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Aslan Get Their Own Stamps
Irish rockers Aslan stamp on An Post ’snub’ Tuesday, 2 March 2010 Irish rockers Aslan are preparing to wage war on the Irish postal service after they were snubbed by An Post’s new ‘top bands collection.’ The Dublin group — Christy Dignam, Joe Jewell, Billy McGuinness, Alan Downey and Rodney O’Brien — have hit back by having their [...] -
Aslan In Concert Vicar Street Dublin 2007
Source: The Post Sunday, October 21, 2007 - Author: Lisa Brady Vicar Street, Dublin, October 12, 2007 Being both a southsider and an Aslan concert virgin, I entered Vicar Street last Friday night with a certain degree of trepidation. Urged on by a mate, let’s call her Harry (a northsider and Aslan devotee), I was led into an expectant, [...] -
Amanda Brunker of Sunday World Meets Aslan
Written by Amanda Brunker Sunday, 17 May 2009 Maybe it’s a Finglas thing, but i think Aslan rock. I’ve always loved their music, their mesage, Christy Dignam’s voice, their work ethics – everything. [img]http://www.sundayworld.com/img/2009/05/17/showbiz/brunker-meets/aslan.jpg[/img] They are simply one of the best live acts I’ve ever had the pleasure of witnessing and I’m totally shocked that it’s taken me nearly 10 [...] -
Old & New Stars Dazzle At the Meteors
Written by Fiona McCann, Irish Times Saturday, 16 February 2008 The Irish Times – Sunday, 17th February 2008 It was a big moment for Ireland’s musical veterans at the Meteor Music Awards last night as Dublin northside stalwarts Aslan took the award for Best Irish Band after 25 years in the business. Fiona McCann reports. Aslan beat an up-and-coming generation [...] -
Introduction: (Aslan – Vicar Street programme)
Introduction: (Aslan – Vicar Street programme) Late July in the year 2000. The Sydney Metro, Australia. The curtain comes down, the house lights go up, but 1,200 delirious souls are going nowhere. They’ve just seen Aslan raise the rafters of this famous venue. They’ve demanded – and got – a half-dozen encores and still they want [...] -
Roll Away The Stones
MICHAEL O’HARA MEETS THE PRECIOUS STONES, A BAND ANXIOUS TO PUT SOME BLOOD IN THE MUSIC 30.7.92 This has been your obligatory Aslan mention. Joe Jewell, aptly-named lead singer and guitarist with Dublin band, The Precious Stones, takes yet another puff from yet another cigarette, and continues. Earnestly. How good are we? He seems a little taken aback by [...] -
Loud. Loutish. Likely. Lads.
Are Aslan Ireland’s answer to Bad News or the hottest thing out of Dublin since U-know-you? TERRY STAUNTON braves the on-tour jalopy to find out. ”CHRISTY DIGNAM! I WANT YOUR SEXI” She can’t be more than 12 years old, this colleen crying out in carnal frenzy. Tears are streaming down her innocent cheeks as the object of [...] -
Aslan – The Platinum Collection Reviewed
Written by Dave De Sylvia Wednesday, 13 June 2007 The Platinum Collection www.sputnikmusic.com – 13th June 2007 - Reviewed by Dave De Sylvia There’s something about being tipped to be the next U2 that really irks me. It’s not so much that it’s an honour dished out so often as to render it close to meaningless, nor that [...] -
Christy Interviewed in Hotpress Magazine
Christy Dignam sits on the vaulted steps of Emi’s apulent Ailesbury Road building, smoking a fag in the autumn sun. “Have ye got a crack pipe’” he jokes as I approach. I’d been thinking it might be tricky getting Dignam onto the subject of drugs ‘ perhaps he’d finally grown tired of speaking openly about his [...] -
Aslan Go Triple Platinum
Source: Pim Street Productions Myspace Blog Date: 30th May 2006 Its been a staggering 25 years since you first started and now youve released your platinum collection, charting this amazing journey. What does it mean to you? Billy ‘Well after we received the lifetime achievement award earlier in the year we thought wed like to give the fans something, something [...]