Aidan Curran

Vanilla Ice – ‘Ice Ice Baby’ 6 December 1990 Yet again a 1990 number one proves to be dubious pop music but impeccable pop culture. MC Hammer had already struck oil that year by dressing rap in the gold lamé baggy trousers of …

Yo VIPs: Number one in Ireland this week in December 1990 was Vanilla Ice with 'Ice Ice Baby' irishnumberones.com/2022/05/02/v...

Sick as the proverbial. At least we know it's not manflu, otherwise I wouldn't be alive enough to write this.

The Wild Geese

Normally it'd be 'Doctorin' The Tardis' were it not for its dependency on the Bad 'Un of '70s British pop.

Whamageddon is for people who do The 12 Pubs of Christmas.

YouTube video by marcoslbc Kelly's Heroes - Black Grape

Of course, glamourising hipster international terrorists is wrong, kids: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r8b...

A revolutionary in a Kerry jersey

Join us:

The Revolutionists by Jason Burke

Currently reading The Revolutionists by Jason Burke, which is excellent. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to join my comrades in the Kerry Liberation Front:

"No number ones by four white lads with guitars playing indie rock so that I still feel cool and relevant", is probably the subtext there.

Donore Harriers Jingle Bells 5K 6th December 2025

Another race number; another race. Back in the game, baby!

YouTube video by BryanFerryVEVO Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

The Leap card reader on Dublin Bus likes to play the saxophone intro for this note-for-note when it gets busy or overwhelmed. I think it's sarcasm: youtu.be/Z9EbR0ckb40?...

Good news! I got a Dublin Marathon place in the ballot! They exist!

Any successful Dublin Marathon ballot entry folks among you? Still waiting to get the magic/dreaded email...

The Pogues ft. Kirsty MacColl – ‘Fairytale Of New York’ 12 December 1987 and 8 December 2023 Kirsty MacColl herself sings “you’re cheap and you’re haggard” in the version of ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in the video below.…

My annual hope that we can leave this song and its lyrics behind us: irishnumberones.com/2022/03/16/t...

There's a lot to be said for Ronan Keating's version of 'Fairytale Of New York' (no f-slur; annoys the right people), is what I'm saying.

Enforced listening of the dreaded 'Fairytale Of New York' right now, slur words and all. Hate that.

YouTube video by PrimalScreamVEVO Primal Scream - Star (Official Video)

Sad news about Mani. The first Roses album, obviously, and also when he joined Primal Scream he was cool on this track and especially the video: youtu.be/w1cKfqhTIYM?...

Anyone here ever volunteered in Dublin on Christmas Day, e g. the meals at the RDS? I'm thinking of doing it.

A group of people celebrating

#HUNIRL

A group of people with their heads in their hands

#HUNIRL

Will you be muting the word "Radiohead" in the replies here, or accepting the consequences of your actions?

YouTube video by My Ugly Clementine - Topic Try Me

Some cool new-ish music from Vienna: a band called My Ugly Clementine,
with their 2020 track 'Try Me' youtu.be/rsrVX65hYys?...

The Mozart Experience in Vienna

The Mozart Experience in Vienna really isn't selling it to me:

A pint of Guinness

Celebrating a brilliant Irish win, a great time in Vienna, a Dublin Marathon done, and lots of other wins from a tough year:

This may be the thrill of a great Irish win and the reasonably priced Guinness all talking, but I think it's in my interest and Ireland's that I stay put here in Vienna #Analysis #IRLPOR #COYBIG

Whatever way the speakers are set up in this pub, we can hear the commentary fine but can't hear Ronnie Whelan #Wunderbar #IRLPOR #COYBIG

Watching the Ireland match in Flanagan's in Vienna, where a proper pint of Guinness is €5.50 and Ireland are 1-0 up. I may never come home #IRLPOR #COYBIG

Major Babies record store in Vienna

A fine record store in Vienna, where Taylor Swift shares equal prominence in the window display with Falco:

Coffee and pastry on a white tablecloth

Coffee at the Hotel Imperial, Vienna

Public clock in Vienna

Detail of public clock in Vienna

Public clock in Vienna: I want a watch like this. (It's 9:15 pm, obviously.)