Dave’s stuff

Summer 2005 is set to be a great summer for Irish music and Music in general.
Here’s what I am looking forward to the most…

Oxegen

• Razorlight - I just can’t wait to see them performing at oxegen. I’ve seen some clips of them live, they put a lot of energy into their performaces, they have a great album aswell.
• The Frames - Always a great live band.
• The Foo’s - They will hopefully be performing a few tracks from their upcoming album (”This will be our Best ever” Dave Grohl).
• Saw Doctors - just confirmed, What a band.
• New Order - Legends.

Coldplay @ Marlay Park
Coldplay Live is always going to be a great gig, I just hope that their new album lives up to the previous two.

Killarney Summerfest
Bell X1 & Snow Patrol enough said. Paddy Casey will be there aswell but I’m not Paddy’s greatest fan.

Album Releases

• Coldplay “X&Y” - It’s a Coldplay album, so it’s hard not to get really excited about it
• Bell X1 “Flock” - Will this be the album to bring them mainstream? This is the album I’m looking forward to the most.
• Damien Rice’s second album - Will Damien Rice’s second album arrive this Summer? I’m hoping on an August release.
• Oasis “Don’t Believe the Thruth” - It’s an Oasis album, although i’m not that impressed with first single from the album “Lyla”.
• The Coral “The Invisible Invaision” - The Coral are a band that always get me excited. They are pure talent.
• White Stripes “Get Behind Me Satan” - It’d be interesting to see what they do with this album, I love their earlier albums.

What are you most looking forwad to? Please comment below and tell what excites you about the summer to come (New albums, emerging bands, festivals etc..) .

If there’s anybody who has had the pleasure of meeting a certain Bussiness/Economics teacher, then I would recommend that you leave your feedback about her here.

There are many good teachers that you might want to rate too like Arthur Twomey, who’s a great teacher despite the fact that my leaving cert. Geography results sucked.

Great gig, really enjoyed it, we were right up the front. Unfortunately I forgot my digital camera, so I don’t have any good photo’s, that’s a camera phone pic on the side. I can’t wait for the new album Flock and from what I hear their new single Flame is only about a month away. Happy days

Here’s the setlist from the gig:
1. Beautiful Madness
2. Next To You
3. First Born Of A Song
4. Daybreak
5. Slowset
6. Alphabet Soup
7. Bigger Than Me
8. Eve, the Apple of My Eye
9. Just Like Mr Benn
10. Flame
11. Tongue
12. White Water Noise
13. I’ll See Your Heart and I’ll Raise You Mine

14. Still Sellin Shoes
15. West Of Her Spine
16. Snakes & Snakes

I’ve uploaded some Bell x1 things in honour of my favourite band…

Wallpaper

Bell x1 Wallpaper that I made myself (Original image from Bell x1 Website)

Music

Live from Oxegen(Provided by gimpslayer)
I’ll See Your Heart and I’ll Raise You Mine
Monkey 61
Next To You

Live from Eurosonic festival (From Kermit’s FTP)
Snakes & Snakes
Alphabet Soup (Updated - Full Recording)
Eve, The Apple of My Eye
Tongue

Just added: Live acoustic session, recorded from The View
Still Selling Shoes

Hugh and his two lovely housemates were kind enough to host me and Laura when we stayed in Limerick for the Bell X1 gig. We stayed up past 5 that morning while Hugh played Mary I clasics such as Rocky Mountain. That just about made up for the hour and a half me and Laura spent outside in the freezing cold because Hugh was out chatting up some girls.

Been down to Hugh’s place with Conor before and ended up down there a few extra days, so big up to Hugh and his 2 ladies for their hospitality.

Anyway I forgot to bring my camera to the bell x1 gig, but I took a few pictures of Hugh, Bríd and Ellen. Click the link below to see them.

Photo’s from Hugh’s place

OK, here’s the first post, I’ll use this post as a promise to myself that I will use this blog. so here’s what I’m gonna be posting over the next few weeks.

• Bell x1 Concert - I’m going to Limerick (staying at Hugh’s) on tuesday to see Bell x1 with Laura (it’s her 20th Birthday present)
• College Life - I’ll give a quick review of what college life is like for myself. All very proper of course (no nakedness)
• Photo’s - Lot’s of photo’s cos you know what that guy said, a picture tells a thousand words.
• Monkey’s - I’ve always had a fascination with monkey’s so i’ll post about that.
  Q. What’s black and white and has sixteen wheels?
  A. A capuchin monkey wearing rollerskates! (I’ve got pictures!)

I’ll post about other little things aswell, but those ones above are definites. So look at what you could be missing out on!!