How the hell can it be Friday already!?(My week in review)

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This past week has been nothing short of hectic, it has passed by so quickly, leaving little time for blogging.

Last Friday night saw Laminate return to Cleere’s Theatre for their farewell performance, with support from The Skins. It’s way too late to go into details about the gig but as expected it was awesome. The Skins have come along way since I first shot them a couple of years back at Guitar Wars and Laminate once again delivered an unbelievably energetic performance. An awesome set from the lads, with the crowd singing along throughout, they’ve always been one of my favourite bands to shoot. The worst thing about shooting them is that there’s three of them, you’re pretty much guaranteed that when you’re snapping one of them, you’re missing two other great photo opportunities.

I’ve uploaded some shots of the Skins in the KilkennyMusic Galleries, unfortunately my flash batteries went half-way through their set and by the time I got back they were finished. But I’m sure I’ll catch them again. I’ve also uploaded my latest and last series of shots of Laminate in action and you can download their farewell E.P here on the Laminate MySpace.

Sunday saw the Thermal Detonators, Control Freak and Parhelia hitting the Underground stage in the Zoo Club. A good set from the Thermal Detonators (cheers for the copy of the demo guys), they’re heavier and tighter than before and they’ve improved their sets greatly by not swapping over instruments all the time. I do however think they need to find a vocalist. As for Control Freak, well I’ll leave it at “not my cup of tea!” (and I love tea!).

Parhelia are awesome! I’ve been waiting months to see them live and I was not disappointed. Daw introduced me to their second E.P ‘Oceans Apart’ a couple of months back and I’ve listened to it constantly ever since. I had to buy my own copy when I got the chance and much to my surprise the lads were selling it along with their also awesome debut offering ‘First Light’ for only €5!?! They were throwing in another CD from a previous band (I haven’t checked it out yet) and large Parhelia stickers as well!?! All for €5!?! I’m not sure these guys know how good they are!? I would have paid double that, for each E.P! I can only describe their songs as a journey, if you get a chance to see them live then check them out. Hopefully we’ll be seeing them back in Kilkenny very soon and hopefully they’ll have t-shirts with them!

I did get some shots of Parhelia in action but unfortunately I haven’t had time to get them online yet and it’ll now have to wait until Trainspotting finishes up next week. We’re deep in the final stages of rehearsals for the show at the moment, endless hours of blocking, researching drug-use, learning monologues, perfecting Scottish accents and bombarding all forms of local media.

If you’ve seen any(or all) of the local newspapers over the last three weeks you’ll find Devious Theatre lurking around the pages like a junkie trying to score some scag. As Ken pointed out we hit the KCLR studio this week to do some interviews. You can’t walk the town without seeing one (of ten) awesome Trainspotting posters, once again thanks to the “photoshop wizard” Paddy Dunne. They’ve been raising eyebrows and lowering frowns, creating a bit of controversy and a huge buzz about the show.

They’re hanging in any establishment that would allow them and my mother hates them (with no offence to Paddy of course)! If you get a chance then make sure and check out the awesome display in the Credit Union window featuring a series of behind-the-scenes shots by photographer Shane Hatton. And if you haven’t booked your tickets then you should do so now with sales picking up fast; Watergate Theatre 056 77 61674. We enter the Watergate on Sunday and the show runs from Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th.

Having received my college results on Tuesday, I’m very proud to announce that I now hold a BA Honours Degree in Communications & Public Relations, receiving 1st Class Honours. You can read more about that here on the Oss237.com Blog. Although I refrain from going into any details about the expectedly insane celebrations that took place in Carlow on Tuesday night as myself and fellow graduates are currently seeking employment. Parties that wild could in no way help us in the current age of employers figuring out how to use the internet/nosing into people’s private lives.

On Wednesday, Atrax Mantis sent me on the latest versions of artwork for their upcoming E.P ‘Condemned to Hatred’, the “foul as fuck” grindcore metallers have begun releasing tour dates and I can’t wait to release the photos from the shoot very soon.

Dublin based hardcore outfit 23(who rock!) are still searching for a new vocalist and as I’ve pointed out in the previous post, “this is a great opportunity to join an already great band!!!”.

Local grungers, Chemical Addiction should be announcing some very interesting news and developments concerning their upcoming release very soon. If you check out the latest edition of HotPress you’ll find one of our press releases for the upcoming Clive Barnes & Jeff Lang Tour (more on that very soon!).

Last night saw the 6th OneTake Session of 2008 (I’ve lost count of the total number) in Cleeres with Dirty Epics, Evan Prendergast,who apparently likes “big butts”, the Joe Cleere Band (I’ve never seen a 9-string bass before!) and Travega, who played an awesome cover of “Gangsta’s Paradise” and raised the interesting point of “whatever happened to Coolio!?”.

With KKM receiving some funding for lighting equipment it was a chance to test out the new lights. Unfortunately, I won’t get around to uploading the shots until after Trainspotting finishes next week.

For now, I’m off to talk Scottish with a devious bunch; tapping our veins, handling syringes, messing the bed, listening to 80’s music, searching into dirty toilets and taking the use of “the C word” to a whole new level and meaning. BOOK YOUR TICKETS FOR TRAINSPOTTING!!! Watergate Theatre: Tuesday 24th to Saturday 28th.