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A visionary whirlpool of graphic designers, illustrators, musicians, photographers, and design collectives have each been given a letter from the alphabet and asked to create a unique visual response, encapsulating in their own distinctive way their artistic interpretation of the letter. 26 artists have been rounded together by SHOWOFF, a team who are on a mission to give exposure to Irish talent. SHOWOFF are working towards this with the effervescent OFFSET group, whose gallery shows, club nights, and general innovative tomfoolery are storming through the city early this month. Their diverse pool of talent includes, to name but a few, the bold and bright Gavin Beattie (of tiny little horse), photographer Richard Gilligan (whose noteworthy projects include work done for Heroin Skateboard and Kingpin Magazine), Lorcan Finnegan (who created Lovely in 2004 with Steven Courtney and Brunella Cocchiglia), Scott Burnett (AAD), James Earley (Inputout) whose piece is pictured, and Asbestos. The results of this experiment will be on show at the Powerscourt Townhouse until the end of October, and a limited set of prints will be reproduced.
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The people behind Test rarely, if ever, drop the ball when it comes to their booking policy. Redshape, Levon Vincent, Mike Denhert, and Derrick May have all stepped in to the Twisted Pepper on Test’s behalf, and that’s just to name a few. The schedule of their lead up to Christmas sees this trend certain to continue. First along the pipeline is the return of alwayswelcome Legowelt to Irish shores on October 16th. The Dutchman frenzied live shows encompass jacking Chicago house, techno, electro funk, and horror soundscapes. The lads over at Test were fairly unlucky last Spring, when two months on the hop, their guests failed to make the journey over. Sandwell District were at the mercy of the infamous
Eyjafjallajökull volcano incident, whereas Rob Hood fell prey to the incompetence of United Airlines. Both acts have a solid claim for techno deity and should tear the hoop out of the Twisted Pepper on November 20th and December 16th respectively. Many promoters blow their entire kitty on international guests without so much as glancing at the local talent; however, Test, who count Paudi Ahern, Dan McElligot, and Jay Galligan amongst their residents, undoubtedly have one of the strongest stables around. Check testpromotions.blogspot.com for gig info. Hit www.totallydublin.ie for a Legowelt interview.
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We like nothing more than inventive awareness-raising campaigns, and the Whoop app would win first prize in a CSPE Action project. It’s pie-easy: sign up for Whoop on Facebook, and get a daily giggle in your feed. Yes we know. You could just add Totally Dublin on Facebook and get five daily giggles in your feed. This is a giggle with a cause. The Whoop app is powered by Reach Out, a web-based service that inspires young folk to help themselves through tough times, and find ways to improve their own mental health and well-being the funny Youtube clips are just for starters. Whoop-dee-do.
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