Daily Archives: October 1, 2010

Nostalgia Week: In Search of Nirvana

  By johnmfinn | October 1, 2010 - 4:57 pm | Music, Nostalgia Week, The Culch
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I’ve been trying to write this post for a couple of days but every time it turns into a depressing chronicle of Kurt Cobain’s drug addiction, mental illness and suicide. I’m not really sure it fits with the tone of Nostalgia Week but it’s impossible to talk about Nirvana without talking about Cobain and it’s impossible to talk about Cobain without talking about his death. Too often his death overshadows his life, we focus on the tragic end rather than what preceded it but to talk about one side without talking about the other would be to only tell half the story. Kurt Cobain and Kris Novoselic first meet in Aberdeen, Washington in the mid 1980s. Their mutual love of punk lead the two to form a band and by the end of 1988 Nirvana, featuring Cobain on guitar and vocals, Novoselic on bass and Chad Channing on drums found … There’s more →

Hard Working Class Heroes 2010: Full Details Announced

  By Bryano | October 1, 2010 - 4:00 pm | Events, Featured Post, Gigs, Music, The Culch
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Festival season may have just ended but fear not music lovers for you can still get your fix as the Hard Working Class Heroes (HWCH) festival returns to Dublin on the 7th, 8th and 9th of October. Now in it’s 8th year, the 2010 festival is bigger than ever as Dublin city centre becomes the location for a series of initiatives aimed at breaking down the traditional barriers and bringing budding Irish musical talent to a bigger audience. Widely regarded as the leading light for emerging Irish music, HWCH has helped launched the careers of many stellar acts, with past performers including Villagers and Fionn Regan and this years lineup is of a similarly excellent quality. NIGHT TIME will see over 100 bands descend on the City so you can expect a lot of rushing around as punters desperately try to fit in as many bands as possible. The truly excellent … There’s more →

Nostalgia Week: The 80s films that defined a generation

  By Niall | October 1, 2010 - 12:37 pm | Movies & TV, Nostalgia Week, The Culch
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It’s Nostalgia Week here on Culch and with that I’m looking back at my favourite 5 films from the 1980s. The important consideration for me in choosing these fab five was that they reflect the generation more than simply being the best examples of cinema from one of films finest decade. With that in mind such cinematic legends as Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Star Wars sequels and Batman miss out. So without further ado here are my Top 80s movies.

Competition: Nostalgia Week Day 5: Fashion Fads and Fails

  By Sinead Keogh | October 1, 2010 - 9:52 am | Competitions, Fashion, Nostalgia Week
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We’ve talked a lot of nostalgic talk on Culch this week. Memories, retro telly, old music, forgotten sweets, outdated toys, and adverts of the past. There’s been reminiscing over cringey teenage crushes, mention of the Blur / Oasis war and if that weren’t enough, a whole heap of prize giveaways. Sadly though, all good things must come to an end…and this is your last chance to win a bunch of goodies from Culch in conjunction with the many simply awesome prize sponsors who helped make Nostalgia Week a week to remember (nostalgia…remember….see what I did there?) Today’s mission is going to be a little more difficult, because we’ve thrown in an extra bitta swag just for the hell of it, and, well, really because it’s the final competition and like a strung out nostalgia junkie you may be willing to do anything for your last chance to score and we … There’s more →

Nostalgia Week: Bryano’s Reminiscent Ramblings

  By Bryano | October 1, 2010 - 9:07 am | Nostalgia Week, The Culch
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“When we were young nobody died And nobody got older The toughest kid in the street Could always be bought over And the first time that you loved You had all your life to give” ~~Whipping Boy - When We Were Young~~ Ah nostalgia, it just isn’t what it used to be… As a kid, everything was new and sparkly; coated in a layer of shine that only the sense of surprise or the unexpected can offer. Eventually, the relationship between one’s senses and one’s environment ‘dulls’ somewhat, as experience eventually readies you for virtually anything this strange grossly over-inhabited rock can throw at you. Now, this may sound like a lyric from Radiohead’s latest release and admittedly such maturity does have its advantages (anyone for a pint?) but I still believe that nothing ever quite matches the feeling of being a kid. Whether it was the feeling of finding … There’s more →

The Kybosh: Ignorance EP Launch

  By seanear1ey | October 1, 2010 - 8:30 am | Music, The Culch
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Featuring our very own Rob Cumiskey, the Kybosh release their first EP (having released a mini-album in 2008) on Oct 6th in Whelan’s Upstairs. The band comprises of Rob, his brother Donal, Brian and Anthony. The EP is called ‘Ignorance‘ and will feature three tracks including ‘Sunless‘,’Rise‘ and ‘Ignorance‘ for which the band has made a music video. The video itself looks like it was a ton of fun to make, who wouldn’t enjoy playing instruments while on a bouncing castle? The guys are wearing their Sunday best ala OK Go while blasting out ‘Ignorance‘, a theremin-backed, bass heavy tune with lyrics reminiscent of Matt Bellamy & co. The other tracks on the EP are definitely worth a listen too ‘Sunless’ to be a favourite with fans of Interpol or Editors and ‘Rise’ going a bit more ambient between the sheets. A solid tune with blasts of space echo. Of … There’s more →