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THEY HAVE been described by The Guardian as “the best African band in the world”. Live, they have played support to The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. Their musical scope is such that in a recent interview Chris Martin said Tinariwen was a “great influence” on Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida.

“By far the hottest thing to leave Irish shores in modern times!!” so said Our House magazine of the Japanese Popstars, who play Cuba*, Eyre Square, on Sunday August 3 at 11pm.

Custom House Studios with Westport Arts Festival 2008, will host a book launch and reading from the new poetry collection ‘Points West’ by Gerald Dawe at the Creel Restaurant, Westport Quay, on Thursday October 9 at 8pm. The guest speaker on the evening will be Thomas Kilroy.

IF YOU get into the ring with Mike Tyson on a regular basis for a pummelling, people will generally consider you either very brave, very stupid, or both.

AMONG THE many outstanding companies gathering in Galway for Baboró are the multi-national New International Encounter who are bringing a trilogy of plays inspired by the seismic upheavals of European history over the past century.

Custom House Studios with Westport Arts Festival 2008 are hosting a book launch and reading from the new poetry collection Points West by Gerald Dawe at the Creel Restaurant Westport Quay on Thursday October 9 2008 at 8pm. Guest Speaker on the evening Thomas Kilroy.

FRESH FROM an acclaimed run at the Dublin Theatre festival, Corn Exchange - one of Ireland’s most innovative theatre companies - come to the Town Hall next week with their bold reworking of Tennessee Williams’ 1950s’ classic, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.

At the age of 18 American comedian Doug Stanhope left his suburban home outside Boston behind and travelled to Los Angeles to become rich and famous. He appeared in a number of TV movies and uncredited extra roles and eventually he left acting behind to pursue a lucrative career in telemarketing. After breaking up with his then girlfriend Doug decided that the only road open to him was the world of stand-up comedy and in 1995 he won the San Francisco comedy competition. Throughout his career Stanhope has been somewhat controversial and in recent years has toured with a bunch of comics under the banner of The Unbookables. He has upset the sensibilities of the booking agents at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, The Edinburgh Comedy Festival and the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival. Stanhope makes his way to Galway on Wednesday September 3 to play The Laughter Lounge at Roisin Dubh.

DYLAN THOMAS: Return Journey will be staged in the Town Hall Theatre on Monday and Tuesday at 8pm.

IN THE 1970s, the city of Leeds was synonymous with Leeds Utd and its talented but hard as nails side of Billy Bremner, Peter Lorimer, Johnny Giles, and Jack Charlton, and their manager Don Revie.