Scene and Heard
MUSIC NEWS: While Thin Lizzy have been gigging away without Phil Lynott, the remaining members now plan to release a studio album of new material. Scott Gorham told Hot Press that recording will begin next month. Those plans will cause a certain amount of trepidation among fans of the band, but the fact that the Swedish House Mafia are to release a new album could cause a ripple of panic through the nation. Fear not, dear parents, the record looks set to be the dance outfit’s final act as they are splitting up. As well as their own original material, Until Now will feature the Swedes’ remixes of Coldplay, Florence And The Machine and Pendulum. Missy Elliott’s long-rumoured tracks have also dropped via iTunes, with the two available singles being produced by her old collaborator, Timbaland.
GIG WISE: At the rate Ed Sheeran is adding gigs to his run at the O2 in Dublin, he risks becoming the juvenile version of Leonard Cohen. Originally, Aiken Promotions just announced a Jan 11 appearance, but the 12th and 13th have also been added due to “phenomenal demand”. Blarney’s answer to Ed is probably the great Mick Flannery, and he’s lined up appearances at the Olympia on Nov 23 and Cork Opera House on Dec 31. Before that, you can catch him at De Barras in Clonakilty as part of the Arthur’s Day promotion next Thursday. Scullion are at Triskel Christchurch in Cork on Sept 27, while Paul Brady plays the venue on Oct 7 as part of the Cork Folk Festival. The Tyrone man is also at the INEC Killarney on Oct 6. The Script did a few smallish gigs lately, and will soon be back on an arena tour that includes Mar 1 at the O2 in Dublin. Turntable legends on their way to the Pavilion in Cork over the next few weeks include Afrika Bambaataa on Oct 13 and Andrew Weatherall on Oct 19.
