Nightflight, D-light; tools and toys, Clockwork Noise; some Bitches, one Bob and a Tubelord... Reader’s Wives, Supafast jives, and the ever present Sounds Of System Breakdown... Yes as we near the end of lap one of Ireland’s race to the bottom; the pits, indeed, have claimed many – and as we ponder the frugal future of publishing, pink skinned from slaps aplenty, it’s amazing what sights are now glimpsed around the next bend...

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Connected: a magazine with a fanzine’s heart – forever seeking new music and gigs we like the look of; and steering clear of the same old suspects, covered by everyone else, all the time...  Populist photocopying – while no doubt pretty and a great way to parlay – is not the objective here. This winds some people up no end. We couldn’t care less. Self important? Silver spooned?

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Michael Jackson, MTV, Hiroshima. Yes August certainly has a lot to answer
for... World War I, British troops descending on the streets of Belfast,
the day Anne Frank got pinched – history’s handslap to the testicles.
For it’s generally around this time of year that you start to wish this pathetic excuse for a summer would end, that gigs worth going to cost less than 700 quid, that those forever haunting Back To School ads would
just fuck off...

Cover pic by Olly Hearsey - www.ollyhearsey.co.uk

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School’s out, work’s out, spending’s out, saving’s as likely as another Solas festival, haven’s as likely as another Solas festival; sunbathing, however, is a joyously regular possibility and that, in this kip, is beyond enough to herald the remaining summer months with aplomb aplenty. Some of you, including me, have already been finely frizzled at quite literally the time of our Life. The festival’s transplant a minor miracle and as positive a cue for the sun as we’ve seen for longer than any memory matters. Sonar, Sea Sessions and newbie No Place Like Dome have bridged the gap since nicely, and both Knockanstockan and Glasgowbury stand ready and waiting this July..

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Ninth year, times the fifth month = our 45th issue. Freaky... Meant to be? A lazy intro?? 50/50 I'd say... (I'll start again then, shall I?) First sun, second wind, and two of Ireland's finest... Yes, traditionally May gives way for a lighter brand of lunacy. Midnight mischief dons her backpack and shades, as the doom and gloom fades, and flirts her way to a festive fumble. Ditching larks in the dark, she's set to make her
mark, in as visible a fashion as feasible. You'll succumb to her powers, unlike those fun-fearing cowards, and climb on for the ride of your life. DOWNLOAD ISSUE 45 Read more...

It's not some naff teeny-rock band, it's not a particularly funny episode of Family Guy, it's certainly not a calamitously over-hyped American President, and neither is it the slowest route imaginable Townsend Street to Enniskerry... Read more...

From this season of swan songs, a sibling style springs. Bucking trends, endeavouring to make amends, for our dear departed comrades... No Event Guide, no State, only that rag that I hate (which is about as useful and relevant as rickets). But we can't let this year, subside our cheer,
there's still plenty to keep spirits afloat...

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Dear Santa, 

Still waiting on those six foot Brazilian twins, that self cleaning penthouse, the all night club that doesn't involve Ryanair 'customer care', a non 'Armageddon Is Nigh' news story, a woolly hat that suits me, oh and world peace, an end to poverty, yadda yadda... Issue 42: December 08

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Tickets selling fast for Panda Bear (AKA Animal Collective's Noah Lennox), grab 'em while you can Read more...

Love or loathe chart-topping Riverside, it won't stop the hoards descending on his debut Irish gig on March 6th.. Read more...

Mr Motivator announced for Snowbombing. Let me hear ya say 'Huh!' Read more...

Life is back. Early birds can catch the worm with early tiks for €95 plus booking fee.. Read more...

March 16th sees Dublin host both Mixmaster Mike and Laurent Garnier.  Decisions, decisions... Read more...

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DROP HAITI’S DEBT
Vicar Street, Dublin, Thursday February 11th 2010
Cathy Davey, Julie Feeney (main pic), Villagers, The Chapters, The Chakras and many more to be announced

Tickets €20 Doors 7.30pm / Show starts 8.00pm

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German space-rock pioneers, Cluster [or Kluster, depending on your German] have been plying their form of avant gard electronica for nearly 40 years. Defunct for some time, the duo, (Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius) have recently reformed and for the first time in ten years will be playing together for a sweep of gigs throughout Europe and America. Connected had a quick word before their gig this Saturday, the 6th, in Whelan's.
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Fans may be allowed a fleeting moment of concern- does this new Har Mar, now a darling of the pop world, mean a departure from the Superstar of old? Apparently not. Read more...

Sunil Sharpe gives us his ten events that shaped a decade in the dance music scene. Sharpe is a dj, producer, label owner and monthly 2FM resident. He works at Dublin's Spindizzy Records, teaches DJs at BIFE, and is a driving force behind the Give Us The Night campaign (www.giveusthenight.com).

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...Opinions on Irish dance music (from some of those who helped shape it) during the past 10 years (main pic Cian O’Ciobhain) from the good to the bad and and to the damn right ugly... Read more...

"You really have to have absolutely no ego whatsoever in music coz people will keep telling you 'that’s shit .. That’s shit .. oh yeah that’s defo SHIT!!' - Diarmaid O’Meara Read more...

We're at a point now where we can pick and choose where we play in London. Read more...

"We resemble two black spar value bin liners more. Eye of the beholder stuff" -Someone: Hen Party Read more...

"Firstly Mark is such a gentleman. This is a man with no ego, is so humble and hears exactly what you want to hear. He has become a solid mate so that allows the sound to be created unconditionally and totally organically." Tom Dunne - The Spikes Read more...

Amy Quirke gives us the monthly round up of January in Mullingar...(main pic Alison Curtis) Read more...

Amy Quirke gives us the run down for December in Mullingar... (main pic Jung Turks) Read more...

But the writhing mass explodes for the fast-food themed party-ode 'Down at McDonnelzz', surging forward during 'Dirty Ball' and love-song-to-electronics 'Synthesiser' in desperate hope of feeling even the slightest touch of Valentine's pimp-ish pinstripes. Read more...

These guys didn’t mess about as they launched straight into a set that was packed with more effervescence than a Berocca in a glass of Red-Bull! Read more...

Amy Quirke gives us the run down for November in Mullingar... (main pic Giveamanakick) Read more...

After fifteen years the trio’s talent is sometimes forgotten but live they ignite into a ball of fierce energy and tight performance. Read more...

So are Gatsby as great as F.Scott Fitzgerald’s figurehead!? Well they certainly tick the driving guitars, pounding drums and solid bass boxes. Read more...

It is not surprising to know that Numan had been working and performing with Nine Inch Nails at their last shows. Read more...

Passes up for grabs, two passes for each winner  Read more...