No work for me today

I wandered about the charity shops in Galway today, didn't see much, then popped up for Bell, Book and Candle, a second hand records, books, CD's, DVD's shop with a lovely owner named Paul. I go up once a week to say hi and see what bargains I can pick up. I picked up a load of CD's for sweet F.A today, here are my finds.


From Dirty (1992) by Sonic Youth, a band I addmittedly know too little about, so, eh here goes
Sonic Youth - 100% Alt

I love Funeral by Arcade Fire, it's been on my laptop and iPod since it came out but every time I go to buy it it's so expensive, due to it's fancy-ish (i.e not plastic case) packaging. Now I have it. Sweet!
Arcade Fire - Wake Up Alt

Another album I've known and lovely for a long time but never actually got a physical copy of. Now I have one. On the subject, Billy Corgan! If you're reading this you owe me a good show! That Dublin gig was atrocious! There was nothing you could do about the shit apathetic teenagers that were there but c'mon, who the fuck were those tossers playing with you?! Patch up with James and Darcy, please!!
Smashing Pumpkins - Tales Of A Scorched Earth Alt

Creepy, creepy E.P cover for Aphex Twin's Come To Daddy (1997), mad bastard, but sure they all are down in Limerick, at least he's making spooky music, as opposed to shooting people.
Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy (Pappy Mix) Alt

When I was a young teenager my rather religious parents became alarmed at the contents of the CD's I brought home, Slayer being the prime targets, what with God Hates Us All, Hell Awaits and all that, so I'd get mates to copy them and write something like Rory Gallagher on the CD, result! Finally got physical copies of Seasons In The Abyss and South Of Heaven (check out the video for Seasons ...late night Kerrang! TV gold!)
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss Alt

And from South Of Heaven (1988)
Slayer - Live Undead Alt

And an album I stole by accident from a guy I was in a teenage band with but lost again, Harvest, by Neil Young
Neil Young - Old Man Alt

On top of that I got Slash's autobiography, ate scrambled eggs and feta cheese for breakfast while reading and had homemade soup for lunch made by my friend Yvonne while playing Mario Kart on SNES. Yvonne plays bass in a great Galway band called Disconnect 4, here's a tune from their debut E.P, Modern Love which came out this summer.

Disconnect 4 - Eighteen Alt

Local roundup

G'wan the locals! It's been a good week for Galway music.










I've had a listen to the Followers Of Otis album that's due out in a few weeks, it's pretty good indeed. I'll need to give it another few listens but much like their E.P so lovely singalong folk music from brother's Adam, Brian, Eoin and Geoff. The album will be called And Those To Come Hereafter, keep an eye on their myspace for details.

myspace.com/thefollowersofotis

Great excitement building over the release of Lost Chord's debut E.P. The band that started out as David Phelan on his own in his bedroom under the name Walt The Wonderboy. I came across Dave while judging a radio battle of the bands on Flirt fm, Galway's college radio station, which he won. After that he enlisted Fuz from Disconnect 4 to play guitar for a few laptop/guitar/loops shows. Admittedly they were messy but they showed promise. Along the way the band have picked up a drummer, bassist and keyboardist (?) and have supported the likes of Port O Brien, The XX, Fujiya & Miyagi, Islands and New York Dolls. The E.P launch is this Thursday in the Roisin Dubh. The E.P it's is running late but you can get a copy after next weekend. It's all streaming online now!

myspace.com/lostchord

While I have bollocks all respect for the Meteor Awards I noticed they're doing some sort of best newcomer award, which clearly has a hard-on for Tuam! So fair play to The Ralphs, The Coonics (who both contributed a member each to the drunkest dude in Galway awards last night) and Keith Mullins. Details on the Meteor website.

myspace.com/theralphsmusic
myspace.com/thecoonics
myspace.com/keithmullinsmusic

And finally So Cow is off to the Shtates again! One of the best bands to come out of Ireland in a while, So Cow is Brian Kelly, also from Tuam (I'm from Tuam by the way, but this isn't a biased post, there just happens to be loads of great Tuam music at the moment!), has been writing and recording from home for months, coming out to play the odd gig now and again. He'll be playing the Woolstore behind Browne's pub in Tuam on Friday Jan. 29th, then Gigantic in Kelly's in Galway the next day ...and then he's off! He'll be kicking off his US tour on February 11th in New Jersey, then tour around, playing SXSW on his way and finishing it all up on March 31st.

myspace.com/socow

I'd put up some free mp3's but I'd be liable for an auld beat down in the Roisin later.

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

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!