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21/02/2016, Les Grandes Oreilles n°263 - Émission du Mercredi 17 Février 2016 | Agora Côte d'Azur

Les Grandes Oreilles n°263 - Émission du Mercredi 17 Février 2016 | Agora Côte d'Azur
Podcast about Neil Hannon's side-projects ver the years.
Neil Hannon

20/02/2016, Coque Malla: Neurosis, investigación y sinfonías rock

Coque Malla: Neurosis, investigación y sinfonías rock
Spanish singer Coque Malla on Neil Hannon. See a video of a cover version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoKbVHPviHA
¿Divine Comedy, uno de tus grupos favoritos, tuvo que ver en ese planteamiento orquestal? Absolutamente. Pero Divine Comedy dispara y me arroja lucidez sobre algo que ya estaba ahí. Eso no se lo han inventado, lo han hecho los Beatles, Bowie… unir el pop y la música clásica. Creo que Neil Hannon está arriba en ese reto de unir el pop y los arreglos orquestales.

03/02/2016, The Divine Comedy annonce un concert à Paris | Sound of Britain

The Divine Comedy annonce un concert à Paris | Sound of Britain
Le groupe de pop orchestrale nord-irlandais The Divine Comedy participera au ARTE Concert Festival en avril prochain.

03/02/2016, ARTE Concert Festival : les traditions commencent la 1ère fois | ARTE Concert

ARTE Concert Festival : les traditions commencent la 1ère fois | ARTE Concert
The Divine Comedy to play La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris on April 15th, with Nada Surf, Ought and Anna B Savage.
Or, il se trouve qu’ARTE Concert voit cette année 2016 ajouter une 7ème bougie à son gâteau d’anniversaire. Et malgré les apparences, ce n’est pas dans la pédo-psychologie, mais bien dans l’expansion de l’expérience ARTE Concert que s’exprime ce passage à l’âge de raison. Nous avons donc le plaisir de vous annoncer que vous pourrez traverser l’écran avec la première édition du ARTE Concert Festival, qui se tiendra du 15 au 17 Avril 2016 à la Gaîté Lyrique !

03/02/2016, Pacoymanolo Fotografia on Instagram

Pacoymanolo Fotografia on Instagram
The Divine Comedy, 2009 #pacoymanolo #thedivinecomedy #faraday #rockdelux #vilanovailageltru #music

03/02/2016, MyLovelyHorseRescue‏ on Twitter

MyLovelyHorseRescue‏ on Twitter
Neil Hannon to be guest at the My Lovely Horse Rescue Music Quiz at MVP, Dublin, on February 11th.
Special guests for our music quiz @mvpdublin 11th Feb include Neil Hannon from @divinecomedyhq & @cathy_davey!

02/02/2016, JSS Battle Of The Bands - Review

JSS Battle Of The Bands - Review
Neil Hannon was involved in the JSS Battle Of The Bands at the Grand Social, Dublin, last week ?!
There’s nothing like a good old fashioned charity battle of the bands to get buzzed on the upcoming talent of Dublin’s underground, is there? Well, when you have the likes of Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy and Delorentos manager Dan Oggly onboard too, things are sure to sizzle. Proving to be gracious judges for the night, the pair bring an element of elevated authenticity to the Grand Social’s live room.

02/02/2016, Graham Linehan interview: How The IT Crowd found the giggles in gigabytes | Big Issue

Graham Linehan interview: How The IT Crowd found the giggles in gigabytes | Big Issue
In this Graham Linehan interview, Neil Hannon also talks about the songs he wrote for The I.T. Crowd.
On its ten-year anniversary, Graham Linehan and the cast discuss the impact of The IT Crowd (including the controversial American version)

02/02/2016, Alexander Armstrong's Newcastle City Hall gig was anything but pointless - chroniclelive.co.uk - Chronicle Live

Alexander Armstrong's Newcastle City Hall gig was anything but pointless - chroniclelive.co.uk - Chronicle Live
Another review of an Alexander Armstrong concert, with a mention of his Divine Comedy covers.
He included some show songs, a couple of Neil Hannon songs written for The Divine Comedy, Smith and Burrows’ When The Thames Froze, Chas and Dave, even Wombling in the Rain.