I've got two standing tickets if you're keen? Face value (£53 for the pair inc all booking fees). Let me know - ofetiveau@gmail.com

Tallest Man was quite a fine gig. I won't be his biggest fan - and there seemed to plenty of punters very into him. He managed to pull a wifebeater vest, a feat that fail many! The support act Francis were quite good. http://www.last.fm/music/Francis

deer tick will have to wait till end of january when i go to see them in valencia and get a couple of signed albums. worth the wait though.

hi Joe if theres owt u want putting on the big D let me know,I can be very obliging(sometimes)

Hey Joe, missed Blitzen, off to Arcade fire tonight should be good. Tempted by Dean Wareham next week. Have you seen the line up for Primavera next year - awesome already and not even a third of the bill sorted!

cheers joe,will try it out .

Hey Joe...I could probably rattle off a few hundred recommendations but it would take me forever and a day ...been listening to alot of Crystal Stilts, Arcade Fire, Interpol, Animal Collective, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Kidneythieves...along with my usual fondness for obscure 60's and early 70's psychedelic and garage rock bands, dark ambient, melodic metal and of course, good old classic rock. Thanks for the add, you have great taste!

Not heard Band of Horses new one yet but sounded great on Later the other week. Jeff Tweedy is playing the Union Chapel in June, should be great! Primavera has a pretty interesting line up this year. Looking forward Built to Spill, best album I have heard this year, just about beats the Avett Brothers!

Hi, Midlake were great. Really looking forward to seeing Avett Brothers and also have a blast from the past with Power of Dreams as well in March. Should be entertaining. Looks like Wilco are coming to the UK again for 5 dates in the summer

Are you on Sony's Fantasy Festival yet? It rocks. http://fantasyfestival.last.fm/invite/?key=ffb3432d79c2c6b2c968a6593fec9282&r=noddyisking

Hi - how did you like Great Lake Swimmers?

I thought The Pixies were fantastic in London, seemed to be having lots of fun too. The crowd certainly went crazy for them. I haven't heard the new Flaming Lips. I'll be buying it next week.

Hi Joe, thought Wilco were even better on the second night. Loving MoF too. Going to be a brilliant 3 days in Nov as have consecutive nights watching MoF, Great Lake Swimmers and Decemberists. If you get chance to see GLS they are really worth seeing

I'm loving the MOF album too. How were Wilco in Dublin btw?

Wilco were fantastic! All the audience sang Happy Birthday to Jeff and his crew gave him a cake with candles to blow out. The new songs song especially great live but there was a good range of material from through their career. Be sure to catch Blitzen Trapper, I thought they were brilliant!

Happy birthday for tomorrow! You share your birthday with two greats, that's for sure. Will let you know how Wilco were.

nice to hear from you, the boys are great! they've started playing with each other, its great fun... yes the new Regina Spektor is brilliant! she really has a fantastic voice. I sent you a good while ago the latest Bonnie Prince Billy "Beware" via Pando but you didn't download, you might have had it already. Recently we got Tinariwen, Grizzly Bear, Brian Eno & David Byrne, The Eels, etc let me know if you want one of those... talk soon. v

I''ve listened to Passion Pit's new album because people were calling them this year's MGMT. I liked them but not as much as MGMT I have to admit. Have you checked out Empire Of The Sun yet? Their album is great.

They are, I'm pretty excited by that. Are they playing with them in Dublin too?

fair point though I'm man enough to admit I've a soft spot for Phil in a nostalgic sort of way. I was once a huge Genesis fan when they were cool and alternative. Anyway I've replaced with Phil with a suitable selection of indie and alternative groups in case anybody I know spottted that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't recall where I heard of The Long Winters. A compilation maybe. I have two birds and they love that band so that's why I'm playing them a lot lately, I like them as well. The birds also love Morrissey. They have random musical taste. I'm not sure about Passion Pit yet...I'll give them a few more listens. How is summer in Ireland so far?

No Problem Joe. Nice taste BTW

I love Animal Collective. Thanks for the recommendation!

Hey, I haven't gotten around to listening to Animal Collective yet, I guess it's been a busy year so far! Have you heard the new Neko Case? I can't stop listening to most of the tracks.

I think you might like high places - try 'from stardust to sentience,' which I see is on here. maybe microdisney will release a retrospective in 2009? I found some more stuff out there and it definitely takes me back to the 80s! Happy New Year

Hi, I found a myspace for microdisney and honestly I'm not too sure about them...give the tracks there a listen. they could be horrible recordings. I have been meaning to give okkervil a spin. thanks for the reminder!

Saw Okkervil earlier this year, they are indeed a great live band!

foals > wilco. take that joe!

Would love to but alas I cannot. Liking their new stuff too. Hope yer well.

How about Andrew Bird? There once was a free download track on last.fm, The Trees Were Mistaken, which is quite good. I hope it's still around - I think there's less free stuff since the site reorg, or at least it's harder to find. Bird opened for Wilco earlier this year. You can find some shows here: http://wilcoclub.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/download-descarga-wilco-chicago-2

Jenny was amazingly fun. Her band is fantastic don't you think?

No more celtic tiger? What a drag...hey, thanks for all the recommendations, I get in musical ruts. I wish I had something I could tell you about - maybe The Rosewood Thieves?

I am liking Middleton. I don't think I have any other Scottish bands, I had to delete my Belle & Sebastian because that's all iTunes on shuffle mode would play. I grew tired of them. My iTunes loves them and the Beatles. How's Ireland?

Yep, I got it, being the obvious Wilco fanatic that I am. Wait, didn't you have to promise to vote in the 2008 election to get the download? Is Ireland having an election this year?

you're right. That is pretty good. A little bleak, but there's nothing wrong with that.

Ha! Thanks for pointing that out to me...I had it running in the background while I was doing other stuff so I wasn't paying too much attention except when something odd/a wee awful came up. I think it's time to change stations.

Thanks, those are all new names to me so I'll have fun looking into them. I did like Fleet Foxes, btw.

Hello - Do you have any recommendations for good Irish bands?

I know what you mean. I've played Case's similar atrists and not really liked too much of what I heard. He certainly doesn't fit in with most of my other artists.

Nah I missed him, which is totally ridiculous because he's one of the few artists I'd really, really like to see live (I don't care much for big venues, but seeing Peter Case or Marshall Crenshaw like that in a small club - well, that'd be a dream come true).

Did you go to Oxegen? Who'd you like? Ben Folds, Deus, Prodigy and of course Rage Against the Machine were my highlights!

I have to admit and say I am slightly biased as they are friends of mine and my partner is their manager, but even though, I still reckon they are worth a listen.....good to drive and dance to(preferably not at the same time!!!). You must be gutted about the Prince gig....I have to admit I am a bit peeved since when was over 50,000 people not enough to warrant playing??

They were amazing! So much so i booked to see them again in November!

No, I haven't heard that CD yet. Thanks, I'll check it out.

Are you asking if I'm an Americana/Anglophile? I dunno. I mostly listen to music from my (misspent) youth and later stuff that was influenced by that genre, with the occasional Moroccan trance song or Irish folk tune thrown in there. That about sums it up!

Hi, you were right! Brilliant gig, best I have seen him. Amazing he still keeps doing 3 hour sets and great new material

LOL.....I go through phases and unfortunately, for me, they've been off my radar as of late!! Glad you enjoyed the show though.

the acoustic stuff is here: http://strikegently.blogspot.com/2008/05/acoustic-movement-death-cab-for-cutie.html i don't remember where i got the bonus tracks... sorry =/

Hi :)

Don't think I've met your sis, but thanks for dropping by. Hope you enjoyd The Boss...it was 3 nights of pure bliss!