Sinéad Gleeson’s blog
The first acts scheduled to play on the Foggy Notions stage at the Electric Picnic have been announced over at the FN myspace page.
The eight acts announced are Tapes N’ Tapes, Yo La Tengo, Jape, Aberfeldy, Tilly and the Wall, Semifinalists, Psapp and Archie Bronson Outfit. I could never get tired of seeing Jape […]
In a discussion here, a few months back, about working from home, a fellow hack confessed that he has seperate day time and night time pyjamas as a result of domicile-based situation. The latter for sleeping in (obviously), the former for faffing about in all day as you work at home, away from the […]
Some sad football news. No, not the fact that I got a Cisse-less France in a work World Cup draw, but the news that Roy Keane is to retire from the game.
I’ve been distracted from blogging by the same reasons - football (I’m glued to the World Cup despite the presence of one over-whelming, impressive […]
Listening to the wistful philosophy of Juana Molina, it’s hard to believe, that in another life, she was one of Argentina’s biggest TV comedy stars. Here, she coyfully tells us stories over guitar and we think we’ve found another talented singer songwriter. And then you start to notice something else: eccentric electronic flourishes and experimental […]
It’s a very long time since I physically bought the NME, but I think I’ll pick it up this week for two Smiths related reasons.
One: because it’s a special commemorative issue with lots of features celebrating 20 years since the release of The Queen is Dead.
Two: To find out if it’s true that Linda McCartney […]
Originally released less than two years ago, Ray Lamontagne’s debut album Trouble is re-released next week via Warner’s.
Ray Lamontagne
Trouble ***
After hearing a Stephen Stills song on the radio at 4am, Ray Lamontagne quit his factory job, stocked up on requisite albums and decided to become a musician. If Stills’ influence wriggles its […]
Next month, Capote will be released on DVD and this week Salon has a review of a new biography biography of Harper Lee by Charles J. Shields that claims the To Kill A Mockingbird author contributed a lot more to In Cold Blood than most people know.
Reviewer Margot Mifflin says that Shields’ […]
I caught a screening of Thank you for Smoking in the IFI last night and after this post I’m delighted to see that they’re also showing The Innocents. However, it’s just one screening on June 30th at 7pm.
Hesitant Hack wonders if yesterday’s story about the Arts Council’s proposed meeting with RTE is pointless, a PR […]
Further to the decision to axe Rattlebag, The Irish Times reports today that The Arts Council is to discuss the issue of arts programming in a meeting with RTE Director General, Cathal Goan. In the article, Arts Council director Mary Cloake - who also points to the absence of an arts correspondent in the RTE […]
Move over Popbitch and forget Holy Moly - I have a new source of trashy entertainment news and salacious, grubby pronouncements on the lives of celebrities (thanks Martin): What Would Tyler Durden Do?*.
I particularly like the “How gay is Superman?” post about homosexuality and superheroes, which comes via this article in the Los Angeles Times. […]
The BBC reports that Hugo Chavez has opened his own film studio to make South American films as an alternative to Hollywood fare. The article says: “He has also accused Hollywood of portraying Latin Americans as violent criminals and drug traffickers, and urged children to turn away from superheroes such as Superman.”
Wow. Is Superman more […]
No, not The Innocents again, but the ever-readable Ciaran Carty’s pronouncement on United 93 in today’s Sunday Tribune. Both Michael Dwyer in The The Ticket and Harry Guerin on the RTE website give the film five stars, with Harry Guerin summing it up thus: “A tribute that no director could better, no amount of time […]