A music blog from Ireland.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
A venue as valuable as The Joinery should not struggle to stay open, but then, there are a lot of things in Ireland right now that are not as they should be. On Monday a Fundit campaign for €16,000 was launched for help in keeping the Stoneybatter art/music gallery/space going in 2013. Almost €3000 has
Monday, January 14th, 2013
Start your week with magnificent music: listen to Goldmine. I’ve been playing it a couple of times a day since last week and tweeted yesterday that this fourth album is the best thing Nina Hynes has ever...
Thursday, December 13th, 2012
Buckle up for 19 minutes of space rock exploration with this new track and video by Sean Zissou from The Jimmy Cake: Observatory Destroyer. I’ve played it about six times since the link surfaced last night which...
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
With a keen sense of appreciation for the finest musical and visual pleasures, Chequerboard is preparing to make a fourth album The Unfolding, using the crowd-source method of FundIt. Now with a week and less than €1000...
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
A great video for Simon Bird‘s song Stillborn In Autumn and a very interesting bit of news indeed: he’s asking for your help to raise €800 to release his latest EP V on very limited edition 12″...
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
Over the past 45 days we’ve seen Nina Hynes campaign for the cash to help her create a new album. With three previous records and a reputation as one of Ireland’s most talented musicians, Nina has a...
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
This morning I saw a note on Nina Hynes‘ Facebook arguing that crowd-sourcing the funds for her new album was not an ideal way to release music. With Nina’s permission I’ve copied and pasted the correspondence...
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
“As a band we have never asked for more than what our records cost to make.” A crucial statement from Ten Past Seven who are currently running a FundIt campaign to raise cash for a super-special limited...
Monday, May 30th, 2011
One of the most interesting developments in the new music industry has been to see digital communities providing the resources necessary to bankroll a new product that musicians could not otherwise find the means to do alone....