I have been meaning to put this up for ages but kept forgetting. Newton Faulkner is English but doesn’t sound it going instead for that generic americanish voice all singer song writer types seem to have. He released Hand Built By Robots this time last year and released this song this month. it’s the fifth [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2008’
A “genuine story and relevant ID” will allow access to Waits says promoter
"Anti-tout system a success at Waits gig" was the headline in the Irish Times today. According to the newspaper Tom Waits insisted on the requirement of photo ID as an anti-touting measure. The rules, are the person who’s name is printed on the ticket must be going to the performance.
After callers complained, RTE’s Liveline were [...]
Dan le Sac. Best single/video ever……for ages.
Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, British electro hip hop duo of awesome talent, are offering up a new single. Its called “A Letter From God To Man”. It is the best single I have heard in ages. The tune uses a Radiohead sample and the lyrics use some of the finest lines and most [...]
Oxegen.View from the blurry perspective.
As I couldn’t go the fields last weekend I sent my undercover reporter whom I shall refer to as O. Keating.No thats a bit obvious, I’ll call her Orlaith K. anyway the following are thoughts snatched straight from her oft wandering mind. Enjoy…………………..
The last
time I went to Oxegen David Bowie cancelled, it rained a lot [...]
Oxegen Guide
Right there are a lot of “How to survive Oxegen” guides out there. I must admit this worries me. What type of person needs to be told how to not die in a field full of people over the space of a weekend? Do we really need these people cluttering precious festival space or for [...]
Oxegen site map
Here is the link to site map for anybody too lazy or stooopid to find it on the official website. It also takes up space on the page which makes me look busy. Lookie Lookie
Two New Hendrix tapes appear
What the hell is up with Hendrix? Everyone’s faverote Jimi is popping up all over the place at the moment. Someone has rooted out some dirty footage of the guitar legend and two women making the beast of two (three?) backs. The porn merchants Vivid are flogging it after the Hendrix estate failed to prove [...]
Picnic is safe!
Rejoice brothers and sisters. The Picnic is safe from court wranglings and overdue payments. POD and IMRO who were fighting over cash from past gigs, going as far as talk so stoppin all future concerts by POD which would include this years Electric Picnic. Salvation came this week when both partys saw the light and [...]