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Tonight (September 28th) on the world famous Classic Album At Midnight on Radio Nova we’re playing AC/DC's Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap).
The album is presented in full with no commercials or interruptions.
Formed in Sydney in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, AC/DC went through several lineup changes before recording their 1975 debut album High Voltage. A followup, TNT,...
The Nova Noise has been won!
It's the noise that has had everyone guessing since June and finally someone has got it.
Paul Holmes from Ballyboden called Pat Courtenay and correctly guessed it was vinyl being put back in its cover. He takes home €2800!
And if you don't believe that our noise is that noise. Watch how we recorded the sound...
If you like your adventure with a sprinkling of magic, then get ready for Wild – a truly fantastical feast for the senses, hosted by Tesco finest, and F&F.
All soundtracked by top DJs, including a bespoke Spotify playlist from Nialler9. You can check out the playlist that he's made for the event here.
The finest sights, sounds, and tastes Mother...
U2 frontman Bono notices a trace of Bob Marley in the band's reimagined version of 'Sunday Bloody Sunday', which features on their latest album 'Songs of Surrender'.
The album was released to coincide with St Patrick's Day, and features a set of reimagined U2 fan favourites, including 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', 'With Or Without You', and...
Time travel. Sort of.
That's what this podcast brings.
Looking to the week of March 27th to 31st when Ireland's Bono is knighted in 2007, a fire lit by Jimi Hendrix in 1967 nets someone in 2008 nearly 300K and when Eric Clapton nicked his best friends girl.
Thanks for listening.
Marty
Every day on Radio Nova, just before 11am, we play a couple of songs key to “today in music history” Have a listen! But for now – here’s some light reading and watching. March 25th in Music History looks like this.
In 1964, The Beatles made their debut on Top Of The Pops singing 'Can't Buy Me Love' and ‘You...
Two suspects have been arrested on suspicion of murder over the death of a newborn boy found on a beach almost 40 years ago in the now infamous "Kerry Babies" case.
The five-day-old baby, known as Baby John, was found with multiple stab wounds inside a bag washed up on the Kerry coastline in April 1984.
A man in his 60s...
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Graham Dwyer's appeal against his conviction for the murder of Elaine O'Hara.
The 51-year-old had claimed he was denied a fair trial eight years ago, but the judges disagreed and declared his conviction to be safe.
Monday marks the eighth anniversary of Graham Dwyer’s conviction and he’ll be spending it in the Midlands Prison after...
Neil Young has had his say on the current state of touring in light of the recent controversy regarding The Cure and Ticketmaster.
Ticketmaster's policy of selling tickets at a higher than normal price has come under the spotlight, after it emerged that "unduly high" add ons and fees were placed on tickets against the Cure's wishes.
This dynamic ticket selling...
A group of 100 drummers shared a very special cover of Foo Fighters' track 'My Hero', paying tribute to the late Taylor Hawkins.
The cover which you can see below, pays tribute to the late Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins, who passed away on 25 March last year.
Hawkins was found dead in a Colombian hotel room in Bogota last year....
Tony Iommi is working on the music for the upcoming event 'Black Sabbath - The Ballet'.
Taking place in September, Black Sabbath - The Ballet will see ballerinas dance to reorchestrated versions of classic Black Sabbath tracks.
Such tracks include 'War Pigs', 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbth', Solitude', Lugna Surprise, Orchid, Ironman, 'Paranoid' and of course 'Black Sabbath'.
Created by Carlos Acosta, the event will...
Every day on Radio Nova, just before 11am, we play a couple of songs key to “today in music history” Have a listen! But for now – here’s some light reading and watching. March 24th in Music History looks like this.
1962, A band called Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys performed for the first time in England, two...
Noel Gallagher has responded to a tweet from estranged brother and ex Oasis bandmate Liam Gallagher, which implied that a reunion was on the cards for the band.
Ever since the band split up in 2009, rumours have been relentless about an Oasis reunion, and a few days ago, former singer Liam Gallagher wrote to a fan that "it's happening"...
