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Selection of articles written between 2005 and today.
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Mad Scientists of Music Live – Playlist
The event is called ‘Mad Scientists of Music’, and it’s on Tuesday 16th September in Twisted Pepper. We’ll have chiptune, circuitbending and experimental electro-acoustic noise stuff, from a variety of crazy Irish experimental artists. Acts featured on the night include Deathness Injection, KaraKara, Luxury Mollusc, Siam Collective, MarQu Vr & The Trumpets of Time &… Read more
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Poster for Mad Scientists Gig
Awesome new poster for the Mad Scientists Gig next week, by Gamepaq founder and A4 Sound member Andrew Edgar. Read more
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The Lonesome West – Episode 2 – Reading Plays
This weeks play – Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh. Lonesome West is part of Connemara triology, along with Beauty Queen of Leenane and A Skull in Connemara. Published 1997, Methuen Drama. First performed Jun 11th, 1997 at Druid Theatre in Galway, in a coproduction with London’s Royal Court Theatre. Went on to Broadway in 1999,… Read more
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Am I Normal?
Clearly not. That aside, ‘Am I Normal’ was the title of the sex education film shown to my primary school class around 1991, in St Joesph’s Christian Brothers School, Drogheda. The ever excellent Dangerous Minds just uncovered this ‘hilariously dated sex education film’. For years I’ve told people about this cringeworthy 1979 classic. Many didn’t… Read more
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‘A Writer in Beckettland’ – Culture File
My latest report for RTE Lyric FM’s Culture File, took me ‘upstairs’ to the week long ‘Happy Days‘ Samuel Beckett festival in Enniskillen. The festival organisers and tourism board of Northern Ireland were wildly hospitable (many thanks especially to Cathy Kapande, Kirstin Smith, Allie Crehan, and Sean Doran). Little did they know I’m but a… Read more
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Mad Scientists of Music wins Sounds Alive Prize!
So last night I was lucky enough to see the incredibly talented radio producer Roman Mars perform a live episode of his show 99% Invisible, at the ever creepy Freemasons Hall in Molesworth St. The event was a part of the inaugural Sounds Alive festival, which brought together a bunch of radio folks like legendary… Read more
