Wall of Mouths

An irish band that seems to have taken a dislike to Graham Hopkins … Apparently he failed to pay them for playing a support slot in Feb, & has ignored any forms of contact from the band, so they wrote a ‘diss’ track about it, ‘Grand Theft Hopkins’, which can be heard in their MySpace page.

http://www.myspace.com/youreonlymassive

Just off the phone to TM.

NiN haven’t 100% pulled, but MCD are just playing it safe.

The band have cancelled some UK dates recently, which are being rescheduled for the end of Aug, I presume they are seeing if they can fit them all in.

If they do pull out, TM will be in contact for a full refund.

Funny, they announce this after the Presale had started. MCD/TM better start dishing out the refunds. Cunts.:mad:

& I woundn’t call it a mix up either, I mix up is when you the missus fullfat cola instead of semi-skimmed ;)

They had adverts in the papers this week, & NiN released a password for the Presale, so its no mixup. I’d money issues, as is the norm …

My 2c regarding iTunes …

I have a Creative mp3 player, but still use iTunes. The shop is grand for what I need, & I use it to rip cds.

I purchase/download an album, & then convert it to mp3 using Tunebite easily. (http://www.tunebite.com). The licence cost €15 (£10), well worth it with the amount (& ease) of converting the files.

I’m told dbpoweramp will convert m4a/aac to mp3 if you download the plugin for it. And its free, but I was told this after I got Tunebite. I’m not sure how easy/difficult a program it is to use …

http://www.dbpoweramp.net

We can dress it up all we want, but FF will be on last & have a longer slot. End of.

FF headlining is more a comment on their popularity, than the quality of their music.

I wouldn’t be too surprised it there were a few Johnny Cash fans floating around the venue in a confused daze.

NiN have been announced as the support ( :eek: )for Foo Fighters in Marlay Park, Dublin on Aug 22nd.

Tickets on sale this Fri.

icon wrote:

or And And And.

I think you should put an exclaimation mark after the 2nd ‘And’ … ;)

Title: BV Album review in Irish Times.

Ex-Therapy? drummer Graham Hopkins liked Boss Volenti’s sound so much he
practically stalked them until they let him join. You can see why he wanted
in on this one: the Dublin band rock straight from the hip, shuffling Kings
of Leon and Queens of the Stone Age, and pulling the odd ace out of their
sleeves. Despite their resolutely old-school approach (Ain’t No Use ends
with a traditional guitar solo, and the spirit of 1970s rock hovers over
such tunes as Deeper and Deep, Shot and Roll it Into Shape), BV pull through
on sheer spit and swagger, dispensing these 10 tunes with the efficiency of
Dirty Harry. Singer/bassist Rob Daly and guitarists Laura Mackey and Dan
O’Connor make sure their new drummer earns his keep on such high-impact
rockers as Nine Point Eight, The Range and Can’t Seem to Find a Way.
http://www.bossvolenti.com

the 1st Halite album was poor, kinda like he had a singer/songwriter inside of him that he had to get out.

2nd album was heavier, & better.

summer_of_hate wrote:

What happened to the savage rock and roll band who blew my mind when I was 12?!

They formed Velvet Revolver :D

Now Now … I know where I’m from & I know what a One & One is. Geez, I am a Bohs member ffs.

More convienience over desire, with the exception of 3mths in Fairview, all my 10yrs working have been Southside. Thats the way the cookie crumbles, I guess.

Nitelinks are more fun, people think I’m lost, or from Bray.

KJC Dublin wrote:

you going too?

We should organise a big WOMble drinking bonanza before entering the hall :D

Wont be at the RDS, too rich for my blood as I’m going to the Manchester gig.

mothertrucker wrote:

How about we all meet down Faussagh Ave and call into the Cabra House for a few gargles!!

Not living in Cabra these days, only head there to get a monthly feed by the mother.

Living in Dun Laoghaire these days, at the request of the g.f.

Southside girls seem to believe every little story they hear about life on the otherside, & who am I to stop this misinformation. The amount of people who think I went to school on a Piebald pony … :rolleyes:

Wahoo … Northside Rokks !!

From Cabra myself.

Title: Irish Times today

THERAPY? One Cure Fits All Spitfire/Eagle Rock
3/5

There was a period when it seemed as if Therapy? were taking a long time in going nowhere. Certainly, their excellent, truculent early 1990s records (Babyteeth, Pleasure Death, Nurse) were very much a fond memory. Fast forward to 2003 (High Anxiety) and 2004 (Never Apologise Never Explain), and it seemed as if the band were imploding from lack of direction and melody. Good metal needs more than muscle (ask Metallica) and with One Cure Fits All it seems that Andy Cairns and colleagues have gone back to the drawing board and drafted in the kind of tunesmithery that has already proven an amenable addition to the likes of Queens of the Stone Age. Hence songs as strong as Deluded Son, Rain Hits Concrete, Private Nobody and Dopamine, Seratonin, Adrenaline (which has surefire anthem written all over its skinny, tattooed frame). Therapy? in good album shock? About time.
Tony Clayton-Lea

Title: Mexican Pets …

Andy digs them, & so should you !!

Mexican Pets, stalwarts of the Dublin music scene for most of the 1990s, have decided to pick up their instruments once more. Currently in the process of writing new material, the band has already lined up a couple of live shows:

Thu 11 May - Roisin Dubh, Galway (as part of Strange Brew – free)
special guests - Large Mound

Fri 12 May - Whelan’s, Dublin (tickets €12)
special guests - The Coldspoon Conspiracy

Named after an urban legend that describes how a Mexican sewer rat is mistakenly adopted as a pet, the band first got together a decade and a half ago, proudly wearing the influence of melodic guitar-rock giants such as Husker Du and Dinosaur Jr on their sleeves. In 1994, they released Nobody’s Working Title…the album’s spiky guitar riffs, driving bass lines, and melancholy lyrics were well-received, and the band were invited to play alongside respected hardcore acts such as Fugazi, Pavement and Therapy. Indeed, Therapy’s Andy Cairns became somewhat of a champion of the Pets, releasing five of their singles on his Blunt record label. Over the next few years, the Pets garnered extensive radio airplay, notably on BBC’s John Peel Show; toured many times in the UK and Europe; had one of their songs featured on the soundtrack of acclaimed Irish film ‘I Went Down’ and in 1996 wrote and recorded their 2nd LP Humbucker which was released in early ‘97 to glowing reviews including single of the week in Kerrang! for ‘Supermarket’.

In 1997, the band decided to hang up their guitars and go their separate ways, each of them going on to pursue their own musical and creative projects. The spirit of the sewer rat never really died, however, and in late 2005 they found themselves reunited through a shared love of playing loud music. The band is now working on new songs, and plans to kick off phase two a brace of live shows in May. Dan Hegarty will air the Mexican Pets Fanning Session on 2FM, on Wednesday 26 April at midnight

Tickets (€12) for the Whelan’s show are on sale from Road Records and Sound Cellar.

It’s hard to kill a rat!

deadsetgav wrote:

…and for everything else there’s mastercard?

Not in this case … It was Mastercard I used :p

Isnt the Internet great !!
tickets… check,
Hostel… check,
Flights from Dublin … check.

All for less than 100euro.

deadsetgav wrote:

Did you notice how the whole Shameless era was breezed over?

Quite right too. :eek:

Highlight for me, was ‘Isolation’, with ‘She’s Lost Control’ in the middle of it.

Title: Fall Out Boy

Found this while reading the NY Times Online. Sounds familiar, hey …

In the wake of Green Day, the year’s new punk-pop sensation was Fall Out Boy, which sold 1.65 million copies. The band has a sense of humor as snappy as its melodies, with song titles like “Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends.” But the perspective of its songs is proudly myopic and self-absorbed, as the songs concentrate almost completely on gripes about girl trouble and the music business.

http://www.ratemypoo.com

Jobrok wrote:

What exactly do you mean by mainland…!!!??????

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The UK Mainland, the mainland of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland…

Geez, am I the only Irishman who doesnt have a hangup about the ‘M’ word !?!

FrankieC wrote:

I think you are all right in many ways, T? in Dublin is an annual event, they move venues (Ambassador / Village / Olympia), the crowd size is puzzling to me - varies from 1,000 - circa 600.

I’d fcuking love to see them in Vicar St.

My Favourite Venue in Dublin.

Philth wrote:

Did anyone hear that story about Martin Freeman (Tim from The Office) when he was being interviewed by some guy in a Ramones t-shirt? He asked the guy interviewing him if he owned any Ramones albums, he didn’t, and then he asked him to name two Ramones songs and he couldn’t.

I actually saw that. It was on ‘Tim Lovejoy & the All Stars’, on Sky One.

When Lovejoy couldnt name 2 songs, Freeman kicked him with a “I thought so !”. Hero.

For those who dont know the twat that is Tim Lovejoy, check him out, just oozing Punk Attitude …

http://www.skyone.co.uk/programmes/timlovejoy/showoverview.aspx

BKFYA wrote:

Of course the shirt is inspired by the Ramones, and to be honest, I designed it, maybe as a tribute to THE RMS, but the guys love it, and can you imagine how proud I am that they sell it as the “WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE”?
Damn, I´m proud!

I was at Idlewild in Dublin last night, wore the new Tshirt. First off, I had one guy tell me there was no ‘Micheal Ramone’ (!) then Idlewild dedicated a cover of ‘Sedated’ to the guy in the Ramones Tshirt. :eek:

so no chance of Several Memorable gigs then :eek:

Title: Gemil jpg

I’m gonna getting a Gemil tattoo.
Does anyone know of a nice, clear jpg of Gemil to bring with me.

I’m not looking for a photo of a tattoo, something like a bigger version of whats at the top of the page.

Cheers.