New podcast EP - Patrick Freyne on his bands NPB and El Diablo, and his debut novel Experts in a Dying Field. On all platforms. www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-60

New podcast EP - Patrick Freyne on his bands NPB and El Diablo, and his debut novel Experts in a Dying Field. On all platforms. www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-60

Some lovely words from @learnandsing.bsky.social on the new album…. Thanks Paul www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/the-sen...

I am so looking forward to reading @simonreynolds.bsky.social "enthusiasm driven" book (I'd argue they all are) - listen here to him and @learnandsing.bsky.social talking about "why shoegaze has survived" m.soundcloud.com/paulmcder/th...

Bonus EP10 out now on all platforms. Simon Reynolds on MBV, shoegaze and a whole lot more. www.paulmcdermott.ie/bonus-episod...

Bonus EP10 out now on all platforms. Simon Reynolds on MBV, shoegaze and a whole lot more. www.paulmcdermott.ie/bonus-episod...

Job done. To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited EP59 Rave On Andy White. On all platforms now.

Job done. To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited EP58 Rave On Andy White. On all platforms now.

#NowSpinning #vinyl #vinylrecords On the back of another listen to the great @learnandsing.bsky.social podcast with @kensweeney.bsky.social 🎶🙏 BRIAN UNDERSTAND youtu.be/OQS39wwLs8I?... Great Irish Albums Revisited open.spotify.com/episode/0aBF...

EP59 Rave on Andy White. On all platforms now. www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-59

EP59 Rave on Andy White. On all platforms now. www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-59

EP59 Rave on Andy White - available now on all platforms. www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-59

Cureheads of Ireland! I'm doing an afternoon CUREPEDIA talk (and book signing) at @paviliontheatre.bsky.social Dún Laoghaire at 2pm on SUN 14 JUN with writer Paul McDermott @learnandsing.bsky.social ahead of The Cure's Dublin show later that month. Tickets from www.paviliontheatre.ie/events/view/...

A real pleasure to put this one together. Andy and I chat about Rave On and a whole lot more. EP 59 - Rave On Andy White. Coming soon. www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

Great pod here by @learnandsing.bsky.social 🎶🙏 open.spotify.com/episode/3Qsy...

David Kitt on The Big Romance and more. EP58 of To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited. On all listening platforms 1/2: www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-58

David Kitt on The Big Romance and more. EP58 of To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited. On all listening platforms 1/2: www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-58

#12InchTuesday for St Patrick's Day with The Frank & Walters The Franks radio documentary by @learnandsing.bsky.social of this parish is on RTE tonight www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar... Sometimes you wish you'd never tried to get that sticker off, don't you?.. I blame #WeekendSingles

We'll ALways Be Shouting For You - the story of the Frank and Walters, @rtegold.bsky.social 8pm today. Tks to Ed Power for the article...

Ah he was to fair. Stopped me in me tracks fade back when.. b4 realising the brevity of how good he was. Brilliant work here by @learnandsing.bsky.social regading Spread the word 🙏 open.spotify.com/episode/3Qsy...

Me (in 1993): One man's throw away flyer is another's "social and cultural ephemera"! Damn right!! We'll Always Be Shouting For You, the story of the Frank and Walters, @rtegold.bsky.social St Patrick's Day 8pm

We'll Always Be Shouting For You, @rtegold.bsky.social St Patrick's Day, 8pm

Top 10 Picture Disc 7”s and the history of the format. A few words on the history of gimmick vinyl formats and a whole lot more. www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

I talk to Ian, Mark, Ciarán and Morty about new @cypressmine.bsky.social album and a whole lot more www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

I've been working on a Frank and Walters audio doc. Thanks to Morty and Paul Linehan for recreating the first i/v. Published in Morty's Sunny Days in Oct 1990. Tks to Siobhan Bardsley for locating the fanzine. More soon.

1st To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited episode of 2026 will be an archive interview with the late Nigel Grainge of Ensign Records, chatting about #ThinLizzy #SineadOConnor #TheBoomtownRats #TheWaterboys #IntoParadise #Stump + a whole lot more. Coming soon. www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

There's an episode with @mickpuck.bsky.social about "Room To Roam" that's cued next, as well as a host of albums by some fantastic bands from my time growing up in Dublin. Well worth your time.

The Bob Geldof interview (monologue!) is great (ping @johnbarrington.bsky.social), currently listening to a bonus episode with Danny Kelly music-turned-sports journalist and broadcaster that features lots of the experience of the Irish diaspora in England and their cultural touch-points.

ICYMI, @learnandsing.bsky.social does a wonderful podcast, "To Here Knows When," which deep-dives into great Irish albums from the past, interviewing those who made them. It's an incredible treasure-trove of stories, so dip in and check them out. open.spotify.com/show/0lGWXdN...

Meat Loaf, an inflatable bat, Power Rangers, Pearl Jam, Van the Man, and the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet - first post of the New Year. paulmcdermott.ie/blog/meat-lo...

Meat Loaf, an inflatable bat, Power Rangers, Pearl Jam, Van the Man, and the Green Glens Arena, Millstreet - first post of the New Year. paulmcdermott.ie/blog/meat-lo...

To Here Knows When. Great Irish Albums Revisited. EP57 A Tonic For the Troops by The Boomtown Rats. Bob Geldof on Ireland in the 70s, the Rats at 50, Rat Trap at No. 1 and loads more. Coming Soon to all platforms. #theboomtownrats #bobgeldof paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited. 10 Episodes in 2015. Thanks to all who listened. Nollaig Shona. www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited. 10 Episodes in 2015. Thanks to all who listened. Nollaig Shona. www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

To Here Knows When. Great Irish Albums Revisited. EP57 A Tonic For the Troops by The Boomtown Rats. Bob Geldof on Ireland in the 70s, the Rats at 50, Rat Trap at No. 1 and loads more. Coming Soon to all platforms. #theboomtownrats #bobgeldof paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

Top 10 Irish Albums of 2025 + some special mentions. www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

Top 10 Reissues of 2025. 2nd of 3 2025 review blog posts. A countdown of my 10 fave reissues of 2025. New blog with notes on all records: paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

My 1992 album Understood made the top ten re-issues of 2025 @learnandsing.bsky.social with @needlemythology.bsky.social compilation at number 1 Available at Tower Records Dublin www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

Top 10 Reissues of 2025. 2nd of 3 2025 review blog posts. A countdown of my 10 fave reissues of 2025. New blog with notes on all records: paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

New blog. Top 10 secondhand Vinyl Finds of 2025. The first of three posts of vinyl purchases in 2025. Reissues of the year and Irish Albums of the year to follow. Notes on all in blog. www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

New blog. Top 10 secondhand Vinyl Finds of 2025. The first of three posts of vinyl purchases in 2025. Reissues of the year and Irish Albums of the year to follow. Notes on all in blog. www.paulmcdermott.ie/blog/top-10-...

Latest episode of the podcast is a long chat with Stuart Bailie about 40 years of music writing and a whole lot more...

This is a lovely surprise. A deep, reflective podcast about my times in music, particularly NME days & my connection to Irish music. Cheers Paul McDermott @learnandsing.bsky.social for including me in his landmark series - To Here Knows When. www.paulmcdermott.ie/bonus-episod...

For those interested.. Another blemmer of a podcast by the consistently brilliant @learnandsing.bsky.social with @kensweeney.bsky.social on this classic Irish debut! open.spotify.com/episode/0aBF...

Latest Episode: Here's One We Made Earlier by The Pale www.paulmcdermott.ie/episode-56

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited EP56 Matthew Devereux on Here's One We Made Earlier by The Pale, and a whole lot more. On all listening platforms now: www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

To Here Knows When - Great Irish Albums Revisited EP56 Matthew Devereux on Here's One We Made Earlier by The Pale, and a whole lot more. On all listening platforms now: www.paulmcdermott.ie/podcast

Very welcome Graham. More fine albums from their stable if you follow up on bandcamp. Also there's a great pod here by @learnandsing.bsky.social on their debut if interested. 🎶🙏😊 open.spotify.com/episode/0qto...