Tag Archives: Lyric FM

Ad Nauseam: Radiohead - Clubbing 98fm’s Metaphorical Seal

  By Éilish Burke | July 7, 2010 - 5:15 pm | Adverts, The Culch
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Good advertising is always ‘insight driven’. It has a point to make about a product or service. Or it relates back to the real life of the intended consumer in some way. Now this doesn’t mean that every time a new ad is made for the same product the insight behind the ad must be different. In fact many of the best advertising campaigns have mined the same insight over decades and done quite well out of it. Take Cadbury’s Crunchie for instance. Now, I’m not privy to inside information on this particular brand but I’ll hazard a guess the insight driving Crunchie advertising is that for lots of people having a bar of chocolate is a like a small moment of celebration in their day. Cadbury cleverly associated themselves with a time of the week which was a compelling example of celebration for most people - Friday. Thus the … There’s more →

Music for The Golden Vale

  By Niamh | August 27, 2009 - 12:15 pm | Events, Music, The Culch
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On 4 September next, the National Chamber Choir will perform in Cashel Cathedral, Cashel, Co. Tipperary. Music for Tipperary are presenting Music for the Golden Vale featuring contemporary Irish works from Ian Wilson, Rhona Clarke and Elaine Agnew-RTE lyric fm’s 2009 (and first ever) composer in residence - as well as pieces by Lesur and Palestrina. Conductor, James Wood will be joined by traditional sean-nós singer, Iarla Ó Lionáird and the world premiere of The Beloved and Her Lover, a specially commissioned work by Ian Wilson, will also be performed on the evening. “The Beloved and Her Lover is based on the dialogue between the Beloved and her Lover in the Song of Songs. These exotic and sensuous poems have inspired composers for centuries, and in this programme you can hear contemporary settings of these celebrated poems not only by Ian Wilson, but also by Elaine Agnew and Daniel … There’s more →

Stars from The Wire to present on RTE Lyric FM

  By Amanda Fennelly | June 11, 2009 - 2:52 pm | The Culch
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This time of year, the papers are often full of articles complaining about RTE radio presenters who are off on their holidays and listeners being forced to put up with sub-par replacements. Well, no offence to the great broadcaster John Kelly, who I know has many fans on this website, but his listeners might not miss him too much tomorrow as his slot on RTE Lyric FM is being presented by none other than Reg E. Cathey, star of TV show The Wire. He plays Norman Wilson in the smash hit US series but is currently treading the boards as “Red” in the Gaiety Theatre’s production of The Shawshank Redemption. The Wire is regarded by pretty much everyone as the best TV show of all time (and anyone who disagrees clearly never watched an episode). Reg’s special guest on the show is his co-star from The Wire, actor Clarke Peters, … There’s more →