Go ahead there and download these FLApes tracks from a live performance at Tower Records for free.
Just read it will you please.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Electric Picnic 2011 Promo
This is far better than the Oxegen promotional video that was released at their 2011 launch in my opinion. . .
Featuring Emmet Kirwan, who you can follow on Facebook, and follow the Facebook and Twitter pages for his TV show Sarah & Steve . You can also keep updated on all of the Electric Picnic happenings on Facebook and Twitter.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Scenes From The Suburbs Trailer
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Electric Picnic 2011 Line Up
Electric Picnic 2011 line up is as follows: Arcade Fire, Pulp, The Chemical Brothers, Interpol, PJ Harvey, Beirut, Jimmy Cliff, DJ Shadow, Flying Lotus, The Charlatans, Mogwai, Lykke Li, Midlake, Death in Vegas, The Go! Team, Sinéad O'Connor, White Lies, Boys Noize, Toots & The Maytals, Big Audio Dynamite, OMD, Paul Kalkbrenner, Twin Shadow, The Walkmen, Willy Mason, Trentemoller, Killing Joke, HEALTH, Adam Beyer, Gavin Friday, Mundy, Sharon Shannon Big Band, British India, Ivan St. John, Cast Of Cheers, Dave Clarke, Micah P. Hinson, Caitlin Rose, The Potbelleez, Adebisi Shank, The Danger is, CODES, R.S.A.G, O Emperor and many many more.
Tickets on sale 9am tomorrow! Weekend Tickets (Payable in easy instalments) €240, Sunday Day Tickets: €99.50.
Electric Picnic 2011 Spoilers & Thoughts
If you wish to wait until midday later today (Thursday 10 March) to see the official unveiling of the Electric Picnic line-up, then avert your eyes now. . .
Now that is some billing.
I wrote yesterday of my disappointment in the announcement of the rather lacklustre Oxegen line-up of artists set to play in the festival in July, but this leaked image has my spirits buoyed once more!
Electric Picnic (now under new management) has always been a festival that I have been forced to admire from afar, primarily because I have attended the past three Oxegen festivals in succession, leaving no room for perusing or sampling the other fiestas of live music in the summer (including Indiependance last year, which I've heard good things about). However, now I have an appetite to expand my horizons and savour a different kind of atmosphere, one that I hope is a far cry from the tent-slashing nacker-fest that Oxegen has come to be known for (no offence to tent-slashing nackers, of course).
I divulge, however, because I talk of all these romantic notions about the setting, the atmosphere and the crowd, when really, I wouldn't be talking about this at all if it weren't for the juicy acts that the Electric Picnic crew have lined up. At the end of the day, it all comes down to the music.
Any good festival needs a strong headline act. In a way, that is why Oxegen has received a lot of flak for its line-up: sure, it has Foo Fighters, and Coldplay are a very popular group these days, but fans expect bigger at this stage, especially now that it has become a staple four day festival that people pay damn good money for. It is a victim of its own circumstance. It needs a Red Hot Chili Peppers or a Daft Punk (or, ahem, a Blink-182!) to get over with the fans these days.
But in one fell swoop, Electric Picnic has already taken Oxegen to school in this regard. How, you might ask? I've got two words for ya: Arcade Fire. The Canadian super-group have headlined Oxegen twice (and the Picnic once in 2005), but never before has there been such an appetite in this country to see the seven-piece band in person. I can envisage thousands buying tickets to witness them alone (including me most likely), and with the rumoured addition of day tickets for the first time since 2005, why not sure?
Pulp are another headline act that, if nothing else, one will go see for the name recognition and/or the fact that there will more than likely never be a better opportunity to see this Brit Pop crew live. At the same rate, you want to see The Chemical Brothers for their incredible reputation, even if you are not a massive fan of theirs. As for the other two headline acts, I have wanted an excuse to get into both Interpol and PJ Harvey for a while now, so I have plenty of catching up to do.
That's another great thing about festivals: you go for the bands you know, but you broaden your taste in music exponentially with the sheer amount of artists you come across.
I have a great desire to see my beloved White Lies. I regrettably only caught half of their set at Oxegen '09, and have since become a more avid listener (in fact, I've listened to their new album, Ritual, over 100 times since buying it last month). Needless to say, I anticipate their arrival greatly.
Other artists that catch the eye are Mogwai, Flying Lotus, O Emperor and CODES. To be perfectly honest, I am only very familiar with the work of one of those names, but as I said, that's the beauty of a music festival! I have several months of acquainting myself with new music to look forward to.
Speaking of which, I plan on reviving the Oxegen-A-Go-Go, which still gets a lot of hits over at The Novelty Act, and I will continue to write about Oxegen acts up until the very weekend of July 7, but I also hope to start up something similiar to do with Electric Picnic. Cover a new Picnic artist each week, I could call it 'Electric Boogaloo'. OK, I'll work on the name, but watch this space!
Now that is some billing.
I wrote yesterday of my disappointment in the announcement of the rather lacklustre Oxegen line-up of artists set to play in the festival in July, but this leaked image has my spirits buoyed once more!
Electric Picnic (now under new management) has always been a festival that I have been forced to admire from afar, primarily because I have attended the past three Oxegen festivals in succession, leaving no room for perusing or sampling the other fiestas of live music in the summer (including Indiependance last year, which I've heard good things about). However, now I have an appetite to expand my horizons and savour a different kind of atmosphere, one that I hope is a far cry from the tent-slashing nacker-fest that Oxegen has come to be known for (no offence to tent-slashing nackers, of course).
I divulge, however, because I talk of all these romantic notions about the setting, the atmosphere and the crowd, when really, I wouldn't be talking about this at all if it weren't for the juicy acts that the Electric Picnic crew have lined up. At the end of the day, it all comes down to the music.
Any good festival needs a strong headline act. In a way, that is why Oxegen has received a lot of flak for its line-up: sure, it has Foo Fighters, and Coldplay are a very popular group these days, but fans expect bigger at this stage, especially now that it has become a staple four day festival that people pay damn good money for. It is a victim of its own circumstance. It needs a Red Hot Chili Peppers or a Daft Punk (or, ahem, a Blink-182!) to get over with the fans these days.
But in one fell swoop, Electric Picnic has already taken Oxegen to school in this regard. How, you might ask? I've got two words for ya: Arcade Fire. The Canadian super-group have headlined Oxegen twice (and the Picnic once in 2005), but never before has there been such an appetite in this country to see the seven-piece band in person. I can envisage thousands buying tickets to witness them alone (including me most likely), and with the rumoured addition of day tickets for the first time since 2005, why not sure?
Pulp are another headline act that, if nothing else, one will go see for the name recognition and/or the fact that there will more than likely never be a better opportunity to see this Brit Pop crew live. At the same rate, you want to see The Chemical Brothers for their incredible reputation, even if you are not a massive fan of theirs. As for the other two headline acts, I have wanted an excuse to get into both Interpol and PJ Harvey for a while now, so I have plenty of catching up to do.
That's another great thing about festivals: you go for the bands you know, but you broaden your taste in music exponentially with the sheer amount of artists you come across.
I have a great desire to see my beloved White Lies. I regrettably only caught half of their set at Oxegen '09, and have since become a more avid listener (in fact, I've listened to their new album, Ritual, over 100 times since buying it last month). Needless to say, I anticipate their arrival greatly.
Other artists that catch the eye are Mogwai, Flying Lotus, O Emperor and CODES. To be perfectly honest, I am only very familiar with the work of one of those names, but as I said, that's the beauty of a music festival! I have several months of acquainting myself with new music to look forward to.
Speaking of which, I plan on reviving the Oxegen-A-Go-Go, which still gets a lot of hits over at The Novelty Act, and I will continue to write about Oxegen acts up until the very weekend of July 7, but I also hope to start up something similiar to do with Electric Picnic. Cover a new Picnic artist each week, I could call it 'Electric Boogaloo'. OK, I'll work on the name, but watch this space!
Arcade Fire
Pulp
The Chemical Brothers
Interpol
PJ Harvey
Beirut
Jimmy Cliff
DJ Shadow
White Lies
OMD
Midlake
The Charlatans
Big Audio Dynamite
The Go! Team
Boys Noize
Paul Kalkbrenner
Twin Shadow
Willy Mason
Trentemoller
Killing Joke
Ivan St. John
Dave Clarke
Caitlin Rose
HEALTH
Mogwai
O Emperor
Adam Beyer
The Danger is
Adebisi Shank
Flying Lotus
Mundy
R.S.A.G.
CODES
The Walkmen
LYKKIE LI
Sharon Shannon
Sources: Nialler9; The Irish Times
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Rubberbandits Interview | MTV Iggy
Having seen them in person last Tuesday in IADT, I have to say that The Rubberbandits are growing on me. Check out this pretty nifty interview on MTV. . .
Oxegen 2011 Line-Up Announced!
So, here are some of the acts you can expect to see between 7-10 July:
Foo Fighters, The Script, Coldplay, Two Door Cinema Club, The Strokes, Beady Eye, The National, Primal Scream, Weezer, Brandon Flowers, Eels, Leftfield, Bright Eyes, Jimmy Eat World, Hurts, Crystal Castles, Noah And The Whale, The Naked And Famous, Bruno Mars, Deadmau5, Swedish House Mafia, My Chemical Romance, Pendulum, Plan B, Imelda May, Calvin Harris, Jesse J, Friendly Fires, Crystal Castles, House Of Pain, Chase and Status, The Vaccines, All Time Low, Black Eyed Peas, Arctic Monkeys and Paolo Nutini!
So, a pretty good line-up if you're in the demographic of 16-22 years old, but not much to go on if you have a very discerning taste in music.
And one more thing: anyone else notice how Blink-182 have mysteriously disappeared from the line-up all of a sudden? Very weird. Unfortunately, Oxegen and MCD have a very bad track record of informing fans when an artist has pulled out of the festival. Remember Wolfmother last year? Probably not, because they didn't mention the fact that they had pulled out, despite the fact that the band were on the original line-up. That didn't bother me so much at the time, but on this occasion I'm very annoyed, because I'm sure many people would have bought tickets before New Years on the premise that Blink would be performing.
Thankfully, Oxegen have tried to clear this up via Twitter: "There's some indecision on blink-182's tour - we expect news this week so stay tuned!" To be honest, it's a bit late to wait until the launch party to even mention the fact (through a tweet!) that there is uncertainty over one of your main acts. It brings into question the whole process by which they book and announce acts. Perhaps they should look at other European or North American festivals and see how they operate.
Getting back to the music for a minute, here are some of the acts that I am most looking forward to seeing:
- Two Door Cinema Club: I witnessed these guys on the Main Stage last year, and I must say, I was blown away. Very good altogether. They have since sold out shows in Tripod and two nights in the Olympia Theatre and are currently touring the world.
- Fight Like Apes: When I start writing the Oxegen-A-Go-Go's again, this will be one of the bands that I plan on covering first. I saw them last week in IADT Dún Laoghaire and they were immense. A must-see for all who love live music.
- Foo Fighters: Sure, they have probably passed their peak, but having been a fan since my early teens, I would love to see them purely based sentimental terms.
- Friendly Fires: Recently got into these guys and they are contagiously catchy. Buy their album, see them live. You will thank me later.
- Primal Scream: They may not attend to the tastes of every young person out there, but I for one cannot wait to see Primal Scream. Screamadelica is alive and well my friend.
- The Strokes: I was there in 2010 to see Julian Casablancas, so the next logical step is to see The Strokes!
- The National: I have been looking for an excuse to get into this band properly, and now I have it. Somewhat similiar to Arcade Fire and a very entertaining group of musicians.
Well, with that in mind, keep an eye out for this year's round of the Oxegen-A-Go-Go! It promises to be a blast.
Oxegen 2011 Predictions
In a very short time, the line up for this year's Oxegen festival will be announced. Year on year, the event organisers have worked a marketing master-class and the anticipation in the lead-up to the announcement of the acts alone continues to grow with each passing festival. So, what exactly can we look forward to? What's there to get all worked up about? Here's our predictions. . .
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Having been a lifelong Chilis fan, I would love to see this announcement being made tonight. The expectation from prospective ticket holders is that they will be part of the line-up, and considering they are currently recording a new album and will surely be touring it over the summer. However, if for some mad reason RHCP have not not been booked to headline Punchestown, then there will be a lot of agitated festival goers out there. Do disaffected music fans need another reason to not buy a ticket?
The Strokes
Daft Punk
The Script
Coldplay
They have already been confirmed to play a number of music festivals this summer, including T In The Park in Scotland, which generally shares a very similiar line-up with Oxegen each year.
Elbow
A new critically-acclaimed album means tour dates, and lots of them! This fabulously talented group will play Benicassim this summer, so the hope is that they will return after I missed them hitting the main stage two years ago.
Other Possibilities
Biffy Clyro, Mumford & Sons, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Prodigy, My Chemical Romance, Tinie Tempah, We Are Scientists, The Rubberbandits, Fight Like Apes, Friendly Fires, The Streets, David Guetta, Deadmau5, Radiohead.
Long Shots
Arcade Fire, Jedward, U2, Justin Bieber, Dead Cat Bounce.
Don't forget that acts will continue to be announced after the launch party tonight up until the festival itself, so even if some of these bands and artists are not announced tonight, then do not despair, because there is every chance they could still play.
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