Ehmmm...

My video for TRTE, where I rave about Janelle Monae, is currently up on their site and will be for the next 24 hours. Check it out here

As you'll hear, in between me saying 'ehm' a lot, I managed to mispronounce the name of the abum. My bad. The studio lights got the better of me, I'm afraid. Apols, Janelle.

Meanwhile, The Red Radar site is beginning to get into full swing. My contribution, about how I inadvertently wound up in local band Bipolar Empire's music video for their new song is up here. Reckon you can do better? Well, I believe they're still on the lookout for contributors...

Party Ben - This Tightrope's Made For Walking (Janelle Monae vs Nancy Sinatra)

Red Alert

Last Thursday, I ambled along to the Digital Socket Awards, a brilliant event organised by a number of Irish music bloggers. It was nice to put names and faces to a number of my favourite Irish bloggers and wonderful to see bloggers collaborating on a project that brings people together.

For this reason, it was a fitting setting for the launch of TRTE's new initiative, Red Radar. This new site is bringing together some of Ireland's most enthusiastic music and fashion bloggers under one URL. I'm delighted to have done a couple of pieces for the site, particularly considering some of my favourite online writers are involved, including Conor, Catherine, Angela and Louise.

Be sure to check out the site here and watch it grow over the next few weeks.