The Ticket's Top 50 bands right now..

The Irish Times Friday music supplement The Ticket have done a poll of the "50 best Irish music acts right now".

The top five is:
5. Lisa Hannigan
4. Fight Like Apes
3. Cathy Davey
2. Jape
1. David Holmes

While probably not scientifically accurate, it certainly makes an interesting read. Notable omissions include Mumblin' Deaf Ro, Director, The Flaws and Super Extra Bonus Party, but there's plenty to be getting on with in the rest.

Have a read here.

(alternatively Nialler9 has his own list up here too)

Speed Bump

more here.

Director announce dates and New album

Dublin band Director have announced plans to release their second album "I'll Wait for Sound" on the 8th of May. It will be released on their own Crapshoot Economics label and will be promoted with gigs in Kilkenny, Cork and Dublin's Button Factory.

For full details (and a listen to their first single Sing it without a tune visit their myspace.

Good article from the Guardian

David Byrne and Brian Eno talk to the Guardian about music, paranoia and their new album "Everything that Happens will Happen Today"

Read it here.