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Jangly guitars File under Brian
Links to radio docs on early REM/The Go-Betweens, The Blue Nile, & The Trashcan Sinatras on linktree https://linktr.ee/Kensweeney website Kensweeney.net
Links to radio docs on early REM/The Go-Betweens, The Blue Nile, & The Trashcan Sinatras on linktree https://linktr.ee/Kensweeney website Kensweeney.net
With my dear pal Martin Sapsed recently in Ealing. Martin shot the cover of Brian single ‘Boyfriend (outside Ealing Town Hall ) in 1991 and also in 2024 , new sleeve shots of Western Avenue for label @needlemythology 2025 re-Issue of Brian album Understood. #Ealing
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
With my dear pal Martin Sapsed recently in Ealing. Martin shot the cover of Brian single ‘Boyfriend (outside Ealing Town Hall ) in 1991 and also in 2024 , new sleeve shots of Western Avenue for label @needlemythology 2025 re-Issue of Brian album Understood. #Ealing
this is on BBC4 tonight at 10:30pm and quite brilliant
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
this is on BBC4 tonight at 10:30pm and quite brilliant
Me and ‘El Presidente’ (well nearly) Bob Geldof and Pete Briquette Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) event to celebrate the 50th anniversary #TheBoomtownRats first-ever gig, in Bolton Street Technical College on 31 October 1975. #DoTheRat
October 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Me and ‘El Presidente’ (well nearly) Bob Geldof and Pete Briquette Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) event to celebrate the 50th anniversary #TheBoomtownRats first-ever gig, in Bolton Street Technical College on 31 October 1975. #DoTheRat
re Robert Forster @NCH_Music tomorrow night writes “We have some albums, CDs and books for sale - but no card reading machine for electronic payments at the Dublin show. can only take cash. Apologies for this. Sorry for the inconvenience. “ Robert
October 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
re Robert Forster @NCH_Music tomorrow night writes “We have some albums, CDs and books for sale - but no card reading machine for electronic payments at the Dublin show. can only take cash. Apologies for this. Sorry for the inconvenience. “ Robert
Lindy Morrison via Go-Betweens Appreciation Society.
October 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Lindy Morrison via Go-Betweens Appreciation Society.
‘Hello. Hello’ the best episode of #KeysToMyLife on @RTEOne tonight at 8:30pm. Saw a preview. Laughter. Tears. Tomorrow people will talk of nothing else. @tomhappens.bsky.social @rteone.rte.ie
October 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
‘Hello. Hello’ the best episode of #KeysToMyLife on @RTEOne tonight at 8:30pm. Saw a preview. Laughter. Tears. Tomorrow people will talk of nothing else. @tomhappens.bsky.social @rteone.rte.ie
@spindizzyrecords.bsky.social Dublin back in stock @needlemythology.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@spindizzyrecords.bsky.social Dublin back in stock @needlemythology.bsky.social
About to dive into some eel pie and mash with actor Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia) @TheLarkDublin #ParkLife #WeAreTheMods #Quadrophenia
September 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
About to dive into some eel pie and mash with actor Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia) @TheLarkDublin #ParkLife #WeAreTheMods #Quadrophenia
Over in London @petepaphides.bsky.social show @sohoradio We’re on at 6pm. Listen live via sohoradio.com/how-to-listen/ we’re chatting about about @needlemythology.bsky.social re-issue Brian album Understand & Planes EP Great music from #TheBlueNile #REM #TrashcanSinatras #TheGoBetweens
September 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Over in London @petepaphides.bsky.social show @sohoradio We’re on at 6pm. Listen live via sohoradio.com/how-to-listen/ we’re chatting about about @needlemythology.bsky.social re-issue Brian album Understand & Planes EP Great music from #TheBlueNile #REM #TrashcanSinatras #TheGoBetweens
Thanks to staff Tower Records Dublin for making Brian Understood 'Album of The Week' - available on CD and Vinyl @needlemythology.bsky.social @towerrecordsdublin.bsky.social #NeedleMythology
September 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thanks to staff Tower Records Dublin for making Brian Understood 'Album of The Week' - available on CD and Vinyl @needlemythology.bsky.social @towerrecordsdublin.bsky.social #NeedleMythology
Much loved journalist George Byrne always great plugging my band. He’s still doing it. A decade after he left us. Declan Lynch #SundayIndependent Radio review of @tomhappens @NewstalkFM show where we spoke about new #BrianUnderstood re-issue on
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August 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Much loved journalist George Byrne always great plugging my band. He’s still doing it. A decade after he left us. Declan Lynch #SundayIndependent Radio review of @tomhappens @NewstalkFM show where we spoke about new #BrianUnderstood re-issue on
@needlemythology
@petepaphides
@needlemythology
@petepaphides
CD & Vinyl now in @towerrecordsdublin.bsky.social
“Album of the Week: Lost 90s Irish Indie Classic!” @needlemythology.bsky.social
With lovely write up towerrecords.ie/album-of-the...
“Album of the Week: Lost 90s Irish Indie Classic!” @needlemythology.bsky.social
With lovely write up towerrecords.ie/album-of-the...
August 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
CD & Vinyl now in @towerrecordsdublin.bsky.social
“Album of the Week: Lost 90s Irish Indie Classic!” @needlemythology.bsky.social
With lovely write up towerrecords.ie/album-of-the...
“Album of the Week: Lost 90s Irish Indie Classic!” @needlemythology.bsky.social
With lovely write up towerrecords.ie/album-of-the...
With @remhq manager Bertis Downs @Vicar_Street for Jason Narducy & Michael Shannon playing Fables’. I first met Bertis making my R.E.M doc Out Of Athens. Lovely hearing #REM tunes again& such an influence on my own music & day before @needlemythology.bsky.social re issue my 1992 album Understand
August 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
With @remhq manager Bertis Downs @Vicar_Street for Jason Narducy & Michael Shannon playing Fables’. I first met Bertis making my R.E.M doc Out Of Athens. Lovely hearing #REM tunes again& such an influence on my own music & day before @needlemythology.bsky.social re issue my 1992 album Understand
I’ll be on Tom Dunne’s Newstalk show tonight around 10:20pm talking about new Needle Mythology re-issue Understood. Live stream Newstalk.com (Photo Beth Arzy) @needlemythology.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I’ll be on Tom Dunne’s Newstalk show tonight around 10:20pm talking about new Needle Mythology re-issue Understood. Live stream Newstalk.com (Photo Beth Arzy) @needlemythology.bsky.social
I spoke to the RTE website about @needlemythology.bsky.social re-issue of my 1992 #SetantaRecords album Understand - out next week. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
August 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I spoke to the RTE website about @needlemythology.bsky.social re-issue of my 1992 #SetantaRecords album Understand - out next week. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...
Watch this ! “Bucket Hats off All to 3 ladies from ISL interpreter/ performance interpretive at Oasis Live 25 #inclusion #OasisDublin @liamgallagher @oasis #OasisLive25 credit @VoicesI91624 @voicesforchangeIreland
August 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Watch this ! “Bucket Hats off All to 3 ladies from ISL interpreter/ performance interpretive at Oasis Live 25 #inclusion #OasisDublin @liamgallagher @oasis #OasisLive25 credit @VoicesI91624 @voicesforchangeIreland
August 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I spoke to @TristeISR and compiled a mixtape of favourite tunes tristesunset.com/2025/07/24/m...
July 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I spoke to @TristeISR and compiled a mixtape of favourite tunes tristesunset.com/2025/07/24/m...
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor picks American Music Club ‘Johnny Mathis Feet’ as record choice @RadioBrendanRTE “And with a wave of his jewel-encrusted hand across the glittering Las Vegas scene,he said, you gotta learn how to disappear in silk and amphetamine." youtu.be/P0XauclfgI0?...
July 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor picks American Music Club ‘Johnny Mathis Feet’ as record choice @RadioBrendanRTE “And with a wave of his jewel-encrusted hand across the glittering Las Vegas scene,he said, you gotta learn how to disappear in silk and amphetamine." youtu.be/P0XauclfgI0?...
Thanks @earlsjohn.bsky.social for this 4 star review in Classic Pop Magazine. Got influences ‘Murmur’ etc spot on #Understood out next Friday on @needlemythology.bsky.social burningshed.com/brian_unders...
July 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Thanks @earlsjohn.bsky.social for this 4 star review in Classic Pop Magazine. Got influences ‘Murmur’ etc spot on #Understood out next Friday on @needlemythology.bsky.social burningshed.com/brian_unders...