01Profile
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Musicians — Dublin
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
JK: James Keegan, Dublin, Ireland.
JC: Jacqueline Campion, Dublin, Ireland.
AW: Adam Whelehan, Dublin, Ireland.
Describe your style in three words?
JK: I wouldn’t say I have a specific style, I like to dabble into different styles, I mix some mod clothing with modern style.
JC: Colorful.
AW: Practical, chic and hungover.
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
JK: Very tough one, I saw Jake Bugg with Adam in an acoustic setting and it was amazing, just him and a guitar, it was sensational.
JC: Pillow Queens at All Together Now festival.
AW: Florence & The Machine, at Electric Picnic.
If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?
JK: The Beatles have got to be on it don’t they, Oasis too, what a day that’d be.
JC: Thin Lizzy and Tom Petty.
AW: Eminem and The Dubliners.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
JK: Probably influenced a bit by the mod culture, I’m not saying I’m a mod at all but they’re a cool bunch.
JC: Rockabilly, cool as f*ck.
AW: Teddy boy culture.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
JK: Love to spend an hour with Mike Tyson, I’d say he’s got some stories.
JC: Former Czech president Vaclav Havel, get the low down on the anti-communist movement.
AW: Jim Morrison, he’s my hero.
Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?
JK: The Olympia Theatre, Dublin. It’s not the biggest venue but there’s just something about it, hopefully, we get on a bill there sometime soon, it’ll be a bucket list moment.
JC: Yea the Olympia Theatre too, hard to put into words but I felt like I was in the music I was playing. The venue has a way of fully immersing you in the music.
AW: The Olympia too, love the sound and intimacy.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
JK: I’m gonna say the Catfish and The Bottlemen lads, they came on to the scene when there weren’t many people putting out in your face rock’n’roll, guitar music. They influenced me a lot and continue to do so today.
JC: Rory Gallagher.
AW: Delores O’Riardan. Loved her passion when singing.
02Playlist
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
JK: Definitely a U2 track, 'The Fly'. That song made me fall in love with the guitar.
JC: 'Cars and Girls' by Prefab Sprout.
AW: 'Uptown Girl' by Westlife.
A song that defines the teenage you?
JK: 'You Get What You Give' by New Radicals, what a banger.
JC: Panic! At The Disco.
AW: 'American Boy' by Estelle and Kanye West.
One record you would keep forever?
JK: The Stone Roses debut album, every track is pure genius.
JC: It’s a tape: 'Music Gets Better With You' by Stardust.
AW: 'Urban Hymns' by The Verve, a timeless album.
A song lyric that has inspired you?
JK: “And you can dream, so dream out loud and you can find your own way out”
A lyric from a U2 track called 'Acrobat' that has always stuck with me.
JC: “You’re the chocolate at the end of my cornetto”
From 'Great Defector' by Bell X1.
AW: “I don’t know what you heard about me, but a bitch can’t get a dollar out of me.”
From 'P.I.M.P.' by 50 Cent.
The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?
JK: 'The Man' by The Killers, what a tune.
JC: 'Groovejet' by Spiller.
AW: 'Murder On The Dance Floor' by Sophie Ellis Baxter.
A song you wished you had written?
JK: 'Charlemagne' by Blossoms, love that song, I do wish I’d of written that one.
JC: 'Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks.
AW: 'Do I Wanna Know' by The Arctic Monkeys.
Best song to turn up loud?
JK: The song of my last two summers, 'Blame it On The Summertime' by Miles Kane. This can pull anyone out of a bad mood.
JC: 'Cloudbusting' by Kate Bush.
AW: 'All Summer Long' by Kid Rock.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
JK: I’ve recently gotten into an Australian duo called Confidence Man and their songs are quite out there. Their newest release 'First Class B*tch' is a tune.
JC: 'Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi' by Jacques Du Tronc.
AW: 'Shake It Off' by Taylor Swift.
Best song to end an all-nighter on?
JK: 'There She Goes' by The La’s.
JC: 'Glue' by Bicep.
AW: 'Senorita' by Justin Timberlake.
Any new music you are listening to right now?
JK: We’ll keep this Irish, Bono's son's band Inhaler have got some tunes, really digging 'It won't Always Be Like This'.
JC: 'Lip Service' by Jamie Noone.
03Interview
Name, where are you from?
JK: James Keegan, Dublin, Ireland.
JC: Jacqueline Campion, Dublin, Ireland.
AW: Adam Whelehan, Dublin, Ireland.
Describe your style in three words?
JK: I wouldn’t say I have a specific style, I like to dabble into different styles, I mix some mod clothing with modern style.
JC: Colorful.
AW: Practical, chic and hungover.
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
JK: Very tough one, I saw Jake Bugg with Adam in an acoustic setting and it was amazing, just him and a guitar, it was sensational.
JC: Pillow Queens at All Together Now festival.
AW: Florence & The Machine, at Electric Picnic.
If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?
JK: The Beatles have got to be on it don’t they, Oasis too, what a day that’d be.
JC: Thin Lizzy and Tom Petty.
AW: Eminem and The Dubliners.
Which subcultures have influenced you?
JK: Probably influenced a bit by the mod culture, I’m not saying I’m a mod at all but they’re a cool bunch.
JC: Rockabilly, cool as f*ck.
AW: Teddy boy culture.
If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
JK: Love to spend an hour with Mike Tyson, I’d say he’s got some stories.
JC: Former Czech president Vaclav Havel, get the low down on the anti-communist movement.
AW: Jim Morrison, he’s my hero.
Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?
JK: The Olympia Theatre, Dublin. It’s not the biggest venue but there’s just something about it, hopefully, we get on a bill there sometime soon, it’ll be a bucket list moment.
JC: Yea the Olympia Theatre too, hard to put into words but I felt like I was in the music I was playing. The venue has a way of fully immersing you in the music.
AW: The Olympia too, love the sound and intimacy.
Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
JK: I’m gonna say the Catfish and The Bottlemen lads, they came on to the scene when there weren’t many people putting out in your face rock’n’roll, guitar music. They influenced me a lot and continue to do so today.
JC: Rory Gallagher.
AW: Delores O’Riardan. Loved her passion when singing.
04Playlist Notes
The first track you played on repeat?
JK: Definitely a U2 track, 'The Fly'. That song made me fall in love with the guitar.
JC: 'Cars and Girls' by Prefab Sprout.
AW: 'Uptown Girl' by Westlife.
A song that defines the teenage you?
JK: 'You Get What You Give' by New Radicals, what a banger.
JC: Panic! At The Disco.
AW: 'American Boy' by Estelle and Kanye West.
One record you would keep forever?
JK: The Stone Roses debut album, every track is pure genius.
JC: It’s a tape: 'Music Gets Better With You' by Stardust.
AW: 'Urban Hymns' by The Verve, a timeless album.
A song lyric that has inspired you?
JK: “And you can dream, so dream out loud and you can find your own way out”
A lyric from a U2 track called 'Acrobat' that has always stuck with me.
JC: “You’re the chocolate at the end of my cornetto”
From 'Great Defector' by Bell X1.
AW: “I don’t know what you heard about me, but a bitch can’t get a dollar out of me.”
From 'P.I.M.P.' by 50 Cent.
The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?
JK: 'The Man' by The Killers, what a tune.
JC: 'Groovejet' by Spiller.
AW: 'Murder On The Dance Floor' by Sophie Ellis Baxter.
A song you wished you had written?
JK: 'Charlemagne' by Blossoms, love that song, I do wish I’d of written that one.
JC: 'Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks.
AW: 'Do I Wanna Know' by The Arctic Monkeys.
Best song to turn up loud?
JK: The song of my last two summers, 'Blame it On The Summertime' by Miles Kane. This can pull anyone out of a bad mood.
JC: 'Cloudbusting' by Kate Bush.
AW: 'All Summer Long' by Kid Rock.
A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?
JK: I’ve recently gotten into an Australian duo called Confidence Man and their songs are quite out there. Their newest release 'First Class B*tch' is a tune.
JC: 'Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi' by Jacques Du Tronc.
AW: 'Shake It Off' by Taylor Swift.
Best song to end an all-nighter on?
JK: 'There She Goes' by The La’s.
JC: 'Glue' by Bicep.
AW: 'Senorita' by Justin Timberlake.
Any new music you are listening to right now?
JK: We’ll keep this Irish, Bono's son's band Inhaler have got some tunes, really digging 'It won't Always Be Like This'.
JC: 'Lip Service' by Jamie Noone.
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