by Laoise Lou | May 12, 2017 | Blogs |
Hot Press Magazine - The biggest influencer in the Irish Music Industry is already 40 years old Every Irish artist dreams about their consecration as the day he/she will be on the Hot Press cover. Going back in time, we could name many established artists, like Hozier, hoping to be baptized as a rock stars by THE magazine. Since 1977 it delivered to its readers interesting, quality content, differentiating from the other magazines for its distinctive interviews. They define themselves as the writers’ journal. And they definitely are. As of today, we can state that Hot Press is an indispensable part of Irish cultural heritage. So, in a lunch break of a weirdly sunny day in Dublin, walking around Temple Bar, I came across a free (FREE!) Hot Press covers exhibition. I obviously walked in and… how fascinating! The exhibition is organised for Hot Press’ 40th birthday, in collaboration with and in the spaces of the National Library of Ireland’s National Photographic Archive. It gives you the overall look you need to understand how they were able to grow and change during the years, without losing their touch and their personality. A clear evidence of their evolution is their logo: always different, but coherent with their vision. They fought and are fighting for social causes from multi-cultural Ireland, women’s social and political rights, sexual freedom between consenting adults to the referendum for marriage equality and the 8th March repeal. (Incidentally the Vinyl Love collective are running Vinyl love for Repeal events all week-end too click for more info below! Anyway back to the free Hot Press Expo....
by Jesse | Mar 8, 2017 | Blogs |
Joshua Tree 30th Anniversary We’re delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of U2’s Joshua Tree today. What an amazing and iconic album, that catapulted the further into the elite ranks. In celebration, we’re offering 20% off for anyone who comes to reception and sings us a line from their favourite Joshua Tree song from Thursday 9th of March to Sunday 12th of March. It’s as simple as that! What better time to come and check out our U2 exhibit and everything else we have to offer? Book Your Tour Interesting Facts About Joshua Tree The 9th of March marks the 30th anniversary of one of U2’s iconic album Joshua Tree. As they embark on a celebratory tour, we took a look at the making of the album and found out some interesting facts that you may not (or may, I know there’s plenty of superfans out there!) know about the album. Enjoy! Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Inspired the Album’s Direction Coming from a punk background and influence, U2 to this point hadn’t really delved into the world of blues music. This lack of blues influence struck Bono when he was working on a project with Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, when the lads were jamming some blues music and he realised he had no familiarity with it. Along with spending some time with Bob Dylan and Van Morrison as well as the Waterboys and Hothouse Flowers, this inspired Bono to go back to a roots influenced style of writing for the album, drawing on both Irish and American culture and tradition. All But...
by Aaron | Mar 3, 2017 | Blogs |
Rory Gallagher’s Top 5 Greatest Hits This week marks Rory Gallagher’s 69th Birthday. It’s been more than 22 years since he passed away, but he lives on through his array of timeless rock anthems. In memory and celebration of this guitar hero’s music, we’ve compiled a list of what are arguably Rory’s Top 5 Greatest Hits. 1. Tattoo’d Lady Tattoo’d Lady is the opening track from Rory’s fifth studio album entitled ‘Tattoo’. It opens with a psychedelic intro that subtlety builds and builds until you here that guitar break through like a sonic tank. One of his greatest works hands down. 2. A Million Miles Away A Million Miles Away is one of those songs where Rory’s musical talent blindingly shines through, with his soulful solos and the ability to be able to make his guitar sound like it’s weeping. The track really does transport you A Million Miles Away. 3. Bullfrog Blues A pure headbanging tune. Rory shows no mercy to his guitar’s fretboard using his glass slider that gives that classic bluesy sound. With a super fast tempo, this blues song should do the Kings of Blues, B.B Kings and Muddy Waters proud. 4. Bad Penny This is truly one of the great rock anthems of all time. This iconic guitar melody gets into your head and you can’t help but hum along to it. Not to mention Rory’s tantalizing vocal ability that would make any vocalist envious. 5. Philby Rory had a lot of rockstar admirers, from Jimi Hendrix to Slash from Guns’N’Roses. It’s truly one of Rory Gallagher’s greatest heavy songs, that has inspired countless musicians to...
by Jesse | Nov 29, 2016 | Blogs, news |
To celebrate our love and your love of rock music, and all music we’re offering a brand new concertgoer’s Irish Rock Museum discount. Irish Rock Museum Discount We’re passionate about music at the Irish Rock N Roll Museum. It goes without saying we have a particular love for Rock music of the Irish variety, but we love and respect music in all forms and try our best to incorporate a wide variety of Irish bands in our tour and museum. Live music remains such an amazing form of artistic expression and something we at the museum want to celebrate. In the interest of this, we’re offering a 20% discount for all concertgoers! All you have to do is present your ticket at reception, tell us all about the gig (if you want to) and boom 20% off! It’s as easy as that! You can book online or at reception, which ever you prefer. Book Now...
by Jesse | Nov 22, 2016 | Blogs, Events |
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree Try something different and have a Rock N Roll Christmas with us here in the Irish Rock N Roll Museum this Decemeber! We’ll be celebrating with festive cheer, new stories about your favourite Irish bands Christmas traditions, Christmas karaoke and much more! Tis the season to be rockin’, so visit us this Christmas for a special and unique experience you won’t get anywhere else, or at any other time of the year. And as a special online discount, you can use the code “XMAS20” to get 20% off when you book your tour online! Book Your Christmas Tour Rock N Roll Christmas Tour We’re going all out this Christmas for our Rock N Roll Christmas tour! For the month of December we’ll be offering special Christmas tours which will include: A festive drink on arrival Learn more about some of the greatest Christmas songs to come out of Ireland such as ‘Fairytale of New York’ and ‘Band Aid’ Check out our U2 and Thin Lizzy memorabilia and learn about their favourite Christmas tunes and traditions Get into the Christmas spirit and dress up like a Christmas elf, Santa or Mrs. Claus in our jam room (Unique Christmas jumpers also encouraged) Sing along to your favourite Christmas songs and record a video of your own version in our recording studios Tour lasts for approximately 1 hour Tours take place at 11:30, 12:45, 2:00, 3:00, 4:15 & 5:30 Prices from €10 per person For group bookings (more than 10 people) email info@irishrocknrollmuseum.com Kids go Free Christmas is a family event. And with kids...
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