Paul McDermott

We'll Always Be Shouting For You, @rtegold.bsky.social St Patrick's Day, 8pm

It's a lovely, lovely thing.

Top 10 Picture Disc 7”s and the history of the format A few words on Picture Discs, the history of gimmick vinyl formats, sexist Blondie advertising, Stiff Records, Britt Ekland, Lana Del Rey, Lady GaGa, The Smiths, New Order, Warren Zevon, Echo & th...

Top 10 Picture Disc 7”s and the history of the format. A few words on the history of gimmick vinyl formats and a whole lot more. www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

Only made one album - but it was a good un! New album is fab!

Cypress Mine: Cork band of the 1980s reform for unfinished business Cypress Mine! are all grown up now, but have returned with a new album, and even added a member of the Sultans of Ping

I talk to Ian, Mark, Ciarán and Morty about new @cypressmine.bsky.social album and a whole lot more www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

I've been working on a Frank and Walters audio doc. Thanks to Morty and Paul Linehan for recreating the first i/v. Published in Morty's Sunny Days in Oct 1990. Tks to Siobhan Bardsley for locating the fanzine. More soon.

1st To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited episode of 2026 will be an archive interview with the late Nigel Grainge of Ensign Records, chatting about #ThinLizzy #SineadOConnor #TheBoomtownRats #TheWaterboys #IntoParadise #Stump + a whole lot more. Coming soon. www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

There's an episode with @mickpuck.bsky.social about "Room To Roam" that's cued next, as well as a host of albums by some fantastic bands from my time growing up in Dublin. Well worth your time.

The Bob Geldof interview (monologue!) is great (ping @johnbarrington.bsky.social), currently listening to a bonus episode with Danny Kelly music-turned-sports journalist and broadcaster that features lots of the experience of the Irish diaspora in England and their cultural touch-points.

ICYMI, @learnandsing.bsky.social does a wonderful podcast, "To Here Knows When," which deep-dives into great Irish albums from the past, interviewing those who made them.
It's an incredible treasure-trove of stories, so dip in and check them out.
open.spotify.com/show/0lGWXdN...

Thanks Philip, kind words greatly 🙏

Thank you!

Meat Loaf, an inflatable bat, Power Rangers, Pearl Jam, Van the Man, and the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet A few words on working in the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet inspired by RTÉ’s film Meat Loaf – From Hell and to Connaught .

Meat Loaf, an inflatable bat, Power Rangers, Pearl Jam, Van the Man, and the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet - first post of the New Year. paulmcdermott.ie/blog/meat-lo...

Meat Loaf, an inflatable bat, Power Rangers, Pearl Jam, Van the Man, and the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet A few words on working in the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet inspired by RTÉ’s film Meat Loaf – From Hell and to Connaught .

Meat Loaf, an inflatable bat, Power Rangers, Pearl Jam, Van the Man, and the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet - first post of the New Year. paulmcdermott.ie/blog/meat-lo...

To Here Knows When. Great Irish Albums Revisited. EP57 A Tonic For the Troops by The Boomtown Rats. Bob Geldof on Ireland in the 70s, the Rats at 50, Rat Trap at No. 1 and loads more. Coming Soon to all platforms. #theboomtownrats #bobgeldof paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited. 10 Episodes in 2015. Thanks to all who listened. Nollaig Shona. www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

Loved the posts this year Dave. Looking forward to more in '26.

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited. 10 Episodes in 2015. Thanks to all who listened. Nollaig Shona. www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

To Here Knows When. Great Irish Albums Revisited. EP57 A Tonic For the Troops by The Boomtown Rats. Bob Geldof on Ireland in the 70s, the Rats at 50, Rat Trap at No. 1 and loads more. Coming Soon to all platforms. #theboomtownrats #bobgeldof paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

Top 10 Irish Albums of 2025 + some special mentions. www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

Top 10 Reissues of 2025. 2nd of 3 2025 review blog posts. A countdown of my 10 fave reissues of 2025. New blog with notes on all records: paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

Top 10 Reissues of 2025 The second of three posts cataloguing vinyl purchases in 2025. This Top 10 is a countdown of my favourite reissues from 2025 including a best of, two live albums, two expanded reissues and a various a...

My 1992 album Understood made the top ten re-issues of 2025 @learnandsing.bsky.social with @needlemythology.bsky.social compilation at number 1 Available at Tower Records Dublin www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

Top 10 Reissues of 2025. 2nd of 3 2025 review blog posts. A countdown of my 10 fave reissues of 2025. New blog with notes on all records: paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

New blog. Top 10 secondhand Vinyl Finds of 2025. The first of three posts of vinyl purchases in 2025. Reissues of the year and Irish Albums of the year to follow. Notes on all in blog. www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

I'd love to find that review Stan. I've listened to two old podcasts with Ivor. They were ultimately disappointing (not Ivor) because the presenters (US+UK) had no understanding of NI politics.

New blog. Top 10 secondhand Vinyl Finds of 2025. The first of three posts of vinyl purchases in 2025. Reissues of the year and Irish Albums of the year to follow. Notes on all in blog. www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

Latest episode of the podcast is a long chat with Stuart Bailie about 40 years of music writing and a whole lot more...

Bonus Episode 8 - Stuart Bailie Stuart Bailie is a former assistant editor of the NME. From Belfast, he played in Punk bands in the late 70s and early 80s. In 1985 he sold his guitar and bought a typewriter. He has just published "T...

This is a lovely surprise. A deep, reflective podcast about my times in music, particularly NME days & my connection to Irish music. Cheers Paul McDermott @learnandsing.bsky.social for including me in his landmark series - To Here Knows When.
www.paulmcdermott.ie/bonus-episod...

EP51 - Understand by Brian

For those interested.. Another blemmer of a podcast by the consistently brilliant @learnandsing.bsky.social with @kensweeney.bsky.social on this classic Irish debut!

open.spotify.com/episode/0aBF...

#grma 🙏