Joe Mac

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  Joe Mac

• Jan 12, 2022

Lads, it looks like the bubble has burst…

Pope drops in at Roman record store

The Holy Father used to buy music at Stereosound; he was given a vinyl record as a parting gift by the daughter of the store owner.

aleteia.org

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  Joe Mac

• Jan 5, 2022

Djokovic having his visa cancelled and being deported from Oz is the news I’m here for!

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  Joe Mac

• Dec 31, 2021

Happy New Year!

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  Joe Mac

• Dec 31, 2021

Boosted. Let’s see how Moderna plays with the two previous Pfizer doses from the summer!

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  Joe Mac

• Dec 20, 2021

In the airport! Going home for the first time in two years!

Two takes:

1. After the last two years I’m not at all comfortable in such a busy place; and
2. If the people behind me don’t start to keep their distance I’m going to get angry.

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  Joe Mac

• Nov 26, 2021

Bowie Box Set 5 has landed!

Bonus: I didn’t give myself a hernia carrying it across the city from the store to my car in the work car park!

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  Joe Mac

• Nov 24, 2021

Hey so Night & Day Café is a Mancunian Music Institution. It’s been the first rung on the ladder for many bands for so long.

They’ve been served with a noise abatement order which could potentially cause them to close. The gentrification of the Northern Quarter has led to an increase in apartments moving in and some local owners have complained enough to get it to this point.

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  Joe Mac

• Nov 19, 2021

I wonder what happened to PJ Harvey’s reissue series? It just seemed to stop 2 albums short from the finish line, one of which is a true classic!

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  Joe Mac

• Nov 16, 2021

Oh I like this new IMAX enhanced on Disney +! No black bars and a full screen of picture!

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  Joe Mac

• Nov 13, 2021

A Song Is A Beautiful Lie

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  Joe Mac

• Nov 9, 2021

@gaporter your wish has come true! New Mitski album out in February!

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  Joe Mac

• Nov 5, 2021

Local Man Not Sure If He Liked Dune But Doesn’t Want To Look Like An Idiot

DENIS Villeneuve has announced that a sequel to his sci-fi epic Dune has been officially greenlit, which has assured Waterford man Alan Henning that he should keep schtum about how he felt the first movie …

waterfordwhispersnews.com

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  Joe Mac

• Oct 28, 2021

The metaverse can fuck right off.

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  Joe Mac

• Oct 28, 2021

Not feeling Sault’s Nine anywhere near as much as the first 4. It’s not bad by any means but nothing stands out and it underwhelms in comparison. Plus “You From London” makes me want to throw my turntable out the window…

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  Joe Mac

• Oct 22, 2021

I may or may not be singing “Drunk Joe, duh duh duh” to Drunk Girls by LCD Soundsytem…

Red wine is fun!

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  Joe Mac

• Oct 22, 2021

Really enjoyed this article!

Who would’ve know that Gil Scott-Heron’s father was the first black player to play for Celtic and to play professionally in Scotland!

Brandy Heron: 'I knew grandpa was a professional player for Celtic, but I didn't know the gravity of it'

The granddaughter of Gil Heron, Celtic's first Black player, explains the impact he had on their family, football and beyond...

theathletic.com

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  Joe Mac

• Oct 22, 2021

Doves gig cancelled

Sounds like Jimi is going through a tough time! Hope he looks after himself!

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  Joe Mac

• Oct 21, 2021

My head is clearly off somewhere completely different tonight.

I just looked at the clock and realised it’s 11.30, that I started listening at 8.45, and that I’ve been listening to the same album this whole time, just getting up and flipping it over and back again without paying any real attention…

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  Joe Mac

• Oct 18, 2021

Finding out that Wolfsburg once had a manager called Wolfgang Wolf might be the best thing I’ve learned in years!

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  Joe Mac

• Oct 16, 2021

Sometimes on nights like tonight when I’ve had a nice amount of drink, and am listening to some beautiful presses of some wonderful albums, I think that for all my many faults and weaknesses I’ve not done too badly on the roulette that is life.