Archive for the ‘Entertainment.ie’ Category

RUFUS IS A HITMAN

Originally published in The Irish Times, April 20th 2012.   THE FIRST THING you think of is Freud. Then, noticing the relaxed posture, Elizabeth Taylor’s Cleopatra, or perhaps a painting by some Renaissance artist. It’s not quite clear whether Rufus Wainwright is waiting to be psycho-analysed or adored, but stretched out on a sofa in [...]

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MARK KOZELEK: Q&A

Originally published on Entertainment.ie, September 2008 You have this reputation as a writer of very intense,  intricate songs. Are you really as intense as you’re made out to be, or is that whole persona just something that’s been invented by the media? I don’t know. I write songs, but can’t help what’s projected onto me. [...]

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CALEXICO: Q&A

*When I spoke to John Convertino about two years ago, I wasn’t expecting too much; I liked Calexico, but was by no means a die-hard  fan, and in any case, it was just a simple Q&A for the website I worked for at the time. Just five minutes into the (phone) conversation, though, and the [...]

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