Movie News: The Hunger Games Soundtrack Full Of Muppets

Well, not quite. The Hunger Games soundtrack is released this Friday, March 16th, ahead of the movie which hits screens Friday 23rd. And everyone is mad excited, so they are. The Hunger Games books have sold over 20 million copies worldwide since 2008, which is a pretty big deal, and if you’re still mourning Harry Potter and trying to salve the terrible burns you endured from Twilight, you might consider getting in on this. In the ruins of the United States, where The Capitol metropolis holds absolute power over twelve surrounding districts, sixteen year old Katniss volunteers for the Hunger Games, an annual event in which one boy and one girl from each of the 12 districts are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle in which only one person can survive. Yes, I know it sounds just like Battle Royale, except without the cute uniforms; work with … There’s more

Culchie Calling Cards - Gigs - December 13 - 19

UPDATED : See below Villagers are (is) adding a second date for Vicar St on Wednesday 22 December. This gig is in addition to a 7-date tour of Ireland in December that will take in Waterford, Kilkenny, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Belfast and Dublin. Villagers have already had a meteoric year with the release of their debut album, Becoming A Jackal (Domino), in May, which went straight to Number 1 in Ireland and the nomination for this year’s Mercury Music Prize Album Of The Year, not to mention the heaving tents at both Oxegen and Electric Picnic. The full dates are Monday 13 December Waterford, The Forum Tuesday 14 December Kilkenny, Set Theatre Wednesday 15 December Cork, Savoy Theatre Friday 17 December Limerick, St Johns Church Saturday 18 December Galway, Black Box Sunday 19 December Belfast, Limelight Tuesday 21 December Dublin, Vicar St (Sold-out) Wednesday 22 December Dublin, Vicar St David … There’s more