John maus - do your best
Patrick kelleher - not leaving town (david kitt mix)
Four tet - sing (floating points mix)
Luomo - let you know
Invisible conga people - cable-dazed
Al usher - lullaby for robert (bogdan irkuk mix)
Mike slott - gardening
B-movie lightning - triple trouble
Mt kimbie - 50 mile view
Toro y moi - blessa
Output message - bernard's song
Fat freddy's drop - flashback
Idjut boys - laisn
Wighnomy brothers - that's a nice way to give me feedback
Crowdpleaser & ly sander - walking home
Gotye - heart's a mess (supermayer mix)
Ryuichi sakamoto - world citizen
Neu! - len wohl
Arvo part - summa

We posted a photograph of Keeva and asked any listeners interested in going on a date with her to fill out a short application form.  Our three finalists were;

Damien from Blackrock

 

Johnny from Louth

And the man finally chosen by Keeva, Jamie from Dublin

Jamie says his mam thinks he looks like the vampire guy in Twilight!

Shutter Island

Nationwide, 15A

 

 

Martin Scorsese reunites with Leonardo DiCaprio for a full blown, twisty-turny psychological thriller Shutter Island, based on Denis Lehane’s creepy novel.

 

It’s 1954 and US Marshals Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner Chuck (Mark Ruffalo), are making their way to an asylum for the criminally insane on remote Shutter Island.

 

They have come to investigate the disappearance of Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer), a patient who has mysteriously disappeared from her cell and cannot be found. Her doctor, Dr. John Cawley (Ben Kingsley) is helpful, up to a point, but Teddy soon believes the institution – headed up by Max Von Sydow’s sinister German Dr Naehring – is hiding a secret. But the more he investigates the asylum, the more things don’t add up, and soon Teddy is being haunted by visions of his dead wife (Michelle Williams) and the arsonist who burned their apartment to the ground (played by Jackie Earle Healey)

 

It’s a rich old stew, and Scorsese seasons it with great performances, especially from DiCaprio, lots of old movie references (to 40s noirs, Val Lewton chillers, Hitchcock, Hammer Horror movies, you name it) and great cinematography and editing from his old team of Robert Richardson and Thelma Schoonmaker.

 

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Nationwide, 18

 

 

It’s much the same story in the long-awaited adaptation of Swedish writer Stieg Larsson’s phenomenal best-seller The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – which gets a cinema release here, but was originally a two-part television mini-series on Swedish TV.

 

By much the same story I mean it’s set mostly on an island – albeit one connected by a bridge – it concerns a missing girl – an heiress to a business fortune. She was Harriet Vagner and she disappeared one day 40 years ago and was never found. Now her Great Uncle Henrik, a very wealthy man, has hired disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist) to re-open the case and try to find some new clues.

 

The tattooed girl of the title is Lisbeth Salander, the punk-rock computer expert he hires to help him. She’s a strange girl, with a bad attitude, but she’s also a genius with a photographic memory.

 

The story is far, far too complicated to go into in any more detail, except to say that one mystery opens up another, and so on, until a series of Biblical clues lead the pair into extreme danger.

 

Those who have read the book will know that this is  a tough, brutal story and features a lot of sustained violence. It’s not easy to watch at times, but the plot hasn’t been messed about with too much and the performances are mostly decent (especially Noomi Rapace as Salander). It’s much too long though, as you might suspect for a film originally designed to be shown in two 90 minute instalments over two nights.

 

Read more from John at www.maguiresmovies.blogspot.com

Corey Haim with on-screen brother Jason Patric in Lost Boys

The Lost Boys actor Corey Haim has died aged 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office has confirmed. A spokeswoman said he passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning. A post-mortem will determine the cause of death and no other details have been released as yet.

 

Take That star Mark Owen confessed to having ten affairs. He broke the news to his wife Emma yesterday, they have two kids together. He blamed a long battle with booze. He said he had all ten flings after he started dating Emma five years ago. They married last October and he insists he has been faithful since their wedding. One of the affairs was with 24 year old Neva Hanley which had been on and off for 5 years. He said all the other girls were one night stands while Take That were on tour.

 

Mark with wife Emma

 

Chris Brown is begging his fans to help keep him relevant -- and he is using a recorded message to spread his desperate plea. Brown's message is available through SayNow.com -- a website in which celebrities can record messages for their fans. In the message, Brown begs his fans to help "bring me back"-- saying "a lot of radio stations aren't playing my records. They are not being that supportive and I wouldn't expect them to."

 

Charlie Sheen is expected to return to the set of Two and a Half Men on Tuesday, according to his publicist. The actor, who entered rehab on 23 February, is in the process of leaving the facility, Hollywood Reporter has said. He is due to appear in court on Monday on domestic abuse charges stemming from his Christmas Day arrest.

Horse Racing

3.05 Sandown Saturday

Imperial Cup

€20 each way on Pepe Simo at 7 to 1

I'm in...

 

Steve Carrell and Tina Fey together in Date Night... 

In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous. The film also stars one of my favs Mark Wahlberg and James Franco.

People who remembered their dreams from last night...

 
Eddie - I had a dream I was eating a giant marshmallow and then when I woke up my pillow was gone!

T - I dreamt I hurt that singer who sings Fire Flies

Anna - I had a dream that involved me and Tony Soprano!

Declan - I had a dream I was surfing and I have never done that, maybe I should try now.

 

 

Barbie goes mad for "Mad Men" 

Look out Ken, there's a new man in Barbie's life. In fact, there are two of them, and they are "Mad Men". The makers of Barbie have said they are launching a new line of collectible dolls based on characters in acclaimed television drama "Mad Men," including sexy executive Don Draper and his advertising agency partner Roger Sterling.

The TV show has been a hit on the AMC cable TV network with its tale of ad men who work along New York City's Madison Avenue in the 1960s. The men, and women, on the show are notoriously scandalous, getting involved in all sorts of business problems and love affairs.

Barbie's no slouch in the fan department, either, and there is no doubt her makers at Mattel Inc. know a thing or two about publicity and advertising -- just like the "Mad Men."

The new dolls will be priced just under $75.

 

7-8 p.m.

 

P.I. L  --  Public Image

Buzzcocks  --  I Believe

Ash  --  War With Me

Vampire Weekend  --  White Sky

New Pornographers  -- 

Tom Petty  --  Don’t come around here no More

Dave Couse  --  Dark Blue

MGMT  --  Flash Delirium

Beastie Boys  --  Sabotage

Doves --  Sky Starts Falling

Hole  --  Skinny Little Bitch

Broken Bells  --  Vaporize

 

8-9 p.m.

 

David Bowie  --  Golden Years

Tindersticks  --  Drink Tank

Massive ttack  --  Psyche

Ryan Adams  --  Go Easy

Long Lost Brothers  --  Fallin just Like A Fool

Jimmy Hendrix  --  Valleys of neptune

Pink Floyd  --  In the Flesh 

Gill Scott Heron  --  Your Soul And Mine

Dan Le Sac  vs  Scroobius Pip  --  Five Minutes

a.R.E  Weapons  --  Don’t Be Scared

Gorillaz  --  Empire Ants

The Flaming Lips  --  The Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine

 

 

9-10 p.m.

 

Soulsavers  --  Revival

The Rolling Stones  --  Torn and Frayed

Husker Du  --  Chartered Trips

Low  --  California

Retribution Gospel Choir  --  Hide It Away

Spiritualized  --  Soul On Fire

Dave Couse  --  All Tomorrows

The Smiths  --  I Know Its Over

Adrian Crowley  --  Liberty Ship

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis  --  Song For Bob

We owe €2.9bn on 2.17 million personal credit cards. Consumers have been desperately trying to reduce this debt mountain. Payments on credit cards have been greater than the amount spent on them in 10 of the last 12 months. New spending on cards in January was the lowest since April 2005. Consumers paid down €83m more than they spent on cards in January. 
The average credit card debt is €1,200. But the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) reports its clients owing €8,000 on average on credit cards.

Don’t pay the minimum
Households in financial difficulties have been found to be three times more likely to be only paying the minimum (which can be as low as 1% with MBNA) on their card each month, according to the Law Reform Commission.
It will take 20 years to clear a €8,000 debt if you pay just 2.5% of the outstanding balance every month. In that time you will have paid €6,000 in interest alone.

Switch card
Tesco will give you 0% on balances transfers for six months and on purchases in Tesco. (Typical annual percentage rate (APR) of 14.9%).
MBNA offers 0% for 10 months, but this card issuers has recently admitted overcharging customers by €18m, is aggressive when people are in arrears and can charge interest for two months if you are one month behind in payments.
EBS member card also offers 0% on balance transfers for 10 months.

Get the interest frozen
If are heavily indebted it is possible to have the interest and penalty charges frozen on your card.
Credit card companies don’t admit this, but if you are heavily in arrears they will agree to freeze the interest and penalties.

The best rate on purchases
AIB’s Click card (an interest only account) has the lowest rate on purchases of 8.5%. But the rate for cash withdrawals is 23.4%.
Bank of Ireland’s Clear card has a rate of 9.5%, with cash withdrawals charged at 19.9%.

Clear you card debt
Get a personal loan (rates average at around 11%) or a credit union loan (average rates of around 7% to 8%) and clear the debt.
Cut up the card.

Get a prepaid card
If you need make online purchases then get a prepaid or disposable credit card. You do not need to have you credit history checked to get one of these.
Get a 3v disposable card. You register online then take the card to a retailer, hand over the cash and the card is loaded up. You get a 16-digit visa number. It is free to load up to €20 on the card, then €2.5 for between €30 and €100, and €5 for between €110 and €350. 300,000 people have registered for 3v cards.
Or, get a prepaid Mastercard from www.neteller.com. The physical version of this card can be used to book Ryanair flights without incurring the €5 “administration charge” per flight.
You need to register online, then send off a colour photocopy of your passport and a utility bill. Once registered and “authenticated” you can then load the card online from you bank account. There is no charge for this. If you load the card from a credit or debit card there is a 1.75% charge per transaction.

 

Cream – Sunshine of Your Love
Our daily download today is from a 1960s rock band whose members are still some of music's greatest musicians. Before there was Led Zeppelin and The Jeff Beck Band, there was Cream. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker led the way for so many bands to come during the ...

Broken Social Scene – World Sick
Broken Social Scene is a supergroup that refuses to be called a supergroup. From Toronto in Canada, this collective of musicians have been making music for just over a decade now and have gained fans worldwide for their huge sound - and now they’re ready to return after 5 years ...

Jamie Cullum & Clint Eastwood – Gran Torino
Many great songs have come from the movies – either as original songs written for particular stories, or songs made famous by featuring in the movies. Two years ago, Clint Eastwood appeared in a movie he said would be his last starring role. He also directed the film ...

Jeff Beck with Imelda May – Lilac Wine
Often considered one of the best guitarists who has ever lived – Englishman Jeff Beck has had a career that spans decades, and he’s still on the go today. He was one of three notable guitarists – including Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton – who played with the ...

Babybird – Unlovable
Many great bands and musicians have come out of Sheffield in England over the years – Arctic Monkeys, Richard Hawley, Pulp and Def Leppard to name but a few. One band that’s been around since the ‘90s but has remained firmly in indie circles is Babybird. Now, thanks to a great song and ...

Billy Joel – Vienna
He has sold over 100 million records, has won 6 Grammy awards, has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – and this is his first time ever appearing on our daily download list. Billy Joel doesn’t need too much of an introduction, having released some of pop’s lasting ...