'An infrequent conversation between fans of music, some of it long-lost’
We’re delighted to host this piece by Niall Crumlish, which is included in the booklet that accompanies ‘You Never See the Stars When It Rains’, the recently-released anthology by Dublin band, The Wormholes. Niall is a psychiatrist and music writer from Dublin. He has written extensively for Hot Press and State Magazine and now posts... Continue Reading →
We are delighted to host another guest post by David Heffernan. From Dublin, David is a vastly experienced and much-decorated music producer and director. His credits include international films on The Velvet Underground, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder and Fleetwood Mac. On a hot and humid Spring morning in 1990, I drove on Interstate 65 from Nashville... Continue Reading →
Delighted to host this guest post by David Heffernan. From Dublin, David is a vastly experienced and much-decorated music producer and director. Apart from ‘Curious … The Velvet Underground in Europe’, his credits also include international films on Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder and Fleetwood Mac. The interior walls of a former factory building on New... Continue Reading →
Lambo, Uaneen, Byrner and Strangey: names to conjure with for those of us who studied at The Rock Garden in Dublin, and graduated with dishonour, during its brief but colourful existence in the early 1990s. Just some of a wide-ranging cast of regulars, all of them lost over-board far too early, who sprinkled the magic... Continue Reading →
I was flattered and a little awed when I was asked to contribute a few words to accompany the re-issue of Whipping Boy’s magnificent 1995 album, ‘Heartworm’. I never intended the sleeve notes to take off like they did and I’m not sure if the band or the staff at Needle Mythology, the record label... Continue Reading →
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