Dublin is famous for it’s busking tradition. Tourists love it, locals appreciate it . Busking provides a free platform for bands and artists carving their craft of performance. The list of famous buskers on Grafton Street includes names like Bono, Kodaline, Passenger, Sinead O’ Connor, Paddy Casey, Damien Rice, Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Riptide Movement, […]
youbloom artist spotlight: Kingdom Of Crows
Having formed Kingdom of Crows as a one man acoustic project in 2011, Stephen Kelly invited two guests, Bob Power and Brian Brennan to record a demo with him in the studio in 2012. Due to the unique sound this resulted in, Kingdom of Crows played some Dublin based shows as a three-piece acoustic act […]
Music career support, advice and a £25k giveaway
There’s £25K out there, with your name on it. Yes, you… you the aspiring artist. You the songwriter, right there sitting on the end of your bed with relentless harmonies running through your head. And it’s not just for you… it’s for bands, guitarists, directors, DJs, producers, innovators, dreamers. Music Gateway are giving it away. […]
Rock ‘n’ roll job for musical adventures: Pat Baker’s story
From Rolls Royce mechanic to rock ‘n roll roadie… that’s the story of Pat Baker, legendary music tour manager. The elements decided his fate when he was working in a Rolls Royce Mercedes-Benz dealership. A local contact approached him, said he needed a truck driver for two weeks. Pat said yes and found himself driving […]
Taylor Swift, Spotify and the digital music divide
Taylor Swift: Singer, songwriter, actress, model… warrior? Her latest endeavors have many pegging her to be the latter as she wages a war against online music streaming service Spotify. She’s not the first artist to do so; Radiohead’s Thom Yorke voiced his opinion on the service over a year ago. Swift, however, has drawn considerable […]
