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Centre for the Study of Popular Music and Popular Culture, University of Limerick. Ireland. E-mail: [email protected]
Limerick, Ireland
Joined February 2015
A great weekend for @CSPMPCatUL at the @dublinbowiefest A panel on Young Americans, Interviewing Mike Garson, topped off with @spookyghostnyc leading a phenomenal 21 Bowie songs at the Three Arena.
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Interviewing Bowie’s Piano Man this morning at the @dublinbowiefest @UL @CSPMPCatUL A packed house gave Mike Garson several standing ovations.
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People always ask me LIAM do you believe in GOD and I say of course it’s important to have SELF BELIEF LG x
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Paddy Keenan agus John Francis Flynn ag seinm dreas ríleanna!🎵 ✝️ Tuileadh ceoil ar 'Ardóidh mé Shaol Lá Féile Bhríde.' 🔔 Inniu ~ Today 16:00
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👏 @mydolans are celebrating 30 years! Here music expert and author Professor Eoin Devereux speaks about how Dolan’s has helped to grow the musicial landscape of Limerick and how the venue has impacted the culture of Limerick! 💚 #dolans #30thbirthday #limerick #lovelimerick
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Maverick filmmaker was behind "Twin Peaks," "Blue Velvet" and other classics:
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Director David Lynch died in January 2025.
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The Coop Placement of Dreams ⚽️🏆 2nd yr journalism student Marina Sanchez has just completed her six month Coop placement at @realmadrid TV, where she had an amazing experience 🎥📺🎙 Find out more about a career in journalism at @UL open day this Sat👌
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"Dublin pavements remain very dangerous" WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay 15 years ago https://t.co/e23nXUq9w8
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Freezing weather brings potential legal issues, water shortages and public attention for one unfortunate man who slips on an icy Dublin footpath.
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#OnThisDay in 2016, @DavidBowieReal – on his 69th birthday – released his final studio album, Blackstar. He died just two days later. To mark the album's anniversary, we're revisiting our original review: https://t.co/PTZw9zuzoy
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On January 8 2016, David Bowie, on his 69th birthday, released his final studio album, Blackstar – just two days before his death. To mark the occasion, we...
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Celebrating the birthday of Bernard Sumner, born on January 4, 1956, in Salford, England. From the iconic post-punk sound of Joy Division to the innovative electronic beats with New Order, Sumner's guitar work and lyrical contributions have shaped alternative music.
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I seldom do presentations, talks for universities. One of the reasons is that there' are usually a lot of forms to complete for the finance department (purchase order/provider status etc) to receive the (often small) fee.
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As an aging Punk Rocker, I referenced "Big Jim (Kemmy) and Johnny Rotten" in my poem 'Penny Boy'. Wowed to find out today that @pilofficial are to play @mydolans in June 2025. John Lydon's PIL are a PHENOMENAL GROUP. @seodashows @CSPMPCatUL Tickets on Sale This Friday at 10am
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.@RobertSmith reveals the profound coincidence and death behind @thecure's ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ album art "It’s a beautiful object and just resonates with me"
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Robert Smith has explained the profound coincidence and death behind the cover artwork for The Cure's new album, 'Songs Of A Lost World'.
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"Most artists hide behind management. ‘Oh, we didn’t know,’ they say. They all know. If they say they do not, they’re either f***ing stupid or lying." https://t.co/ZASXBJbt3e
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20ys ago today supergroup The Placebo Cure performed If Only Tonight We Could Sleep in Paris in the largest onstage gathering for The Cure since they were joined by a mariachi band on the promo circuit for The 13th in 1996
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Robert Smith of @thecure: "My fights with the label have all been about how we can price things lower. The only reason you’d charge more for a gig is if you were worried that it was the last time you would be able to sell a T-shirt."
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As the singer for the Cure, Robert Smith could reap some great financial benefits from Ticketmaster’s insane price gouging. But for the past couple of years now, he’s been parroting all of our...
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Britain's first reggae band, The Cimarons played in the Arcadia, Cork, Ireland many times. Lucky to have seen and photographed them. Some of these photos are in Mark Warmington's Harder Than the Rock: The Cimarons Story on Sky Arts next Friday 10pm.
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Robert Smith has revealed that The Cure will retire following the 50th anniversary of the band's debut album in 2029 → https://t.co/fyf8tnoP5V
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