How To Dress Well - Suicide Dream 1&2

Nightvisions of angels, in silhouette. Peaking lights flashing from behind. Speakers explode with the heavenly howls as they descends. Everything else around falls in on its self. Chest heavy now then light as you fall fast. Faster and faster. The bedroom floor no longer there to break the momentum. Faster and faster. Stratosphering with out care.



How To Dress Well has made an album that is truly astonishing, once (if) you (can) get passed all the distortion clipping.
I picked up the Tri Angle's re-release of Love Remains LP here, since my local record shop couldnt order it got some reason.

New Future Islands

Another reason to love this Band.

New Mi Ami

Better Than Old Mi Ami.

Mi Ami - Hard Up from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.
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Mi Ami hit Dublin on saturday the 16th of April, admission is freeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

The Black Lodge, Home To The Finest Coffee

David O'Reilly's External World

The External World from David OReilly on Vimeo.

An incredible short that is a surreal mix of Jam and Fooly Cooly.

New Katie Kim

A sneak peek of Katie Kim's long awaited second album and it's going to be a double album too. Check out her myspace for other new songs, the Mississippi baptism song "Dimmer" is truly exquisite.

More after the jump.

New Peaking Lights

New grooves from two piece Peaking Lights. "All The Sun That Shines" is "positive dub", fun and crispier sounding compared to their debut LP on Night People Records,



Their second album "936" is out today on Not Not Fun and hopefully it lives up to their debut album whch was one of favourite albums of 09'.
Also there is a really great, insightful video Peaking Lights on VBS. which shows how they creating their spaced out sounds circuit bending toy keyboards,fm radios, broken pedals and whatever Aaron can find in thrift stores.

Destroy All Movies; Punks In Film

From the totally rad folks at Everything Is Terrible!. A collection of excellent clips of "Punks" from mainly 80s movies.
"Your vocabulary is punctuated by two words: "shit" and "fuck."" - Liquid Sky (1982)
Parts two and three after the Jump.

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Great live vids of the last and my favoueire two songs on their 78" debut, "The Scream" which came out thirty two years ago this week.
Vids and mp3s after the jump.

Karen Dalton

Here's some Karen Dalton film footage I hadn't seen before. It's great to she her in action, Karen was one of the truly powerful and honest voices from the late 60's. early 70's American folk scene. I first heard of her through the rousing cover The Drones did of "Are You Leaving For The Country". I picked up her "In My Own Time" album soon after which is well worth seeking out.

Another great vid after the jump.

Pink Flamingos At The Screen Tomorrow Night

I had the (un)pleasure of seeing Pink Flamingos for the time earlier in the year, on a big projected screen in my lady friend house. John Water's 72' debut is trashy, crass and still surprisingly shocking 38 years on. As a part of their "Screen Classics Series", the Screen Cinema on D'Olier Street are showing Pink Flamingos tomorrow night. Don't be out "bee hived" by fellow trash dilettante's at the screening, handbags & glad rags are essential.
A poor quality clip for the "Steak Steeling" scene below.

I Miss Renting Videos

This trailer was at the start of a lot of Tartan Video's releases in the mid 90s. I most have watched it over hundred times and it single handedly got me into African music with Zimbabwean Bhundu Boys song "My Foolish Heart" accompanying it. Tartan went bust in 2008 but during their twenty four years they certainly opened my eyes to some of the best films, world cinema had to offer.
"My Foolish Heart" was included in the January Blues Mixtape from many moons ago.

The One, The Only Jan Terri

Illustration By Derek Erdman


Documentary about the original John Maus, Chicago's own Jan Terri. If your not already infatuated by her sincere pop charms have a gander at these pop promos. Even Yo La Tengo covered one of her songs.


Fax My Love.mp3

Irish Children's Tv Can Be Difficult To Present

I normally don't post up funny videos but this is too good not to share. I've watched it four or five times and I still haven't managed to watch it without crying with laughter.

Hunter-Gatherer‘s Père Lachaise/Undergrowth 7″ Launch Tomorrow Night

A new release dawns tomorrow from nightflight composer, Hunter-Gatherer after astonishing debut album. In musical support is, the exceptional and rarely seen live Ilex (I posted about her before here) and the of kilter R n B songstress, Meljoann. Providing the visual delights is one Tim Redfern and if thats not enough bang for your 7 bucks you get a free USB key with audio and video encoded inside.

See you in Whelans tomorrow.

The Fleshtones

Vietnam Street Songs

Two blind woman creating the most enchanting busking music I've ever heard.

An Indication: Something Is Present

Here is a video of "An Indication: Something Is Present" a shadow puppet play that was a collaboration project between artists Ceara Martyn and Anna Davies. The video was shot live during it's brief three day run in the Joinery last May. I did a live score during each performance and helped animate the intro sequence.

Pylon - Beep

Taken from their 83 record, "Chomp".
Beep.mp3

Today's Charity Shop Treats: The David Essex Album, His Greatest Hits