"When Under Ether" New RTÉ Music Show

Takk

Hotpress wrote:

There’s good news for indie fans as Michelle Doherty returns to our tellies on Tuesday nights with When Under Ether, a new RTE One series that’s going out at 11.50pm and finds her joined on screen by former Brando man Elton Mullally who co-produced her old Channel 6 show.

Delorentos and David Geraghty feature as live guests, with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, The XX and Grizzly Bear providing the video accompaniment.

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Creamy Goodness

Sounds like this could be the replacement we are looking for.

raindog.promo

Bring back Nightshift.
Artic Monkeys get enough coverage.

Give homegrown acts a chance.

lordgoat

Give the job to someone other than Doherty. She's a drag on phantom and i can't imagine her being better on Tv. This looks like mtv2 lite to me.

If anyone deserves an music show on irish Tv it's Donal Dineen.

sweetie

we'll be guaranteed a few wee chins with the doc

Splainc

lordgoat wrote: »

Give the job to someone other than Doherty. She's a drag on phantom and i can't imagine her being better on Tv. This looks like mtv2 lite to me.

If anyone deserves an music show on irish Tv it's Donal Dineen.

yes he does but all music shows are welcome to be honest so no point complaining about it when there is currently nothing else

AnonoBoy

lordgoat wrote: »

Give the job to someone other than Doherty. She's a drag on phantom and i can't imagine her being better on Tv. This looks like mtv2 lite to me.

If anyone deserves an music show on irish Tv it's Donal Dineen.

Dineen had a great show alright - not sure if he's too interested in going back on TV though. And let's face it RTE are always going to plum for a younger presenter for something like this aren't they?

I thought Doherty was decent on the Nightshift. When she doesn't have to fill time like on the radio then I think she's better.

parasite

"When Under Ether" - a bit prétentieux, non ?

Gknit

I'm not the biggest Michelle Doherty fan, but the content of the show sounds right up my street. I'm usually in bed by that time but I'll be sure to watch it on the RTE Player. Yay!

11811

TYpical RTE, putting something like this on at 11.50 on a Tuesday night, where no-body is going to see it.
Looks alright though, be good if they also promoted the up and coming Irish acts too.

mattfender

Rte will never be good at promoting irish music and thats that.

Splainc

11811 wrote: »

TYpical RTE, putting something like this on at 11.50 on a Tuesday night, where no-body is going to see it.
Looks alright though, be good if they also promoted the up and coming Irish acts too.

true but the more people that watch it the earlier the time will be. similar to other voices. rte are lazy and uncreative but they are not stupid (well..)

i want to see the quality irish acts ONLY rather than loads of Irish acts and diluting the whole thing. Look at Jools Holland. England a country of 80, 90 million with fantastica history of music but he only has about 2 english acts on per episode keeping the standards up as high as possible

11811

Splainc wrote: »

true but the more people that watch it the earlier the time will be. similar to other voices. rte are lazy and uncreative but they are not stupid (well..)

i want to see the quality irish acts ONLY rather than loads of Irish acts and diluting the whole thing. Look at Jools Holland. England a country of 80, 90 million with fantastica history of music but he only has about 2 english acts on per episode keeping the standards up as high as possible

I see what you mean, there just seems to be very few outlets for up and coming Irish bands on our national TV and Radio network, fair enough Jules Holland does have a mix of acts from various countries, however, the BBC have several other shows across their network which promote home-grown talent.

Splainc

11811 wrote: »

I see what you mean, there just seems to be very few outlets for up and coming Irish bands on our national TV and Radio network, fair enough Jules Holland does have a mix of acts from various countries, however, the BBC have several other shows across their network which promote home-grown talent.

yep but we are a country of only 4.5m and they have closer to about 100m including all of britain. the same old irish crap keeps getting played on shows completely turning people off of shows. the same bands keep touring cork, dublin, galway, limerick etc so who wants to see the majority of them on tv?

dont get me wrong there are some really hard working bands in this country who constantly tour to hone their art and setlist etc but just because you tour does not mean you should be up on tv. acts such as RSAG and Imelda May stick out as they have something different. no point in sticking bands on just for the sake of them being irish. get a quality show going first. get the numbers. move it to a better time and then start a show for local talent and put that on at the later time.

although i dont care much for pop i cannot believe there isnt even a proper chart show left on tv

AnonoBoy

parasite wrote: »

"When Under Ether" - a bit prétentieux, non ?

It's a PJ Harvey song so I suppose they're attempting to signal their intended musical direction with the title.

The Hustler

I'd love to smash in her back door

Splainc

The Hustler wrote: »

I'd love to smash in her back door

And The Hustler knocks one out of the park

11811

Splainc wrote: »

yep but we are a country of only 4.5m and they have closer to about 100m including all of britain. the same old irish crap keeps getting played on shows completely turning people off of shows. the same bands keep touring cork, dublin, galway, limerick etc so who wants to see the majority of them on tv?

Like the Delorentos? Or the Coronas?
My point is these bands are not the Be all and end all of Irish music, there some quality Irish acts out there who should get some national air-play on a show like this - I wouldn't be bored of a show that featured (not necessarily dedicated to)some different bans, the Likes of Cities!, Hooray For Humans, Fred, Adebisi shank,Rest, AWIWYFA, etc

Splainc

11811 wrote: »

Like the Delorentos? Or the Coronas?
My point is these bands are not the Be all and end all of Irish music, there some quality Irish acts out there who should get some national air-play on a show like this - I wouldn't be bored of a show that featured (not necessarily dedicated to)some different bans, the Likes of Cities!, Hooray For Humans, Fred, Adebisi shank,Rest, AWIWYFA, etc

and you are dead right but what i am saying is that do you think ireland has enough quality acts to have 3/4 per week for a few months without getting boring?

imagine an act like Fred playing on a show with Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear etc and holding their own etc. rather than simply being the best Irish band on the show. not only would their music be highlighted to the other record companies/bands etc but they would simply get to mix with some quality international acts

Splainc

due to the lack of awareness of this upcoming show I have set up a facebook group for people to join to spread the word and remind people when the show is on to keep the show on the air

even if it is half decent keeping it on air will at least give it the chance to improve

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=177675496469#/group.php?gid=177675496469

whodoo

11811 wrote: »

Like the Delorentos? Or the Coronas?
My point is these bands are not the Be all and end all of Irish music, there some quality Irish acts out there who should get some national air-play on a show like this - I wouldn't be bored of a show that featured (not necessarily dedicated to)some different bans, the Likes of Cities!, Hooray For Humans, Fred, Adebisi shank,Rest, AWIWYFA, etc

Yeah they'll continue to support derivative, dull, musically ambitionless acts like delorentos and coronas.

Splainc

whodoo wrote: »

Yeah they'll continue to support derivative, dull, musically ambitionless acts like delorentos and coronas.

maybe but viewers have to keep the show on air to let it evolve in some way. i would rather an average music show on air than no music show

AnonoBoy

The 11th Hour is still on the air. They feature a live performance of an Irish act a week. Some good, some bad.

shiv_182

whodoo wrote: »

Yeah they'll continue to support derivative, dull, musically ambitionless acts like delorentos and coronas.

Delorentos are great! I'm glad they're showing irish bands like Delos, who work hard touring the arse out of the country and putting their music out there.

DigiGal

Michelle Doherty knows feck all about music lol

catch--22

DigiGal wrote: »

Michelle Doherty knows feck all about music lol

Quite the opposite! She's more than capable of presenting a show like this!

DigiGal

catch--22 wrote: »

Quite the opposite! She's more than capable of presenting a show like this!

I interviewed her, she hadn't a clue


Although she has good taste most of the time...apart from The Coronas

DigiGal

AnonoBoy wrote: »

It's a PJ Harvey song so I suppose they're attempting to signal their intended musical direction with the title.

Michelle Doherty's favourite musician is PJ Harvey aswell

catch--22

DigiGal wrote: »

I interviewed her, she hadn't a clue


Although she has good taste most of the time...apart from The Coronas

Fair enough, you're entitled to your opinion. Mine is she's very capable and very knowledgeable at her job!

Takk

DigiGal wrote: »

Michelle Doherty knows feck all about music lol

What would you like her to know about music?

DigiGal wrote: »

Although she has good taste most of the time

A good presenter with good taste in music. What more do you want?

DigiGal

Takk wrote: »

What would you like her to know about music?



A good presenter with good taste in music. What more do you want?

Jaysus ****ing attacked or what




I think she's an eejit



there ya go.

so yis can bitch at em all ya want not gonna change my opinion

catch--22

Charming contribution. But lets now get back on topic.

Takk

DigiGal wrote: »

Jaysus ****ing attacked or what




I think she's an eejit



there ya go.

so yis can bitch at em all ya want not gonna change my opinion

Two polite questions is not an attack.

Nobody bitched at you or tried to alter your opinion.


Back on topic: yay for a new music show!

AnonoBoy

DigiGal wrote: »

Michelle Doherty's favourite musician is PJ Harvey aswell

DigiGal wrote: »

I interviewed her, she hadn't a clue

Although she has good taste most of the time...apart from The Coronas

DigiGal wrote: »

Michelle Doherty knows feck all about music lol

So she knows nothing about music but has good taste most of the time and likes PJ Harvey?

Are there a slew of people posting using your account or do you just have an odd idea of what 'knowing something about music' entails?

What did you interview her for?

catch--22

Didn't get to see all of the show due to an early start this morning - but Health, The XX and The Dodo's in the first 3 songs was a great opener!

Aridstarling

Not bad at all. All seemed a bit autocue, but the songs were good. So mission successful I'd say. The Dodos were excellent, the only band I hadn't really been familiar with beforehand.

KnifeWRENCH

catch--22 wrote: »

Didn't get to see all of the show due to an early start this morning - but Health, The XX and The Dodo's in the first 3 songs was a great opener!

I'd never heard of Health before but really liked that song. And The xx "Crystallised" is one of my favourite songs from this year, so it was a great start!
The two presenters were a tad wooden but other than that it seems like a pretty good show.

AnonoBoy

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

The two presenters were a tad wooden but other than that it seems like a pretty good show.

Remember how nervous and wooden Donal Dineen looked when he was on No Disco though? Didn't matter cause the music was great.

Didn't get to watch this last night but will be checking it out on the Player over the next few days.

catch--22

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

I'd never heard of Health before but really liked that song.

They played Whelans a few weeks ago...clashed with Pixies so didn't get to catch them!

Kid V

I was very impressed. Just happened to catch thefirst half an hour. Played some very good music. Doesnt matter about presenters. Pat Kenny could host it just as long as the producers keep playing solid gold tunes

lordgoat

Glad to see the thread is back on topic, no more getting petty digs in guys -thanks.

Missed this last night but i'll be sticking it on during the week...

KnifeWRENCH

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Remember how nervous and wooden Donal Dineen looked when he was on No Disco though? Didn't matter cause the music was great.

No Disco was a bit before my time, never saw it.
But yeah, I suppose that as long as the music's good it doesn't really matter who presents it.

Takk

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AnonoBoy

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

No Disco was a bit before my time, never saw it.

Jaysus, now I feel old.

Alan Noir

Good to see a music programme on telly.

Sad to say it was quite boring.

Pighead

Just watching it now. Yer man Mullally used to have dreadlocks didn't he. Brando had a single I used to love. Can't for the life of me remember name of the single though? Ten smug points for anyone who can tell me.

raindog.promo

Pighead wrote: »

Just watching it now. Yer man Mullally used to have dreadlocks didn't he. Brando had a single I used to love. Can't for the life of me remember name of the single though? Ten smug points for anyone who can tell me.

Brando.

I only know that cos it says so on the press release.
I was at a gig of theirs years back. All i can remember is a song possibly called "hero" because one of the lyrics was "If i had a hero, he'd look a bit like me" to which the soundman, on hearing this, broke his ****e laughing.

lordgoat

Pighead wrote: »

Just watching it now. Yer man Mullally used to have dreadlocks didn't he. Brando had a single I used to love. Can't for the life of me remember name of the single though? Ten smug points for anyone who can tell me.

Jaysus that's so annoying. I was at Brand'o's last ever gig too!

Pighead

raindog.promo wrote: »

Brando.

I only know that cos it says so on the press release.
I was at a gig of theirs years back. All i can remember is a song possibly called "hero" because one of the lyrics was "If i had a hero, he'd look a bit like me" to which the soundman, on hearing this, broke his ****e laughing.

Yeah I have the band name alright. Just can't remember the name of the damn song of theirs, I used to love. Hero doesn't ring any bells. Have the single in a box upstairs somewhere. Might dig it out tomorrow to see what it was called. Can't even remember the tune of it!

lordgoat wrote: »

Jaysus that's so annoying. I was at Brand'o's last ever gig too!

Were they any good? I absolutely loved this particular song I'm talking about but for some reason I never investigated further to see what the rest of their stuff was like.

lordgoat

They were decent, better than alot from that time. Saw them twie or three times in total got better each time. From memory they split up to move to NY/The US to try and make it. I know the song you are talking about too i think. Very catchy 90's indie guitar and drums driven. If you go into Dave or Julie in Road recs they good help you out.

Blotooth were another nice actfr om back then, went on to become Juno Falls (i think!)

Splainc

anyone catch the show last night?