32. Akira The Don: St. David's Day Special
03/01/24 • 67 min
Episode 32 is a celebration of St David’s Day through a conversation with Fender Jackson’s Welsh friend Akira The Don. Akira is a successful musical artist who has come up with his own genre which he calls “Meaningwave” – a fusion of wave music with meaningful lyrical content and lo-fi hip-hop.
Conversation includes: introductions; St David’s Day vs St Patrick’s Day; Phil Lynott; Akira’s early life in Wales; shucks vs mucky puddles; forced redemption; castles and booze; Y2K era - the turning of the millennium; The Krays; working in an abattoir; Hunter S. Thompson; breaking into music journalism; getting into trouble and then writing about it; Crack Village; Gorrillaz; Lego; getting the first gig; stiltwalking vs. balloon modelling; Lemmy christening Akira; moving to LA and getting a record deal with Interscope Records; The Strokes; rapping in Miami; meeting Jimmy Iovine and Madonna’s lawyer; guerrilla graffiti marketing; editing 50 Cent’s movie; not meeting Will.I.Am; song appearing on a movie with Uma Thurman and Eddie Izzard; going independent; paying for studio time vs acquiring gear; moving to USA; the similarities between USA and China; Tom Hanks disease; lockdowns; Cancun; hyper productivity; Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart; that Hunter S. Thompson quote about the music industry; Meaningwave; Alan Watts; Jordan Peterson; relocating to Ireland; Dadrock; working outward; heaven vs. hell; kicking alcohol; adventures; the meaning of life; getting fit; artists vs. gym-going; carrying your own weight; John Robb; buying a guitar; Nick Cave; chaos and order; Happy Saint David’s Day in Welsh, as well as other topics.
Relevant Links
Additional Links
Clean Up Your Room ft. Jordan Peterson ( JBPWAVE )
Jordan Peterson - Akira The Don & MEANINGWAVE
WATTSWAVE2 ⚡🌊 : How To Be A Better Person - An Alan Watts Lofi Hip Hop Mix
John Robb on The Galway Podcast
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Episode 32 is a celebration of St David’s Day through a conversation with Fender Jackson’s Welsh friend Akira The Don. Akira is a successful musical artist who has come up with his own genre which he calls “Meaningwave” – a fusion of wave music with meaningful lyrical content and lo-fi hip-hop.
Conversation includes: introductions; St David’s Day vs St Patrick’s Day; Phil Lynott; Akira’s early life in Wales; shucks vs mucky puddles; forced redemption; castles and booze; Y2K era - the turning of the millennium; The Krays; working in an abattoir; Hunter S. Thompson; breaking into music journalism; getting into trouble and then writing about it; Crack Village; Gorrillaz; Lego; getting the first gig; stiltwalking vs. balloon modelling; Lemmy christening Akira; moving to LA and getting a record deal with Interscope Records; The Strokes; rapping in Miami; meeting Jimmy Iovine and Madonna’s lawyer; guerrilla graffiti marketing; editing 50 Cent’s movie; not meeting Will.I.Am; song appearing on a movie with Uma Thurman and Eddie Izzard; going independent; paying for studio time vs acquiring gear; moving to USA; the similarities between USA and China; Tom Hanks disease; lockdowns; Cancun; hyper productivity; Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart; that Hunter S. Thompson quote about the music industry; Meaningwave; Alan Watts; Jordan Peterson; relocating to Ireland; Dadrock; working outward; heaven vs. hell; kicking alcohol; adventures; the meaning of life; getting fit; artists vs. gym-going; carrying your own weight; John Robb; buying a guitar; Nick Cave; chaos and order; Happy Saint David’s Day in Welsh, as well as other topics.
Relevant Links
Additional Links
Clean Up Your Room ft. Jordan Peterson ( JBPWAVE )
Jordan Peterson - Akira The Don & MEANINGWAVE
WATTSWAVE2 ⚡🌊 : How To Be A Better Person - An Alan Watts Lofi Hip Hop Mix
John Robb on The Galway Podcast
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Episode 31 is Andy singing a song called One Midsummer’s Day. The roots of this track actually lie in Arthur McBride and Andy explains all about it. This is a bonus episode and therefore it is only seven minutes in duration.
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Episode 33 is a conversation with Aonghus O'Flaherty who is the son of Colie O'Flaherty and one of the key family members of a jewel in the musical crown of Galway: Tig Choili. This interview was recorded on 18th January 2024 and was initially planned to be published on The Galway Podcast, however, through reflection it was deemed too invaluable a conversation not to air on The Ireland Podcast.
Conversation includes: talking bunioch; early days, the makeover of Tig Choili; Stockton’s Wing and Maurice Lennon; the timeline of Tig Choili; Joe Magliocco and the Genoa Bar; Trigger Martin’s, Billy Lawless; Cathal Hayden from Four Men And A Dog; Dessie O'Halloran; ESB installing electric on Inishbofin; Gerard ‘Gerry’ Mulholland (Jarír al-Majar); Shane Filan from Westlife; the Prince and Princess of Wales; Shane MacGowan & Jimmy Healey; Anjelica Huston, daughter of John Huston; Willie Nelson; the Irish music sessions; the different session musicians; Frankie Gavin; Hen and Stag Parties; Apl.de.ap from Black Eyed Peas; the price of a pint down the years; Douglas Kennedy, RFK’s son; Dáithí Ó Sé and Maura Derrane from the Today Show; Sharon and Mary Shannon and Ger Clancy; Johnny O’Connolly, Johnny O’Connolly Sr. and Noel Hill; the relationship the Irish have with death; Tig Coili locals; Ian Rush and John Barnes; Paolo Nutini; Desmond O'Halloran; plans for the future; the great bunch of locals that make the pub; the best staff around; the tourists; Nashville vs. Galway bands; Matt Keane and all the Keane family, as well as other topics.
Relevant Links
https://www.instagram.com/tigchoili
Additional Links
Cathal Hayden - My Love Is In Amerikay, Lord MacDonald’s And The Foxhunters
Sharon Shannon & Dessie O'Halloran - Say You Love Me
Gerard ‘Gerry’ Mulholland (Jarír al-Majar) Part 1: Wake
Gerard ‘Gerry’ Mulholland (Jarír al-Majar) Part 2: Funeral
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