We’ve changed the featured review on the homepage, and (finally) put up Ceann’s Rave, Rant, Lose Pants review on Ceann’s page.

After making you all wait for far too long, we’ve got an update.  The review for Icewagon Flu’s new CD The Great American Something is up- and they’ve got their own page! 

 This is something we’ve been working on- giving each band their own page on our site which will host each of their reviews together, along with a bio and links to their page, etc.  We’re still trying to clean up the look of the site, so don’t worry about the messy linkage everywhere.  As far as we know- all the links work- they just might not be where they’re supposed to be, or might be where they’re not.

If you do find any broken links, please let me know.

If your sister works as a customer service rep for a popular web host- then this post is for you, buddy! 

I needed some help on BandVox’s website account and called the customer service line.  While we chatted, I mentioned what BandVox does- review Celtic Punk music.  My wonderful (and I do mean wonderful) CSR mentioned that her brother liked celtic and punk music, but wasn’t aware of celtic punk as a genre.  As much as I wanted to give her a list of links and bands to check out, I didn’t want her to get into trouble for personal stuff at work.  So here’s hoping that you see this post.  Or BandVox.com.  Or the Squidoo lense that I’m building.

 A good way to explore the genre is to check out internet radio stations that are currently free such as Shite ‘n Onions and Radio Rebel Gael.  Good bands to start with are Flogging Molly, Black 47, Larkin Brigade, and Icewagon Flu even has a virtual podcast with some of the songs from their new album The Great American Something.  Since these bands are rather different from each other, it should give you a fairly good idea of what’s out there, though is by no means comprehensive.

 For more information you can check BandVox, Shite ‘n Onions (website), and PaddyRock.  Of course, a google search on Celtic Punk should throw out some pretty good links as well.

I’ve had a chance to listen to all 4 CDs that I bought at the Celtic Fling last Saturday, and I can’t decide which of them I love the most. 

Enter The Haggis- Soapbox Heroes has some of the best songs for getting into, dancing, singing with, and just totally letting loose.  Honestly, I think One Last Drink is one of my absolute favorite songs. 

Icewagon Flu- The Great American Something is… well, great.  There are only two things that disappoint me 1.) no lyric sheet, and 2.) they’re so good live that I’ve been ruined for CDs.  Seriously, this is an awesome CD and it’ll be the next that I review on the site.  I highly recommend it, and it’s absolutely worth the $15 and any shipping you may have to pay.  But everytime I hear a song that was in their set at the Fling I just keep picturing the goofy performance I saw there.

Icewagon Flu- Off the Wagon I wanted for a loooong time.  However, I’m a total geek about spending my money.  I hate parting with cash, and so I’ve simply had it wishlisted for a long time.  However, I budgeted and bought it while at Fling.  Little did I know that the song I praise so highly in my Celtic Fling 2007 review was actually on this CD!  Wonderful!  So if you want to hear “Nudity“, get thee Off the Wagon.  This is just an amazing band all around, and while I encourage you to get their newest CD, don’t neglect their older ones. 

Ceann- Rave, Rant, Lose Pants was released the same week as Icewagon Flu’s The Great American Something and is as rediculously funny as Almost Irish.  Top of my charts are Blame the Viking, Pretty on the Inside, and Boom!.  No, seriously, you have to hear Boom!.

I’ll be reviewing Rave, Rant, Lose Pants after The Great American Something.  It was hard to decide between the two for the next review, but since I left Almost Irish up for freaking two months and only bumped it off the main page last week… well, maybe I should let someone else shine?

Of course, full reviews of all of these CDs will be going up on BandVox.com eventually, but the two new ones are the next in line.  I also have the Skels- Any Port In A Storm is on my list.  With all of these new goodies, that’ll have to wait.

Short post- There is now a proper review of the Celtic Fling up on BandVox.com’s new Show Reviews page!  If the link doesn’t work, just go to BandVox.com and click on the Show Reviews link at the top.  More tidbits to follow here on the blog.