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I love the sense of surprise and apprehension going on in this music video. It feels genuine. It was shot live for Rizlab with all the goings on in the clip chosen via multiple choice by people who watched it live on the interwebs.
Image above courtesy of Nouveaunoise’s artwork.The annual Nialler9 readers’ poll is back. For the sixth time, I’m looking for your top 5 Irish albums and songs of the year. Lat year’s best album was awarded to Villagers’ Becoming A Jackal and best song went
Every month, MAP (Music Alliance Pact) asks a large number of music bloggers across the world to pick a track to represent their country. The results are posted on all of those blogs on the 15th of each month, downloadable in one file or playable
In February of this year, Sleigh Bells came to Dublin and pulverised a Whelan’s crowd who had waited a long time to see them. A year and nearly a week later, Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller will return to play The Academy on Monday February 27th
The last of the top 5 new artists guest posts for 2011? I may have one more surprise coming, but for now, here are the choices of another music blog favourite, The Recommender, the Brighton-based blog run by Mike Bradford and one of the best
Continuing the top 5 new artists guest posts now. Toronto-based LYFSTYL is one of my favourite Tumblr music blogs of the last year. Here, site editor Mwinyi Topping shares his top 5 new artists discoveries of 2011.1. 14thIn my opinion this duo happens to
This is the best remix I’ve heard in quite a while. Balam Acab has turned in some really super remixes lately for Lana Del Rey, Twin Sister and Ghosttown DJs. On this Charli XCX remix, he provides an edifying spectral and warm flip to the
Almost at the home stretch of the top 5 new artists guest posts now. So far we’ve had 14 guest posts with a few more to come this week. The 15th post comes via Veronica Murtagh of the deadly Chicago-based music blog Cream Team. Check
Highlights: Richter Collective & Popical Island Christmas parties, Night of the Machines 2, Motor City Drum Ensemble & xxxy, Not Squares, Twinkranes and Magic Pockets, Rarely Seen Above Ground, The Rubberbandits Christmas Carols, Ulrich Schnauss, Moths, Toby Kaar and Miracle Fortress…A list of recommended events taking
It was Jim who first brought Alabama Shakes to my attention.Then I got the email that said Rough Trade had snapped them up for their debut album in 2012. Then NPR’s All Songs Considered talked about the four-piece more and it sealed the deal.’Hold