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    An account from a witness to beauty

    Monday, June 16th, 2008

    After being absolutely blown away by Leonard Cohen on Saturday night, I knew I had to go again. He was just that good.
    Let me explain.
    Just before the gig on Saturday started my friend asked me how long I thought he’d play for. “It’ll either be 20 minutes or 3 hours”, I said, implying that it […]

    After the goldrush

    Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

    Excuse me for using an Neil Young song title for a post about the Tom Waits gig but as Fergal points out, there has been a touch of Waits-Fever online today as people finally got a chance to splash out on his upcoming Dublin gigs.
    Having called in a few favours, dissolved a few assets and […]

    Having patience when pitching

    Monday, May 26th, 2008

    One of the most annoying periods of a freelancer’s working week is the wait in between the pitch and the commission/rejection. With some editors you can have a reply (for better or for worse) within the hour. With others you might spend a few days talking to their voicemail before you get them and that […]

    Tom Waits’ three nights in Dublin

    Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

    So after all of that, Tom Waits’ Dublin gig has been totally confirmed.
    The details:
    Three gigs in a marquee/tent in the Phoenix Park (entitled ‘The RatCellar’); dates July 30th, 31st and August 1st.
    Gig is rumoured to have a 6,000 person capacity.
    Tickets are €116 and €131 each, they go on sale next Tuesday at 9AM.
    Two tickets allowed […]

    Tom Waits’ Dublin gigs confirmed?

    Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

    I’ve been following news on Tom Waits’ return to Ireland like a hawk and between a few friends we’ve all been keeping each other up to date on the latest rumours.
    Today Hot Press have said that Waits will play two nights at a Marquee at the Phoenix Park; July 30th and 31st. No sign of […]

    A tale of two Berties

    Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

    With Bertie Ahern’s lap of honour entering its final week I came across something quite interesting that I felt I had to share with the wider world (or at least the tiny portion of the wider world that might wander by here).
    I had a relative who lived in Ahern’s constituency of Dublin Central for most […]

    On Newstalk’s Culture Shock tonight

    Saturday, April 26th, 2008

    I’ll be doing the Sunday newspaper preview on Newstalk’s Culture Shock tonight for anyone who’s doing nothing at 8:45pm or so.
    You can tune in online or if you’re in Ireland through your FM, DAB or Internet radio; through your UPC or Sky digibox or by making your way to their city centre studios and pressing […]

    Begin again from the beginning

    Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

    So normality has largely returned to the land after the disorientated period some call ‘The Christmas’. Schools are open again, people are back to regular working hours and (almost) all the decorations have disappeared from houses and shops around Dublin.
    Of course the beginning of a new year always brings some navel-gazing, account-taking and aspirational planning […]

    This blog’s quiet time

    Monday, December 24th, 2007

    Things have been pretty quiet around here over the last few weeks but that’s set to continue as Christmas-time proper kicks off.
    From past experience what tends to take place from today is an annual but still confusing tear in the fabric of reality where money, waist-lines and the Roman calender no longer matter and everything […]

    An offbeat pitch for Christmas number 1

    Monday, December 10th, 2007

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    Even though I was never a big pop-music fan I always remember being entranced by the race for Christmas number 1 as a child. […]


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