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Blackletter.ie Bit of a delay in putting this up so I apologise. This is an article I wrote for the current issue of the Visual Artists’ News Sheet (Mar/Apr 2010) on Irish art blogging. The hard-copy news sheet is distributed to members of VAI and to galleries and arts centres around Ireland where it can be picked up for free. As stated in the footnotes section, several of... Read More
Xiu Xiu – Whelan’s – Photos
Xiu Xiu - Whelan's Strange gig in Whelan’s on Saturday night. Decent crowd in the venue and almost all seemed devoted to the cause of the Xiu Xiu. Their set, heavy on material from their latest album Dear God, I Hate Myself, sharply turned corners to move in drastically different directions. They’ve carved a following with this sort of contrasting performance which... Read More
Yacht Rock
Yacht Rock Yacht Rock is the term used to describe a unique brand of smooooooth music that was hugely popular in the late ’70s and early ’80s. That was then and this is now. Some crowd of comedy geniuses gathered together a couple of years ago to make a series of online shows telling the stories behind the creation of some of the smoothest hits of the time. The result... Read More
Brought to you by the letter K
Pretty much what we're hoping for. Why? Well, you’d have to ask someone else. Alls I knows is that I’ve always been fond of the letter k, as you might have guessed. It’s a funny little letter, it’s worth 5 points on Scrabble, it can be hard or silent, it can “help” you lose weight over two weeks or really fuck you up on a night out. We’ll... Read More
Meteors land with zero impact!
The children loved the clown's balloon making... The Meteor awards nominees were announced this week after the usual painstaking process of carefully wittling down the eligible entrants to perfectly represent what absolutely nobody is listening to. This is how I imagine things go in the Meteor office: Spa #1: Are we meant to be doing those awards again this year? Spa #2: Shit,... Read More
Zabba hit the Big Time
Zabba There’s only one thing I can recommend tonight and that’s Zabba at the Bernard Shaw. Granted – I am in the band – so my recommendation is worth about as much as a bishop’s heartfelt apology. We’ve been planning this night for ages and it’s finally all coming together for a Christmas gigstravaganza! From 8pm we will be giving you value... Read More
Dodging Hurdles
Bombhouse Gallery & Studios This article originally appeared in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of the Visual Artists’ News Sheet, published by Visual Artists Ireland. The news sheet is sent to VAI members and is available free of charge at selected distribution points in galleries and arts centres around Ireland. DODGING HURDLES Damien McGlynn discusses DIY initiatives and other... Read More
This week I will be mostly… Miami Vice!
Vice Magazine Night Flashy stuff, eh? Well, it’s gonna be that kinda night. Vice Magazine are throwing a shindig in the Bernard Shaw this Thursday 19th November so chaos and camera flashes are confirmed guests. Also confirmed are Robotnik, who will be doing what he does in the smoking garden at 9pm, and myself, who will be doing what I do while hiding behind the big, blinding... Read More
You’re All Fired
TV3's Apprentice The Apprentice is on TV3 again tonight. I’ve been half watching it this year having never watched it or anything of its ilk before. It is hilarious television in a jaw-droppingly frustrating way. They’ve obviously copied and pasted the reality TV formula in which teams of desperately thick people with delusions of intellectual grandeur fail miserably... Read More
Most days of the year are unremarkable.
(500) Days of Summer The confused looks. The sudden bursts of laughter. The half-full room. These are all good signs. Not necessarily for the film, but these things reassure me that we are not the last people in the country to see (500) Days of Summer. Heading into the Savoy last Sunday night, I could not forsee the film justifying the fact that most of my acquaintances had already... Read More
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