Irish artists speak truth to power
Summary: <p><br></p><p>Today's episode is a bit of a grab bag of news items, but musicians speaking truth to power is a common theme.</p><br><p>Niall and Andrea discuss:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://nialler9.com/lankum-win-the-choice-music-prize-irish-album-of-the-year/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lankum winning the Choice Music Prize</a> and their speech that encouraged the boycott of Israel</li> <li>Kneecap's show of Solidarity with Palestine on the Late Late Show & <a href="https://nialler9.com/watch-kneecap-perform-live-on-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">their US TV debut</a> </li> <li>All the Irish bands including Kneecap <a href="https://nialler9.com/all-irish-bands-have-now-cancelled-their-official-sxsw-performances/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">who then cancelled their SXSW Festival shows this week in protest at US Military involvement</a> </li> <li>Leo Varadkar <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/03/08/licensing-laws-unlikely-to-be-reformed-by-this-summer-says-leo-varadkar/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wants nothing to do with bringing in the long-proposed Irish nightlife laws</a> any time soon</li> <li> <a href="https://mixmag.net/read/james-blake-music-streaming-brainwashing-worked-music-is-free-devaluing-news" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Blake weighs in on streaming being broken</a>, in a time which increasingly feels like it’s going towards a tipping point</li> <li> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/01/the-whole-ecosystem-is-collapsing-inside-the-crisis-in-britains-live-music-scene" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The growing crisis in music -</a> How the rising cost of living is affecting bands' ability to create art and make money to live.</li> <li>“You can get a Grammy nomination and you still can't afford to rent a one-bedroom flat in London,” says Grian Chatten of Dublin's Fontaines DC,</li> <li>And the minor furore over an <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/last-dinner-party-cost-living-times-b2505621.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>out-of-context use of quote from The Last Dinner Party</u></a> - "People don’t want to listen to post-punk and hear about the cost of living crisis any more.”</li> </ul><p><br></p><p><strong>* </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/nialler9?fan_landing=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Get this podcast ad-free and with additional playlists, Discord community access, Nialler9 and Lumo event discounts on Patreon from €5 a month.</strong></a></p><br><p>Listen on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/nialler9-music-blog-podcast/id220030762?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Apple</strong></a> | <a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.nialler9.com/feed/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Android</strong></a> | <a href="https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/628e64b34a4aec0013fb8f98" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>ACAST</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.patreon.com/nialler9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon</strong></a> | <a href="https://pca.st/BWui" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Pocketcasts</strong></a> | <a href="https://castbox.fm/channel/id1516041?country=us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>CastBox</strong></a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/nialler9?refid=stpr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2qCyvvnd4KCyJtJNtz8ErU?si=bP_-KxlfQ7C5xVtm5evP4A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Spotify</strong></a> | <a href="https://nialler9.com/feed/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>RSS Feed</strong></a></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
