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Yep, overhaul the airwaves

Ray D'arcy is a clown

Slattery's in Capel St. had some great gigs upstairs, no idea whether it's still the case. Last I heard it had gone upmarket and was a wine bar?

I remember a Ruts tribute compilation launch being a good night there, also saw (The) Fifth Dominion / Arcane Sun there among others. Smiley Bolger doing the door on occasion.

Am i imagining or did the grattan on capel street do gigs as well?

The ormond hotel was further down the quays towards Heuston, the ormonde multimedia is the site of the morrison hotel

They also had rehearsal rooms upstairs above the venue which were good, reasonably priced and a great crew of guys in hand to help with set ups, ive great memories of the place

Few others were

Barnstormers
The attic (upstairs in the white horse)
Charlies
The old china man

Anyone remember the fox and pheasant, some wild spot for gigs

The Pint was probably my favourite venue in Dublin. Perfect size, usually a great sound and many fun nights had in there watching a lot of excellent bands.

My first punk gig was in 96. I heard about it on the Metal Show; it was a launch gig for the Striknien DC/ Monkhouse split CD and in was on in the "Ormond Multimedia Centre". There was going to be a skateboarding exhibition at it and all! To my tender 14 year old imagination this was going to be like the Irish version of the Vans Warped Tour that I had seen photos of in magazines. So my dad brought me and a couple of mates to it on a Sunday night.

We get to the "Ormond Multimedia Centre" which sounded like an important venue for the arts but actually turned out to be the dingy basement floor of an old abandoned hotel  the skateboarding exhibition was three or four lads going up and down ramps that were so small you could daintily step over them without spilling your Coke!

So on those fronts my expectations were quickly dashed but the important part, the music, was fucking savage. That split CD remains one of my favorite albums.

I don't know if that place was used much for gigs or not as that was the only time I was there but it certainly left its mark on my memory.

The ormonde multimedia centre was an old print works, the machinery cogs were still attached to the ceilings 😂 the lads from Bambi made the ramps i think, it was a great gig and that cd as you said is class, Monkhouse were an amazing band 🤟🤟

Discharge boxset, the early stuff. Have most of it on tape but proper versions are warranted.

Its class

Cunting customs charges. A CD I bought for ~€7, customs/VAT fee is 95c but An Post's fee is €3.50. Cunts. And it won't go through online so I have to go into town in the morning to pay the cunts. Who are cunts.

Another fucking customs charge. The last one hasn't even arrived yet.

Is that from american websites?

Pantera- vulgar display

Sepultura- morbid visions

I listen to reign in blood at least once a week, i was a drummer in my youth and when i first heard the album it blew my mind, the drumming is savage as are the guitars. I never get tired of it as an album

Motorhead- iron fist

Minor threat- out of step
Poison idea- pick your king