Fierce Shook

This, from the hugely experienced Irish courts reporter, Isabel Hayes, on the Minister for Justice’s performative outrage over an ad about children and consent, is worth reading.

The government reaction to the new DRCC ads annoyed the fuck out of me. They threw the DRCC under the bus in an attempt to appease the last remaining demographic of old folk who’ll still vote for them rather than attempt to have any sort of discussion on what the ad was trying to get across.

Is Mr Loverman the name of the book or the author? Because I really like the idea of someone calling themselves Mr Loverman negotiating a publishing deal.

One of my friends texted me during the strike today to say: “I was giving public servants the horn all day. I also beeped at them”

I’m currently reading ‘Right Ho, Jeeves’ by P.G. Wodehouse and I think it has my favourite sentence ever: “She unshipped a sigh that sounded like the wind going out of a rubber duck.”

I just signed the petition to #stopthegame - will you add your name too? No to a change of venue. No to forcing players to play a game they don't want to play. No to sportswashing. No to bending for genocidal murderers. my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe... @uplift.ie

It’s Bandcamp Friday and we’ve got 2 of these T-shirts left #musicsky #bamdcamp #bamdcampfriday fierceshook.bandcamp.com/merch/someth...

We had a class time in Sligo yesterday. Thanks to Owen, Tara and everyone at Oak Moon for having us up.

This Saturday #musicsky

We’re playing the Oak Moon Cafe in Sligo on August 22nd. It’s €10 in and a deadly line up. Thanks a million to Owen and Tara for organising.

TOMORROW NIGHT!! Goodbye Viking, Fierce Shook and Answerer will playing live in the Watchtower McHughs, Drogheda on 6th August. Goodbye Viking - Synth Punk from Seattle. Fierce Shook - Experimental Punk from Tullamore. Answerer - Doomy Folk from Dublin and Drogheda. €10 OTD cash/revolut

Goodbye Viking, Fierce Shook and Answerer will playing live in the Watchtower McHughs, Drogheda on 6th August. Goodbye Viking - Synth Punk from Seattle. Fierce Shook - Experimental Punk from Tullamore. Answerer - Doomy Folk from Dublin and Drogheda. €10 OTD #musicsky

My mate Ronan Walsh recorded the podcast linked below about his daughter Zoe. It’s a heartbreaking listen but well worth a listen if you’ve been through something similar, or know someone who has. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...

Carpark Sci-Fi will be guest of Chimers in Cleere’s Bar, Kilkenny on July 17th

Thank to Kolobok for the kind words. Sound lads. www.chordblossom.com/interviews/i...

This Sunday in Tullamore. #musicsky

Answerer are playing John Lee’s pub in Tullamore on 7th June along with Thr Slow Death from Minneapolis and Carpark Sci-fi. It’ll be excellent. #musicsky

Thanks a million Dudley

I’ve started associating the use of AI with right wing tendencies. Am I the only one?

One of my neighbours is listening to This is not a Love Song by PiL, but I don’t know which one. Forgot how good that song was. #musicsky

Take a trip round the world in the basement of The Thomas House this Saturday the 23rd. With vintage psychedelic vinyl from Bolivia to Iran, Turkey to Nigeria, Czechslovakia, Spain, France, India, Poland, Sweden, England, America and even wee Northern Ireland. United in music.

On this weekend in the Thomas House in Dublin

The Slow Death from Minneapolis had a gig fall through on them for the 7th June, so ourselves and Niall McGuirk have organised another gig for them in John Lee’s in Tullamore. Joining them on the night will be Carpark Sci-fi and Answerer. #musicsky

Goodbye Viking, Fierce Shook and Answerer will playing live in the Watchtower McHughs, Drogheda on 6th August. Goodbye Viking - Synth Punk from Seattle. Fierce Shook - Experimental Punk from Tullamore. Answerer - Doomy Folk from Dublin and Drogheda. #musicsky

Happy Bandcamp Friday! We’ve no tapes left but there’s a couple of T-shirts still on there. #musicsky #bandcamp #bandcampfriday fierceshook.bandcamp.com/merch

It’s Bandcamp Friday and we recommend all the releases in this screenshot #musicsky #bandcamp #bandcampfriday

Here’s us playing Oligs in McDowells (RIP) a few months back. Oligs is the opening tune on Sons of Dis, which is on Bandcamp and a bunch of other places (Links in bio). Thanks to Katie Holmes for the video. #musicsky

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to John Lee’s. Thanks a million to Gav Cowley for organising the whole thing. Big Tears were excellent and Carpark Sci-fi also played probably the best set we’ve seen him do. And we got good weather too! Photos by Paul Moore

We’ve completely sold out of tapes. Thanks a million to everyone who picked one up. You can still listen here: fierceshook.bandcamp.com/album/sons-o... #musicsky #bandcamp

Tomorrow night in John Lee's Bar and Venue 8.45 - Fierce Shook 9.45 - Big Tears 10.45 - Carpark Sci-fi #musicsky #gig #tullamore #punk #ireland Tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/carpark-sc...

We’re playing John Lee's Bar and Venue in Tullamore this Saturday with Big Tears and Carpark Sci-Fi. It’ll be our last gig for a few months so we’ll make sure it’s a good one. #musicsky Tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/carpark-sc...

We had a class time in last night. Everyone up there was really sound. Huge thanks to Marc, Rita and Zack for all your help on the night. Kolobok, Muckish and Clitoris were all deadly. Our next gig is Saturday 25th April in John Lees with @carparkscifi.bsky.social and Big Tears.

This weekend in Drogheda. #musicsky

I can’t believe no one’s ever created a Michael Jackson tribute act called Michael Jacksoff.

This arrived in the post from @carparkscifi.bsky.social this morning. He’s playing Bennigans in Derry on Saturday 11th April. We’re also playing with him and Big Tears in John Lee’s in Tullamore on Saturday 25th April #musicsky #independentmusic #irishmusic #gigs

first gig went hard. in a sweaty dublin basement surrounded by beautiful women. i love my life 🔥💜

We were playing down in Ballina the other night. One of the gig organisers works with Music Generation down in Mayo. He said that Oasis donated money to them last summer because their mam is from Mayo and it’s really helped musicians there get sorted with equipment and the like. Was nice to hear.

We’ve no tapes left. We sold them all. But Shane from Camellia Sinensis still has a couple if you want to buy one. You can buy them from him off Bandcamp or in person at our next gig in Drogheda on 18th April. camelliasinensisrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sons-o... #musicsky

Huge thanks to Conor and Sid from Yop for organising the gig in The NCF in Ballina on Friday night. We had a deadly time. They’re a really sound bunch there and we’re really glad we got the chance to play there. Yop were deadly and Sean Gorman was class. #musicsky #ballina #ireland

Our next gig is in the NCF in Ballina on 3rd April with Yop and Sean Gorman. Yop have have released 2 fantastic EPS over the last few years and we’re really looking forward to seeing them live. 3rd April, NCF, Ballina, BYOB #musicsky #punk #ireland