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Tom Waits, Patti Smith, Nick Cave, Beth Orton, Shane MacGowan, Courtney Love, Dr. John, Iggy Pop, Johnny Depp and more form a bleak-music Murderer's Row on this 140-minute collection of pirate-themed music.

It's been put together by Johnny Depp.

Holy motors! 2012. Quite a mixed bag this year. One of the most mentioned bands was named after a keyboard shortcut used on Apple to insert the Greek letter Delta (Alt-J). And the probably most ecc…

Mr. Friday and our own Mr. Clark set the world to rights...

Gavin Friday, Wallis Bird, Karl Spain and Delorentos are just some of the names stopping by for a Stradbally chinwag.

Dans Dans, de gelegenheidsband van Bert Dockx (Flying Horseman), Fred Jacques (Lyenn) en Steven Cassiers (Dez Mona) opende de woensdagavond in het Openluchttheater Rivierenhof met instrumentale muziek die redelijk wat inspanning vraagt van de luisteraar.

De oudere 3voor12-lezer kent wellicht nog de avant-punk-groep Virgin Prunes, die back in the day onder de bezielende leiding van ene Gavin Friday de podia onveilig maakte met haar confronterende, theatrale shows. Gavin verliet de Prunes in 1986, om eind jaren tachtig zijn eerste soloplaat af te leveren, die een cabareteske sfeer uitademde die door vele recensenten en luisteraars gunstig gewaardeerd werd. Na nog een aantal platen en wat soundtracks stortte Friday zich op het toneel en andere artistieke uitingen om pas in 2011, na een muzikale stilte van meer dan een decennium, terug te komen met een nieuw werk, 'Catholic'. De burleske sfeer van weleer heeft hier plaats gemaakt voor een meer rustige, melancholieke sound met nostalgische wave-invloeden. Vanavond, uitgerekend op een vrijdag, geeft hij een zeldzaam optreden in 013.

Gavin Friday joins interference for an incredible version of Cohens' "who by fire' in vicar street during 'that' gig in 2003.

another collaboration between Gavin, Seezer and Fergus from the Vicar Street gig in June 2003

As pointed out by @cvodb The Radiators set was released in 1988 on World Aids Day as ‘Dollar For Your Dreams’ on Comet Records. More details on the Irish Rock page. Caroline has also po…

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An address from President Michael D. Higgins was always going to be a highlight of The Music Show and the one-time Hot Press columnist didn’t disappoint.

Anton Corbijn: Inside Out Dutch music-biz shutterbug and occasional helmer Anton Corbijn ("Control," "The American") is asked to lay down on the cinematic equivalent of a shrink's couch in Low Countries docu "Anton Corbijn: Inside Out."

Gavin Friday speelde op 18 februari in de Handelsbeurs te Gent. Xavier Marquis trok op pad om een reeks foto’s te maken.

"A revolutionary new interactive tool for iPhone 4/4s and iPad2, the App lets you create music with other musicians and music fans around the world in both sound and pictures."

A-Film Distributie B.V. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: o.a. distributeur van o.a. de films The Lord of the Rings, Mad Men, Zwartboek, Bride Flight en Alles is Liefde. Bioscoop, dvd en blu-ray aanbod.

MOG's Anu Kirk on particularly notable music in 2011

“I don’t care much about music. What I like is sounds” – Dizzy Gillespie This is the countdown of 2011 containing the best albums according to personal preferences of those …

The ScriptThis past year further stretched the boundaries of Irish music The artists on this list run the gamut from chart-topping pop to folk to the diddly-diddly you know and loveI’m publishing this best of 2011 list early in the hopes that some of these worthy artworks will make their way into stockings hung by the chimneys with care by that special Irish music fan in your life My very best to you and yours for a Happy Christmas!Beannacht’s Gra na Firinne (Love of Truth):This gets my vote for rookie of the year! Beannacht’s songs are intricate acoustic folk tapestries that envelope Deirdre Forrest’s warm vocals

Off to Dolan’s Warehouse later for Gavin Friday.  I never saw him live before so...

Eleanor McEvoy and Gavin Friday get the thumbs up in the new issue of Hot Press.

A stellar showing from Mr. Friday...

Explore this photo album by Gavin Friday on Flickr!

Let’s be honest, I wouldn’t expect Gavin Friday to read my blog. Hmmm, but maybe Caroline does, on his behalf. So, I don’t think his superb performance at Crossing Border 2011 in …

There are times when Gavin Friday grows tired of talking about Gavin Friday. "It's the same f**kin' questions," says the 52-year-old musician. "It's mad. You never realise that when somebody writes a press release, you live with it for f**kin' nine months, do you know what I mean?"

Performance at the Irish Cultural Centre, Paris of 'The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World' by Ian Wilson - an adaptation of the story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Performers - Elizabeth Cooney (violin), Finghin Collins (piano), Carol McGonnell (clarinet), Richard Harwood (cello) and Gavin Friday (narrator),

Performance at the Irish Cultural Centre, Paris of 'The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World' by Ian Wilson - an adaptation of the story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Performers - Elizabeth Cooney (violin), Finghin Collins (piano), Carol McGonnell (clarinet), Richard Harwood (cello) and Gavin Friday (narrator),

Gavin Friday: the former "Virgin Prunes" performer becomes an eclectic and multi-talented artist. We have met Gavin on Killiney beach to talk about his new album "catholic", his career, vision and personal evolution. We also had a chat about childhood, family and his friendship with Bono and Guggi.

Gavin Friday, along with Mr. Fixer the taxi driver, on a never broadcasted part of The Naked Camera Unfortunately, he cops on too quickly that he's just has been set up...amost. "The One that got away". 2007.