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glasgowbury podcast
Does what it says on the tin, really. We’re hosting it on Mixcloud, which means that all you lovely artists featured will get some royalties as it’s fully PRS licensed. Check it out: there’s not all...
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glasgowbury #1: the stage times
It’s just over a week until Glasgowbury, and what better time to start our Glasgowbury coverage? Friday afternoon will see the roundup of the G Spot stage, Sunday will see us tackle Eagle’s Rock,...
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comply or die: “depths”
You can tell a lot about a band by the tags on their Bandcamp page. Admittedly, that is somewhat the point of them, but hey. A cursory glance at Comply or Die’s website lists “Belfast” (no surprises...
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electric picnic: the good, the bad, the fugly
What a weekend. Electric Picnic certainly lived up to its promise and reputation in 2011, providing three days of excellent music, quality food and intriguing attractions. You could have avoided...
View Articlenew music: paul shevlin “the takeover”
We’ve never hidden away our love for Paul Shevlin, so we’re delighted that the piano prince is back with his new single “The Takeover”. Bearing all the trademarks of his earlier material (notably...
View Articlethank you, thank you, thank you.
It’s sad to finally admit it, but I don’t have the time to post on Secret Fireworks any more. We’ve always been somewhat, um, irregular in our posting schedules but as I hit final year and make plans...
View ArticleBelfast Music Week Showcase – Katharine Philippa & The Wonder Villains
(originally posted on BBC Radio Ulster’s Across The Line: all rights reserved) Tonight, Gibson Guitar Rooms have been transformed into the first Northern Irish embassy. A place where Northern Bank £5...
View Articleremake remodel: from mercury prizes to “backstage donuts”
Tonight, the UK music industry come together and decide what, in their opinion, was the best album of the last year. The Mercury Music Prize is meant to be a glitzy showcase for UK artists – a simple...
View Articleleveson: stop me if you’ve heard this one before
How oddly appropriate it is that Lord Justice Leveson is reporting as we approach Advent. Tonight feels like Christmas Eve in many ways: tomorrow afternoon journalists, politicians and police officers...
View Articlenorthern ireland and the defamation bill – a missed opportunity
Libel reform is a long time coming to the United Kingdom. It’s been derided by some, exploited by many, and gagged even more. The Defamation Bill currently before the House of Lords could remedy a...
View Articleglasgowbury 2013
From electronic acts to stripped down acoustic sets, hordes of musicians on stage to a solitary voice captivating a crowd, 13 year old DJs to festival veterans, no two Glasgowbury acts are ever quite...
View Articlewebsite blocking and illegal streaming: some thoughts on first row sports
David Cameron’s opt out pornography UK ban may have caught the attention of many, but the UK has engaged in website blocking for a number of years with much less fanfare. First we had Usenet index...
View ArticleTechnology & law – perfect partners or sworn enemies?
Easter Monday. Time to knuckle down and start revising. You’ve bought your new set of highlights, reams of Post-it notes, forests of A4 lined paper. Nothing is going to stop you from getting that 2:1...
View ArticleGmail users DO have an expectation of privacy..
I stumbled across the Guardian’s breathless piece this week on how corporate and world overlords tech giants Google have finally removed their masks in a court filing, stating that their users can’t...
View Articlefrom basso to belfast: a few thoughts on the giro d’italia
“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on...
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