While The Mighty Stef is currently grappling his plans for the follow up to 2007’s Sins of Saint Catherine, released on his own The Firstborn Is Dead label, new EP Death Threats is soon to hit ears and shelves across the country, great news for those who appreciate the rollicking sounds of Stef, a seriously busy sailor since the first album’s release. An American tour supporting Flogging Molly gave the man a new whack of lust and life which shall no doubt make for a compelling array of new material. No musician could possibly remain unchanged having suffered the cruellest loss away from home: his gear. Stolen or mislaid, the truth is unclear. Perhaps a delicious stream of vitriol towards thieves and low-lives will find its way to album #2….
Pictured above with friends from the film and is director Evan (in the red stripes), Check out The Mighty Stef’s blog for a little background info on guest appearances and the recording process.
Described as “four folk songs from the underbelly of modern Ireland”, the EP tracklist follows:
1. Death Threats
2. The Mero [Ft. Ronnie Drew & Flogging Molly]
3. Where The Nightmares Begin
4. Romantic Ireland Is Dead And Gone [It Lays With 2pac in the Grave]
Released on May 23rd, details of pre-ordering and stockists are soon to come. There will be no official launch party for Death Threats but there are several secret events lined up to run concurrently with the EP’s release so keep an eye on the man’s MySpace calendar to avoid missing out.
Here in all it’s marvellous Tisch glory, the Death Threats video by The Mighty Evan Polivy.
Stay tuned to OHR for more of the latest Tisch videos….
Tuesday night saw HotPress/Tisch Spring 2008 videos premiere in a new home: Temple Bar’s Button Factory. Established events of the Irish music calendar, the premieres celebrate a series of short music video collaborations. Ten bands across Ireland work with student directors from New York’s Tisch School of Arts for a stunning audio/visual showcase of creative potential. The latest batch of bands to find themselves on the silver digicam screen were:
Welcome to the Cusp, GiveAManAKick’s new album, launches this Friday at new favourite venue, ALT…Andrews’ Lane Theatre, for those of you who are still uncool. Yes, they launch their new album with a storming gig with support from Dry County…and it’s FREE!
Doors: 8pm. Late club after. Dress code: massive capacity for fun.
Catch GAMAK at Tower records Dublin on Sat May 3rd at 5pm.
Ham Sandwich have been confirmed to play Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co. Laois at the end of August.
Brilliant news for the bready heads as they’ve yet to play such a large-scale event. With a Meteor award, a debut album, countless tv appearances and constant radio airplay along with a string of packed-out live performances, this is the year the Hammbos cap the process of ‘making it’ from unsigned obscurity to a force to be reckoned with.
They’ll make good acolytes in the shadow of My Bloody Valentine, The Sex Pistols and Use. Let’s keep our eyes peeled for more shock announcements from POD….
Unfortunately we must announce that Barry has parted ways with the group. Myself, Nick and Ronan would like to thank him for all he’s done for us over the years and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
All is not lost though as we are soon to lock ourselves into the studio once more to record “the album”. Don’t want to give away too much at this point so stay tuned for further developments.
Paul
EH
A right stink was kicked up by one lone dissenter on the official Road To V messageboard regarding the inclusion of Galway band Blasterbra in the final 14 of the festival competition.
Apparently as the band are Irish and non-resident in the UK, they were not eligible to participate, despite the previous inclusion of the new-defunct The Immediate. V representatives contacted Blasterbra in search of a loophole to ensure they retained their place in the final but efforts proved fruitless and Blasterbra were dropped.
Read the band’s MySpace blog for more…commiserations guys
To be honest, it’s a fecking farce that V allowed willingly allowed the band to enter despite their Irish status. Or is it another example of British people forgetting Ireland’s a republic?
