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Podcast 04: Music in Games / Hope / Fence Collective
Our podcast this time around focuses on features in State Issue 03 such as Music in video Games, the story of Hope Promoters and the Fence Collective’s fifth intimate Homegame festival in Fife, Scotland.
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New: Coldplay – Violet Hill
Following the announcement that the new Coldplay single ‘Violet Hill’ will be available from coldplay.com for free download as of today, their website has crashed intermittently with all the interest. They have uploaded the song to their myspace however.
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MP3: Martina Topley-Bird – Valentine
Contrary to what you may think, the graphic that accompanies this post is not from the new Marks and Spencers Japan chic ad campaign. It’s a press shot for Martina Topley-Bird’s new album The Blue God.
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MP3: Flight of the Conchords album
Comedy songs can be a hard thing to pull off without falling flat on your arse by simply failing to be funny or use musical conventions to your advantage. Flight of the Conchords are a pretty funny proposition however.
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MP3: She & Him – Why Do you Let Me Stay Here?
A rather excrutiating Scarlett Johansson version of Tom Waits’ ‘Anywhere I Lay My Head’ popped up online yesterday in which Scarlett sounds like a dying dog barking through its last moments of death.
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MP3: All City Records releases
A listen to the latest releases from the independent hip-hop label with a shop on Crow St in Temple Bar.
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MP3: The Jane Bradfords Acoustic Session
Belfast’s The Jane Bradfords have released their debut this week – a swirling, synth-heavy indie-pop album which should demand your attention.
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Jamie (Fight Like Apes), Angela Dorgan (First Music Contact) and Johnnie Craig join us to dish the dirt on their SXSW festival experiences.
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Giveaway: Radiohead @ Malahide Castle
State has a pair of tickets to giveaway to Radiohead’s show on Friday June 6th in Malahide Castle.
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MP3: Captain Moonlight – What’s it Worth?
Check out the new single from Kilkenny’s hip-hop hero Captain Moonlight – “What’s it Worth?”.
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Interview: Holy Fuck
State speaks to Holy Fuck’s Graham Walsh about the band’s constant touring, TV jingles, recording and speed-cabling. Plus the Holy Fuck remix of Radiohead’s Nude for download..
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State Mix #2: Jumpjive, Reggae, Ska, Funk by DJ Halfdutch
Oh yes, State Mix is back and it’s something really special.
We’ve got a 27 minute mix from DJ Halfdutch of jumpjive, rhythm n blues, reggae, ska, funk, latin & more.
DJ Halfdutch is the host of a Saturday night show on Radio na Life 106.4FM from 9pm to 10.30pm (Repeated on Mondays at midnight).…
MP3: Ladytron – Black Cat
Ladytron return with their fourth album Velocifero on June 3rd on their new label, Nettwerk.
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EP Roundup – The Eclectic, Zing, Le Galaxie, The Things, Chaplin
A roundup of Irish EPs out this month featuring The Eclectic, Zing, Le Galaxie, The Things and Chaplin. Including shiny new MP3s!
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