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The Big Bad Wolf

mixtape crew — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:40:58 +0000

Little Boy Blue and Scarecrow sing and dance, Little Bo Peep and her sheep join in. Black Sheep cries “wolf”, which causes problems when a real wolf shows up. Animation by U. B. Iwerks.

Robin James Hurt

mixtape crew — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:13:55 +0000

Born in Belfast, raised in Scotland and living in Dublin for many moons now, Robin James Hurt plays guitar like a ‘demon gadgie’ (Edinburgh slang). He also sings like a wee bird, and composes and arranges fine folky music.

Robin James Hurt on MySpace

Superman

mixtape crew — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:13:39 +0000

Is it a bird? Is it a plane, no it’s the super being that needs absolutely no introduction.

Sarah Maria Griffin

mixtape crew — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:30:43 +0000

Sarah Maria Griffin is generally found behind the tea counter at the Milk and Cookies events. She wants to be a hairdresser when she grows up and finishes her degree (in English and other stuff). She plays ukelele. She also writes lots: lists, birthday cards, post-it notes, plays, postcards, poems and stories. She’s a co-facilitator of The Mixing Bowl, a storytelling circle hosted once a month.

Gabby: All’s Well

mixtape crew — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:12:05 +0000

Gabby was a Max Fleischer animated cartoon series distributed through Paramount Pictures. Gabby was the town crier in the 1939 animated feature Gulliver’s Travels produced by Fleischer. Paramount and Fleischer saw fit to give Gabby his own Technicolor cartoon series, eight entries of which were produced between 1940 and 1941. Gabby was voiced by Pinto Colvig, the voice of Walt Disney’s Goofy.

When Gabby tries to make everything well, he comes to fussy baby and attempts to change the baby’s diaper. Can Gabby change the baby’s diaper? Find out on Gabby’s All’s Well

James Guilmartin

mixtape crew — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:20:11 +0000

James Guilmartin has just released his debut album Intro into Exile. An album ten years in the making by one othe Irish singer songwriter who’s has been described as an intense performer who sings and plays guitar with mountains of passion and conviction.

Intro into Exile is available in Road Records

James Guilmartin on MySpace

Bob Shakeshaft

mixtape crew — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:03:01 +0000

Bob Shakeshaft is a well-known Irish poet. He has performed a number of times at the Glór Sessions and luckily Mixtape were there to capture this performance.

Chucky’s River

mixtape crew — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:59:52 +0000

Chucky’s River perform two songs to promote their EP – “Personality Crash” which is on sale now. If you like what you hear, head over to their MySpace for some more free tracks.

Eva Queen

mixtape crew — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:59:46 +0000

Eva Queen takes the stage at the Cobalt Cafe for another episode of Nighthawks. She performs ‘Blinding Lights’, one of her earliest compositions.

Hear more of her soulful pop, rock and jazz inspired tunes on her MySpace.

[We apologise that due to a technical issue on the night, the audio in this recording is not up to our usual standards]

Colm Keegan

mixtape crew — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:59:07 +0000

Colm is a Dublin based writer of short stories, poems, and screenplays. His words bring the city to life in this poem entitled ‘The Crackle”.

Stephen James Smith

mixtape crew — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:45 +0000

Stephen James Smith is the MC of the Glór Sessions. He’s a gem of Dublin city. His words and tone and indeed characteher are comparable to none.

This poem about “signing on”, to anyone who has ever drawn the scratcher, speaks volumes, especially in how it attacks the stereotypes who face those being on the welfare.

His voice is something we all need in our lives. He is Raw he’s got Magic and he’s got Rage.

George Fox

mixtape crew — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:30:58 +0000

Check out some of George Fox’s set at Nighthawks. See his MySpace for more.

The Stupidstitious Cat

mixtape crew — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:29 +0000

A very superstitious cat tries to catch Buzzy for breakfast but Buzzy outsmarts him.

Animation by Graham Place and John Walworth. Story by Carl Meyer and Jack Ward. Scenics by Anton Loeb. Music by Winston Sharples.

Produced in 1946.

Eazy Tyger

Shimmy and Carlos Irie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:30:34 +0000

Eazy Tyger bring glam rock back to mixtape.ie. Check out two of their songs, and find out where you can see them live on their MySpace page.

Andy Lea

mixtape crew — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:03 +0000

Andy Lea is a young Irish singer/songwriter who gave a stunning performance showcasing his talent at the Glór Sessions.

From this video it’s clear that his is surely a name you will hear more and more about.

Stephen Elliott

mixtape crew — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:30:27 +0000

In this clip from Stephen Elliott’s hillarious Nighthawks set, he makes a few hypothetical changes to the cast of Star Wars, and gives a revealing account of a past relationship that didn’t quite work out.

Felix the Cat: The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg

mixtape crew — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:00:57 +0000

Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in the silent film era. Although this cartoon is from much later .

His black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with thesurrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combined to make Felix one of the most recognizable cartoon characters next to Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck or Woody Woodpecker.

Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences.

Primitevo

Shimmy and Carlos Irie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:00:54 +0000

Primitevo are a three piece punk band comprising of Paul Woppy, guitar and vocals, Norman Random, Bass and Mocker Wreker on the sticks.

The short high powered songs are full to the brim with 70s punk anarchy and attitude with some heavy influence from the likes of the Clash really shining through at times.

Primitevo on MySpace

Kalle Ryan

mixtape crew — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:00:33 +0000

Kalle Ryan is an energetic wiever of the spoken word sword. Organiser of the Brown Bread Mixtape, a a free monthly themed night that takes place in the Stag’s Head in Dublin.

Whether he’s writing letters to rockstars and politicians, getting used to fatherhood, or regaling the audience with tales of browsing through porno collections. Kalle is going to leave you’re stomach sore with laughter.

Kalle Ryan on MySpace

The Brown Bread Mixtape

Glen Hansard – Maybe I Was Born To Hold You In These Arms

mixtape crew — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:00:12 +0000

In our final Nighthawks special, Glen Hansard performs ‘Maybe I Was Born To Hold You In These Arms’. The money raised on the night goes to MSF which is a charity dedicated to providing medical aid wherever needed. It also endeavors to raise people’s awareness of the need for medical aid in impoverished communities. Currently, MSF are working in over seventy five countries, including Haiti which was the focus of Nighthawks‘ charity gig.

For more info on Glen Hansard, check out www.theswellseason.com and www.theframes.ie and for more info on MSF, check out www.msf.ie.