Daily Archives: May 16, 2010

Music News: Itteh Bitteh Hipster Kitteh’s Weekly Roundup

  By johnmfinn | May 16, 2010 - 4:13 pm | Music, The Culch
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This is the first of John Finn and the Itteh Bitteh Hipster Kitteh’s weekly music news column. Check out the music news, new videos and gig updates. If you would like anything included, please let us know. contact[at]culch[dot]ie - Darren Operator Please describe themselves as “Everyone’s favourite Australian baroque-pop collective”, personally I can think of two or three other Australian baroque-pop collectives that I prefer but if they are indeed your favourite Australian baroque-pop collective then you will be excited to hear that they are releasing their new album ‘Gloves’ on May 28th on Brille Records. The single ‘Back and Forth’ is out May 21st. http://www.operatorpleaseband.com/ Bombay Bicycle Club will release their second album ‘Flaws’on the 12th of July. Coming just a year after the release of their debut ‘I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose’ ‘Flaws’ sees the London boys growing beards and donning flannel shirts, at … There’s more →

Fame: The Musical, Week 5

  By pluincee | May 16, 2010 - 3:46 pm | Featured Post, Movies & TV, The Culch, TV
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This week’s live show of RTÉ and Shinawil’s search for Nick and Serena was an impressive change of pace from the preceding weeks, though unfortunately, such team productions are only as strong as their weakest link, and a wonderful (if slightly misbroadcast) show was badly let down by the results show that followed. The results show suffered at the hands of numerous blunders by presenter Derek Mooney, who’s been around Montrose long enough to be getting the small stuff right, and the production team, but I’ll go into that later. For now it’s enough to say that ‘Starmaker’, the number which should have been a beautiful opportunity for the finalist going home to sing their heart out and say a farewell to their fans, fellow finalists and Fame: The Musical was cut short before its climax, due to the production’s timeslot on RTÉ having come to an end.