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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Once Sweded Twice Shy
Lunatic French savant director Michel Gondry is about to release his latest film ‘Be Kind Rewind‘, starring Jack Black and Mos Def. The film’s premise is that a pair of foolish but creative video store employees manage to accidentally erase their entire stock of tapes, and are forced to re-enact or ‘swede’ them; in the… Read more
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Every which way but lose
Well we came home empty handed from this years Irish Blog Awards. Analogue had been shortlisted for best group blog, and ultimately lost out to the girls from Beaut.ie. It was great for such a new blog to get so far in any case, and to be honest, we didn’t deserve a win based on… Read more
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These kids will listen to anything
This is kind of old, but so god damn awful it bares repeating. If you’ve ever wondered why the record industry hasn’t tapped into dissonant outsider punk and folk, excreting thin attractive Daniel and Calvin Johnston clones to mime angst free pop noize, you haven’t been looking hard enough. The prosecution presents item 1. ‘Black… Read more
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Prozac
When did you become a lie? When did we stop being friends? When did you start killing? We’re looking round for someone to blame for not stopping you sooner, and to be honest there’s too much money being made to see an effective halt anytime soon. Was it the men in white coats, white faced… Read more
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Congrats to Glen & Marketa
Hotpress darling Glen Hansard and child bride Marketa Irglova were the recipients last night of the Oscar for ‘Best Original Song’, for ‘Falling Slowly’, a track written for their ‘Swell Season‘ album and featured in John Carney’s slight but touching film ‘Once‘. Congrats guys! ‘Falling Slowly’, from Once.. Acceptance Speech.. ‘Falling Slowly’, performed at the… Read more
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Siding with Kant
“There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.” – Duke Ellington Fantastic rock webzine Crawdaddy! have an interview up with rock critic Carl Wilson, author of the latest book in the legendary 33 1/3 series of album critiques. Rather than reviewing a new or ageing classic, Wilson decided to do something… Read more
Gareth Stack 