The CLUAS Archive: 1998 - 2011

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Via an EXCLUSIVE from UnaRocks, the first names on this year's Trinity Ball line-up have been announced.

VitalicIf you're putting on the Ritz this May 9 and plan to spend your night in central Dublin's part-time college/full-time tourist attraction, you'll be able to debauch yourself until early-house opening-time to the likes of superstar producer Mark Ronson, Berlin electro-DJ Boys Noize, indie-kid Lightspeed Champion... and le French touch of Vitalic (right).

Vitalic is Dijon-born DJ and remixer Pascal Arbez. He first came to attention with his 2001 track 'La Rock 01' and released his debut album, OK Cowboy, in 2005, from which you might know 'My Friend Dario' - if not the single, then perhaps its trashy video.

Why not visit Vitalic's MySpace page to sample the merchandise? Warning: the background design is fairly trippy and will give you eyeache. It moves around like those Jesus pictures with the follow-you eyes. Surely the CLUAS gaffer would have words with him about it.

Here's the video for 'Poney Part 1' - it features lots of dogs with floppy ears and sad eyes (or is that 'sad ears and floppy eyes'?), so it should appeal to noted music blogger/cute-animal-lover The Indie Hour:


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2001 - Early career profile of Damien Rice, written by Sinead Ward. This insightful profile was written before Damien broke internationally with the release of his debut album 'O'. This profile continues to attract hundreds of visits every month, it being linked to from Damien Rice's Wikipedia page.