John Kelly http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/ John Kelly en Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T08:59:48+00:00 New York Festivals John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/new-york-festivals http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/new-york-festivals http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/new-york-festivals#comments Looks like my Steve Reich WTC 9/11 programme on RTE lyric FM has been nominated for a New York Festivals Award.

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]]> 2012-05-16T08:59:48+00:00 The Pipes John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes3 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes3 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes3#comments Thanks for all the kind words about my radio play The Pipes. Much appreciated.

The podcast is available here

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]]> 2012-05-16T08:47:39+00:00 The Pipes John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes2 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes2 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes2#comments The final touches now being put to The Pipes. A great cast, great production team and a few serious all-nighters at the Pro Tools.

 

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]]> 2012-05-06T13:08:30+00:00 RADIO CLASH John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash6 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash6 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash6#comments RADIO CLASH 83 first broadcast 02/05/12

 

  • The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
  • T- Rex - 20th Century Boy
  • Big Star - Ballad of El Goodo
  • The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
  • The Band with Van Morrison - Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby)
  • The Band with Van Morrison - Caravan
  • The Tamlins - Baltimore
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Lively Up Yourself
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stir It Up
  • Elvis Costello & The Attraction - Watching The Detectives
  • The Replacements - Left Of The Dial
  • R.E.M - Get Up
  • Pixies - Something Against You
  • Joey Ramone - What a Wonderful World
  • Dr. John - Such a Night
  • Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)

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]]> 2012-05-06T12:57:06+00:00 The Pipes John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes1 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes1 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes1#comments Read On

]]> 2012-05-02T10:45:51+00:00 The Pipes John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-pipes#comments This from the Journal of Music. Short interview.

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]]> 2012-05-02T10:30:08+00:00 Radio Clash John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash5 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash5 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash5#comments Radio Clash first broadcast 25/04/12

RADIO CLASH 82

  • Luke Slater - Hard Knock Rock
  • Guessmen - Spaceship
  • The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Heavy (Dante Ross/John Gamble remix)
  • Blakroc  feat. Jim Jones & Mos Def - Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)
  • Jeff Buckley - Grace
  • PJ Harvey - The Words That Maketh Murder
  • Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Go Folks, Go
  • Serge Gainsbourg - Melody
  • Iggy Pop - Initials BB
  • Jacqueline Taieb - Le Coeur Au Bout Des Doigts
  • Tosca - Rondo Acapricio
  • Echoboy - Canada

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]]> 2012-04-27T08:11:59+00:00 Hennessy Literary Awards John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/hennessy-literary-awards http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/hennessy-literary-awards http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/hennessy-literary-awards#comments Great night as MC at the French Ambassador's residence in Dublin. Congratulations to the winners. Niamh Boyce who won the New Irish Writer and the Emerging Poetry awards, Viv McDade who received the Emerging Fiction award and Barbara Tarrant who won the First Fiction award. Big respect also to John Boyne who was inducted into the Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame.

This from John Boyne's site

Niamh Boyce's blog  has pics here

and here I am with one of the judges - writer Giles Foden

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]]> 2012-04-27T07:58:35+00:00 MC Drinkaware Awards John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/mc-drinkaware-awards http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/mc-drinkaware-awards http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/mc-drinkaware-awards#comments Enjoyed meeting everyone at the Drinkaware Awards. Congratulations to all concerned.

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]]> 2012-04-27T07:51:05+00:00 Marley John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/marley http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/marley http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/marley#comments Tonight on The Works we review Marley. Movie trailer here

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]]> 2012-04-19T08:43:51+00:00 The Works John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-works3 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-works3 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-works3#comments Read On

]]> 2012-04-19T08:33:19+00:00 Radio Clash John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash4 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash4 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash4#comments
  • RADIO CLASH 81 18/04/12

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    • Solex vs Cristina Martinez & Jon Spencer - Bon Bon
    • Solex vs Cristina Martinez & Jon Spencer - Fire Fire
    • Thin Lizzy - Showdown
    • Dr. John - Locked Down
    • Kaada - Care
    • Gang Star - Lovesick
    • Jape - Floating
    • Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er
    • Carlton Patterson & King Tubby - The King at the Controls
    • Sylford Walker - Eternal Day (extended)
    • Straight to Hell - The Clash
    • Eddie & The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do
    • Rory Gallagher - Follow Me

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    ]]>     2012-04-19T08:23:11+00:00     Radio Clash playlist John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-playlist4 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-playlist4 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-playlist4#comments  RADIO CLASH 80

    • Mungo's Hifi - Ing
    • Cornershop - Motion The 11 (Guigsy's Dub)
    • Sandoz - King Dread
    • Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (Prisoners of Technology/TMS 1 Remix)
    • Daft Punk - Da Funk
    • lcd soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing at My House
    • Nine Inch Nails - The Beginning of the End (Ladytron remix)
    • Air - Kelly Watch The Stars (Moog Cookbook Remix)
    • Jean Jacques Perry - E.V.A
    • Beck - Broken Train
    • Robert Glasper - Smells Like Teen Spirit
    • Blockhead - Roll Out the Red Carpet

     

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    ]]>     2012-04-12T10:23:26+00:00     Arvo Part John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/arvo-part http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/arvo-part http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/arvo-part#comments Read On

    ]]>     2012-04-05T09:25:31+00:00     Radio Clash John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash3 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash3 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash3#comments
  • RADIO CLASH 79 04/04/12

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    • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Get Ready For Love
    • The 5,6,7,8's - Hanky Panky
    • The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - 2 Kindsa Love
    • Violent Femmes - American Music
    • Tom Waits - Raised Right Men
    • Tom Waits - Talking At The Same Time
    • St. Vincent – Cheerleader
    • My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
    • Rachid Taha - Rock El Casbah
    • The Clash - Tommy Gun
    • The Clash - This Is Radio Clash
    • The Bush Tetras - Can't Be Funky
    • Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
    • The Tamlins - Baltimore
    • Tommy McCook - Heatwave

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    ]]>     2012-04-05T09:00:34+00:00     Radio Clash John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash2 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash2 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash2#comments Radio Clash first broadcast on 2XM on  28/03/12

     

    Radio Clash 78
     

    • Parliament - P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)
    • •United 8 - Getting Uptown (To Get Down)
    • •Funk Inc. - Sister Janie
    • •Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady
    • •The Detroit Emeralds - Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)
    • •Tammi Lynn - Light My Fire
    • •Prince - Cream
    • •Cal Tjader - Gimme Shelter
    • •Charles Earland - Black Talk (Part1)
    • •Ripple - I Don't Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky
    • •Betty Wright - Clean-Up Woman
    • •Fuzzy Haskins - Cookie Jar
    • •Isaac Hayes - Use Me
    • •Dr. John - Right Place, Wrong Time
    • •Little Royal - Little Royal Freeze

     

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    ]]>     2012-03-28T08:06:35+00:00     Julie Feeney John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/julie-feeney http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/julie-feeney http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/julie-feeney#comments

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    ]]>     2012-03-28T07:55:28+00:00     Radio Clash John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash1 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash1 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash1#comments  

           RADIO CLASH 77

    • Bruce Springsteen - You've Got It
    • War - Low Rider (On The Boulevard)
    • The Go-Team - Ladyflash
    • Sarah Webster Fabio - Sweet Songs
    • The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
    • The Congos - Fisherman
    • Morgan Heritage & Bounty Killer - Guns in the Ghetto
    • Randy's Allstars - Mission Impossible
    • Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running
    • REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
    • The Replacements - Left Of The Dial
    • Bruce Springsteen - Land Of Hope And Dreams.

     

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    ]]>     2012-03-22T09:06:58+00:00     The Works John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-works2 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-works2 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-works2#comments In The Works tonight I'll be talking to novelist William Boyd, Nadine will be talking to Mark Wahlberg, Sinead will be at Offset and music there'll be music from Katie Kim filmed the the great Myles O'Reilly.

     

    RTE 1 tele late.

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    ]]>     2012-03-15T19:46:59+00:00     The Works John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-works1 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-works1 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-works1#comments Read On

    ]]>     2012-03-15T19:35:42+00:00     Radio Clash 76 John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-76 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-76 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-76#comments
  • Bruce Springsteen - Land of Hope and Dreams
  • Tortoise & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Thunder Road
  • Robert Glasper - Smells Like Teen Spirit
  • Betty LaVette - How Am I Different?
  • Prince - Purple Rain
  • Johnny Thunders & Philip Lynott - Daddy Rollin' Stone
  • New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
  • Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation
  • Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
  • Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
  • Debbie Harry & Iggy Pop - Well Did You Evah
  • Sonic Youth - Skip Tracer

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    ]]>     2012-03-15T19:27:56+00:00     random pic John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/random-pic http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/random-pic http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/random-pic#comments Read On

    ]]>     2012-03-14T18:23:59+00:00     The Joshua Tree 25th Anniversary Kevin http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-joshua-tree-25th-anniversary http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-joshua-tree-25th-anniversary http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/the-joshua-tree-25th-anniversary#comments Once you get past your 40s it seems that hardly a day goes by without some shocking revelation about the passage of time.  That U2 released The Joshua Tree a quarter of a century ago is one such head-wrecker. Surely it can’t be 25 years?  There are people with whom I work who weren’t even alive in 1987, never mind actually in the room when this remarkable record was first unleashed on Whistle Test. What’s Whistle Test they’ll ask me?  What’s a record? And what age are you anyway?

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    ]]>     2012-03-12T10:17:14+00:00     Radio Clash John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash#comments RADIO CLASH 75

    First broadcast 6/03/12

    • The Heptones - Sea of Love
    • The Maytals - Sweet Sweet Jenny
    • Prince Buster - Open Up Bartender
    • Kaada - Mainframe
    • The Flaming Lips - Seven Nation Army
    • The White Stripes - The Nurse
    • Penny Lang - Lost and Found
    • Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You
    • Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft
    • James Brown - Funky President (People It's Bad)
    • Public Enemy - Fight The Power
    • The Chosen Few - Shaft
    • Shark Wilson & The Basement Heaters - Make It Reggae
    • Hopeton  Lewis - Express Yourself
    • Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica
    • The Ethiopians - Train To Skaville

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    ]]>     2012-03-06T12:54:22+00:00     Sebastião Salgado John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/sebastiaeo-salgado http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/sebastiaeo-salgado http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/sebastiaeo-salgado#comments

    Great to meet the legendary photographer Sebastião Salgado today. He will feature on The Works on Thursday 8th February. In the meantime, go see the exhibition at The Gallery of Photography. Some really stunning shots.

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    ]]>     2012-02-29T18:48:04+00:00     Radio Clash Playlist John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-playlist3 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-playlist3 http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-playlist3#comments Radio Clash 74 first broadcast 28/02/12

    RADIO CLASH 74

    • Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down (Split Mix)
    • New Order - Blue Monday
    • David Bowie - Hallo Spaceboy (PSB remix)
    • 23 Skidoo - Coup
    • In-Crowd - Mango Walk
    • Junior Byles & Rupert Reid - Chant Down Babylon (extended)
    • Dawn Penn - No No No
    • PJ Harvey - A Perfect Day Elise
    • St. Vincent - Cheerleader
    • Radiohead - Creep
    • Beasts Of Bourbon - Chase the Dragon
    • R.L Burnside - Let My Baby Ride
    • Lou Reed - Peggy Sue

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    ]]>     2012-02-28T17:27:35+00:00     Radio Clash 73 playlist John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-73-playlist http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-73-playlist http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/radio-clash-73-playlist#comments
  • The Cramps - Human Fly
  • The White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
  • Blues Explosion - Damage
  • Tom Waits - Raised Right Men
  • The Rolling Stones - Miss You
  • I-Roy - New York City
  • Big Joe - In the Ghetto
  • King Tubby and Prince Jammy - Breaking Up Dubwise
  • Depth Charge - Bounty Killers
  • Trost - Cowboy
  • Dengue Fever - Sister On The Radio
  • Tosca - Rondo Acapricio
  • David Bowie - Fashion
  • TV On The Radio - Province
  • Beirut - My Wife, Lost In The Wild
  • Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

    • This programme will be repeated Sat at 7pm

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    ]]>     2012-02-22T09:59:17+00:00     Mardi Gras Mystery Train John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/Mystery-Train http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/Mystery-Train http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/Mystery-Train#comments Here's an old Mystery Train from the vaults. A Mardi Gras special. Enjoy!

    http://www.rte.ie/radio/mysterytrain/2006/0228/mysterytrain.html

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    ]]>     2012-02-21T10:03:47+00:00     Donal and John John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/donal-and-john http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/donal-and-john http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/donal-and-john#comments Delighted to be part of the The Young Hearts Run Free event in support of the Simon Community. Tues 21st at the Unitarian Church, St. Stephen's Green. Dublin. 8pm.

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    ]]>     2012-02-17T09:22:28+00:00     Jon McGregor John http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/jon-mcgregor http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/jon-mcgregor http://www.thisisjohnkelly.com/news/article/jon-mcgregor#comments I'm a great admirer of the Nottingham based writer Jon McGregor. Not only does he sign books, he stamps them with his own stamper. I was 0273.

    This book, by the way, is highly recommended.

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