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Electric Picnic festival a draw for the 'more mature' new
The minute you begin your journey down to Stradbally, you know you're in for a
different festival experience.
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A double bill that’s finger-pickin’ good
Friday, 29 August 2008
A hillybilly tribute to AC/DC ... Red Hot Chilli Pipers ... Tennessee
Hennessees ... what on earth’s going on? Damien Murray finds out
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Meet the DJ who’s at the cutting edge of NY music
Friday, 29 August 2008
If you think Click & Drag is a great name for a NYC cyber-fetish club,
here’s where you heard it first. And wouldn’t you know, the Scissor Sisters
had a hand in it ... |Patric Baird reveals the Belfast connection
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‘I’m living the dream all over the world’
Friday, 29 August 2008
He tours virtually non-stop, has |collaborated with Britney Spears and Justin
Timberlake, and is generally considered superstar DJ numero uno. Patric
Baird scores the only Irish |interview with the notoriously media-shy
Tiesto, who’s gearing up for a massive Ulster date next weekend
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Snow Patrol to storm the charts
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Snow Patrol are gearing up for a return to the charts with a new single
release in October.
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Kanye kicks off tour with Belfast show
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Hip-hop superstar Kanye West is to return to Belfast to perform at the Odyssey
Arena — less than a year since his last show here.
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Girls Aloud sing out against knife crime
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
A group of celebrities are recording a charity song against knife crime after
a recent spate of fatal stabbings in the UK.
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Sex Pistols bring punk to the Picnic
Monday, 25 August 2008
It will be the year of the comeback at this summer's Electric Picnic Festival
in Stradbally, Co Laois.
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Westlife, the best Irish boyband
Monday, 25 August 2008
Westlife have been voted the fourth best boy band ever, beating fellow Irish
group Boyzone by two places in the poll.
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Irish stars make it into top 10 world boy bands
Monday, 25 August 2008
Westlife have been voted the fourth best boy band ever, beating fellow Irish
group Boyzone by two places in the poll.
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Young musicians hit all right notes Camerata festival
Monday, 25 August 2008
World renowned musicians and some of Ireland’s most talented young stars hit
all the right notes at this year’s Camerata Ireland summer festival at
Clandeboye.
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Serious side to this year's Electric Picnic
Monday, 25 August 2008
The organisers of the Electric Picnic festival, which kicks off this Friday,
are to highlight the heartbreaking issue of Irish male suicide during the
three-day event.
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Over 800 musicians to perform at Dublin festival
Saturday, 23 August 2008
Over 800 musicians and artists are performing at a world music and culture festival in Dublin this weekend.
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Steve Cropper to play first Belfast gig
Friday, 22 August 2008
Guitar legend Steve Cropper has one hell of a reputation. Known worldwide as a
superstar musician, producer and songwriter, he has worked with the likes of
Otis Redding, Art Garfunkel, Ringo Starr and Elton John, to name but a few.
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Our teenage kicks ... back in the day
Friday, 22 August 2008
After the run of big-name concerts that was Belsonic, the 24/7 office has been
a-buzz with nostalgic tales of first gigs and best gigs. We thought we
should share them with you! Iron Maiden: shouts and sweat
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Son of a gun - fighting to keep old time blues alive
Friday, 22 August 2008
He enjoyed mainstream success with Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm — the massive Crash Test
Dummies hit — but Benjamin Darvill’s fortunes have been much more varied
since he went solo and developed a passion for the blues. Nick Hasted caught
up with the antsy, anti-commercial artist
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Expect a big river of sound round Belfast
Friday, 22 August 2008
The Big River Blues & Jazz Festival is a showcase of international talent.
Damien Murray gives us the lowdown on all that jazz. Some of the biggest
names in blues, jazz and soul are set to perform in Belfast this bank
holiday weekend, courtesy of the Guinness International Big River Blues &
Jazz Festival.
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We can Bank on a great weekend of music ahead
Friday, 22 August 2008
Patric Baird looks forward to a series of Bank Holiday specials taking place
in Belfast, Londonderry and Portrush. It's been quite a few years since
Belfast's clubbers decked themselves out in dayglo, pulled on a smiley face
T-shirt, tied on a bandana and headed out for a night's dancing until the
sun came up.
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As Madonna thrives, is Jacko a has-been at 50?
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Eccentric superstar Michael Jackson — who has been a major player in pop for
almost four decades — will reach a milestone later this month when he turns
50.
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Bluegrass festival set for Ulster American Folk Park
Thursday, 21 August 2008
The UIster American Folk Park will soon be resonating with the sounds of
Kentucky when some of the world’s top bluegrass musicians gather for one of
Northern Ireland’s premier music events of the year.
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Ronnie Drew: The final interview
Thursday, 21 August 2008
In his final interview, battling Ronnie Drew revealed the fear he felt
fighting cancer -- and how his bravery was inspired by his late wife,
Deirdre.
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