This is shamelessly robbed from Nialler9 but there’s probably at least one person out there who doesn’t read his blog, so here it is again.
Expect to see a Tenori-On in The New Project’s shows later this year. 
This actually took a lot longer to happen that I thought it would. Ever since Celestial Choir’s “Stand On The Word” appeared on the Pet Shop Boys’ excellent Back To Mine compilation it’s been ripe for the chart-baiting cover version. Step up Keedz on Universal Music France with this offering:
A lot of people are convinced this is just Justice under a different name. The truth will come out soon enough, but whether it is them or not it’s a pretty lazy re-work that seems to have lost all the soul of the earlier version.
Plenty of gigs to choose from this week but the pick of them is Ben Westbeech @ The Underground on Saturday. His July top 10 might give a hint to what you might expect:
I’m looking forward to catching two of the hardest working DJs in Dublin in support too. Louche and Conor Feeney are well known as the promoters of 52 Funk and Big Dish Go! respectively but are also two of the biggest music lovers you’ll ever meet. Expect quality all night long.
Hopefully most of you in Ireland will be aware of this, but it’s worth talking about again and again and again. The government here are again trying to go backwards instead of forwards with the latest changes to the licencing laws with regard to the sale of alcohol. They are trying to move all closing times everywhere back to 2.30am, meaning the entire drinking population of the country will be forced out onto the streets at the same time, and will end up literally fighting for taxis, buses and burgers.
Added to this, they are also trying to close all bars and clubs at 1am on Sundays, apparently to encourage us to show up for work on Mondays…
There are so many flaws in this reasoning that it just makes me angry. Angry enough to go out today and protest about it in front of the Dáil, and write for the first time in my life to my local politicians. These are small steps by me, but part of a bigger concerted effort spearheaded by the great people at Give Us The Night.
If you have any regard for music, live entertainment, DJs, clubs, bars, and the people that work in them you really should spend a couple of minutes writing, phoning or visiting your local TD and raising the issue. The more of us that are heard, the more chance that they will listen.
Aren’t we a bit old to be needing a nanny state?
[Image: MTV.com]
[Update 1/03/09] The Chromeo episode of Yo Gabba Gabba finally aired. Watch the video for Lather Up.
I came across this show about a year ago when someone sent me a link to the clip of Elijah Wood’s appearance (see below). It’s great to see Chromeo getting on it – somehow the two seem made for each other. Is the modern day version of R.E.M. appearing on Sesame Street? No, it’s much cooler than that.
Now I’ll have to make sure my nephew and niece start watching!