Mashrou’ Leila: “Cavalry”
“Cavalry” is the name of the lead single from The Beirut School, the latest album by the acclaimed Lebanese indie-bandContinue Reading
Category: Music
Sorry To Bother You, Much More Than A Dark Comedy Film
I’m a huge fan of the long-running American musical collective, The Coup, and their brand of politically and socially awareContinue Reading
Kneecap: Amach Anocht
Another track from Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí, better known as the Irish rap trio Kneecap, featuring a veryContinue Reading
Kneecap: C.E.A.R.T.A
From the Belfast-based Irish rappers, Kneecap, comes this homage to party-time shenanigans, CEARTA, with lyrics by Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap.Continue Reading
Sabotage, A Beastie Boys And Sesame Street Mashup
Big Bird meets the Beastie Boys in a mashup of the 1985 Sesame Street movie Follow That Bird and Spike Jonze’s legendary 1994 music video, Sabotage.Continue Reading
Via The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda Sings, “Seagulls! (Stop It Now)”
The people at Bad Lip Reading are at it again as Yoda regales Luke Skywalker with a funky tune describing his day at theContinue Reading
Blondie, Rapture – Rhythm Scholar Doomsday Deathmix
I must admit to being somewhat obsessed with this darkly atmospheric version of Blondie’s 1980 post-disco classic, “Rapture”, released byContinue Reading
Irish Folk Band, Lynched
I’ve been meaning to write something about the ridiculously talented Irish folk group, Lynched, for some time; fortunately Britain’s GuardianContinue Reading
A’ Seinn An Aghaidh Na Balbhachd
A quick thank you to regular contributor Marconatrix for an email reminder of this 2012 video-documentary from Michael Newton, A’ Seinn an aghaidh na BalbhachdContinue Reading
Festival Interceltique 2014
Sometimes we need reminding that – whatever our origins – we are not just Irish but Celts too, one ofContinue Reading
Germany’s Ultra Left – Getting It Wrong Again
An update for you on the controversy surrounding the banning of the bilingual Scottish punk band Oi Polloi from aContinue Reading
Celtic Europe, Battling Bigotry From Left And Right
There is an influential theory held by an extremist minority on the Far Left of European politics which opposes aContinue Reading
German Music Festival Bans Gaelic-Punk Group?
Some surprising news from Scotland’s well-known anarcho-punk band Oi Polloi, a bilingual group who produce songs with both English andContinue Reading
Raven, Swordmistress Of Chaos, Chris Achilléos
Chris Achilléos is a Cypriot-born British artist who came to prominence in the 1970s and ‘80s with illustrations for aContinue Reading
Tower Of Strength, The Mission
One of my favourite songs from the early 1990s is The Mission’s “Tower of Strength”, a drum and guitar heavyContinue Reading
Lashún Gatna “Beautiful Child”
Lashún Gatna or “Beautiful Child”, a song in the traditional Irish Traveller style written and sung by Jack Delaney. TheContinue Reading
June Summer Solstice Session At Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre
Another quick post, this time on behalf of the Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre which is holding a Summer Solstice Session in JuneContinue Reading
Some Quick Posts
First up a review in the Irish Times of the new TG4/BBC co-production, the comedy-drama “Scúp”, penned by Irish authorContinue Reading
Ceol Ar An Imeall
Ceol ar an Imeall, TG4’s indie music show, is back tonight at 23.00 on TG4. Lots of Irish bands performingContinue Reading
Two Tech Stories For Gaeilgeoirí
Two tech stories for the Irish-speaking community via the Silicon Republic. The first highlights the addition of the TG4 playerContinue Reading
Gráinne Holland – Teanga na nGael
In a shameless rip-off of the Cedar Lounge Revolution here is my own “Something For The Weekend“. Belfast’s Gráinne HollandContinue Reading
Imram 2012, Leonard Cohen And More
Today’s Irish Times has a lengthy examination by Úna Mullally of the Irish arts scene that is well worth reading:Continue Reading
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