August 2012

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  • 08.22.12
    Behind The Gig: Orquesta Made In Ireland | (1)
    "...a show that will never be reproduced." - Orquesta Little more than a year after Orquesta's Dona Sandra EP first appeared online, and with the dreamy, star-studded follow-up Kokomo still doing the rounds on applicable social networks, the Latin-influenced Irish producer is ready to make his live debut. This Friday, the 23-year-old globetrotter and his band of merry noisemakers take to the stage in Dublin's Grand Social for a truly unique live show that frankly, makes my head spin just thinking about it. The trailer below has the facts and figures. http://vimeo.com/46755413 Coming to us from London-via-Berlin, the man behind Orquesta, a knowledgeable young chap called Lan, has ...
  • 08.01.12
    July music video roundup: vampires, scarecrows and talking dogs Made In Ireland | Comments Off
    With the DIY ethic naturally comes a tiny, if even existent, music video budget, but songwriters of all levels of fame and fortune are still expected to deliver songs that are aesthetically, as well as aurally, pleasing. If they chose not to bestow their record with an eye-catching visual accompaniment, the consequences can be huge – after all, it means they're automatically excluding a nameless, faceless mob of people who use YouTube, Vimeo and other video-sharing sites to listen to music. If you think that sounds a little alarmist, consider the findings of AdAge, who suggest that 40% of YouTube users, or ...