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Madonna – MDNA
It’s okay, we can all rest easy. The embarrassment of Hard Candy… is well and truly over. No more hiding behind your hands, cringing and wishing Pharrell and Timberland would just leave the Candy Shop FOREVER. Soon those horrific memories of the farty beats of ‘4 Minutes’ and the utterly transparent marketing creation of ‘Urban
Incoming: Breton plus ticket giveaway
London art collective Breton released their debut LP this week entitled Other People’s Problems…. As BretonLABS they soundtrack films and create music videos as well as ad hoc production works and remixes.
The band play Academy 2, Dublin on Tuesday 27th – tickets are just €12, available from Ticketmaster. We have two pairs of
Paul Simon to perform Graceland in full in Ireland
Paul Simon has confirmed a special performance of his classic album Graceland… along with a selection of other hits at the The O2 Dublin on Thursday 12 July 2012.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo will join him and everything.
Tickets priced €54.65, €70.45, €81 & €116 are on sale next Thursday March 29th at 9am.
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Video: Madonna – ‘Girl Gone Wild’
Enough of the silly parodies of the cartoonish ‘Give Me All Your Luv’ Madonna has gone back to what she knows best: black and white sex dungeons.
Okay ‘Girl Gone Wild’ may be one of the weaker offerings from the white hot dance explosion that is MDNA… but the video manages to elevate the song
Incoming: Louise & The Pins
Offering a mix of torch balladry, folk harmony, jaunty country and 50s pop, Louise & The Pins play the Stag’s Head in Dublin on March 29th. Having toured with Laura Marling amongst others, this will be the trio’s debut in the capital. The eponymous Louise Hull introduces herself to State.
Who are you and where …
The Shins – Port Of Morrow
Having effectively dismissed the musicians that helped put together 2007 release and US number two album Wincing The Night Away…, The Shins‘ first album in over half a decade sees front man James Mercer make a long-awaited return from the quirky pastures of his Broken Bells project. The Shins reconstruction – despite talk of
Paul Weller – Sonik Kicks
In the run-up to releasing this, his 11th solo album, 53 year old Paul Weller said “I want to be relevant now, in 2012”. Coming from any other middle-aged musician this statement would be seem delusional. However, as well you know, this isn’t any other musician. Through hugely popular songs like ‘That’s Entertainment’, ‘Going Underground’…
Win tickets to Noah & The Whale this weekend
As St Patrick’s Day falls on a Saturday this year there’s a fair few gigs happening around the country, with Noah & The Whale‘s sold out show at The Olympia Theatre one of the highlights. Thanks to our friends at Universal Music we have three tickets to give away to one State reader. You’ll have…
Interview: Grimes
Usually when a musician releases material with the frequency and volume of Claire Boucher – or Grimes as she’s known to the world at large – they tend to run out of steam mid-splurge. But with the release of her third LP in under two years – not to mention a split-EP with fellow Canadian…
Video: First Aid Kit live at Workman’s Club
If their album The Lion’s Roar… suggested that they were firmly on the path to Americana, First Aid Kit‘s recent show at the Workman’s Club in Dublin saw them take the full plunge. The track ‘Emmylou’ displays those influences more than most, a tribute to the great artists who have informed the Swedish duo’s sound.
Full Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin line-up revealed
For us here at State, the festival summer is definitely going to start the weekend of May 11th and 12th, when the Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin takes over a number of venues in the city. The first few names were announced last month, but now we’re delighted to bring you the full line-up:
Friday…
Jape,
The Meteor Choice Music Prize: surprise, bizarre interludes and a gold lamé jacket
What’s going on with the Choice Prize? It’s gone all shiny! It’s become a phone company prize! Paul McLoone has a fancy lectern!
We’re in the Olympia sitting in cinema seats and feeling like a giant judging panel on a warped reality talent show. Nothing kills off frivolity and spontaneity quicker than making everyone sit…
Choice Music Prize 2012 live event in photos
Photos from last night’s live event where Jape was victorious for his album Ocean Of Frequency.… More details here.
Jape wins Choice Music Prize
So it was a surprise for many, if only for the fact that Jape had won it three years earlier, but the Meteor Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2011 was indeed won by Richie Egan and Jape for the album Ocean Of Frequency. …
It was a shock victory on the night with
