After eighteen months of exclusive interviews and music updates, Éist offers you a selection of highlights in this month’s ‘Éist Retrospective’.
Featuring chat and music from Gemma Hayes, The Coronas, Jinx Lennon, Caoimhín O Raghallaigh, The Saw Doctors, HAL, Valerie Francis and The Flaws.
All podcasts available at www.irishpodcast.com
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County Down band Two Door Cinema Club have been nominated for a second NME award which will see them face the likes of Arcade Fire and Crystal Castles in their quest for the ‘best album’ title this month. The Northern Irish trio are also up for ‘best new band’ following a year jam packed with success stories surrounding the release of their debut album ‘Tourist History’. The awards ceremony will take place on February 23rd but in the meantime, here is a little something from the groups earlier repertoire.
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This month Éist chats with incomparable lead-singer Mick Pyro, from Republic of Loose!
Republic of Loose are an Irish funk/soul band, based in Dublin. They formed in 2001, and have since achieved the status of third most-played Irish band on the nation’s airwaves, behind U2 and Bell X1.
Mick Pyro is the band’s enigmatic lead singer. While Mick may be a man of few words, in this podcast we gain an insight into the band’s formation, musical style and their methods, and the background to some of their most famous songs. As well as three previous hits, we’ve also got two great songs from Republic of Loose’s most recent album, ‘Bounce At The Devil’!
Songs featured:
1. Comeback Girl
2. The Steady Song
3. We People (Who Are Darker Than Blue) ft. Sinead O’ Connor
4. The Lamp
5. What Kind Of Man Would I Be?
* Artist’s Website: http://www.republicofloose.com/
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“The Steady Song” is a single from “Volume IV: Johnny pyro and the dance of evil.” It reached number 12 on the charts. It is one of the bands more subdued songs.
Don’t forget to download éist’s exclusive interview with mick pyro of Republic of Loose on Tuesday 1 February!
The Sunday times described the single “99” from “bounce at the devil” as “vintage prince”. Listen to it for yourself here and decide if you rather party like it’s 99, or groove to republic of loose’s “99”
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Una Mullaly from the Sunday Tribune, called “Aaagh” one of the “most original and progressive Irish albums ever made.” The album had several hit singles, including “The Idiots” which Mick Pyro wrote about his ex-girlfriend, who lent her vocals to the song. Arguably, “Comeback Girl” is the biggest single off that album. It received considerable airplay in Ireland in the summer of 2006.
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if filthy funk rock sounds like your type of music, then you are in for a real treat with republic of loose! they first emerged on the Dublin music scene in 2003. Their debut album “this is the tomb of the juice” was released in 2004 and was critically lauded and well received by irish audiences. In 2006 they released “aaagh,” which debuted at #2 on the charts and spawned 4 radio hits, including “comeback girl.” they then released “volume iv: Johnny pyro and the dance of evil” in 2008 which had two more hit tracks. Although they received the greatest amount of radio play in Ireland, they also became popular in south Africa and Europe, and several of their tracks were chosen for the mtv: real world soundtrack in the US. They are back now with “bounce at the devil” released in October, which has now hit #1 on the national independent chart. All week we will be posting videos, photos and information about this controversial funk rock band. On 1 february, éist will release a world exclusive download featuring an interview with the legendary mick pyro himself, and featuring four complete tracks from the bands current and older albums.
as you may recall, the saw doctors gave a fantastic performance at the 9:30 club this past autumn, and there were some political bigwigs at the show.
on tuesday night, the saw doctors returned to baltimore to play at governor martin o’malley’s inaugural ball. apparently, the governor’s family is from maam valley co. galway, and he is a long-time fan of the saw doctors.
éist’s special edition podcast with the saw doctors is still available, and is definitely worth the listen!
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This month Éist chats with Cork musician extraordinaire, John Spillane!
John Spillane is a musician like few others. His singular vision and unforgettable persona have endeared him to many a listener since his first musings and solo album, Wells of the World, in 1997. As his website states, ‘in a world filled with strife and upheaval, a time-out with John Spillane is enough to ease the load a bit on anyone lucky enough to bask in his light.’ Indeed, like.
In this, our first download of 2011, John chats about his early life and banking career in Cork, as well as his first bands, including a jazz outfit called The Stargazers! We chat about his 2003 Meteor award for Best Folk Act, the true story behind his hit single ‘The Dunnes Stores Girl’, plans for 2011, and as ever we’ve got our ‘Ask the Artist’ segment…plus you definitely won’t want to miss the fascinating stories behind John’s four chosen songs!
Songs featured:
1. Passage West
2. Lover’s Leap
3. Cúnla (with Christy Moore)
4. Magic Nights in the Lobby Bar
* Artist’s Website: http://www.johnspillane.com/
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don’t forget to start out 2011 right, with john’s spillane’s exclusive éist interview! it is full of insights and wisdom sure to guide you on the right course as you embark on the new year! john’s interview, featuring four full music tracks, will be for worldwide download saturday, january 1st 2011!
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for those of our lucky listeners fortunate enough to be in Cork; John will be playing his first gig of the new year on Jan 6th at Debarra Folk Club
for those of you not in Ireland, no worries, éist has lots to offer you in 2011, starting with an exclusive interview with “Republic of Loose” on 1 February!! if you have any ideas for upcoming podcasts ( e.g. artists you would like on the program, questions for “Republic of Loose,” or want to be featured in the “ask the artist” feature,) please submit your ideas by the form below! we would love to hear from you!
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happy new year, and best wishes for 2011!
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