Donal Scannell interviews Tim Booth in the second installment for the podcast. Tim Booth is a singer, dancer, and actor. He is best know as the singer of the band James. Listen in to hear what he has to say about life, dance, and music. https://art19.com/shows/born-optimistic/episodes/4f6e7024-2a0d-4544-9c32-5938d891bf1e Podcast Host: Donal Scannell Donal […]
Podcast #1: Moby
Donal Scannell shares his first podcast as he talks to DJ, musician, photographer, author, and animal rights activist, Moby. They talk about everything from music to lifestyles and everything in between. https://art19.com/shows/born-optimistic/episodes/6fd1f7d2-9b8b-4344-95d6-000a0be1c4e7 Podcast Host: Donal co-founded Gigstarter as a crowdfunding tool for planning and funding tours. Described as the Kickstarter for gigs, […]
Interview with Sean Rooney: Featured Artist at youbloomDublin 2017
Featured artist at youbloomDublin 2017, Sean Rooney, is the type of soulful singer/songwriter that you can take home to mother. Having performed at a myriad of festivals and venues around the world, youbloom gets to know Sean a little better before his performance at at youbloomDublin 2017 in this exclusive interview. How long have […]
Interview with Emma Lou & The Agenda: Featured Artist from youbloomDublin 2017
Like many girls born in the 90s, Emma Lou grew up aspiring to become one of the Spice Girls. With one recently released EP and another on the way, Emma Lou & The Agenda prepare to perform at youbloomDublin 2017. In this interview, Emma Lou talks about how Britney Spears indirectly helped her start her […]
New Album Wednesday with Dan M | Leftover Crack – Constructs Of The State (2015)
Leftover Crack – Constructs Of The State (2015) Leftover Crack rose from the ashes of the mighty band Choking Victim, and mainly consists of ex-Choking Victim guitarist and vocalist Scott “Stza” Sturgeon and friends. Of the curious band name, Stza once said that, since they were leftover C.V. tunes, they were essentially, well, leftover crack. […]
youbloom artist spotlight: Trevor Lyon
Introducing Trevor Lyon: I had the pleasure of hearing Trevor Lyon’s performance last year at Griffin’s of Kinsale in South Pasadena, CA for youbloomLA 2014 and recently reconnected with him to find out more about him as an artist and what has been going on since the festival. Both a solo artist and a […]
Hey Lana Del Ray, there’s a new girl in town.
This year over sixty bands played at our youbloom Dublin music festival. You name it, we had it. Indie rock ‘n rollers, heavy metal moshers, earnest singer songwriters, feisty folksters and electro pop synth wizards. Hidden in amongst this treasure trove of unsigned talent was a wee lassy from Cavan. She arrived unassumingly at the […]
youbloom artist spotlight: Cousin Kate
Isabelle Cott shared with us The Cousin Kate Fairytale: “Once upon a time there were 2 girls in a womb. With both their parents singing, they, too sang before they spoke. And they kept singing growing up. But then the twins went separate ways as one of them, Corinna, was meant to meet Brian at […]
Corner Boy Conquer Europe and do reality TV
“Four and half beards and a van “ is how Michael D’Arcy frontman describes his band Corner Boy. He’s so modest, this Waterford ambassador for the arts. It’s Friday night and we’re having a chat in between kit load in and soundcheck for a gig at the Clonmel Busking Festival. Their new single “Untie The […]
Running riot: Dublin band The Riot Tapes fire things up with new single and video. World appropriately sweats.
“Goodbye my faith, goodbye my heart.” Ah, Elaine Doyle, c’mere, would you ever stop being such a fantastic ride? Look at you there, running around the countryside, looking winsome and windswept, not a bother on you as you purr lyrics in perfect time and stare down the sunset like some badass bog Madonna. Well then, […]
