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The Devil in Music

  By Rob Cumiskey | June 14, 2011 - 12:28 pm | Music
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Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters first came to my attention with the raucous self -titled EP way back in 2007. They were making music unlike most in Ireland at the time and it was a refreshing blast of cheeky, heavy rock. This was my favourite from the EP: Almost 4 years on, and they could not be sounding more different. Their latest offering ‘The Devil in Music’ is a far sleeker affair than anything that they have produced to date. There is a Southern American twinge to their sound now, that I have not heard before. Their music would be comfortable sitting on any New Orleans based soundtrack (the first that springs to mind is True Blood), and this is no bad thing. The music has a deep growl, and dirty backdrop and you can almost imagine the wildness and humidity of New Orleans, and the polarised and confused religious fundamentalism … There’s more →

Seán’s Movie Music Magorium: True Blood Season 1

  By Seanplaywrite | September 29, 2010 - 12:05 pm | Movies & TV, Music, Soundtracks, The Culch, TV
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Nathan Barr’s score for the first season of HBO’s vampire series ‘True Blood’ is a display of a man on a mission. He writes, arranges and performs the music himself – all by himself. The music, in keeping with practicalities, is minimalist for the most part. It sometimes stays in the background as Sookie, Bill or Sam face danger after danger (after danger) and sometimes becomes a part of the story – Eric’s ode from his younger days or Gran being taken home. Much of the season floats in mystery – the score reflects this. The released album contains 21 tracks and is a fair representation of the soundtrack of the show – it combines most of the elements of the musical narrative, not in order, but in a musical flow. The show itself is a mix of sex, violence and good ole’ fashioned home cooking. It’s a more adult … There’s more →

Couch Potato - DVDs out this week

  By Niall | October 27, 2009 - 2:22 pm | Movies & TV, The Culch, TV
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It’s Tuesday, a day the Greeks consider to be an unlucky day. I, on the other-hand, happen to think is really rather lucky, because we get a whole batch of brand new DVDs to watch from the comfort of our own homes. This particular Tuesday sees the release of a really quite excellent horror film from genre master Sam Raimi, a fun summer computer animated B-movie homage, a Hallowe’en themed direct-to-DVD horror, and another batch of TV shows from the States.