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World-renowned anti-war and human rights singer/songwriter plays in Dublin for one night only
In association with the Irish Anti-War Movement
Wednesday, 7th September 2011, at 8.30 pm
Venue: The Pearse Centre, The Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 670 4644
David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan […]

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Oh My Ears

Can you remember the first time you ever heard the Beatles A Day in the Life? How about The Beach Boys God Only Knows?
I can’t remember Day in the Life, I seem to have always known it. I do remember the first time I heard Pet Sounds though. It was in a flat I […]

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Quadron - Slippin

Because of the Sunshine…

Quadron - Slippin by OWNImusic
Turn the volume up and open the windows wide
Here’s the rest of the album

Quadron Album by QuadronMusic

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Gil Scott-Heron, 1949-2011


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DON VAN VLIET: 1941-2010

Who would guess that a thing so magical
Could be so discomfited?
The stars come out like sprinkled sand
Disputing which could shine the brightest,
And the lamps lit by the servants
With a dusky glow like tortoiseshell
This night spat flames like long rainbows
Shooting from the houses through holes and cracks
into a thousand […]

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Good news for a change. The independent record company Indiecater Records is reissuing The Sewing Room’s debut album And Nico, originally released by Dead Elvis Records in 1995. The Sewing Room has already featured in the Great Irish Bands series (part 32), with Conor posting three songs from the album, one of which I’m putting […]

 
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icon for podpress  Whole Days: Play Now | Play in Popup

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Listen to your woman shouting “Refund, refund” at the end. Classic!

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I was just listening to Dave Barker’s I’ve Got to Get Away for the first time and I thought that is sounded familiar.

And then I remembered. It’s a Massive Attack song from their Mezzanine album. Or rather it’s a cover. The original was by Horace Andy & The Paragons. Or was it Dave Barker’s […]

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Before I get around to Mr. Smith’s nordrock showband, I should address an issue that will certainly have a bearing on this blog and maybe even post (even though we’re not a dedicated music blog). An issue I first became aware of from this post from Pat in Limerick’s town full of […]

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