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, Ecst...
3 Juni 202049min
Primordial - Spirit the Earth Aflame 20 years on
In this shorter bonus podcast Alan looks back at the third Primordial album 'Spirit the Earth Aflame' which was released twenty years ago. The song writing process, aesthetics, lyrics, label and conte...
26 Maj 202017min
Violence, Danger, the Golden Age of Death Metal and Jarvis / Night Demon/Cirith Ungol
In this Episode Alan talks about Classic Old school Dublin Death Metal gigs from 30 years ago, Death, Deicide, Sepultura, Kreator, Morbid Angel, Dublin as a second world city and the level of street v...
24 Maj 20201h 8min
Losing it onstage, Digital Privilege and are remote gigs the end of Rock n Roll
In this Episode Alan discusses what it feels like to lose your voice in front of ten thousand people, the concept of digital privilege, are remote gigs the end of rock n roll? shouldn't there be more ...
13 Maj 202053min
The Remote Future of Art and Music and the maths of Touring Exposed
In this extended episode Alan rambles on about the state of his city (Dublin/Ireland) has dreams about our Steampunk speakeasy bars of the future where art and music have been driven underground, our ...
29 Apr 20201h
Biometric passports, Mental Health and Absinthe Madness
In this episode Alan discusses biometrics, free money, mental health, not talking about politics while talking about politics, Robespierre and East Germany in the 70s and then goes back into the murky...
18 Apr 202043min
Isolation, Blade Running, Finding Answers and Drunken Idiocy at Wacken Open Air
In Episode two Alan contemplates a month of self isolation, running the streets of his empty city, how to stay sane, our innate desire to understand and find answers, the wheels of 'conspiracy' theory...
8 Apr 202029min
Music Industry Falls and Fails, Tales from my first ever tour over 25 years ago
In this episode Alan look at how the virus is affecting the music industry now and will do in the future, retells some crazy tales from his first ever tour over 25 years ago and takes a look back at D...
31 Mars 202042min
