You see, we think we’re quiet, but secretly we know we’re not. We’ve just come off three and a half crazy-hectic months of the summer with tours around the country, gigs, videos, roadtrips (can’t believe we forgot to mention the roadtrip), more gigs, festivals, recording EPs, starting an artists agency, starting a new PR firm… and now, we think we’re quiet. But the wheels keep turning.

That said - we just had to bring the podcast back. It’s been too long since our last show and we’re getting back into the weekly swing of things, keeping Wednesday free once again for the return of the podcast.

This week, amongst all the banter for you, there’s also tracks from Parhelia, Saving J, Myp Et Jeep and The Lions Mane along with a speedy recap of the summer and previously mentioned activities.

We’re getting our feet back on the ground but it’s good to be back… enjoy this week’s podcast and we’ll catch up with you next week.

There’s music on this week’s podcast from Satellite Escape, Bill Minus, Daniel Jones and Chayka (upcoming guests at the One Take Sessions during 2008).

This week’s tracklisting…

• Satellite Escape - ‘Alive’
• Bill Minus - ‘Play In The Dirt’
• Daniel Jones - ‘Barefoot Childstar’
• Chayka - ‘Carrying On’

Don’t forget to keep your music coming in! Submit your MP3s (as many as you like) to podcast@kilkennymusic.com. If we like it, we’ll play it. If you’ve got a recent band pic and links to MySpace / Bebo / iTunes etc. then include those as well!

Until next week…

Adios.

Mickey too returns to the podcast for some chat about the ‘Sessions, the recent Guggenheim gig and other little nuggets of pure gold.

The acts featured, and subsequently the tracks featured on this week’s show come from

• Nick Day - ‘Month To Year’
• Shane Barry - ‘Kites’
• ReClaim - ‘Decide For Me’
• Ginosko - ‘Untitled’

When all is said and done, it turns out the NEXT week’s show will in fact be podcast #55. With a recent revamp on MySpace, we’ve had a ton of new podcast submissions from acts around the country. If you’re in Ireland, or performing in Ireland, and would like to make your music part of the Sound System Podcast then drop us a line to podcast@playlistmix.com.

Similarly, if you liked what you heard at the One Take Sessions, then check out OneTakeSessions.com. Booking, as we mentioned on this week’s podcast is pretty limited but get your bookings in all the same folks!

I’m flying solo tonight but you’ll still get to catch up on the One Take Sessions (set for tomorrow, May 8th), the Guggenheim Grotto this Friday, a free ticket giveaway, a look back to the Rhythm & Roots Festival and more besides.

There’s also music from

• Steffen Coonan - ‘Dub Bell’
• The Pulpit - ‘Zombie March’
• The Urges - ”
• West Of Eden - ‘Ally Song’

Next week’s show, #54, is a One Take Sessions special and there’s a rumour that show #55 will have a linkup with a few American students hovering around Kilkenny for a few hours. If it goes down, all will certainly be revealed for a slight change of schedule in a show or two’s time.

Email your competition entries to podcast@kilkennymusic.com before midnight tomorrow, winners drawn and notified first thing Friday morning ahead of the gig Friday night.

Until next week, enjoy the sunshine and see you in Cleere’s for a total of six acts over two days (Thursday and Friday)… awesome.

Pic credited to @topgold aka Irish Typepad, see link here.

There’s talk of the Rhythm & Roots Festival this weekend, the Guggenheim Grotto, Saving J, gigs in general, the demise of the inventor of LSD no less and some more bits besides.

There’s also music from

• Clive Barnes - ‘City Lights’
• After The Party - ‘Cruel’
• Teratoria - ‘Replace Me’
• Twenty Percent Dead - ‘Footprints In The Blood’

Give it a listen below! We’re back again next week for number 53 in advance of next week’s One Take Sessions.

Yes, the Sound System Podcast returns for the 51st show in the series and we’re looking back at the One Take Sessions from last Thursday night which featured Cian O’Sullivan, Rob O’Connor, Rich Wyman and Bright Light Fiasco.

The tracks you’ll hear on this week’s show include

• Cian O’Sullivan - ‘And That’s The Way It Works’
• Rob O’Connor - ‘Generation X-Squared’
• Rich Wyman - ‘So What?’
• Bright Light Fiasco - ‘A New Way Of Living’

The next available slot at the One Take Sessions, as Mickey points out on this podcast, is now October 2nd. There are requests in for dates at the end of the year so if you would like to get involved before we close the booking on 2008 then drop an email to sessions@kilkennymusic.com or check OneTakeSessions.com for booking details.

Outside of that, we’ve landed at Podcast #50. Having started back in October 2006 we’ve reached the 50th Sound System Podcast and you’ve got the pleasure of hearing Ross once more, who seems to be out of his thesis cage and back on the airwaves.

There’s chat to be catching up on, a few updates that came across the news desk during the week (yes, there’s a news desk, in a building!), gig updates for the weekend along with music from

• Hero In Error - ‘Scene’
• Tortured Artists Social Club - ‘3:13am’
• 20 Bulls Each - ‘Breakthrough’
• Tap Asia - ‘Lying Awake’

We’re likely going to move next week’s podcast (which would be a One Take Sessions special) to the following week to make way for the Rosscast (Sound System Podcast #51) as we’ll be recording on Mr. Costigan’s birthday.

Anyone who is around Kilkenny this weekend is free to join in the Ross & Raff Fest taking place (rumoured) in Cleere’s though it is quite possible it can take place anywhere - even in your house.

Until next week….

Anyway, with that you’re getting a slightly shorter podcast than the norm, similar to last week. It can be tricky talking to yourself at times! But you’ve still got all the usual bits, the latest gig news from around Kilkenny and acts featured on the podcast previously; news on the One Take Sessions for next week and plenty more besides, all bundled into 30 minutes of joy.

There’s also music from

• Myp Et Jeep - ‘Each Man For Himself’
• Jimmy Behan - ‘Box Of Broken Things’
• Aortal - ‘Failure’
• The Most Serene Republic - ‘Present Of Future End’

If you want to get in touch with us in advance of next week’s show then drop a line to podcast@kilkennymusic.com. Other than that, keep checking KilkennyMusic.com for your daily videos, news and updates.

Later!

I promise that normal transmission will resume next week but times are busy in the KKM crew’s neck of the woods, you know?

What you do have though is a selection of tracks from last week’s One Take Sessions (Thursday March 27th).

There’s music from

• Joey Ryan - ‘Further Than Before’
• Bonnefires - ‘Happily Ever After’
• Nassau Royal - ‘Stargazing’
• John O’Hanlon

If you want to get in touch with us ahead of next week’s podcast then drop an email to Studio B at podcast@kilkennymusic.com and we’ll get your news / tracks added to next week’s show.

Until then,

Enjoy this one!

On this weeks podcast, along with the gig details, you’ll find news and information on The Devious Theatre Company’s proposed performance of Trainspotting and how you can get involved; there’s some random celebrity news, talk of things on the forum and a big look ahead to tomorrow night’s One Take Sessions (which will be covered in next week’s podcast).

We had to move to a previously unused studio tonight and wouldn’t you know, the gremlins strike, delaying the recording by about 30 minutes before having to change out mics, battle with clock syncing problems and more, so if you get a little hiss in your ears then blame the gremlins - not us! All will return to normal next week, we swear!

There’s also music from

• Bright Light Fiasco - ‘Misfit’
• Nassau Royal - ‘Outer Space Heroes’
• The Shed - ‘The Parson, The Pauper, The Peeping Tom’s Daughter’
• Paranoid Visions - ‘9 Months To The Disco’

*note, last week’s podcast didn’t feature a Nassau Royal track as previously mentioned in the show notes. There is, in fact, a brand new track from new act ‘The Lions Mane’ whose EP is released later this year. Another SoundSystemPodcast.com exclusive that the gremlins ate in the show notes. Also, the Paranoid Visions MySpace address was given out incorrectly on the podcast, see the proper link above!

*another note / update: dawned on me afterwards that The Kinetiks didn’t win the Hope For 2008 award (though nominated). It was of course, Ham Sandwich, who we had mentioned as winners on a previous show and via KKM.
Gonna go feed the gremlins to the zombies out back…. later.