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FEATURE : Adrian Mullan (formerly Fight Like Apes)

FEATURE : Adrian Mullan (formerly Fight Like Apes)

Drumming it Home – Interview by Emma Ratcliffe Fight Like Apes is one of the most strident musical acts to emerge from Ireland in recent years. They featured in NME’s ‘New Bands You Must See’ list, and their music has been described as the ‘Perfect synth driven bass-throbbing heart-swelling indie pop’ by Organ Magazine. Ape’s [...]

Adrian Mullan Leaves Fight Like Apes

Adrian Mullan Leaves Fight Like Apes

Bit of a shocker here, we dont have much information on it, having seen it on state and checked it out, it seems that indeed Adrian Mullan (The drummer) has left Fight Like Apes. The statement on the website reads Due to creative differences, Adrian Mullan and Fight Like Apes have parted company. MayKay, Pockets [...]

Video of the Week : Fight Like Apes – Do You Karate

From Multiple Award winning director Eoghan Kidney, Do You Karate, with a wrestling theme. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ahSkkY9A8

FLAPES add second Academy date

FLAPES add second Academy date

Following high demand and sell out of their first show, Fight Like Apes have followed up with a date in The Academy on Saturday 19th of December. These Unique and Special once off gigs will see Flapes playing live in a specially built wrestling ring. Tickets are priced at €19.50 The band will also be [...]

News in Briefs : Orbital, Flapes & The Pogues

News in Briefs : Orbital, Flapes & The Pogues

Well we must apologise for a day or 2 without updates, some small technically issue’s were preventing us from posting, they are now sorted, so its time for a quick catchup on any major news we may have had pass by. First up, Orbital have added a second date to the one previously announced Friday [...]

News Catchup

News Catchup

Apologies for the quietness the last few days, manic busyness has left me bereft of time and apparently help, so here’s just a quick roundup of what we may have missed Fight Like Apes release debut album re-issue i wont lie, was a bit shocked at this one, the album was filled with mostly previously [...]

Fight Like Apes Support Announced

Fight Like Apes Support Announced

FLAPES as we all know are playing their biggest headline gig to date in The Academy on December 5th just before they head off to support the Prodigy on their UK Tour. They today have announced that Grand Pocket Orchestra will be supporting them in the academy that night. Tickets are still available for this [...]

News Round-up

News Round-up

A brief summary of the latest musical happenings on our Fair Isle… Fight Like Apes Bag Another High Profile Support Slot, the band will play support to The Prodigy on their December tour Damien Dempsey will be playing The Button Factory December 21st, This new coinciding with the release of his new album ‘Party On [...]

Fight Like Apes Announce biggest headline gig to date

Fight Like Apes Announce biggest headline gig to date

I think its fair to say the album launch went extremely well, 2008 truely has been the year of the apes, with a tour currently with the ting tings, festival season saw them at glastonbury, oxegen, reading and leeds, and will be part of teh Levi’s One to Watch tour in the UKand now to [...]

Fight Like Apes – Album Launch

Fight Like Apes – Album Launch

This was my first visit to whelans in a long time, when i say that i mean of course for a gig as whelans can be a great night out for a bit of dancing aswell. Long ago i would have been a regular in Whelans to see up and coming bands as i set [...]