The Go-Betweens, Buffalo Tom, The Blue Nile, The B-52's, dEUS, My Bloody Valentine, The Lassie Foundation, The Fauves, R.E.M., Sunbear, The Plague Monkeys, The Prayer Boat, The Frames, Bell X1, Underground Lovers, Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa, Swervedriver, Ivy, Cocteau Twins, Smashing Pumpkins.
Movies
Three Colours Trilogy, anything with subtitles really.
Television
US: jPod, Heroes, Rescue Me, Prison Break, My Name Is Earl, Boston Legal, Lost, American Chopper, Family Guy, South Park.
UK: Top Gear, Time Team, Extras, Little Britain, The IT Crowd.
Ireland: Podge & Rodge, The Panel, Father Ted.
Heroes
Leonardo da Vinci - the last person in the world to know everything.
Favourite quotes:
"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it's a really stupid thing to want to do."
--Elvis Costello
"Nostalgia is heroin for old people"
--Dara O'Briain
"When the only tool you have is a hammer, then every problem begins to look like a nail."
--Abraham Maslow
Favourite albums: (in no particular order)
01. Sunbear - Sunbear (1994)
02. Pia Fraus - In Solarium (2002)
03. dEUS - Worst Case Scenario (1994)
04. Yo La Tengo - Painful (1993)
05. That Petrol Emotion - Chemicrazy (1990)
06. The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle And The... (1986)
07. Underground Lovers - Dream It Down (1994)
08. Rollerskate Skinny - Horsedrawn Wishes (1996)
09. The Plague Monkeys - Surface Tension (1998)
10. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991)
11. Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa - Sussurate (1992)
12. Grant McLennan - In Your Bright Ray (1997)
13. The Prayer Boat - Oceanic Feeling (1991)
14. Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up The Girl (1998)
15. Whipping Boy - Heartworm (1995)
Favourite songs: (in no particular order)
01. Ain't It A Shame - The B-52's
02. I Can Be Her Man - The Lassie Foundation
03. White Feathers - The Plague Monkeys
04. Cybele's Reverie - Stereolab
05. The Carnival Is Over - Dead Can Dance
06. Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand - Primitive Radio Gods
07. Sundrops - Kristen Hersh
08. These Times - Swervedriver
09. No Excuses - Alice In Chains
10. Stigmata Errata - Mexican Pets
11. Whir - Smashing Pumpkins
12. TV Song - Moondog Jr.
13. Léine Chúfhiacaile - Ian Whitty
14. Hungry For Your Love - Glen Hansard
15. Get A Hold Of My Heart - The Smithereens
16. Untitled Slow Song - In Motion
17. The Sugarcubes - Planet
18. Sweet Shiver Burn - That Petrol Emotion
19. Egos, Addicts And Clowns - Scarlet
20. Child Is The Father Of The Man - The Beach Boys
It's not really our thing to do the "comment blast"... so we'll only do it when our albums come out, once every two years or so - so don't worry, we won't be flooding your space ;)
Just letting you know that our first album "THINGS LEFT UNSAID" is finally all done, and it's sounding great! You can hear six tracks from it on our page. If you want a copy - and hopefully you do - just send us a message and I'll get it to you ASAP. For only 10$ we'll ship the disc anywhere in the world!
FINALLY . " The Stars Are Underground" the legendary low budget documentary film concerning alternative, hardcore and independent music way back in Celtic Kitten 90's Dublin is up and embedded on it's page in three easily digested parts. Come take a look if you get a chance.
you will also notice clips for Mexican Pets and Jubilee Allstars among others .
hey man, thanks for the add. waiting room were too class for words. whipping boy are too sex. when they played kilkenny i hopped on stage with Fergal while blind drunk and tried to sing. it was a disaster
Hiya!
My new album colours of sound is finally released.Yeah!!!!
It features guest vocals from Carol Keogh and Cathy Davey.
Swing by our page when you get a chance to check out the promo video’s I made,
listen to a couple of the tracks, read some of the press reviews and check out some of the photos from the artwork.
You can even buy a copy or get a digital download if you fancy ☺
Say hi if you pop in……
Thanks
Ken
Thank goodness for you and for Irish Music Central. I saw BellX1 the other night in San Francisco, was totally blown away and went strait to your website when I got home to read everything about them. Cheers! :o)
