Life's an illusion, love is the dream.
But I know it's Okay, Okay!!
Soared to number 29 this week 47 years ago.
Its highest position in the chart.
Until its position as number one record in this week's MB Record Show, of course.
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Thought I was suffering from a huge bout of déjà vu - but no, today's Letters page of the Irish Times is, well, also yesterday's.
Is this a record?
Irish promotors please note
Taken from the booklet of 'It Can't Be Today' - all you ever wanted to hear from the Paisley Underground.
Early sighting of Sid Griffin on this...
The Acid Song , aka Deposition Central , now on the MBRS.
And sounding sweet for a 1980 recording.
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Sorry to hear about the passing of Andrew Bodnar, bass player with Graham Parker & The Rumour. And the man who played bass on Elvis Costello's (first) finest three minutes. Now on the MBRS.
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Martin Parr RIP
Abandoned Morris Minors of the West of Ireland
1981
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Brinsley Schwarz's new album Shouting At The Moon - gorgeous, groovy tunes.
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Tonight's entertainment
Tonight's entertainment
#ICYMI Episode 10 of Sunday's #ForTheRecord with #RTEsport's retired Michael Lyster and his all-star #recordcollection is now up on @rtegold.bsky.social alongside its Extended Mix. As is the rest of series 3 and all of 1 & 2.
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#music #radio #vinyl #CDs #LPs #albums #records
Falling leaves
October 30th, November 3rd , November 13th
St Stephens Green
#fall
#autumn
"Get your Prongs here! Get your Prongs here! New single ! Dandy! Yes, it is , missus, yes, Dandy.... gee up Hercules.. "
Excellent PR campaign from Dublin's top entertainers The Prongs.
Dandy now on the Late Show wMB
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Josh Fogarty's splendid artwork, a suitable compliment to Ger Eaton's Season Changes. Baroque pop sounds in excelsis.
A magnificent achievement.
#vinyl
Tonight's entertainment is John Carpenter's The Fog (1980) , getting a one-off screening at Cineworld , marking its 45th anniversary , as part of a horror season.
It was February 1981 before it appeared in Dublin in a double bill with A Man, A Woman, and A Bank (1979)
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Somehow I seem to have set up two Bluesky accounts.
I guess I better stick with the one with the most followers & will cancel this one.
Sunday
Donal Fallon's The Dublin Pub - packed with details & fabulous images
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Martello
supporting
Dark Tropics
Whelan's
11 October 2025
Interesting, confidently expressed tunes.
'Arcade' particularly good.
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eamon dowd's guided by ghosts - epic stuff, a new sound with every listen.
#marlenedietrich
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Paul Gorman's Granny Takes A Trip, 'High Fashion and High Times At The Wildest Rock 'N' Roll Boutique '. Another fabulous looking book, rich in detail & imagery, like Paul's previous tomes about The Face & Barney Bubbles and other topics.
Company Of Books, Ranelagh
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30th anniversary one-off screening.
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Amy Rigby's second volume of memoirs,Girl To Country, includes a perfect account of arriving , c 2002, in Ireland.
@amyrigby.bsky.social
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In 1978, the photographer Chalkie Davies took a set of photos of Costello outside the Hoover building.
There's more info on Chalkie's site
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The Long Ryders.
Whose brief flirtation with the UK singles chart started this week in 1985.
Looking For Lewis And Clark was at number 63. It would go to 59. Heady heights.
Now airing on the Late Show, home of the hits. No matter what number.
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Hey!! It's i-nichi !! With Seiko on the guitar. On their new LP, they have the cheek to do a version of Arnold Layne... it's just as well that it's brilliant. And some top notch guitar playing from Billy Shinbone.
Now on the radio round here
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