Electric Picnic 2009

wow… what can i say? It may just have been the greatest weekend of my life… definately of my career. The Flaming Lips were the greatest 3 songs of my career, without doubt.

Hotpress, you rock. Hotpress friends, you rock. My friends, you rock. Readers Wives, you rock. Random funny pillheads in the crowd, you rock. Musicians, you rock. Bouncers, you rock. Joe the taxi man, you rock. B&B mammy, you rock. Wayne Coyne, you definately rock. Guy who spilled a pint over my camera…well, sorry, you don’t rock…but i forgive you darlin

Bands worth a nod: Jape, Ebony Bones, Passion Pit, The Big Pink, Sugarhill Gang, Klaxons, Madness.

Jape (button factory w/ Lisa Hannigan)

wows…now not to gross you out but my theory is that you can tell just how good a gig was but the amount of sweat your covered in at the end (especially if it’s primarily other people’s)… and with this in mind, Jape was amazing!! Incredible atmosphere created by real fans who sang along and actually knew the words (well, except for the poor girl who volunteered to sing the chorus of Streetwise on stage… she did not know the words, even with 800 people singing them to her (she still rocked it tho, bless)…a mixture of quiet acousticy and boppy electricy tunes. And a lovely guest appearance from the incredibly ladylike Lisa Hannigan… genius!

no Phil Lynott tho… boo-urns

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Choice Music Awards Photos 2009

Pix from last nights Choice Music Awards in Vicar st…. Line up included Jape, Messiah J & the Expert,  Mick Flannery, Halfset, R.S.A.G. (Rarely Seen Above Ground), and Fight Like Apes. Smashing night all round with each band playin three songs.  Had to crawl around on me knees and battle it out with about 10 other snappers for these pix… hmmm… not impressed, but worth it i guess!

Congrats to Richie Jape Egan for getting the recognition (and 10 grand) he deserves!

enjoy the pix, more to follow on www.Hotpress.com