EP61 - Against Nature by The Fatima Mansions
On this episode I’m joined by Aindrías Ó Grúama aka “Grimmo” and Nick Allum, respectively the guitarist and drummer of The Fatima Mansions,...
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To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited
A music podcast about iconic Irish albums. Each episode takes a deep dive into the making of an album with one of its creators. Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn & Sing Productions. Info...
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20 of 158 episodesEP60 - Patrick Freyne on NPB and El Diablo
On this episode I’m joined by journalist and author Patrick Freyne for a deep dive into NPB and El Diablo, his two late 90s/early 00s Dublin...
Bonus EP - Simon Reynolds on My Bloody Valentine, shoegaze and more
Music journalist and author Simon Reynolds chats about his new book Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers and the Reinvention of Rock 1984-19...
EP59 - Rave On Andy White
On this episode I’m joined by Andy White, to chat about 1986's Rave On Andy White, his debut album which celebrates its 40th anniversary thi...
EP58 - The Big Romance by David Kitt
On this episode I’m joined by David Kitt to talk about The Big Romance. Our chat takes in: the writing and recording of 2000's Small Moments...
Bonus EP - Nigel Grainge: Thin Lizzy, The Boomtown Rats, Sinéad O'Connor and Ensign Records
An archive interview with Nigel Grainge on setting up Ensign Records, signing Thin Lizzy, The Boomtown Rats, The Waterboys, Sinéad O’Connor,...
EP57 - A Tonic For the Troops by The Boomtown Rats
On this episode I’m joined by Bob Geldof to talk about The Boomtown Rats' second album, A Tonic For the Troops. Our chat goes in many differ...
Bonus EP - Stuart Bailie: 40 years of music stories and more
Stuart Bailie is a former assistant editor of the NME. From Belfast, he played in Punk bands in the late 70s and early 80s. In 1985 he sold...
EP56 - Here's One We Made Earlier by The Pale
On this episode I’m joined by Matthew Devereux for a deep dive into Here’s One We Made Earlier the debut album by The Pale. We discuss the b...
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A short preview of Episode 56 – Here's One We Made Earlier by The Pale
EP55 - The Spirit of Oberlin by Eileen Gogan
Eileen Gogan joins me to chat about her debut album The Spirit of Oberlin, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Eileen was in Th...
EP54 - Year Zero by Bawl
Mark Cullen joins me to chat about his bands Bawl, Fixed Stars and Ponyclub. We discuss Bawl's Year Zero album and the three albums he recor...
EP53 - Silly Songs For Cynical People by The Would Be's
In this episode I’m joined by Julie McDonnell, Aidine O’Reilly and Paul Finnegan of The Would Be's. We discuss the early years of the band:...
EP52 - Exit Trashtown by Cypress, Mine!
In this episode I’m joined by Cypress, Mine! members Ciarán Ó Tuama, Ian Olney and Mark Healy to tell the story of the band and a whole lot...
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A short preview of Episode 52 – Exit Trashtown by Cypress, Mine!
EP51 - Understand by Brian
Brian is Ken Sweeney and Understand was his debut mini-album released on Setanta records in 1992. Ken chats about Dublin music in the 70s an...
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A short video preview of Episode 51 – Understand by Brian.
EP51 - Preview 1
A short preview of Episode 51 – Understand by Brian.
EP50 - Song of Co-Aklan by Cathal Coughlan
To mark Cathal Coughlan’s third anniversary EP50 isdevoted to his 2021 album, Song of Co-Aklan. It was the sixth album under Cathal’s own na...
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A second short preview of Episode 50 – Song of Co-Aklan by Cathal Coughlan.