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The Point of Everything

The Point Of Everything

The Point Of Everything is a podcast based out of Cork that tackles the biggest issues in the music world, near and far, every week. Expect chat, music, and interviews every week

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00:54:02

TPOE 177: Emperor Of Ice Cream

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2020/08/04

Emperor of Ice Cream are one of those Cork bands who always get mentioned after the likes of Frank & Walters and Sultans of Ping - but whatever happened to them? A feature in the Irish Examiner earlier this year rekindled the relationship between the members and, after releasing two singles in the past couple of months, they're gearing up to finally put that debut album out into the world, almost 30 years on. I talked to singer John 'Haggis' Hegarty about how they got back together, what it's like

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00:45:09

TPOE 176: Silverbacks

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2020/07/15

Dublin-based five piece Silverbacks release their debut album Fad on Friday, July 17. Frontman Daniel O'Kelly discusses the creation of the album, made with Girl Band's Daniel Fox on production duty; finding confidence as a singer/lyricist and as a band as a whole; Simpsons and John Hughes films; the Dublin guitar rock scene; and the story behind 'Just in the Band', one of the best Irish singles of the past five/ten years. Buy Fad at https://silverbacks.bandcamp.com/album/fad Outro music:

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01:03:57

TPOE 175: Q2 2020 Roundup (With Zara Hedderman)

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2020/07/01

Zara Hedderman returns to the TPOE podcast to talk about some of our favourite albums from the past three months. We discuss Fiona Apple, Charli XCX, Phoebe Bridgers, Laura Marling, Perfume Genius, Bob Dylan, Blake Mills and more. Then we turn our focus to Ireland, from albums by Bleeding Heart Pigeons and Brigid Mae Power to singles from the likes of Ailbhe Reddy and CMAT, finishing up with a little bit on Fontaines DC.

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00:29:05

TPOE 174: Murli

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2020/06/17

Limerick rapper Murli released a powerful new track recently off an EP off the same name, Till The Wheels Fall Off, that drops July 4. He talks about how the track was created, how it was born out of a racist incident at a football match and how now, with protests swelling around the world due to the murder of George Floyd in the US, was the right time to release it. We also talk about his journey from Rusangano Family to producer and back to rap as well as the rapport and support he, Denise Chaila

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00:45:24

TPOE 173: Bleeding Heart Pigeons

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2020/06/03

Limerick trio Bleeding Heart Pigeons have released one of the best albums of the year so far with their second album Stir. Singer Mícheál Keating explains their journey to date, from major label to going independent, feeling part of the thriving Limerick scene and their sound. Outro music: Bleeding Heart Pigeons - 'All For The Best' Order Stir: https://bleedingheartpigeons.bandcamp.com/album/stir

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00:47:36

TPOE 172 Evvol

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2020/05/19

Berlin-based act Evvol released their second album The Power earlier this month. Comprised of Dublin artist Julie Chance and Australian producer Jane Arnison, they say the album is a meditation on love, the intimate and personal offering is a product of turning their thoughts inward after time spent considering the state of the world and politics over the last year. Julie is the guest on the TPOE podcast to talk about their suffering from coronavirus, how it affected the album's release, the

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00:43:41

TPOE 171: Swimmers Jackson

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2020/05/14

Fresh from releasing Murmuration, his debut album under the guise of Swimmers Jackson, Niall Jackson joins from his London home to discuss its creation, as well as Weezer's influence, how it differs from his other bands Bouts and Sweat Threats, how it helped "catalogue my 30s", getting through lockdown with help from Tim Burgess' Twitter listening parties, Irish music, and Normal People. Buy the album: https://swimmersjackson.bandcamp.com/album/murmuration Outro music: Swimmers Jackson - 'Summer's

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00:36:20

TPOE 170: Brian McNamara (Brave Young Soldier/DDR)

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2020/05/05

Brian McNamara and Viva Dean aka Brave Young Soldier released their debut EP I Live Here on May 1. Brian talks about how the project started in New York while they were living there together and how the sound developed. Then he explains how he helped co-found Dublin Digital Radio (DDR) a few years ago while driving back from Open Ear Festival, how the station has grown in the interim and how the lockdown has actually galvanised the station. We also discuss Galway, clubbing, the Give Us The Night

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00:40:53

TPOE 169: Naoise Roo

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2020/04/28

Dublin-based artist Naoise Roo has just released the Sick Girlfriend EP, her first new collection of music since debut album Lility in 2015. We talk about her taking a break from music, the mental health impact of being an artist nowadays, Fiona Apple, working with Rian Trench and Daniel Fox on the new EP and, of course, the Covid-19 lockdown. Outro music: Naoise Roo - Black Hole Buy the Sick Girlfriend EP at https://naoiseroo.bandcamp.com/

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00:42:28

TPOE 168: Junk Drawer

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2020/04/23

Belfast four piece Junk Drawer release their debut album Ready for the House on Friday, April 24. Singer/guitarist Stevie Lennox joins to discuss how the band developed, the influence of Pavement, how epilepsy has affected him and how he's tackled it and channelled it in the lyrics, why record labels like Art for Blind are still important, and plenty more besides. You can buy the album at https://junkdrawerbelfast.bandcamp.com/

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00:50:06

TPOE 167: The Scratch

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2020/04/14

Dublin four piece The Scratch released their debut album Couldn't Give a Rats at the end of March, having moved it up by three months. It followed a YouTube livestream on St Patrick's Day which got over 10,000 views. Conor Dockery talks about how the band fomed out of metal group Red Enemy, how busking was key to their development, along with realising certain things about being in a band don't matter as much as you think, the rise of trad music, plus moving the album release date forward and THAT

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00:57:22

TPOE 166: Dua Lipa And The State Of Pop (with Louise...

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2020/04/07

After the release of her brilliant new album Future Nostalgia, has that elevated Dua Lipa into the upper echelons of the pop world? Journalist and music critic Louise Bruton joins to run through the world of pop through not one but five lists - Eternal top pop female idols - Personal faves - Hottest acts in the world right now - Arthouse pop (entities unto themselves) - One and done - but more to come Louise knows all their is to know about pop so expect chat about her interview with Little Mix

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00:54:42

TPOE 165: 2020 Q1 Roundup With Zara Hedderman

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2020/04/01

The first quarter of 2020 is in the books - music critic Zara Hedderman returns to the TPOE podcast to talk coping in the time of coronavirus, livestreaming gigs, albums of the year (Destroyer, Stephen Malkmus, Dua Lipa, Waxahatchee, Childish Gambino, Mac Miller, Tame Impala and more) and the best of Irish music so far.

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00:42:49

TPOE 164: Lethal Dialect

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2020/03/24

This week's guest on the TPOE podcast is the Dublin rapper Paul Alwright aka Lethal Dialect, who's recently released the final part of his LD50 trilogy, which began in 2011. He's got two other albums under his belt as well, including one under his own name, Hungry, which came out in 2018. Over Skype, Alwright discusses why he went back to the Lethal Dialect moniker, life under coronavirus, life in a changing Dublin, being a 'social issues' rapper, and lots more.

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00:48:56

TPOE 163: Bantum

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2020/03/17

Cork artist Ruairi Lynch celebrated 10 years of making music as Bantum by dropping a new track 'Gully' .We talk about how he's developed over the decade, collaborating with the likes of God Knows and Denise Chaila, supporting Jon Hopkins and Janus Rasmussen(Kiasmos), the burgeoning Limerick scene, dealing with stress, as well as discussing the effect of the coronavirus. We were both at the Girl Band gig in Cyprus Avenue on March 7 so finish by talking about how great they are. Outro music: Bantum

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00:47:28

TPOE 162: Rachael Lavelle & CMAT (Live At Quarter...

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2020/03/11

Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson aka CMAT and Rachael Lavelle were the guests on a live recording of the TPOE podcast at Plugd over the Quarter Block Party weekend earlier this year. Relatively new artists, they talk about the art of songwriting, retreats/workshops, stanning each other's music, support from the Irish music industry and what to expect from both of them over 2020 and beyond.

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01:15:07

TPOE 161: Choice Music Prize 2019 Preview (With John...

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2020/03/02

It's the annual TPOE-Totally Irish Choice Prize preview show! Eoghan and John Barker go through each of the 10 nominees for Irish album of the year before predicting who we think is going home with the award. The show takes place at Vicar Street on Thursday, March 5. The nominees Daithi - L.O.S.S. Mick Flannery - Mick Flannery Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel Girl Band - The Talkies Jafaris – Stride Junior Brother - Pull The Right Rope Lankum - The Livelong Day Soak - Grim Town Maija Sofia - Bath

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00:58:36

TPOE 160: Autre Monde

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2020/02/25

Dublin-based band Autre Monde release their debut album The Imaginary Museum on Strange Brew Records this Friday, February 28. After playing together and with each other in various bands under the Popical Island collective, the foursome - Paddy Hanna (vocals), Padraig Cooney (bass, synth, vocals), Mark Chester (guitar) and Eoghan O’Brien (drums, synth, backing vocals) - got together and had their first rehearsal on the last day of the Popical Island space, the Pop Inn. After a couple of singles and

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00:58:06

TPOE 159: Ghostking Is Dead

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2020/02/11

Matt Corrigan aka Ghostking Is Dead is a young artist from Cork City who releases his third EP, Fever Dreaming, via the Hausu Collective on February 28. He talks about how an older track featuring on the Needle Drop drove him to work harder on his music to reach this current phase. We chat about the vibrant Cork scene, his playing with Alex Gough, writing lyrics, Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood, Hausu, and lots more. Ghostking Is Dead play Plugd Records on February 13 with support from Damsel and

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00:51:15

TPOE 158: Maija Sofia

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2020/02/04

Galway-born, Dublin-based artist Maija Sofia released her debut album Bath Time at the tail end of 2019 and began 2020 with a Choice Music Prize nomination for Irish album of the year, to be decided on March 5. It's a brilliantly immersive listen, one that continues to reward return listens. On the podcast, Maija discusses writing, songwriting, how the album came together, genre and defining her sound (not indie pop!), the Choice Prize nomination and who she'd like to see win, and her show at Cork's

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