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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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.

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.

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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

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: [...]

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.