Daily Video: David Bowie ‘Space Oddity’

Ground control to Major Tom…. that’s all you have to say.

Enjoy some David Bowie for your Thursday. The weekend has indeed landed. KKM goes on autopilot again from this evening as I’m gone from the office until Tuesday, unless the others take over the madhouse. Don’t forget, the podcast is out as well!

Monkeys And Robots Do Battle In The Pumphouse?

On Friday 28th March, two of Ireland’s finest up-and-coming bands ACROJUNK and DEAF ANIMAL ORCHESTRA return to the Pumphouse to rock black-and-amber socks off once again. After a triumphant show in the upstairs bar before Christmas, both bands are eager to burst some eardrums once again.

Waterford’s Acrojunk have had a busy time as of late. Their latest single GENERATION X-SQUARED spent the month of February in the downloadmusic.ie Top Ten chart, peaking at Number 2. Since then, they been gigging and recording in France and most recently were seen gracing our TV screens, covered in silver bodypaint and purple jumpsuits as they provided the music for Waterford Spraoi’s Giant Robot entry in the Dublin St. Patrick’s Day parade. Not content with metal behemoths, they’re also fond of human-size cyborgs, having just put the finishing touches to their next single STEVE AUSTIN, written about the erstwhile Six Million Dollar Man. An album, tentatively entitled “Bricolage” will follow later this summer. www.myspace.com/acrojunk

Deaf Animal Orchestra have been plying their simian musical wares throughout the country over the past few months. In November they grew from a trio to a quartet and haven’t looked back. You can expect to hear a lot of these rockers over the next few months as they have a slew of releases lined up from their Jam Studio sessions with producer extraordinaire and former Turn bassist Martin Quinn. On the 28th, they’ll be making their latest opus “An Ape Odyssey” available via their myspace page at www.myspace.com/deafanimalorchestra

So on Friday 28th, get yourself down to The Pumphouse and listen up to some great new tunes. Throw in is at 10pm. You can thank us for the tip later.

Last Call For Show 46

Last call to get your news / info / dates in for the 46th Sound System Podcast as we’re recording the show tonight.

There’s more new music to look forward to, a preview of next week’s One Take Sessions and a load more news and chat besides wrapped into about 45 minutes.

If you want to make your submissions, get them in by email to podcast@kilkennymusic.com before 8pm tonight and we’ll include them on the show. Podcast 46 should go live around midnight tonight.

Daily Video: Lionel Richie ‘Dancing On The Ceiling’

Break out the perms and the keyboard guitars! Go on… Lionel Richie for a bit of midweek madness. A three day week and we’re slap bang in the middle of it. Doesn’t get much better…

Rhythm & Roots Bookings Now Taken

The booking office for the 2008 Rhythm & Roots Festival (May Bank Holiday weekend) is open from today onwards. Advertising has been done around Kilkenny for the past few weeks while John Cleere has been keeping the KilkennyRoots.com site stoked with details on this year’s festival acts.

If you’ve queries about any of the acts or you’re after tickets then get thee to the booking office, located above Rollercoaster on Kieran Street.

You can also email info@kilkennyroots.com directly or contact the booking office now on +353 56 7794664. No, we’re NOT dealing with bookings on KilkennyMusic.com, you’ll have to direct any booking-related queries to KilkennyRoots.com. We will be covering elements of the festival as we get closer to the date.

I’m delighted to see the River Valley Band (fresh from a recent appearance in Cleere’s Theatre) have been included in this year’s festival billing, the energetic rockabilly loving five-piece will play two dates in this year’s festival - Kytelers on Saturday May 3rd at 10pm (free admission) and Egans on Sunday May 4th at 10pm (free admission)./

Daily Video: Muse ‘Supermassive Black Hole’

Taken from the sweet album that is ‘Black Holes And Revelations’ (a copy of which I must give back to someone as I’ve had it since it came out - sorry!), here’s Muse with ‘Supermassive Black Hole’, kicking off the shortest week we’ll have for a while yet!

Enjoy!

Daily Video: The Prodigy ‘Voodoo People’

Buckets of voodoo goodness for St. Patricks Day. Who needs a saint to wake you up when you’ve got the Prodigy blaring in your speakers.

Get up!

Happy Paddy’s Day by the way!

Daily Video: Lenny Kravitz ‘Fly Away’

This tune was big… ten years ago. Here’s Lenny Kravitz to keep you company on your Sunday morning with ‘Fly Away’

Rock Against Racism

Steel Pulse might be “forever, ever rockin’ against racism” but tomorrow (Sunday) comes the turn of a Kilkenny’s youth with Rock Against Racism taking place in The Zoo on Parliament Street from 4pm.

The gig is an all-ages event organised by a number of transition year student in Kilkenny and will feature young bands Decadation (winners of Best Song at the 2007 Battle Of The Bands) and Teratoria (chosen this week for 2FM’s School Of Rock Leinster finals at the end of the month) on the day as well as other performers.

It should be a great lineup for an all ages gig. Both bands above (Deca and Teratoria) have been putting in an awful lot of work on honing their sound, recording and getting their names out there. Great to see such development on the local music scene.

Anyway, get yourself to the Zoo on Sunday. Admission is six euro, doors open from 4pm with first act on the stage shortly afterwards.

Daily Video: Dashboard Confessional ‘Don’t Wait’

From their Dusk And Summer album, here’s Dashboard Confessional with Don’t Wait, a little something for your Saturday.

Keep the suggestions coming…

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