Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM: Recent Episodes
Nessy aka Vanessa Monaghan
That was quite a packed show! Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I had chats with Jarlath from Swords who have just released their album ‘Lions and Gold’ and with Stephen from Raglans who have just signed to Cuckoo Records in the UK. I also caught up with Michael Conlon, Director of the Liberties Festival and with Leszek Wolnik of The Copperhouse Gallery about the ‘Propeller’ initiative which the run for Art students. Here’s what happened: 1. […]
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Show 102 and no better way than have some international superstars on the show. This week alongside Elaine Grainger from Talbot Gallery, I’m also delighted to have had The Script on the show. I spoke to the three lads last week at the launch of the Arthur Guinness Projects. The Script are over the music section of the initiative. It’s definitely worth checking out if you have ideas in Music, Arts, Sport or Food. Here’s what happened: 1. DJ Flip […]
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Show 101, I had the pleasure of catching up with Allie Bradley to chat about her new EP, Running For Cover and I had an indepth chat with Dermot Lambert. His new album ‘Tiny’ is out now, enjoyed the chat and Dermot has lots of stories to tell. Here’s what happened: 1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads 2. Empire Circus: There is a Light 3. Chat with Allie Bradley 4. Allie Bradley: Running for Cover 5. Raglans: Natives 6. […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM Show 101: June 26 2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
So Wednesday’s show was number 100. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all my guests for coming on the show, musicians, actors, directors, photographers plus much more, thank you. And a very special thank you to you, the listeners, without you there is no point in making this show. This week I had the chance to speak to Mary Hickson from Cork Opera house who spoke about Gamiina and Natasha Duffy told me about plans for this year’s […]
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Listen to the full interview, or read the interview with Judy Collins
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Thanks to everyone for listening to the show, I was delighted to be able to chat to Van from Catfish and The Bottlemen and to Patrick from Walking on Cars. I was also thrilled to be able to speak to Judy Collins for this show, we spoke for well over twenty minutes so I’ve decided to put the interview up in full, unedited in a separate podcast. Here’s what happened: 1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads 2. Antoinette: Barriers […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM Show 99 June 12 2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
I’m a bad daughter, today was my Mummy’s birthday and I forgot to say hello to her on the radio. So happy birthday Mam. My excuse is that it was quite a busy show today, new music, plus chatting to Moya and Tiane Doan Na Champassak. Moya is a London based singer songwriter who has a lot of radio success in hte UK with her song ‘A Little More Love’. The video has also had over 587000 views on YouTube. […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM: Show 98 June 5 2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
Firstly apologies for the delay in getting this week’s podcast up, I had a bit of trouble with my audio software… Everything was playing backwards.. all sorted now. If this show was a jam jar, you’d be making sure it was shut tight so everything would stay in, it was that packed! Thanks to this week’s guests Phil from Alias Empire, Jake Bugg and thanks to Gavin Mulhall for popping in for a song and a chat. 1. Crossroads: DJ […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM: Show 97 29/05/2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
This week the awesome Myles Manley came into the studio for a chat and a song and I also spoke to Dónal Mulligan from The Outing and to Francois Coulossi from Battle for the Bay. Here’s what happened: 1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads 2. Casablanca: Hurricane Season 3. Chat with Francois Coulossi from Battle For The Bay 4. Moscow Metro: Spirit of a city 6. elaine k: Every Breath You Take 7. Chat with Dónal Mulligan from The […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM: Show 96 22/05/2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
First show in Foxden Studios, it was great to have the chance to have a guest in to play a song or two, thanks to Tara Kennedy for the live music and thanks to Eleanor Creighton of Dublin Dance Festival and Photographer Kate Nolan for the chats. Here’s what happened: 1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads 2. Prides: Out of the Blue 3. Chat with photographer Kate Nolan about her photobook ‘Neither’ 4. Bastille: Laura Palmer 5. Chat with […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM Show 95: 15/05/2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
Show 94, it was great to catch up with Little Green Cars and also Andrew from Juggling Athlone… Don’t forget Little Green Cars’ album Absolute Zero is out this Friday… here’s what happened. 1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads 2. Strangers: Something New 3. Marina & The Diamonds/Charli XCX: Just Desserts 4. Kodaline: Love Like This 5. Orla Gartland: Piece by Piece 6. Chat with Little Green Cars including: 7. Little Green Cars: The John Wayne 8. Little Green […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM: Show 94 08/05/2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
Episode 93 on RTE 2XM, where does the time go? So what should I do for episode 100, any ideas? Let me know! nessy @ nessymon.com Thanks to my guests on this week’s show Joan Burney Keatings MBE from Cinemagic Film Festival, Lindsay Rountree from Gospel Rising and Cathal MacGabhann from The Altered Hours Here’s what happened: 1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads 2. Eye Emma Jedi: Places 3. Must: Just Wait 4. Chat with Joan Burney Keatings MBE, […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM Show 93: May 1 2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
Thanks for listening to the show this week, thanks to my guests Ray Yeates from TBCT who chatted about the Outdoor Film Festival, musician McMahon and Dominic Campbell, director of Bealtaine Festival. Here’s what happened: 1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads 2. Empire of the Sun: Alive 3. Chat with Ray Yeates of Temple Bar Cultural Trust about their Outdoor Film Festival 4. The Money Go Round: Endless Sun 5. The 1975: Chocolate 6. Chat with McMahon 7. McMahon: […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM Show 92: April 24 2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
What a jam-packed show! Thanks to all my guests, photographer Donal Moloney, Colm from Ghost Estates, Louise Tangney from Vantastival and to folk musician Sarah McQuaid. Here’s what happened: 1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads 2. Chat with Donal Moloney about his Intruders exhibition 3. John Blek and The Rats: Hand On My Heart 4. Chat with Colm from Ghost Estates 5. Ghost Estates: In Waves 6. Chat with Louise Tangney of Vantastival 7. And So I Watch You […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM: Show 91 17/04/2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.
This week I had the opportunity to chat to Peter McCauley of Rams’ Pocket Radio, who I’ve wanted to chat to for ages and also to the amazing Imagine Dragons. I interviewed them for Goldenplec.com (watch out for a written feature) and nabbed the audio for the radio show, so I’ve included the version of our chat, without the music in the podcast. I also had the chance to play some great new music, here’s what went down: 1. DJ […]
The post Culture Cafe on RTE 2XM Show 90: April 10 2013 first appeared on nessymon.com.