The Rags Debut Album...Finally Posted: 12/08/2009
Possibly the best news on the Irish music scene this year is that 'The Rags' have just announced detailed, concrete release plans for their much anticipated debut album. The album is slated for release in March 2010 and the title is "A National Light". The first single to be lifted from the album will be "A Mirror To A Woman (Is A Bullet In A Gun)", which will be released on September 25th. Having seen them in The Academy last Friday, it only whetted the appetite for more Rags material to follow on from the "Monsters And I" and "Razors And Ropes" EP's. I can now put away all of my freshly penned Guns N Roses "Chinese Democracy" jokes.
Flogging Molly Go Gold Posted: 08/08/2009 Flogging Molly have recently celebrated an accomplishment that most musicians can only dream of, the receipt of their first Gold Record. After ten years of solid touring and a fan base that grows by the day, the band's 2002 release "Drunken Lullabies" cruised past the 500,000 unit mark, and was officially certified Gold by the RIAA. Dave King, we here at Where It's At salute you on this achievement. Flogging Molly as ever are currently touring across the States in support of their 2008 release "Float".
BADDIES Announce Debut Album Posted: 29/07/2009 The album entitled 'Do The Job' will be released on the 21st of September but perhaps a few days later in Ireland. They have also released the Artwork for the Album cover. Check out the track listing, which is as follows:
01. Tiffany... I'm sorry
02. Open one eye
03. Battleships
04. Colin
05. At the party
06. Pisces
07. We beat our chests
08. Holler for my holiday
09. I am not a machine
10. To the lions
11. Who are you?
12. Paint the city
To promote the album, they will be making a stop off on their European Tour in Dublin at the Academy 2 on the 1st of October and the following night in Auntie Annie's up in Belfast.
Billy Talent Announce Olympia Show Posted: 23/07/2009 Billy Talent have just announced an Irish show. It will happen at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on the 25th of October this year. They have just dropped their third album which is a cracker so it really should be a great night. They have previously played in The Temple Bar Music Centre a couple of times so the Olympia show will prove that their fanbase is growing steadily in Ireland. If you are in any doubt whatsoever about how lucky we are here in Ireland to get to see the mighty Billy Talent in such an intimate setting, just check out the video below to see what the German's have to go through to catch a glimpse of their heroes!
White Stripes Movie Premiere Posted: 23/07/2009
On September 18th, the Toronto Film Festival will host the premier of The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights, a film documenting the bands tour across Canada in the summer of 2007. Directed by Emmett Malloy, who had worked with the band on past music videos, the film captures a very unique look into the on and off stage lives of Jack and Meg White through a series of shows which included not only traditional venues, but also matinee gigs at unusual performance venues such as a bowling alley, on a boat and even on a city bus - culminating in a momentous 10th anniversary show at the legendary Savoy Theater in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.
The tour showcased in Under Great White Northern Lights was born shortly after the release of their 6th and most recent album Icky Thump, when The White Stripes embarked on a tour that would allow them to perform in every province and territory in Canada, from B.C. to Newfoundland to Nunavut. With this goal in mind, the band welcomed Emmett Malloy on the road, providing him unprecedented access which enabled him to create the very visual and emotive feature length film, uniquely capturing one of the worlds biggest and certainly most enigmatic bands playing to crowds in towns of all sizes across Canada.
In a captivating mix of striking live footage and poignant off-stage moments, this documentary is a celebration of The White Stripes 10 year history, bringing the band full circle in their career to a place reminiscent of how they first started out; shows where no one knew who they were, and where they were left to make a first impression with their music. With this compelling view into the bands career, Under Great White Northern Lights will in turn allow fans to reminisce about where they were when they first heard The White Stripes as well as adding another impressive piece of work to their already stunning artistic cannon.
Australia's Top 100 Tunes Posted: 13/07/2099 The results of Australia's National Radio Station Triple JJJ's top 100 tunes of all time has been announced. They got half a million votes for a total of 13,000 songs and the results are pretty diverse: Radiohead and Jeff Buckley scored the most entries; four each. Michael Jackson was rating highly, but his death ensured a second entry. Bon Iver is the newest artist, with ‘Skinny Love’. Eight #1’s in previous polls re-appeared including songs from Kings Of Leon, Muse, and Franz Ferdinand, and eleven songs from the first Hottest 100 reappeared 20 years on.
As is often the case in similar polls here in Ireland, Nirvana have finished on top of the poll with their anthem "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Here are the results from 1 to 100.
Hottest 100 Of All Time 2009 1.Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
2.Rage Against the Machine - Killing In The Name
3.Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
4.Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
5.Radiohead - Paranoid Android
6.Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
7.Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
8.Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
9.Foo Fighters - Everlong
10.Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
11.John Lennon - Imagine
12.Oasis - Wonderwall
13.Radiohead - Creep
14.The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
15.Radiohead - Karma Police
16.Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
17.Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section
18.Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
19.Metallica - One
20.White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
21.Powderfinger - These Days
22.Massive Attack - Teardrop
23.Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
24.The Beatles - A Day in the Life
25.Pearl Jam - Alive
26.Michael Jackson - Thriller
27.Powderfinger - My Happiness
28.Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
29.Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
30.Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
31.Metallica - Enter Sandman
32.New Order - Blue Monday
33.Silverchair - Tomorrow
34.The Living End - Prisoner Of Society
35.Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
36.Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
37.Tool - Stinkfist
38.The Killers - Mr Brightside
39.Pearl Jam - Better Man
40.Nirvana - Come As You Are
41.Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
42.Bloc Party - Banquet
43.The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
44.The Beatles - Hey Jude
45.Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
46.Faith No More - Epic
47.John Butler Trio - Betterman
48.Beastie Boys - Sabotage
49.Guns 'N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
50.Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
51.Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
52.You Am I - Berlin Chair
53.Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
54.The Cure - Close To Me
55.Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
56.Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should Have Come Over
57.Tool - Forty Six & 2
58.Daft Punk - Around The World
59.Augie March - One Crowded Hour
60.Johnny Cash - Hurt
61.Blur - Song 2
62.Nine Inch Nails - Closer
63.AC/DC - Thunderstruck
64.Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
65.Underworld - Born Slippy
66.Elton John - Tiny Dancer
67.Ben Folds Five - Brick
68.Blink 182 - Dammit
69.Jeff Buckley - Grace
70.The Prodigy - Breathe
71.The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
72.The Shins - New Slang
73.The Clash - London Calling
74.Nirvana - Lithium
75.Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
76.The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
77.Gotye - Hearts A Mess
78.Smashing Pumpkins - Today
79.David Bowie - Life on Mars
80.The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
81.Pulp - Common People
82.System Of A Down - Chop Suey!
83.Placebo - Every You Every Me
84.Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
85.The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
86.The Beatles - Come Together
87.Coldplay - Yellow
88.The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
89.Rage Against the Machine - Bulls On Parade
90.Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
91.AC/DC - Back In Black
92.Bon Iver - Skinny Love
93.Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
94.Modest Mouse - Float On
95.Stevie Wonder - Superstition
96.Daft Punk - One More Time
97.Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
98.Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
99.TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
100.Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Against Me's Drummer Departs Posted: 09/06/2009 The following farewell message from Against Me's Drummer Warren Oakes has just been posted:
After coming to the conclusion that it was time to start a new chapter in his life, Warren Oakes has left Against Me!. While we don’t rule out the possibility of some day playing music together again, for now the four of us feel like this is the best decision to make. We’d like to wish Warren the best of luck with his new Mexican Restaurant, “Boca Fiesta”, which he just opened in Gainesville.
"I've spent the past 8 years making beautiful music with my best friends and sharing it with amazing people all over the world. I've had the honor and privilege of traveling with the most dedicated road dogs on the planet and sharing the stage with the greatest bands. I have been embraced by so many with such graciousness and hospitality and love. Thank you so much to everyone who helped make the dream a reality, especially Tom, James and Andrew. I've had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you." - Warren Oakes
The Bronx Turn Mariachi Posted: Monday 18 May 2009 It looks like The Bronx are going to deliver on the threats of the past while by really delivering a full album of original Mariachi music.
It has been confirmed that the Mariachi El Bronx album, produced by John Avila and recorded at Brandos Paradise in LA, will be released on August 17th by Wichita Recordings.
The full tracklisting is as follows:
Cell Mates
Litigation
Despretador
Quinceniera
Sleepwalking
Silver or Lead
Slave Labor
Clown Powder
Holy
My Brother The Gun
My Love
New Gaslight Anthem Video - Great Expectations Posted: Saturday 28 february 2009
Bad News For Irish Music - Delorentos to Split Posted: Tuesday 17 February 2009 This has just been announced on the Delorentos Website:
We've got some sad news.
It's with a very heavy heart that we have to let you know that Ronan has decided to leave the band. He feels its best for him to move on and do other things. The three of us will still be making music and will let you know about what happens next. As our songs always came from the four of us playing together we've also decided that it wouldn't feel right to continue "delorentos" without him. We're all very proud of the songs we've written over the last year, we feel they're some of the best we've ever done, and as a result we're determined not to discard them or let them go. Next month, the four of us are going to record this album together and plan on making it something we'll all be proud of. It'll be our last collection of songs as delorentos, and we hope you'll like them. We want to thank everyone that's supported us since we started, we'd never have gotten this far without you. We hope to play a gig or two to say goodbye.
We'll be in touch soon with more details.
Ross, Niall and Kieran and Ro.
Blink 182 Are Back Posted: Tuesday 02 February 2009 The following statement has been posted on Blink 182's sparkling new website:
"Hi. We're Blink-182. This past week there've been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us. To put it simply, we're back. We mean , really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy.
Summer 2009. Thanks and get ready...''
Inspirations for Barretstown
A very unique event takes place on Friday 27th February at The Academy in Dublin. In aid of Barretstown , the show, entitled Inspirations, will feature a host of top acts performing songs by their musical heroes.Confirmed acts include Sinead O’Connor, Republic of Loose, Fun Lovin Criminals, Shane MacGowan, The Walls, The Blizzards, Engine Alley, Ham Sandwich, The Kinetiks and Dublin Gospel Choir. More acts are to be announced over the coming weeks. MC for the night will be Ray D’Arcy.Barretstown was founded by the late actor Paul Newman as part of his Hole in the Wall Gang Camps. It offers children with serious illnesses and their families the opportunity to take some time out together as a family. Every year over 1,000 children aged between 7 and 17 come to Barretstown to take part in their unique programmes. After taking part in these programmes children go home with more confidence, self-esteem and most importantly the realisation that happiness is not just for healthy children.Acts on the night will perform songs by a range of artists including David Bowie, Bob Dylan ,The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Who. As well as the music the night will feature a short retrospective of Paul Newman’s work.Tickets are available through usual ticketmaster channels and priced at €28 including a significantly reduced Ticketmaster fee. All proceeds will go to Barretstown.
IMRO SHOWCASE TOUR 2009
CALL FOR ENTRIES
IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organisation) have announced a call for entries for the 2009 IMRO Showcase Tour. Established in 1992, Ireland's most established new band showcase has provided a live platform for scores of emerging Irish music talent over the years. Recent acts to have featured include Fight Like Apes, Oppenheimer, Declan O'Rourke, Halves, Delorentos, The Immediate and The Flaws to name a few. IMRO now invite submissions for the IMRO Showcase Tour 2009. Bands and artists who wish to be considered for a place on the tour should send a website or MySpace link to showcase@imro.ie before Friday February 27th, 2009. All genres of music are welcome. Successful acts will be notified in early March.
The IMRO Showcase Tour 2009 will feature ten live shows in venues across Ireland including Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Galway and Dundalk. The gigs will run through March and April. A 'Best of Showcase' gig will take place in Dublin in early May. In all, forty-five bands will be chosen to perform.
Of the IMRO Showcase Tour, long-time supporter Dave Fanning said: "When IMRO put together the first one of these nearly two decades ago it was a no-nonsense, no-frills kinda thing and did exactly what it said on the tin. It was the best of new live music. It still is. Competitions, band nights, showcases, battle of the bands - they come and they always go. The IMRO Showcase goes on forever, as big, bold and relevant as ever. It's a privilege to have been involved through 2FM since the beginning. Here's to '09!"
The IMRO Showcase Tour 2009 is proudly supported by RTÉ 2FM and The Star Newspaper.
The Bronx - Artwork Released for New Album
In a shock move, The Bronx have once again decided not to title their forthcoming album release. It is only discernable as a new release by the fresh artwork, which appears to be a couple of Flamingo’s heads in a swirl. The album is due for release on November 11th. You can pre-order it here and have it on your doorstep on the day of its release. Order now
The Gaslight Anthem- New Video
New Jersey’s ‘The Gaslight Anthem’ have just dropped a new video for the title track of their ‘Where It’s At’ approved album “The 59 Sound”. Check it out here...
Derry’s Fighting With Wire have just released the video to accompany their new single “All For Nothing”. The video was directed by Vincent O’ Callaghan and was shot in various locations around Derry. The video is a story of one man’s journey to find redemption in an unforgiving world. Or so Fighting With Wire tell us anyway! Where It’s At are the exclusive Irish stockists of this Limited Edition 7” Vinyl release. Get it here......
In other Fighting With Wire news, the Derry lad’s have recently just penned a three album deal with Atlantic Records in the States. They will be heading over there soon to ply their trade for a couple of years at least, so catch them if you can during their club tour of Ireland. Their live show is something to behold and it’s only a matter of time before the venues get bigger.
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