I has de jitter bai ....

Commiserations to Wexford - ye've made the football season for me and no doubt Jason Ryan, Mattie Ford and the team will be back for 2009! Anyway, a mix of music and comedy was on the menu tonight as we celebrated David O'Doherty's winning of the If.Comedy award at the Edinburgh Festival. Some laugh bai ....

6-7PM
01. Lazy Boy - Robotnik
02. Country Bumpkin - Wallis Bird
03. FAQ for the DOD - Davis O'Doherty
04. Party On - Damien Dempsey
05. Young People - Dara O'Brian
06. Skyscrapers - Fred
07. Empire is a Cave - Ilya K
08. I Know a Girl - The Undertones
09. Dogs vs Cats - Sean Hughes
10. Back to Front - The Infomatics
11. 1981 - The Flaws
12. Accents - Dylan Moran
13. Go Radio! - The Radio
14. Sticky Fingers - Dae Kim

7-8PM
01. Fee Da Da Dee - Guggenheim Grotto
02. My Lovely Horse (Fr. Ted) - Dermot Morgan & Ardal O'Hanlon
03. Lille - Lisa Hannigan
04. Hippety Hoppity Microphone - Tommy Tiernan
05. Rock n'Roll Train - AC/DC
06. Pony - Dirty Epics
07. Mixed Marriages - Dara O'Brian
08. Waiting - Delorentos
09. Crimebusters Part 1 - D'Unbelievables
10. After All - The Frank & Walters
11. Crimebusters Part 2 - D'Unbelievables
12. Irish Music on Irish Radio - Ray Heffernan
13. What Happens When the Heart Just Stops - The Frames
14. Very Mild Superpowers - David O'Doherty
15. The Comedy is Over - A House

I am ignoring the existence of that 'picnic' (not really). Sometimes the hard decisions have to be made ... Up the Déise!!!!

6-7PM
01. Go Radio! - The Radio
02. Human Nature - Alphastates
03. Hollywood - Gary Dunne
04. Lille - Lisa Hannigan
05. Enough is Enough - Myp Et Jeep
06. What You All About - Autamata
07. Jake Summers - Fight Like Apes
08. A Man Called Gerald - Shane Barry & The Distractions
09. Mr. Farenheit - Gorbachov
$$ Interview with Jimmy O'Neill (Cashelised) $$
10. Got - Republic of Loose
11. I'm Gonna Be - Nicole Maguire
12. The Irish Rovaer - The Dubliners & The Pogues
13. Never Talk - Ham Sandwich

7-8PM
01. Not On Your Side - Ian Whitty & The Exchange
02. Diamond Jill and Crazy Jane - Engine Alley
03. Bachelors of Pearse Park - Jinx Lennon
04. At the Sea - Pugwash
05. The Johnny & Ruth Story - Boathouse
06. Fee Da Da Dee - Guggenheim Grotto
07. Mission to the Sun - Revolution for Dogs
08. Running - Fred
09. She's Got the Lonliest Eyes - Ilya K
10. Back of My Hand - Gemma Hayes
11. Hiphopopotamus vs. Rymenoceros - Flight of the Conchords*
12. Well Now - Captain Moonlight
13. Leeches - Fighting Spiders
14. Rock n'Roll Train - AC/DC*

* Yes, I am aware these acts are not Irish. Damn good though!

OK - any regular readers of the site or listeners to the radio programme will know that I used to be great for the auld podcasts. However, back in May, something untoward happened. The steady stream dried up completely and a barren podcasting desert was left in its place. This was due to a web server move, a few stray 1s and 0s and the digital yings not being connected to the digital yangs.

Months later, we're still having problems, but I rolled up my sleeves and did what all techies do in these situations - I hacked a solution! What's a 'hack' you might ask. In this instance, it does NOT mean "to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows" instead it refers to "a quick-and-dirty computer patchwork job." That means, the overall podcasting engine is still kaputt, but I have found a work around. So this morning, I have uploaded podcasts of Irish Beats interview with the following acts. Ugly Megan, Simon Fagan, Saving J, Republic of Loose, Red Eye Society, Jimi Cullen, Issue-72, Floyd Soul & The Wolf, Cars in Walls and my personal favourite Clive Barnes.

Over the weekend, I'll cut together a Best of Oxegen special which'll feature contributions from more stars than you could shake a virtual big stick at! I'll also try and make the RSS feed a little more iTunes-friendly. It's not like I won't have the time, with my lack of attendance at a certain picnic. *sniff*

Naomi McArdle over at OffHerRocker has identified all the Irish acts playing at Electric Picnic year. Highlights for me would be Halves, Wallis Bird, Dark Room Notes, Fred, Jape, David Holmes, Robotnik, Hybrasil, Giveamanakick and of course My Bloody Valentine.

Notice I used the conditional tense there - "highlights would ..." Of course, that's 'cause I'm not going to Electric Picnic this year. But I am going to the All-Ireland Hurling Final!!!!!!!!

Anyway, here's the full list:

Waterford's most adorable duo Ugly Megan like to wax lyrical about their new EP and we're only too delighted to listen!

Download MP3 (9.1 MB)

Musician, actor and all-round good guy Simon Fagan was in with Rob to talk about past glories and future triumphs.

Download MP3 (16.9 MB)

Kilkenny's Saving J were in with Rob to talk about their new single 'Kick Off' and its companion video.

Download MP3 (15.7 MB)

Aaaarrrrrggghhhh! It's the Republic of Loose! The podcast features some live tracks (including a stonking version of latest single "The Steady Song") and plenty of witty banter.

Download MP3 (22.9 MB)

Neil White is back with a new band "The Red Eye Society" who want to put the 'session' back in the recession! They have a shiny EP "Movie" which features the great track 'Predictable.' Unfortunately, in the months between this interview taking place and the podcast actually being uploaded, they've broken up. *sniff*

Download MP3 (16.5 MB)