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										First dance wedding song  11638  41
										Started by  PeterQuaife
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Hello folks 
  
 I am getting wed shortly, and was wondering if any of you have any suggestions for a first wedding dance tune I know it should be special to me and the future wife etc...but i have spent an age trying to pick...Joe Arthur, Ron Sexsmith, Tom McRae and the like, all close to the wife's heart, but the lyrics are a bit on the sadder side of life. 
  
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										Extra Band of Horses tickets on sale  1959  0
										Started by  Goat Boy
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Extra Band Of Horses tickets on sale now that it's been moved to Tripod, if you feel the urge... |  |  |  | 0 | 1959 | 1/25/2008 10:29 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Scarlett Johansson covers Tom Waits?!?  1746  0
										Started by  floodzer
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48237-at-last-the-scarlett-johansson-album
 
 'It's here! The album we've been waiting for, breathlessly, all this time. Yes, I'm talking about Scarlett Johansson's Anywhere I Lay My Head, due out May 20 on Atco. And wait-what's this It's not just ten Tom Waits covers There's also an original track'
 
  
 http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39206-scarlett-johansson-recording-tom-waits-covers-album
 
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										Jonny Greenwood's 'Blood' score ineligible for Oscar nomination  2194  2
										Started by  starbelgrade
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Jonny Greenwood's original score for 'There Will Be Blood' has been ruled ineligible by the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 
  
 The news comes on the heels of last week's Best Foreign Language Film controversy, which left the two most critically acclaimed efforts of the year in that category out of contention (Romania's '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and France's 'Persepolis'). 
  
 (Pete Hammond is also reporting on this over at The Envelope, but there is m... |  |  |  | 2 | 2194 |  by  starbelgrade  1/24/2008 7:29 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Other Voices  2699  1
										Started by  PARTON
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										http://www.rte.ie/arts/2008/0124/othervoices.html 
  
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										Glen Hansard gets nominated for best song Oscar  3879  19
										Started by  Unicron
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Oscar nomination for best original song. 
  
 I just watched the video for it on YouTube, had never heard the song before.  I do think that Glen can write good tunes from time to time but that's really s**te. |  |  |  | 19 | 3879 |  by  starbelgrade  1/24/2008 2:23 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Empire Music Hall, Belfast  2756  9
										Started by  Unicron
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I'm thinking of heading up to Belfast for the Okkervil River gig in a couple of weeks.  I've never been to a gig up there (actually it's been years since I've been to Belfast full stop) and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the venue, location, if there's safe parking around etc. |  |  |  | 9 | 2756 |  by  starbelgrade  1/23/2008 6:16 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Coachella 2008 line-up  2711  6
										Started by  Quint
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Coachella 2008 Line-up announced...Kraftwerk! Roger Waters! Breeders! The National! Portishead! The Verve! Holy Fuck!!!   
  No sign of the much rumoured My Bloody Valentine though...  
    
  Good indicator of what we might see at the Irish festivals...  
    
  Friday (April 25)  
  Jack Johnson (ok, ignore him!)  
  The Verve  
  The Raconteurs  
  The Breeders  
  Fatboy Slim  
  Tegan & Sara  
  Madness  
  The Swell Season  
  The National  
  Animal Collective  
  Slightly... |  |  |  | 6 | 2711 |  by  PARTON  1/23/2008 5:14 AM | 
						
						
						
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										The 'Once' Phenomenon  7222  36
										Started by  Quint
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Has anyone here seen this It seemed to just come and go in cinemas in Ireland unnoticed. John Carney is an immensely talented writer/director (Bachelors Walk is the best Irish-made TV series I've yet seen) but the thought of listening to the ol' Ginger Messiah himself Glen for and hour and half, let alone watching his dubious acting skills, was too much to contemplate....but the Brits are loving this film, he and Marketa were on the Culture Show last week plus a full page in last Sunday's Obser... |  |  |  | 36 | 7222 |  by  Pool Cleaning Guy  1/22/2008 12:03 PM | 
						
						
						
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										AIFF to MP3 converter  1684  0
										Started by  PeterQuaife
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Starting to use this forum as a 'bring and buy' sale..... 
  
 But, would anyone know of a free AIFF to MP3 converter (not a 60 trial version or the like). I'll happily pay for a download, but if there was a freebie, super (and I'm not from Cavan) 
  
 many thanks 
  
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										Political Correctness gone wrong  1638  0
										Started by  starbelgrade
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I saw this post on another forum - nearly fell off the chair reading it; 
  
  
 Scenario: Mohammed fails high school English. 
  
 What would've happened in 1977 - Mohammed retakes his exam, passes and goes to college. 
  
 What would happen in 2007 - Mohammed's cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist. Civil Liberties Association files class action lawsuit against state schoo... |  |  |  | 0 | 1638 | 1/17/2008 7:27 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Monitor looking for quick favour  3634  19
										Started by  Monitor
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										How's it going It's the lads from Monitor here, Cork band now based in Manchester. Just wondering if we could ask a quick favour. We're in the running to play at a huge cancer benefit concert (www.versuscancer.org) next month here, which is being promoted by the local rock station XFM.   
    
  Anyway, we're looking for votes.... It takes literally one click, just visit www.xfmuploaded.co.uk/monitor and click the icon on the left of the page (that's 2 clicks technically we know...) The dead... |  |  |  | 19 | 3634 |  by  starbelgrade  1/17/2008 5:30 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Choice Music Awards eligibilty rules  2175  6
										Started by  starbelgrade
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										The rules for this award are fairly straightforward & fair, but rule no.5 is just silly;   
      
      
      
   (5) For the purposes of the Choice Music Prize, an album must contain six or more tracks and/or be over 33 1/3 minutes in length (33 mins, 20 seconds).   
      
   Imagine for a moment that Ramones were Irish, and released their self titled debut last year.. to me, it's one of the greatest albums ever made, but it wouldn't be eligible as, despite having 14 tracks, the runnin... |  |  |  | 6 | 2175 |  by  starbelgrade  1/16/2008 8:57 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Sigur Ros - Heima  4206  6
										Started by  starbelgrade
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										.. I saw the feature on this on the BBC arts show - it looks amazing & it landed in my letter box this morning (courtesy of the now-tax-paying CD-WoW!)... anyone seen it yet |  |  |  | 6 | 4206 |  by  Wicker  1/14/2008 2:23 PM | 
						
						
						
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										top albums and gigs of 2007  9370  52
										Started by  Ally
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										we did this in june... top 3 of each.... under no circumstance are you allowed to give extra 'honourable' mentions... e.g. 'my favourite albums this year have been all the ones i bought' 
  
 albums: 
  
 1. marnie stern - in advance of the broken arm 
 2. battles - mirrored 
 3. nina nastasia and jim white - you follow me 
  
 gigs: 
  
 1. joanna newsom - the barbican, london 
 2. boredoms - the village, dublin 
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										The Worst Album Covers of 2007  2823  6
										Started by  starbelgrade
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Sorry, I'm useless at doing links, but a copy & paste of this into yer browser bar (if that's what it's called!), is well worth it - gave me a good laugh anyway! 
  
 http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/47479-staff-list-the-20-worst-album-covers-of-2007 |  |  |  | 6 | 2823 |  by  PeterQuaife  1/11/2008 7:57 AM | 
						
						
						
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										What's to look forward to in 2008?  3417  12
										Started by  Quint
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Strangely and coincidentally, all my favourite bands and musicians are returning with albums and/or gigs this year so it's gonna be a busy one! So in no real chronological order....deep breath.....  
    
  Live, for starters...  
    
  God Is An Astronaut  Button Factory,   
  Explosions in the Sky liveTripod,   
  American Music club live in Whelans plus new album   
     
  then later in the year...  
    
  Radiohead, Malahide castle  
  Midlands Festival, Belvedere, Mullingar ... |  |  |  | 12 | 3417 |  by  muzak  1/11/2008 6:47 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Something Happens: what's the Cluas verdict?  7362  31
										Started by  John Doe
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										Something Happens are playing one of their occasional reunion gigs in Whelans tomorrow night. I'll be there, giving it loads, happily singing along to Hello( x5 ), Room 29, Forget Georgia and all the rest.  
  
 It's been a good few years now since they last released anything other than compilations. I'm curious to know what the Cluas verdict on them is now that a good few years have passed by since they were selling out the SFX for three nights in a row. For my sins, I was a huge fan of their... |  |  |  | 31 | 7362 |  by  PeterQuaife  1/11/2008 6:40 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Learning the Bass: lessons or go it alone?  7515  21
										Started by  Trix
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										I looking to learn bass and was wondering if I should go it alone or go for lessons  
  I'm in the process of learning guitar with some help from a friend/on my own and I'm not finding it too hard so I reckon I stand a chance with the bass, any tips |  |  |  | 21 | 7515 |  by  starbelgrade  1/11/2008 6:29 AM | 
						
						
						
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										Thousand Yard Stare - looking for MP3  2505  10
										Started by  PeterQuaife
										
										
										
											
											
											
											
											
											
										
										
										folks, looking for a thousand yard stare tune called wideshire..anyone have it handy 
  
 many thanks 
  
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