Iced Coffee WordsIced Coffee WordsPersonal musings of Belfast-born Photographer and Music enthusiast. Music, media and arts updates from Northern Ireland. 
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nokia 6500 slide
2008-02-18 18:35:00 Having realised that I’m spending at least £20 topping up my phone each month and getting very little beyond txts for that cost I thought it was time to get a contract. I went for the £25/ month deal with O2 - 200mins, 200 txts. Its not much more than what I was spending and ... More About: Nokia , Slide
imeall geal - foy vance and the flaws
2008-02-18 11:07:00 Show 6 of Imeall Geal - Irish language music and culture show. I didn’t spend any time in the studio during recording so I can’t comment on how it went, or how much crap they talked in the links - all I know is that the two acts who performed are superb. I have been meaning ... More About: Vance
northern irish music on tv - imeall geal
2008-02-07 10:18:00 I wouldn’t normally be one to be too negative about things that try to bring arts, culture and music of Northern Ireland to the forefront of traditional media, such as television, but sometimes it just doesn’t work. Who am I kidding, in N.I. most ideas like this don’t work. Then again it is the BBC ... More About: Music , Irish
wwwwwwwtttttttttffffffffffffff
2008-02-06 22:31:00 Here is the message I was greeted with via instant message when I arrived home yesterday evening: J - im sitting here reading, and i quote “The fund has already started for my MACbook!” J - DUDE J - wtf? J - wwwwwwwtttttttttffffffffffffff J - tyin u up to a life of apple that. unservicable parts, overpriced hardware, increase ...
showclix dot com
2008-02-06 10:23:00 I am always in search of gig guides, and to know where my favourite bands are without having to launch their Myspace page. The answer came to me a couple of weeks ago. Sceptical at first, assuming it was just another web 2.0 hopeful, I turned out to be quite wrong once I delved into ...
irish blog awards longlists announced
2008-01-31 01:28:00 So the long list of nominees has been officially released, just behind those “leaks” that spread across the web in the last couple of days. This year I find myself nominated for: Best Designed Blog , Best Photography Blog and Best Blog. I am very pleased about this, though I doubt I will win due to ... More About: Awards , Blog Awards , Irish
don?t believe every word you read in the paper
2008-01-24 10:46:00 Every day things happen that only motivate me to continue doing what I love even more. Always taking the good with the bad, conflicts and friendships, knowing that the good is always much better than the bad. This blog, for those unaware is for me to express myself through words, and pictures. The photographs have a ... More About: Word , The Paper , Read , Paper
mary?s great idea on bbc2
2008-01-17 00:36:00 Tomorrow Belfast band Mary ’s Great Idea will be on the new Irish language chat and music show from BBC Northern Ireland called Imeall Geal, which translates as ‘Bright Edge’. Last Sunday they performed in front of a live studio audience in Newry’s Sean Hollywood Art Centre along with Dublin band Director. The idea being that each ... More About: Great Idea
irish blog awards 2008 - nominations open
2008-01-14 10:45:00 The date is January 4th 2006, nominations have just opened for the very first Irish Blog awards to be held in Dublin on March 11th at the Alexander Hotel. I was very excited, I had lots of visitors to my photoblog at the time. I was in with a chance. I expect to win, but I ... More About: Awards , Blog Awards , Open
just the ticket - in the irish times
2008-01-11 09:30:00 A photograph of mine has been printed in today’s copy of The Ticket , the entertainment section of The Irish Times ! More About: Irish Times , The Ticket
a bread roll with that funny, please
2008-01-10 23:45:00 The plan worked! I am now going to every single event as part of the Out to Lunch festival - Official Photographer! (unofficially photographying!) On Tuesday I saw Eilidh MacAskill - who was both very natural in her style and very funny. Only eight days after completing her daily ukulele ceilidh she is touring to tell ... More About: Funny , Roll , Bread
merry christmas
2007-12-25 13:27:00 So. It’s here. Christmas . You may be reading this on Christmas day. What are you doing on the Internet on Christmas day? Family sucks? Guess its the problem a lot of people have. Understandable. Boxing day? Again, why aren’t you opening all those boxes? Not believe in Christmas? Again, Family suck? It’s okay, I ... More About: Merry Christmas , Merry
what are the odds?
2007-12-15 15:22:00 of… two female drummers in one night two quite attractive drummers at that. Copyright Phil O’Kane © 2006-2007This feed is indended for personal use only. If you are not reading it in your feed reader please let me know. 1 Comments At December 16, 2007, Jefferson Davis wrote: WooHoo! Go get 'em Phil! :) I would, ... More About: Odds
clements acousticness
2007-12-12 21:39:00 Since September of the year two thousand and seven - though really 4.55 billion years (plus or minus about 1%) but lets not get too technical about it at this point - sweet Elizabeth has been successfully running an acoustic night each and every Tuesday in clements coffee shop at Queens Students Union. Although I have ...
the art of definition
2007-12-03 21:33:00 While at the launch of the first solo exhibition of the excellent local artist Alice McCullough at the Safehouse Gallery on Monday 26th November I was asked whether I consider myself an ‘artist’. This got me thinking. According to the Dictionary.com: pho·tog·ra·phy (f?-t?g’r?-f?) n. 1. The art or process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces. 2. The art, practice, or occupation of taking and printing photographs. 3. A body of photographs. To me, photography is, by default, an art, though many photographers do not consider themselves ‘artists’. I guess it’s a frame of mind. Many people don’t like the idea of wanting to be part of that crowd of ‘artists’, often seen as being “extremely pretentious”, spending their days and nights with praising each other and their work, as well as rude, arrogant, demanding etc etc. Do I want to be associated with that? Well, my first hand impression of artist... More About: Definition
recent events and new music
2007-10-21 16:06:00 I’ve found that the only way to possibly get an early night on a Sunday is by not going to sleep on Saturday night. A little Tony Hawk’s Underground, some crap late night tv, then the whole of Weeds season one (great show!), some photo editing, an episode of Robot Chicken, and finally an episode ... More About: Music , Events , Recent
usa 2007 part 4 - boston and wild sex!
2007-10-11 00:29:00 So where did I leave off. Ah yes, day two in Boston , Massachusetts. Its hot, the sky is blue, decent people, a personal feel, easy to get around, lots of culture and a heck of a lot of history. On this particular morning, I stopped at a little coffee shop for some coffee and a mousse ... More About: Wild , Part
is it all a pipe dream? i gotta get out
2007-08-16 00:25:00 Why is it that when my bank calls me they insist that I attempt my ‘password’ at least twice. I don’t generally forget passwords, the sort that I type, but those crap ones that have to be spoken over the phone I always forget. I put it down to the fact that it will always ... More About: Dream , Gott , Pipe , Gotta
wild berries
2007-08-13 02:40:00 Friday was, as is the norm, not without plenty of drink and photos to go with it. A truth revealing, thought provoking, musical night; of course I slept on the sofa again. Before the afternoon arrived, I found myself at home, watching Heros; my latest obsession. Tonight I finished watching episode 12. Over the next few ... More About: Wild , Berries
feile ?07 - roaring meg and feile folk
2007-08-04 18:17:00 I do hate when I end up writing about things that happened so long ago - well only last week, but still. I’ve had quite a busy week; meeting new people, taking photographs, working on photographs, and of course that thing that I hate, work. On Tuesday I went to see The Simpsons Movie. It ... More About: Folk , Roar
glasgowbury 2007 continued
2007-07-27 02:15:00 More photographs from Glasgowbury 2007! Duke Special (waiting to go on stage) Duke Special Triggerman Desert Hearts Swanee River The Beat Poets And So I Watch You From Afar Skruff The Black Tokens Shauna and Grace more port-a-loos next year? All the photographs can be seen on my Flickr account. Copyright Phil O’Kane © 2006-2007This feed is indended for personal use only. If you are not reading it ... More About: Conti
small but massive
2007-07-20 18:54:00 This year, bigger than ever, the Glasgowbury Festival is being held at Eagles Rock in Draperstown, Co. Derry. Now with 3 stages and 40 bands and an ever bigger attendance than last years 1000 (unconfirmed). Having been told by a few people that last Glasgowbury was one of the best festivals ever I have been ... More About: Small , Mass
bill cosby bbq - happy protestants day
2007-07-14 15:35:00 In this country, the 12th July brings with it a lot of tension. In the last few years the Orange Order Parades have passed relatively peacefully, but if you are out when the parades are going by, it feels like the slightest thing could set any one of them off. The government, and the Orange ... More About: Happy , Bill Cosby , Bill , Cosby , Protestant
life goes on - the fun doesn?t stop
2007-07-04 19:13:00 Here we go again. Another fantabulous week of mild arty-fartyness mixed with lots of alcohol and a few too many cigarettes… I hate to have any mention of them here, and I would love for it to be the last (though I fear they will just do a lot of stupid stuff in the next few ... More About: Life , Stop , Goes
wheres the rum?
2007-06-25 20:17:00 I took today off work ‘cos (a) it sucks and (b) I have lots of photographs to organise and edit. It has been a very productive day! I had another jolly good weekend on this the 26th weekend so far this year. Friday consisted of alcohol, though thanks to my wonderful friends, I got some free ... More About: Where , Eres
i love the rain
2007-06-17 15:10:00 In a sick sort of way I really like the rain. I love the sun, don’t get me wrong, but I like the rain too. The main reason is that when it rains I get more work done. Disgusting isn’t it. I always say that if I lived in a hot country I wouldn’t use a ... More About: Love , Rain
paw prints
2007-06-09 04:27:00 I woke up yesterday morning with an itchy armpit… Eventually it stopped itching. Around the time that I left work and had that brilliant walk home. Another one of those glorious days. I was sweaty. On my way home I passed Botanic Station and asked how much it costs to get a train to Larne. ... More About: Prints
summer girl
2007-06-01 13:01:00 Long flowing hair… flowery dresses… a beautiful smile… Ah yes, it’s summer. The sun is still shining and every female looks like the essence of summer itself. Conclusion; I want a Summer Girl . To run along the beach with, lie in the park with, eat ice cream with and to lavish with summery flowers and ...
eu50 playday
2007-04-29 21:57:00 I enjoy going to public events primarily for the purposes of taking photographs of lots of different people in one place, as well as the atmosphere that often surrounds these pieces of cultural activity. It’s nice to take time out from the dark and dingy, seedy and dark, sweary, alcohol-fueled and smoke-filled bars and darkened ...
one year
More articles from this author:2007-04-27 19:32:00 Today marks exactly one year since my introduction to the Northern Ireland music scene - and I still consider that first gig to have been the best. The Delawares, Mary’s Great Idea, The Winding Stair and The Dregs. I was hooked. I’m not gonna go into it again. Just another small milestone and I have ... More About: Year 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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