breezy1985 wrote: » Or Damien Dempsey. The arts are full of these little groups who spend forever promoting each other no matter how little talent they really have
Strumms wrote: » I used to like Whelans to an extent until the stage that it was just full of crusty nuts in oversized jumpers and crap beards playing Damian Dempsey, Mundy, Paddy Casey, Lisa Hannigan, Frames / Hansard ad fûcking ad nauseam on the jukebox..... It’s a big crusty love in with fans of all those heads, shîtemusic.
Nevin Parsnipp wrote: » That uber crusty Hansard is way over rated....the "in people" seem to like him though. Can't think why........
RMAOK wrote: » On a somewhat similar vein; hozier
flazio wrote: » It's one of those stories of an under dog taking on the might of Disney for an Oscar (Best Original Song) and winning. Bell X1. The one song radio stations go for is Rocky took a lover and that tone that runs through it gives me a headache.
Strumms wrote: » Jack L sounds like a constipated fog horn....his appeal is a mystery . Ok he’s not a megastar by any stretch it’s kinda a niche thing but he’d make a fist at filling vicar st. Also every photo of him seems to have him looking remarkably serious...
Beechwoodspark wrote: » The Sunday indo etc insist on labelling him a sex symbol too....like wtf?! Does he still have the stupidly elaborate facial hair?
breezy1985 wrote: » Your buddy was on RTE last night butchering Leonard Cohen
RabbleRouser2k wrote: » He ALWAYS butchers the songs... like Jesus... just stop, dude.
cms88 wrote: » That Lynn Ruane. Another ''hero'' apparently. Granted turned her life around etc but how much longer is she going to be in the media telling the same story. In fact most of the people who were on the NYE show on RTE last night would be in this grop
Larbre34 wrote: » Brian Kennedy always has a great welcome for himself.
castletownman wrote: » And her daughter is the dictionary definition of a snowflake (one of those artisty types). Signals every virtue going and appears to be offended by everything.
the purple tin wrote: » Fontaines DC, what is all the fuss about
EmmetSpiceland wrote: » She was very good in that ‘Dead Still’ tv show. Although, there wasn’t a bad turn made by anyone on that one. Excellent viewing.