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RTÉ News
27-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Behind the music - Padraig Cooney & Bedtime Now
Photo credit: Eoghan O'Brien Pádraig Cooney & Bedtime Now have released their new single, The Hardest Thing. We asked Pádraig the BIG questions . . . After seven years in rock bands Autre Monde, Skelocrats, and Land Lovers, Pádraig Cooney & Bedtime Now is the new project from the Popical Island founder. Formed in late 2024, the quartet of Pádraig (vocal and rhythm guitar, Ross Hamer (bass), Danny Carroll (lead guitar), and Dónal Walsh (drums) recorded their debut album with producers David Tapley (Tandem Felix) and Daniel Fox (Gilla Band). Recorded in Sonic Studios, The Hardest Thing marks Pádraig's return to earthier influences like Neil Young, John Cale and Warren Zevon. Speaking about the new track, he says "I am drawn to the sound of records made in the 1970s, especially a certain strain of antagonistic singer-songwriter, and music fitting that description informed the production choices that we made". Bedtime Now's debut album will be released via nascent indie collective No Effort this October and the band make a rare live appearance in Anseo, Dublin on 20 September. Tell us three things about yourself . . . I am the only member of my extended family who did not become a professional footballer. I am blessed with a full and luscious head of hair. I have worn glasses since the week after Roy Keane's Ireland debut v Chile in 1991, as at that game my dad challenged me to read out the writing on the tricolours around the ground and I struggled pathetically in the effort. How would you describe your music? It usually arises passively, i.e. I get a tune in my head and go from there. Sitting down to write a song from nothing is not something I have ever done well. It can be played on wooden instruments and electronic gadgets alike. I work very hard on lyrics. Richard Thompson, Warren Zevon, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello, Randy Newman, Brian Eno, John Cale... aul lads from yesteryear like me. What was the first gig you ever went to? Oasis in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in 1996. What was the first record you ever bought? I was given a voucher for Christmas and used it on R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People, Out of Time and Monster in one gluttonous moment in HMV in The Square, Tallaght. What's your favourite song right now? Shirley Collins and The Albion Band doing Claudy Banks from 1971. I don't know many current songs but Hamer Place's Gerry's Retired from a couple of months ago is a banger. Favourite lyric of all time? There's no answer to this but here's one that tickles me, it's Dermot, Dermot, Dermot, Dermot by Groom from their 2014 album Bread and Jam: "I went to the National Gallery Where I met up with Tom and Valerie, We started talking about Tom's salary, And some other kind of mundane things, And then talked turned around to Dermot, And how every day he's becoming a doormat, Wouldn't be surprised if he'll be losing his job soon, He's only got himself to blame Dermot, Dermot, Dermot, Dermot, What's to become of Dermot? He's a real nice fella, yeah he's totally sound until the moment that he's not around, So I left the National Gallery, Said good bye to Tom and Valerie, Made my way up there to Merrion Square, And who'd I meet, but Dermot, there, Hey you know I was just talking to Tom and Val, And if you ask me I don't things are going so well, Wouldn't be surprised if they'll be breaking up soon, They've only got themselves to blame Dermot, Dermot, Dermot, Dermot, What's to become of them, Dermot? They're real nice people, yeah, they're totally sound, Until the moment that they're not around." Walking out on Love by The Breakaways. Here. Alan Corr
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
R&B pop group 98 Degrees to return to the NYS Fair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The 'Just One Night' singers will return and hit the Suburban Park Stage this summer. 98 Degrees, known for 'I Do Cherish You,' 'The Hardest Thing,' 'My Everything,' 'Because of You,' and more, performed back in 2021 — and they clearly couldn't get enough. They will return on Monday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. Known for their seamless harmonies and signature R&B-inspired ballads, 98 Degrees is an internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum, multi-award-winning and nominated vocal group comprised of brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons, and Justin Jeffre, according to the Fair. 'Fresh on the heels of their new album, we're looking forward to what's sure to be a performance that brings on the nostalgia for longtime listeners while introducing a new generation of fans to the sultry sounds that defined the '90s!' said Fair Director, Julie LaFave The Fair starts Wednesday, August 20, and runs through Labor Day, Monday, September 1. All concerts are included in the price of admission, which is on sale now through the Fair's recently launched Star-Spangled Savings ticket sale promotion. Artist: Place: Time: Date: The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA Chevy Court 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 Nate Smith Suburban Park 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 Cheap Trick Chevy Court 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 Steve Miller Band Suburban Park 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 Kidz Bop Chevy Court 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 Kameron Marlowe Chevy Court 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 O.A.R Suburban Park 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 Los Lonely Boys Chevy Court 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 Busta Rhymes Suburban Park 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Chevy Court 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25 98 Degrees Suburban Park 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25 Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone Chevy Court 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 Sister Hazel Chevy Court 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 Red Hot Chilli Pipers Chevy Court 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 Maddie & Tae Chevy Court 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 DJ Pauly D Chevy Court 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 Shaggy Suburban Park 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31 Dionne Warwick Chevy Court 12 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1 24K Magic – The Ultimate Bruno Mars Tribute Experience Chevy Court 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1 +LIVE+ Suburban Park 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
