People of Ireland…. The Emergency

People Of Ireland… If you are wondering why I look like such an eejit in this picture… chances are you’ve never laughed as hard as I did the day I met The Emergency. Never heard of The Emergency before…? Chances are you’ve shared a cave with a bearded man for too long now. For the elder statesmen, The Emergency, is a resurrgance, of sorts, from those who may remember the old [ala Dermot Morgan] Scrap Saturday days. It’s a sort of spitting image without the dummys [literally] and a stage further. Some time ago I was privelidged to meet, with Anthony, the entire cast of The Emergency [minus of course Karen Ardiff ]. We ended up in the studio having a cup of tea and watched the making of a show… we even played a much famed role in one or two of the sketches. [ The great thing about the people who play these … There’s more

Oxegen 2009: What’s Hot

Alright, I’m a little late but I’ll be brief. This years Oxegen line-up, while not as fresh or new as previous years, hosts some great acts. There’s a lot of cross over anyone who has been to Oxegen before will know that the stages are all quite close together meaning if you time it correctly you can catch 45 minutes of an act and move on to something else. Here’s my MUST-SEE list: (With MUST-MUST Sees highlighted in full) Friday 10th July 2009 14.00 - Dirty Epics -Heineken Green Spheres 15.00 - The Coronas - Main Stage 15.20 - God is an Astronaut - Heineken Green Spheres 18.05 - Lily Allen - The Main Stage 16.20 - Fight Like Apes - Heineken Green Spheres 18.40 - Duke Special - The O2 Stage 19.00 - The Hours - Hot Press New Sounds Stage 21.25 - Republic of Loose - Heineken Green … There’s more