Irish Politics, Drug Culture, the Cult of Heroic Failure and Paganism

In Episode 8 Alan discusses Irish History, the famine, the influence of the Catholic Church on Ireland in the 20th century, emigration, the changing face of drugs in the capital in the early 90s, Ecstasy Culture and Irelands cult of heroic failure. Then in the second half gatecrashes headlong into Celtic mythology, Pagan metal, the importance of visuals in the modern music world, Heilung, gaming culture and ends up in Los Angeles on tour watching a brawl from the stage...can't take the Irish anywhereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.