Left of the Dial

30/05/2025

Heading to Gallway on Saturday to remember a pal, and attend some quality punk.

Saturday May 31st 2025
Left For Dead, Deadbeats Mo, Infadel
Sally longs, Galway, Ireland

06/04/2025

Kean Kavanagh is a bit of a genius, isn't he? This track and video (directed by fellow Soft Boy Kojaque) are excellent

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20/03/2025

It’s our Birthday tomorrow- 21st March. We managed to make it through the first year and we are still going strong. Call in tomorrow celebrate with us! Open from 2 until late. All piercings €30 until 6p.m!

08/03/2025

No argument here - Happy International Women's Day

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06/03/2025

So many legends lost over these last few weeks. Rest in Power, Brian.

GOODBYE TO A PIONEER & TRUE GENTLEMAN

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of one of the true pioneers of music, guitarist,
songwriter, and true gentleman, Brian James.
Founding member of The Damned, writer of the first ever UK punk single, New Rose, Brian was the
principal songwriter of the band’s debut album, Damned Damned Damned, which was released in
February 1977. Parting ways with the Damned following the release of their second album, the Nick
Mason-produced Music for Pleasure, Brian created the short-lived Tanz Der Youth, before he formed
The Lords of the New Church with his friend and fellow rocker Stiv Bators.
In a wave of excitement, headed by the twin powers of Brian James and Stiv Bators, three successful
studio albums followed for The Lord of the New Church, spawning singles such as Open Your Eyes,
Dance with Me, and Method to My Madness. Always looking for new challenges and keen to work
with different musicians, over the years that followed, Brian formed The Dripping Lips and guested
on different records, while creating the Brian James Gang and working on his solo albums.
Incessantly creative and a musical tour de force, over a career which spanned more than six
decades, with his music also gracing film and television soundtracks, in addition to The Damned and
The Lords of the New Church, Brian worked with a plethora of punk and rock ‘n’ roll’s finest, from
Iggy Pop to Wayne Kramer, Stewart Copeland to Cheetah Chrome. Most recently, more than four
decades after the release of the epoch-making New Rose, the original members of The Damned
reformed for a series of very special and emotional UK shows in 2022.
With his wife Minna, son Charlie, and daughter-in-law Alicia by his side, Brian passed peacefully on
Thursday 6 th March 2025.

04/12/2024

Had the Revolt in for a chat last night - twas craic. They play The Poor Relation on the 20th. I'll be broadcasting the interview along with some of my favourite tracks and albums of the year, the best gigs (I got to) and stuff I think is worth a viewing over the holidays. 6-8pm 98.3FM in Cork and streaming here.

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25/10/2024

New Strange Boy - from the forthcoming album. Tune 🔥

track by Strange Boy

13/10/2024

A Sunday night in Galway and a Monday off. Lovely

Evan Dando of the Lemonheads live at Róisín Dubh Galway

08/10/2024

Can't wait for the new album.

A song about misogynistic behavior in the punk and rap scenes and music scene in general and how this should be stamped out and the spotlight should be shine...

02/10/2024

Our pal, Meadhbh Hayes is putting on this fundraiser for the Irish Neurone Disease Association this Thursday. https://www.imnda.ie/ on Thursday night. Meadhbh has put together a fantastic line up, and it promises to be a special night. It's an early one, so you can be tucked in at a reasonable hour. If you can't make it, you might buy a ticket or donate anyway. ✊

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25/09/2024

Jesse Malin gets the tribute he deserves on the all-star album 'Silver Patron Saints'; read our review.