Details on Coldplay................

Here's the Coldplay gig I mentioned earlier on the show...

Mark



COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE A FREE SINGLE TO DOWNLOAD AND A FREE SHOW IN LONDON AND NEW YORK.



“Violet Hill”, Coldplay’s first single from the new album “Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends” will be available as a free download from their website www.coldplay.com for one week starting tomorrow, April 29 at 12.15pm (UK time). At that time the single will be played for the first time on radio and will simultaneously be available free exclusively from the website, a week ahead of its general digital release. The digital release will be a conventional paid-for release on May 6.

At the same time, coldplay.com will have preliminary details of two free shows that the band will play, one in London and one in New York.

The free shows are:

LONDON BRIXTON ACADEMY JUNE 16

NEW YORK MADISON SQUARE GARDEN JUNE 23

Please check coldplay.com for details of how to win tickets and please do not contact the venues as no tickets will be available to buy

Our car winner...

Marie Keegan from Firhouse won FM104's Astra in April...she was delighted!!!

FM104's Stig dropped by too...






And our Beetle Bug Nadia (Miss North Dublin who gave us a hand!!) also dropped by to pose for the camera...

Another shot from FM104's recent gig at the Olympia..

Don't forget our Just Havin' A Laugh gig is on in Vicar St. May 17th... Line up includes Colin Murphy, Maeve Higgins, Karl Spain..

Once again your ticket will give cash directly to FM104's Help A Dublin Child Appeal!

If you like the Apprentice........

I found a good one!

Here's a great shot from our gig in the Olympia last weekend...

Don't forget, May 17th, it's a Sat night and we're having a comedy gig in Vicar St. Some of the best comedians we have seen in Ireland over the last few years... If you're a fan of The Panel on RTE, you'll want to go to FM104's next gig...

FM104's The Gig - what a night!!

And thanks to all of you who headed along to make it such a great night for all involved.... free bars are a curse, that's the only thing I will say!!!

I've just realised how much I miss my Nokia N95 when I look at these crappy Blackberry pics but you get the gist!!

Thanks to all the bands... Aslan, Coronas, Blizzards, Television Room, Delorentos and Keith and Katherine who all gave us an incredible show of support for Temple Street too.

Mark

FM104's Astra in April

Here's the brand new Opel Astra that you could win thanks to Kenilworth Motors on FM104 this April...

It could be yours very soon... we start playing from 8am Monday!

Bertie's replacement??!!!

That Cadburys ad...

The Gorilla put his drum kit away to stop off for a coffee in O'Briens in Ballsbridge...................

15,000 quid??!!

Ultimate gaming experience

The ultimate in video gaming has arrived - but at more than £15,000 it comes in a bit dearer than a PS3 or Xbox.



The VirtuSphere is like an oversized hamster's exercise ball that immerses the user in a 3D virtual reality world.

Players don a motion-tracking headset to project the visuals and then they are ready to begin virtual exploration.

They can run, jump, roll, or crawl over virtually unlimited distances without encountering real world obstacles.

The large hollow sphere sits on rollers allowing it to rotate through 360 degrees and move freely in any direction - without actually going anywhere at all.

The Washington-based manufacturers describe it as the ultimate computer games peripheral, but say it could also be used as a unique exercise treadmill or for simulation exercises.

Systems are made to client specifications, with customers so far including military and law enforcement organisations, as well as entertainment companies.

VirtuSphere has already been used by the Russian Tourism Authorities to let people walk through the Red Square and the Kremlin.



All weekend... we have a brand new Nintendo Wii to giveaway and so you won't be sitting there looking at it, we've thrown in some cool games too.....

Just tune in to win!!



What about this??

Student gets rich staying in bed

A Dutch student has come up with the ultimate way of making easy money - by staying in bed.





Yde Van Deutekom, 22, from Zoetermeer, is selling advertising on a website featuring a webcam showing him in bed.

So far, he has been in bed for 21 days and has had more than £3,500 paid into his bank account, reports GVA.

Mr Van Deutekom said: "Sleeping is just a hobby of me, and it is the only thing I'm very good at. Everyone is asking what I want to do with me life, but what I really want to do is sleep.

"I stay in bed all day, except for taking a shower, going to the bathroom and making something to eat. That's all I want to do. And I want to stay in bed until I'm very rich."

More than 450,000 people have visited his website - www.slapendrijk.nl.

First time buyer??

If you're like me and have bought your first place in the last few years.. Does this kinda stuff bug you???

4% on your deposit which they will give you when the builders finally complete your apartment and a price tag which is about €100,000 less than you bled for only two years ago!!

Bricks and mortar eh??

This is what won Emily Dawson €2,030 in cash!!

FM104's What's That Sound was the sound of a music stand being adjusted up and down..........

Sorry for WRECKING your head with it :-)

New one on Monday....

2,000 Euro !!!!!!!!!

Win it tomorrow on FM104's What's That Sound...

It's a free text day on Wednesday! Text what YOU think the sound is and if you get it right and are the first text in, YOU will win all the cash.....

Just don't guess that it's a tile cutter!!!!

Back when MJ was just famous for being a good SINGER...

One of the most important albums of modern times... is now 25 years old.

And I've got copies of the new limited edition album which has the original Thriller included, the new remixes out for this year and also some DVD footage - it's a great collectors item and if you want to bag a copy just check out FM104's It's Your Call on The Jam on your way home everyday this week

Would you like to work for this man??

I'd say some of the arses of the Irish lads will not even touch the ground if this fella gets a boot behind them :)

The Meteors...

Well voting ends this Sunday so if you'd like to give us your vote (I'm the only Dub in the regional DJ category) here's the details...



Also went to the Ireland match last night, we were so high it felt weird but great to see a team like Brazil in action.. even if most of them weren't on the 1st team!!

Fiddy Vs Tommy!

Originality.. fair enough. But WHY???

Wanna give us an aul vote Mr?!

http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie/Categories.aspx?id=2

Shameless plug here but the link above is how you can vote in the 2008 Meteor Awards!

You can also text this : VOTE RDJ5 and send it to 085 7114444 (texts are FREE from 085s) and vote that way...


You can get into a draw for tickets by checking out The Jam on FM104 later today so I might get to see you on the night !!

Mark

FM104's What's That Sound...............

And today's guesses were......

A balloon being inflated and deflated...

A board game...

A radio aerial being extended...

Now playing for E1,590 !!

Mark :)