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Film News: Super hero job slots and Christmas movie shame
Since our last post, Bradley Cooper has been voted the sexiest man alive … such is the crazy world we report from.
So.
Let’s jump right in.
Christmas films a-coming
It’s too early in the month but nothing will stop them. The festive season ‘feel-good’ films. Looking cheesiest of all is Ashton Kutcher in New …
Scroobius Pip: “You don’t have to fit into one category”
Like the mythical creature of Edward Lear’s poem, Scroobius Pip is an artist who evades simple categorisations of genre. Rising to prominence in 2007 with the meteoric hit ‘Thou Shalt Always Kill’, Pip and his grime house cohort Dan le Sac went on to produce two stellar albums of spoken word/electronic crossovers to the delight…
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The Score: Contemporary and Classical news
This week The Score has reviews, CD launches, reports on arts as industry, and a few upcoming gigs, and a shot of controversy to boot. If the immense – and humbly appreciated – response to the launch of this column two weeks ago has shown anything, it is that though the contemporary world in Ireland…
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Incoming: Bachelorette
Tonight sees the Irish debut from Bachelorette, the US based New Zealander who has just released her third album. Playing upstairs at Whelan’s with support from Trophy Boyfriend, her live show consists of a ‘band’ of 3 old CRT monitors, borrowed from acquaintances or picked up from recycling stations and thrift stores in each town.…
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EP Stream: The Holy Roman Army – Lazerians
Next spring will see the release of the new album from The Holy Roman Army but the duo aren’t content to wait until then to treat us to new material. The eight track Lazerians… EP features new material taken from the recording sessions and is available to download at your own choice of price. Give
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Incoming: Clock Opera
Constructors of soaring electronic pop, Clock Opera will play The Academy 2 in Dublin of December 2nd – tickets are priced at €13 (avalaible from Ticketmaster) and we have two pairs to giveaway. Mail giveaway@state.ie with your contact details and we will be in touch with the winners by Thursday.
Singer Guy Connolly has a…
Incoming: The Staves
Made up of sisters Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor, The Staves have been making music since their childhood. With their debut EP Mexico recently released on Atlantic, they headline the Communion night at the Academy 2 this Saturday alongside Paul Thomas Saunders, I Draw Slow and Christof Van Der Ven.
Who are you and where …
State’s Office Stereo – Abnormal Associations
Following the recent collaboration between Radiohead and Doom (formerly MF Doom), this week’s Stereo looks at some of music’s more curious unions. The past hasn’t been good to use in this regard – abominations like Ozzy Osbourne with Miss Piggy, Bowie & Jagger, and Kurtis Blow with Bob Dylan will forever stain our memories -,…
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Incoming: Win tickets to Electric Six
This Saturday will see the now annual visit from Electric Six to Dublin’s Academy, with the band touring their eight album Heartbeats & Brainwaves…. Tickets are €20 from the usual outlets, but we have a pair to giveaway to one State reader. Just mail us at giveaway@state.ie by 2pm on Friday but in the
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The Score: Contemporary and Classical news
Welcome to the first in State’s regular round-up of contemporary and classical music. Every fortnight this column will bring you news, previews and reviews from the classical world, with a slight leaning towards brand new works, exciting new composers and the best in Ireland’s classical performances. This first installment is a bumper pack of upcoming…
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State’s Office Stereo – X Rated
A regular feature in which our writers and photographers share their favourite tracks on a certain theme. This week, they pick songs of a carnal nature……
Grace Jones – ‘Pull Up to the Bumper’ (chosen by Conor McCaffrey)
I had Wu Tang Clan’s ‘Dog Shit’ pencilled in for this one – Ol Dirty Bastard’s leg-humping
Incoming: Win tickets to Mariachi El Bronx this Friday
Mariachi El Bronx or the band also known as The Bronx hit The Workman’s Club this Friday night for a night of punk-infused Mexican music. The band have just released their second album of Mariachi music and Ray Suen of the band told us a bit about himself and the band below.
Tickets are €17…
Incoming: This Club
Next Friday night (25th) sees the launch of the This Club Presents… night at the Sugar Club, featuring a performance from the hotly tipped Irish band plus support from Kid Karate, DJs Handsome Paddy & Nu Bromantics and all sorts of other shenanigans. This Club singer and keyboard player Johnny Holden gives us the lowdown…
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Album Premiere: The Dying Seconds – Glimmerers
It’s not often that an artist of the standing of The National’s Aaron Dresner hails upcoming Irish talent as “the ferocious coming out of a great new band”, but it was the Dying Seconds who moved him to such eloquence. Evolving from the duo of David Cantan and Jack Quilligan, the Dubliners now number six…
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