Archive for December, 2007
African AIDS Action slams Bono
Essex-based African AIDS Action , which has been critical of celebrity fund-raisers and western charities, whom it accuses of creating a dependency culture and extending corruption in Africa, has reacted strongly to Irish pop-singer Bono’s claim that, “Whenever [Read More]
Snow Patrol head to Africa for DJ tour
By Andrea Clarke Photo by Fabrizio Belluschi NORTHERN Ireland rockers Snow Patrol are travelling to Africa to play a series of special DJ sets. The band, who are supporters of the charity Save The Children, will spin the decks across the African clubs. The club tour comes [Read More]
US spoken word artist covers Sunday Bloody Sunday as tribute to U2
By Andrea Clarke AN American spoken word poet has covered U2′s hit Sunday Bloody Sunday as a tribute to the band. Musician and writer Saul Williams is a longtime fan of the Irish rockers and decided to record the 1983 song, inspired by the events in Derry in 1972. [Read More]
NI people are too tired for sex
By Andrea Clarke NEW research has revealed people in Northern Ireland are too tired for sex. The survey, carried out by energy supplement Wassen Coenzyme Q10, found that 54 per cent of adults in Northern Ireland were put off sex because they are too exhausted. Of the 3000 [Read More]
John McLaughlin & The Fourth Dimension mastery at Vicar St
McLaughlin is truly phenomenal. His speed, stamina, profound lyricism and his very presence in sound – all of this is wrought through his sublime mastery of the guitar. Yet the true force of his music is divine, and believably so – an experience of pleasure and [Read More]
Shayne Ward night at the Odyssey
Photo by Fabrizio Belluschi Following the amazing success of his latest album Breathless – it shipped platinum in its first week and debuted straight at Number 2 – pop superstar Shayne Ward will be touring some of the UK’s biggest venues in May 2008 [Read More]
More bovinity by Tommy Tiernan in July
Following from his 50 dates at Vicar St Tommy Tiernan has just announced that he will be back to play Live at the Marquee on 3rd July For Bovinity Tour Dates Go To tommytiernan.com * bovinity: the absolute antithesis of sincere behaviour in human form. Namely executed in [Read More]
Unstoppable Neil Delamere night at Vicar Street
The unstoppable rising star of Irish comedy, Neil Delamere, is kicking off 2008 with a return visit to Vicar Street on Friday March 7th. Neil is back in Vicar St. after the sell out success of his last 10 shows. Don’t miss him this March 7th. With a collection of new [Read More]
Skibunny Christmas caper at the Spring & Airbrake
SKIBUNNY (live) By the time Tanya Mellotte and Mark Gordon had turned 21 they’d recorded 4 Peel Sessions, had a Melody Maker Single of The Week and appeared on the NME C96 CD, as members of Northern Irish band TUNIC. They had also founded the Belfast club SKIBUNNY in [Read More]
Mischa Barton,Richard Attenborough and Shirley MacLaine magic night in Belfast
World premiere of Closing the Ring – Waterfront Hall – Belfast 13.12.07 photos by Fabrizio Belluschi Richard Attenborough romantic wartime epic ‘Closing The Ring’ with Mischa Barton,Shirley MacLaine ,Brenda Fricker, Pete Postlethwaite, Neve Campbell [Read More]
