Friends and Foes

The guys from Goldenplec are doing some mad stuff tomorrow, driving from Portmarnock to Achill and back, stopping off along the way for a cuppa, some toast and a song from a local band, raising a few quid along the way for Down Syndrome Ireland. Here’s some info: This unique guerilla gigging event will see [...]

I don’t normally put these kind of posts on the blog. If I could though, I’d do this myself, it would be a great refresher. The Sound Training Centre in Dublin are putting a weekend of Introduction to Audio Recording. As I said this would be a great intro or refresher for the rusty especially [...]

On Sunday I popped in to The Westin Hotel for the #twitterxmassingle recording of ‘Winter Song’ for the deserved cause of the Neo Natal Unit in Holles Street Hospital. The whole thing was organized by Brenda Drumm. When you little back, the croaky voice in the harmonies, yeah that’s me! Tomorrow on the Culture Cafe [...]

Yep! It looks like the evil that is Christmas is about to take over everything in the next while…According to emailsanta, at the time of writing there are 79 sleeps til Christmas. But I have to say this is quite clever marketing! Here we go.. People who watch the movie ‘Elf’ are 3 times more [...]

Rachel Allen, yes her off the telly will be signing copies of her new book in Eason’s, O’Connell St, Dublin at 12 midday, (October 1st). I wonder if I’d be able to cook a one pot biryani? Here’s the blurb about the book.. In her new book, bestselling TV cook, Rachel Allen shares her ultimate [...]

I had the pleasure of attending the launch of Eason’s 125th Birthday celebrations last night. It was a lovely mix of history and stories and speakers on the night included the authors Cathy Kelly, Paul Howard (better known as Ross O’Carroll Kelly) and the Queen of Irish writing Maeve Binchy. You’ll be able to hear [...]

This is whopper! The good people at Night Flight are bringing Nicky Siano (original dj from New York’s infamous discotheque, Studio 54) to the Grand Social, Lower Liffey Street, Dublin, on Saturday October 1st for the premiere screening of a documentary that Nicky has put together from original footage shot in the late 70s in [...]