On the move to the groove, the warmup #1

I was off work yesterday so after making breakfast for a few friends we hit the charity shop trail. Galway has a few, mostly full of junk but I got the following musical items.

Pulp - Different Class (on cassette)
Def Leppard - Hysteria (on cassette)
The Police - Greatest Hits (on cassette)
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
Buena Vista Social Club - Live At Carnegie Hall
Van Morrisson - The Collection
The Smiths - Hatful Of Hollow
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers L.P
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend

...and a few more. But all for in and around €2!

And here are a few cool warmup tunes for moving your feet while you're making dinner and getting ready to dance to the music if indeed you're going out tonight

The Supremes - Come See About Me

Buffalo Springfield - Mr. Soul

James Brown - Don't Stop The Funk

Midweek Madness!!

Here are a few tasters for this Sunday's show. If you're near a radio in the west of Ireland (Connaught, Donegal, Derry, parts of Westmeath) Sunday's between 5:50 and 8:50 tune into i102-104fm or bop onto the net (i102104.ie)

I play three hours of new music, no matter the genre but generally of the youthful upbeat variety, the tracklist goes up the next day right here on the blog!

Final Fantasy is back with a new album, but Shock! Horror! he's gone and confused everyone by reverting back to his real name for the release of his third album Heartland. Oh dear. What I've heard sounds a little more electronic than his earlier stuff. Have a listen to this tune! Owen Pallett - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt

I found this tune on thestureidexperiment.com Don't know much about the band but this song is great! Happy Birthday - Girls FM

New Frightened Rabbit album, Winter Of Mixed Drinks is out March 1st. My favourite Scottish guys are one of my favourite bands from the past two years. Frightened Rabbit - Nothing Like You

I missed out on this one from a few weeks back, it's bangin'! Uffie - MC's Can Kiss

And remember kids, Substance is free in tonight wiht a free pint of Coors Light for the first 50 in at 11!

Substance clubnight, this Thursday!

Substance is gonna be massive this Thursday. For those of you who've never been it's a clubnight in Kelly's, Bridge St. Galway with myself, Josh and Disconnect Keith. We play soul, indie, electro and rock n' roll party tunes, it's always good fun! On top of that we've a mega sound system and sweet ass lights and smoke system. And cheap pints and some awful cool and sound regulars.

Here are some of the tunes that have been coming up a lot!

The XX - Islands

Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Remix)

New Order - True Faith

Justice - Phantom II

The Raveonettes - Love In A Trashcan

Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song

Them - Gloria

The Drums - Let's Go Surfing

Come on down!

Substance New Years Party, the aftermath

First post of 2010. Apologies. You may have noticed that the last post was from New Years Eve regarding Substance. It was the single craziest night I've ever experienced, Amazing crowd in the club, a new smoke machine that covered the place in a blanket of fog and a massive countdown screen. At one minute to 12 we played Miserlou by Dick Dale And The Del Tones ,then killed lights and music, counted to one from ten and banged off Underworld's Born Slippy with a few spotlights shining down as people wished each other Happy New Year ...and when the drums kicked in all hell broke loose. Fucking whopper of a night! Thanks to everyone who came down, especially to our regulars, and especially especially to Byron and Naomi (uber regulars) who made me the t-shirt in the photo!

Substance as ever is free in every Thursday in the club above Kelly's bar with myself and Disconnect Keith, boom!

Boogie Times

Last day of the year!
Back in work early this morning then off for a nap, then back up and hitting the town to flier for the big Substance New Year's Bash in Kellys.
It's gonna be fucking silly.
Here's a taster. If you're in Galway tonight get on down, it's €5 in

Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere

Womack And Womack - Teardrops

Candi Staton ft. The Source - You Got The Love

Duck Sauce - aNYway