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CON TEXT BRICKOR MORTIS

Hello, I'd like to register a complaint. What's wrong, then?

Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00

Keep fit with a drumkit

Drummers are usually the poster boys of rock'n'roll excess, not athletic excellence, but a new study suggests that they are as…

Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00

Big noise in the Big Apple

MUSIC: JUST WHEN punk thought it had smashed everything up into smithereens, along came No Wave and pulverised it all into even…

Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT

This week Con Text looks at MURKETING

Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT

This week Con Text looks at Nerdic

Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00

You cast a spell on me

WITCHY WOMEN: There's a crew of young female rock stars who worship at the altars of Kate Bush, Björk and Siouxsie Sioux, and…

Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT

This week CON TEXT looks at Moneymoon

Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00

IN YOUR FACE: Reading between the lines

YOUR HEALTH: A seminar in face reading aims to help Irish practitioners tell if a person is suffering from stress, health problems…

Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT

This week CON TEXT  explains PLODDLEDYGOOK

Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00

TOPLESS MEETING

CON TEXT:  I'll be there. What time? Easy, tiger. It's not that kind of meeting

Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT: MEH

What is it? An expression of pure and supreme indifference, three non-committal letters encapsulating the ennui of modern life…

Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT M-WORKER

Mmmm, let me guess. A roadie for M-People, perhaps? A colleague of James Bond?

Tue Apr 01 2008 - 01:00

CON TEXT

WELLDERLY: Who are they? They are the new oldies, people who have reached seniority but are still as healthy and active as their…

Tue Mar 25 2008 - 00:00

CON TEXT VERBING

What's that? Verbing is the act of turning a noun or an adjective into a verb.

Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00

CON TEXT: OBAMACAN

What is it?: Obamacans are the new army of American voters rising up in support of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama…

Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00

CON TEXT: SNOUTCASTS

What are they? They are the UK's newest social pariahs, more hated than politicians, more loathed than the royals, more shunned…

Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00

ConText: Narcissurfing

Sounds like a vanity buzzword

Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00

ConText: Meat-Free

Meat-free? You mean vegetarian? Don't say that word! We do not utter the V-word any more - it has too many negative connotations…

Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00

ConText

Undo-plasty: Haven't come across that procedure in medical school

Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00

Ecosexual

ConText: Sex and ecology - what a combination.

Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00

ConText

Slutbot: Something from an X-rated version of Star Wars? See-Through-PO, perhaps?

Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00

ConText: Pick-me-up

I could do with one of those in the morning

Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00

ConText: Cyber Wars

I saw that - wasn't Arnold Schwarzenegger in it? It sounds like the plot for a science fiction movie, but it's happening now…

Tue Dec 04 2007 - 00:00

ConText

Electronic Footprint: Is this what you leave after you boot up? It certainly is

Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00

Piggyback

ConText: A mode of transport for the little ones?   Piggybacking is becoming a very popular sport for the big uns too

Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00

ConText

Meme/ Qu'est-ce que c'est? Not to be confused with the French word meaning "same", meme (pronounced "meem") derives from the…

Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00

ConText: Neurolaw

What? By invoking the somewhat inexact science of neurolaw, lawyers are increasingly finding a new perpetrator of crimes - it…

Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00

ConText

Silver Tsunami I've heard of silver surfers, but a silver tsunami?

Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00

ConText: Lay

I'm betting this isn't about eggs. Not unless we're talking about golden eggs.

Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00

ConText: Noddy Shots

I know that one. It's a popular drinking game involving a kids' TV show.

Tue Sept 18 2007 - 01:00

ConText

Surge: Good, strong word, that. Suggests power

Tue Sept 11 2007 - 01:00

ConText

Subprime: Sounds like a complex number It's complex all right - apparently, only a handful of elite traders (and people with…

Tue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00

Second time plucky

CD of the week: Arctic Monkeys,  Favourite Worst Nightmare ,Domino ****

Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00

Rock/Pop

The latest CD releases reviewed

Fri Apr 06 2007 - 01:00

Reissues

The latest CD releases reviewed

Fri Mar 30 2007 - 01:00

Pop

The latest CD releases reviewed

Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00

Bring on the night

CD of the Week

Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00

The great punk pandemic

Rock: An exhaustive - and exhausting - history of aexplosive musical movement

Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00

Who the hell is?

Bat for Lashes

Fri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00

WHO THE HELL ARE?

The Bird and the Bee

Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00

ELECTRONICA

Latest releases reviewed

Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00

Who the hell are?

The Aliens

Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00

WHO THE HELL IS...

My Alamo?

Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00

WHO THE HELL IS...

...Benjy Ferree

Fri Feb 09 2007 - 00:00

Avalanche of Meteor awards for Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol rounded off their most successful year by scooping up four awards at last night's Meteor Ireland Music Awards in …

Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00

WHO THE HELL IS. . .

...Jamie T?

Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00

CD OF THE WEEK

THE HOURS Narcissus Road A&M ****

Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00

Fame in the frame

Pop Culture: Rolling Stone/Wanna see my picture on the cover/ Wanna buy five copies for my mother/ Wanna see my smiling face…

Sat Jan 27 2007 - 00:00

Singles & Downloads

The latest CD releases reviewed

Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00

Who the hell are?

Psapp

Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
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