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Spirit Store Culture Dig – Limerick

Hello Culchies, please welcome Froodie to the mix. She’s a Limerick based blogger, so she’s a genuine culchie, unlike most of us imposters. Please make her feel welcome. Today, she wants to tell us about a fairly cool project she’s working on this Summer.
- Darren
For six weeks last year, the Spirit Store Art Café [...]

The Fingal Folk Club….?

What happens when you take some of Ireland finest trad musicians and music bands. Groups like Morning Dew and The Irish Travellers to name but a few. Bands that abroad can command massive fees and play to packed audiences and get them into an old school hall once per week simply for the love of [...]

Una Santa Oscura at the Project

Una Santa Oscura is a piece of music theatre currently showing in the Project Arts Centre, performed by violinist Ioana Petcu-Cola, and inspired by the music and life of the 12th Century abbess, composer and mystic Hildegard of Bingen. See here for a sample of Hildegard’s music .
Essentially this is a theatrical art installation.  [...]

Calling All Musicians

Just wanted to point the good folk at Culch towards a very interesting press release that went out today. I’m involved with the Science Gallery on their new flagship project, Biorhythm and there’s an open call for artists of all disciplines to submit a proposal for consideration.
So, if you’re an experimental musician, musical neuroscientist, sound [...]

I Put A Spell On you

Shortly after news broke about the earthquake in Haiti , the news broke about charity singles. The British / Simon Cowell one came out first followed by the US / Quincy Jones one.
Well now it the turn of the Irish. Personally I think Victoria Clarke had a lot to do with it too.  She and [...]

Alphaboot

I am a sucker for good mash-ups.
 

 
Dunproofin’ – Alphaboot mashing “Hounds of Love” by the Futureheads and “Fascination” by Alphabeat together.

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Our Music World – The Brits, The Machines, The Hendrix

Rage Against The Machine have announced they will play The 02 this June. The alternative rock band have confirmed a June 8th gig in Dublin, 2 days after their “X Factor victory gig” in London’s Finsbury Park on June 6th. It’s the band’s first Irish gig since their set at Oxegen 08. Sure to be [...]

Our Music World – Tuesday 16th February 2010

Debt-ridden EMI owners are allegedly listing the legendary Abbey Road Studios for sale. The near 79-year-old iconic recording studios in London were home to illustrious bands The Beatles and Pink Floyd when they were recording their most esteemed work. TheMirror.co.uk have an interesting “10 Things” list about the studios.
The Strokes are filming a series [...]

Our Music World – Sunday 14th Febuary 2010

Hey it’s that guy again. Which guy? That guy DermotBuckley who always gets invites to super cool press screenings and doesn’t do a wink of work to deserve it. Oh yeah. That guy. What an ass.
Anywhoodles. Here! I have brought upon ye faithful culchies some news! News from thy beautiful world o muzik.
Wolfmother have unveiled [...]

25 from 2009

Something of a repeat performance of a Tuesday’s Tune. Before there was the United States of Pop 2008 (Viva la Pop). Well it’s the new year and DJ Earworm’s United States of Pop 2009 (blame it on the Pop) is compiled and ready to go.

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Singalong Sound of Music

Singalong Sound of Music is coming to Dublin as hosted by me! Who woulda thunk it. I went to this show in London two years ago and had a brilliant time.  People dress up in all manner of costumes, there’s group participation, chants, actions, singing and general craic that make for a great evening.  If [...]

The evolution of entertainment media

It occurred to me a few weeks ago, just how much I’ve changed the way I collect and store entertainment media. Eventually I put it down to 3 factors:
1. The reduction in the cost of hard drives has had a huge impact, making it possible to store an entire music (or movie) collection on one [...]

Chillax – A Glorious Dawn

Its the Christmas doldrums and many of you will want to keep your brain in neutral for a little longer, so how about a little chill-out music that might teach you something.
For example, here is

CODES Interview

Way back in late October, I spoke with Daragh Anderson of CODES fame. CODES are good friends of the folk here at Culch.ie and I would like to acknowledge CODES fantastic year, culminating in the release of their fantastic debut album, ‘Trees Dream in Algebra ‘.
 
 

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I Pledge Allegiance to…Duke Special

Alternative title: The Music Industry is Dead, Long Live Music
Duke Special announces his new venture today via PLEDGE MUSIC . Essentially, as he now no longer has a record label, he is going down the DIY route to produce and release his albums. To help raise funds, he is offering all sorts of unusual Duke [...]

Hopeless Case of a Kid in Denial: My Albums of the Decade

Lists are hard. You decide what goes on the list. You decide what order they go in. You worry about what people will think. You wonder have you missed anything. You add things in. You cross things out. You bang your fists. You curse the gods. You pour blood, sweat and [...]

Smash Hits Christmas Dance Party

Smash Hits – like so totally the ultimate 90s band – are playing a special 90s Christmas party in The Button Factory next Saturday evening 5 December in aid of International Volunteer Day.
Described as “a 6-pc band performing the cream of 90s dance, pop and RnB chart classics from Technotronic, N-Trance, Culture Beat, Dr. Alban, [...]

2009 IMTV Irish Music Video Awards Winners

Last night a few of us Culch.ies went along to the IMTV Irish Music Video Awards to see what it was all about. This was the first of the IMTV Video Music Awards and they did a great job. In The Sugar Club -  always a great venue – the awards started off relatively [...]

U2 for Glastonbury

News out today that U2 will headline Friday night at the Glastonbury Festival next June in honour of it being the 40th anniversary of the festival.  It’s their only date in UK/Ireland next year.   Only trouble is the tickets are already sold out for the festival (boo).  Here’s what the official U2 site says:
“The band [...]

One to Watch – Caravan Palace

Technically speaking Caravan Palace are not a new band; they’ve been around for over ten years but things only took off in 2005. They do lots of tours of continental Europe. The reason they do so much on the continent is because they are from there. Based in Paris, France the band of Arnaud, [...]