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YouTube hits 1 BILLION views per month!

YouTube hits 1 BILLION views per month!

According to recent statistics, YouTube is now getting over one billion views each month!

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Balcony TV: Songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov performs on the Balcony

Balcony TV: Songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov performs on the Balcony

Alright? Our Balcony TV review today comes from Brighton. Gregory Alan Iskakov performed his song ‘Suitcase full of Sparks’ on the balcony, which was broadcast on 13th November.

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Balcony TV: Meet the quirky Bec Laughton

Today, we’re in Brisbane for our Balcony TV review. Bec Laughton performed her song ‘Now or Never’, which was broadcast on 6th November for us Balcony TV viewers to catch. Or as the song may be known to some people  ‘Shoo Be Doo’ (once you listen, you’ll know why!).

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The Road

The Road (2009) – Review

Cormac McCarthy’s typically bleak and challenging novels pose a unique test to any director in today’s department, primarily for their tightly restraint and oppressively dark atmospheres. The Coen brothers certainly deserved every bit of praise and award for their 2007 masterpiece No Country for Old Men; a harrowing, cold and brutal cat-and-mouse thriller about a man on the run from a sadistic hit-man in pursuit of a suitcase full of money.

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Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera: Is she back?

“All I wanna do is f**k your body. Ooooh oooh oooh oooh. Tonight’s your lucky night, I know you want me. Ooooh oooh oooh oooh.”

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The Strypes

The Strypes bring us back to good music

My sister was out for Arthur’s Day to ‘paint the town black’ on Thursday (in more ways than one). We were chatting about the night’s events, and she told me to check out a band that played in Sweeney’s that night. She told me that when the band arrived, she couldn’t believe how young they were, yet there were grown men, who’d fit in at a Metallica gig waiting to hear them. I was intrigued. The Strypes are a four-piece band from Cavan (Cavan accents at the ready). They are [...]

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Balcony TV: Editor pick Neon Trees

Today I’m looking back into Balcony TV’s past: the editor picks to be precise. This week’s review comes from the Auckland Balcony.

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Balcony TV: Flint, meet Spark play ‘Big Black Bear’

Balcony TV: Flint, meet Spark play ‘Big Black Bear’

Today we’re in Johannesburg for our Balcony TV review. Flint, meet Spark perform their song Big Black Bear. Flint, meet Spark are a South African duo who play catchy melodies accompanied by great lyrics. Flint, meet Spark are Adelle and Joshua; they have been recording their demo this month and are getting good feedback from their fans.

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Lady Gaga performs during her tour

Lady Gaga: Irish monsters endure sleepless nights for their queen

“We’ll queue from 8am, yeah, I know, it’s a bit mad, but sure, it’s something different, and it’ll be a bit of craic.” The exact words I uttered to my friend a few weeks back as we planned out our entrance strategy to the Monster Pit at Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Ball. Turns out I only half  lied as a trip to Camp Gaga Dublin on Friday night saw a minor rearrangement as 5am became the new 8am.

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Psy

Gangnam style

Recently a video has dominated YouTube. “Gangnam Style” by Psy, a k-pop artist has amassed over 187 million views, and this continues to grow steadily, with no signs of slowing! Of course, this means one thing, and one thing only, lots of parodies. Here’s my pick of the bunch! If you haven’t seen Gangnam Style, scroll to the bottom of the article.

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