Dj Spiral

Thanks a million to DJ Spiral for talking to us the other night

You can find all about what he's up to at http://www.myspace.com/spiral1

Very nice guy....met him at the Big Bro 9 auditions

The Open Mic Celebrity Deathlist

A list of utterly pointless celebs as compiled by Open Mic Listeners

What purpose do they serve? Why are they famous?

Who knows?

Ruairi - The Wayans Brothers

Claire - Abi Titmuss

Deirdre in Kells - Podge and Rodge

Patrick in Louth - Colin Farrel

Craig in Swords - Paris Hilton

Melissa in Donneycarney - Pete Burns

Colin in Clarehall - Bertie Aherne

Conor in Clontarf - Reality TV stars

Deis Roc

Searching for new Irish bands!!!

TG4 is preparing for the second series of Deis Roc (literally an opportunity to Rock) -the ground breaking battle of the bands show which will re-appear on our screens in January next year.

The first series of Deis Roc was a huge success and attracted a new young audience to TG4.

For the first time bands from all over the country were performing on television in English and in Irish.

12 bands featured on the show, which was ultimately won by Exit The Street, a five-piece rock band hailing from Co. Cork.

Tobar Productions and Green Inc Film and Television, the companies behind the series are currently looking for new bands and solo artists from all around the country to enter the competition.

This year, instead of 12 bands, Deis Roc will feature 16 bands, giving even more independent/ unsigned bands a chance to perform their music on a nationwide platform.

We are encouraging applications from bands/ artists from all musical genres. Provided it is great music and young people are into it, we want to hear it.

The series will be recorded in Belfast in early December.

The bands/artists to be featured on Deis Roc will be chosen by a panel of judges and announced on TG4 on the 12th November 2007.

Bands are asked to email info@tobarproductions.com for an application form. Applicants must be aged 17 or above.

At least one member of the band must be a good Irish speaker. Applications close on 31st October. The outright winners of the competition will receive €10,000 or equivalent.

For further information, contact Fergus Wright at 048 90 247668 or email info@tobarproductions.com

or you can check out the website
www.tg4.ie/deisroc

Time Travel

Thanks a million to Dr Bruce Goldgerg for coming on the show

He spoke about life in the 35th century!! Zero gravity theme parks, people living til 900, teleportation

A lot of people wanted to know about his website

Check it out

www.drbrucegoldberg.com

Michael Emerson: Friend of the show!

Thanks to Michael Emerson who plays Ben for coming on the show! Ben is just a little freaky

Sunset Thomas

Sunday the 23rd of September we spoke to adult film star Sunset Thomas

This is one of the safer pictures I could find!

Sunset is hosting a new show called America's Naked Talent...think your average talent show but without clothes.

If you want to find out more about the show or Sunset....you're on your own!!

Frank Vincent

I forgot to post this!!

A few weeks ago we spoke to Frank Vincent

He played Phil Leotardo in the best TV show ever...The Sopranos

He's also the front man for those Permant TSB ads

and is if that wasn't enough..he also starred in Goodfellas

Frank Vincent...friend of the show!

Best TV Show

Right, so i was on headliens the other morning when Niamh and Jim on the Strawberry Alarm Clock asked me about my top TV show

It has to be Entourage.

Its about this hot young actor from new York who brings his buddy's with him to Hollywood

In this scene his agent Ari flips out

Nirvana Baby

Remember this...?

That baby is all grown up now...he was on the show on the 26th of August

check out Spencer's MySpace page

http://www.myspace.com/spencerelden

Coachella

Coachella 2007 line up

Cant remember the name of the caller who told us about this...but it looks like one of the best music festivals i've seen in years

http://www.coachella.com/

Steven Van Zandt

Thanks to Steven Van Zandt from The Sopranos for talking to us on Bank Holiday Monday....that interview will be on i-Tunes soon!!

For more info on Steve check out www.undergroundgarage.com

Diary of a hard working hack

Some of you may know that the day job in FM104 is in the newsroom

Its a tough job..i've been camped outside the Lotto HQ on Abbey St since yesterday

As you can see its very hectic down here

Overworked radio reporters outside lotto HQ

The Simpsons

Thaks to Mark Pinsky, author of "The Gospel According to the Simpsons" for coming on the show the other night.

Lots of mixed reaction to the new movie, some people liked it some didn't, they just said it wasnt that funny

Anyway Mark's website is www.markpinsky.com if you're interested

Jezzebelle live on The Open Mic July 22

The Open Mic EGGstravaganza

We want your egg photos, it's very simple - you and your egg...

It could be you and your egg in a pub, on holiday, on the toilet, wherever!!!

No prizes, just the bragging rights to having your pic on The Open Mic Blog!

Here's an idea of what we're looking for...

E-mail your photos to openmic@fm104.ie

When in Rome do as the Eggs do

That Egg is Swedish, so are those dudes

I pulled an Egg

ITO Live in Studio Sunday July 15

Aliens and conspiracies

Thanks to Steve Basset from the Paradigm Research Group for coming on the show.

He says the US government is hiding the truth about aliens!!

You can check out his website here

http://www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/

Baseball...say goodbye to your working day

Baseball It is bottom of the ninth; rally your team to win the game with only 3 outs left

Play this free game now!!

The Who at Marlay Park

Went to see The Who

They rocked!!!!

Pete Townshend

Demo Dip

DEMO DIP


The Open Mic Demo Dip

Got a band or have a solo act?

The Open Mic wants your demos!

Send them to

The Open Mic

FM104

Hume House

Ballsbridge

Dublin 4

We'll take a listen and if we like what we hear you could be invited onto the show for a chat and some live tunes!

Third Show

Its the last night of Oxegen, so we throw that out there...get calls from people on their way home everyone had a great time

Snow Patrol were brilliant apparently

Dave Geraghty from Bell X1 has a solo album on the way...he's in studio with a keyboard, double bass and violin! somehow they manage to cram into the FM104 studio, tunes sound good

Lots of texts come in saying they like the songs...people are bactually worried its the end of the band! Dave says no

Check out www.davegeraghty.com you can download the new single for free

Second Night on Air

Second Night
11 days ago

So the day came around again....second show.
Had a better handle of how things worked
The superpowers thing went down well fair play to SpongeBoy, how bizarre was that?
He wants to fly over bad guys and pour dirty water on them...Anyway we went to Ebay which got a good reaction...in came Dark Room Notes bit of a chat, couple of tunes..I liked them
Fact or fiction...I know i made a sham of it.. because i gave away the fact that one answer was fiction then everyone was onto it...DOH!!!
Anyway that was show two....now to start work on number three...

First Night on Air

First Night
15 days ago

So....my first show
Nervous as hell on Sunday evening, shouted at the dogs while i was getting stuff ready on my laptop, Aileen shouted at me for shouting at the dogs
Anyway get to FM104 world HQ in ballsbridge thinking all the way in "can i do this?" "why am i doing this?"
Louise Jordan finishes the Download Chart, i have about 3 minutes to get my crap together and into the studio
Look at the mixing desk, forget everything the jocks taught me over the last two weeks, play into music, want to throw up...throw up fader instead.
Three hours radio is a long time especially when the air conditioning doesnt work and its your first night...calls come in, people about their hidden movies, porn names goes down a treat, Hybrasil in studio, good tunes
1am show over, take off headphones hands still a little shaky
One show down......THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CALLED IN AND MADE IT EASY FOR ME!!!