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Snap-happy with Friedman in Dublin
You’ve probably clocked a Glen E Friedman photograph without realising it. Over the course of his career, Friendman has worked with the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Black Flag, Minor Threat, Ice-T, Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Run DMC, KRS One and many more, plus a rake of old school skateboarders.
Opening next week in Dublin’s Lighthouse Cinema, Fuck You All is an exhibition featuring 40 pieces from Friedman’s back-catalogue. The exhibition opens on Thursday July 8 at 7pm and will feature a public Q&A with Friendman about his work and a screening of Instrument, a film about Fugazi, another band Friedman has been associated with over the years. Admission to the opening event is a fiver, while the exhibition will run in the cinema until the end of July.
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Picture of the week
When I first heard about an incident on Kildare Street last night, I assumed it had something to do with the head shops. Citizens annoyed at their inability to score plant food and bath salts were running amok in the city-centre! Forget the banks and the econony, this was the real hot-button issue which would send Irish people to man and woman the barricades! Viva la revolution! Etc!
But no… Last night’s scuffles at Dail Eireann came in the wake of a protest march against government policies which attracted between 500 and 2,000 people, depending on what news source you believe. Some urchins decided to have a pop at the guards outside Leinster House in an effort to rush into Dail Eireann and, er, do something. Twitter was ablaze for at least 10 minutes with breathless reports of the “my friend said” variety. Sky News stopped covering the return of the Tories to power in Britain to cover the Kerfuffle on Kildare Street. News desks all over the city went into a frenzy last seen when the vending machine ran out of Yorkies. It was an event.
This photo is brilliant. There are more folks with cameras than protestors, as citizen journalist proudly and bravely takes a stand against tyranny, aggression and a distinct lack of height. But, best of all, in the right-hand corner of the photo, you can see the one and only Vinny Browne and his big microphone. There is an evil grin on Vinny’s face as he takes in the scene, while making sure his TV3 cameraman is getting all the action. Vinny was on the Pat Kenny Show this morning to give his eyewitness account of the “riot”. I nearly crashed the car laughing at his report, especially his description of the young lad who made it past the guards and into the Dail grounds. “He looked lost”, reckoned Vinnie.
The revolution will be televised. Same place, same time next week, yeah? Man, there’s a lovely stretch in the evenings.
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Picnic pics
I’ve seen loads and loads of really cool photos from last weekend online so here are some links. Get clicking! And also check out Kate Geraghty’s great pics for The Ticket at the Electric Picnic here.
Una introduced me over the weekend to Lili Forberg and her photos from the weekend are class, especially the ones of Iggy (especially where he’s humping the amp), Jarvis Cocker Bat For Lashes and the Beastie Boys.
Pete Brady from Thumped was also busy with his camera and his pics are here. Really like the Fujiya & Miyagi ones.
Nialler9 had his camera with him and snapped Super Extra Bonus Party, Final Fantasy and UNKLE.
Dara Munnis got some lovely snaps of Lisa Hannigan’s Sunday morning show at the Body and Soul Chill stage.
UPDATE More links to pics in comments below
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Electric Picnic 2007 – all good in Co Laois
First things first – there’s no mud. Not a bit of it. The site is sound and the ground is bone dry. It’s surreal to be at an Irish music festival in 2007 without wellies. Surreal. Even Babs agrees with me.
Anyway, after the jump, some pics including The Ticket HQ, something I spotted in the Body & Soul arena, a view of the main stage (if you squint, you can see Bob the Builder on the extreme left of the photo), Foggy Notions (rule OK), some flags left over from Meath’s All-Ireland campaign, a big wheel and proof that the arts are good for you. See y’all tomorrow.
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