Daily Archives: September 17, 2009

To err is human, to Arrrr is pirate

  By darraghdoyle | September 17, 2009 - 11:46 pm | Competitions, Events, Gigs, Random Whimsy, The Culch, The Internet
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Avast ye landlubbing sons of Culchurs! Saturday be International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Yahrrr. I knows this because I be a matey over on the fair ship Facebook where there’s swag to be blagged, booty to be heaved and tickets to be won to see THE LOST PIRATES down at the Metro Bosco Theatre in Dublin tomorrow night. Their gig be one of “fusing Pirate Shanties with Disco, Ska, Punk, and Rum” while telling the story of Captain Porkbelly vs the dreaded Siamese Pirate Twins. It sounds like a raucous night out. There be people already talking like pirates for this, the 14th International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Started in 1995 by John Baurand Mark Summers, it’s become a pretty much worldwide celebration of all things pirate. Take a look at what people - everyone from the Wall Street Journal to Trivial Pursuit - have said in past … There’s more →

Interview: Broken Croí/Heart Briste, a bilingual play at ABSOLUT FRINGE

  By darraghdoyle | September 17, 2009 - 4:58 pm | The Culch
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What it’s called: Broken Croí/Heart Briste Where it is: Filmbase, Temple Bar When it is: 7pm every evening until Saturday, September 19 How long it is: 40 mins How much it is: €16 or €13 I sat down with the cast - Manchán Mangan and Eva O Connor - after this play in Gaeilge and English to find out how it developed and how the run was going for them: You can read my review and more about the play below.

Cool but Ultimately Pointless - Video Killed the Print Media Star

  By Niall | September 17, 2009 - 11:26 am | The Culch
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This could be the birth of a new column for Cool but Ultimately Pointless Things. Introducing the world’s first video advertisement inside a printed magazine/paper. This week’s copy of American magazine Entertainment Weekly has included a video advert in a limited subscriber run of the mag. The advertisements from manufacturer Americhip utilises a small 2.7mm thick screen which is built into a cardboard insert. The technology is described as being akin to that used in musical greeting cards and uses mobile-sized screens with rechargeable batteries. This instance contains an advert for Pepsi Max and trailers for US TV network CBS. The advertisers have also added in-built speakers so that the viewer can listen to the advertisements too. While each one of these can hold up to 40 minutes of video there is a distinct time lapse in loading the content, which may be off-putting to potential viewers. Also the fact … There’s more →

What Duncan Did Next

  By Lottie | September 17, 2009 - 9:34 am | Movies & TV, The Culch
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The burden of making a really great directorial debut is the pressure to follow with something equally spectacular. This is the lot of Duncan Jones after the roaring success of indie-sci-fi movie Moon. The Liberty Films website (Jones’ production company)is now highlighting some new concept art for Jones’ rumoured next project, Mute. The sci-fi Bladerunneresque thriller mystery set in a futuristic Berlin will have a very different “vibe” to Moon. Described by producer Stuart Fenegan as being “about a woman whose disappearance causes a mystery for her partner, a mute bartender. When she disappears, he has to go up against the city’s gangsters.” Moon is in my favourite movies of the year so far, unassuming and beautiful and I’ve yet to hear from someone who didn’t appreciate it. Filming for Mute is expected to start shooting early next year and with $25 million, five times the budget of Moon … There’s more →

Coldplay, Phoenix Park 2009, a pleasant evening of hygienic rock

  By travors | September 17, 2009 - 8:45 am | Events, Gigs, Music, The Culch
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Let me first freely admit that I’m not a huge Coldplay fan. I enjoyed A Rush of Blood to the Head when it was released in 2002 but never really continued listening after that. However a friend of mine was kind enough to offer me a free ticket to their Dublin concert, so along with a few folks, I headed off to the Phoenix park last Monday night. The weather was perfect and the 30,000+ crowd were obviously in great form as the night got started, you could feel the energy in the air while Elbow provided warm up. Elbows’ music quite frankly bores me to tears, constantly swelling but going nowhere (seriously lads would it kill you to add a riff or melody?) but the band were so likeable and eager to entertain the crowd, that it’s hard to be critical of their performance.

Doctor Leaves

  By Green Of Eye | September 17, 2009 - 4:39 am | Music
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I’ll freely admit that I’m cynical when it comes to certain aspects of the Irish music scene but I’ve been singing the praises of a new release from an Irish band. The eponymous debut EP from Doctor Leaves was released on September 9th and has been on constant rotation since i got my hands on it. Doctor Leaves is the musical moniker of 2 musicians better know to their family and friends as Ben Shorten and Dara Munnis. Both Ben and Dara play piano and guitar; Dara also plays the traditional flute and Ben plays the cello. They formed their first band together when they were in their mid-teens and eventually went their separate ways musically, but remained friends. During this time Dara played with other musicians such as the Coronas, Gavin Glass & the Holy Shakers and Jack L. Ben experimented with new bands. Eventually the pair reunited musically … There’s more →