Amplive made an album of remixes of Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ and got a cease and desist letter, he made a plea to Radiohead (see above), and it all ended happily and the album is available for free download.

Right now I’m listening to the album and so far I’m not impressed, opens with some tacky crap about every rainbow having a journey or something and goes on into the first track which has some dull rap mixed with the track Videotape.

The album is mixed by Amplive and features various Hip-Hoppy types. I’m three tracks in now and still not impressed. Still, it’s free and to each his own and all that, so go download and see what you think.

Me, I’m going to listen to it through and then go back to listening to the real deal.

UPDATE: “15 Stepz (ft. Codany Holiday)”, track 6, is pretty good.

Full details of the competition are on the Glengarriff Lodge blog

All you have to is write a blog post which has a link like this in it: Luxury Self Catering

The post must also link to another blog, a friend who you think might be interested in the competition.

Go to the competition blog post and leave a comment letting them know where your entry is, and you’re done.

Easy peasy.

Full disclosure and all that: As part of my dayjob I had a hand in organising the competition.

Yes indeed, Bob Byrne, of Clamnuts.com, has finished his magnum opus ‘Mister Amperduke’. What’s more, he is launching it this Thursday Feb 14th in The Bernard Shaw in Portobello.

Anyone who orders the book through the website gets a signed copy of the book and an original panel of the book! The book costs 15 Euro and is 160pgs A5 size. The story is told without any words and took Bob Byrne 4 years to complete!

Mr Amperduke has a miniature city in his basement inhabited by Snodules (who look remarkably like Lego Men), but his grandson throws a spanner in the works when he spitefully throws in a vicious Nechradon to wreak havok in Amperville.

Go and check out Clamnuts.com for more info and a pdf preview.

The aforementioned play in the Cork Arts Theatre, ‘Wait Until Dark’ has a 2 for 1 offer tonight. The show opened on Wednesday and had very good houses every night since. Therefore I recommend booking, particularly if you are thinking of going later in the week.

Tonight also promises to be very busy due to the offer, so again, book now rather than turning up at the door!

As my mother directed the show, you might think I am somewhat biased, but I saw the show on opening night, and again on Friday, and it is an excellent evening’s entertainment. I hadn’t read or seen the play before, nor had I seen the film, and the show had me on the edge of my seat - the way the complex plot unfolds is gripping and the execution of the production is top notch.

The show runs until Saturday, and I would urge you not to miss it.

Where is the Cork Arts Theatre:

Dave and I have written a play called Falling Slowly. It is getting a rehearsed reading, which I am directing, in the Granary Studio this Wednesday, the 13th, at 6pm. Admission is free and the more the merrier for us as we are looking for feedback and audience reaction. It is a romance story so perfect for the week that’s in it.

Mark is a regular twenty something muddling along in post Celtic tiger Ireland. He thinks life is easy until he meets someone worth falling for. Falling Slowly is the story of Mark’s realisation that life is not always simple and sometimes you have to fight for what you want. He doesn’t bargin on an old friend complicating things or on those unexpected events that can turn your life upside down in an instant. Can Mark figure out what he realy wants….or will he be too slow?

I would also like to take this opportunity to officially launch Clinic Media. It is our Production company, primarily focused on theatre and film. We were responsible for the recent production of Howie The Rookie but are officially launching with Falling Slowly, our first in-house production.

Falling Slowly, a new play written and directed by Eoin Ó hAnnracháin, based on a story by David O’Byrne and Eoin Ó hAnnracháin.

Rehearsed reading, Wednesday the 13th of February. 6pm, Granary Studio.

See clinicmedia.net for further details.