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-phil

I’ve always had a soft spot for Michael Palin – in that older gent charm kinda way. It’s a rare commodity and he is the clear forerunner in this competitive league. (as an aside people of my, or any, age that have a thing for Sean Connery or Michael Douglas are sick and need help)
Sadly, due to varying prior arrangements (eh…drinking, gigging, drinking and…oh yes…drinking), I missed out on much of his new TV series “New Europe” on the Beeb. Basically it’s Palin being a complete darling and introducing all us stupid people to our new E.U. comrades in that customary dumbed-down-yet-altogether-delightful-and-easy-to-understand fashion.
Of course, in true money-scrounging style the BBC have thoughtfully (read: scavengingly) published the series in a handy book format complete with glossy photos of Serbian people looking happy and accepted. Bless.
All smart-arseness aside, it’s actually worth checking out. Anything that documents a man whose alter ego is Phileas Fogg is alllllright by me.

I like “something completely different”

I dislike actual pythons

_sarah_

I would like to publicly thank the Market Bar for my new current food obsession: feta cheese. The Market Bar has always walked a fine line for me. On one side of the line is some excellently prepared and presented food, ranging from salads to meatballs, it officially comes under the name of Tapas @ The Market Bar. On the other side of that extremely thin line is the bar itself which can be a decibel level to high when the crowds fill it. There’s also the staggered service policy which means you could have finished your meal, polished off a bottle of red, payed the bill and taken a taxi home before your date/friend/companion/significant other has even seen their dish of choice.* But again I bring you back to the excellent food and I must admit to having a soft spot for the joint when I’m in the mood.

Now to the feta salad in question. A meager €7.50 for the small (more than enough), their feta salad is a treat. I’d always been partial to the cheese but after my Market Bar experience at the weekend, I’ve been throwing the lil white blocks into everything. The salad in question consisted of a baby spinach and rocket base, crispy bacon, roasted walnuts and croutons and comes highly recommended with a glass of red. I’m sure our resident alcoholic wine expert, Sarah, can point us in the direction of a suitable companion to this very affordable and delicious dish.

-phil

*this description to be taken with a very large pinch of salt

So after overing hearing a snippit of it while on a trip to a newsagents on Parnell Street, I remembered what a great track In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins is. My Dad was a big Phil Collins fan so there was always plenty of Genesis and Phil Collins knocking around the gaff. Anywho, I’ve been listening to In The Air Tonight a lot lately after my little newsagents experience when my cousin randomly sent me the following video. I don’t know how old it is or if it ever made it to TV but I think its very clever all together so enjoy.

-phil

Remember Hard-Fi? 2005, Canary Yellow album art and single “Hard To Beat”? Wasn’t really my cup to be honest. Actually if I’m being honest I didn’t rate them at all. Anywho their back with a new single ‘Suburban Knights‘ (taking a note from Muse school of song titling?) which was released August 20th. But that’s not really interesting. What is of interest is the Angello & Ingrosso remix that popped up on fluo kids. Tis a cracker in my opinion.

MP3 Hard-Fi - Suburban Knights (Angello & Ingrosso Remix)

-phil

I may get hounded for this but I really like Fall Out Boy’s new single, The Take Over, The Break’s Over. I’m not a fan of all of their work and have yet to buy any of their albums. They also are one of the worst live bands I’ve ever seen which I can say having suffered through their gig at The Ambassador about 2 years ago. Nothing sounded in tune and all Pete Wentz could do is jump around and spin in the air.

Despite all of this, I still like the new tune. Have a listen yourself and let us know what you think!
The Take Over, The Breaks Over

- Kieran