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Karl Whitney — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:31:16 +0000

Last night myself and Laura went to see David Byrne in Dublin’s National Concert Hall. It was a quite brilliant show – drawing on Byrne’s work with Brian Eno, but transcending the fashionable concept of clapped out artists retreading classic albums in the name of nostalgia. First of all, it was a real spactacle: the band were all dressed in stark white outfits, and they swapped dance moves with three roaming dancers throughout the show – even Byrne himself. Also, Byrne performed a particularly silly version of ‘Burning Down the House’ – tutus and all – near the end of the gig (video from the Paris performance here). I also wrote a preview of tonight’s Belfast concert for last Friday’s Belfast Telegraph here.

David Byrne on the Colbert Report here.

Karl Whitney — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:11:36 +0000

My interview with genial Police drummer Stewart Copeland is here.

Karl Whitney — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:32:51 +0000

My profile of Bjork in last Friday’s Belfast Telegraph here.

Karl Whitney — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:19:46 +0000

My Peter Hook interview here.

Karl Whitney — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:52:34 +0000

Interviewed ex-Joy Division and New Order bass player Peter Hook today, after a couple of frustrating attempts to catch him yesterday. I’ll put up a link to the interview once it’s published. For now, here’s a link to a Joy Division documentary on You Tube, with thanks to Ed for sending it to me.

Karl Whitney — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:58:00 +0000

My article about Live Earth in today’s Belfast Telegraph here.

Karl Whitney — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:39:00 +0000

My serious analysis of the phenomenon that is Girls Aloud is in today’s Belfast Telegraph here.

Karl Whitney — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:43:00 +0000

My profile of Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando is in today’s Belfast Telegraph here. More on my attempts to try and interview Dando soon…