Not quite a Blogs What I Like feature, but close enough. You’re already probably an avid Drowned in Sound reader, and probably haven’t failed to notice the new column in town. Niall Byrne, the curator of Ireland’s Annual Best Music Blog nialler9, has started a new in-depth feature on Drowned [...]
The Tallest Man on Earth has long been compared to Bob Dylan. At a show in Lincoln Hall, Chicago on May 28th, he didn’t help himself move away from those comparisons. In fact, he’s moved even closer, as he played a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘I’ll Keep it With Mine’. [...]
Neil Hannon was at Road Records in Dublin yesterday to promote the Divine Comedy’s excelllent new album Bang Goes the Knighhood. Not only did he play songs from that record, but also got in the Eurovision mood by playing an impromptu ‘My Lovely Horse’ (that’s the Eurovision entry Ireland enters [...]
By now the fallout is well over and most of Europe is getting on with the rest of their lives. However, Germany is probably already perparing to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after 19 year old Lena took home the coveted prize with her song ‘Satellite’. It was a [...]
(Make sure to press F5 to refresh) Also, follow me on twitter for more comments. Welcome to my liveblog for the final of Eurovision 2010 taking place in Oslo. Never mind Marty Whelan or Graham Norton, this is the place to be. Here’s my song by song opinion… Azerbaijan: ‘Drip [...]
Ryan Adams’ vinyl only metal-country album (or whatever you want to call it) shipped earlier this week. Only a limited number of copies were pressed, so good luck trying to hear the whole thing. Luckily, some of the songs have popped up online, so you can have a listen to [...]
Although technically the second album from the Divine Comedy, Liberation is recognised as the band’s first proper release, not least by Neil Hannon, who has had Fanfare for the Comic Muse deleted (although it might be worth something if you own a copy). Liberation came out in August 1993, and [...]
The self-titled debut album from the Last Tycoons can be streamed in full on the band’s MySpace page below. Click the link to hear the entire thing. And then see whether or not you agree with my album review. I also listed them as one of the Top 40 Irish [...]
The final part of my Annotated Bell x1 series is fourth album Blue Lights on the Runway from 2009. Read the previous three sections here:Neither Am IMusic in MouthFlock THE RIBS OF A BROKEN UMBRELLA She was only just a girl in a pictureBut he thought if I could only [...]
On Friday night R&B superstar (and winner of more Grammys than most everybody else) Alicia Keys came to Dublin’s O2 for a one-off show. Here’s what she played… Setlist: 1. Caged Bird 2. Love Is Blind 3. You Don’t Know My Name 4. Fallin’ 5. Another Way To Die 6. [...]
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