Gulp.
This afternoon.
College Street, Dublin 2.
Name that APC, anyone?
Pic by Nick
Author Archives: Nick Kelly
Banyah – Watch You Go
Together in electro dreams.
Pop duo Paul and Aisling Jarvis (top) knock it out of the park with their new single.
Banyah say:
“Watch You Go itself is a song about complicated relationships and heartache; Aisling and Paul both pulling influences from their past experiences. Whether it be romantic or platonic, love has many grey areas.”
Nick says: Romantica.
Luan Parle
Oh.
Wicklow-born country singer Luan Parle leaves Spotify with a choice message for the streaming service’s controversial (see below) CEO, Daniel Ek.
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys and Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe in Dublin Castle last month
“Some jobs will not come back and there is no point in waiting for the never never… It is best that we help people to re-skill, retrain and look at other jobs they can take up”
Heather Humphreys…
More angry reaction from Irish musicians to Heather Humphreys’ “re-skill, retrain” comments. The message is clear; the Government must act to save the industry as we know it https://t.co/1VfCI88Nfy
— Stuart Clark (@stuartclark66) August 4, 2020
This morning.
Burgh Quay, Dublin 1.
Pic by Nick
Before
After
Yikes.
Mulligan’s Poolbeg Street, Dublin 2 has a makeover.
UPDATE: Only the first phase – claim (see comments)
Via DublinbyPub
Happy Friday.
What’s your favourite album track that you felt should have been released as a single but never was?
Here’s mine.
Best answer wins a hallowed €25 Golden Discs voucher.
The winner will be chosen by my personal trainer.
Please include video links if possible.
Lines close at Midnight.
Nick says: Good luck!
Last week’s winning ‘opener’ here.
Brake Loose – Dublin Daze
Brake Loose are a Dublin-based hard/alternative rock four-piece – Rob Higgins on guitar, Eoin James Madden on bass, Dan Crowe on drums and Venezuela-born frontman Alex Murillo – with a habit of including spoken word poetry between songs.
Brake Loose say they lay down…
‘…a sort of sultry electrifying soundscape with punching moments, galloping tempos that are dripping with groove, influenced as they say by the poems, novels and manuscripts of the Beat Generation and Gothic literary figures of 19th and 20th century.’
Nick says: Thank you for the Daze.
Our famous sign , restored and like new! Thanks to DM Roofing for a hand today😁😁#bray pic.twitter.com/XEF7XkCSp7
— Bray Wanderers FC (@BrayWanderers) July 31, 2020
Earlier.
A makeover at the intimidating Carlisle Grounds, home of Bray Wanderers, League of Ireland First Division behemoths and Broadsheet‘s local side.
Meanwhile…
Cant stop thinking of a trip I made to Auschwitz when I see that sign.
— Craig Brodigan (@Brodo89) July 31, 2020
Ah here.
Bray would be more frightening
— Graham scarff (@sponge8088) July 31, 2020
Ah now.
The DC Experiment – Come On
Don’t let the lockdown get you down.
That’s the message from The DC Experiment, who wrote and recorded this ska-influenced call to arms in various locations remotely.
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Dave Conway (top) was joined by Robbie Stanley (bass), Paul Maguire (guitars) and Kirk Ricketts (sax).
Dave says:
“The song celebrates the coming together of musician friends using new found technology to creatively collaborate in both audio and video formats.”
The song is available at bandcamp and the usual digital platforms.
Nick says: The ska’s the limit.