I wasn't putting down the music of Damien Rice at all, just putting forth the reality of the situation back then. Aspiring musicians got easily discouraged because of the whole throwback singer songwriter thing going on at the time. Kind of what I assume it was like in Manchester after Oasis got really big, except…

Also I second the Hansard wannabe scene leader comment. I didn't bring it up because I wasn't living in Dublin at the time and my source would have been second hand, but I've heard stories making him seem like a right shit. Good bands couldn't get gigs in a country starved of venues because he always fancied himself a…

Svengaard: This is only partly true, in my experience there have been two kind of American reactions to the Irish 1) the ones who think they know it all about the culture and know what opinions I hold based on my place of birth 2)the ones who couldn't give a shit in any real way about where I'm from. Guess which one I…

Much like Guinness and the IRA, Glen Hansard is something Americans mistakenly assume the Irish support.

I hate it when average at best songwriters get undue attention because of a vastly overrated movie. I did think, compared to the competition, that he did deserve the Oscar.

Fun fact, the Frames were never that popular in Ireland. He also first met her when she was thirteen and he was an adult.

From Reading the first few paragraphs
it seemed that Rabin really wanted to dislike this, which is sad.

His version of 'I don't need no doctor' is great guitar work by anyone's standards. He can play some nice and even dare I say it, worthwhile music and then he makes Your Body is a Wonderland and all bets are off. There is a reason why the likes of Buddy Guy will work with him-he can play.

So….
Will Jackie Jormp-Jomp be playing?

It's called Honky Grandma be Trippin for a reason.

Just because Pitchfork are often wrong(see:every indie dance-electro group getting a 9.0) doesn't mean they are never right. I'm happy that, because of them, I got to listen to this for the past 6 months or so.

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning.

I'm calling canceraids on myself for not going with T-Swizell.

Somehow, just somehow i don't think the band take the name 'Monster of Folk' very seriously. I think they're doing this thing where a person isn't 100% genuine for comedic value.

T-Swizzle
Does this mean that there'll be no Taylor Swift week?

Ugly people be semi-talented too!

Muse Fan: Your very name is a bigger insult than anything I can muster.

Actual best description of Muse

kJohnson:

Muse are fucking awful. But they have a huge fanbase of fanatical idiots (mostly of the sweaty teenaged variety) that will jump to an impassioned defense if they ever even get the slightest whiff of someone bad mouthing this shit pile. Wanky drivel for miserable teens who don't have good enough taste to get into the…