Author Archives: Nick Kelly

Kynsy – Cold Blue Light

Not so fast, Eddie.

Dublin newcomer Kynsy aka Ciara Lindsey (top) delivers some harsh truths to an ageing lech on her new single.

The 23-year-old songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer has performed at Other Voices Music Trail and Ireland Music Week.

Nick says: The Kynsy report.

Kynsy

Before

After

 

Thud.

Previously: All The Clubs Have Been Knocked Down

Yesterday.

Meanwhile…

US residents in all 50 states reported getting the unsolicited seed packages…

Via The New York Post:

An Arkansas man who received one of the mysterious seed packages sent to thousands of US residents from China planted them on his property — and said the results are wild.

“We … planted the seeds just to see what would happen,’’ Booneville resident Doyle Crenshawn told local CBS-TV affiliate KSFM.

The plant is producing large white fruit from orange flowers that resemble those of a squash.

“Every two weeks I’d come by and put Miracle-Gro on it, and they just started growing like crazy,’’ Crenshawn said.

Man plants mystery seeds from China — here’s what happened (New York Post)


God Knows featuring MuRli and BONY – We Move The Needl

Limerick-based rapper God Knows (top) and friends give their take on recent events on the first single from the forthcoming Who’s Asking, Vol 2 EP.

The video is directed by Stephen Hall of Hallway Media.

God Knows says:

“The essence of hip-hop was there as a result of the art made by the lads in Cork as a response to what’s going on in the world.”

Nick says: Fear of a Limerick planet.

God Knows

James Shannon featuring Lisa Dooner – Self Love

The party’s over.

There are shades of The Streets and Frank Ocean as rapper James Shannon (top) experiences writer’s block on this track from his new album The Night Before The Morning After.

The video was directed and edited by Ciarán McGrath.

Nick says: Love hurts.

James Shannon

Lisa Dooner

A trial of new blockades on the road in the form of bollards and plant boxes at Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7.

The worm may have turned on the motorist.

But can a cyclist have too many bollards?

Via The Dublin Inquirer:

The nine bollards with five plant boxes directly behind them is a traffic calming measure known as filtered permeability.

Filtered permeability measures are used to stop cars using a road while still allowing cyclists and pedestrians to pass through.

“Drivers are no longer able to use this route as a shortcut from North Circular Road to the Quays, and vice versa,” a spokesperson for the Dublin City Council Covid Mobility team said in a trial update which was presented at the June Central Area Committee meeting.

So far, the installation of the bollards has divided the opinions of locals. Some say that the street is safer and more pleasant while others say they are struggling to get around and add that they were not consulted on their implementation…

Trial Run of Filtered Permeability Measures in Grangegorman Sees Mixed Response From Locals (Donal Corrigan, Dublin Inquirer)

Pic: Donal Corrigan/Dublin Inquirer