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FLASHBACK MONDAY: The Bangles’ Manic Monday Video

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Today we bring you some some 80s Flashback Monday nostalgia to help kick-start the new week. The perfect soundtrack to those crazy Monday mornings, we can all relate to the lyrics of Manic Monday by 80s girlband, The Bangles. Susanna Hoffs joined sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson to form a band in LA in December 1980. The trio briefly called themselves The Colours, then renamed themselves The … [Read more...]

LAST CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE SATURDAYS’ CHARITY GIG AT DUBLIN’S BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE

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Bord Gáis Energy is celebrating the first anniversary of the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre with a special one-off concert by chart-topping girl band The Saturdays on Thursday March 28th in aid of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Tickets for this special show are priced from €20 - €35 and are available via Ticketmaster. All proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to the Society of St. … [Read more...]

THE BRIT AWARDS 2013 – FULL LIST OF WINNERS

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The biggest names in British music hit the red carpet at London's 02 Arena last night for the 2013 BRIT Awards. Emeli Sande and Ben Howard were the big winners of the night, picking up to gongs each, while One Direction, Mumford & Sons, Lana Del Rey and Adele were also recognised for their achievements over the last year. Here's the full list of this year's winners: Best British … [Read more...]

THE SATURDAYS TO PLAY CHARITY CONCERT AT THE BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE DUBLIN IN MARCH

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Fresh from their attempted assault on the American music charts, girl band The Saturdays will hit Dublin next month for a special one-off show at Dublin’s Bord Gais Energy Theatre. Taking place on Thursday, March 28th, the concert marks the energy company’s second annual event in aid of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. All proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to the Society of … [Read more...]

THE BIG REUNION CONCERT TOUR: DUBLIN AND BELFAST IRISH DATES ADDED

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Fans of ITV2’s The Big Reunion show were celebrating yesterday when it was confirmed that the six reunited groups - B*Witched, Honeyz, Liberty X, 5ive, 911 and Atomic Kitten –will play 12 dates around the UK. Good news for Irish fans today as B*Witched’s Keavy Lynch tweeted the Irish dates; Thursday May 16th at The O2 Dublin, and Friday May 17th in Belfast’s Odyssey Arena. Tickets … [Read more...]

THE GRAMMY AWARDS 2013: FULL LIST OF WINNERS

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  Fun, Mumford and Sons, The Black Keys and Frank Ocean were all big winners at last night’s 55th annual Grammy Awards. The biggest awards show on the music calendar was hosted by LL Cool J and saw performances from Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys, as well as a tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley. Check out the full list of winners below. Album of the year: … [Read more...]

FESTIVALS IN IRELAND: OXEGEN RETURNS FOR 2013

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After a year’s hiatus, Oxegen is returning this summer – news which would normally be greeted joyously by music fans. I myself have been attending the festival since it was known as Witness and it is definitely one of the best music weekends on offer. However, for some reason, promoters MCD have this year scheduled it for August 3rd and 4th rather than its usual July setting. This means that … [Read more...]

BEYONCÉ ANNOUNCES IRISH CONCERT DATES

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It’s possibly the worst kept secret in showbiz since concert promoters Live Nation leaked a poster last week, but it has now been officially confirmed that Beyoncé is to undertake a world tour later this year – including an Irish date. Following on from her storming half time show at the Super Bowl last night,  the dates for the tour were officially announced this morning and will see the … [Read more...]

FLASHBACK MONDAY: WET WET WET

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Pop trivia time! This day 21 years ago, the UK number one was Wet Wet Wet's Goodnight Girl. We're massive Wet Wet Wet fan and Goodnight Girl (or Wishing Well as it's often known) is one of our favourites, so we feel today is the perfect day to discuss one of the biggest bands of the late 80s / early 90s. Wet Wet Wet formed at Clydebank High School in Clydebank, Scotland in 1982, under the … [Read more...]

THE 10 MOST PLAYED CHRISTMAS SONGS OF THE PAST DECADE

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We love Christmas music! Love them or hate them, there's no chance high street stores are going to desist from the Christmas tunes. The likes of Mariah Carey and Slade singing about Christmas trees and Santa are good for business, making people much more likely to splash out on gifts, according to research from the music licensing organisations. One in four people claim to be more generous when … [Read more...]