If there’s one song in the second part of Ash’sA-Z series that’s well and truly worth getting excited about it’s their new single, Carnal Love. Here they are, five tracks from the end and they come out with one the best songs of the whole series.
The verse is nice, stripped back, non-invasive and full of highly suggestive sexual references and all round warped in love, fantasy and naughtiness. The chorus notches things up with guitars a go go, harmonies and vocal changes to immerse you in all things Ash.
As always it’s catchy, it’s perfect in structure and overly appealing to the ears. Check the video out below (still not sure if we like it) and hear it for yourself. Official comes out Monday.
This time next month folks, the mighty Axl Rose will be bringing the ferocious, legendary Guns N’ Roses to Irish shows for two massive shows in Belfast’s Odyssey Arena August 31st and Dublin’s Point Depot (or the O2 is you will) on Sept. 1st for two nights of blistering hard rock, ginormous ballads and displays of fine musical craftsmanship from each member of the band. It’s also been announced that Canadian rockers (hate that work in that context) Danko Jones will be providing support for both shows. No Sebastian Back unfortunately but these guys will rock the place.
Now, there’s alot of bickering about Axl and the new guys (incidentally, some of the members have been with the band since the early/late nineties…so they’re not that new) and it’s time everyone moved on. The majority of music press outlets have a vendetta against Axl because unlike Slash and Duff, Axl chooses not to talk to them and become their play thing. Also, many ‘old GN’R heads’ hate Chinese Democracy simply because Slash isn’t there and it’s not a carbon reproduction of Appetite for Destruction. Many forget that the old diehards complained just as much when the Use Your Illusions came out, but that’s neither here nor there.
Don’t be fooled folks, this right here is two incredible opportunities to see one of rock n’ rolls true heroes live in the flesh. Not only is he a legend, but he’s a legend at the top of his game as Chinese Democracy is one the greatest albums released in the last ten years, you just have to forget the old sound and appreciate it for what it is. When any other band tries a new direction these days they’re praised far and wide for being different but when a rock band does it, all hell breaks loose. Does Axl care? Not one fucking bit, the man does what ever the hell he likes and that’s why we love him. Finally there’s a rock n roll front-man in the 21st century who’s not afraid of criticism and attacks from former band members, fans, record companies, the industry or the press. He does what he likes, when he likes and if you don’t like it – Fuck Off!
Young bands, young fans stand up and take notice, this is rock n roll in bodily form. Go to these shows and see the man in real life, pay homage and respect because rock stars are no longer a dime a dozen and even if they were, Axl would still lead the pack.
Guns N Roses play Dublin’s O2 This day next month, September 1st – Tickets There will be there.
Taking Lives is the second single from Dublin’s Zombie Cops is a complete change in tact from the excellent debut Win Some Loose Some. The song builds slowly from a progish “Down On The Upside” era Soundgarden guitar intro underlayed by a “On a Rope” type rhythm figure.
The call and response vocals of Kevin Fagan and Jamie Hughes work well throughout the entire song. Its back to more familiar musical territory for the verse and choruses as Jimmy Eat World, Open Hand, and Incubus influences are once again apparent. With a touch of Editors guitar trickery the song slows before ending on a flourish with a recap of the main riff.
Zombie Cops launch Taking Lives in Whelan’s of Wexford St. Dublin on Friday 6th of August and are also appearing at Danny Byrnes Garden of Music Festival in Mullingar on Sunday 8th of August.
Zombie Cops are worth the admission fee alone for their excellent version of Don’t You Want Me Baby.
Co. Down rockers Ash have released the video for their latest A-Z song, Carnal Love this week in advance of the songs office release this Sunday. Intresting video, we’re not sure if we love or hate it.
Bandcamp may be taking over the reins of leading online musical display case for bands these days but the old social networking model isn’t over yet. MyTuneRox is the latest in online music networking and it’s all based right here in Ireland.
If you’ve used MySpace before you know the drill. Pics, friends, blogs and tunes. It’s aimed mostly at Irish bands from what we’ve gathered and there’s almost 200 bands already signed up.
The site kicks off officially launches next month but the beta version is up and running now. Even Tickets There has found time to throw a profile together…but for the life of us, we cannot figure out how to link to our home page so we’ll update the Follow Tickets There widget as soon as we do.
Check details of the sites Battle of The Bands @ Hotpress
That’s right folks, no more lines, no more frantic searching for a computer to see if we’ve updated our glorious music blog and more importantly, no more need to follow us on Facebook or Twitter if you’ve finally gotten sick of our non-stop Rambo/Whitesnake rants. You can now sit back and see our post updates from the comfort of your own InBox.
Simply click the Sign Me Up! button there on the right hand side and you’ll get mails from Tickets There every time we update a post. Don’t worry they’re automatic, so you won’t be relying on our lazy asses to do anything.
We hope to begin weekly newsletters, regular interviews and the odd competitions very soon so get in early before….well, doesn’t make much of a difference when you sign up but just do it already. You’ll make two north Dublin touts and a Leitrim raised Editor very chuffed indeed.
Its hard to believe that Goatboy emerged from the fumbling progish offerings of the Screaming Skies to become one of Ireland’s finest singer/songwriters.
Winter Tears is a fine ballad ephemeral, yet gusty. Akin to Arcade Fire and Bon Ivor. Mark O’Sullivan’s rich reverbed vocals resonate beautifully throughout all of his songs, especially so in New Moon where the intelligent mimicking of the harmony vocals by the piano, electric guitar, and strings, build to a very earthy sing-a-long chorus.
With For Your Love its as if James Taylor and Death Cab for Cutie have collaborated in the Bermuda Triangle the juxtaposition of pure country slide guitar led verses and uptempo alt rock guitar choruses shouldn’t work, but work they do.
Japanese City Nights is a fantastic Electro instrumental. The bass and Synth riffs play off each other beautifully and its also the standout track from Indiecator Records World Cup themed compilation “Fastforward”.
Goatboy plays Pick for the Picnic at Crawdaddy on the 22nd of July.
We finally picked up the courage to sit down and listen to Def Leppard lead singer, Joe Elliott’s new side project, The Down ‘N’ Outz. After hearing about this project several months ago, Tickets There has been eyeing it with our usual suspicion having never been massive MTH fans, but after several spins it appears things will have to change as The Down ‘n’ Outz début album, My ReGeneration is a serious piece of work.
The Down ‘N’ Outz, were originally formed for a performance with Mott The Hoople playing exclusively all things Mott. Along with Elliott, the band is comprised of Ronnie Garrity from Raw Glory, and Paul Guerin, Guy Griffin, and Keith Weir from The Quireboys. They generously gave the album free with last months Classic Rock and memories of Joe Perry’s recent solo disaster haunted Tickets There every time we saw the issue on the shelf. We couldn’t bare the thoughts of criticizing our life long hero Elliott and his new project, dedicated to the band he loves most in the world. Fortunately we don’t have to.
My Regeneration displays a fantastic collection of perfectly arranged, razor sharp and thoroughly enjoyable pop / rock out classics exploding with musical passion, energy and talent. The Down ‘N’ Outs sound fantastic together and they’ve given these tunes a good sanding down and varnishing making them exceptionally sleek although not letting them lose their raw, at times gritty blues postures.
Opening with the guitar, piano driven Golden Opportunity, the album bursts to life with a bang before the full on thundering catchy rampage of Storm drives it home, all in the first two tracks. Storm is a classic example of where Elliott and Def Leppard got their dramatic, memorable backing vocal power from. Overnight Angles brings things back a notch with some slicked back guitar heavy vibes before some solo driven chorus work gives the song a shredding character. Career (No Such Thing As Rock ‘N’ Roll) offers the the albums only ballad and it gives a great chance for Joe to display some of the finest vocal work we’ve heard in a long time. Just listen to that power during the chorus and you’ll hear it.
England Rocks from Ian Hunter’s 1977 solo album, Overnight Angles brings things back to a full on blitz of chaotically catchy rock fury. Shouting and Pointing again shows it’s impact on Leppard’s style with a slowed drum beat, rhythmic guitar bursts and a enough solos to call it a day. By Tonight brings more of an American sound in and, if we’re not mistaken there’s a hint of High ‘N’ Dry in the guitars before Who Do You Love brings in some good old fashioned heavy pounding drum, keyboard power into the sound with lashings of catchy guitar rock n roll. Final tracks One More Chance to Run and Good Times end the album in a blaze of fire, gusto and all round English produced, English made seventies rock n roll bravado.
This album is exceptional. Most cover albums aren’t worth spitting on but My ReGeneration is definitely one worth picking up, especially if you haven’t heard MTH before. The Down ‘N’ Outz have done an incredible job reworking these tracks and with any luck they’ll carry on the project for a long time to come. Maybe if you visit their Website and ask very nicely, they may consider a few originals further down the line.
Tickets There are proud to announce we just tracked down a copy of The Christmas E.P. (it was on CD all along, not vinyl :D). The years of searching are finished – we can now step back and enjoy a healthy social life!
Folks, if you’re ever wondering what record Tickets There wants more than anything in the world, it’s this baby right here…well, up there!
The Christmas EP from Turn. Came out in 2000 and has eluded us for the past eight years. Getting a little tired of searching for this but the struggle still continues. If anyone ever wants to sell the mighty TT a copy or exchange one for Beretta or Beeswax, please don’t be afraid to get in touch – ticketsthere@hotmail.com
This will be the first public GN’R show on American soil since the release of Chinese Democracy in 2008. We’re an Irish blog but we’re willing to bet American hopes of a tour are about to go through the roof.
Today, July 18th 2010 is the thirty second anniversary of Def Leppard’s first ever show in Westfield School, Mosborough, Sheffield, England.
Tickets There would like to congratulate the Might Lepp on reaching their 32nd year together and also congratulate guitarist Phil Collen who tied the knot the other day. Here’s a video from the bands first EP of a song called Wasted which is one of only two known songs to have been preformed at the Westfield School show.
Another two weeks have passed and this time Tickets There guarantees you it’s been worth the wait because Summer Snow, Ash’s latest single from their A-Z series is a wonderful piece of music.
They’re sticking with the more simplistic style of writing that’s dominated the second part of the series but they’ve brought the guitars and bass right to the front for a thundering chorus that seems to conquer the rest of the song. Intro kicks off with a back n forth guitars, some background keyboards and Tim’s voice right at the forefront and sounding good n strong. Short, perfectly written and involving,everything you could want from an Ash track.
I think we’re tapped out with the words for Ash. Unlike them, we can’t produce fresh material every two weeks and that’s why we’re a lowly viewed poxy little blog and they’re the kick ass heroes of Irish pop rock. I certainly hope ye all caught their set at Oxegen and you’ve started your ‘come back to Dublin soon’ letters to their official site. We’ll see you in two weeks for the fifth last review of the series. Until then, enjoy Summer Snow.
It’s news that’ll bring a smile to many an old-skool face. Legendary hard rock/metal cartoon characters Beavis and Butt-Head are returning to MTV sometime in 2011.
Original creator Mike Judge is working on 30 new episodes as we speak and apparently the show will start off where it left things 13 years ago with the iconic teens still in school and still ripping on bands. Tickets There is now committed to having TV channels by next year. MTV, come to Tickets There.
Humanzi front man Shaun Mulrooney is brining his new solo band, Admiral Black to Dublin on July 31st and he’s brining Talulah Does The Hula and The Murder Clues with him.
If you’re feeling up to it after Iron Maiden storm the O2 on the 30th, pop down to The Twisted Pepper on Middle Abbey Street for a late night of great music and a chance to see Tickets There drunk in the capital.
The Murder Clues are back with their third single. Any Other Way might be one of their older tracks but some studio time has revamped this tune to new heights giving it a brilliant new lease of life.
Barley stopping for a moment, the track bounces around with charismatic singer Brian’s vocals really starting to tale more and more shape as the years go on backed by some chunky bass snippets, pumped guitars and some furious drumming that really gives the song an adrenaline filled backbone.
The Murder Clues really are going in the right direction and we think it’s time you went and checked them out. Stand by for another post in 5,4,3,2…
In the mean time, you can download Any Other Way from the bands Soundcloud for free! Just Click right HERE. Any Other Way by murderclues
Cork’s Indiependence Music Festival is shaping up to be quite the event of the summer. The line-up has exploded with White Lies, Alabama 3, The Coronas and Reverend & The Makers taking headlining duties.
Currently the list of bands scheduled to appear includes several ones T.T. highly recommends. The lineup can be viewed below with more names promised before the event takes place.
Adebisi Shank | Agbonlahor | Alabama 3 | Alan Murphy | Ana Gog | And So I Watch You From Afar | Astral Gardens | Autumn Owls | Battle of the Bands Winner | Bobby O’Keeffe UL 3 | Bona Fide Federation |
Ceolaire | Clive Barnes | Codes | Darragh O’Sullivan | Dashka Live | Dave Halligan | DC Tempest | Deaf Radio | Death Disco | Deburca | Delorentos | Dirty Fix | Disconauts Live | Doctor Leaves | Dodge & The Urban Druids | Dr. Feekenstein | Duke Special | Echogram | Fingersmith | Fiona Kiely | Fish Go Deep | Fred | Froud | Futures Apart | Ghetto Amaretto | Ghostcat | God is an Astronaut | Grand Pocket Orchestra | Grandmaster Cash | Harry J and the conspiracy | Hoarsebox | Jape | Joe Echo | John Blek & The Rats | John Shelly & The Creatures | Karman Line | Ken Maloney & Darren O’Hara | Lady Doll | Loveless Lemon | Mickey Howie | Miracle Bell | Miss Motif Live | My evil Ex | Niamh Danger | O Empereror | Oliver Cole | Palko | Panama Kings | Planet Parade | Preachers Son | Reverend & The Makers | Rose O’Reilly | Scimon Tist | Scuba Dice | Sean McKeown & Richie O’Gorman | Super Extra Bonus Party | Setmaker | Shouting at Planes | Silent Disco | Sounds of System Breakdown | Storyfold | Suede Halo | Super Blondes | Sweet Jane | The Chapters | The Coronas | The Flaws | The Funeral Suits | The Hot Sprockets | The Loaded Kings | The Making | The Minutes | The Parade | The Riptide Movement | The Turntable Instrumentalists | The Vital Spark | This Way Up | Time is a Thief | Tiny Little Minds | Ugly Beautiful | Underground Comedy Club | Waterford Collective | We Should Be Dead | White Lies | Wiggle | Yes Cadets | Yesterdays Heroes |
Ladies and gentlemen, The Aftermath are back. Longford /Mullingar & Leed’s favorite pop rock band have returned with a fantastic summery, upbeat and irresistibly catchy single from their up and coming second album.
Filled with the Cronin brother’s hooks, changes, choppy structures and full on beat attacks, Lost Possession is a worthy contender for one of the best tunes the lads have released. Tickets There have been playing this tune for roughly four hours now and we still can’t get enough. If we thought The Wall’s new single defined the summer, Lost Possession will drive it home.
For the last year, the lads have been huddled into studios across Ireland and England including London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios with Ger McDonnell and Karl Odlum recording tracks for the next album and today’s first single is a great sign of things to come.
Well, it’s happening again. Today, beloved independent Dublin record store, Road Records announced it will close it’s doors on July 24th for the last time.
After a massive campaign by bands, customers and the proprietors to stop our recession from closing the store last year it seems things have once again taken a turn for the worst and owners Dave and Julie can no longer keep the place in business.
This shop has been at the forefront of the Irish music business for over a decade and today’s news will come as a blow to young and underground acts who’s outlets for selling their music become more limited by the day. In the last year two of Tickets There’s favorite record stores have closed it’s doors and it’s very sad that Road has to be the unavoidable third.
To read Dave and Julie’s full statement, visit Road Records Official Website and you’ll also find details of their final sale which starts this Saturday, July 17th.
Bell X1 have announced an acoustic tour across Ireland in November. The jaunt will see them hit every corner of the country and according to Hotpress they may even thrown in a few tunes from their next album.
Full list of shows can be viewed below,
Riverbank, County Kildare (10)
Vicar St., Dublin (11)
Set Theatre, Kilkenny (12)
The Pavilion, Cork (13)
De Barra’s, Clonakilty (14)
Glor, Ennis (17)
Town Hall, Galway (18)
St. John’s Church, Limerick (19)
INEC, Killarney (20)
Theatre Royal, Waterford (21)
Spirit Store, Dundalk (24)
Empire, Belfast (25)
Balor Theatre, Ballybofey (26)
New Model Theatre, Sligo (27)
Unfortunately the moment of truth has arrived, with the announcement of their second show in Christchurch, New Zealand – Metallica have confirmed there will be no more shows added for 2010.
Posting on their official Facebook page, the band had this gut wrenching, disappointment of an announcement to make,
Now to the real reason we’re here taking up space on this site…we also want to announce that all of our play dates have now filled up with the addition of this show…that’s right boys and girls, this will be the last date added to the World Magnetic Tour! So if you’re waiting for us to come to the Polar Ice Caps, your undiscovered planet or even your basement, sorry, this is as good at it gets.
So folks, we’ll just have to wait another year, To read the full announcement just Click Here.
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