50 Great Irish Songs

There’s always a good reason to listen to decent music, so here’s another chance to look at my list of FIFTY GREAT IRISH SONGS (none by U2). Apologies if some of the You Tube links no longer work.

The Parallel Universe of Regret

The album will be for sale on iTunes as soon as my twelve-year-old niece can explain to me how iTunes works.

S is for Symbol

I wish I believed in Heaven, because it just got a whole lot funkier.

P is for Porter

… Cole Porter, that is.

Oscars 2016: Best Original Song

I had to sign in to You Tube to see the video from FIFTY SHADES OF GREY because it’s a bit naughty, so if you’re watching this at work, all your colleagues now know that you’re a pervert.

RIP The Thin White Duke

What a sad start to the week. If the measure of an artist is their ability to reinvent themselves and their work, then David Bowie certainly passes the test. He was a musician, songwriter, actor, fashion icon, and passionate reader. His latest and last work (released just last week on his 69th birthday) is a […]

To the Station!

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When you’re David Bowie, you can do whatever the hell you like, and if that means a ten-minute jazzy avant-garde piece of synth-pop weirdness, with a batshit video to accompany it, than so be it. The music video has everything: dancing scarecrows (or are they dancing crucified Christs?); a stranded astronaut with a smiley face […]

Adele’s Hanging on the Telephone

Hello, is it Adele you’re looking for? You’d be forgiven for thinking of the Lionel Richie classic when you hear the opening notes of Adele’s new song, “Hello”. The single made its debut this morning. The simple piano ballad about lost love and regret has a rousing chorus, with the singer’s voice on as good […]

Turn Your Bjɑ̈ck on Björk in Her New Virtual Reality Video

Shot in a 360 degree panorama by Andrew Huang, it’s the first Virtual Reality music video, allowing the viewer to turn the camera and see in all directions.*

The Fluff Is Raging

Flufferings on Arts, Culture and the Perpetual Allure of Uma Thurman by an Irish ex-pat currently at large in Canada

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