RTE using Explosions in the Sky for Hurling Ads (1 Viewer)

[Beanstalk]

Is the Stables dead or alive then? Last time I was there it was horrid, really grotty and shoddily run - we strolled in without paying, no one said anything - bad sound, bad lights and an unusually large gathering of psycho's in the front bar and absolutely no one at the gig. There was more people smoking in the toilets than there was at the gig. An awful night in a place that used to be worth making the trip into Westmeath for.

The Stables still has gigs on, but to be honest it has lost the vibrant scene it once had...it used to get decent bands down here at least once a fortnight, but they seem few and far between at the moment...also a shame, because there's a big audience for original bands in Mullingar...and seeing quality bands play in your home town is what makes you start a band in the first place...so I reckon the next generation of musicians from here will be aspiring to playing MIDI versions of James Blunt songs in a disco bar somewhere.

 

[RSJ]

Heard back on the Fugazi/RTE thing if anyone's interested:

Hey Brian -

Thanks for writing - We did have a friend of ours who tracks down illegal
usage of our music work on this case as well. She wasn't able to get any
traction on it though and as far as she could tell the ad had been pulled so
we stopped pursuing it. If the ad is still being used please let us know -
it would be helpful for sure.

All the best - Guy