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Retro iPhone Covers

2012-02-21T13:07:00.000Z

It was only a matter of time before someone really clever did this. The phrase "new age fun with a vintage feel" from that song about hipsters, that even my Mum knows, basically laid a template for clever people to sell things. So here is the latest accessory to give your new age fun(iPhone 4) that vintage feel. The best is definitely the "Macintosh iPhone" that off white plastic reminds me of being very young and that rainbow Apple really was quite something. Find them here.

Bob Dylan live in dublin 1966

2012-02-07T22:22:00.000Z

The man himself in the Adelphi Theatre, Dublin in May 1966. Amazing to think of him playing here at his peak. One of my favourite songs too.

Mad Men returns, and it's already controversial

2012-02-04T19:37:00.001Z

Mad Men season 5 is fast approaching. IT'S VERY EXCITING. The teaser poster, above, is typically stylish, and you'd have to be aware of the show to get the reference. It's been stirring up controversy in the blogosphere for it's resemblance to the startling and tragic 'Falling Man' image shot by Richard Drew as the Twin Towers collapsed.

Both equally striking images, and if this article in Esquire is anything to go by, both with a lot of resonance for the collective cultural and moral mindset of the United States.

Jack White 'Love Interruption'

2012-01-31T21:07:00.000Z

Since the White Stripes broke up not so long ago, there had been much speculation as to what the ever prolific Mr. White will do next. Well, besides concentrating on his label Third Man Records, producing everyone from Wanda Jackson to Black Milk and fighting for the value of music, he has also managed to put together a solo album. Titled Blunderbuss it will be released on April 23/24 of this year. Under twenty four hours in the stratosphere here is the first song to be released from it. Enjoy.

The (other) Horse Show

2012-01-19T19:27:00.000Z

It’s easy to be romantic about horses. To be poetic and sentimental, toextoll their nobility, their grace, their courage. For that, see Warhorse (incinemas now). For a refreshing and realistic view of the relationship betweenhumans, horses, and art, go to current RHA exhibition The Horse Show.

At some point, it seems that most artists will be drawn to depictinga horse in some way - the sinews, the muscles, the bones - it's like lifedrawing, on steroids. The most striking thing about the work is the inescapablefeeling of the sheer power of the animal, the muscular bulk filling the space.It reminds us of the constantly remarkable fact that they allow us to treatthem like pets, though they can fell us with the flick of a hind leg.

I waswary of this exhibition, because I am a life-long lover of horses and of'classical' paintings of them. This, I feared, would involve a lot ofpost-whatever disassembling and dissecting and uglifying of something that isonly ever beautiful. But it doesn't. It's a collection of work that seemsalways honest in its portrayal of the horse and indicative of each artist'srelationship, whether deep or fleeting, with the animal.

The Horse Show at RHA Galleries II & III until March 25th.

First published here.

We are one year old...

2012-01-13T11:38:00.000Z

Oh my god are we REALLY that old?

...And we can't quite believe it. We've managed to keep posting and kept all of you interested for a whole year. So here's to another year of celebrating the weird and wonderful and cool and not so cool and THANK YOU! from us, and keep reading!

2012-01-07T14:41:00.000Z

We, The Alpaca Jamboree, also erstwhile Buzzcat blogging duo, are singing songs of sixpence tonight in Crawdaddy in the company of some fine bands. If you're in Dublin, stumbling past Harcourt Street Luas stop, you could do worse than to fall down the stairs and into this venue. It'll soothe jangling nerve endings.

Crawdaddy, Harcourt St - €5 - 8pm.

Epic opening credits

2012-01-02T18:31:00.002Z

We just discovered the recently cancelled HBO show How to Make it in America which features an excellent opening sequence and is sound-tracked by the incredibly catchy 'I need a Dollar'. Here it is, and a few other opening credits that match the greatness of the series they precede:

Mad Men (of course) but I can't upload it here for some reason, here's the link:

http://youtu.be/WcRr-Fb5xQo

And, just for those opening bars of the song, a special mention for.....

GET A REAL JEEP!

2011-12-22T11:49:00.000Z

There are a worrying number of these appearing on the streets of Dublin. The Range Rover Evoque: a new low in the vulgarity of the monied. It's like pumped up version of a Mini, an idiotic looking 'SUV' for people who wear these.