The Cure – Electric Picnic, Sat Sept 1st
Photo: Dara Munnis One can approach The Cure as a band from many different avenues. You can bop along to countless pop moments, their flirty tales of love, that sketch the fizz of romance and then document the fizzling out of heartache. Despite it being a somewhat narrow view it can’t be denied that a...
Dott – Electric Picnic Review (in the form of a Top 5)
Having given us her Electric Picnic preview last week, Anna from Dott drops back in to give us the rundown on her Top 5 Irish acts in Stradbally last weekend… I had such an amazing weekend this year at Electric Picnic. I think we all owe infinite pints to the person who obviously sold their...
Office Playlist: Electric Picnic, Madness Altogether.
Today brings the first day of Electric Picnic 2012 and it also brings my first encounter with the festival. As a music photographer and avid music fan, I have been to countless gigs this year and I have decided that for this playlist I will only include bands that I am looking forward to, but...
Top 5 – Electric Picnic
Stephen picks five for the weekend in Stradbally… 1. Cranes The original dreampop. Let it be said, Cranes vocalist Alison Shaw has one of the most unique voices in indie. Nonetheless, that didn’t stop me from falling head over heels in love with their 2008 self titled album. Although my first introduction and a softer...
Office Playlist: Paul Buchanan – Buy a motor car
Nice timing. News of Paul Buchanan’s new single, from the acclaimed album Mid Air, ahead of his appearance at Electric Picnic next Sunday Sept 2nd. The video, you’ll either love it or hate it. However, the song you’re bound to love. Elegaic piano, pizzicato strings and Buchanan’s ageless vocal expression of regret, loss, yearning. Superb....
Electric Picnic 2012 Lineup
Electric Picnic have announced the lineup (most of it anyway) for next weekend. Go here. http://electricpicnic.ie/downloads/EPtimetable2012.pdf Straightaway, we can detect weeping and gnashing of teeth as Richard Hawley and Explosions in the Sky conduct a music festival equivalent of Celebrity Deathmatch on Saturday. Dexys also go up against Wild Beasts earlier on that day. And...
