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29/08/2013, 5 great Divine Comedy songs

5 great Divine Comedy songs by Rocksucker. Check as well the 5 great Pugwash songs: http://rocksucker.co.uk/2013/08/5-great ... songs.html
To celebrate our interview with The Duckworth Lewis Method, Rocksucker has gone trawling back through the archives of constituent duo Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh to bring you five great songs apiece from their respective ongoing projects, The Divine Comedy and Pugwash.

29/08/2013, Interview: The Duckworth Lewis Method

Interview: The Duckworth Lewis Method
Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh interview by Rocksucker.
Songwriting geniuses Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh tell us about their latest cricket-pop opus Sticky Wickets

29/08/2013, A Singer Must Die bien vivant ! (Interviews) | Soul Kitchen

A Singer Must Die bien vivant ! (Interviews) | Soul Kitchen
French band A Singer Must Die mentions their influences of The Divine Comedy and that they've been listening to the new Duckworth Lewis Method album.
Interviews > A Singer Must Die bien vivant !. A Singer Must Die @ Jérôme Sevrette A Singer Must Die sont de l'éclectique ville d'Angers, patrie des mythiques Thugs, de Pony Pony Run Run,de La Ruda et d

29/08/2013, Stepping into Stendhal

Stepping into Stendhal
The weekend just past saw Ballymully Cottage Farm in Limavady come alive with the sounds and sights of the 2013 Stendhal Festival , which saw myriad musicians, artists and entertainers take to a va...

28/08/2013, Rough Trade: Events

Rough Trade: Events
The Duckworth Lewis Method to play Rough Trade East on September 18th.
BUY THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE NIGHTWATCHMAN ON THE DAY OF THE INSTORE AT ROUGH TRADE EAST AND COLLECT A WRISTBAND AT THE SAME TIME The Nightwatchman, the Wisden Cricket Quarterly, was launched in spring 2013 and this evening sees the first appearance of the third issue. The Nightwatchman, which featur...

28/08/2013, Music Reviews: The Duckworth Lewis Method, Daughn Gibson, India.Arie, Kodaline, Tom Odell, Pet...

Music Reviews: The Duckworth Lewis Method, Daughn Gibson, India.Arie, Kodaline, Tom Odell, Pet...
The Duckworth Lewis MethodSticky Wickets(Divine Comedy Records)**** Storming in the room, as if to be wearing crooked false teeth and the flag

28/08/2013, Tony Lewis, of Duckworth-Lewis, Interview: Journalists denigrate system by publishing 'rubbish'...

Tony Lewis, of Duckworth-Lewis, Interview: Journalists denigrate system by publishing 'rubbish'...
Tony Lewis mentions the Duckworth Lewis Method bands on an interview.
A Lancastrian born in Bolton, Tony Lewis forms one half of the duo credited with creating the best model for target revision in rain-interrupted matches. Or, as his partner Frank Duckworth once put it, it is all about getting a 'Fair Result in Foul Weather'. Arunabha Sengupta, Cricketcountry's chief...

28/08/2013, Neil Hannon portrait on display in new exhibition | Music | News | Hot Press

Neil Hannon portrait on display in new exhibition | Music | News | Hot Press
It's already gotten the thumbs-up from the man himself!

28/08/2013, Stendhal Festival of Art

Stendhal Festival of Art
Stendhal Festival of Art: On the same week that Derry~Londonderry hosts the all Ireland Fleadh Cheoil, Belfast brings the 25th anniversary Feile an Phobail to a close, and the Happy Days Enniskille...

28/08/2013, Stendhal Festival of Art 2013 Coverage - Chordblossom

Stendhal Festival of Art 2013 Coverage - Chordblossom
It has been a busy festival season at Chordblossom as we have attended and covered practically all the local festivals and expanded on our coverage on last year. My main mission this time round was to improve on our coverage of Stendhal as last year we only managed photos

28/08/2013, ザ・ディヴァイン・コメディのニール・ハノンとパグウォッシュのトーマス・ウォルシュの2人によって結成されたダックワース・ルイス・メソッドが4年ぶりのアルバムをリリー�

ザ・ディヴァイン・コメディのニール・ハノンとパグウォッシュのトーマス・ウォルシュの2人によって結成されたダックワース・ルイス・メソッドが4年ぶりのアルバムをリリー�
Sticky Wickets arrives in Japan...
◎2009年、ザ・ディヴァイン・コメディ (The Divine Comedy)のニール・ハノン(Neil Hannon)とパグウォッシュ(Pugwash)のトーマス・ウォルシュ(Thomas W...

28/08/2013, CLOSED CIRCUIT Original Soundtrack Now Available

New soundtrack album by Joby Talbot !
Releasing today digitally on Back Lot Music is Music From the Motion Picture Closed Circuit. The album features 14 new cues by composer Joby Talbot (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). Focus Features releases the movie across the country on Wednesday, August 28 th.

26/08/2013, The Divine Comedy / Silvain Vanot / Tindersticks / Dominique A - Samedi 6 Novembre 1993 -...

The Divine Comedy / Silvain Vanot / Tindersticks / Dominique A - Samedi 6 Novembre 1993 -...
First ever proper review of the third French show of The Divine Comedy in France: the famous festival Des Inrockuptibles in La Cigale, Paris, 6-11-1993.
« Je crois que cette fois, aux Inrocks, ils ont pété un plomb : le programme de ce samedi est ridiculement disproportionné, et la...

26/08/2013, The Rise and Fall of the Reading Festival part three

The Rise and Fall of the Reading Festival part three
Review of the 1998 Reading Festival.
Part one. Part two. This is the story of my experiences at the Reading Festival and last time I explained how the festival in 1996 was, and still is, one of the best festivals I've ever went to. Th...

21/08/2013, The Duckworth Lewis Method Release ‘Third Man’ New single featuring Daniel Radcliffe Out...

The Duckworth Lewis Method Release ‘Third Man’ New single featuring Daniel Radcliffe Out...
The Duckworth Lewis Method position themselves behind the wicketkeeper for ‘Sticky Wickets’ next offering; ‘Third Man’ out August 26th on [...]

20/08/2013, Stendhal 2013 - I believe the phrase is #lovestendhal

Stendhal 2013 - I believe the phrase is #lovestendhal
Yet again, those lovely people at the Stendhal Festival in Limavady gave me a free run with a camera. Chilled out vibes, lots of fun people, loooooads of kids and a family atmosphere - what's not t...

20/08/2013, The Album Wall: A Short Album About Love

The Album Wall: A Short Album About Love
Last Friday, shortly before I grabbed my cereal bars and jetted off to Knee Deep, I went for a quick circuit of the charity shops on Albany Road.

16/08/2013, BBC Radio 7 - The Mitch Benn Music Show, Series 2, Episode 4

BBC Radio 7 - The Mitch Benn Music Show, Series 2, Episode 4
A May 2008 interview to be broadcast again on BBC Radio 4 extra.
Mitch Benn is joined in the studio by The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon.

16/08/2013, "Absent Friends" - The Divine Comedy

"Absent Friends" - The Divine Comedy
Que les choses soient claires: je n'ai aucune (ou alors très peu de) sympathie pour Neil Hannon, alias The Divine Comedy, et son...

15/08/2013, "Cricketers are pretty cool..." - DiS meets The Duckworth Lewis Method

"Cricketers are pretty cool..." - DiS meets The Duckworth Lewis Method
The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon and Pugwash’s Thomas Walsh had a lengthy chat with DiS during the lunch break on day two of the second Ashes Test of 2013.

15/08/2013, Album Review | Duckworth Lewis Method - 'Sticky Wickets'

Album Review | Duckworth Lewis Method - 'Sticky Wickets'
The game of cricket has always been eyed with a degree of antipathy and suspicion by most Irish people, steeped as we are in the blood and thunder of Gaelic games, soccer and...

15/08/2013, Kilkenny Arts Festival 2013: Neil Hannon, Margie Lewis

Kilkenny Arts Festival 2013: Neil Hannon, Margie Lewis
Margie Lewis and Neil Hannon were amongst the highlights of the opening night of Kilkenny Arts Festival. Here's a look kat the first day for 2013.

13/08/2013, Divine Comedy em Guimarães

Divine Comedy em Guimarães
Portugueses PAUS também vão à edição deste ano do festival Manta.

13/08/2013, IOL Música - Divine Comedy dão concerto em Guimarães

IOL Música - Divine Comedy dão concerto em Guimarães
Divine Comedy dão concerto em Guimarães - O concerto está marcado para o dia 7 de setembro no Festival Manta

13/08/2013, The Divine Comedy e PAUS no Festival Manta 2013

Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy), a solo, e os PAUS (na foto) são os nomes convidados para a edição deste ano do Festival Manta, em Guimarães. O espectáculo a solo de Neil Hannon está agendado para o dia 7 de Setembro, enquanto Makoto Yagyu, Joaquim Albergaria, Fábio Jevelim e Hélio Morais apresentam...

13/08/2013, Books in the bath, dancing from Dusk till dawn and other Kilkenny attractions

Books in the bath, dancing from Dusk till dawn and other Kilkenny attractions
This year’s opening concert at St Canice’s was a solo gig by Neil “Divine Comedy” Hannon, whose cheeky rhymes and quirky love songs certainly wouldn’t have been on the musical menu 40 years ago.

13/08/2013, Top 5 Songs From The Divine Comedy - Blinded by Sound

Top 5 Songs From The Divine Comedy - Blinded by Sound
Trying to pick your favorite song by The Divine Comedy is like asking Mama Kardashian to choose her most pointless child to whore out: there's just an embarrassment of riches to select from.

13/08/2013, backwards7: Music of Monday (For Harkive)

"What's the name of the band you're seeing tonight - The Duckworth Lewis Model?"

11/08/2013, The Divine Comedy (Solo) | CCVF - Centro Cultural Vila Flor

Neil Hannon to perform in Guimarães, at the Centro Cultural Vila Flor, on September 7th.
On the second night of Manta, spotlights light up on one of the best songwriters of our time: Neil Hannon, best known for The Divine Comedy

10/08/2013, Song Of The Day 8/8/2013: The Divine Comedy - "Commuter Love" | PAUL PEARSON

Song Of The Day 8/8/2013: The Divine Comedy - "Commuter Love" | PAUL PEARSON
Paul Pearson, music blog, song of the day, humor, music, commentary

07/08/2013, The Duckworth-Lewis Method - All Out Cricket - Ashes

The Duckworth-Lewis Method - All Out Cricket - Ashes
The boys from award-winning cricket band The Duckworth-Lewis Method talk All Out Cricket through the tracks from their new album Sticky Wickets.

07/08/2013, ShockPop!: The Duckworth Lewis Method - "Sticky Wickets" (2013)

ShockPop!: The Duckworth Lewis Method - "Sticky Wickets" (2013)
On this jaw-dropping, genre-blending follow-up to their self entitled debut disc - Messrs. Duckworth and Lewis wear their influences on their collective sleeve with nods to the legends that are The Who, The Beatles, the Stones, Prince, Steely Dan, ELO, and even Hatfield and the North(?)!

06/08/2013, The Duckworth Lewis Method - The Duckworth Lewis Method (First Innings Extras)

The Duckworth Lewis Method - The Duckworth Lewis Method (First Innings Extras)
A remix of the first Duckworth Lewis Method album.
Just in time for the end of the Third Test (I did try for the First Test but didn't quite make it...), an extended version of the brilliant eponymo...

06/08/2013, When Neil met Dana. . . | Impartial Reporter

When Neil met Dana. . . | Impartial Reporter
Seems like an unlikely pairing admittedly -- pop maestro Neil Hannon with songstress turned Irish Presidential candidate Dana -- but the two performers were appearing together last week all in the name of radio.

05/08/2013, The Duckworth Lewis Method – Sticky Wickets (Divine Comedy) CD REVIEW

The Duckworth Lewis Method – Sticky Wickets (Divine Comedy) CD REVIEW
It's a concept album, about cricket. Despite that, it's good. Really good, writes Peter Kearns.

05/08/2013, Test match Ashes special! Liverpool cricket clubs select their music loves - Getintothis Peter...

Test match Ashes special! Liverpool cricket clubs select their music loves - Getintothis Peter...
With the Ashes in full swing and Liverpool's cricket season well underway, we thought what better time to catch up with a collection of the league's players to talk line, length and music. Getintothis' Jamie Bowman fends off a few musical googlys.

05/08/2013, This Week - The Duckworth Lewis Method | Underwurld Music

This Week - The Duckworth Lewis Method | Underwurld Music
The Duckworth Lewis Method, aka Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy) and Thomas Walsh (Pugwash), and named after the mathematical system for calculating a target cricket score after a match is disrupted - usually by the weather, return with a second album of cricket-themed songs. This time round, they ha...