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The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean
1 ICE CUBE in the Trap! | 85 South Show Podcast 52:43
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52:43West Coast legend Ice Cube pulls up to the trap to talk about his new album and kick it one good tine with Karlous Miller, Chico Bean, DC Young Fly and Clayton English! Off the rip they start talking about DC being in the New Friday movies. Cube takes it all the way back to how he started in Compton and Karlous asks about the lyrics to "Today Was A Good Day!" The squad talks about The Big 3 and the struggle to build an all new league. Cube talks about how the govt opposition to his early music and talks about how he got involved in developing a political plan for Black People. From Mike Epps to Bernie Mac, the conversations sways to talking about how comedians impact the movies. Cube talks "All About The Benjamins" and tells a crazy story from the time he was filming Anaconda with J Lo. This is the coldest podcast! || 85 SOUTH App : www.channeleightyfive.com || Twitter/IG : @85SouthShow || Our Website: www.85southshow.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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A music podcast about iconic Irish albums. Each episode takes a deep dive into the making of an album with one of its creators. Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions. Info and episode notes: paulmcdermott.ie/podcast
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A music podcast about iconic Irish albums. Each episode takes a deep dive into the making of an album with one of its creators. Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions. Info and episode notes: paulmcdermott.ie/podcast
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1 EP49 - The D They Put Between the R & L by A Lazarus Soul 1:15:00
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1:15:00On this episode I’m joined by Brian Brannigan from A Lazarus Soul for a deep dive about the band's fifth album, 2019's The D They Put Between the R & L. Our conversation takes in Brian's first band Sub Assembly and the different incarnations of A Lazarus Soul since the release of the band's first album in 2002. We talk about how Brian's writing has changed over the years, how he eventually found his authentic voice and how he draws inspiration from the Dublin he grew up in. We also discuss the band's latest album, No Flowers Grow in Cement Gardens. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 49 – The D They Put Between the R & L by A Lazarus Soul.
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On this episode I’m joined by John Hegarty for a deep dive about Twilight, his debut album from 2000. Twilight was produced by Bob Lamb, who produced UB40's Signing Off and The Lilac Time's self-titled debut. John has played with Female Hercules and Dinah Brand and has contributed to records by a load of artists including: Adrian Crowley, Cian Nugent, Seti the First, Jubilee Allstars, Barry McCormack and others. All this is discussed including a chat about John's new album Daydreaming. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 48 – Twilight by John Hegarty.
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1 EP47 - Louder & Clearer by Stanley Super 800 1:10:00
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1:10:00On this episode I’m joined by Eoin ‘Stan’ O’Sullivan and Dave Hackett for a deep dive about Louder & Clearer the second album by Stanley Super 800. We chat about: The Shanks, The Céilí Allstars, The Young Offenders, Simple Kid, SS800’s self-titled debut album, touring Ireland, Sofa Records, Choice Music Price 2007, reforming for the 20th Clonakilty Guitar Festival, and loads more. Producer Mark O'Sullivan also provides his recollections. Episode notes are here :…
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A short video preview of Episode 47 – Louder & Clearer by Stanley Super 800.
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A short preview of Episode 47 – Louder & Clearer by Stanley Super 800.
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1 EP46 - A Murder of Crows by Joe Chester 1:04:00
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1:04:00On this episode I’m joined by Joe Chester for a deep dive about A Murder of Crows. We chat about Dublin in the mid-90s, playing music with Sunbear, Nina Hynes, Ten Speed Racer, and others. We also chat about A Lazarus Soul, Elvis Costello, Christy Moore, collaborating with Gemma Hayes for Culture Night 2024, revisiting A Murder of Crows for its vinyl reissue and loads more. Episode notes are here :…
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A short video preview of Episode 46 – A Murder of Crows by Joe Chester.
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A short preview of Episode 46 – A Murder of Crows by Joe Chester.
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1 EP45 - At the End of a Winding Day by The Hedge Schools 1:12:10
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1:12:10On this episode I’m joined by Patrick Barrett for a deep dive about At the End of a Winding Day by The Hedge Schools. Pat formed The Hedge Schools with his former Ten Speed Racer bandmate Joe Chester. We chat about Ten Speed Racer, collaborating with Joe on The Hedge Schools’s three albums, bespoke independent releases and the impetus to create art, recording two albums as Arrivalists and revisiting At the End of a Winding Day for its recent vinyl reissue. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 45 – At the End of a Winding Day by The Hedge Schools.
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A short preview of Episode 45 – At the End of a Winding Day by The Hedge Schools.
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1 EP44 - Ciddy Hall by Nine Wassies From Bainne 1:36:00
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1:36:00On this episode I’m joined by Giordaí Ua Laoghaire for a deep dive about Ciddy Hall by Nine Wassies From Bainne. Giordaí Ua Laoighaire was a member of Cork punk band Nun Attax before joining Micro Disney. Giordaí played guitar on Stano’s first two albums and later in the 1980s was a member of Cork band Soon. In 1988 he moved to Dublin and wrote music for theatre and presented his own high-regarded radio show on Raidió Na Life. He formed Nine Wassies From Bainne in the early 90s. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 44 – Ciddy Hall by Nine Wassies From Bainne.
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1 EP43 - Comforter & The Future is Medium by Compulsion 1:46:30
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1:46:30On this episode I’m joined by Jacknife Lee for a deep dive about Compulsion's two albums: Comforter (1994) and The Future is Medium (1996). Jacknife formed Compulsion with Joseph Mary Barry, Sid Rainey and Jan Alkema. Jacknife, Joey and Sid had previously been in Thee Amazing Colossal Men. All this and more is discussed: the Irish music scene of the 80s, and his post-Compulsion career as a producer. Jacknife talks about working with U2, REM, Snow Patrol and recording as Telefís with the late Cathal Coughlan. We start in the Cabra Grand cinema at a Siouxsie and the Banshees gig in 1980 and we work our way up to the present day - it's the longest episode to date, it's a history lesson. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 43 – Comforter and The Future is Medium by by Compulsion.
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A short preview of Episode 43 – Comforter and The Future is Medium by by Compulsion.
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1 EP42 - Content to Write in I Dine Weathercraft by Stano 1:16:00
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1:16:00On this episode I’m joined by Stano for a deep dive into his first album 1983's Content to Write in I Dine Weathercraft. Stano has been a recording artist and composer since the early 80s. He has released over a dozen albums, and numerous singles of startlingly, uncompromising original music. He is regarded as a true innovator, with an intense understanding of sonic structure and always ahead of his time, he has been described as a Sonic Architect. Of the album's 2018 reissue Boomkat wrote: "Content to Write in I Dine Weathercraft is one of those blue moon reissues that, in hindsight, seem to blow away so much other, better known material from the era whence it came. We’re left in no doubt this LP is a true, overlooked classic of its time." Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 42 – Content to Write in I Dine Weathercraft by Stano.
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A short preview of Episode 42 – Content to Write in I Dine Weathercraft by Stano.
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1 EP41 - Kissing the Roof of Heaven by Hinterland 1:14:00
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1:14:00On this episode I’m joined by Gerry Leonard for a deep dive into Hinterland, the band he formed in the late 80s with Donal Coughlan, and the duo's 1990 album Kissing the Roof of Heaven. Both Coughlan and Leonard had been in a variety of Dublin bands during the 80s but it wasn’t until they both moved to Copenhagen in 1986 that they got to know each other. Early in 1987 the duo returned to Dublin and formed Hinterland – Coughlan was principally responsible for the lyrics while both concentrated on melodies and arrangements. Demos were recorded for a second album but it wasn’t to be. In the mid-90s Leonard headed for New York with $200 in his pocket and ended up working with Bowie. He’s worked with Suzanne Vega and loads of others and we chat about all of that and more. Coughlan, who was diagnosed with MS in his early 20s, sadly passed away in 2016, he was only 54. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 41 – Kissing the Roof of Heaven by Hinterland.
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A short preview of Episode 41 – Kissing the Roof of Heaven by Hinterland.
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1 Bonus EP - Bring Your Own Hammer presents My Grief on the Sea 57:00
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57:00Joining me on this special bonus episode are Dr Richard McMahon (lecturer in History at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick) and Mike Smalle (academic librarian, musician and former frontman of the great Galway band Cane 141) to discuss Bring Your Own Hammer, a collaborative project that brings historians and composers together to create new song cycles based on historical sources and to re-interpret song material rooted in the history of 19th century Ireland and of the Irish Diaspora. My Grief on the Sea, the project's first album, was released recently featuring the late Cathal Coughlan, Mike Smalle, Jah Wobble, Eileen Gogan, Linda Buckley, Adrian Crowley, Michael J Sheehy, Carol Keogh and others. My conversation with Richard and Mike is interspersed with music from the album and Linda Buckley, Carol Keogh and Michael J Sheehy introduce their songs. Episode notes are here .…
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1 EP40 - Hiding From the Landlord by Nun Attax / Five Go Down to the Sea? / Beethoven 1:40:30
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1:40:30On this episode I’m joined by Liam Heffernan and Ricky Dineen from Big Boy Foolish, a post-punk duo from the northside of Cork City who have just released their debut album – Stall the Ball. Ricky was the guitarist in the legendary bands Nun Attax, Five Go Down to the Sea? and Beethoven and Liam Heffernan played guitar with another Cork band Mean Features, and is well known for his acting roles on both stage and screen. Ricky and Liam revisit "Get That Monster Off the Stage" my old radio documentary about their late friend Finbarr Donnelly. We chat about Ciarán Ó Tuama's recent film version of the documentary and the lads talk about about making music in their 60s, the origins of Big Boy Foolish, the writing, recording and release of Stall the Ball and much more. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 40 – Hiding From the Landlord by Nun Attax, Five Go Down to the Sea? and Beethoven.
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A short preview of Episode 40 – Hiding From the Landlord by Nun Attax, Five Go Down to the Sea? and Beethoven.
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On this episode I’m joined by Martin McCann and John Brereton of Dublin band Sack for a deep dive into the making of the band's second album Butterfly Effect. It's a long conversation talking in their first band, Lord John White, moving to London, signing to Lemon Records, touring in the UK, the release of their acclaimed first singles and their debut album, You Are What You Eat, returning to Ireland, Dirt Records, recording with Paul Tipler and Jacknife Lee, touring Europe and the US with Morrissey, staying together, and writing and recording new music. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 39 – Butterfly Effect by Sack
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On this episode I’m joined by Liam McKahey and Davey Ray Moor for a deep dive into Cousteau’s self-titled debut album from 1999. Cousteau were formed in London in the late 90s when singer McKahey, from Cork, hooked up with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ray Moor, from Canberra. Cousteau’s self-titled debut album was released in 1999 by the small UK indie label, Global Warming. After an appearance on Later With Jools Holland the band were signed by Chris Blackwell’s Palm Pictures. The band’s debut single ‘The Last Good Day of the Year’ became an international hit and the band’s album was re-released. Cousteau toured the world eventually selling a few hundred thousand albums. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 38 – Cousteau by Cousteau
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A short video preview of EP38 - Cousteau by Cousteau
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This episode is a deep dive with Sean O'Hagan on Hawaii by The High Llamas. A long chat, bookended by stories about Arthur Lee and Love, Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys. In between we touch on everything from Cillian Murphy, The Coral, Mercury Rev, Sean’s 2019 album - Radum Calls, Radum Calls, signing to V2 Records, Gideon Gaye, A&M’s Jerry Moss and Herb Albert’s Almo Sounds, Tim Gane and Stereolab, Cold and Bouncy, Cathal Coughlan, Microdisney and loads more. We also chat about the new High Llamas album - Hey Panda. Episode notes are here.…
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A short video preview of EP37 - Hawaii by The High Llamas
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A short preview of Episode 37 – Hawaii by The High Llamas
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1 Bonus EP - An Draíocht - the music of Sliabh Luachra 54:00
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54:00This is a special bonus episode of the podcast. An Draíocht is a radio documentary I produced in 2023. With the assistance of Eoin ‘Stan’ O’Sullivan, Sliabh Luachra musician in residence, I immerse myself in the music of Sliabh Luachra by going on a quest to track down six Irish traditional vinyl records released in 1977. It was first broadcast on RTÉ Lyric FM on Sunday 12 March 2023. Episode notes are here .…
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1 EP36 - Dublin Gone, Everybody Dead by The Jimmy Cake 1:16:00
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1:16:00For this episode I’m joined by Dara Higgins, and brothers Diarmuid MacDiarmada and John Dermody to discuss the Jimmy Cake's second album, Dublin Gone, Everybody Dead . We chat about their first band together, Das Madman, the formation of The Jimmy Cake, the recording of their debut album Brains and how nine (and then ten members) of a band handle the composition of songs. Dublin’s music scene in the early 00s. Our conversation takes in a discussion about the realities of trying to break a band, with ten members, outside of Ireland and support for the Arts in Ireland. Epsiode notes are here .…
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A second short preview of Episode 36 – Dublin Gone, Everybody Dead by The Jimmy Cake
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A short preview of Episode 36 – Dublin Gone, Everybody Dead by The Jimmy Cake
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Carol Keogh joins me to chat about The Tycho Brahe, the band herself, Donal O'Mahony and Diarmuid MacDiarmada formed in 2002. This Is, their debut album was released in 2002 and Love Life, its follow-up was released in 2003. Prior to The Tycho Brahe Carol and Donal were in The Plague Monkeys and before that again Carol, Donal and Diarmuid were in The Low Babies. We also chat about Carol's varied musical guises since The Tycho Brahe - she's written and performed with Autamata and The Natural History Museum as well as releasing music under her own name and collaborating with loads of other artists. We talk about her most recent work as The WICC and much, much more. Epsiode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of EP35 - This Is by The Tycho Brahe
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A short preview of Episode 35 – This Is by The Tycho Brahe
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Dale Grundle and Alice Lemon from Catchers join me to chat about their band Catchers. Formed in Portstewart in the early 90s the band were signed to Setanta Records and moved to London. 'Cotton Dress' their debut single was awarded 'Single of the Week' in Melody Maker and the band recorded Mute, their debut album, with Mike Hedges in France. Mute was critically acclaimed in the music press and Catchers toured Europe with Pulp and Edwyn Collins becoming hugely popular in France. Dale and Alice chat about the Catchers career, the recording of both Mute and Stooping to Fit, their second album. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 34 – Mute by Catchers
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A short video preview of Episode 30 – 1 & 2 by Simple Kid
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A short preview of Episode 30 – 1 & 2 by Simple Kid
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1 EP29 - Soon It Will Come Time To Face The World Outside by Boa Morte 1:24:55
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1:24:55In this episode Paul Ruxton, Cormac Gahan and Bill Twomey from Boa Morte join me to discuss their 2002 debut album Soon It Will Come Time To Face The World Outside. The album was produced by Daniel Presley (famed for his arranging, mixing and engineering work on Spain's The Blue Moods of Spain) and released on Francis Macdonald's (Teenage Fanclub) Shoeshine Records to huge acclaim. Billboard attested that, "the band favors a similar approach to the kind of subtle, slow-burning intensity patented by the likes of Will Oldham and Smog," while Uncut magazine wrote, "occasionally a record comes along that's so intimate and immediate you want to disconnect the phone, get under the duvet and forget the outside world." We discuss Boa Morte's 25-year career, the band's latest album - The Total Space - and the sonic progression the band has made over the last few years, but our main focus is the band's gorgeous debut album. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 29 – Soon It Will Come Time To Face The World Outside by Boa Morte
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A short preview of Episode 29 – Soon It Will Come Time To Face The World Outside by Boa Morte
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1 EP28 - Lights of the City by Jubilee Allstars 1:26:55
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1:26:55In this episode Lee Casey and brothers Niall, Fergus and Barry McCormack from Jubilee Allstars join me to discuss Lights of the City their 2000 album released on Independent Records. Lights of the City was produced by Thom Monahan from The Pernice Brothers and recorded in a shed of in Windy Arbor. It’s a record about a pre-Celtic Tiger Dublin, a city that was just on the cusp of change. It’s an incredible artistic achievement. Everything about it is just perfect. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 28 – Lights of the City by Jubilee Allstars
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1 EP27 - The Prawn Lawn & Brang by The Shanks 1:24:25
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1:24:25In this episode Eoin Stan O'Sullivan joins me to discuss The Prawn Lawn and Brang by The Shanks. From Newmarket in North Cork, The Shanks arrived in Cork City in 1990 fully formed having spent a few years gigging around North Cork and Kerry. The Prawn Lawn was recorded in Connolly's of Leap in West Cork by Paddy McNicholl and released on his imprint Rescue Records. Brang, the band's second album, was released on Murgatroid Records in 1998. Memorably the NME wrote: "The Shanks are like Gastr Del Sol with a Chieftains fixation." The Shanks called time on their adventure late in 1999 with members going on to form two other great Cork bands: Stanley Super 800 and Rulers of the Planet. The Shanks were one of the great Irish bands of the 1990s. Episode notes are here .…
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A second short preview of Episode 27 – The Prawn Lawn & Brang by The Shanks
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A short video preview of Episode 27 – The Prawn Lawn & Brang by The Shanks
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1 EP26 - Zero For Conduct by Jetplane Landing 1:24:25
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1:24:25In this episode Andrew Ferris (guitar/vocals)and Jamie Burchell (bass) join me to discuss how Jetplane Landing was formed after their previous band Cuckoo disbanded in the late-90s. Zero For Conduct, the band's debut album, was recorded in Jamie's homestudio in Bognor Regis and released on the band's own Smalltown America label in 2001. Jetplane Landing would release three more albums before calling it a day in 2014. Andrew and Jamie were joined in Jetplane by Jamie’s brother Raife on drums and later Cahir O’Doherty joined on second guitar. Maybe soured by their experience on a major label in Cuckoo and definitely taking inspiration from Fugazi and DC Hardcore, Andrew and Jamie went it alone, theirs was a DIY punk/post-hardcore work ethic that was absolutely inspirational – tours of the UK and Ireland were often over 60 dates long. I first saw them 2003 and they were just incredible live. Zero For Conduct is a truly fantastic album and remains one of my favourite albums from the 00s. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 26 – Zero For Conduct by Jetplane Landing.
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1 EP25 - Casual Sex in the Cineplex - by The Sultans of Ping 1:03:56
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1:03:56For this episode I present my documentary, Dancing in the Disco - the story of The Sultans of Ping. It tells the band’s story from humble beginnings in Cork to topping the Indie Chart in the UK, touring the world, releasing three albums including their incredible debut - Casual Sex in the Cineplex - and sharing stages with their heroes, the Ramones. The band’s debut single, ‘Where’s Me Jumper?’ is one of the most instantly recognisable songs of the last 30 years. It defies genres, ages, borders and scenes, and has seeped into the pop culture firmament. The song has been used to soundtrack film and TV and ultimately has become bigger than the band itself – it is a song of the people. The documentary includes contributions from band members, industry insiders, friends and critics. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 25 – Casual Sex in the Cineplex by The Sultans of Ping
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In this episode Elvera Butler joins me to discuss Kaught at the Kampus the live EP featuring four young Cork bands - Nun Attax, Micro Disney, Mean Features and Urban Blitz - that was recorded at the Downtown Kampus at Cork's Arcadia Ballroom on 30 August 1980. The famed EP has just been expanded and reissued. Elvera talks about growing up in a musical family in Thurles, attending UCC, being elected Entertainments Officer for the Student's Union, promoting gigs in the Kampus Kitchen on campus, taking over the old Arcadia Ballroom on Lower Glanmire Road and promoting some of the biggest touring UK and Irish bands between 1977 and 1981 including: The Cure, The Specials, The Beat, The Only Ones, XTC, The Cimarons, The Damned, Virgin Prunes, U2, The Radiators, The Fall, UB40 and many, many others. It's a long-ranging conversation that also takes in Elvera's move to London after the demise of the Kampus gigs. Episode note are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 34 – Mute by Catchers
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1 EP33 - Little Dark Mansion by The Harvest Ministers 1:07:00
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1:07:00Will Merriman joins me to discuss Little Dark Mansion by his band The Harvest Ministers. In a long conversation we discuss: the band’s history; self-releasing their debut single in 1991; its reissue by Sarah Records in 1992; the release of two more singles on Sarah; recording their debut album; signing to Setanta records; releasing two more albums before the end of the 90s; touring with Edwyn Collins in Europe; and recording and releasing three more albums since the millennium and much, much more. Little Dark Mansion has just been reissued on vinyl for the first time since its original 1993 release. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 33 – Little Dark Mansion by The Harvest Ministers
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A short preview of Episode 33 – Little Dark Mansion by The Harvest Ministers
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1 EP32 - Paradise in the Picturehouse by The Stunning 1:24:58
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1:24:58Steve Wall joins me to discuss The Stunning's debut album, the band’s history and how they self-financed their first four singles in the late 80s. We talk in detail about Paradise in the Picturehouse and how it eventually spent five weeks at No. 1 in the Irish Albums Chart. In a wide-ranging chat Steve also talks about: Irish radio programming; lack of airplay for most Irish artists; Blur supporting The Stunning in London in the early 90s; gigging and the economics of being a full time musician in Ireland; The Stunning's music being used in advertising and his acting career. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 32 – Paradise in the Picturehouse by The Stunning
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A short preview of Episode 32 – Paradise in the Picturehouse by The Stunning
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Nick Kelly joins me to talk about Twist, the debut album by his band The Fat Lady Sings, released on East West Records in 1991. The NME called Twist, “a trembling monster of a pop record” and declared The Fat Lady Sings, “Ireland’s Finest band.” Five singles were released from Twist (‘Dronning Maud Land’, ‘Man Scared’, ‘Arclight’, ‘Deborah’, and the title track Twist’) and all went Top 20 in Ireland. It's a long chat that takes in everything from witnessing The Fall and the Michael Clark Ballet Company's performance of I Am Curious Oranj to making a film about cycling to Glastonbury to raise awareness of more sustainable gigging models. Episode notes are here .…
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A second short preview of Episode 31 – Twist by The Fat Lady Sings
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A short video preview of Episode 31 – Twist by The Fat Lady Sings
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A short preview of Episode 31 – Twist by The Fat Lady Sings
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A short teaser for the next few episodes.
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1 Bonus EP - Keeping Track - Dave Hackett in conversation with Paul McDermott 1:05:40
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1:05:40Dave Hackett presents Keeping Track on UCC98.3FM. He describes the show as: “an alternative music and interview show.” Dave presents a really great show and has had some really interesting guests on recently. Dave asked me all about how I got into producing radio documentaries, the ethos of community radio broadcasting, how To Here Knows When came about and a whole lot more. Normal service resumes in a few weeks time. Episode notes are here .…
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1 Bonus EP - Green Sleeves, seven decades of LP covers in Ireland 1:06:22
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1:06:22This is a special bonus episode of the podcast. Back in 2017 Niall McCormack and Dr Ciarán Swan curated the Green Sleeves exhibition in the National Print Museum. “This exhibition examines the Irish-printed album cover. Included album covers were all designed or printed in Ireland. The work was completed for Irish groups, who worked at home or abroad, as well as albums from abroad referencing Ireland or Irishness. The collection dates from the late 1950s to the present day, and covers a wide range of musical and non-musical genres.” Niall and Ciarán joined me for Episode 675 of my radio show Songs To Learn And Sing for a wide-ranging chat about printing in Dublin, the evolution of design, the Showbands, Country & Irish, the Dutch graphic designers who came to Ireland in the post-war era, Irish Punk, Indie releases in the 80s, Celtic design, designers Diana O'Donnell, Steve Averill and Jim Fitzpatrick, contemporary design and much more. We discussed the design of loads of albums that were featured in their exhibition – albums by Clannad, Thin Lizzy, Horslips, The Stars of Heaven, Microdisney, Gavin Friday, Donnacha Costello and loads of others. This interview was originally broadcast on Dublin City FM on 23 August 2017. Episode notes are here .…
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Simple Kid - aka Kieran MacFeely - discusses his two albums from the early 00s – simply titled 1 and 2. Sometimes they’re referred to as SK1 and SK2. MacFeely first came to prominence in the late 1990s when The Young Offenders, the Cork glam-infused band he fronted released a couple of memorable singles, but their big break never materialised. Kieran took some time out after The Young Offenders and reemerged in 2002 as Simple Kid, he bought a microphone, a laptop and an 8-track tape machine and released two singles on Fierce Panda Records. Two acclaimed albums followed. He was compared to Badly Drawn Boy and Beck and memorably the NME called him “the post-modern Bob Dylan”. After supporting Kings of Leon on a US tour in 2007 he disappeared. Last year Simple Kid returned with his third album, SK3: Health & Safety. In April 2023 he played his first gig in 15 years. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 20 – The Clock Comes Down the Stairs by Microdisney
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This episode focuses on 1977 by Ash, released on Infectious Records in 1996. Tim Wheeler joins me to talk about: the band's earliest days, recording demo tapes, signing to Infectious, recording with Owen Morris in Rockfield, the writing process of the songs on 1977, supporting Therapy? and Babes in Toyland, revising for A-Levels while doing press interviews, the rollercoaster of touring between 1995 and 1997, playing small clubs and eventually headlining the Point Depot, the culture shock of touring in Japan, performing 'Girl From Mars' on Top of the Pops, the success of 1977 and its singles, the 'Give Peace a Chance' concert before the Belfast Agreement Referendum and much, much more. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 19 – 1977 by Ash
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1 EP18 - Grand Parade by The Frank & Walters 1:07:06
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1:07:06This episode focuses on Grand Parade by The Frank & Walters, released on Setanta Records in 1997. Paul Linehan and Ashley Keating join me to talk about: the band's initial success in the UK; touring in support of their first album; returning to Cork after two and half years; recharging their batteries for a few years in the mid-90s, writing songs for Grand Parade, working with producers Edwyn Collins and Dave Couse, Polygram buying Go! Discs and returning to Setanta, the song-writing process, the renewed resurgence of interest in the band, touring abroad, the power of songs, the enduring popularity of 'After All' and much more. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 18 – Grand parade by The Frank & Walters
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This episode focuses on A House's second album I Want Too Much released on Blanco Y Negro Records in 1990. Dave Couse and Fergal Bunbury join me to talk about: meeting producer Mike Hedges and recording I Want Too Much on Inisbofin off the Galway coast, the Abbey Road sound desk and equipment that Mike Hedges brought to Inisbofin, mixing the album in Abbey Road, signing to Setanta Records, working with Edwyn Collins on I Am the Greatest, releasing ‘Endless Art’, signing with Parlophone Records and reissuing ‘Endless Art’, the Pre Extinction Tapes – the archive project that Fergal and Dave have been working on to document A House’s entire recording career, and recording No More Apologies with Mike Hedges in France. Dave talks about working with The Frank & Walters on their Grand Parade album, and much more. Dave and Fergal also chat about reconvening in 2019 as A House is Dead to perform I Am the Greatest at the NCH. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 17 – I Want Too Much by A House
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1 EP16 - Shoulder Voices & Horsedrawn Wishes by Rollerskate Skinny 1:10:44
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1:10:44This episode focuses on two albums by Rollerskate Skinny. Shoulder Voices was released on Beggars Banquet sub-label Placebo in 1993 and Horsedrawn Wishes followed in 1996 on Warner Bros. These are two magnificent albums, the band also gifted us ‘Speed to My Side’, one of the greatest Irish singles ever. Rollerskate Skinny mainman Ken Griffin joins me for a discussion that takes in the band's early days; moving to London; scoring an NME ‘Single of the Week’ with Trophy - their second EP; being influenced by Ennio Morricone and Public Enemy; touring with Pavement, Smashing Pumpkins, the Verve, the Afghan Whigs and The Flaming Lips; recording Shoulder Voices with Guy Fixsen; signing to Warner Brothers; Perry Farrell picking them for Lollapalooza 1994; recording Horsedrawn Wishes with Aidan Foley in Dublin; working with mixing engineer Anjali Dutt; meeting The Velvet Underground in New York; playing and recording with August Wells; the writing process; and recording an album as High Leaves, Ken’s latest musical project (with Graham Finn, Emperor of Icecream guitarist). Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 16 – Shoulder Voices & Horsedrawn Wishes by Rollerskate Skinny
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The story of Stump, the Irish-English experimental, rock band from the 1980s. For this episode I revisit Lights! Camel! Action! - the story of Stump, my documentary from 2016. The members of Stump and key figures in their story (legendary producer Hugh Jones, journalists Simon Reynolds and John Robb, Nigel Grainge from Ensign Records, Elvera Butler from the Downtown Kampus at the Arcadia in Cork, "Irish" Jack Lyons and others) tell how the band went from the NME’s C86 cassette to topping the Indie charts. Stump then travelled to the famous Hansa studios in Berlin to record the influential A Fierce Pancake, released on Ensign Records in 1988. Mick Lynch, Stump's enigmatic frontman and lyricist sadly passed away on 17 December, 2015, the documentary is dedicated to his memory. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 15 – A Fierce Pancake by Stump
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"No Irish band has ever attempted anything as ambitious as Ghostown, and no one ever will. Why should it? It has been done and, like Pet Sounds, it's a monument forever" (George Byrne, Sunday Times, 1998) . Ghostown was recorded in 1978 and released over a year later in August 1979. In this episode I’m joined by The Radiators's Pete Holidai to discuss Ghostown. Our chat covers a lot of ground: the early days of The Radiators; playing one of Ireland’s first big outdoor concerts at Dalymount Park in 1977 on a bill with Thin Lizzy, Fairport Convention, Graham Parker and the Rumour and The Boomtown Rats; touring the UK with Thin Lizzy; meeting producer Tony Visconti and recording Ghostown in his Good Earth studio; Visconti's recording techniques; the delay in releasing the album; the critical reception upon the album's release and lots more. We also talk about how Pete worked with the original master tapes to put together the 40th Anniversary edition of Ghostown . Pete now plays in Trouble Pilgrims alongside former Radiator From Space Steve Rapid and we talk about Blood, Glass & Gasoline, the band’s latest album. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 14 – Ghostown by The Radiators
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Released in 2002, Staros was the first full-length album from Nina Hynes. Staros celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and it's the youngest album I’ve featured on the podcast to date. In this episode Nina joins me to chat about the album and more: her earliest memories of music; writing her first song at the age of 8; taking up piano and later the guitar; busking on Grafton St; being introduced to the French composer and producer Hector Zazou; recording with Zazou and touring throughout Europe with him and Harold Budd; writing and recording Staros; touring America; her creative life in Berlin and her most recent album ZAP! We even talk about that time back in 1994 when she sang onstage with Jeff Buckley in Belfast. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 13 – Staros by Nina Hynes
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A second short preview of Episode 24 – Kaught at the Kampus
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A short video preview of Episode 24 – Kaught at the Kampus
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1 EP23 - ...If I Die, I Die by Virgin Prunes 1:08:05
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1:08:05In this episode Gavin Friday joins me to discuss ...If I Die, I Die by Virgin Prunes. We chat about Dublin in the 1970s and 80s; the band’s A New Form of Beauty multi format releases in 1981; touring throughout Europe; pushing boundaries with performance; working with Wire’s Colin Newman on If I Die, I Die; Séan Nós (old style) and the other Irish influences on the album; working with the photographer Ursula Steiger on the sleeve art concept; gigs in the UK; the Irish journalist Bill Graham; the band’s Hérésie concept album; producing the band’s last album The Moon Looked Down and Laughed with Soft Cell’s Dave Ball and the ending of the band. We also chat about the latest album that Gavin is currently working on and how proud he is of the Virgin Prunes. Episode notes are here .…
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A second short video preview of Episode 23 – ...If I Die, I Die by Virgin Prunes
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A short video preview of Episode 23 – ...If I Die, I Die by Virgin Prunes
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A second short preview of Episode 23 – ...If I Die, I Die by Virgin Prunes
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A short preview of Episode 23 – ...If I Die, I Die by Virgin Prunes
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1 EP22 - Chemicrazy by That Petrol Emotion 1:29:55
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1:29:55In this episode Raymond Gorman and Steve Mack join me to chat about Chemicrazy, That Petrol Emotion’s fourth album, but we end up have a long chat about the band’s entire career: forming in Derry after the split of The Undertones, moving to London, The Fast Show's Paul Whitehouse auditioning, Steve joining the band, the highs and lows of ten years together, recording Manic Pop Thrill with Hugh Jones, moving to a major label for Babble, signing to Virgin, touring the US and Europe, writing and producing Chemicrazy with Scott Litt in California, putting the soon-to-be released career-spanning Boxset together and much, much more. Episode notes are here .…
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A second short preview of Episode 22 – Chemicrazy by That Petrol Emotion
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A short preview of Episode 22 – Chemicrazy by That Petrol Emotion
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In this episode Andy Cairns joins me to chat about the writing and recording of Therapy’s debut album Nurse released on A&M records in 1992. In a long conversation we discuss: Therapy’s move from Wiija Records to A&M and accusations from the time of “selling out”; the band’s 30th anniversary and recent tours; early gigs with Babes in Toyland; the influence of Belgian New Beat; writing Nurse in a farmhouse in Co. Carlow; recording at Loco Studios in Wales; the release of ‘Teethgrinder’ as their debut single on A&M; early support from John Peel; the band’s background growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles; attending gigs in Belfast in the late 80s and early 90s; touring America with The Screaming Trees; the remastering of both Babyteeth and Pleasure Death ; the SharpShortShock EP, Troublegum and working with producer Chris Sheldon; playing Monsters of Rock at Donnington Castle 1994; Therapy’s cover version of Hüsker Dü’s ‘Diane’ and Andy’s heroes Grant Hart and Pete Shelley and more. Episode notes are here .…
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A second short preview of Episode 21 – Nurse by Therapy?
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A short preview of Episode 21 – Nurse by Therapy?
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1 Bonus EP - Fail We May, Sail We Must, a tribute to Andrew Weatherall 1:08:29
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1:08:29A bonus episode before Season 2 begins. This episode doesn't revisit an Irish album, but instead details an incredible Irish music story. Fail We May, Sail We Must – the story of how a chance meeting in 2008 between Andrew Weatherall, the world-renowned DJ, producer and remixer, and Gerard Sheehy, a Co. Cork fisherman inspired Weatherall to use the phrase “Fail We May, Sail We Must” as a personal mantra and get it tattooed on his arms. The documentary tells how the phrase, in turn has become an inspiration for thousands of others. It details how in 2021, on the first anniversary of Weatherall’s death, Sheehy was identified as the source of the phrase and tells how the two disparate worlds of the music and fishing industries collided. First broadcast on UCC98.3FM, 17 February 2022 with sound supervision by Kieran Hurley. Recently this documentary was broadcast on Australian radio and at the end of the episode you’ll also hear me chatting to the Australian broadcaster Axel Moline all about this production. Episode notes are here .…
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1 EP20 - The Clock Comes Down the Stairs by Microdisney 1:09:56
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1:09:56Season 1 ends with the story of Microdisney. For this episode I revisit Iron Fist in Velvet Glove - the story of Microdisney, my documentary from 2017. It tells how Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan met in Cork at a New Year’s Eve party in 1979 and formed a band. Microdisney went through several incarnations before Cathal and Sean upped sticks to London in July 1983. Over the course of the next five years they released two albums on Rough Trade Records and a further two on Virgin Records before disbanding in 1988. One of those records was 1985’s The Clock Comes Down the Stairs. The album topped the UK Indie Charts upon its release and has regularly featured at the top of “the best Irish album of all time” lists. Contributors include the members of Microdisney and key figures in their story including: Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens), Geoff Travis (Rough Trade), Richard Boon (New Hormones), Elvera Butler (Downtown Kampus at the Arcadia in Cork), Jamie Lane (producer of The Clock) and many more. Cathal Coughlan sadly passed away on 18 may, 2022 and this Episode is dedicated to his memory. Episode notes are here .…
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1 EP12 - Immigrants, Emigrants and Me by Power of Dreams 1:00:57
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1:00:57In this episode we discuss the early days of Power of Dreams, Craig talks about learning classical guitar from the age of 11, the influence of an English teacher in school, buying his first electric guitar at 14, rehearsing in the bedroom he shared with brother Keith, recording a demo with Stano and releasing their first EP on Setanta. We chat about recording Immigrants, Emigrants and Me in London with Ray Shulman and touring with The Mission and other bands and recording recent album Ausländer, We also chat about Bill Doyle the master photographer who took the photograph on the cover of Immigrants, Emigrants and Me and I share with Craig some information I uncovered about the photograph. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 12 – Immigrants, Emigrants and Me by Power of Dreams
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1 EP11 - Black River Falls by Cathal Coughlan 53:27
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53:27In this episode Cathal joins me to discuss Black River Falls , his second solo album released in 2000 on Cooking Vinyl. We chat about those years between The Fatima Mansions and the release of Black River Falls, touring Ireland with the Nine Wassies From Bainne in 1997, singing with Nina Hynes and Mimi Goese at two Hector Zazou shows, supporting Arto Lindsay, training his voice and recording with new collaborators. We also chat about Telefís his musical project with old friend Jacknife Lee and the release of the duo’s first album Telefís a h-Aon. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 11 – Black River Falls by Cathal Coughlan
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Episode ten focuses on Room to Roam by The Waterboys. While touring Fisherman’s Blues the four-piece Waterboys of Mike Scott, Steve Wickham, Anto Thistlethwaite and Trevor Hutchinson was augmented by Sharon Shannon, Colin Blakey and Noel Bridgeman and it was this seven-piece line-up – The Magnificent Seven as Noel Bridgeman named them – that recorded the fifth Waterboys album Room to Roam. In this episode I chat to Mike Scott about this line-up of The Waterboys, playing small towns throughout Ireland, recording Room to Roam in Spiddal House, the response to the album, putting The Magnificent Seven boxset together and the recording of his forthcoming album All Souls Hill. Mike also pays tribute to drummer Noel Bridgeman who passed away in March 2021. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 10 – Room to Roam by The Waterboys
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A short preview of future episodes in the form of a "Pop Quiz Intro Round"
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Episode nine focuses on Chicks Dig Scars by Wormhole. Formed in the early 90s the band were a three-piece from Ringsend in Dublin and in 1994 released Chicks Dig Scars, their debut album, on Dead Elvis Records. Wormhole were Graham Blackmore and twins Anto and Dave Carroll. Graham played guitar and sang, Dave played the drums and sang, and Anto played the bass guitar. Wormhole became The Wormholes and to tell the band's story I'm joined by Graham and Anto, Eamonn Crudden (Dead Elvis), Marc Carolan (producer) and Stephen Rennicks (a longtime friend and archivist of the band and one of the writers of the sleevenotes of the new Wormholes anthology). Dave passed away in 2019 and this episode is dedicated to his memory. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 9 – Chicks Dig Scars by Wormhole
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Episode 8 focuses on Revelino's self-titled 1994 debut album. Revelino emerged in 1994 fully formed. They were an incredibly tight, professional unit with a three-guitar sonic attack, soaring harmonies and great, great pop songs. Revelino were from Balinteer at the base of the Dublin mountains and had formed after the demise of their previous band The Coltranes. On this episode I’m joined by Brendan Tallon to discuss the band’s debut album and much more. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 8 – Revelino by Revelino.
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A short preview of Episode 8 – Revelino by Revelino
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1 EP7 - Sacred Heart Hotel & Speak Slowly by The Stars of Heaven 1:06:18
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1:06:18Episode seven focuses on The Stars of Heaven and their two albums Sacred Heart Hotel (1986) and Speak Slowly (1988). The band were formed in Dublin in 1983 and disbanded in early 1990. They released their debut 7” single ‘Clothes of Pride’ on Hotwire Records in 1985. John Peel picked up on the single and the band were offered a BBC session. Within days of the session being broadcast in January 1986 Rough Trade’s Geoff Travis had offered to release the recordings. The band added three more songs that were recorded with Chris O’Brien in Dublin and the resulting mini-album Sacred Heart Hotel was released by Rough Trade Records in September 1986. Speak Slowly, their second album, followed in June 1988. The Stars of Heaven were Stephen Ryan on vocals and guitar, Stan Erraught on guitar, Peter O’Sullivan on bass guitar and Bernard Walsh on drums. Stephen and Stan both wrote songs and Stephen sang them. They were once described as, “Ireland's answer to The Byrds, Gram Parsons and the Velvet Underground all in one package.” Stan Erraught joins me to talk about the highs and lows of the band's career. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 7 – Sacred Heart Hotel & Speak Slowly by The Stars of Heaven.
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A short preview of Episode 7 – Sacred Heart Hotel & Speak Slowly by The Stars of Heaven
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A short preview of Episode 2 - Another Day, Another Riot by Toasted Heretic.
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Whipping boy’s second album Heartworm was released on 23 October 1995. I first saw Whipping Boy in the early 90s in Cork. I loved the two Cheree EPs and their debut Submarine . Their gigs were always intense, explosive tinderbox affairs. Then we heard that they’d signed a record deal with Sony. Well this’ll be interesting, we all thought. Heartworm was a revelation. In this episode I discuss the album with Paul Page, the band’s guitarist. We talk about: the influence of seeing of Echo & the Bunnymen at Dublin’s SFX in 1985; Whipping Boy’s early days; passing off songs from Pop Will Eat Itself as their own demo tape to get a gig in Dublin’s Underground; the early Cheree EPs; Submarine ; signing to Sony; the writing and recording of Heartworm ; touring with Lou Reed; and Heartworm’s reissue. Episode notes are here . Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions.…
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A short video preview of Episode 1 - Heartworm by Whipping Boy.
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1 Bonus EP - The Restoration of Michael O'Shea's Mo Chara 16:29
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16:29Following on from episode 6, this is a bonus episode - a short feature focusing on the restoration of Michael O’Shea’s instrument he called Mo Chara (my friend). After the reissue of Michael's album his family loaned artist and musician Stano one of two surviving iterations of Michael’s Mo Chara that they’ve had since his untimely death back in December 1991. The instrument had lain idle for almost 30 years when Stano asked percussionist Thomas Haugh to help restore it. Michael played the Mo Chara on Stano’s debut album and now almost 40 years later Stano and Thomas are recording with the Mo Chara again. It’s a spiritual story about how musical instruments have a life of their own. Episode notes are here .…
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Episode six focuses on Michael O'Shea's self-titled 1982 album. Michael O’Shea played an instrument made from a door that he called “Mo Chara” (my friend). His 1982 album, is regarded as a landmark cult classic. The instrument was inspired by the Hammered Dulcimer, but Michael added amplification and effects lending it a strong sense of otherworldliness. Its sound is steeped in Celtic undertones but also resonant with the cultures Michael had absorbed on his travels in the East. This is a portrait of a musician who went AWOL from the British Army, spent time as a relief worker in Bangladesh, supported Ravi Shankar at the Royal Festival Hall and played with some of the biggest names in jazz including Alice Coltrane, Don Cherry and Archie Shepp. First broadcast on RTÉ Lyric FM in 2019. Interviewees include Michael's sister Rita, Graham Lewis (Wire), Gavin Friday (Virgin Prunes), Stano and a host of others. Episode notes are here .…
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A video short preview of Episode 6 – Michael O'Shea by Michael O'Shea.
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A short preview of Episode 6 – Michael O'Shea by Michael O'Shea.
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1 EP5 - Under the Water & Churchtown by Into Paradise 1:00:16
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1:00:16Episode five focuses on the first two albums by Into Paradise - Under the Water (1990) and Churchtown (1991). Keith Cullen released Under the Water on Setanta Records and then the band subsequently made the jump to Ensign Records for its major label follow-up, Churchtown before returning once more to Setanta for two further albums. My conversation with Dave Long takes in: playing punk gigs in the Magnet bar with his first band Amuse; forming Backwards Into Paradise and recording various demos in Dublin; signing to Setanta Records; touring Europe with The Godfathers; signing a major record deal with Nigel Grainge’s Ensign Records; working with The Sound’s Adrian Borland; the writing of music journalist David Cavanagh; playing live with Into Paradise in the UK. We also chat about Moll & Zeis , Dave’s latest album with his old friend Shane O’Neill and we ruminate on the creative and artistic compulsion to continue to create new music regardless of its perceived success or popularity. Episode notes are here .…
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A short video preview of Episode 5 – Under the Water & Churchtown by Into Paradise.
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A short preview of Episode 5 – Under the Water & Churchtown by Into Paradise.
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1 EP4 - All the God's Men & Explicit Material by Blue in Heaven 57:27
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57:27This episode focuses on two albums by Blue in Heaven. The Dublin band released two albums on Island Records - All the God’s Men (1985) and Explicit Material (1986). These are very different records and sound at times almost as if they were created by two different bands. Blue in Heaven frontman Shane O’Neill, joins me for a discussion that takes in landmark Irish record label Mulligan Records (run by Shane’s father Seamus O’Neill and Donal Lunny); The Bothy Band’s live album, After Hours; his first band Amuse (with future Into Paradise mainman Dave Long); early punk gigs in Pearse Street’s Magnet bar; the original five-piece version of Micro Disney; the Edge producing Blue in Heaven’s first demo, signing to Island Records; playing gigs with U2 and New Order; working with producer Hugh Jones, Stiff Records boss Dave Robinson and Island Records boss Chris Blackwell; recording in Blackwell’s Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas. A lot of our conversation is taken up with a discussion of Blue in Heaven’s time at Strawberry Studios when the band worked with the legendary Factory Records producer Martin Hannett. We come full circle and talk about the beautiful album Moll & Zeis that Shane released this year alongside his old friend Dave Long. Episode notes are here .…
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A short preview of Episode 4 – All the God's Men & Explicit Material by Blue in Heaven.
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A short video preview of Episode 4 – All the God's Men & Explicit Material by Blue in Heaven.
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1 EP3 - Viva Dead Ponies by The Fatima Mansions 59:56
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59:56This episode focuses on Viva Dead Ponies by The Fatima Mansions. Viva Dead Ponies - the second album by The Fatima Mansions - was released in late 1990 on Kitchenware Records. Cathal Coughlan discusses the writing and recording of what many consider to be the band’s greatest album. The conversation takes in: Microdisney ending and starting The Fatima Mansions; gigs the band played in Ireland and the US; circumnavigating American “meet + greet” events; kissing the runway at Knock Airport before handing out condoms at the Marian Shrine; and contemplating the songs on Viva Dead Ponies from a distance of 30 years. Episode notes are here . Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions.…
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To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited
A short video preview of Episode 3 – Viva Dead Ponies by The Fatima Mansions.
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To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited
A short preview of Episode 3 – Viva Dead Ponies by The Fatima Mansions.
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To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited
1 EP2 - Another Day, Another Riot by Toasted Heretic 56:57
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56:57Audience Warning: This episode contains references to child sexual abuse. Released in 1992, Another Day, Another Riot was Toasted Heretic’s third album. It was released by Liquid Records, a subsidiary of Solid Records. Toasted Heretic were from Galway and they preceded Another Day, Another Riot with two cassette-only albums, Songs For Swinging Celibates (1988) and Charm and Arrogance (1989). These albums were followed in 1990 by The SMUG EP , which included ‘They Didn’t Teach Music In My School’ a song about child sex abuse in Ireland. Toasted Heretic’s cassettes were distributed through book and record shops and via mailorder – a cottage industry both physically and geographically outside the Irish Music Industry. Toasted Heretic were: Julian Gough on vocals, Declan Collins and Breffni O'Rourke on guitars, Neil Farrell on drums and Aengus McMahon on bass. Q magazine once declared them, “powerful articulate and original”, while Mother Records described them as - too original. In this episode I discuss the album with Toast Heretic’s singer and lyricist Julian Gough. Our conversation includes a chat about all of Toasted Heretic’s recordings, a discussion about the nature of fame, and the oddity of looking back and re-evaluating art. A novelist, Julian resides in Berlin and is also the author of the successful children’s book series, Rabbit & Bear . Episode notes are here . Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions.…
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To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited
A short video preview of Episode 2 - Another Day, Another Riot by Toasted Heretic.
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