Scene and Heard
Limerick lads the Rubberbandits (above) struck again with a new track doing the rounds this week. ‘Dad’s Best Friend’ is rather darker than previous offerings, and the hard beats underline the fact that the duo aren’t all about comedy — they also have serious production abilities. With Michael Fassbender and U2 in with a shout, there isn’t a bad Irish presence at the Academy Awards on Feb 27, and Cavan band the Strypes have also been booked for the Oscar Wilde party, a post-Oscars Irish bash that will be attended by YouTube founder Chad Hurley and entertainment all-rounder Conan O’Brien. Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian has told Rolling Stone the band are working on a new album he says has been inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest, possibly to be released in the autumn. U2 will be the first musical guests when Jimmy Fallon takes over The Tonight Show from Jay Leno on US television on Feb 17.
