This is a small collection of radio and TV stuff from the time that the band played Belfast's Mandela Hall, during February of 2008. The video is an interview with Tom and Ed in a large empty room, from ATL TV. It contains some serious shade being thrown Mika's way by Tom, which is a tad ironic considering the man to his right actually dressed up as a chicken and danced onstage with Mika at a show once. Ahhh the things you learn (and find that you just can't forget).
There's also 2 radio segments, both sourced from BBC Radio Ulster. The first one contains selected audio from the ATL TV video, only in a far less complete form. Some bits are removed completely, like the band's experiences at the Brit awards (which are well worth a watching on the video if only for Tom's sarcasm), while others topics are slightly longer. So in order to get the full interview experience, you really need to watch the video and listen to the mp3, is what I'm trying to convey in my own awfully convoluted way :)
There's also 2 radio segments, both sourced from BBC Radio Ulster. The first one contains selected audio from the ATL TV video, only in a far less complete form. Some bits are removed completely, like the band's experiences at the Brit awards (which are well worth a watching on the video if only for Tom's sarcasm), while others topics are slightly longer. So in order to get the full interview experience, you really need to watch the video and listen to the mp3, is what I'm trying to convey in my own awfully convoluted way :)
The third file is a brief review of the Mandela Hall show that appeared BBC Radio Ulster after the show, where once again the dreaded Joy Division comparison raises its head. Check it out :-
ATL TV - stream here
Radio Ulster Interview - download here
Mandela Hall gig review - download here
brought to you with lots of lemming-love :) x
