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The Frames, Hamburg

Felix — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:10:05 +0000

This weekend, I went all the way to Hamburg in order to see the only gig by The Frames in Germany. Let me tell you, every single kilometre was absolutely worth it: Glen and the boys played about two hours of awesome, hand-made, emotional rock music. Fitzcarraldo, Revelate, God Bless Mom, Lay Me Down, Seven Day Mile, What Happens When The Heart Just Stops… you name it, they played it (unexpected: Kraftwerk’s Autobahn). And I finally got my hands on their rather obscure, finally re-released debut album Another Love Song. Gee, I wish I could go to Dublin and see one of the four gigs they play in their hometown (1x Olympia Theatre, 1x Vicar Street, 2x Whelan’s); they are all sold-out, though.

Here are some musical impressions:

The Frames – Seven Day Mile:

The Frames – Revelate:

Opening act was Duke Special from Belfast – I was impressed.
Duke Special – Mockingbird Wish Me Luck:

Fun Fact: the venue had the ubercool German name Übel & Gefährlich, which translates roughly to Evil & Dangerous.

Ronnie James Dio

Felix — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:45:39 +0000

Yesterday, Ronnie James Dio passed away. What a bad day for rock’n'roll. Here are three highlights of his legacy:

Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell (Album: Heaven and Hell)

Rainbow – Stargazer (Album: Rising)

(This live version is with his own band called Dio)

Dio – Rainbow in the Dark (Album: Holy Diver)

In These Arms

Felix — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:17:58 +0000

New video by The Swell Season (Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová). Filmed on 16mm in New York. Turn up the volume and click play:

From their album Strict Joy (2009).

Brian

Felix — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:59:33 +0000

Friday, Natalia and Luisa invited us to go with them and some others to Thomas Read, a pub in Dame street, where a guy called Brian performed rock, pop, country and Irish folk songs for hours without a break. According to the girls, he’s there every Friday night. Although, the prices are quite dear it is a good place to be on a Friday night.

Living under a rock

Felix — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:28:13 +0000

Recently I talked about music with some friends of Donna, one of our Irish housemates. A girl stated “I really love The Beatles” and asked “Do you know them?”

When your mind’s made up

Felix — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:20:03 +0000

I saw this scene some weeks ago during the Dublin Culture Night and it just came to my mind again.

A great song from Once, an Irish film that is set in Dublin.