...well not quite yet... but we can say that last years Choice Music Prize winners Super Extra Bonus Party have been back down in Loop Studios working on new material.  Cormac from SXBP told to us that the band were taking the approach of using as many live elements as possible in the new work...can't wait to hear the results lads.

After winning the much coveted Choice award last year the band set about getting some of Irelands top remixers and bands to put together a remix album of their debut and in October the band released 'Appetite for Reconstruction' which has been getting some serious acclaim. 

If you want to check out what Super Extra Bonus Party are up to they are playing some live shows at the dates and venues below...and they're a band we definately recomend going to see live...

 

After rehearsing down in Loop for the past three months Analogue Mindfield are heading off to the U.K. this week to play a couple of dates in London for their label Malicious Damage.  Headlining Arch 365 on thursday 2nd April the band will be playing alongside fellow label mate Alex Paterson of The Orb. On friday the 3rd of April they are back in Arch 365 and also appearing on the night will be Youth with his electro punk band 'Vertical Smile'.  A host of other bands from Malicious Damage will also be appearing on both nights so if it's something Malicious you fancy and you're in London get down there early becasue the tickets are selling fast!

After returning form London the band will be heading back into Loop to rehearse for their summer tour which will see them playing the Irish and English festival circuit along with a possible small tour of the U.S lined up.  The band are looking to enlist a new drummer for their live set so if that interests you email them at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to arrange to hook up with them for a jam in Loop...

You can find out more about the bands dates in london at http://www.maliciousdamage.biz/news.html

and listen to some track on their myspace page www.myspace.com/analoguemindfield

In Jan 2009 Loop Studios, Dublin's premier rehearsal rooms,  introduced their new loyalty card system. After years of seeing bands practice here and after years of us drinking coffee we made an observation...with coffee you get a loyalty card so why not with music! and that's how we combined the two. When you rehearse in Loop Studios you are given a loyatly card which after each rehearsal you get stamped. After you've got eight stamps we give you your ninth session here absolutely free!