Nick Fitzsimmons writes: Belfast trio Three Tales launch their debut eponymous CD on March 10. I’ve been lucky enough to get my mitts on a pre-release copy of the album, and it’s safe to say it’s the best album from an Irish band in 2008 [steady - ed]. Three Tales are Ben McAuley, Desmond Mooney [...]
February 25, 2008
By Rena Maguire: At long last, Acoustic Dan fans can get their fix of this unique firebrand variety of street poet, on his long awaited album Acoustic Dan Live at the Rotterdam. The album’s been produced and mastered by the heady mix of Nigel Martyn (Old Flat Top) and NBMC media’s Chris Dickson. It’s thirteen [...]
February 25, 2008
Signals of the Vitruvian Man: A Journey in Surround Sound is a showcase of electronic compositions and videos by Ezequiel Borges and Adam Scott Neal. Some of these works exist in a surround format, and the remainder will be “diffused” live in concert. During the concert, the lighting rig in the Sonic Lab will be [...]
February 25, 2008
“Sailortown” will be the first single to be taken from Coleraine singer-wongwriter Anthony Toner‘s sophomore [not semaphore - ed] CD album: A Sky for Every Day is set for physical release week starting Monday, February 25, and is available to buy mail-order via CD Baby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/anthonytoner2. “Sailortown” was added to the track line-up at the [...]
February 25, 2008
Tickets for OXEGEN 2008 go on general sale on Friday, March 7 from 8.00am. Festival-goers registered on the OXEGEN website will have limited pre-sale access to tickets from Monday, March 3 at 8.00am until 8.00pm on Thursday, March 6 – subject to availability and limited to four tickets per person.
February 25, 2008
UK bands and musicians are invited to test-drive a new on-line marketing tool which draws on theories about the social behaviour of insect colonies [bees - ed] and internet/mobile viral marketing techniques [via SMS, e-mail, IM, Skype - ed] to help accelerate the expansion of fan-bases and target consumers.
February 25, 2008
Black Confetti, the Lisburn based fan mechandise store, now act as an agent for ticketing monster Ticketmaster. No more trips to Vazzi (formerly Virgin) in Belfast. http://www.blackconfetti.com
February 25, 2008
This from RECORD PRODUCTION – watch 100′s of streaming interviews [zzz - ed] with leading record producers: from Grammy winners to the new wave of music producers, find the perfect record producer for your project… UM
February 18, 2008
Founded by James McGarrity in 1999, fast-growing music promotions company JW Promotions has established a track-record for professionalism and expertise in the local entertainments industry. JWP has developed close working relationships with Ulster hotels, pubs and clubs and various annual festivals, including: The Auld Lammas Fair (Ballycastle), The Heart of the Glens Festival (Cushendall), The [...]
February 18, 2008
The Braid – Ballymena’s new arts centre – will open its doors in March 2008 on the site of the Old Market House in the centre of the town. Named after the river that runs through Ballymena, The Braid will weave local history, arts and culture together on a site that has been the centre [...]
February 18, 2008
“The AIM Guide to Survival & Success in the Music Business” – a free guide – has been produced by AIM to help anyone who wants to run an independent record company. It’s the only guide written from the record label point of view: most other guides take the point of view of the artist [...]
February 14, 2008
According to a statement on their official website, Snow Patrol are currently having a break [and possibly a Kit-Kat or two - ed] before they head back into the studio to record their sixth album. Those in need of more trivial information about this Ulster-Scots alt.rock/powerpop combo can check out this fan-site application: http://snowpatrol.i-heart-you.org/band.php
February 14, 2008
A club for swingers? Not exactly. But if you swingin’ lovers of the Belfast blogosphere have an secret unsatiated desire to jive, “Lindy Hop”, boogie-woogie, or rock-n-roll, then this might be the happening social dancing experience that you’re after. SwinginBelfast.com offer classes for the unitatiated and exciting field trips to hip venues in cosmopolitan cities: [...]
February 14, 2008
Nominations have now closed for the Irish Blog Awards, but you can still register to attend the awards ceremony at the Alexander Hotel, Dublin on St. David’s Day – March 1st, 2008. Register: http://awards.ie/blogawards/event-registration/ UlsterMusic.com missed out this year – maybe next. But this short-listed entrant could be interest to Celtic music afficionados: Music Road.
February 12, 2008
Eleventh Note has a heart for soft rock and a head for hard business: the 4-piece Belfast band has been busy gigging its brand of melodic rock around Northern Ireland and has recorded an album of stadium-friendly material entitled Only Remnants. This debut album is slated for CD release in the USA in September 2008 [...]
February 11, 2008
Dippy rock aristocrats, Ozzy and Sharon (nee Arden) Osbourne, will take to the stage at Earls Court, London on February 20 to host the British Phonographic Industry‘s pop music pantomime that is the BRIT Awards 2008. This august event will be televised by ITV1. http://www.brits.co.uk
February 11, 2008
Recently reformed Co. Tyrone 4-piece band The Minnows (formerly known as Tiberius’ Minnows) have released a new single, entitled Free Man Freeman – featuring esteemed banjo and fiddle player Cathal Hayden – on the resuscitated Good Vibrations record label. More http://theminnows.com/
February 9, 2008
February 7, 2008
According to the hype, musician-run Bandzoogle lets bands build great websites in minutes. All the stuff you need – like an on-line store, mailing list, forum – are built right in. Sounds like MySpace – but without the intrusive on-line advertising. Test-drive this site-builder application for free at http://bandzoogle.com/
February 7, 2008
Belfast based funk-rock-pop group Savanna Sky are on the look-out for a new drummer to complete the 5-piece and get them back on tour. The band comprises female lead vocalist Saffron backed by multi-talented musicians Al McShane (bass, keys), Phil Wylie (guitar, violin) and Steve Mackie (guitar). Savanna Sky (pictured) describe their original songs as [...]
February 4, 2008
Omagh artist John McGurgan has self-produced a limited-edition CD entitled Gipsy Street. Recorded at Alan Cooke‘s Donegal studio, McGurgan’s semaphore vocals-guitar-bass-only album features new and original compositions, plus an arrangement of the Hank Williams classic “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry“. Double bass is played by McGurgan’s brother Joseph. Only 300 copies of Gipsy Street [...]
February 4, 2008
Eve Williams is an accomplished singer and Billboard-recognised songwriter from Co. Down; she has recorded an eponysmous EP CD of her own material and currently teaches voice. Eve is noted for her technical virtuosity – her vocal range spans nearly 4 octaves – and the diversity of performance styles: from opera to disco, jazz to [...]
February 2, 2008
The next gig for the Belfast Jazz Orchestra is Monday, Feb 4 at Belmont Social Club under new musical director Marty Wilson. Belmont Social Club (aka CIYMS) is close to Belmont Park, Campbell College, George Best Belfast City Airport and Sydenham Railway Station. (Circular Road can be approached from the Holywood Road or Belmont Road [...]
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