Irish music had a fruitful creative period this year (and long may it continue), so this year’s list (the fifth annual albums poll) was hotly contested. Having said that, there were two clear frontrunners who swapped all the way til … Read More…
Nearly 200 of you took the time to vote for your favourite Irish songs and albums of 2010 over the last few weeks. 221 songs were voted for and here are the results of the top 30. A somewhat surprising … Read More…
The post-MTV generation of music videos means that the internet is where it’s at for the artform. I love music videos and the marriage of visuals to music almost as much as the songs themselves, so here’s a list of … Read More…
My favourite remixes (and a few mashups) of 2010. We get three apiece from two apiece from Four Tet and Alex Metric while Letherette and Clock Opera get two each. Plenty of great stuff here all the same.
For this week’s Day And Night column, I wrote about Irish bands and artists who have recently made superior albums and EPs available for free. The list includes Angkorwat, Somadrone, We Are Losers, Sleep Thieves, Yeh Deadlies and Maverick Sabre. … Read More…
Glasser photo by Wayne Fox. You don’t have time to check blogs every day, never mind just this one. Here’s a roundup of the best of what you may have missed last month.. Introducing: Holy Other – Brooding Berlin electronica … Read More…
You don’t have time to check blogs every day, never mind just this one. Here’s a roundup of the best of what you may have missed last month.. Introducing: Computer Magic / Blackbird Blackbird / Adultrock / We Are Trees … Read More…
What follows is four pages of my personal picks for artists I’m looking forward to hearing much more of in 2010. Featured artists include RUBIK, Baby Monster, I Am the Cosmos, Two Door Cinema Club, May 68, Sam Amidon, O … Read More…
Below you will find the countdown of the 30 albums that got the highest number of votes in the Irish album poll. There are some surprises in there to me. The number one album on the list actually won by a fair few points in the end. In a year where there was no clear favourite, it’s interesting to see such an album top the list. A few of the albums charted quite highly considering they were only released in the last month or so. Read More…
