Not such a misfit anymore… December 10, 2009
Posted by Patrick in Televisual.Tags: cherrybomb, e4, killing bono, misfits, nicolas cage, red riding, robert sheehan, rupert grint, season of the witch
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[Originally published in flashback's December 2009 issue]
It’s been a very good year for Robert Sheehan. First he was cast in Channel 4 drama Red Riding, swiftly followed by E4’s teen sci-fi series Misfits. Next year, his film Season of the Witch, co-starring Nicolas Cage and Christopher Lee, will hit cinemas.
Despite this rapid rise to fame, Robert isn’t letting it all go to his head.
“There are projects on the horizon and there are more than ever, which is great, and there are more offers and stuff, but I’m just kind of grateful that somebody would consider me for something. I’d kind of see it that way rather than ‘Do I want to do this?’ or ‘Do I want to do that?’,” he explains.
“It’s more ‘Oh you actually want me to do your film? Well it’d be a pleasure. Thank you for asking me, for considering me.’ I think I’m trying to retain a sense of humility through the whole thing, you know?”
In Misfits, Robert plays cocky and quick-witted Nathan, the only character yet to reveal a superpower from the storm that gave his fellow Community Service workers special abilities.
While his character finds this endlessly frustrating, Robert appreciates the twist his character was given.
Mik Pyro, Republic of Loose December 10, 2009
Posted by Paula in Muzak.Tags: Aaagh!, Comeback Girl, Johnny Pyro and the Dance of Evil, Mick Pyro, Mik Pyro, Republic of Loose, The Academy Dublin
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“I’ve fucked up a lot… I’ve made a lot of bad decisions.” Republic of Loose frontman Mik Pyro talks about his struggles in the music industry and in his personal life. Originally published in December issue of Flux.
I first saw Republic of Loose in concert about three years ago, when they toured Ireland to promote their 2006 album, Aaagh!. I remember being completely taken aback by the energy that the band exuded on stage. Their movement had all the force of a full-on rock band, but their music couldn’t be categorised so easily. Indeed, a reviewer of one of the gigs from that tour said of the band, “They are unsure whether they want to be gangbangers or cowboys or gospel singers”. Whatever they are aiming to be, a live Republic of Loose show is equal measures exhausting and thrilling.
I was expecting Mik Pyro, lead singer of the band, to be equally energetic offstage. That’s why I was surprised when he answered the phone at 4pm on a Wednesday afternoon sounding like he had just woken up. He had, in fact, just woken up. “I’ve had weird sleeping patterns lately, I’m like a vampire. I was up ‘til eight or nine this morning.” The interview continues, but I get the distinct feeling that Pyro is still horizontal, and will probably pass this phone call off as a dream when he wakes up again later.
The band’s third album, Vol. IV: Johnny Pyro and the Dance of Evil was released last year, but the band has been fairly quiet on the promotion front. “We’ve been gigging around over the last year. We did Oxegen and played with U2 in Croke Park. But we’ve been taking it easy enough. It’s been a really difficult year for the music industry. We can do some work in Ireland, but we don’t have the money to go touring around the UK.”
Personal finance is a huge factor in everything the band does, from recording to promotion to distribution. They have never had a record company, and finance all their efforts out of their own pocket. “We’ve been trying to keep our profile up in Ireland, to keep things afloat, but it’s difficult. We still do it though, because we love it.”
Vogue TwItalia December 10, 2009
Posted by Patrick in Misc, Trashion.Tags: agyness deyn, christy turlington, gisele bunchen, italy, naomi campbell, steven meisel, Trashion, Vogue
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I can’t count myself as a person who regularly reads Vogue Italia, or Vogue anywhere for that matter, but my interest was piqued when I heard that they had put together a spread, and indeed a cover, inspired by TwitPic. Yes, you read that correctly, a fashion spread made to look like the models took a couple of dodgy camera phone pictures and uploaded them to their personal Twitter accounts.
The pictures, shot by Steven Meisel (with TwitPic renamed MeiselPic) feature models like Agyness Deyn, Gisele Bundchen, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell. The results are quite varied, with some being positively meh-worthy and others actually quite interesting.
I’m sure the whole thing is supposed to be some sort of commentary on our ‘fast-moving’ society and how we’re more likely to look at these actual TwitPics then a true fashion spread. Food for thought.
Click ‘more‘ for a selection of pictures from the editorial.
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