The last time I sat in the 3 Arena in Dublin was for one of U2’s flatulent Innocence And Experience shows which proved, once again, that all of the smoke, mirrors and lighting tricks can’t definitively mask the inevitable: U2 have long had the drabs and have real difficulty writing new material. As far back... Continue Reading →
MAPPING POPULAR MUSIC IN DUBLIN :- A RESEARCH PROJECT
Guest Post by Dr Áine Mangaoang, Research Fellow Dublin City University , Visiting Lecturer Iceland Academy of the Arts “To ask for a map is to say ‘tell me a story’” (Turchi, 2004:11). Once known as the city of a thousand bands, Dublin’s reputation as a city of popular music-making is largely considered as one that consistently, even... Continue Reading →
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