Sandi Thom “I wish i was a punk rocker (with flowers in my hair)” c/w “No More Heroes” is now on iTunes “I was born too late to a world that doesn’t care, Oh I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)” & “Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky?” [update 1] 12:33pm…
2 Bobs & Dalymount Park
six days after bobby sands died, I was sad to learn of the death of Bob Marley. I thought it was fitting to have lots of black flags in the areas of my city where Marleys name was most sprayed or painted on the walls. Marley played Dalymount Park Dublin 10 months before he died…
Pop Music Lyrics Quiz
without search engine see how many you can get. for clues, see this page. answers by way of comment. have fun – pass it on. [1] “I hear her voice Calling my name The sound is deep In the dark” [2] “Put on your noseguard Hit on the Lifeguard Pass the tanning butter” [3] “Only…
BIG TV
Do you remember the advert on Irish TV a few years back with the guy looking into his neighbours house with binoculars as he was to tight to get NTL installed.? well my neighbours across the road, and they are across and two doors down, their TV is so BIG I can watch their TV…
O’Toole’s Law
remember O’Toole’s law, it states “Murphy was an optimist” Well outgoing Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen O’Toole will have to be optimistic as she enters gangland Ireland with Donegal and the Garda reserve issues as a back drop. As the murder rate in Ireland rises, it would be nice to hear that O’Toole left a job…
Anti-Theft Dublin 1 – Tonight
Tonight 8pm Wynn’s Hotel Abbey Street Dublin 1. The ideas of James Connolly Today. Connolly meeting in Wynn’s, with trams passing outside, (like he did 90+ years ago) its a good setting to hear the ideas of the leader of the anti theft movement in Ireland, on the eve of the anniversary of his execution.
what iPod does not have
touchy feely artwork it also has its own sent, 25 years on the shelf or in a record case, musty. Now the kids are flinging them like Frisbees…. which is some sort of karma, I did the same 30 years ago with me da’s Dubliner’s LPs. ‘A drop of the hard stuff’ drop it, it…
Leviathan now available from iTunes
Leviathan now available from iTunes click here
music has a DNA
music has a DNA, and each songs fingerprint has a footprint that it has reached out to. last Saturday night I played a song at a 40th birthday party, I should not have played it. Why? it is rarely known song its a personal favourite you wont dance to it nobody asked for it I…