underground
A project dealing with the shifts in underground music culture.
2008.

Underground was...
...an exhibition in the basement of
Road Records, an independent record shop in Dublin city centre. The show included work by
Angela Detanico & Rafael Lain,
Francis McKee,
Garrett Phelan,
Sarah Pierce,
Stephen Rennicks,
Adam Sutherland,
Robin Watkins,
BlogariddimsEconomic Thought Projects,
Experimental Jetset,
Barry Lennon,
The Stars are Underground,
Rudy VanderLans.
...four screenings in the basement of
Filmbase in conjunction with
Darklight -
Shell Shock Rock,
The Stars are Underground,
Decade of Dance &
Last Night of Phunk City.
...an award-winning 196 page publication featuring contributions from
Martin McCabe,
Ciaran Nugent,
Stephen Rennicks,
Loserdom,
irishrock.org,
Rudy Vanderlans,
Experimental
Jetset,
Dave Road,
Paul Rowley,
Dean No Age,
the Metropolitan Complex and many more.
To
buy the book go here.
...a series of events in the exhibition space. A playback of
Phantom Fountain/Future Stream by
Robin Watkins, a live streamed band practice by
Stoner Girlfriend and an online auction of Northern Soul records with live web-radio
commentary by
Adam Sutherland.
Underground was co-curated by
Peter Maybury and I with the support of
the Arts Council of Ireland.