Scarlet Fever

The magnificent Fever Ray in chilling form during her acceptance speech for “Best Dance Artist” at the P3 Gold Awards in Gothenburg, in her native Sweden. Although maybe not as terrifying as some of the goons who normally given awards for doing any old amateur rubbish, it’s a behind-the-sofa moment like no other I’ve ever seen.

If at first you don’t succeed…

If we’re looking for positive messages in these recessionary times, look no further. Here, in this newly unearthed archive from 1974, is proof that persistence really does pay off. Well, even if not, maybe it’ll pay off next year.

Masochistic, cannibalistic pigs in Clonmel

Because I’ve been vegetarian most of my life, I have an inbuilt belief that butchers are somewhat evil. Well, I’m sure in their own way and in their personal lives, some of them are very nice. (Like Hitler, perhaps; a friend once pointed out to me that Adolf was probably very nice to Eva. “Here is a […]

Disastrous bands to burn…

Great news for people who like bands with truly dreadful names – the “mighty” Year Long Disaster are set to join the equally “mighty” and atrociously monikered Karma To Burn on their current tour, which rolls into Dublin (to a chorus of guffaws) on April 23rd at the Academy 2. For anyone unaware of what […]

De Grinpipol – rhythm & greens

So there we were on a merry, snowbound Saturday; Team Kiosk still giving it plenty of hi-5s and loud, Americanised “whoops” after yet another fabulous edition of our show, when the Phantom 105.2 doorbell rang. I answered it to find a very nice and handsome man who introduced himself as Federico. It wasn’t an entirely social […]

Worst. Santa. Ever.

As if getting old and being stuck in hospital isn’t miserable enough. You get all the way to the final few years of your life before they break the news to you that not only is Santa not fat, “he”‘s actually a woman. I mean, surely those well-meaning folk from the Positive Ageing Group could’ve raked […]

Getting that “sporty physique” back…

Right, the festivities are over, and that means the indulgence must stop and the power walking must start again. There’s no point in trotting out excuses about “needing a winter layer”, “defending myself against the cold with a ring of blubber” or “walking conditions are too treacherous to even consider setting foot outside” – although, believe me, I’ve tried them all in […]

Craig’s Lists 2009 – My Albums of the Year

An article not too dissimilar to this one appeared in The Sunday Business Post on 19th December. Yes, that was a long time ago and this is now way too late to fascinate anyone but I went to the trouble of making a crap montage for it – so here it is. 2009 will undoubtedly be […]