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BLOC PARTY REVEAL DETAILS OF NEW ALBUM

Speaking to Hot Press, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke reveals details of the inspiration behind the band's new album...

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ROB SMITH announces new gigs

PLANETLOVE ANNOUNCE first ever Winter Session

IRISH PIANIST scoops top prize

JOSHUA TREE re-release track available online

THE POLICE win Billboard tour award

RTÉ REVEAL line-up for Other Voices

DUBLIN'S COMMERCIAL broadcasters suffer

TODAY FM see increases in JNLR figures

DEREK MOONEY'S listening figures go up almost 12%

NEW GEMMA Hayes album on the way

WESTLIFE CONFIRM Croke Park headliner

EDDIE & The Hod Rods to play Antrim gigs

THE RAGS play December date

AUSTRALIAN GROUP The Kits play Dublin

David Gray: Go to an EXCLUSIVE session where YOU decide the SETLIST by picking the TRACKS

SHROOMS: The latest feature from the director of I Went Down and Man about Dog, Paddy Breathnach

WIN A COPY OF MICHAEL D. HIGGINS' NEW BOOK

Check out our exclusive live gallery from the recent Arcade Fire gig in the Phoenix Park.


	SONS & DAUGHTERS IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM Scottish rockers Sons & Daughters drop in for a chat at Electric Picnic 2007. MORE >>	THE POLYPHONIC SPREE IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM The multi-talented and multi-membered Texas act sit down for a chat about their varied career to date. MORE >>	PAUL HARTNOLL IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM See what Orbital's Paul Hartnoll had to say for himself at Electric Picnic 2007. MORE >>	DUKE SPECIAL IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM The dreadlocked one drops in to discuss music, the mysteries of life and more. MORE >>


	BRITNEY SPEARS - BLACKOUT For all the state-of-the-art urban production, there’s something distinctly unsavoury about Blackout. And yet, the truly bizarre thing is, the music is top notch. MORE >>	PREPARE TO MEET THY MAKER Avert your gazes, sensitive readers. Jon McClure of Reverend And The Makers offers his thoughts on Johnny Borrell, Thom Yorke and “the most racist television ad of all time”. MORE >>	BEOWULF Swords fly, blood splatters and comely wenches wobble like never before in glorious motion capture animation. You wonder why the filmmaker didn’t, you know, go and make a real film. MORE >>	DISPATCHES FROM THE WAR ZONE Reporting from the frontline of the Palestine-Israel conflict has convinced RTÉ’s Richard Crowley that the spiral of violence is likely to continue. But it is wrong to believe that the blame is equal. MORE >>


THE ORACLE: TWO MUSICIANS, ONE NAME Need help, advice or a second opinion? Put your music industry question to the oracle@hotpress.ie. This fortnight, Christy in Derry has the same name as another well known Irish singer and wants to do live gigs in his home area soon. Will he need to change his name in order to do so? MORE >>	BLACKOUT For all the state-of-the-art urban production, there’s something distinctly unsavoury about Blackout. And yet, the truly bizarre thing is, the music is top notch. MORE >>
PREPARE TO MEET THY MAKER Avert your gazes, sensitive readers. Jon McClure of Reverend And The Makers offers his thoughts on Johnny Borrell, Thom Yorke and “the most racist television ad of all time”. MORE >>
LAURA IZIBOR LIVE AT CRAWDADDY, DUBLIN Izibor’s friendly stage persona adds to the intimacy of the show and she comes across as a relaxed, supremely confident performer with a refreshing lack of self-consciousness. MORE >>
BLOC PARTY LIVE AT THE BIG TOP, PHOENIX PARK The stars are aligned tonight: a combination of the clear sound, the cheerful nature of the crowd and the infectious enthusiasm of the band made this one of this year’s live highlights. MORE >>


CAUGHT IN THE NET: FLYING WITHOUT WINGS An ambitious Nigerian has plans to transform his country’s aeronautics industry with his self-designed helicopter. If only the darn thing would actually stay airborne. MORE >>	AT HOME WITH... EAMON DUNPHY In the wake of Steve Staunton’s sacking as Ireland manager, Eamon Dunphy welcomes Craig Fitzsimons into his Ranelagh home and offers some characteristically forthright views on the state of Irish football. MORE >>
FEEL THE POWER While equality in the affairs of the world is essential, it is sometimes better to hand power over to your partner in the bedroom. That way lies bliss… MORE >>
THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ Frank Oz may be the man behind those cuddly muppets, but he’s no pushover in person. Now, his chequered career as a director culminates in the darkly comic Death At A Funeral. MORE >>
STAGE: THE NEGLECTED ART FORM Consequences is a new dance production by the Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company. MORE >>


DISPATCHES FROM THE WAR ZONE Reporting from the frontline of the Palestine-Israel conflict has convinced RTÉ’s Richard Crowley that the spiral of violence is likely to continue. But it is wrong to believe that the blame is equal. MORE >>	HAVE YOU PASSED YOUR TRAVEL QUOTA YET? The routine surveillance of the travel movements of Irish citizens represents a fundamental threat to civil liberties. So why has there been so little resistance to these Government proposals? MORE >>
BUYING HAPPINESS Talk is not cheap, especially at the high church end of therapy. But there’s a difference between paying to get healed and being fleeced for dreaming. MORE >>
TALKING ABOUT OUR GENERATION He predicts rocky times ahead for the economy and says the housing boom is unsustainable. But what’s really troubling David McWilliams is all the flak his latest book has attracted. MORE >>
THE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT Why there’s more to the murky world of child trafficking than meets the eye. MORE >>

SONS & DAUGHTERS IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM

Scottish rockers Sons & Daughters drop in for a chat at Electric Picnic 2007.

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THE POLYPHONIC SPREE IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM

The multi-talented and multi-membered Texas act sit down for a chat about their varied career to date.

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PAUL HARTNOLL IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM

See what Orbital's Paul Hartnoll had to say for himself at Electric Picnic 2007.

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DUKE SPECIAL IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM

The dreadlocked one drops in to discuss music, the mysteries of life and more.

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DELORENTOS IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM

One of the breakout bands of 2007, Delorentos were good enough to share the story of their past few months with fans in the Hot Press Chatroom.

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DAVE GERAGHTY IN THE HOT PRESS CHATROOM

Bell X1 guitarist Dave Geraghty has branched out on his own with a new solo album. Hear what he had to say for himself at this year's Electric Picnic.

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