@kensweeney

Sad to hear ‘Weaver D's’ closing. The Athens, Georgia diner whose owner Wexter Deaver slogan to customers ‘Automatic For The People’ - local band R.E.M used for their eighth album. #REM #StipeBuckMillsBerry pic making 2017 @rteradio1.bsky.social doc #REMOutOfAthens www.rte.ie/culture/2017...

review R.E.M Murmur #StipeBuckMillsBerry

The Go-Betweens 16LoversLane in @ClassicPopMag & more listening here soundcloud.com/ken-sweeney-...

The Primitives’ Tracy Tracy on rubbing elbows with Morrissey and Björk: ‘If I didn’t get into singing, I’d probably have gone into fashion’ The one-time British indie pop star now teaches English classes and in February celebrates the 40th anniversary of her iconic group with a Spanish tour

The Primitives’ Tracy Tracy on rubbing elbows with Morrissey and Björk: ‘If I didn’t get into singing, I’d probably have gone into fashion’ english.elpais.com/culture/2026...

Fragment B is the new project by Natasha Penot and Mark Tranmer

Pete Paphides played "Beautiful Dreamer" on his show - first broadcast anywhere. Thank you, Pete:

www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/pe...

Bandcamp - art: Tim O'Donnell.

marktranmer.bandcamp.com/track/beauti...

@petepaphides.bsky.social

Wish i’d kept a box of these #Brian

Three episodes in & lovin’ #smallprophets - the new comedy from Mackenzie Crook - creator of #Detectorists. Starts on BBC2 tonight - (at 10pm in some regions.) Post Newsnight in others. #Mustwatch

You’re from Glasnevin #TheseSacredVows

Morgan McSweeney resigns

Don’t miss this. #ISwear True story of John Davidson, living with Tourette syndrome & campaigning for awareness. Empathy, kindness and acceptance, with amazing performance by Robert Aramayo. By Director/ writer Kirk Jones. Six #bafta2026 nominations

Doug Steen guitarist with The Revenants at the epicentre of Irish Rock - as I always suspected
(graphic: Tadhg Kelleher )

Do The Rat !#TheBoomtownRats @3ArenaDublin last night @hotpress 50th celebrations concert

Bob Geldof summons the spirit of Phil Lynott to join the party @hotpress 50th concert @3arena last night #ThinLizzy #TheBoysAreBackInTown #TheBoomtownRats

at @hotpress.com 50th gig with the A team

YouTube video by memoryserves Shack - Emergency

Super Channel used to air this a lot. Full of nods to the early days of Channel 4 youtu.be/m_k6sZuoXII?...

Imelda May to join HUGE Irish acts for Hot Press 50th anniversary gig IMELDA May has called on music fans to support Hotpress Magazine which celebrates half a century with a massive gig in the 3Arena tomorrow night. The Liberties born singer is one of a host of big n…

Imelda May on why some many big names are turning up to celebrate @hotpress.com magazine 50th anniversary gig @3arenadublin.bsky.social www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz...

Skerries

Want this .. “Taste making tunes inspired by thrift stores and Rickenbacker guitars” … The Rain Parade, The Bangles, R.E.M, The Three O’Clock , Long Ryders @CherryRedGroup #paisleyUnderground www.cherryred.co.uk/various-arti...

‘Watching The Office recently, my heart just sank’ – Mackenzie Crook on comedy, cruelty and being TV royalty After a very hard landing into fame in the 00s, he decided to take a softer approach – and hit on a winning formula for classic comedy. The star talks about his fantastical new show Small Prophets, hi...

‘Watching The Office recently, my heart just sank’ – Mackenzie Crook on comedy, cruelty and being TV royalty www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

The Blue Nile: A Walk Across the Rooftops Read Sam Sodomsky’s review of the album.

pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

My radio drama ‘Wogan’s Sweet Sixteen’ gets a re-airing this Sunday night as part of #RTE100 - celebrating 100 years of public broadcasting in Ireland- and to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Terry Wogan
#RTE100 #RTEDramaOnOne #PJOConnorAwards #TerryWogan

BBC 'to produce unique programmes for YouTube' - TVBEurope Programmes created for YouTube will be aimed at younger audiences who are watching the Google-owned platform more than traditional broadcasters

BBC ‘to produce unique programmes for YouTube’ www.tvbeurope.com/media-delive...

The Slowest Clock live review in @hotpress by George Byrne @tomhappens #TheNorseman (via Ghostown 1976 facebook )

Songwriters on the Run by Robert Forster Robert Forster, singer-songwriter and co-founder of the iconic indie band the Go-Betweens, takes readers on a rock-and-roll road trip in his scintillating fiction debut.

“Songwriters on the Run, Robert Forster’s debut novel, is a joyride. Burrowing into the netherworld of Australian independent music just as Nirvana’s grunge is about to swamp the planet, the former Go-Betweens has crafted a hectic sometimes hilarious tale”

#Traitors back on BBC1 tomorrow night #CantWait

YouTube video by JOHN GALLAGHER Ian McNabb & Peter Buck 'So. Central Rain' ( Monitor Mix)

So. Central Rain" by Pete Buck and Ian McNabb. (The Icicle Works) from forthcoming album 65
youtu.be/M-m9xefyxRo

Radio docs on #REM #TheBlueNile #TheGoBetweens and #TheTrashcanSinatras kensweeney.net

That’s the kind of review you want for your debut album - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers by Giovanni Dadomo (Sounds 1st, January 1977. via @SoundsClips ‘Go Hear It’

YouTube video by Meanwhile in Ireland Phil Lynott... I'm IRISH!

In honour of MTV closing their music channels today. Phil Lynott explaining to an MTV VJ ‘the Republic of Ireland’ was not part of Great Britain.
#GoodbyeMTV #MTVLive #MTV90s #ThinLizzy youtube.com/shorts/XIagi...

a great watch. 3 part doc #MurderAtThePostoffice