metro Arts & Entertainment Roses Kings Castles In Town Tonight There are more credible claims to fame than being the drummer from Babyshambles but Adam Ficek aka Roses Kings Castles is emerging as a star in his own right, marrying acoustica with spaced out guitar solos and jazz attacks Tonight, Whelans, 25 Wexford Street D2, 7.30pm, 12. Tel: 1890 200 078. www.roseskingscastles.com Editors Melancholic yet melodious, the Editors are often accused of being Joy Division lite. Make your own mind up at this one-off gig ahead of the release of third album, In This Light And On This Evening Tonight, Olympia Theatre, 72 Dame Street D2, 7.30pm, 28. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.editorsofficial.com A Woman In Progress Dublins best-loved drag queen, Panti wrote and performs this show that traces her journey from small-time rural Mayo boy to statuesque femme on Tokyos cabaret circuit, and her return to a much-changed motherland Until Sun, Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street D2, 10pm (Sun 5pm), 18 to 25. Tel: (01) 677 8899. www.dublintheatrefestival.com lifeArts & Entertainment The Big Interview Delorentos Sound decisions loud sigh emanates from Delorentos Kieran McGuinness when hes quizzed about the bands sudden if ultimately short- lived break-up last year. Everybodys asking the same question and Im not getting any better at answering it, says the singer, sounding equally frustrated and resigned. You know, it would be easy to spin a tough luck story. And it was tough for us. Dont get me wrong I know everybody goes through hard times. But what weve been through hit us hard. McGuinness is dashing to a city centre radio studio, where hes about to do more press, ahead of the release this week of Delorentos second album You Can Make Sound. Deeper and darker than their 2007 Choice-nominated debut, In Love With Detail, the record makes for quite wrenching listening in places hardly a shock considering the band had already decided to split when they recorded it. It was only after we looked back that we saw the album was representative of our difficulties, says McGuinness. In some ways, you could say its an optimistic record. It shows you can make it, even when youve been through hard times. Of course, the biggest surprise is that Delorentos are still even with us. Its a little over a year since the band announced they were calling it quits. What convinced them to change their minds? We knew we would get some s**t over it, that people would say you cant tell everyone you are going to break up and then go back on it. We said we would try and hammer it out. We agreed on a couple of rules that we were gonna be there for each other, we were just doing it for the music, we werent going to worry about the future. The ultimate catalyst for the break-up was tension between guitarist Rnan Yourell and the rest of the line-up. A B ehind the scenes, though, there was a great deal more to it than that. Disillusionment had set in after the quartet signed a record deal which, they were promised, would see In Love With Detail receive a major push in the UK. When the label appeared to lose interest, they found themselves out in the cold (McGuinness is reluctant to name the guilty party but says they had a lot of clout in Britain). They were basically saying: Were going to make you stars. And we allowed ourselves to get sidetracked and took our eyes off the ball a bit. Wed always been very cynical about that sort of thing and were doing it all by ourselves and it was actually starting to reap rewards. Then we got involved in this deal and it basically fell through. We spent the next three months in a rehearsal space looking at each other. It was a tough time. Still, they somehow mustered the enthusiasm to record You Can Make Sound. When they brought a demo version to a producer, with the intention of releasing a farewell EP, he told them they were crazy. He said there was a whole album here and a strong one, says McGuinness. So we went back and reconsidered and got Ro to come in and play his parts. Suddenly it was working out well again we got to the end of the recording and decided we could make a go of it. Recent difficulties notwithstanding, Delorentos are still among the most potent forces in Irish rock. Theyve supported everyone from Supergrass to Arctic Monkeys and are one of the few domestic groups to receive significant mainstream airplay (some DJs are still spinning break-out single Stop nearly three years after its release). You get the feeling, though, that their ambitions go a lot farther than making it as local heroes. We dont want to play the Irish circuit over and over, says McGuinness. We want to make music that matters. Thats the thing that keeps on driving us. You Can Make Sound is released tomorrow. Delorentos play Whelans, Oct 20. Its an optimistic record. It shows you can make it, even when youve been through hard times The Dublin four-piece are back with a new album, against the odds, as Eamon de Paor discovers ME, ME, ME: Inside The Minds Of Celebrities 12 metrolife Thursday, October 8, 2009 Today: Justin Lee Collins, from his recent autobiography On his first girlfriend: I dont want to sound cruel but Chrissy was a very plain girl. But I really fell for her and I think I did so because she didnt intimidate me, which was quite rare. On his early days as a struggling presenter: For the first half of [1999] I just lived off the money I made the previous year. I was living with my parents so I didnt need a huge amount. I managed to do nothing for most of the year. I drove myself slowly mad. On his first celebrity interview with Kylie Minogue, conducted in a one-man sleeping bag: I asked her to sign my diary and she was hovering over the page and saying: Oooh, what shall I put? So I thought about the two of us in the sleeping bag and I suggested she write Thanks for a great time in the sack, and she did. And I completely fell in love with her. On his hair: ...when I was about 15, after I got into Hulk Hogan and his lush, long hair, I vowed that when I was old enough and no-one could tell me how to dress or look, Id grow my hair long. On Alan Carr: The producer explained that the HIV virus was becoming immune to the main anti-Aids drug AZT and it was mutating into a kind of Super Aids. At which point Al put the back of his hand to his forehead in a classic camp gesture and said: Ive only just got over Diana. I looked at him and thought: Oh my god. Where did that come from? Thats genius. Yinka Olumomi Good Times! is published by Ebury, priced 22 The hoTTesT TickeTs in Town We have a pair of tickets to see DAVID GRAY/REGINA SPEKTOR Dec 19 at The O2, 6.30pm For a chance to win, e-mail your answer to the question below to life@metroireland.ie by noon today with Hot Tickets in the subject line. With your answer please include your name, address and a number where you can be contacted between 1pm and 3pm. Strictly one entry per person; entrants must be age 18+. Q. What is the opening track on Grays multi-platinum 1995 album White Ladder? A My Oh My B Please Forgive Me The winners of yesterdays tickets to see Cabaret are: Simone Ferretti & Emma Gilmour Book Now David Gray Grays new album, despite taking four years to make, hardly marks a major progression from his earlier work. But then credit where credits due at least he didnt jump on the ubiquitous synth bandwagon. Draw The Line is business as usual with Grays world weary vocals over piano and acoustic guitar based melodies as comforting as a mug of Horlicks. Its on stage though that Gray really shines, his infectious energy adding colour to the lo-fi balladry. Hes joined on the night by Regina Spektor wholl be showcasing material from her most recent album, Far. Tickets go on sale tomorrow Dec 19, The O2, East Link Bridge, North Wall Quay D1, 6.30pm, 39.20. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.davidgray.com 20% Alan Carr 50% I love my job! 30% I was a late bloomer Beach boys return: Portranes finest, Delorentos, with Kieran McGuinness second left, are back with a new album index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html24.html25.html26.html27.html