by philipchevron Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:49 pm
Since 1987, on the first anniversary of Phil Lynott's tragic death, his old friend Smiley Bolger, the veteran Dublin DJ, has organised
The Vibe For Philo every year. 2011 was the 25th Anniversary and, therefore, the 25th
Vibe. Next year's show is on January 4th at the Button Factory in Dublin, and the celebration is subtitled
The Afterparty.
The Radiators will perform 4 or 5 numbers, including at least two from their upcoming
Sound City Beat album.
http://www.vibeforphilo.com/index2.htmIt says here:
Currently containing the award-winning producer of a Ding Dong Denny O'Reilly album (Pete Holidai), a rock 'n' roll designer (Steve Rapid), an emotional fish (Enda Beatty), a handsome devil (Johnny Bonnie) and a Pogue (Philip Chevron), the Radiators cut their baby teeth at Smiley Bolger's legendary Much More Music gigs at Moran's in 1976. Releasing their first single "Television Screen" in April 1977, their album TV Tube Heart followed that Autumn. Brought to Philip Lynott's attention by former Thin Lizzy manager Ted Carroll, Lynott added the band to the bill of Lizzy's famous homecoming show at Dalymount Park.
Impressed by them and by their album, the Rads were delighted to open for Lizzy on the UK leg of the 1977 Bad Reputation tour. One month later, the band commenced recording their unique and enduring Ghostown album in London with Tony Visconti. The band split in 1981 and returned only intermittently until 2004 when they got together for a tribute gig to Chevron's old friend and colleague, the late Joe Strummer and rekindled former energies. Between 2004 and 2007 the new band gigged regularly, including Oxegen 2004 and support spots with U2 (Croke Park, 2005) and The Pogues (The Point, 2006) and released a new album Trouble Pilgrim in 2006, before the serious illness of one band member brought matters to another temporary halt.
This hurdle crossed, the Radiators are once more in action. They've just completed a fourh studio album Sound City Beat, a tribute to the music of the thriving but largely uncelebrated Irish group scene between 1964-1971 (including, of course, Thin Lizzy) which will be released in early 2012. The Rads are delighted to be part of The Afterparty, especially Chevron and Holidai, both solo veterans of early editions of the Vibe For Philo.
The Radiators from Space: They plug in and they go!
Since 1987, on the first anniversary of Phil Lynott's tragic death, his old friend Smiley Bolger, the veteran Dublin DJ, has organised [i]The Vibe For Philo[/i] every year. 2011 was the 25th Anniversary and, therefore, the 25th [i]Vibe[/i]. Next year's show is on January 4th at the Button Factory in Dublin, and the celebration is subtitled [i]The Afterparty[/i].
The Radiators will perform 4 or 5 numbers, including at least two from their upcoming [i]Sound City Beat[/i] album.
http://www.vibeforphilo.com/index2.htm
It says here:
Currently containing the award-winning producer of a Ding Dong Denny O'Reilly album (Pete Holidai), a rock 'n' roll designer (Steve Rapid), an emotional fish (Enda Beatty), a handsome devil (Johnny Bonnie) and a Pogue (Philip Chevron), the Radiators cut their baby teeth at Smiley Bolger's legendary Much More Music gigs at Moran's in 1976. Releasing their first single "Television Screen" in April 1977, their album TV Tube Heart followed that Autumn. Brought to Philip Lynott's attention by former Thin Lizzy manager Ted Carroll, Lynott added the band to the bill of Lizzy's famous homecoming show at Dalymount Park.
Impressed by them and by their album, the Rads were delighted to open for Lizzy on the UK leg of the 1977 Bad Reputation tour. One month later, the band commenced recording their unique and enduring Ghostown album in London with Tony Visconti. The band split in 1981 and returned only intermittently until 2004 when they got together for a tribute gig to Chevron's old friend and colleague, the late Joe Strummer and rekindled former energies. Between 2004 and 2007 the new band gigged regularly, including Oxegen 2004 and support spots with U2 (Croke Park, 2005) and The Pogues (The Point, 2006) and released a new album Trouble Pilgrim in 2006, before the serious illness of one band member brought matters to another temporary halt.
This hurdle crossed, the Radiators are once more in action. They've just completed a fourh studio album Sound City Beat, a tribute to the music of the thriving but largely uncelebrated Irish group scene between 1964-1971 (including, of course, Thin Lizzy) which will be released in early 2012. The Rads are delighted to be part of The Afterparty, especially Chevron and Holidai, both solo veterans of early editions of the Vibe For Philo.
The Radiators from Space: They plug in and they go!
