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Tag: Donald Trump

We Had Five Years Left To Cry In: Ireland’s Circuit3 Speaks To Us About The Climate, Injustice, Inequality, And The Space Race

July 14, 2022

Lisa reviews Irish synthpop artist Circuit3’s new album, ‘Technology For The Youth’, ahead of its release tomorrow, and speaks to Peter Fitzpatrick, the man behind the synths.

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FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION – NYC’s The 1865 Evoke The Past To Shine A Light On The Dark Underbelly Of Trump’s America

January 6, 2020

If there’s any succour for those feeling demoralised and disenfranchised by the current state of world politics, it’s the revival of a fierce musical…

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What You See Is What You Get – In Conversation With Tom Bailey On Music, Touring, And ‘Science Fiction’

October 21, 2018

Lisa Hafey speaks with Tom Bailey about his album ‘Science Fiction’, and his upcoming UK and Irish tour.

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PSYRUS – ‘Hitcher’

September 28, 2018

PSYRUS, who began their musical journey in 2016, look to bridge the gap between rock and EDM, taking the sounds of bands such as The Prodigy, and Pendulum, and add to that the music they grew up listening to – The Sex Pistols, GBH, and The Exploited. It worked too, the band have nearly 2 million fans.

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Gary Numan Holds Court In A Dystopian World At Dublin’s Olympia Theatre 29 March 2018

April 10, 2018

A long time ago Gary Numan asked ‘Are ‘Friends’ Electric’. At the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on 29 March it wasn’t exactly a gathering of friends, but by the end of the evening we all felt we knew each other, so it may as well have been; and the atmosphere was most definitely electric.

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CLEVER SWINES – Boss Hog On Trump, New Album Brood X And Those Naked Show Rumours

March 4, 2017

Well they made us wait awhile, but now Boss Hog are back with a vengeance. After a 17-year hiatus, they’ve been out on the road…

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POP ART – Rachel Mason On Bowie, Trump And New Album Das Ram

January 11, 2017

The passing of David Bowie almost exactly a year ago, has particularly poignant memories for musician and visual artist Rachel Mason. A key influence…

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It’s A Fight To The Death On Dollymount Strand With Not Monsters’ New Single, ‘Sharpshooter’

November 7, 2016

Not Monsters comment on the US presidential elections with their new song, ‘Sharpshooter’.

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FEAR AND LOATHING – Self-Styled Outlaw Nahko Bear on Trump, Mass Shootings And Gun Control

August 9, 2016

Musician and activist Nahko Bear has accused Donald Trump of playing the politics of fear in his campaign for the US Presidency. Nahko, who…

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