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Mon, 21/05/12 - Watch new Hot Chip video for single ‘Night and Day’
Hot Chip just released a Peter Serafinowicz directed video for ‘Night and Day’, the first single of their new album In Our Heads… coming out June 8th. It features battling spaceships, people dressed like a weird cult dancing in a mansion with the presence of special guests Terence Stamp, Reggie Watts and Lara Stone. Watch this
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Mon, 21/05/12 - Kurt Vile, Menomena, Local Natives, Deerhoof and more added to ATP curated by The National line-up in Minehead
A new set of artists has been announced for All Tomorrow’s Parties festival curated by The National, which takes place in Minehead, UK December 7th-9th.
Kurt Vile, Menomena, Local Natives, Deerhoof, Stars Of The Lid, Nico Muhly, Perfume Genius, Bear In Heaven, Michael Rother presents the music of Neu! & Harmonia, Richard Reed Perry (Arcade…
Mon, 21/05/12 - Terra Melos, Jogging and Spies to perform at Button Factory
Sacramento math-rock band Terra Melos are set to play at Button Factory May 30th with support from Jogging and Spies.
Tickets are available on Ticketmaster priced only €8 .…
Mon, 21/05/12 - Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Marcus Foster, The Staves and more added to Bushmills Live line-up
Bushmills Live, which takes place at the Old Bushmills Distillery in Northern Ireland June 20th and 21st, just got more exciting with the addition of Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Marcus Foster, The Staves, General Fiasco and David C Clements to the line-up.
They join already confirmed acts Snow Patrol, Elijah Wood, Foy Vance and Iain Archer.…
Mon, 21/05/12 - Papa M aka David Pajo to play The Workman’s Club in Dublin
Papa M is the solo project of Louisville musician and producer David Pajo, better known for playing with Slint, Tortoise, and Zwan. He will be delivering one of his rare live performances as Papa M on May 27th at The Workman’s Club in Dublin. Great Lakes Mystery are the supporting act for the evening. Tickets…
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Mon, 21/05/12 - Coors Light Live at Washington Village, Cork with Adam Ficek, David Kitt, The Minutes and more
Coors Light Live comes back to Ireland, this time in Cork from June 1st to June 3rd at Washington Village. Spread across 23 venues, the line-up features Babyshambles’ Adam Ficek, David Kitt, The Minutes, The Frank & Walters, Jape, Bipolar Empire adding to already confirmed acts such as Boss Hogg, The Paddies and The Walls.…
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Fri, 18/05/12 - Preview: Inside the rehearsals of JD Roots collaborative gig
A few hours before JD Roots gig on Friday night, we got the chance to catch a glimpse of the bands’ rehearsals in Temple Bar, precisely in Temple Lane music studios two steps away from The Button Factory.
As we enter Temple Lane music studios around 5pm this Wednesday, members from Delorentos and We Cut…
Fri, 18/05/12 - Titanic Lockdown Festival cancelled
Next month’s Titanic Lockdown festival in Belfast – due to feature Happy Mondays, New Order, Anna Calvi and more – has been cancelled. A statement from the promoters reads as follows:
Due to poor ticket sales in a challenging economic climate, it is with great regret and disappointment that we must announce the cancellation of…
Fri, 18/05/12 - Listen to Bitches With Wolves’ new track ‘No Danger’
Irish electro-pop singer James O’Neill A.k.A Bitches With Wolves is releasing a new track, ‘No Danger’. The song is heavy on synth bass, with strong intricate drumbeats and even some dubstep influence.
Bitches With Wolves recently decamped to London and this week played support to Scissor Sisters and Little Boots.…
Thu, 17/05/12 - Forbidden Fruit stage times announced
The stage times have just been released for June’s Forbidden Fruit festival, suggesting that the bill is largely in place. Highlighter pens at the ready.
Ticket details:
Day Tickets: €49:50 / Two Day Tickets: €89.50 / Weekend Tickets: €115
Ticket prices include booking fees, available from usual outlets nationwide.
Ticket Hotline; Ph 0818 719300 / …
Thu, 17/05/12 - Watch the Meteor Camden Crawl highlights video
Yesterday we brought you our run down of the 25 best acts for last weekend’s Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin, now here’s a handy video run through of some more of the festival’s high points – featuring the likes of Mystery Jets, Rubberbandits, Jape, Fionn Regan and a very happy Ghostpoet.…
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Thu, 17/05/12 - British Sea Power, Foals DJ set, Horse Meat Disco join Indiependence festival line-up
Mitchelstown’s Indiependence Arts & Music Festival, which takes place on August 3rd, 4th and 5th just got more exciting with new acts confirmed such as rock headliner British Sea Power, London DJ collective Horse Meat Disco and a DJ Set from math-rock stars Foals.
This new announcement also includes The Pale, Zombie Computer, Slow…
Wed, 16/05/12 - UTV Radio promotes new Irish music with Select Irish airplay
UTV Radio will launch in June a new initiative called ‘Select Irish’ where one new Irish band’s song every month will receive airplay across UTV radio stations: in Dublin FM104 or Q102, in Cork 96FM or C103, in Limerick 95FM and in Louth/Meath, LMFM for a total weekly reach of 972,000 listeners.
Record labels and…
Wed, 16/05/12 - Grimes, Django Django, iamamiwhoami, Of Monsters and Men and more added to Berlin Festival line-up
Berlin Festival, which takes places in Tempelhof Airport and the Arena Berlin September 7th and 8th just announced a few more acts.
New additions are Canadian sensation Grimes, Icelandic rockers Of Monsters and Men, Scottish electro-pop band Django Django, London synth-rock artist Clock Opera, Swedish electronic mystery group iamamiwhoami and House duo Dada Life. Festival…
