The Whatmans, Ireland's latest rock sensation, were crowned winners of INDIE WEEK IRELAND 2010 at the Twister Pepper in Dublin on April 16.
The prestigious award, which carries with it the honour of representing Ireland at INDIE WEEK CANADA 2010 (October 13 - 17), came after the festival roamed the country for a week, making stops in Dublin, Belfast, Galway and Limerick.
The Whatmans were announced as the winners after performing their forthcoming single Kiss the Mind and current single Devil Shoes. The Whatmans took the title ahead of the other finalists, Amoric.
“We always knew that there was no other band out there in Ireland like us. Getting to play at INDIE WEEK IRELAND was such an amazing chance to show off our talent to the music industry in Ireland, but to win the competition was a dream come true. Hopefully the radio will take notice and play Devil Shoes; it's heartbreaking to play in front of 2-3 hundred people and they say they never heard of you” said lead singer John Brennan following the announcement.
The Whatmans are singer John Brennan, guitarist Padar Mulvey, bass player Francis McGinn, keyboard player Lizzy Oakes and drummer Aidan Carolan. The band formed in 2007, have bee called Ireland's best unsigned band, and they have been described as What the Kings of Leon would sound like on cocaine.
The band have a busy schedule ahead of them, including an appearance on the Hector and Tommy Show on RTE 2 on Saturday, May 1.
Over the summer, The Whatmans are appearing at festivals in Cavan, Sligo and Northern Ireland. They are also travelling to Britain for the UK's biggest indie festival, where there will be supporting the legendary New Model Army.
If you want to catch the Whatmans’ live experience before they become international superstars, they are playing as part of the Backroom Sessions in The Lantern Bar in Navan at the end of May.
The Whatmans go into the studio in June to finish off their next single before returning to the the studio to complete their forthcoming album (provisionally called Our Driver Has No Criminal Record), which is due for release in November. The Band will also spend the Summer shooting two videos for the album, which will include a 14-minute video for the Song "Solider." The band are also finalizing a 20-minute short Documentary called "who the Fxxk are the Whatmans" which is planned for release throughout indie film festivals during the year.
Tues. Apr. 13 - Auntie Annie’s (Belfast) - midnight
Thurs. Apr. 15 - Cellar Bar (Galway) - 10:30pm
Fri. Apr. 16 - The Twisted Pepper (Dublin) - 11:50pm
Sat. Apr. 17 - Baker’s Place (Limerick) - 10:30pm
Like an alliance of organized crime families, the union known as Darlings of Chelsea is the amalgamation and commingling of Canada's seediest, most guttural rock/punk masterminds. Culled from legendary mainstays including The Black Halos, Kill Cheerleader, Parkas, Robin Black and the IRS, Scratching Post, CJ Sleez, and more, Darlings of Chelsea may only be six months old but the well - or rather, cesspool - of talent and experience runs extraordinarily deep.
With their sights keenly set on obliterating the current onslaught of saccharine pop/rock, their skills honed to razor-sharp perfection and enthusiasm stoked to hyperactivity on their new EP "The Mimico Sessions", Darlings of Chelsea are primed for action. The question is... are you?
If you are in Ireland and are looking for someone to shoot your next music video, Ten Ways Media are your men. We'd like to extend a huge shout out to Tom, Mike and Mick - these lads not only run a wicked independent production company but are an absolute riot. We got to chill with them while they were covering the Dublin dates of INDIE WEEK IRELAND 2010, and their hard work and the resulting videos completely surpassed our expectations. Thank you Ten Ways Media! Check out the videos below.
About Ten Ways Media...
http://www.tenwaysmedia.webatu.com/
Ten Ways Media are an independent production company based in Dublin. Set-up in 2008, We focus primarily on video production; with everything from documentary making to music videos, short films and animation.
In March 2009, we produced a short-documentary entitled Into The Hurricane for Dublin based rock band Sixteen Layers. This documentary was premiered in the Sugar Club, Dublin in June 2009.
We are currently in the production of a number of projects details of which can be found on our site.
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Be sure to check out the Sixteen Layers music video Into the Sun as well as their documentary Into the Hurricane.
Fri. Apr. 16 - The Twisted Pepper (Dublin) - 1:30am
Sat. Apr. 17 - Baker's Place (Limerick) - 11:15pm
Paul DJs on Tues. Apr. 13 - Auntie Annie's (Belfast)
Paul McIver sings and plays guitar
Grace McMacken sings and plays synths
Ryan Simpson hits drums
Check out the blogs they wrote for the BBC about their experiences in Toronto:
Cutaways, Canadian Diary #1 - BBC
Cutaways, Canadian Diary #2 - BBCCutaways use two boys, one girl, two synths, one guitar, a drum kit and bags full of hooks and melodies to make their jagged and boisterous pop music.
Encouraged by the response from the Start Stop! Start Stop! EP, Cutaways released their debut album Earth and Earthly Things in July 2009, preceded by the single, Milo of Kroton in May.
Cutaways have taken their vibrant live show all across Ireland and the UK as well as playing recent shows in Toronto, Canada as part of Indie Week Canada. This summer Cutaways played some of their most exciting shows to date, taking to the stage at a number of festivals including headlining Belfast Pride and also taking in Indie Week Ireland, Glasgowbury and Feile Festivals. The gigs themselves featured anything from impromptu puppet shows to 'rap' cameos. The band’s puppet counterparts also starred in the video for Lovers Are Lunatics; and Blue Bird, Yellow Bird and Red Bird from the EP's artwork sprung to life terrorizing the streets of Belfast in the video for I Don't Understand What You Don't Say. In September, Cutaways were also selected to represent New British Music as part of a feature for Rolling Stone magazine in Japan.
The coming months promise to be just as colourful, with the NME hailing Cutaways as "your new favourite band" and Ireland's Hot Press and AU magazines both naming Cutaways as one of the bands to watch in the coming year.
Their 11-track debut album Earth and Earthly Things is a superb introduction to the delirious and dizzying world of Cutaways; merging infectious indie pop-rock with pounding synth soundscapes and boy/girl harmonies.
http://www.wearecutaways.co.uk/
The Whatmans, Ireland's latest rock sensation, were crowned winners of INDIE WEEK IRELAND 2010 at the Twister Pepper in Dublin on April 16.
The prestigious award, which carries with it the honour of representing Ireland at INDIE WEEK CANADA 2010 (October 13 - 17), came after the festival roamed the country for a week, making stops in Dublin, Belfast, Galway and Limerick.
The Whatmans were announced as the winners after performing their forthcoming single Kiss the Mind and current single Devil Shoes. The Whatmans took the title ahead of the other finalists, Amoric.
“We always knew that there was no other band out there in Ireland like us. Getting to play at INDIE WEEK IRELAND was such an amazing chance to show off our talent to the music industry in Ireland, but to win the competition was a dream come true. Hopefully the radio will take notice and play Devil Shoes; it's heartbreaking to play in front of 2-3 hundred people and they say they never heard of you” said lead singer John Brennan following the announcement.
The Whatmans are singer John Brennan, guitarist Padar Mulvey, bass player Francis McGinn, keyboard player Lizzy Oakes and drummer Aidan Carolan. The band formed in 2007, have bee called Ireland's best unsigned band, and they have been described as What the Kings of Leon would sound like on cocaine.
The band have a busy schedule ahead of them, including an appearance on the Hector and Tommy Show on RTE 2 on Saturday, May 1.
Over the summer, The Whatmans are appearing at festivals in Cavan, Sligo and Northern Ireland. They are also travelling to Britain for the UK's biggest indie festival, where there will be supporting the legendary New Model Army.
If you want to catch the Whatmans’ live experience before they become international superstars, they are playing as part of the Backroom Sessions in The Lantern Bar in Navan at the end of May.
The Whatmans go into the studio in June to finish off their next single before returning to the the studio to complete their forthcoming album (provisionally called Our Driver Has No Criminal Record), which is due for release in November. The Band will also spend the Summer shooting two videos for the album, which will include a 14-minute video for the Song "Solider." The band are also finalizing a 20-minute short Documentary called "who the Fxxk are the Whatmans" which is planned for release throughout indie film festivals during the year.
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Fri. Apr. 16 - The Twisted Pepper (Dublin) - 1:30am
Sat. Apr. 17 - Baker's Place (Limerick) - 11:15pm
Paul DJs on Tues. Apr. 13 - Auntie Annie's (Belfast)
Paul McIver sings and plays guitar
Grace McMacken sings and plays synths
Ryan Simpson hits drums
Check out the blogs they wrote for the BBC about their experiences in Toronto:
