Jim Aiken, 74, Northern Ireland's leading entertainment promoter, has died of cancer after a short illness. In a lifetime of bringing big name artists to Ireland, he was best known for the recent series of concerts in the grounds of Stormont in Belfast...
February 28, 2007
Goodness, garcious, great balls of fire. According to label Rossette Records, Donegal based Daniel O'Donnell takes his "Rock ‘n’ Roll" tour [surely not a swindle - ed] on the road again this coming Spring. A montage of footage, taken from a 2005 show, is now on YouTube...
February 26, 2007
By all accounts Charlotte Hatherley's new album 'The Blue Room' is a major step forward for the former Ash guitarist. It's accomplished arrangements and depth of character demonstrate a maturity sometimes lacking in the debut 'Grey Will Fade'...
February 24, 2007
Mama told me there’d be days like these: Actor Al Pacino [right] presents Belfast musician Van Morrison ["fat cat in a trilby hat" - ed] with an award honouring Irish writing at a ceremony held in Los Angeles, California. The singer performed a private concert. source: BBC, Getty Images -UM-
February 23, 2007
Peter Wilson's new single "Freewheel" available to download absolutely free...
February 20, 2007
Launched January 2007, “claw” is an editorial-driven news/reviews/listings website focused on unsigned, up-and-coming Northern Ireland indigenous bands in the rock/punk/indie/goth space. http://www.claw-online.co.uk www.myspace.com/claw_nireland ###
February 20, 2007
what is an optional excerpt? aha! its what appears in the post text box as opposed to the story what i wrote above! sorted!
February 19, 2007
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HAZEL O’CONNOR – http://www.hazeloconnor.com/ Sandino’s, Derry Thursday, Feb 23 The Black Box, Belfast Friday, March 2 The Market Place, Armagh Saturday, March 3 The performance by Ms. O’Connor includes an early evening screening of 80′s cult movie “Breaking Glass”. Hazel is touring in support of her new CD, entitled “Hidden Heart”. “Flanked by a harpist [...]
February 15, 2007
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The Queen's University of Belfast has created a Chair in Traditional Music Studies. Maybe a move to compensate the deparment of Irish Language several years back...
February 15, 2007
County Donegal born and based Enya took the Grammy for New Age at this year’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Shifting over XXX units of CD… [to complete - ed]
February 12, 2007
Kaya Recording Studios is a new 24-track digital recording studio in West Belfast, offering a professional service and competitive rates. Rehearsal rooms and PA hire available too. Contact Ciaran or Kieran [bit confusing that - ed] at: kaya_recording_studios@hotmail.co.uk address: Kaya Recording Studios Unit 18 – Blackstaff Commercial Complex 81 Springfield Road Belfast BT12 7AE Ciaran: [...]
February 11, 2007
According to a report in the Belfast Telegraph, Sir Elton John (58), returns to Belfast city to perform at the Odyssey Arena – 5 years after his Stormont (Parliament Buildings) gig. The one-time studio tea-boy at Dick James Music (London), librettist for smash West End musical “BILLY ELLIOT”, and A.I.D.S. campaigner, said “<quote>”… [to be [...]
February 7, 2007
Dude: the annual clash of beat combos that is the “Battle of the Bands” rocks Basement Jack’s, Maghera to its very foundations on April 5, 2007. They say the prize money is a staggering £1500 – that’s almost €2000. The closing date for entries is Friday, March 30. E-mail questions to events@walshshotel.com or sinead@walshshotel.com – [...]
February 4, 2007
Ulster-Scots stadium indie-rockers Snow Patrol took four prizes – including best Irish band – at the Ireland Music Awards in Dublin yesterday. The Northern Ireland-based band also won best live act, most downloaded song and best Irish album for Eyes Open. The boys are also nominated in three categories for this month’s Brit Awards, including [...]
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