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	Goodbye To Donal, Jonny And Donagh	Il y a 47 jours
	Hey guys, Alex here from apollos, this is just something official to announce that Jonny, Donagh and Donal are Leaving Apollos. Jonny firstly wants to thank "everyone behind the scenes at apollos, laura, joan and frank, especially joan and frank for all those days and nights playing loud music in their house, but unfortunatly my time in the band has passed due to other commitments and i wish brian and alex all the best with the future and wish them all the success in the world - and finally i want to thank alex dunne because without him we wouldn't have achieved what apollos has in the past year and a half" Donagh wishes to say "unfortunatly i won't be playing with the lads anymore. Sad day . It's been an amazing time of my life playing with the lads. Just wanna say thanks to everybody who has supported us and believed in us over the last year or two. Its been amazing playin with the lads and i hope everyone will support them in whatever way it'l be as much as you have in the past. Alex and Fogo are no doubt gona do some really great stuff in the future whether its with us or not. Hopefully ill be back again with the lads in the future but until then, good luck. . . . . and cheers for everything. Donal would like to say "Hey Apollos fans! Sorry to say to everyone that for the moment, with startin college and and the lack of time coupled with that, that i will not be able to continue with the band for the near future hopefully we can all come back together soon make our music again. Thank you all for the support you have given us at gigs, in supporting our cd's and just in general for all the good times you all have given us. Thank you For me (alex) this is simply the worst, and i'd be lying to you all if i said i wasn't lost or that me and fogo have a plan of a direction we want to go in or a next step for the band that we gotta take. For each of us, 2009 has been a very difficult year on an emotional level for us all, and no doubt that has added the way things have turned out. This band ment so much to us all and we gave so much for it, we all gained and lost, i myself have lost the one i loved with the work load that a band demands, its things like that, that really put things into perspective. Finally for me and indeed fogo, Jonny , Donagh And Donal are not band mates, there our brothers and my bestfriends and our hearts are broken seeing them leave. A chapter closed, hopefully only for now, you guys are the best. On that, me and fogo are in the process of whether to continue apollos or not. Or where is the best direction more towards. Anyway, watch this space and thank you all so much for everything.. Alex
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	Prendo/G Review	Il y a 103 jours
	Apollos Thebe - Seize the music, and so you should Prendo: definition - after an extensive look through the ‘Wiktionary’ (a wiki can answer anything these days), I finally discovered ‘prendo’ to mean something along the lines of ‘to seize’, ‘to take’, ‘to hold’, ‘to charm’, and ‘to keep’ in Galician, Spanish and/or French. If I’m wrong, correct me now and I shall forever hold my silence. Nowhere, though, did I find a definition saying ‘to lose’. And yet, that’s what Apollos Thebe’s new single ‘Prendo’ is all about - a man losing a lover and a friend, losing the person as they change and start to sound “like everyone else but who you are to me.” And maybe that epiphany is the point? Maybe when vocalist Alex Dunne loses “something oh so terrible”, he’s thinking of the beauty of the word ‘prendo’ itself while sadly conceding that seizing, holding and keeping the one you think you want is impossible because the landscape of his relationship with the person is shifting without him even noticing? “Things are not the same as they used to be, and I can’t tell this.” Or maybe Dunne and the rest of Apollos Thebe simply felt the word ‘prendo’ was a nice title for a song? Either way, over elaboration or not, the fact is Apollos have struck again with this beautiful new single. ‘Prendo’ is typical of what we’ve come to expect from Apollos Thebe. The vocals with thought provoking lyrics are at the forefront along with rhythmic drumming and catchy guitar riffs, which are backed by a piano, an acoustic guitar and backing vocals, all of which combine to form this uplifting song. While new bands arriving on the commercial music scene, like Florence and the Machine and The Temper Trap, continue their foray into a more alternative side of music - moving away from the overplayed three chord indie Kooks sound that has long since lost its hold (not intended as a dig, more so meant as an example of a ‘fad’ band that couldn’t learn a new trick, seeing their popularity die as a result - and I liked their first album!) - Apollos Thebe remain true to their unique sound, “bettering ourselves”, to use their own words, through music with each and every song they write. The B-side of the ‘Prendo’ single is ‘G’, a song which featured on their self-titled EP but was confined to a 38 second intro. The elongated version featured on the new release is three minutes 28 seconds long and features lyrics, as well as the introduction of a glockenspiel just over a minute into the song - the resulting instrumental succeeding in bringing a smile to my face. How can a song with a well deployed glockenspiel NOT raise a smile? A stand out feature of Apollos Thebe is their ability to create good rhythm. A band can make a reputation off of strong, catchy rhythms and in both songs on this single - whether it be the instrumental part of ‘Prendo’ or the layered lyrics at the end of ‘G’ - Apollos create various rhythms that grab the listener’s attention and holds it for the duration of the two songs. And if nothing else, presentation is something to be appreciated, and presentation is everything to this band, which can be seen in the sleeve design for ‘Prendo’ (unfortunately the picture I took below doesn't do it justice). The single is available in Tower Records now. Apollos Thebe perform live on FM104 this Sunday, August 30th from 10pm. Seize the opportunity to hear them live for free in the comfort of your own home!
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	Music Can Change For The Better. . . .	Il y a 114 jours
	Guys, if your gonna be in town before thursday, go to city hall, and sign the book of solidarity for Aung San Suu Kyi... Its open 10 til 5 both tomorrow and thursday.. Do it =] (Thank You C.H.) http://www.burmaactionireland.org/au... Here's Where To Find Out More Information Apollos Thebe
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	Prendo For Download!	Il y a 115 jours
	Prendo Txt 'music 3711' to 57501 | PC download Txt 'music 3711 m' to 57501 | Mobile download (Texts cost €1, which includes operator revenue share. ROI only.)
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	Apollos Thebe - Single Promo Dates - July 2009	Il y a 179 jours
	Apollos Thebe - Dates - July 2009 28 June - The Mezz - Temple Bar 3 July - Radio Na Life 106.4fm 6 July - Balcony T.V - http://www.myspace.com/balconytv - www.balconytv.ie 13 July - Fine Art Gallery - Arklow - Acoustic Show 14 July - Single and Tour Fundraiser - The Twisted Pepper, Dublin 15 July - Budda Bad - Dublin - Media and PR Single Launch - **Ticket Only** 16 July - Unchained Melodys - Freedom Cafe - Galway City 17 July - Single Launch - Twisted Pepper - Listining Party TBC 18 July - Music Maker -Exchequer St. Dublin - Acoustic Show 19 July - The Purtyloft - Dun Laoghaire 23 July - Near Fm - The Near Sessions 24-26 July - Knockanstockan Festival
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	Apollos Thebe - Dates	Il y a 198 jours
	28 June 2009 An Uair Draiochta Radio Na Life 106.4Fm http://www.myspace.com/anuairdraiochta www.raidionalife.ie 6 July 2009 Balcony T.V http://www.myspace.com/balconytv www.balconytv.ie 16 July Unchained Melodys Freedom Cafe Galway City http://www.myspace.com/unchainedmelodies 18 July 2009 Music Maker - Acoustic Show Exchequer St. Dublin http://www.myspace.com/musicmakerdublin www.musicmaker.ie 19 July 2009 The PurtyLoft Dun Laoghaire http://www.myspace.com/purtysessions
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	The Voice Of God That Hopefully Won't Stawp!	Il y a 219 jours
	Taken From Theobald Wolfgang's Gig Review Blog Well, it has been a while. Apologies for the lack of action on this blog. College work has kept me busy, as has the inevitable social life that comes with it. This will be brief, just a word on a wonderful band I stumbled happily across a while ago: “You can take the time to find out what has really kept you here.” I’ll come back to this. Two minutes and forty-seven seconds into track six of Apollos Thebe’s self-titled EP. Drums and bass; rhythm building up to something bigger. Cue the acoustic. Then the cello. Then it comes together, and the vocalist informs us of the time available to find out what has kept us rooted to the spots where we sit now. A rhetorical statement, surely? The answer is on the stage. Apollos, you are what have me entranced. I wish I could replace the word ‘sit’ with ‘stand’ but, alas, the Button Factory is empty on this Saturday April 11th, meaning a place at the bar, out of sight of the other ten or so people in the venue, is in order. The Sprites are ordered a plenty. I first came across the five piece - self described as varying genres, from New Wave to Progressive, Electronica to Powerpop, with a taste for the film score side of things too - at a Radio City gig back in February when I went to see the Thousandaires. A happy coincidence. Despite only catching the last few songs of Apollos’ set, the band’s performance that night was enough to convince me to buy a copy of their EP. I found their sound to be intriguing. This lot warranted further investigation. Which brings us to the present (via a chance meeting with the band’s brilliant photographer the day after the Radio City gig, but the Puppet Magazine adventure will be covered in a later post, no doubt). The Button Factory may be dead, but the performance is alive. Perhaps it could be considered a tad controversial or egotistical to name a song ‘The Voice of God (Clear The Throat)’, but if it was ever justified, it may as well be Apollos’ tune. There are only five lines of lyrics, repeated, looped, telling us to take our time and letting us know that they will never let us go. Because they, Apollos, actually CARE what the people who follow them think. What all 822 MySpace friends think and what all 841 Bebo fans think (these figures have more than likely increased by now). They even threw in a birthday greeting for a late arrival to the Button Factory gig. The band recently made it onto Phantom FM’s play list, and appeared on the show to talk a little about the band (unfortunately I committed a cardinal sin and missed it!). However, as posted in the band’s Bebo blog, when they say “we” they do not simply mean the members of the band, but the people who helped the band to where they are now. “We are yours”, they state, and you believe it when you watch them, as they play with smiles on their faces even though they are only playing to a handful of people. The handful are the people they care about, the dedicated Apollos’ groupies (although they may not appreciate being called groupies). A band that really cares is a rare thing to come across. Rarity means uniqueness, and Apollos certainly have that. Their sound is unlike much of the new stuff arising out of Dublin, with the cello in particular adding a dimension too many bands these days attempt to find by sole use of the keyboard. Apollos’ blending of the keyboard and cello gives them an edge over other bands and a sound other bands can only cast envious glances toward. ‘Stawp’ and ‘Amber’, as well as ‘Voice of God (Clear The Throat)’, are stand out tracks (despite the unfortunate irony of a false start with ‘Stawp’ on the night - they had to stop ‘Stawp’; oh dear, I went for the horrible pun) with their pace making them anthems in a sense amongst the Apollos following, at least to those who turned up on the night. Numbers gradually increased as Apollos progressed through their set. Despite this, it is the beauty of the instrumentals that has captured my heart, which they did not play at the Button Factory. ‘Tel Aviv’ sounds as tragic as it is inspiring. Images of helplessness flash across my mind upon hearing it, yet something about the end brings a ray of hope. Then ‘AonmyE’ sounds like an orchestra piece that defies conventional orchestra pieces, even with its background chanting, simply because of the speed it moves at. When I listen to this song my head never stops moving, and the fact the song has no lyrics means words sit on the tip of my tongue. Anyone can practically sing anything they want to it, making it a song for anybody and everybody. The band’s EP is available in Tower Records. Obscurity can only remain for so long for Apollos, as it would be sheer tragedy if big things do not happen for them. A tragedy for music lovers who rely on the radio for the latest ‘tunes’ that is. http://www.bebo.com/apollosthebe http://www.myspace.com/apollosthebe Posted by Theobald Wolfgang at Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Labels: Band/Gig Review
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	Kind Words,	Il y a 232 jours
	This Is How Fortunate Apollos Are That We Always Land With Good People, Thankyou So. http://myriadsintheshimmeringtrees.b...
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	Phantom 105.2	Il y a 259 jours
	Hey guys! Apollos have made there way onto Phantom Fm's playlist and we're absolutly delighted! Thanks to everyone who stayed up to listin and text in!! Still, as alway need your help, as we are not just a band seperate onto ourselves, but we are yours. So when we say "we" are on Phantom, we mean everyone who has made this happen not just us who play the instruments! So do please, any time day or night, send in a request for your Apollos Thebe 083 311 1052 Apollos
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	Music Review Unsigned	Il y a 290 jours
	Self titled E.P Apollo’s Thebe, are a five-piece up and coming band. They have somewhat of a dark electro pop sound but have their own originality as well. Since the end of 2008 this genre has come to light a lot. On their self-tilted E.P, there are eight outstanding tracks. ’Stawp’ and ‘Voice of God (clear the throat)’ are good listens. My favourite song is ‘Cape’, the singers chilling voice and the uncanny conversational talk in the background is what makes this track amazing. In the song ‘Amber’ you can hear influences from Thin Lizzy, but this is the only track I could compare with other bands. For songs that consist of vocals, guitar, the keyboard, cello and drums it can be very thin sounding, this may be due to the quality of the sound system they used or the fact they had a time frame of three days to record this. Also they tried interlinking some tracks but left gaps at the end when it changes into the next song. They might have to tighten that up for it to work. After listening to the E.P, I did a bit of research on them and was astounded to find out these lads are around 18 years of age. I thought they were much older. This definitely pushed the bar for me on the credibility of their music; if this is what they’re producing now, imagine what they could be sounding like in a few more years! Review By Laura McGlynn RANK *** 4 out of 6
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