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Beauty Sleep light up The Dark! February 8, 2016

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Do you like your pop music very slick and very funky? Do you like ear worms and great vocal harmonies? You do? Well in that case you really need to check out the new single from Belfast’s Beauty Sleep. This catchy and classy slice of indie, electro pop heaven is called “The Dark”. It is the type of tune that will brighten you up though, in contrast to it’s title. It is a very impressive début release, especially from a band that has only been in existence for mere weeks!
The band is a three-piece unit made up of Ryan McGroarty, Cheylene Murphy and Aimee Williamson. I am reliably informed that they got together through a bonding experience that involved making up rude words with fridge magnet letters. Now that just makes me like them even more!

The single is released on 19th February and if you don’t buy it, download it, stream it and tell all your friends about it then I expect a note from your parents or guardians explaining why. That had better be on my desk by 20th February at the latest!

Click here to check it out on Soundcloud and don’t forget to let me know what you think of it.

 

 

“But here in my heart, there’s an empty space” February 6, 2011


It has just been reported that former Thin Lizzy guitarist and superbly talented solo artist Gary Moore has died. There is no news as to the cause of death, his manager confirmed that he was found dead in a Spanish hotel room this morning.He had been on holiday in Spain. His talent crossed many genres; rock, blues and metal. He first came to prominence in the Irish band Skid Row, who he joined aged just 16 in 1969.

He joined Thin Lizzy as  replacement for another Irish guitarist, Eric Bell, he had previously played in secondary school bands with Phil Lynott and another Lizzy guitarist Brian Downey. His partnership with Phil Lynott went beyond Thin Lizzy including hits such as “Parisienne Walkways” He has also played with many artists from BB King to the Travelling Wilburys. He provided a guitar solo on the Wilbury’s track “She’s My Baby”

Read the BBC report here. I am sure that his family, friends and fans around the world will miss him. RIP Gary Moore …… Rock On!