irish music

Imaal

Could someone give me the name of any decent Irish band, maybe I've just gotten out of touch but are there any left? The only decent stuff I've heard recently is off some battle of the bands thing involving people between 17 and 18 years old, not to mention a kiss tribute come on people help me.

Thomas from Presence

A kiss tribute? Where did you here that?!!!

Tell me the kind of music you like and I'll try to point you in the right direction. I think I've heard them all at this stage!

penhelli

Go and see Fairuza in the Temple Bar Music Centre on Thursday May 15th. They will restore your faith in the Irish Music Scene. I swear. It's going to be the gig of the year.

Lunar Junkie

There's a load of good Irish bands. Try some of these:

Settler
Estel
Ely
Playground Psychotic
NeoSuperVital
The Jimmy Cake
Jeff Martin
Ten Speed Racer

Cozpyro

I'm sorry but I can't refuse this opportunity for a bit of shamless plugging!!

Friday 2nd May
Eamon Dorans
Republic of Loose
Johnny Pyro & The Rock Coma
Grum
Little Ghetto Boys

Eyeliner__Boy

JJ72

Imaal

thanks various people, the question know of course is whether I like them,that you shall find out in due time.
Now to the batcave, where the stereo is.

SprostonGreen

Turn
Blotooth
Wilt
Petronella

Tyrrial

We can't forget Polar and the 66 electric! it would be a crime!!!



i'm sure polarbelly would agree with me there.:)

Imaal

I don't really like wilt they're quite repetitive. Oh for the days when a song was a simple tune on the whistle accompanied by a delightfully amusing jig.

sodiumlightbaby

holyghostfathers are very good...

Adreena

JJ72 are sooo great

Turn are as well

Erm... Gemma Hayes = brilliance

Otranome are becoming a favourite of mine

There's some really great stuff at the moment

super_furry

Babelfish and The Chalet's are both rather brilliant too.

thedrowner

i'll second 66e and polar

also will suggest joan of arse and dudley corporation

if they havent already been suggestd

Damon_Kind

the tycho brahe, polar, the jimmy cake, rollers sparkers all get 9 thumbs up.

crowbar188

the best irish bands ive seen around are x-constant and berkeley.

Duffman

Hrm... The Frames perhaps?

Imaal

Thanks but I'm not too fond of them, what with being evil scum and all.
but thanks

Duffman

lol, "evil scum"? do explain.....

dregin

Go Berkeley.As I've been spamming here like a madman for ages now here goes:

Go check teh Berkeley site at:

http://www.berkeley.tv

I mod their boards so cum spam me with shíte at:

http://www.berkeley.tv/forums

Dregin

Richie

Berkeley get my vote as well - great band.
Also, the ever wonderful Turn.
Just started listening to the 66 Electric lately - fantastic band. Can't wait to see 'em live.
Seen Johnny Pyro on Friday night - fecking brilliant stuff altogether.
And of course Otranome.....

MoeJay

Why has nobody mentioned Skyjack yet? Those guys rock!

There's also The Debonairs....but they're from Belfast (however they still rock.)

And Popstar.

Right I'll shut up now.

La_Gordy

Theres a fairly decent band called Popstar that play the Temple Bar Music Centre sometimes.

Imaal

"lol, "evil scum"? do explain..... "

Sorry may be have been a bit of an exageration, I just don't like the frames very much and glen hansard annoys the crap out of me especially with t.v. appearences as examples of what is meant to be good modern irish music, not a good person to be using that title for.

Duffman

Originally posted by Imaal
glen hansard annoys the crap out of me especially with t.v. appearences as examples of what is meant to be good modern irish music, not a good person to be using that title for.

In fairness, I'm happy if any half-decent Irish band can get the media coverage they need to promote their music....

madouva

Future Kings Of Spain
future kings of spain - here
Ten Speed Racer
Ten Speed Racer - here

Raggamuffin

Stiff Little Fingers
Thin Lizzy
My Bloody Valentine...
Undertones..
Paul McCartney is half-irish i guess...

You hould really look overseas for the better music... although even that is difficult enough.

LA_girl

A few I didn't see mentioned above...

Mike Got Spiked
Eclipse
Sundogs
Me in the Park
Ginseng
Duke Special

(go Gigsmart!!!)

dregin

Clearshot from Derry are Funken classic.I dunno if they're still goin though after Marty (bass player) died.Think Cahir's gone to America with the D4 as guitar tech too.Anyone know anything more about them????

Dregin

Thomas from Presence

Here's a similar post about Irish music from the Rock/Metal board.

Click da link:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93733

thedrowner

has anyone mentioned mael mordha?

im not sure...

Imaal

I went to berkeley! calm yourself!
they're ok alright?
everyones a winner

stez

Sorry another shameless plug......but check out The Mouse at the Radiator gig in Eamon Dorans this Wed. the 7th. Just come back from an Irish tour and the live show will have you pumpin sweat and doin headspins on the floor, the sound is similar to a cross between Sly & the Family, crossed with Happy Mondays, crossed with Madness but sounds like none of the above.
There's a few other new young Irish bands playin too.

www.freewebs.com/cloudedmouse
The website's a hoot!!

GuanYin

I think I'd include alot of the bands mentioned above.

But a new band (only been together a few months) that you should definitely check out is The Stranded Circus.

The released a single Green Eyes recently and despite the fact they're not together long, they're pretty tight.

spoiltbrat

Originally posted by crowbar188
the best irish bands ive seen around are x-constant and berkeley.

I agree, Berkeley seriously rock. I saw Future Kings of Spain in the TBMC on Friday and it was the best gig I've seen there since Berkeley played.

The CrayonZ and The Things are also well worth a look if you're into your rock.

Tyrrial

i'd like to stick a word in for bablefish... very nice band

kirn

GAH!!


f u c k i n' h e l l ....

i hate this stupid self-promotion-go-look-at-my-mates-band-they're-great crap.

most of the bands on this list frequent these boards. in fact, of the list of bands given, almost all are useless, unimaginative crap.

(obviously some of the bands aren't, some are very good, but most are shi-ite.)

aaaaaagggggggggghhhhhhhh.........!!!

wynters

I get to see almost every band in Dublin in connection with my work.

In my opinion the top bands are;

La Rocca
Sonora
Blotooth
Turn
Berkeley
Pugwash

dregin

Berkeley aren't from Dublin.Spanx:p

Imaal

'posted by kirn:GAH!!


f u c k i n' h e l l ....

i hate this stupid self-promotion-go-look-at-my-mates-band-they're-great crap.

most of the bands on this list frequent these boards. in fact, of the list of bands given, almost all are useless, unimaginative crap.

(obviously some of the bands aren't, some are very good, but most are shi-ite.)

aaaaaagggggggggghhhhhhhh.........!!!'

I agree with you slightly there
What are your bands then? (D)

bombidol

I agree that 99% of the bands mentioned here have been mentioned cause the poster is in the band. and WHY THE HELL has no one mentioned CLERGY????? Best band in ireland at the moment in my eyes. and if anyone want to mention 20 Bulls Each, then they'll get a free sticker :P

Shorty

Originally posted by kirn
GAH!!


f u c k i n' h e l l ....

i hate this stupid self-promotion-go-look-at-my-mates-band-they're-great crap.

most of the bands on this list frequent these boards. in fact, of the list of bands given, almost all are useless, unimaginative crap.

(obviously some of the bands aren't, some are very good, but most are shi-ite.)

aaaaaagggggggggghhhhhhhh.........!!!

First bit of sense written on this board in a while.

Forget all this indie kid self promotion stuff. Just picked up Unfit For Consumption no.7 today. Quite impressed. It's all on the Irish DIY scene at the moment, you also get a free cdr with it, it's only €4 or something and it's not all punk bands there are other bands on it too. Check that out.

dregin

Where can you buy "Unfit for Consumption" Shorty?

Dregin

Shorty

I got it in The Secret Book and Record Store on Wicklow st.

Here:

Issue 7 of UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION zine, the Irish DIY scene report special
Finally after 5 months of blood, sweat and tears, Issue 7 of UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION zine, the Irish DIY scene report special is finally finished.

Interviews with (take a deep breath…) :
Giveamanakick,
Toxic Promotions,
Nosebleed zine,
Stand Up Guy,
Joan of Arse,
Scientific Bong,
Stress,
Large Mound,
Estel,
Niall McGuirk (Hope Collective/Document book),
Coldwar,
Rest,
The Poke,
The Dangerfields,
The Redneck Manifesto,
Sir Killalot
Stomach Inc.
New Noise Music Collective,
Rodan,
Bastard Youth,
SomeDaysBetter,
Blood or Whiskey,
The Dagda,
Mero (Rejected/Control/Eire Records, Knifed, The Record Store)
Daemien Frost,

Also comes with a 24 track cdr of all Irish bands covering a wide range of the various music that’s on offer in the various DIY scenes. Bands featured are:

Stomach Inc.
Giveamanakick,
Stand Up Guy,
Scientific Bong,
Stress,
22
Large Mound,
Striknien DC,
Estel,
Kid Blunt
Coldwar,
Rest,
The Poke,
The Dangerfields,
The Redneck Manifesto,
Blood or Whiskey,
The Dagda,
Knifed,
Daemien Frost,
Your New Friend,
The Steam Pig,
SomeDaysBetter,
Sir Killalot
Puget Sound

Theres also a few pages of info on what else is a happening within the DIY scene, plus the usual UFC stuff like record reviews, zine reviews, book reviews and columns.

Plus it all comes in a lovely resealable bag, to keep both zine and cdr together, so that in a few years time you can find it under the bed and relive the meories of what’s going on now!

Its available post paid for 4 euro to the following address:

UFC Zine
c/o Trevor Meehan
46 Rosturra Cres.,
Woodview Pk.,
Limerick,
Ireland.

Or email : trevmeehan@hotmail.com

The Record Store (aka Meros) also has some. Niall McGuirk will also have some for sale at Noxagt (Friday night) and Joan of Arc (Monday Night) in Dublin. I should also have some in Plugd Records in Cork on Saturday. Various other bands, shops and distros will also have them soon too. Email me to find out whos nearest to you!

If you think you could sell a few in your locale please give me a shout.

Thanks for reading!

Saint-dotsie

ive seen one band from the current dublin pub scene called

"the stranded circus"

I was dragged (kinda) to see this band,ive seen and played with a lot of bands over the last three years and i tell yis all here and now they pissed all over any other band i have ever seen on a semi professional circuit,they are literally the best band in dublin at the moment,i saw them when they were together 2 months and they were good they had great songs and really good presence but they werent very tight,i saw them about a month ago and they had improved as a live band 100%.I seriously recommend seeing these guys.

i have absoloutely no association with this band.

Tyrrial

well someone said Pugwash, just thought i'd say that i'm not sleeping with any of them (or have acually talked to them) but their a damn good band (and they'd still be good even if i was sleeping with one or more of them).

also wallmark are pretty damn good. i think they have an ep coming out soon or something. i think Pugwash have a few albums

dregin

:ninja: Pugwash bad:ninja:
My friends supported them and when one of his bands guitar amps blew in sound check they wouldn't let them use their's.Pugwash then went on to suck badly.

Trev M

Originally posted by Shorty
I got it in The Secret Book and Record Store on Wicklow st.

Here:

Issue 7 of UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION zine, the Irish DIY scene report special
Finally after 5 months of blood, sweat and tears, Issue 7 of UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION zine, the Irish DIY scene report special is finally finished.

Interviews with (take a deep breath…) :
Giveamanakick,
Toxic Promotions,
Nosebleed zine,
Stand Up Guy,
Joan of Arse,
Scientific Bong,
Stress,
Large Mound,
Estel,
Niall McGuirk (Hope Collective/Document book),
Coldwar,
Rest,
The Poke,
The Dangerfields,
The Redneck Manifesto,
Sir Killalot
Stomach Inc.
New Noise Music Collective,
Rodan,
Bastard Youth,
SomeDaysBetter,
Blood or Whiskey,
The Dagda,
Mero (Rejected/Control/Eire Records, Knifed, The Record Store)
Daemien Frost,

Also comes with a 24 track cdr of all Irish bands covering a wide range of the various music that’s on offer in the various DIY scenes. Bands featured are:

Stomach Inc.
Giveamanakick,
Stand Up Guy,
Scientific Bong,
Stress,
22
Large Mound,
Striknien DC,
Estel,
Kid Blunt
Coldwar,
Rest,
The Poke,
The Dangerfields,
The Redneck Manifesto,
Blood or Whiskey,
The Dagda,
Knifed,
Daemien Frost,
Your New Friend,
The Steam Pig,
SomeDaysBetter,
Sir Killalot
Puget Sound

Theres also a few pages of info on what else is a happening within the DIY scene, plus the usual UFC stuff like record reviews, zine reviews, book reviews and columns.

Plus it all comes in a lovely resealable bag, to keep both zine and cdr together, so that in a few years time you can find it under the bed and relive the meories of what’s going on now!

Its available post paid for 4 euro to the following address:

UFC Zine
c/o Trevor Meehan
46 Rosturra Cres.,
Woodview Pk.,
Limerick,
Ireland.

Or email : trevmeehan@hotmail.com

The Record Store (aka Meros) also has some. Niall McGuirk will also have some for sale at Noxagt (Friday night) and Joan of Arc (Monday Night) in Dublin. I should also have some in Plugd Records in Cork on Saturday. Various other bands, shops and distros will also have them soon too. Email me to find out whos nearest to you!

If you think you could sell a few in your locale please give me a shout.

Thanks for reading!

Was looking at the zine last night , very impressed both by your enthusiasm and the amount of quality content. We in gigsmart have similar aspirations to your good self and are hoping to do something with our CD thats coming out towards the end of June.....I'll contact you closer to the date , maybe you would be interested in contributing something to our promo zine or giving us a few pointers??


All the best , and sincere well done, I believe it was worth the effort!!

Trev M
(Must be something about Trev's we're all mad for the music, radiator is run by a Trev aswell how mad is that???)

Raggamuffin

But trev you have awful bands in gigsmart.

And why does every musical approach in dublin want to "link" up and "help" eachother...
jesus do it yourself..

Anyway i personally would not involve gigsmart due to the poor quality of the acts it supports.

Trev M

Thanks for your input Ragga .

People can judge for themselves when the disc comes out

Here are the bands that have been selected thus far,
11 have been played on Phantom , Seven of which have been played regulary ....two of which have been in the phantom chart. Three of which I believe phantom have taken the time to interview. One of which won the IMRO showcase.Two or three containing several professional musicians. Five are currently recording albums.


1. Ginseng ::::: Falling Down
2. Me in the Park ::::: Cheesecake
3. Mike got Spiked ::::: 5 Second Heaven
4. Obsolete ::::: Add to the History
5. Otranome ::::: Another dies young
6. Oz ::::: Sophia
7. Pinion ::::: 40%
8. Polar ::::: South
9. Splinters ::::: After all.
10. Sundogs ::::: U want it
11. The Al Capone Suite ::::: Court Jesters
12. The Beautiful Losers ::::: Relapse
13. The Murder of Crows :::::: Gotta Gun
14. Tokin ::::: Broken Reflection
15. Popstar ::::: Great Expectations


All the best,
Trev

Musiccontrol

Seen Woodstar, Autamata, Jerry Fish & the Mudbug Club in the last couple of weeks. All very different but brilliant.

Incidently, if anyone knows people with the aforementioned bands, please can you ask them to send me a copy of their cd releases as we produce the Official Airplay Chart in Ireland and would like to see it more representative of Irish acts. If we don't have the music we can't monitor it. Very hard to track these bands down. Good opportunity to get exposure as our subscribers are the major record companies and radio stations always looking out for the next big thing. Please help us help you.

Thanks
Feidhlim Byrne
Music Control
Top floor
6 Clare Street
Dublin 2