Author

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Alan Bennett was a stand-up comedian for a while and during that time he toured with David O'Doherty and Maeve Higgins and did well in some competitions and co-ran Schnitzel Comedy Club. Then he started writing fiction and it has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies including 30 Under 30 which Joseph O'Connor chose as one of his books of the year for The Irish Times. He received a Masters with first class honours in creative writing from UCD and a BA in fine art painting from LSAD. Now he's working on getting his novel on, and being in charge of HeadStuff.org.

Music

Stream the New Rhob Cunningham Album

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The lovely people are streaming the album, 'The Window and Day', for free before it's released in a few days time. I've listened to it and it's entirely lovely and I know I'll be listening to it again before the day is out. You can listen…
History

We Know The Future

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Basically everyone wants to know the future. Maybe not in small details, like when will I die? Or what will I have for dinner on the 5th of August 2017? Perhaps we don't want to know about what becomes of our relationships and family…
Music Lists

New Music Friday | 13

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Featuring new music from: Speed of Snakes | Ayala | Adam Cohen | Wyvern Lingo | Demob Happy | Trebuchet | Artist: Speed of Snakes Song: Backbone of Night Artist: Ayala Song: 5157 Miles…
Music Interview

RM Hubbert | interview

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I had just finished listening to Thirteen Lost and Found while eating scrambled eggs on toast when it was time to ring RM Hubbert for a chat. For anyone who doesn't know, Hubby is a mainstay of the Scottish music scene, his above…
Film

Mr Turner | trailer

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Here's a trailer for a film that looks really good. I like art, you see, and this guy Turner wasn't half bad. And I like films, and this guy Leigh isn't half bad at making them. And one time I had a chat with Timothy Spall so we're buddies…