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33 Macrolog entries tagged with ‘personal’
Weeknotes #595-601: Watt, Walking, Writing and More Sun 24 Mar 2013
Where to start? February began, as I wrote last time, with my interview with punk rock legend, and my musical hero, Mike Watt. You can read the whole thing here on Thumped if you’ve got a spare half-hour. I...
Cloud Rat, Rest Reviewed and More Tue 05 Feb 2013
Quite a few reviews by yours truly since my last update. On Thumped you can find my takes on new ones from local lads :Hounds:, Oxbow singer Eugene S Robinson’s collaboration with Philippe Petit, French grinders Blockheads, the ethereal...
Weeknotes #584-594 Tue 05 Feb 2013
A busy December — plus a mostly sickness-free Xmas — ploughed into a busy January, and February’s already shaping up to be equally packed. Not that I’m complaining. This month I’m working on a feature that could well be my...
Culturewipe 2012 Mon 31 Dec 2012
I meant to do something like this for last year — to summarise my choice cuts from the previous 12 months of media consumption — but time got away from me in the end, and anyway, who wants to read...
Grant Hart Interviewed Mon 17 Dec 2012
Grant Hart — you know, the dude from Hüsker Dü — played a great full-band set upstairs at Whelan’s on Friday night (and he’s playing Cork tonight, so be there!). Here’s my interview with the man himself for Thumped....
Kurt Ballou Interviewed, Nick Millevoi Reviewed and More Sat 01 Dec 2012
Converge played a stormer here in Dublin last night. You should’ve been there. Ahead of the gig I interviewed guitarist Kurt Ballou for Thumped; it was my first interview in quite a while (even if it was done by...
Weeknotes #574-583 Tue 20 Nov 2012
Not much of an autumn this year; winter came hot (or rather the opposite) on summer’s heels, and now that the clocks have gone back the days have gone black. Bummer. At least I’m getting some writing done: lots of...
Converge Reviewed Mon 22 Oct 2012
Two more reviews from me are up now on Thumped: Year Naught Doom from Mayo quartet On Pain of Death, and the new Converge record All We Love We Leave Behind. I’m also hoping to have an interview with...
Old Man Gloom Reviewed Tue 16 Oct 2012
Check out my recent pieces on Old Man Gloom’s NO, Effigies of Evil by Finnish death-doom duo Hooded Menace, and my live review of Voivod at The Village on 6 October....
Nihill, Grave and More Reviewed Sun 30 Sep 2012
My latest reviews for Thumped include my takes on Verdonkermaan by Dutch avant black metal outfit Nihill (one of the last from Hydra Head), Horseback’s Half Blood (out on Relapse), Chaos Reigns by Danish crusties Nuclear Death Terror, The...
Weeknotes #551-573: Productivity Special Sun 02 Sep 2012
Seeing as how it was Blog Day the other day, I thought it’d be a good idea to tidy up this post I’ve had in the works for a number of weeks: a behind-the-scenes ‘productivity special’, if you will....
On Cornerhost and Second Chances Thu 09 Aug 2012
You might remember the Cornerhost debacle from a few months ago. A panicked thread on a mailing list for the host’s customers (myself included) led to a tweet from me that led to a post on Gizmodo that blew the...
Cian Nugent Reviewed Wed 01 Aug 2012
The new 7” from Cian Nugent, Grass Above My Head b/w My War Blues, gets my seal of approval on Thumped, where I also reviewed the Dicks reissues on Alternative Tentacles. Not much in common between them (except for...
ESTEL Reviewed Thu 12 Jul 2012
My review of the most recent ESTEL album is up now on Thumped, as is my take on Reign Supreme, the new one from brutal death metal kings Dying Fetus....
I Bought an iPhone Thu 28 Jun 2012
So I finally joined the future and upgraded my mobile to an iPhone 4S. I’ve had it for a couple of months now, which I think is enough time to build a solid impression of what it’s like to...
Chord Reviewed Wed 27 Jun 2012
My latest on Thumped is a review of Gmaj7, the third proper full-length from Chicago ‘power ambient’ ensemble Chord. Do check ‘em out if you’re into drone type stuff....
Maxïmo Park Reviewed Wed 20 Jun 2012
I reviewed The National Health, the don’t-call-it-a-comeback album from Maxïmo Park, and it’s up now on Thumped....
Melvins Reviewed Wed 06 Jun 2012
The latest from me on Thumped is my review of the new Melvins record, Freak Puke, not to mention my take on Ides of Gemini’s debut LP Constantinople. Enjoy your reading....
Torche Reviewed Mon 14 May 2012
My review of Harmonicraft, the new album from Miami sludge-pop quartet Torche, is up now on Thumped — as is my recent take on Night of the Living by Limerick’s We Come In Pieces....
Pelican Reviewed Fri 20 Apr 2012
Just like the ungainly bird they’re named after, Pelican might not look like much, but they’ll bite the arse off you. My review of their new EP Ataraxia/Taraxis is up now on Thumped....
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