03/07/2009

welcome

to Kris' daughter (Rodrigo y Gabriela lighting designer),

they want to get to know her before giving her a name.

she is gorgeous.

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02/07/2009

Neighbourhood

pictures from when my mum was over, every place is maximum 10mn away by train (or 45mn walk)

i have to say she was lucky to have a fantastic weather the whole week, though it was a bit foggy near the end

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01/07/2009

here is the exact schedule

for Oxegen 09

(cool i can see Blur and say hello to Miss Kittin crew... for the rest, well honestly i've almost already seen all of the interesting bands!)

 

MAIN STAGE


FRIDAY 10TH JULY SATURDAY 11TH JULY
23:10 BLUR 23:30 KINGS OF LEON
21:10 SNOW PATROL 21:55 BLOC PARTY
19:35 THE SCRIPT 20:25 ELBOW
18:05 LILY ALLEN 18:55 YEAH YEAH YEAHS
16:35 JAMES 17:30 JAMES MORRISON
15:00 THE CORONAS 16:20 THE BLIZZARDS
14:00 THE ARTANE BOYS BAND &
THE BRILLIANT THINGS
15:10 SQUEEZE
14:00 THE SAW DOCTORS

SUNDAY 12TH JULY
22:10 THE KILLERS
20:35 RAZORLIGHT
19:05 THE SPECIALS
17:45 PAOLO NUTINI
16:30 LADY GAGA
15:15 CALVIN HARRIS
14:00 OCEAN COLOUR SCENE

 

THE O2 STAGE

 

FRIDAY 10TH JULY SATURDAY 11TH JULY
23:35 KEANE 23:35 NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
21:50 PENDULUM 22:05 DOVES
20:15 FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS 20:35 THE MARS VOLTA
18:40 DUKE SPECIAL 19:05 MAXIMO PARK
17:10 THERAPY? 17:35 EAGLES OF DEATH METAL
15: 40 THE ANSWER 16:15 THE GAME
14:00 TELEGRAPHS 15:00 THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM

14:00 RED LIGHT COMPANY

SUNDAY 12TH JULY
22:40 NINE INCH NAILS
21:00 JANE'S ADDICTION
19:40 TING TINGS
18:20 KATY PERRY
17:10 WHITE LIES
16:00 STARSAILOR
14:55 YOU ME AT SIX
14:00 THE HORRORS

 

HEINEKEN GREEN SPHERES STAGE


FRIDAY 10TH JULY SATURDAY 11TH JULY
23:15 2 MANY DJ'S 23:50 JERRY FISH & THE
MUDBUG CLUB

21:25 REPUBLIC OF LOOSE 21:45 PET SHOP BOYS
19:50 MOGWAI 20:25 TV ON THE RADIO
18:20 FIGHT LIKE APES 19:15 PETER DOHERTY
16:50 DREADZONE 18:00 REGINA SPEKTOR
15:20 GOD IS AN
ASTRONAUT
16:50 THE SATURDAYS
14:00 DIRTY EPICS 15:45 DANIEL MERRIWEATHER

14:50 GARY GO

14:00 FRED

SUNDAY 12TH JULY
22:35 MANIC STREET
PREACHERS
21:05 GLASVEGAS
19:45 JASON MRAZ
18:30 FOALS
17:15 FRIENDLY FIRES
16:00 THAT PETROL EMOTION
14:55 NOISETTES
14:00 IGLU & HARTLY

 

RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY STAGE


FRIDAY 10TH JULY SATURDAY 11TH JULY
00:10 ARVEENE 23:45 DJ TU-KI
23:20 DAVID HOLMES
/ DJ
22:45 MANO LE TOUGH
22:20 CHLOE / DJ 21:15 CRYSTAL CASTLES
21:00 LADYHAWKE 19:50 TINCHY STRYDER
19:30 M83 18:35 COLM K / DJ
18:00 JOHNNY MOY / DJ 17:25 MESSIAH J & THE EXPERT
16:45 SPECIAL GUEST 15:55 DEFCON
15:15 LUKID / DJ 15:00 RIZM / DJ
14:00 202'S 14:00 JAMIE WOON

SUNDAY 12TH JULY
23:05 MIKKI DEE & MYSTRO / DJ
22:15 ONRA / DJ
21: 45 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE
20:05 OF MONTREAL
19:00 CASIO KIDS
17:55 TELEPATHE
16:45 GOLDIELOCKS
14:55 RARELY SEEN ABOVE GROUND
14:00 RUARI

 

DANCE ARENA


FRIDAY 10TH JULY SATURDAY 11TH JULY
23:30 DEADMAU5 23:00 TIGA
21:30 SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA 21:30 BOY NOIZE
20:00 CROOKERS 20:30 ANNE MAC
19:00 AEROPLANE / DJ SET 19:30 DIGITALISM
18:05 FRANKMUSIK / LIVE 18:30 DR. LEKTROLUV
17:10 EVIL 9 17:30 POPOF
16:20 JAPANESE POP STARS
/ LIVE
16:30 DON RIMINI
15:30 BURNS 15:30 DJ PHILTH
15:00 GORDO 14:45 BITCHES WITH WOLVES
/ LIVE

14:00 TOM MIDDLETON 14:00 LOUIS OSBOURNE

SUNDAY 12TH JULY
22:00 FELIX DA HOUSECAT
21:00 MS KITTEN & THE HACKER
/ LIVE
20:00 MSTRKRFT
19:00 BLOODY BEETROOTS
18:00 YUKSEK / LIVE
17:00 KISSY SELL OUT
16:00 FEVER RAY / LIVE
15:20 NIALLER 9
14:30 HUDSON MOHAWKE
/ LIVE
13:50 SCOTT MCNAUGHTON

 

HOT PRESS NEW BANDS STAGE


FRIDAY 10TH JULY SATURDAY 11TH JULY
00:00 O EMPEROR 00:00 THE AIRBOURNE TOXIC
EVENT

23:00 PULLED APART BY S
HORSES
23:00 GO AUDIO
22:00 SPINNERETTE 22:00 PATRICK WOLF
21:00 METRONOMY 21:00 SNEAKY SOUNDSYSTEM
20:00 IAIN ARCHER 20:00 LITTLE BOOTS
19:00 THE HOURS 19:00 HOCKEY
18:00 DINOSAUR PILE UP 18:00 PASSION PIT
17:00 MUMFORD & SONS 17:00 IN CASE OF FIRE
16:00 CAROLINA LIAR 16:00 HOWLING BELLS
15:00 PRISCILLA AHN 15:00 WILL AND THE PEOPLE
14:00 TRUFFLE SHUFFLE 14:00 SEVEN DAYS
SUNDAY 12TH JULY
23:00 THE TWANG
22:00 CAMERA OBSCURA
21:00 THE CHAPTERS
20:00 WILD BEASTS
19:00 THE VIRGINS
18:00 THE MACCABEES
17:00 WALLIS BIRD
16:00 BOMBAY BICYCE CLUB
15:00 PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND
14:00 BOX SOCIAL

 

IMRO STAGE


FRIDAY 10TH JULY SATURDAY 11TH JULY
00:25 THE MIGHTY STEF 00:25 CAP PAS CAP
23:25 YES CADETS 23:25 AND SO I WATCH
YOU FROM AFAR

22:30 THE FLAWS 22:25 CODES
21:30 DAVID KITT 21:25 DIRECTOR
20:30 HEATHERS 20:25 GENERAL FIASCO
19:30 THE JOY FORMIDABLE 19:30 ST VINCENT
18:30 CASHIER NO. 9 18:35 JOE ECHO
17:35 RUTH ANNE
CUNNINGHAM
17:40 NIGHTBOX
16:40 THE BRILLIANT THINGS 16:45 ANGEL PIER
15:45 HOME STAR RUNNER 15:50 CAROSEL
14:50 STONE MOTION 14:55 JENNA TORO
14:00 PROWLER 14:00 DISTRACTORS
SUNDAY 12TH JULY

23:15 CONCERTO FOR CONSTANTINE
22:20 DARK ROOM NOTES
21:25 VILLAGERS
20:25 WINTERSLEEP
19:30 BROKEN RECORDS
18:25 BLOOD OR WHISKEY
17:30 THE CHAKRAS
16:35 THE JADES
15:40 ANDREW HOZIER-BYRNE
14:50 BONE
14:00 SUSIE SOHO

 

BACARDI B-LIVE ARENA


SUNDAY 12TH JULY
20:00 A SKILLZ
18:00 STREET LIFE DJS
16:00 UNABOMBERS
14:00 REMEDY IRELAND
FRIDAY 10TH JULY SATURDAY 11TH JULY
20:30 KRAFTY KUTS 20:00 FILTHY DUKES
20:00 BEARDYMAN 18:00 IDIOT PROOF
17:30 DISCO BLOODBATH 16:00 HORSEMEAT DISCO
16:00 DUBLIN STREETS 14:00 SOUND CHECK

it does look good

working

at Oxegen

on the Red Bull Stage

come and say hello if you're around!

 

friday:

LadyHawke

M83*

David Holmes*

 

saturday:

Crystal Castles*

Tinchy Stryder

Telepathe

 

sunday:

Florence and The Machine

Of Montreal

Casio Kids

 

and these acts as well: Chloe, Lukid, 202s, Defcon, Tuki*, Mano le Tough, Colm Kenefic, Messiah J & The Expert*, Johnny Moy*, Jamie Woon, Mickey Dee, Onra, RSAG*, Rory Donohue.

 

( acts followed by * means that they played in ALT before!)

29/06/2009

The Duckworth Lewis Method

www.myspace.com/dlmethod

 

Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh are The Duckworth Lewis Method
A Message From Neil
"It is with a great sense of honour and humility that I come before you today to announce the forthcoming release of possibly the least necessary album of recent years.
Ladles and Jellyspoons, we give you The Duckworth Lewis Method!!! A kaleidoscopic musical adventure through the beautiful and rather silly world of cricket.
Few have attempted to encapsulate the King of Sports in song. None have succeeded, UNTIL NOW!!
Mr Duckworth and myself have dedicated ourselves to this end, and I'm delighted to announce that we are on the verge of a fabled alchemy. So go and get your pads on, take your place in the sun, and salivate in expectation for the sound of Summer '09 THE DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHOD."
Join us on Twitter - @duckworthlewis www.duckworthlewismethod.com

Help Le Galaxie

"Last week one of the lads' apartment was broken into and all our band money which we have saved and saved for ages was taken. This money was to be used to pay off our recording, duplication and PR costs and now we have absolutely nothing. Frowny-emoticon!

We are having a fundraiser on July 1st in Whelans and we have a few friends playing with us on the night to help us get bodies into the venue to help re-coup the cash that was lost as we truly have no money after the break in and are fantastically in debt."

LeGalaxAID - In Defiance Of Crime:
LE GALAXIE
Grand Pocket Orchestra
The Funeral Suits
Wednesday, 1st July, Whelans, Wexford Street, Dublin 2
Doors 8pm
Admission €10
Le Galaxie's new EP Transworld FREE for everyone on the night!
Followed by late club with DJ sets & from Delorentos & Let's Fighting Love

22/06/2009

visiting

my mum is arriving today and staying for a week!

i'm cooking an olive and sausage cake before she gets here

 

15 cl de lait / 15cl of milk
15 cl d'huile d'olive / 15cl of olive oil
4 oeufs / 4 eggs
100 g de gruyère râpé / 100g grated cheese
250 g de farine / 250g flour
1 paquet de levure / baking powder
1 cuillère à café de moutarde / mustard
200 g de jambon en dés/ ou poulet/ ou saucisse / 200gr of ham/ or chicken/ or sausage
200 g d'olives vertes / 200gr of green olives




Dans un saladier, travaillez le lait, l'huile et les oeufs cassés un par un.

mix milk, olive oil, eggs.

Ajoutez la farine, le gruyère râpé, la farine, la levure, la moutarde et terminez par le jambon (en dés) et les olives coupées en 2.

add flour, grated cheese, baking powder, mustard, and finally the pieces of ham or chicken or sausage and cut olives.

Faites cuire dans un moule à cake beurré et fariné pendant 45 mn, à 190°C (thermostat 6/7).

cook in the oven for 45mn at 190°C (6-7)

21/06/2009

there is something missing

BONNE FETE PAPA

18/06/2009

Frenchies in ALT

tonight:

 

DSL (Ed Banger crew)

http://www.myspace.com/dslbros

 

Gaetan Billault doing visuals

http://www.gaetan-billault.com

 

17/06/2009

less work, more time

more time to experiment cooking

 

this afternoon my plan is to make a flambeed banana thanks to some ouzo (greek anise liquor) and sugar

with on top of it fresh raspberries and blueberries

and on top of it all some whipped fresh cream mixed with vanilla ice cream

 

cet apres-midi je vais tente une banane flambee avec de l'ouzo (pastis grec) et du sucre

avec des framboises et mures fraiches

avec par dessus le tout de la creme fraiche fouette melange a de la glace a la vanille

 

 

 

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for all the techies out there

http://www.pikeyav.co.uk

 

16/06/2009

riz au lait

rice pudding:

boil 150gr of rice in water for 3mn, drain

put your rice in 500ml of milk with vanilla, a small amount cinnamon and lemon, and 50gr of sugar

on the hob, really slowly so the milk doesn't boil, for about 30-40mn, it is done when the milk is almost totally absorbed by the rice.

put in small bowls and in the fridge for the night.

eat for breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner...

 

 

riz au lait:

faire bouillir 150gr de riz dans de l'eau pour 3mn, egoutter

mettre le riz dans 500ml de lait avec de la vanille, un peu de canelle et citron, et 50gr de sucre

faire chauffer tout doucement le lait pour qu'il ne bout pas, pendant 30-40mn, c'est pret quand le lait a presque ete absorbe par le riz.

mettre dans des ramequins et au frigo pour la nuit.

a manger au petit dejeuner, dejeuner, gouter, diner...

12/06/2009

worries

work is becoming more and more quiet

july seems to be dead, so dead in the venue...

i've started looking for a part time job just in case it stays quiet.

i'm kinda worried. hopefully it will be better for gigs after the summer. but even then the venue is supposed to close at the end of december.

and then?

i don't know what's going to happen. i don't really want to move and go to the UK but i might have to, there are jobs in the UK. it will be a pain to move all my stuff and furniture though...

ha if only i didn't have that loan, i could have saved a little bit of money... now i'm just scared i might lose my job like everyone else and won't have any money for the loan, the rent, the food...

 

stupid crisis.

07/06/2009

anyone got 4 millions?

just to buy this nice house:

www.daft.ie/1357621

and actually can i have one million more to re-do the decoration inside?

 

oh you think it is a nice house?

you haven't seen this one which has bigger gardens and one more bedroom:

www.daft.ie/1442378

or this one is way cheaper actually, and has the coolest gadget, a car turntable! yes you can park your car and it can turn around and around automatically like at an exhibition for your own pleasure of admiring your own car...

www.daft.ie/1375385

06/06/2009

summer lunch

even if it is not summer outside anymore as it is raining today and it will probably be raining for a few days,

i decided it can be still summer at home.

cooked a ratatouille

(2 aubergines+3 courgettes+2 tomatoes+half a chorizo sliced

+peppers+2 onions+garlic+thyme+olive oil

cooked for 30-40mn in a casserole)

and strawberries with sugar for dessert.

yummy!

ALLEZ!!!

allez l'ASM!

can't watch the game (rugby finale: my city against Perpignan), but my mother is gonna keep me updated!

come on guys, you can do it!

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05/06/2009

Dalkey-Killiney

the guys

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the Vico

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Dalkey/Killiney/Bray

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Dalkey beach

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Yann Arthus-Bertrand

his new movie here: http://www.youtube.com/user/homeproject