Patrick James

Featured Video brings you EXCLUSIVE Video footage: The extremely enjoyable CAROSEL‘s brand new music video for STAR: new EP set to be released in OCT.

Michelle Phelan & Pete McGrane, make up the duo and being honest this is group that doesn’t need me to write any clever reviews – their music speaks for itself.

Carosel’s uplifting pop-folk sound music is a compact blend of infectious, upbeat pop folk. STAR is the brand new EP that boasts a refreshing and vibrant sound and also some reworked songs taken from their debut ( Kaleidoscope ), which is telling of their capability to write music for the mainstream. They are currently residing in Paris, France and are focusing on writing and recording their follow up second album.

AUDIO BULLYS are in one word “Electrifying” : “ONLY MAN” taken from the Audio Bullys‘ brand new album “Higher Than The Eiffel” very simply just grabs you and shakes off all the cobwebs and leaves you wanting more – much more! Luckily, the album gets its official release today: March 29th. ‘Only Man’ is pure addictive “Electro-disco” and all at once entirely contemporary with all the subtle insinuation of an experienced band – but this is a clean break from the band’s earlier genres in favour of the music. ‘Only Man’ marks a return to the public arena for Tom Franks and Simon Dinsdale after a long hiatus in the wake of their second album, ‘Generation’. ‘Higher Than The Eiffel’ follows a four year gap since the pair’s previous album and sees Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale recapture the energy and dance floor instincts that made Audio Bullys one of the most successful UK dance acts of the previous decade.

• “Single of the week on Fearne Cotton” BBC Radio
• “Annie Mac Mini Mix” BBC Radio “Album of the week” – Zane Lowe
• “Record of the Week” XFM

Link To Buy: BUY ALBUM ARTIST LINK: www.audiobullys.com

John Shelley & The Creatures release their new single Long May You Reign (RELEASED ONLINE via iTunes on Feb 5th 2010) , a song that proves that this band is quite simply “WOW!”.

If you know your music then you won’t take long to realise that musically this band are Northern Ireland’s answer to REM.

Long May You Reign has all the right innuendoes that indicate that John Shelly & The Creatures have plenty of talent in reserve to give them longevity in the Music – March 5th sees the release of the album “Dinosaur”

John Shelly and the Creatures on MUZU

Links To The Band:

Website: www.johnshellyandthecreatures.com

MUZU: www.muzu.tv/jsc

Myspace: www.myspace.com/jsatc

Bebo: www.bebo.com.wattswalter

Upcoming Shows: The Dinosaur Tour

8th  February 10 – King Kong Club, Dublin

10th February 10 – The Old Oak, Cork

11th February 10 – Spirit Store, Dundalk

12th February 10 – Backroom Navan, Meath

13th February 10 – Whelan’s, Dublin

14th February 10 – Cuba, Galway

19th February 10 – The Stables, Mullingar

20th February 10 – Sandinos, Derry

25th February 10 – Dolans, Limerick

26th February 10 – The Sky & the Ground, Wexford

27th February 10 – Dew Drop Inn, Kill

4th March 10 – Auntie Annies, Belfast (Album Launch)

19th March 10 – An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny

Below is a list of my Top Ten favourite Christmas Songs. While it counts down to what is simply my own personal Number 1 favourite, I felt it would be nice to wrap up what has been a wonderful year of reviewing several musician acts, with something a little festive… and a couple of Youtube Christmas Videos to boot!  Just my way of wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year.

10. Every Year, Every Christmas – Luther Vandross

9. Little Drummer Boy – David Bowie and Bing Crosby

8. Cool Yule! – Bette Midler!

7. What if – Kate Kinslet.

6. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Andrea Bocelli

5. Let it Snow! – Dean Martin

4. Christmas Shoes – New Song

3. Driving Home For Christmas – Chris Rea

2. Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues & Kirsty McColl

1. A Christmas to Remember – Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers (This Week’s Featured Video!)

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY YEAR EVERYONE !

Hitman Lord makes this weeks featured video with Wanna Healing Music, the evocative and melodious diamond of Rocktronic pop with Sprur-burning accoustic rythm blended through a superbly crafted musical works. The video really makes the grade too with a Wild At Heart feel that would do David Lynch proud!

Hitman Lord has preformed with a wide variety of artists including: Boss Volenti, Glen Hansard, Jinx Lennon, The Minutes & Damien Dempsey. He has also performed as part of the “Phantom Live Friday” gigs, by invitation. His live performances have been described as “spiritual”, and his distinctive voice and sound has seen him win over audiences in some of the most prestigious venues in both Ireland and overseas in the UK.

Taking influences from ol’ school classic song writing values as much as future music sonic-visionists. Hitman Lord believes that “however much you push with technology to find new sonic territory there must be the beating heart of a true blood and guts song for music to have genuine gravity and purpose”, so craft and storytelling mean as much to him as discovering a brand new noise, he wants to find his own musical landscape and says that people are more than welcome to come and take a visit.

The Sunday Independant declare that “Hitman Lord’s sound will make people sit up and take notice”.

HOTPRESS say he is “The genuine article, making the most delicious pop music from this island at the moment or anywhere for that matter”.

Hitman Lords New Single “Wanna Healing Music” Out Now!!
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To mark today’s release of the Fabulous NEW Single “CRAWL UP” from MUGGER DAVE this week’s featured video is Freak.

Mugger Dave (previousily reviewed here) have been rightly hailed as ‘One of Ireland’s most promising Act’s!’ by The Irish Times, and given their ability to write and record ‘Custom Made songs for Radio’ (HOTPRESS), we can expect to hear a lot more from this Galwegian trio upon the release of their new single ‘CRAWL UP’ on Oct 30th 2009.

With a highly popular reputation that contiunes to grow, Mugger Dave have performed live on TG4′s Sile show, and where included on the IMRO 2008 Showcase tour. Their song, ‘My Life In Circles’, was featured on the IMRO Showcase CD and distributed nationally with the Daily Star newspaper. The band are currently preparing for the release of their debut album, “What’s She Doing Here?” Their last single ‘Got A Lot On My Mind’ received airtime on Phantom FM, RTE2XM, Beat FM, WLRFM, LIVE95 and many more. It was also awarded “Single of the Week” on Radio Na Life.

IT’s available now but Why Not ENJOY A Sample Listen to CRAWL! Then enjoy the video

01 CRAWL UP – New single by MUGGER DAVE by GoodSeedPR

Band MySpace: www.myspace.com/muggerdave

Upcoming Shows ( view all )
12 Dec 2009 20:00
The Cellar bar in Derry Derry, Northern Ireland
4 Feb 2010 20:00
All Ireland Battle of The Bands- Lough Erne Hotel in Kesh, Co Fermanagh. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
23 Feb 2010 20:00
SU Sessions NUI Galway Galway, Galway

Emmet Scanlan & What the Good Thought are this weeks featured video with “Under the Weather” – Lead single from debut album ‘Hands’.

Emmet Scanlan, lead man to What The Good Thought- has had a very busy year to date. Voted one of Ireland’s Top 50 bands, Emmet Scanlan & WTGT provided the wonderfully, yet delicately crafted soundtrack for the Irish Short film “Without Words” that ‘won best film’ at the The Bablegum Film Festival, judged by the highly esteemed director Spike Lee.

Available to buy now from iTunes and www.emmetscanlan.com.

CAROSEL New single ‘EASY AS IT FLOWS’ Release Date: Available as a ‘FREE Download’ from Friday the 2^nd of OCTOBER 2009.

EASY AS IT FLOWS is a perfect example of how tuned in CAROSEL are to ‘what radio want’. Easy as it flows is also being used on Canadian TV show – “The Best Years”. Pat Kenny described the singles light & positive theme as “a musical antidote for the times we live in”. To beat the recessionary blues they are also releasing the single as a FREE Download when you sign up to their mailing list.