Apologies in advance - this is a blatant plug, but, I've nothing to do with the project and I genuinely think this guy is special.

I went to see a gig recently in Dublin and his performance caught me right between the eyes. The most extraordinary gig I've been to in a long time.

Not everyone gets him..he's an in your face poet/punk, but and his new album - out on his own Septic Tiger Records label - is well worth a listen.



The above links to a song/video from his current album. check out balaclava boys as well, if you have the time. He must have about 40 songs on his album..some as short as 30 seconds

The girl doing the backing vocals is Paula Flynn - the girl who sings that haunting cover of (a great cover by the way, no 5 in the Irish charts this week).

Sorry for the blatant plug and as I say, not everyone gets him, but...

Blatant plugs are more than welcome... will listen tomorrow

Interesting but didn't really grab me. Went on a bit and over-worked the idea.

Glad people are doing other stuff but this was a bit dated and nothing new. had a quick look at the YouTube vids and gave up quite quickly.

Could be a performer who doesn't translate to other media well.

interesting and provocative...sends me back to the John Cooper-Clarke days. As an alternative poet, I think he is very engaging and he is able to sustain interest. He will, however, have to fight tooth and nail to get the public to "get" him.

I enjoyed it.

Good point on the John Cooper-Clarke front.

I only like one of his albums (Can't remember name, the one with I'm going out with an alien being).

His other stuff doesn't appeal to me. Could be the same with this chappie, there is an album for most people and several for a few people.

Good luck to him.

glad you enjoyed it.

Jinx's gigs, up until recently, have been full with mostly other artists and musicians. His gigs were like a who's who of the irish music scene until RTE did a documentary on his life and work and it is remarkable how his style and content resonated with joe public - there's a lot of people who connected with what he is saying.

As someone who hops back and forth a lot between the UK and Ireland, I've noticed a growing sense of disenchantment with what's going on, on both sides of the English channel and on various levels.

Jinx, with his d.i.y. Septic Tiger records label, is obviously taking a swipe against the cultural impact of the, so-called, celtic tiger economic boom. Which is fragile at best and has increased the gap between haves and have nots in Ireland.

I wouldn't go as far as saying it's social unrest waiting to happen, but, there is certainly more of a hint of it in the UK, as the nation edges ever closer to a police state and like in Ireland, the gap between haves and have nots increases.

That sort of social atmosphere usually creates some great music and it will be interesting to see what influence Jinx will having on other bands/artists in Ireland. Less EMO and more angry.

I was like the other poster when I was sent his CD, i.e. I didn't "get it" first time off. It took a while and a few listens, but, it is very engaging, compelling and remarkably relevant.