neil Hannon and a specially assembled supergroup play the album in its entirety in the Button Factory.…
Dubstep March Mix – Eomac
Our second guest dubstep mix comes from Dubliner Eomac, aka Ian McDonnell, who has extensive experience moving dancefloors and shaking walls with the !Kaboogie collective over the past few years.
His recent EP on Hsuan Recordings… is already one of 2011′s essential releases and with more productions in the pipeline Eomac is definitely one to
Singles Of The Week
SINGLE OF THE WEEK…
Nero – ‘Guilt’ (MTA Records)
It’s becoming obvious that there are a bunch of producers / writers / musicians and vocalists from the dubstep scene who aren’t obsessed with staying ‘true to the underground sound’ and who are capable of charting while still knocking out an amazing tune that can make
Homecoming King: An Interview with Mark Linkous
The following is a 2006 face-to-face interview conducted by Hilary White with Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse. Linkous took his own life this time last year following a long battle with depression and addiction. He was highly regarded as a collaborative and visionary artist and producer, and his death came as a blow to his many …
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Video: Anna Calvi live at The Workman’s Club, Dublin
Met with a rave review from our own Dara Higgins the pale beauty, soulful voice and skilled guitar playing of rocketing star that is Anna Calvi cast a spell over The Workman’s Club late last month.
Filmmaker and musician Stephen Mogerley was there to capture then night and the song ‘Love Won’t Be Leaving’ for…
ARTISIT?Dublin
ARTISIT?Dublin is an art and music event taking place in Dublin city from March 24th – April 9th 2011. A unique visual arts event the project intertwines a multitude of disciplines through a series of gigs, exhibitions, artist talks and film screenings reflecting and providing exposure the freshest of contemporary talent in the country.
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