A list of events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin.
Tuesday 10th Nov
- Damien Jurado @ Whelan’s (€20)
Wednesday 11th Nov
- Marina and the Diamonds @ The Academy, Dublin (€14.80)
- Shred Yr Face tour: Cave Singers, Woods, Espers @ Crawdaddy, Dublin (€18)
- Mark Eitzel @ The Village (€20)
- Yellowman, Worries International @ The Button Factory (€16)
Thursday 12th Nov
- The Once A Month Club: Henrietta Game, Planet Parade, Dirty 9s @ Academy 2 (€5)
- The !K Club with Safetyboy, Gon, Ryan Kavanagh & !Kaboogie DJs @ Thomas House (FREE, 8.30pm)
- La Roux @ The Academy, Dublin (€17.50)
- Annie Mac, Benga, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool @ The Academy (late show, €25.50)
- Soundcheck @ Spy (Free before 11pm, €5 after
- Jinx Lennon, Christy Moore, Captain Moonlight @ The Sugar Club (€12) More..»
Remember those times when you picked up a music magazine or a weekly music paper and read a playlist of what that publication’s writers were playing in the office that week? There was power in those playlist charts.
Here is my nod to that staple. No great fanfare, just ten of the best song around right now I’ve been playing lots of.
- Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer
- The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing
- Rain Machine (Kyp of TV On The Radio) – Give Blood
- The Big Pink – Dominos
- Florence and the Machine – Drumming Song (Boy 8-Bit remix)
Tomorrow (Tuesday) sees the announcement of the shortlist for the 2009 Mercury Music Prize and the BBC Music Blog have asked various blogs (myself included) to give their thoughts on a possible shortlist. The Mercury Prize is awarded to albums of any genre, with the only key entry condition being that they had a UK/Ireland release between July 15 2008 and July 13 2009 (full rules here). Where possible, I’ve linked the album name to the Spotify page so you can listen yourself. So let’s start building my list: More..»
Remember those archaic days when you picked up a magazine or newspaper and saw a playlist of what people were into that week. There is power in those subjective charts. No great fanfare or descriptions just ten of the best song around right now you should know or you might already know.
- Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Jakwob remix)
- Little Girls – Tambourine – Tambourine EP (Paper Bag Records)
- Major Lazer – Pon De Floor – Gun’s Don’t Kill People Lazers Do (Downtown)
- Skream & Benga – Trapped in a Dark Bubble – 12″ (Techtonic)
- Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear) – Waterfall – Crayon Angel – A Tribute to Judee Sill (American Dust)
I’ve heard some lukewarm reaction to this song around the place but if this is pop music, then welcome the fuck back pop. I do think the video distracts slightly from the awesomeness of the song. Stuck on repeat.
There’s a cool Zinc remix of the tune floating around at the moment too. Don’t think it’s approved to post but there’s an external stream after the jump. More..»















