Happy Birthday David Murphy

Posted on March 2, 2013 by yom

Today is David Murphy’s birthday!

He seemed like a bit of craic before I knew him:

Blackboard Jungle

Queen Kong

And has never stopped acting the maggot!

electric picnic

And he cares about things outside him, like anti-racism, reproductive rights and gay rights!

savita protest, ireland abortion, pro choice ireland, irish embassy berlin

DM on the train after Vigil and Protest for Savita outside Irish Embassy, Berlin.

is a good travelling companion:

And has the most luxurious fashion style / the most regal purple hoodie:

Not to mention being bandmates!

Ladyfest Munich.

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NCAD Christmas Ball, Dublin.

And knowing famous people!

Happy Birthday, David Murphy!

Music Video ✓ Out of Time ✓ You’re Only Massive

Posted on January 30, 2013 by yom

Song: Out of Time.
Video produced in-house by You’re Only Massive:

“I feel you grabbing for something to hold,
The climate is cold, the game is old,
You sold all that you’re going to sell,
All that’s left is your sense of self.

Out of bread, out of love,
Out of line, out of bound,
Out of moves and shapes to pull –
Shoot to kill, it’s time to make the cull.”

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Recipe // Little Vegan Snowballs

Posted on January 20, 2013 by yom

These little vegan snowballs are super easy and quick to make and pleased not only my palate, but that of DM’s. And the only ingredients are dates, ground almonds and coconut.

If you are from Ireland or the UK (and maybe elsewhere) you might know snowballs as a Christmas treat – a coconut covered chocolate ball with this white filling that was a) delicious b) disgusting c) mysterious. Well if your frame of reference with regards to coconut is as limited as mine (I think coconut milk was the first nut milk I heard of and I remember thinking – coconut cows?) then these are a little bit like snowballs. Yeah?

I don’t use measurements as much as I should I’ve just gotten so used to working with consistencies.

Recipe

Ingredients: dates, ground almond, dessicated coconut.

Wash your hands. Take about two handfuls of dates. Remove the stone and chop them quite finely. Blend with about the same amount of warm water until you have a porridge-like consistency. Stir in roughly the same amounts of ground almond and dessicated coconut until the mixture has firmed up and stays on the spoon.

Fill a bowl with dessicated coconut. Roll the mixture into a little ball. Then roll the ball in the coconut bowl so that it is completely covered with dessicated coconut. Pop it into your mouth. Isn’t that delicious?

Continue rolling the mixture into little balls and covering with coconut. It works best if you place the little balls on a flat board but a big plate will do aswell. Place in the fridge to chill before eating.

Let me know how you get on!

The Presentation

Posted on January 14, 2013 by yom

Paper Dollhouse // Live Concert Video

Posted on January 14, 2013 by DM

Paper Dollhouse from London have played in Berlin twice now.
Ambient and spooky, their songs are played with lots of reverb and drones, transitioning from pallet-cleansing noise-outs to delicate folk ballads and then back again, as terrifying and inspiring as having a bucket of cold water poured on you in slow motion.
Here is a recording of them playing live at Madame Claudes:

Astrud and Nina buying records in Kreuzberg:

Booty (Buy Me Money) ✓ Song ✓ About ✓ Stream ✓ Lyrics ✓

Posted on January 12, 2013 by yom

Booty (Buy Me Money), also known as Booty is the first track on the record Dot Dash. It was recorded in Dublin and Waterford, Ireland, in April and May 2008.

About

Booty (Buy Me Money) is 2 minutes 11 seconds long. The song was originally sung and rapped live over an instrumental electro vinyl record. This dictated it’s structure, unusual for a pop song, with an opening and closing chorus bookending a long rap. The chorus lyrics were conceived by Maebh Murphy and Megan Nolan and the song articulates the frustration at pressures experienced by young women and young female musicians to present oneself as sexy. (source)

Credits

Maebh Murphy – production, lyrics, vocals.
David Murphy – production.
Megan Nolan – vocals, lyrics.
Amy Stephenson – backing vocals.

Live Performances

Booty is a staple of You’re Only Massive concerts, and, due to it’s relative brevity, is often performed as an opening or closing number.

Photos of Live Performances

You’re Only Massive playing “Booty: Buy Me Money”, Dublin, 2008.

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You’re Only Massive performing “Booty: Buy Me Money”,Potsdam, 2010.

You're Only Massive stagediving directly after a performance of "Booty: Buy Me Money" at Localize Das Heimatfestival, Potsdam, 2010.

You’re Only Massive stagediving directly after a performance of “Booty: Buy Me Money”, Potsdam, 2010.

Listen

Booty (Buy Me Money)

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Lyrics

Booty!
You want to touch my booty!
You have to buy me money!
If you want to touch my booty!

Whose dick she sucking, who she fucking?
We number-crunching nut-busting ladies who be lunching.
Turn that bitch into meat like luncheon –
We function in a different way!

Hey! Hey! Hey! Bitch!
Wait up a minute before you all spin it.
The bitch should know there is no limit.
I’m the bitch to break it take it make it – your shit is finished!

Diminished what you thought you had,
Bitch it hurts hard.
You look good with his dick on your face –
Yeah and Rosa the back of the bus is the best place!

Y’all didn’t think I could bump like this,
Bump like this with all my hump.
Is that rock? That’s your dadddy!
That’s your daddy trying to get nasty!

Oh!

Booty!
You want to touch my booty!
You have to buy me money!
If you want to touch my booty!

Well well well, show and tell.

All of Dot Dash is available to stream, and buy in digital and vinyl format here.

Back Off!

Posted on December 26, 2012 by yom

Midi Grrrl is Pro-Choice!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by yom

The image below my contribution to a video being made to promote pro-choice visibility in Ireland and remove some of the stigma around the phrase.

Midi Grrrl Pro Choice Abortion Reproductive Rights Ireland

Midi Grrrl Set by Shai Levy

It’s about time it is made clear that being pro-choice is not about being pro-abortion, but about enabling women* to make our own decisions about our own bodies and healthcare. It’s so sad that it took the tragic and completely preventable death of Savita Halappanavar to make this a widely talked about topic, but it’s also wonderful that so many people in Ireland are becoming more radical and taking steps to safeguard their health and the health of their sisters, daughters, wives, cousins and friends!

If you are interested in being in the video, mail them at [email protected] with an image of yourself and the words “I’m pro-choice” on the image. They can be photographs, drawings or mixture between both but should be of decent size so they can be added to the video, which is 16:9 and HD. The deadline is today! Do it, make your own image and raise pro-choice visibility in Ireland!

Midi Grrrl: Winter / Thin Ice / Recording a new song “Breeder”

Posted on December 17, 2012 by yom

The fact that it gets dark so early makes me feel jet lagged. After our last gig in Krakow, I picked up a cold that turned into a chest infection and spent a week in bed. The darkness has been quenching my energy. But there is also some sort of new patience. Everytime I make it out of the house is a triumph!

Click here to listen to the song Thin Ice. Sticking it to Lord Winter!

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Running around Tempelhof

Midi Grrrl

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Snowcave melting in Tempelhof

One thing I suddenly have increased patience for is cooking and making my apartment cosy.

tomato tarte vegan pie winter food recipe

Cherry Tomato Tarte

churchill quote winter christmas decoration berlin kreuzberg

Christmas Tree Decoration with Winston Churchill quote: I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

The other is playing synth (I love tinkering with synth sounds but find it hard to do the necessary drills). Illness and ennui and this (seeming) constant darkness are forcing me to slow down. Is this hibernation? How on earth am I supposed to get through the next two months till spring?

Fresh out of the box!

Doepfer Dark Energy

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trip to schneiders buero

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sweet analogue action! <3[/caption] For the first time in forever, after months of turds that will never see the light of day, an interesting song is happening - and I'm recording it. It even has a title - "Breeder". It's pro-choice, but it's personal. I've laid some tracks down (beat, synth, vocals) and the next step is to mix it and get it mastered. [caption id="attachment_423" align="alignnone" width="584"] Recording some audio.

♥ ♥ ♥
Your Midi Grrrl
♥ ♥ ♥

Vienna

Posted on December 6, 2012 by yom

Hello from Vienna! I just walked in the door. Tonight I am taking part in a discussion, after the screening of the film “All Over Me”, which is part of the riot grrrl filmtage at the festival “this human world”. I am soooooo nervous! I also hope to meet up with Girls Rock Camp Austria and pick their brains about making girls rock camp happen in Ireland. Wish me luck and watch this space!
Love, midi grrrl