Here’s some of my favorite bands from the Emerald Isle, both North and South, old and new.
The Thrills - “Nothing Changes Around Here”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZjWeXsaL0

Therapy? - “Screamager”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDVsIvvFtcs

The Frames - “Dream Awake”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK3dQqwHgJY

Thin Lizzy - “Jailbreak”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMFYs3gfgis

Sinead O’Connor & the Chieftains - “The Foggy Dew”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13MQFCfCYdQ

The Undertones - “Teenage Kicks“

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAtUw6lxcis

Luka Bloom - “I Need Love”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuJdAveu0Bw

That Petrol Emotion - “Big [...]

St. Paddy’s Day is fast approaching and like any good 3rd-generation Mick, I’ll be posting some of my favorite Irish artists. Here’s one of the loveliest duets ever. The video is a little over-stylized, but at least it focuses on Sinead’s pulchritude and hides Shane’s puss in the shadows (he’s always better heard than [...]