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People You Should Know About: Peter Serafinowicz

by Venntertainment on February 19, 2010

I thought that I’d start the ball rolling on a little feature: People You Should Know About. This will be a place that I can bring somebody from the world of Pop-Culture to your attention. You may have heard of them, you may have no interest, or it may open you up to a world [...]

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Great Cult TV Shows That Led to Even Greater Things

by Venntertainment on February 16, 2010

On last week’s Show, Conor and I talked about our favourite short-lived cult TV shows that launched their actors onto even greater things. Here’s our Top 5. Can you name some even lesser known shows that built up quite a cult following and launched their actors onto greatness?
5. Freaks and Geeks
The show that really launched [...]

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What Are Your Favourite Blogs?

by ConorB on February 15, 2010

You may have caught myself and Rob discussing our favourite blogs during the show this week.
Here the links to my faves (in no particular order) and a few honourable mentions too. But don’t hesitate to let us know what your favourites are too in the comments section below.
Panti’s Blog Job : the online home of [...]

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Sundance Rundown

by ConorB on February 9, 2010

You may have caught our rundown of what films from Sundance grabbed my eye.
Given how many films screen, there was no way I was going to get a grab on all of them But as a follow on from our radio piece here are my five picks of films I’m intrigued by, including some footage [...]

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Culture Pop 04/02/10

by ConorB on February 4, 2010

Hello dear Venntertainment readers!
You may (or may not more likely) know me from Pop Culture Platinum where I generally discuss highbrow cultural happenings such as The Hills and the latest Timbaland video. I don’t pretend to like it at the front-line of the high art world but I do my best.
Bearing that in mind I’m [...]

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What’s Your Favourite Music Video?

by Anthony on February 2, 2010

What’s your favourite music video? When I was growing up, I can remember many days spent sprawled out on the couch, watching with varying degrees of interest the constant stream of music videos on stations like MTV2/Hits/Q etc. I looked forward to seeing new music videos, and found a couple of hours spent gazing at [...]

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Venntertainment Is Going Digital on 2XM

by Venntertainment on January 27, 2010

We have some great news for fans of the blog and of pop culture in general. We here at Venntertainment have a brand new show which will be going live weekly on 2FM Digital (2XM) from Monday February 1st at 12:00 here. (We’ll also have a repeat on Fridays at 19:00)
‘The Venntertainment Show’ is a [...]

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The Urban Cyclist’s Survival Guide

by Luke Mollan on November 30, 2009

I probably don’t need to spell out the perks of riding a bike in the city. Health and eco friendly etc. etc. There are however a number of potential pitfalls that even the most enthusiastic new cyclist will have to deal with. Dublin’s fair city is an ideal venue for traveling on two wheels, and [...]

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Band Aids

by Luke Mollan on November 26, 2009

The music industry has never been much of a money spinner for all but the lucky few. For independent bands around the world, it’s now easier than ever to distribute your music for free. But no matter what your level of passion, there are still bills that need to be paid. While there is much [...]

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Arthur’s Day at The Church

by Venntertainment on September 25, 2009

Thought I’d write a few words on what I got up to yesterday. I was very kindly given tickets to The Church’s Guinness Celebrations by Brendan and the lovely folk there, so I made my way up with some friends for around the 5.30 mark. The place was only hopping!
First of all, there was ‘The [...]

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