Harmless Noise
A music blog from Ireland.
A music blog from Ireland.
Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Now four days past last weekend but far from a fading memory, the tenth Hard Working Class Heroes festival was a commendable achievement on the part of organisers and performers over the three days in Dublin. It was important I suppose that after such a long term of evolved organisation, the event should do well
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Friday, October 5th, 2012
Last night saw the first run of bands across Dublin for the tenth installment of Hard Working Class Heroes. Reports so far have been good: I missed A Dark Horse as I was running late, and Ginnels...
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Thursday, October 4th, 2012
The first leg of Hard Working Class Heroes 2012 kicks off tonight with 27 acts spread over five venues performing over the course of the night. It’s the festival’s tenth year and the organisers have a real...
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
Trash. Vibrant! Fun. Dull as dishwater. Agile lyrics but plods on and on for ages. These are just a few of the notes I looked down at over a cup of coffee in the Morrison Hotel at...
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Friday, November 18th, 2011
Although I started feeling nostalgic a week after the shop closed, seeing this promo for an upcoming documentary on Road Records yesterday brought all the feelings back. My feet used to make such a scuffing sound on...
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Last night in Ulster Hall the first Northern Ireland Music Awards took place, bang in the middle of Belfast Music Week, before the circus of the MTV EMAs roll into town on Sunday 6 November. Organised...
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
For some time now resentment has been brewing amongst members of the music community who feel disillusioned with the practice of paying venue hire in order to perform. While playing free gigs is a necessary evil for...
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Friday, October 7th, 2011
Saw this video on Wednesday, very nicely shot and edited but boring. I’m not a fan of Leaders of Men. Thought I’d pop this up in case anyone is curious what the Tallaght five-piece sound like...
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Thursday sees the first batch of Hard Working Class Heroes bands take to Dublin’s streets figuratively and literally too. It’s not all about the nightshows in venues like The Button Factory, Grand Social, Twisted Pepper and Workman’s...
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