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• music video
• July 31, 2012, 17:41

In which Minaj compiles a video for the Trinidadian tourist board:  

• Daily Digest
• July 31, 2012, 16:00

Gimme an A! Annalise Murphy has won four races out of four in her Olympic Laser Radial class. Coming Out, Being Seen, Making History. GAZE celebrates LGBT visibility on screen as the film festival celebrates its 20th year this weekend: …

• internetz
• July 31, 2012, 12:48

(image via xkcd) What does “don’t feed the troll” really mean? For me, it means trying not to get sucked in to inflated and incendiary language, not biting the bait laid out by someone who has nothing better to do …

• festivals film
• July 31, 2012, 09:53

GAZE, the Dublin International LGBT Film Festival hosts its 20th festival this weekend, and as a proud board member of the festival and as a film punter, I’m super excited about all the great films showing at the Lighthouse from …

• books
• July 31, 2012, 09:11

Light A Penny Candle, Circle Of Friends, Evening Class, Tara Road, Scarlet Feather. These are books that mean so much to people, warm, beautiful books, read tucked up on living room couches, on holiday sun loungers, under duvets, or at …

• music politics
• July 30, 2012, 17:41

(pic via the NME) The trial of three members of Russian feminist punk collective Pussy Riot began in Moscow today. They are charged with hooliganism and face up to seven years in prison after an impromptu performance on the altar …

• internetz tech
• July 30, 2012, 17:09

Wired talks about Ray Tomlinson here. (pic via Wired)

• celebrity
• July 30, 2012, 16:59

I don’t particularly know why, it just makes me… uncomfortable. Although in fairness to her, she did introduce them to Roberto Cavalli, whose dog Lupo then tried to attack them. Although I kind of like the image of Jedward being …

• TV
• July 30, 2012, 10:34

The original Hunger Games is being considered by CW as a new TV series. I know there was always talk about a US version of the film, but a TV series actually makes loads of sense.

• music music industry
• July 30, 2012, 10:22

Alex Trimble has this to say about it, a strong call for people not to download it. “I’ve seen an overwhelming response from so many of you saying that you’ll avoid the links and wait until September and for that …

• Daily Digest
• July 30, 2012, 10:00

Great animation called ‘Belly’ found over on the Mutant Space Culture Blog: Ticket backlash threatens to overshadow Olympics. Is pop music really becoming louder and more homogenized? A guide to understanding the Jackson family feud. Danny Boyle’s gold medal by …

• sport
• July 27, 2012, 08:04

I have to say I’m looking forward to Danny Boyle’s interpretation of London and England during the opening ceremony because it all sounds a bit nuts. For some reason there have been loads of articles about sex and the Olympic …

• celebrity
• July 26, 2012, 15:40

What a great idea.

• PopLives
• July 26, 2012, 08:41

Joshua Gordon is an Irish Manchester-based photographer and owner of the fashion label FucknFilthy whose new collection is out now. What are you reading? I’m not reading much at the minute to be honest. I’m just a big baby I …

• Daily Digest
• July 25, 2012, 20:31

Bat For Lashes – ‘Laura’: Here’s her nearly nekkid album cover. A Q&A with a veteran casting director of reality TV shows. Hunting R.L. Stine at a thriller conference. Man, I loved R.L. Stine when I was a teenager. Gatwick …

• theatre
• July 25, 2012, 20:09

Check out the programme here, which includes Dubliners, a giant neon smiley face that will reflect the mood of passersby, DruidMurphy’s triptych of Tom Murphy plays, Hamlet, Tristan Und Isolde, The Company’s Politik and loads more.

• music video
• July 25, 2012, 20:03

• celebrity
• July 25, 2012, 19:55

Wouldn’t turning up on at his front lawn with a boom box suffice? Do celebs really need to release statements about their indiscretions? And surely if you want people to stay away from your private life, you don’t release statements about …

• music
• July 25, 2012, 09:45

“There’s only one real complaint to be leveled at Madonna, and that’s that for someone with so many hits she played so few.” This is what my mate Phil Boyle said on Twitter last night. And unless you were a …

• film
• July 23, 2012, 12:24

Mark O’Connor writes a thought-provoking manifesto over on Broadsheet.

• Daily Digest
• July 23, 2012, 11:16

Saw The Dark Knight Rises yesterday. Grim, brutal, well acted (especially the key Bruce Wayne/Alfred scene), and Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman performance was amazing, like a screwed up Mean Girls badass. But my expectations were high, and weren’t completely fulfilled. There’s been …

• art
• July 20, 2012, 10:03

This neat Hendrix exhibition of Gered Mankowitz photography will be in Ebow gallery for the next while – that digital marketing agency/gallery space in Christchurch.

• TV
• July 19, 2012, 15:03

The exhaustive list of Emmy nominations is out. Mad Men  and American Horror Story got 17 nominations each, Downton Abbey has 16 nominations and Modern Family netted 14 noms. Girls is nominated for Best Comedy Series, Best Leading Actress In A Comedy Series …

• PopLives
• July 19, 2012, 08:50

Mick Minogue is an ‘art and crafter’ who makes everything from intricate dolls of James Vincent McMorrow to art based on Street Fighter. What are you reading? Nothing but bills and local TD rubbish coming through our door. Does NO …

• Daily Digest
• July 18, 2012, 16:10

Great piece by Anthea McTiernan on multinationals as custodians of our rights. James Franco interviewing Mila Kunis. Frank Ocean covering Prince. What’s on Jon Hamm’s iPod? The rise and fall of Digg. The evolution of Rihanna’s style. Cool wine shop. …

• music video
• July 18, 2012, 15:12

• festivals
• July 18, 2012, 12:44

So Coachella is hitting the high seas. Cue loads of people dreaming about Instagramming pics of themselves with Jarvis Cocker captioned with #IMONABOAT. If you’ve never been on one, cruises are one of the most boring holidays you can take; …

• art festivals theatre
• July 18, 2012, 10:48

The Fringe is the highlight of my cultural calender. 16 days of of theatre, performance and beyond that makes you think, complain, cry, wonder, take notes, be inspired, despair and party. It’s like creative dialysis, and I love hooking up …

• Daily Digest
• July 17, 2012, 18:26

New FucknFilthy lookbook. I love a good crazy sex scandal. I took a look at the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Norway before it comes to Ireland soon. Some Irish gay-related ads from 1980. This Spanish site helps …

• art
• July 17, 2012, 15:04

(thanks @Dave_B24)

• music video
• July 17, 2012, 10:24

• internetz
• July 16, 2012, 18:39

If you believe what you read and see about internet-y people, then it would be easy to draw the conclusion that like many industries, it’s a boy’s club. Check out lists of influential people in Wired, or look up a …

• music
• July 16, 2012, 17:09

New track from the upcoming album ‘Coexist’.   Here’s the track listing of the new album: 1. Angels 2. Chained 3. Fiction 4. Try 5. Reunion 6. Sunset 7. Missing 8. Tides 9. Unfold 10. Swept Away 11. Our Song  

• internetz
• July 16, 2012, 13:45

I’m enjoying Finian Murphy’s links, vids, thoughts and more over here.

• Daily Digest
• July 16, 2012, 11:22

Miranda Sawyer had an interesting piece in the Observer mag yesterday that asked some questions around how online and computer-literate young children are, as well as interviewing Mind Candy, the creator of Moshi Monsters. Here’s a vid of Sawyer and …

• documentary
• July 13, 2012, 15:41

I love a good creepy doc, and this looks excellent, if melodramatic.

• TV
• July 13, 2012, 12:50

I watched the first two episodes of The Newsroom last night. I was well prepped, considering features on the series and interviews with Aaron Sorkin have be unavoidable over the past month, including Dan Rather’s rather misplaced reviewing technique on Gawker and …

• Uncategorized
• July 13, 2012, 11:58

Check out this compelling train live tweeting of a couple arguing with interesting post-tweeting consequences. (via @_chrisjones_)  

• celebrity media
• July 12, 2012, 15:09

I recently came across Anne Helen Petersen from an article she wrote in the latest issue of Bitch magazine where she wonders if celebrity gossip can ever be feminist. Petersen is a doctor of celebrity gossip and teaches media studies …

• music video
• July 12, 2012, 13:42

Every now and then someone rapping comes to the fore that perhaps is unexpected. Sometimes they sound good, sometimes they don’t. Because like a bad play, bad rap springboards off the cringe-o-meter with devastating, ear-bleeding impact. Let’s take a look …

• PopLives
• July 12, 2012, 11:41

Every week this Q&A will find out what various heads in music, film, fashion, theatre, bukes, performance, tech stuff, and whatever else are consuming. Eilis Boyle is an award-winning fashion designer and co-founder of the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre boutique Bow. …

• Daily Digest
• July 11, 2012, 18:58

Chloe Sevigny, Hit and Miss and the Neil Jordan influence. Bloc Party’s Daft Punky ‘Octopus’   Kitsune’s NYC sidewalk listening posts. Daniel Tosh and rape jokes. Awesome monologue from Nicki Minaj on being assertive filmed a couple of years ago. …

• music video
• July 11, 2012, 15:50

• politics
• July 11, 2012, 13:07

(via AccountingDegree)

• music
• July 11, 2012, 12:33

Mr Nialler9 is streaming the new Le Galaxie EP over on his blog, and it’s brilliant. ‘The Nightcaller’ is my favourite track, but all of it is good. For me, Le Galaxie are an example of an act that have …

• gigs politics
• July 11, 2012, 11:55

The column inches dedicated to what happened at Swedish House Mafia and Co. are longer than the queue for the portaloos at Florence + The Machine, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing more to read about it. Jim Carroll focuses …

• Daily Digest
• July 10, 2012, 18:13

Cookie Monster singing his version of ‘Call Me Maybe’:   The Anti-Room’s first podcast. Frank Ocean performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. So good. Celebrities and South Sudan. The Rolling Stones’ first ever gig. Fast food’s new mantra of …

• media publishing
• July 10, 2012, 16:14

Buzzmedia has bought SPIN magazine. Is this the future of print? Digital media investing in print media? It’s certainly encouraging – and interesting – that Buzzmedia is adding an old school print magazine to their online portfolio.

• music
• July 10, 2012, 10:21

Stream Frank Ocean’s new record over on his Tumblr.

• music video
• July 10, 2012, 10:17

This song has been a daily listen for me for a couple of months now, so I’m glad I now get to listen to it in a different way with this new video which is pretty fun:   Such a …

• documentary
• July 9, 2012, 18:02

Check out this RTE Radio 1 doc on the final Alternative Miss Ireland which took place in March. I love Doc On One! Their app is amazing, a giant library of so many great docs. You should download it if …

• Uncategorized
• July 9, 2012, 17:06

I missed the Swedish House Mafia gig on Saturday night, but I would have gone if I was in the country. Of course, in these situations you might have some concerns about the crowd. Not because it was a dance …

• Daily Digest
• July 9, 2012, 11:30

Jim Carroll writes about the good the bad and the ugly of the weekend’s festivals. Making The Dark Knight Rises. Interesting profile on David Miscavige. Stories about surfers. New Heathers video for ‘Forget Me Knots’. Katie Holmes co-wrote her next …

• film video
• July 9, 2012, 10:37

Doc (via Mutant Space) on the making of A Clockwork Orange.

• Uncategorized
• July 6, 2012, 16:49

The Light House was jammers last night for the launch of GAZE 2012 (DOI: I’m a member of the GAZE Board alongside a bunch of great people) and the website is now live at Gaze.ie. The programme this year is …

• Daily Digest
• July 5, 2012, 16:02

Spiderman made $35 million on it’s first day, even though it’s basically the same film as the one released 10 years ago. When Justin Bieber radio interviews go wrong. Great interview with Frank Ocean. Download the new Chidish Gambino mixtape …

• books
• July 5, 2012, 11:53

Check out Librería El Ateneo Grand Splendid in Buenos Aires: The rest are here.

• PopLives
• July 5, 2012, 10:11

Every week this Q&A will find out what various heads in music, film, fashion, theatre, bukes, performance, tech stuff, and whatever else are consuming. Annie Mac is a DJ and radio presenter on BBC Radio 1 Photo by Justin De Souza …

• fashion video
• July 4, 2012, 14:09

I saw this oddly engaging short Mr Porter video of Amir Khan getting dressed over on Panti’s blog and felt compelled to look for more. There are also some pretty cool gaffs in the videos. Here’s Khan More after the …

• books
• July 4, 2012, 13:51

Winner of hashtag of the week.

• music
• July 4, 2012, 11:10

Over the past few days, rumours have been circulating about Frank Ocean’s sexuality, since some people who heard tracks off his new record noticed he was singing about “he” and not “she”. Yes, this is still an ‘issue’ in pop …

• Daily Digest
• July 3, 2012, 14:21

A history of Andy Warhol’s relationship with food. Slut Rock: Sexuality and gender in metal. Katie Holmes won’t get any of Tom Cruise’s moolah. A history of Anderson Cooper being gay. Great piece on how Anonymous does its thing. How …

• music video
• July 3, 2012, 11:08

Kind of tough that Lana Del Rey now has ownership over the Super 8 LA aesthetic, but she does, which is why Florence + The Machine’s new vid looks like a rip off. Oh well. Noisey debuted it yesterday. Other …

• film
• July 3, 2012, 10:54

The trailer for Ek Tha Tiger partly shot in Dublin is here. Could also double as a new LUAS ad.

• music
• July 3, 2012, 08:23

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s July. As far as I’m aware, we skipped June this year, although there are some photos on my phone from a festival, so clearly something happened within this odd space time continuum. Anywhoo, it’s …

• music
• July 2, 2012, 14:28

… or is there a bang of Two Door Cinema Club off the background jangling in Pink’s new tune? Listen yizzerselves over here.

• celebrity
• July 2, 2012, 14:23

• celebrity music
• July 2, 2012, 14:22

Not when you’re One Direction however.

• celebrity
• July 2, 2012, 10:49

It turned out that thousands of blind items from the past two years weren’t in fact wrong with Katie Holmes announced her divorce from Tom Cruise at the weekend. While Cruise is filming in Iceland, Joey Potter is hiding out …