Music: Irish Artists On MySpace

Some current Irish acts on MySpace, with a recommended track for each:

• Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club ("Back To Before" - great duet with Carol Keogh)
  
• R.S.A.G. ("Days Go By")
  
• Imelda May ("Why Don't You Do Right?" - cover)
  
• Autamata ("What You All About")
  
• Vyvienne Long ("Seven Nation Army" - cover)
  
• Cora Venus Lunny ("Nana")
  

MP3: Holly Golightly

Go to the Daily Blizzard and pick up some MP3s from Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs. The first track, "Devil Do", is a lovely stomp. Holly once sang on a White Stripes song, "I love Jack White like a little brother"

Music: The White Stripes

The White Stripes have announced the title of their new album: "Icky Thump". Fans of British comedy will recognise that (actually, "Ecky Thump"*) from an episode of "The Goodies - an episode which caused a man to die laughing. (His widow wrote a nice letter to the Goodies, thanking them for making her husband's final 25 minutes so happy. Which is one way of looking at it.

* The press release from the band adds: "The Stripes stress they are spelling it wrong intentionally just for "kicks" and "metaphors", and to avoid a possible lawsuit from the estate of Billy Eckstine."