....is not the title of the next ODi song (although now I think of it...) but the name of the funniest T.V. program I've seen in a long time! So last week I was over in Roma for a few days at one of my best friend's wedding and whilst nursing a (very over indulged in red wine, white wine and any other coloured wine left on the table) sore head the next day I flicked on the telly and was engrossed by what I think may have been Italian karyoke (apologies to any Italian popstars on the show if this was not the case) and really badly mimed, even I noticed (I grew up thinking Top Of The Pops was live, ok)! For extra comedy factor the audience were also on stage singing (and miming) with the contestants who consisted of what looked like the singer's aunts, uncles, grannies and other various extended family members plus 2 extremely short-skirted cousins with cowboy hats and boots! I have no idea what was going on but it was the best cure for a sore head I've ever had, just brilliant! Has anyone else seen this or was I just having another Father Dougal moment??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-0cg...


Right, so whats going on back in the real world then? Well the Eps been selling nicely, thanks to everyone whose downloaded it, bought it, burnt it (naughty naughty, but ok, so long as you promise to come to a gig the next time) or sat on it. Cheers! If you dont know what the hec Im on about then check out the front page again and press a few buttons on the new frustratingly annoying player, you'll eventually get to it! Needless to say, but Im going to anyway, you can get it at the following gigs at bargain prices and even more so if you're good at haggling at which Im not (my haggling skills were taught to me at a very young age from watching 'The Life Of Brian' so you'll probably end up getting one for free).


3 Oct 2008 Electric Avenue (supporting Owen Brady) Waterford
4 Oct 2008 The Sugar Club (Supporting Owen Brady) Dublin
7 Oct 2008 Halo (E-mail me for guest-list passes) London
11 Oct 2008 House Concerts York(www.houseconcertsyork.co.uk)

If for some reason you cant make it to any of the above then there's a few other things that you can do which would make our life a little bit easier and our bums a little less sore from sitting on them all day! Hmm maybe too much information there!

Mission 1: Fancy a trip to Prague? If you click on this link it'll take you to a little competition we entered to go on tour in Prague, and you can come too whayhay!
http://www.overplay.com/PragueTour.asp

Mission 2: Say hello to Tom Robinson: This guy seems to be turning into the new John Peel and is giving us newbies a chance for their fans (that's you by the way) to get in touch with him and put forward a track or two i.e. A SUPERMAN!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/to...

Mission 3: Make a cuppa and have a listen to the new track 'Real To Me'! Easy peasy this one more of a way to say thanks for all your hard work and if you're really feeling it then you can download it here http://www.elfm.co.uk/2008/05/odi/ (we would have put it up for free download on the new player but we dont know how to!) and if you're still in the mood for procrastination try this!

www.rosspatzeltradioshow.mypodcast.com
www.musicworldradio.com
http://www.live365.com/stations/unhe...
www.runningfrog.com/frogcast
http://www.myspace.com/nipodcast

Ok thats enough dossing for now get back to work before your boss catches you, oh, whats that, oh, ok, you are the boss, well then go and make another cuppa and I'll have one too with a chocolate hob nob, thanks very much! xxxxx

Odi

"A SUPERMAN" has landed!!!

Yes the Brand New ODi EP is available to purchase as from today 08.08.08

The 5 track " A Superman" EP features

i. A Superman
ii. What You Deserve
iii. Tears and Wine
iv. Crawl (acoustic live on Future Radio)
v. Leaving My Love in New York (Live on KCLR 96 FM)


How to get your hands on "A Superman"!


Buy the "A Superman" EP limited edition CD Now by following the link on the myspace page (www.myspace.com/odimusic) to the ODi Music Store. Just £5.00 plus P&P(£1.50) and we will mail it to you ASAP wherever you are in the world! The store is powered by Paypal and is safe and secure way to purchase online from any country. You can pay with All Major Credit and Debit Cards.


"A Superman" is also available to download alongside previous ODi releases from all major online stores including itunes, napster, emusic and rhapsody follow the link on the profile to download from itunes now!!


So go on! Get your hands on "A Superman" Today!!

ODi xx

So, what's happening then? Well the tour is underway and going rather smashingly well! We somehow managed to get our first national radio airplay on Tony Fentons show on Today FM last Friday (we love you Tony!) and celebrated until the wee hours of 7.30am, rock 'n' roll, so will be in touch very soon asking you lovely lot to help us blag another play or two, although im not sure my liver or head could handle another!! Favourite gig so far has been at Sarsfields (Bagfull of Songs) in Drogheda and not just because we won a raffle prize of a collection of Cds (including a Metal Hammer Cd) which will keep us going on our travels in 'The Flash' (pet name for the Renault clio) but mainly for the great crowd, great atmosphere and great music which was all organised by Tom, so a big thanks goes out to him and everyone else that joined in, including Mr Gary Stewart for jumping on the drums for an impromptu accompaniment!

On the 'Superman' side of things we are bringing the digital release date in Ireland forward a week to the 08.08.08! Oooh-er! Just because we seem to enjoy making life more difficult for ourselves on a regular basis these days and also because of it's apparent lucky and magical powers, well if it's lucky in China then that's good enough for me! So, all you Superhero wannabees out there (myself included) you'll have the chance to download the Ep a week earlier than previously planned. But even better than that, gig goers can get their supermitts on a CD at the following gigs...

23 Jul 2008 Roundys Bar , Tralee
26 Jul 2008 The Bull Ring, Wexford
27 Jul 2008 Ballyknockan Music Festival , Nr. Blessington
29 Jul 2008 The Sky & The Ground (Wexford Song Club)
30 Jul 2008 de Barras (Sitting Room Sessions) , Clonakilty, Co. Cork
31 Jul 2008 Deburgos (Underground acoustic) , Galway
1 Aug 2008 Whelans (supporting Chaplin) , Dublin
5 Aug 2008 Kenny’s Village Inn (The White Horse Sessions) , Lahinch
7 Aug 2008 The Bailey (The Black Light Sessions) , Enniscorthy
9 Aug 2008 Passion Fruit Theatre , Athlone
10 Aug 2008 An Uair Draiochta (106.4FM)
15 Aug 2008 The Clarence , Sligo
20 Aug 2008 Whelans (supporting Niall Colfer)
22 Aug 2008 McGinnitys Bar, Cavan



Lastly but not leastly, a few podcasts worth a mention. The first being on East Leeds FM which features a recording of the new song 'Real To Me', see here www.elfm.co.uk/2008/05/odi/ and a new podcast called Road Crew Radio (www.roadcrewcomic.com) hosted by the designer of the villainess picture on myspace (www.myspace.com.odimusic). Also worth a mention is a recent article in the Arran Voice which can be read here...

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...



Right that's enough of that for now,I’ll be asking ye to use your supermagical powers of persuasion to help us get some more radio play in the next few weeks so if you’ve got any hints or tips on who to pester then let us know!

Slan go foil!

Odi xxx