February 2009

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Clem Snide Reform

by Alex 27 February 2009 Music News

Clem Snide have reformed and released another album, ‘Hungry Bird”. They have undergone a number of changes in their line-up since their formation in the 90′s but the one constant is their lynch-pin singer-songwriter Eef Barzelay. It transpires that Hungry Bird was shelved back in 2006 after which they went through a number of break-ups.

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Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh with his star pupil, Jeremy Irons!

by Alex 22 February 2009 Uncategorized
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Feist – Sealion

by Alex 17 February 2009 Video
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Small Engine Repair

by Alex 16 February 2009 Reviews

I enjoy finding new aritists for the playlist on Myspace as it means I’m not heading off to follow the rest of the sheep out there, and there’s a lot of them. You get to find great new acts like this. Small Engine Repair has an original sound that naturally fits in to the Alternative [...]

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The Welcome Wagon

by Alex 16 February 2009 Reviews

Never thought I’d find myself putting tracks from an album of a Presbyterian Pastor and his wife in the playlist but, hell (whoops!), looks like I’m wrong. Meet the Rev. Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique. Carrying on the husband / wife tradition from the likes of Johnny Cash and June Carter ‘The Welcome Wagon’ [...]

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Introducing Lee Bob Watson

by Alex 5 February 2009 Reviews

Artist Site |  Myspace

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Fleet Foxes Main Man’s Solo Effort

by Alex 4 February 2009 Music News

If you pay a visit to the Sub-pop website, the label that Fleet Foxes are signed to you can read an interesting piece about the origins of Fleet Foxes and the talent of main man Robin Pecknold: The first time I heard “Boots of Spanish Leather,” it was as if all of the oxygen had [...]

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Jose Gonzalez – Time to Send Someone Away

by Alex 3 February 2009 Video

A great video of Jose Gonzalez who just keeps knocking out great tunes. Catch more of him on the Indie Stream…make sure you check the video’s on the blog here. They get updated frequently.

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Arthur Issue 32 is out

by Alex 3 February 2009 Uncategorized

Some of you may recall my Counterculture Guide, part 2 of which was dedicated to Arthur, described as an ‘All Ages Counterculture’ Mag. I normally get this as a paper copy (for a small cost) but it looks like they have also been feeling the affects of the Capitalist Crunch. So issue 32 is only [...]

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