'An infrequent conversation between fans of music, some of it long-lost’
Strange as it sounds now but there was a time when The Cranberries were easily the most remarkable young band in Ireland having emerged, quite literally, from out of nowhere. Theirs is of course a well-worn and hoary old story, albeit one pock-marked with crudely-formed testimonials and urban myths. This is something I’ll return to... Continue Reading →
A week or so before The Pogues headlined the closing night of the Féile festival in Thurles in August, 1991, I saw them play live in one of their regular and most boisterous U.K. haunts, The Brixton Academy in South London. They’d car-crashed through a chaotic tour the previous year in support of the ‘Hell’s Ditch’ album and concerns had increased for the well-being of the group’s singer, Shane MacGowan, and indeed for the group itself. Like half of... Continue Reading →
This post first appeared last year on the blog for the Sir Henrys 2014 Exhibition held at Boole Library, University College Cork. It is reproduced here in full. I can’t remember the first time I set foot inside Sir Henrys and I can’t remember the last time either but I remember clearly where the rose was sown.... Continue Reading →
I always thought that Tony Fenton was bombproof. I can’t say I ever knew him well enough to stand up that claim but, from the handful of jobs we did together over the years, and particularly from his stint fronting 2FM’s Hotline, that was the impression he conveyed. In December, 1996, I wrote... Continue Reading →
Interested in Irish Rock music and culture? You just might want to keep an eye on this... first post from @aslinndubh [Colm O Callaghan] coming very soon....
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