I dont ever- ever- do things like this but after today, what the hell…

after all it was perhaps the most surreal thing I’ve ever heard on the radio never mind Liveline with Joe Duffy. Former Minister of Defence and Limerick TD Willie O’Dea defends the Rubberbandits’ ‘Horse Outside’ against a disgruntled caller and actually says the line “It portrays me as selling hash, and swearing on my tache that it’s good hash” from the Bandits song about him. At one point someone says “what is a bag of yokes?”. Then Blindboy Boat Club from Rubberbandits comes on the line to explain subtext in art. RADIO GOLD!

Caller: “It’s an absolute joke.”
Blindboy Rubberbandits: “Exactly, it’s an absolute joke, you put it well there yourself kid.”

legendary I kid you not.

listen back- if you are brave enough, http://soundcloud.com/rubberbanditsiv/rubberbandits-willie-odea-on-rte-liveline

The Saw Doctors are currently in the final week of their 18 date
UK Tour which finishes up in London this Saturday at a sold out
concert at the 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

In January, The Saw Doctors will travel to the US to play at the
Inaugural Ball on January 19, for the Governor of the State of Maryland,
Martin O’Malley, who was re-elected as Governor in November.

The Saw Doctors – Irish Christmas Tour

Sun Jan 2 Killarney INEC –  7.30 p.m.
Gleneagle Hotel, Muckross Road, Killarney
Tickets: €28
Box Office: 064 66 71555
Ticketmaster: 0818 719 300
http://www.inec.ie
http://www.ticketmaster.ie

Song for a Future Love – The Frank and Walters from Mairtin de Barra on Vimeo.

After a stint on Never Mind The Buzzcocks last week, the Franks released new Single ‘Song for a Future Love’ on Dec 10th  (FIFA RECORDS) (Out Now!)

Official stream link here: Song for a Future Love- the Frank & Walters by GoodSeedPR

THE BAND: The Frank and Walters are one of the most recognizable alternative rock bands hailing from Cork, Ireland in the past 2 decades. The band: Paul Linehan (Lead vocal & bass), Ashley Keating- (Drums) & Kevin Pedreschi (lead Guitar) took the band name in honor of two eccentric Cork characters. Two decades on from the release of their very first record, and the Franks continue to defy expectations.

With Indie hits such as ‘Fashion Crisis Hits New York’ & ‘After All’ (which reached the top twenty in the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at #11. The group also appeared on Top of the Pops in support of the single; it went as high as #5 in the Irish charts). Their music today is as relevant as any of the new pretenders on the block and only a handful of bands anywhere in the world can lay claim to such longevity of popularity. Catch the band revisiting Indie classics and new material from their forthcoming album set for release in 2011, at a list of December shows around the country.

Dates:
11.12 Liverpool, Zanzibar,
23.12 The Academy Dublin,?28.12 The INEC Killarney,
29.12 The Savoy Cork,
30.12 The Royal Theatre Castlebar, Co Mayo,?31.12 Dolans Warehouse, Limerick.

Song for a Future Love Teaser – the Frank and Walters from Mairtin de Barra on Vimeo.

after a stint on The Buzzcocks last night, the Franks release new Single ‘Song for a Future Love’ today On Dec 10th 2010 (FIFA RECORDS)

Official stream link here:
Song for a Future Love- the Frank & Walters by GoodSeedPR

And so it ends, 2010. The Parson rode his bicycle with all the urgency of Spring, we got to Let It Out for those glorious two weeks of the Summer and The Clock ticked ominously as the Autumnal chill drifted in.

It’s Winter now, the seasons change, we change, and God knows the world has changed. Christmas can be the best of times, and the worst of times. But as always, there is hope. The Future, what will it hold? Song For A Future Love, the last of the bands seasonal releases, closes out the year in true epic style. With long time collaborator Dave Couse back in the production hotseat, The Frank And Walters give us a song that soars above the grind of the mundane and sparkles brightly in the cold crisp December sky. Check them out on Facebook now: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Frank-and-Walters-Official/137109879634722

‘THIS CHRISTMAS’

We are delighted to be apart of a very special campaign celebrating a new Single performed and written by ‘FUNZO’ IN AID OF BARNARDOScharity. GoodSeedPR have offered our time for free on this particular campaign because we feel that every now and then we all must take a step back and think about how lucky and fortunate we all are. In a world where bad news and word of disaster travels fast, it is easy to become numb to it all, and not take a moment to think about the lives of others. Today we kindly ask you, not even now, but maybe a little later on, to pause for a moment and think about this wonderful charity that works to improve the lives of Children at risk.

And for your time and goodwill we would like to extend our many thanks.

‘THIS CHRISTMAS’ has a Rel date of Dec 10th and will be Available on iTunes and in all stores nationwide from Dec onwards. if you click on the image below it will bring you to a place where you can listen to the song. If you like us, like what you hear, please support and purchase it from Dec onwards by walking into any HMV store and buying it.

PLEASE PASS ONTO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. http://soundcloud.com/goodseedpr/this-christmas-charity-single-by-funzo-for-barnardos

Hello dear music loving friends, Please see below for a list of some new releases and music from the following acts and bands to look forward to for next year: Aisling Quinn/ Gentry Morris/ Ron Sexsmith/ Peter Bjorn And John/ Stephen Young/ Eleanor McEvoy/ Marilyn Manson/ John Edgar Voe/ ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION/ The Frank & Walters / CAROSEL/ The Saw Doctors + lots more!

…..But for now y’all, Have a safe and very Merry Christmas + A Happy New Year:

DECEMBER 2, 2010

GROOVE ARMADA ‘BLACK LIGHT’
NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY AWARD
FOR BEST DANCE / ELECTRONIC ALBUM

The US Recording Academy has awarded the prestigious honour of a Grammy nomination, for Best Dance/Electronic Album, to Groove Armada for their critically acclaimed 2010 album ‘Black Light’. Generally regarded as the band’s best work and widely critically praised, the record was one of the most played of 2010 by 6 music and a #1 most downloaded dance album on iTunes and Amazon. ‘Black Light’ features many stand out hit singles including ‘Paper Romance’ (featuring Fenech-Soler and SaintSaviour) ‘I Won’t Kneel’ (featuring Saint Saviour), ‘History’ (featuring Will Young), a top 10 most downloaded electronic song on iTunes and Shameless (featuring Bryan Ferry) .

Other highlights for Groove Armada’s ‘Black Light’ include major game and television licensing with ‘Paper Romance,’ the featured song on top global selling EA Sports title ‘FIFA 2011’ and ‘History’ in Warner Brother’s new show ‘Moving Target’ and long standing cult TV show ‘CSI – Miami.’

Their video for ‘Paper Romance’ has already had over 1.5 million views on YouTube and the band’s last ever UK ‘live’ tour in October was a complete ‘sell out’ culminating with 2 blistering shows to 10,000 fans at Brixton Academy.

This marks Groove Armada’s third Grammy nomination. Their first was for ‘Superstylin’’ for Best Dance / Electronic Song in 2003 and their second was for ‘Easy’ for Best Dance / Electronic Song in 2004.

For More Information on Groove Armada visit www.groovearmada.com

THE SAW DOCTORS WILL BE JOINING THE Today FM Topflight Ski Trip IN JAN 2011!

GET out your 2011 Calendar and put a large circle around January 29th because….Ian Dempsey has just announced he’s off to Bad Hofgastein for a phenomenal week of ski, après-ski and a lot of craic on the twelfth Today FM Topflight Ski Trip!

Bad Hofgastein in the Gastein Valley, Salzburgerland is one of Austria’s unique ski areas, is only 1 hour away from Salzburg airport and is truly beautiful.  It has in total 220km of piste for all abilities of skiing from beginners to the more advanced. Bad Hofgastein also has a large selection of great bars and restaurants along with the world famous Casino. Bad Hofgastein is recognised worldwide as a health and wellness paradise and there are plenty of thermal spas to enjoy there.

4000 people over the last 11 years have enjoyed the Today FM and Topflight trip which started out at 50 people in Andorra in its inaugural year to over 400 in St Johann earlier this year! And, from the mingling on the slopes to the après ski this ever popular trip has resulted in relationships, weddings, children, lasting friendships and very special memories.

We all know that January can be a bit of a downer so get booking this brilliant trip – this is one holiday not to miss out on!

To book, call Topflight now on 01 2401700 or click here

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SAW DOCTORS WILL BE TRAVELLING OVER WITH THE TODAY FM CREW AND ENTERTAINING THE SKIERS!

29th January to 5th February 2011

Topflight is Ireland’s leading award winning ski tour operator – voted Best Winter Ski Tour Operator for the last 16 years and is a wholly Irish owned company, fully bonded by the Commission for Aviation for protection on all holidays booked with Topflight

www.topflight.ie