Here’s a summary of what’s been happening on Culch over the last few weeks:
Upcoming Events
Kodo, Japanese drummers – Irish tour from 13 to 18 March
Your chance to join this year’s Dublin parade by bike - St. Patrick’s Day
Free into Guinness Storehous for Patricks & Patricias - St. Patrick’s Day
Hamlet at the Helix – until 19 March
My First Time, interview with Claire Tully – showing round the country from 5 to 21 March
Lunchtime theatre in Kelly’s in Galway – 8 to 31 March
Apres Match stars (8 April) and the Beech Boys in the National Concert Hall
Flight of the Conchords – Olympia 5 & 6 May
Biorhythm project with the Science Gallery
Competitions
Win tickets to Little Gem in the Axis Theatre, Ballymun
Win tickets to exclusive 7Up gig on Sat 20 March with Republic of Loose
Film
Trailers for Tron: The Legacy and the new Irish film Perrier’s Bounty and Prince of Persia and the new Karate Kid film and Kick Ass
Lots of reviews for you, of the Crazies and Green Zone and the Bounty Hunter and Capitalism A Love Story and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Shutter Island and Old Dogs and Ondine. There’s also two reviews for Legion here and here; and two reviews for Leap Year – one for and one against. There’s a review of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland and a look at the 1903 version.
Awesome movie moment #18 (its a surprise)
There’s the oscar competition and Ireland’s performance at the oscars.
Music
Reviews of Star Wars in concert and The Codes at the Academy and a new Trad album and The Family Jewels by Marina and the Diamonds. There’s a review of the new Alice in Wonderland soundtrack and Avril Lavine’s video from it.
Dermot’s Music Biz Review #1 (Wolfmother, Kate Nash & Simon Cowell)
#2 (Abbey Road, The Strokes & Jeff Beck)
and #3 (Rage, the Brits & Hendrix: Rock Band).
Interview with Cork club promotor Veronica M.
Imelda Mae launches the new Vodafone iphone
Review of the Meteor Awards
The Oxegen line-up
And finally, the Irish song for Haiti – I Put a Spell On You
Television
Streamy Awards for online telly
Reviews of NCIS, Human Target, Flash Forward & House and Justified and Happy Town
Comedy
An epic Review of Dublin’s comedy scene
Not Also But Only – at 4 Dame Lane
Gossip
Sweary on Ashley Cole, R Paz & Sandra Bullock
Books
Theatre etc
An Audience with Druid Theatre Founder
Reviews of Off Plan and Victor & Gord and Christ Deliver Us and Circus Showtime and Man in the Mirror and finally Una Santa Oscura at the Project.
Games
Reviews of Silent Hill and Folklore and Heavy Rain.
Random Whimsy