RTÉ 2XM - Ireland's New Music Alternativ
Listen to RTÉ 2XM online, on DAB and nationwide on UPC Channel 944.
Below are programme details for all shows currently on RTÉ 2XM.
The FourCast with David Quinn and Guests
Tuesday @ 11.00 - Saturday @ 20.00
The FourCast is a topical music news show bringing you the latest gig announcements with banter and discussions about lots of music based topics. Led by presenter David Quinn and a bunch of regular contributors, all of whom run Goldenplec.com - we take you on a funny yet grounded look at music in Ireland and abroad. With Colm Hewson, Aidan Cuffe and Mark Hearne.
Fun to Hum with Brian Kelly
Monday @ 11.00 - Friday @ 22.00
Fun To Hum began as an idea in the head of a person, in this case a gentleman. The idea was half-formed and jelly-like, and would fall off tables. But after some trial and very occasional error, it emerged, fully formed, as an hour on the radio that could be heard. Who's listening? You! The premise? One hour, each and every week, of garage-pop, pop-punk, classic-pop and any other amount of guitar-based compound genres you can care to think of or invent. Like new beat groups like Thee Oh Sees, White Wires and Squarehead? Come on in! Partial to older awesomeness like The Soft Boys, The Minutemen and Swell Maps? Hang up your coat! Occasional links by a gentleman sat in a windowless room in Galway City, Galway County? Sit the hell down! And stay there! Because we're going on a musical journey, folks.
Dawn Of The Deadly with Rick O'Shea
Monday @ 19.00 - Thursday @ 11.00 - Sunday @ 16.00
Once upon the mists of time past, in the early days of RTE 2XM, there was a fluffy little new music show called The Hour Of Deadly. Once a week for an hour, Rick O'Shea got a little corner of the digital age to play things that would have caused palpitations to the sort of daytime audience who regularly listened to him on RTE 2FM.
Sadly the show had its throat ripped out in a fountain of gore and blood in a zombie attack one dark day and his passion for new music lay dead on the cold, cold ground ever since.
Until today. Dawn Of The Deadly has returned.
Red Bull Music Academy Radio
Monday @ 21.00 – Wednesday @ 11.00 – Saturday @ 16.00
Covering soulful hip hop to polyrhythmic house to sci-fi electronix and everything in between, RBMA Radio honours and respects every spectrum.
Each week on 2XM, RBMA Radio plays a highlight such as On The Floor, aiming to beam you straight onto the dancefloors of the best clubs and festivals worldwide, while Headphone Highlights and Fireside Chats draw you deep into the great minds of those who started revolutions in sound. Hosts and recent contributors included artists as varied as Hot Chip, Maurice Fulton, ?uestlove, Chairman Mao, Ricardo Villalobos, Osunlade, Mulatu Astatke, Skream, Todd Osborn, Toddla T, Simian Mobile Disco, Morgan Geist, Marcus Intalex, Pete Rock, Kirk DeGiorgio, Mala, and Soul Jazz Soundsystem.www.redbullmusicacademyradio.com
ThinkToy
ThinkToy, Wednesday @ 20.00 Repeats Sunday @ 17.00
A mix of forward-thinking and eclectic electronica brought to you by Dublin native 'ThinkToy'. Expect anything from crossover IDM, folktronica, future beats, dubfunk, hybrid house and beyond. Expand your musical horizons and enter the digital age with ThinkToy's mix of diverse electronica.
"Music is my first love," says ThinkToy "and sharing my musical interests with others through the medium of radio makes me feel more at home than I would be if DJing in any lounge or club. As much as I love to work a crowd I feel that the kind of music I play works best on radio and online; being delivered directly to people's homes and mp3 players.
ABC to XTC
ABC to XTC, Tuesday @ 10.00 Repeats Saturday @ 21.00 GMT
John Connolly mounts a one-man campaign to convince the doubters that there is much to be cherished in the music of 1977-1989. From The Ramones to A Flock of Seagulls, and from Talk Talk to The Stranglers, not to mention the titular
ABC and XTC, he plays a personal selection of his favourite tracks from those years; follows the careers of artists such as Kate Bush, The Cure, and Depeche Mode, who were products of that era and continue to produce new music; and picks up on modern artists such as Fever Ray and Ladytron who wear the influence of that earlier period on their sleeves. The only rule: there are no guilty pleasures. This is all just good music.
Well, most of it . . .
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King Kong Radio
Wednesday @ 15:00 - Repeat Sunday @ 22:00 GMT
Roooooaaaaaaarrrrr! The Eighth Wonder is here! The King Kong Club is a weekly live music show. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the show features performances from 6 - 7 emerging acts live from the Village on Wexford Street, Dublin.
We have interviews with the bands and many other random features of madness with the Photsonic Orchestra. Hosted by Keiron Black, front man of the band The Amazing Few. The final will air live on RTÉ 2XM in April 2010. King Kong Radio is compiled by Ivor Lynch and Hazel Davis.
C60
C60, Mondays @ 12.00 Repeats Fridays @ 19.00 GMT
Each week on C60, Pat McGrath roots through his collection and picks out some tunes for an hour long compilation tape. Along the way, there are plenty of new and classic indie sounds, a bit of hip hop and a smattering of whatever else suits the mood.
The programme won't unravel and have to be spooled back in with a pencil, the first half won't finish in the middle of a song and the tabs will be removed. .. C60 is just like those old cassettes a friend took the time to fill with music for you.
Pimp My iPod With Michael Mee
Pimp My iPod Wednesdays @ 17.00 Repeats Thursdays @ 21.00 GMT
Every Ipod needs a bit of range and if you feel like yours is in need of broadening, this is the programme for you. Stand-up comedian and writer Michael Mee plays everything from soul, blues and folk to alt-country, power-pop and indie and highlights the odd undiscovered classic on the way. There will also be regular specials taking an in-depth look at one particular genre such as New Wave, Soul and Punk. Tracks are book-ended by links with musical information or quirky reminiscences or both. Have your musical prejudices gently challenged and fall in love with artists like Richard Thompson, the Replacements and Townes van Zandt.
Two States
Mondays @ 10AM Repeats Thursday @ 20:00
Robotnik's Random Rampage
Tuesday @ 19:00 - Repeat Friday @ 18:00 GMT
Chris Morrin (AKA Robotnik) links music, short features, interviews, panel discussions, reviews, short authored audio-blogs, archive clips and original comedy inserts!
Robotnik's Random Rampage is a positive, intelligent, playful engagement excelling in the fine art of being random!
The C Word with Miss Paula Flynn
Monday @ 22:00 - Repeat Wednesday @ 12 Midday GMT
Miss Paula Flynn plays some of her favourite country, bluegrass, folk, blues and roots tracks with a bit of gospel music and preaching thrown in for good measure. Greg McAteer makes a weekly appearance to discuss songs that have shaped the sound of country music, and Paula puts an array of artists in the hot seat to find out what fellow musicians think of the country genre.
Wired for Sound
Thursday @ 19:00 - Repeat Saturday @ 18:00 GMT
A magazine show by music fans, for music fans. Barry Bracken presents a variety of thought-provoking features, in-depth interviews as well as playing the best in brand new indie/alternative sounds and highlighting the freshest local and international talent.
New Noise with Niamh Hegarty
Saturday @ 22.00 - Repeat Friday @ 17.00 GMT
Presented by Niamh Hegarty, New Noise started off as a weekly club night at The Quad (Cork) in 2008. Now on 2XM, New Noise will bring listeners something old and new every week. This could be anything from the likes of Neurosis and Martha Reeves to Villagers and Brian Eno. In her spare time Niamh enjoys contributing to AU Magazine, attending (maybe too many) gigs and making podcasts for The Richter Collective.
The Suburban Dream with Ciaran McCarthy
Thursday @ 23:00 - Repeat Sundays @ 20:00 GMT
A selection of chilled vibes crossing many genres, selected, mixed and mashed by Suburban Dream Recordings owner Ciaran McCarthy. Ciaran began his musical journey in the early nineties with the purchase of a set of 1210 turntables. His early interest in electronica was sparked by bands such as The Prodigy and more locally the Soundcrowd.
DIY Records with Rachel Jordan
Tuesday @ 22:00 - Repeat Friday @ 15:00 GMT
If the music is great and the label is doing it on their own, then you'll find it here. Each week D.I.Y. Records brings you great alternative music from the best international and homegrown independent record labels such as Fat Cat, Warp, Bedroom Community, Morr, Bella Union, Type and Tomlab to name but a few. The show will feature an eclectic mix, from alt rock to electro, from shoegaze to folk.
Texas Music Matters with David Browne
Tuesday @ 15:00 - Repeat Saturday @ 17:00 GMT
Direct from Austin, exclusive live performances by bands like Spoon, Shearwater, The Black Angels, Okkervil River and many more, plus interviews with international artists, and the inside track from "The Live Music Capital of the World". The program is produced for RTÉ 2XM by KUT Austin, a non-commercial National Public Radio institution that's been defining 'The Austin Sound' for 50 years.
Click Clack with Dudley Colley
Wednesday @ 22:00 - Repeat Saturday @ 15:00 GMT
Dudley's been bothering the nations ears for some years now, whether with his previous radio shows and podcasts, or his caterwauling with Dublin rockers, The Dudley Corporation. From Stereolab to Slayer, Brazilian psychedelia to Beefheart, expect to hear a wealth of the newest underground non smash's and alt-oddities from day's gone by, stuff that even John Peel wouldn't have the nerve to play, or maybe the good sense not to play it!
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Right Click Radio
Wednesday @ 21:00 - Repeat Saturday @ 10 Midday GMT
Right Click Radio aims to bring the listeners of 2XM one step closer to the blogosphere by rounding up the best in new music on the blogs every week. Your host Aoife Mc - formerly of The Indie Hour on Dublin City FM and currently voice of the Nialler9 podcasts - will handpick her favourite tracks from the web each week in the hope of introducing you to some of the best in new music around.
The Zeitgeist Detector
Sundays at 7pm GMT
Presenters Dermot Ward, Aaron Heffernan and Lisa McLoughlin compete weekly to detect the next big cultural phenomenon. Featuring Vincent McCarthy as The Zeitgeist Detector.
The Sonic Projector with Phil Grier
Thursday @ 22:00 - Repeat Sunday @ 18:00 GMT
A wide and inspiring range of music from the silver screen. Film, television, gaming, advert and internet scores are the order of the day chosen by music aficionado Phil Grier. Featuring scores from Steve Jablonsky to Bjork, Carter Burwell to DJ Shadow The Sonic Projector is the essential ticket to your score at the movies. Playing out bi-weekly Thursdays 10pm and Sundays 6pm.
Radio Clash with John Kelly
Tuesdays @ 12:00 - Repeat Saturday @ 19:00
John Kelly has presented some of the most influential, critically acclaimed and best loved music programmes on Irish radio. From his shows on the BBC to the legendary Eclectic Ballroom and Mystery Train, Kelly has always put the music first. On Radio Clash he'll to cut loose with everything from ska to punk, soul to hip-hop and much more besides. So for all all the twisted roots and shoots of rock n'roll you simply can't afford the miss Radio Clash. John Kelly doing his thing on 2XM. It might get loud.
Through the Looking Glass with Gavin Morrison
Tuesday @ 17:00 - Repeat Thursday @ 12:00 GMT
The programme specialises in playing music from the 1960's, with each show consisting of a mixture of the fairly well known and the relatively obscure. The idea behind the programme is to give the listener a different perspective on the music from this very important decade. All of the music we play on the show can stand up on its own merits without the help of any kind of nostalgic value, most of it sounds as fresh as the day it was recorded, and some of it still sounds way ahead of its time today.Sabotage with Steven Battle
Monday @ 20:00 - Repeat Thursday @ 15:00 GMT
Sewing up the gaps between electronica, hip-hop, rock and ambinet tunes on 2XM with regular guests.
Steven plays drums with Dublin band Come on Live Long.
The Lake Effect with Ewan Gibson
Monday @ 15:00 - Repeat Thursday @ 10:00 GMT
Ewan Gibson draws attention to Canada's eclectic mix of homegrown musical talent - spanning the best in independent rock, hip-hop, electronic, experimental music and more. As Toronto is a popular port of call for some of the world's greatest touring bands and artists, The Lake Effect will highlight some of the numerous must-see names about to arrive on Toronto stages.Sweet Oblivion with Aoife Barry
Thursday @ 17:00 - Repeat Sunday @ 10:00 GMT
Sweet Oblivion with Aoife Barry started off life on the UCC student radio station, Cork Campus Radio, back in 2002, before moving to Flirt FM for one year in 2005.
Aoife's a 26 year old Corkonian and Dublin-based music and news journalist who writes for a regional newspaper and the websites state.ie and thumped.com, as well as DJing and keeping a blog. She also contributes album reviews to RTE 1's arts show, Arena.Inches with Ciarán Ryan
Wednesday @ 23:00 - Repeat Friday @ 21:00 GMT
Inches is a weekly indie/alt programme on RTÉ 2XM presented from the mid-west by Ciarán Ryan. As well as lashing out tunes from firm-favourites such as Deerhunter, Yo La Tengo, Why?, and Stereolab, Inches will have something of a regional remit, focusing on heard and unheard artists from the south and west of the country like So Cow, Katie Kim and Elk, with tracks, interviews, gig news, and all that guff.Needs More Cowbell with Cian McCarthy and Keith Brett
Tuesday @ 20:00 - Repeat Sunday @ 15:00 GMT
Presented by Cian MCarthy and Keith Brett, Needs More Cowbell mixes the best of indie music both new & old with classics from anything from Motown to Surf Rock. Cian is your typical music anorak who likes to spend his weekends arranging his CD collection in chronological order while Phil is a happy go lucky music fan who confesses to Ace of Base's All that She Wants being the first ever single he bought.
When not presenting Needs More Cowbell Cian can be found playing guitar in Dublin band The Dirty 9s.
When not presenting Needs More Cowbell Cian can be found playing guitar in Dublin band The Dirty 9s, while Phil can be found most days in UCD's Student Union Bar working hard to (finally) complete his Arts Degree.
The Analogue Hour with Brendan McGuirk
Wedenesday @ 19:00 - Repeat Sunday @ 12 Midday GMT
Each week The Analogue Hour explores the newest in Indie / Electronica / Techno / Folk while also remembering the tracks that really made us listen to music in the first place.
Expect Animal Collective, Built to Spill, Phoenix, Deerhunter, Elliott Smith, Pantha Du Prince, Four Tet, Neon Indian, Kurt Vile, Yacht, Grizzly Bear, Pavement, St Vincent, Zomby, Skream, the XX as well as underground Irish music from the likes of Katie Kim, Hunter-Gatherer, Patrick Kelleher, Great Lakes Mystery, Angkorwat, Goatboy, the Ambience Affair, So Cow and many more.
The JK Experience
Monday @ 17:00 - Repeats Wednesday @ 10:00 GMT
A one hour eclectic mix of music from present day Indie to classic tracks from the past. 60 minutes of tracks such as Autolux, Mogwai and the Eagles of Death Metal, to the more recognisable tracks from past generations including Zeppelin, the Clash and the Dead Kennedys.
The Loving Room Floor
The all new Loving Room Floor is all about stepping on the gas, kicking things into overdrive and leaving a trail of revved up radio punters in its wake. If it's punk, rock, garage or any combination of the 3, it's fair game. Derek Moutpiece is taking the reins of the only radio show dedicated to those who own a dog, a piece of rope and either a pair of chucks or a pair of doc's. Tune in for some all-time punk classics, a bit of 80's American Hardcore and a gaggle of brand new stuff you won't believe you haven't heard before. Turn it up, play it loud, let's get this party started.
Alternative Entertainment
Thursday @ 18.00 - Repeats Friday @ 11.00
Alternative Entertainment with Louise and Caoimhseach is an arts and culture show of sorts, aiming to highlight the less advertised events happening in cities and town around the country. The show will cover as many music, theatre, exhibition and cultural activities that we can fit in to the hour. Tune in to get all the details on entertainment and activities which will take you off the beaten track.
For details of events featured on the show go to altentertainment2xm.tumbler.com
If you are organising an up-coming event or have any personal recommendations for us email - altentertainment2xm@gmail.com