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The iPhone Guitar Solo @ Oxegen 2010

The Brilliant Things — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:41:11 +0000

This year we had the privilege of being the first ever band to perform on the new Vodafone stage at Oxegen, so we decided to do something a little special to celebrate.

We kick started the song with a phone call and at around the 3 minute mark you can see the first ever iPhone guitar solo performed on stage at a major European festival! We’ve also uploaded a video of just the iPhone solo, if you want to share it with friends:

Rocking Oxegen? There’s An App For That!

The Brilliant Things — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:47:19 +0000

By now I hope you’ve all heard the exciting news that we’ll be opening the Vodafone stage at this year’s Oxegen festival. We thought that this gig deserved a little something special so we put our thinking caps on – opening act…. Vodafone stage…. Oxegen 2010…. and then it hit us:

We’re going to do the first ever song performed with iPhones, live on stage at a major European festival! We’re still working out the finer details (and convincing people we’re not completely insane!), but so far we’ve managed to hook up this awesome looking iPhone/Guitar!

If you’re at Oxegen, we’ll be on stage at 3pm on Friday, so come check it out! We’ll be uploading videos from the gig as soon as we can so be sure to sign up here and we’ll let you know when they’re available to watch.

Sea Sessions

The Brilliant Things — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:10:26 +0000

What can we say about the Sea Sessions …..HELL YEAH… what a festival….. we had so much fun, thanks to all the guys and gals there it was brilliant..

The Brilliant Picks – Talulah Does The Hula

The Brilliant Things — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:38:22 +0000

Here’s some new music that we’re loving these days. Talulah Does The Hula are a brand-new, Irish, indie-pop quintet. Greg has been doing some production work with them, but all of us in the band love their sound.

Here’s the latest video for their song “Don’t Panic.” Check it out and leave a comment letting us know what you think!

Isle Of Wight 2010

The Brilliant Things — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:22:09 +0000

Hey Everyone,

We are delighted to be playing at the Isle Of Wight Festival again this year! We are really going to rock it out so if you’re there come and see us!

xxxx

Finishing The Album

The Brilliant Things — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:28:05 +0000

So we have been in windmill Studios all week getting the album done, Very late nights or should I say early morning! Very unhealthy but it will all be worth it. Finished on Sunday and then hopefully after lots of mixing and mastering and all that stuff, you’ll all be able to hear it, at Last! xxxx

xxxx

Supporting Joe Echo

The Brilliant Things — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:15:06 +0000

Many thanks to Kieran Frost and Paul Andrews who were taking pics on the night and have kindly let us share a few on this site.

See more from Paul here. See more from Kieran here

Merry Christmas

The Brilliant Things — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:54:07 +0000

Happy Christmas Everyone, Thank you so much for all the support we have gotten over the year, it’s been amazing! We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a great new year!

If you can’t see the video above, click here.

The Brilliant Things – Bar Ritz, Castlebar

The Brilliant Things — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:26:20 +0000

Words: Gareth O’Malley

“Things got off to a bit of a shaky start, it has to be said, though through no fault of the aplty named The Brilliant Things, who record as a two piece. Having already impressed when I caught them supporting The Blizzards back in April, even myriad technical problems couldn’t put them off. Lead vocalist Marie Junior was in fine form. So too was the touring drummer, whose performance on set- closer and recent single “Rise” was nothing short of spectacular. With an album (“Stronger Than Romeo”) due early next year, there seem to be big things ahead for the group.”

The Brilliant Things Set YouTube Alight

The Brilliant Things — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:23:14 +0000

Following their superb performance on the Live Stage at The Music Show, at the beginning of October, the grapevine in the international music industry has been humming about The Brilliant Things.

Their live video of ‘Rise’, made at The Music Show has already been nominated for an IMTV Award, where it will compete with And So I Watch You From Afar’s ‘Set Guitars To Kill’, Ladydoill’s ‘Button’ and Lisa Hannigan’s ‘Lille’ and ‘I Don’t Know’.

The video is a YouTube hit, with 10,000 plays in less than a week – a remarkable number for a previously unheralded outfit.

“Their performance at The Music Show was a revelation,” Hot Press editor Niall Stokes says. “They put in a storming appearance, but the bottom line is that they have the musicianship and they have the tunes. Their sound is really contemporary and of the moment, but there is a classic pop sensibility at play too. They’re the kind of band that could have a string of hits, very quickly.”

Hot Press understands that the word is out in radio in the UK about the band, with ‘Rise’ being hailed by programmers as a perfect debut single and a likely radio hit.

No wonder the race to sign the band is beginning to gather momentum.