THE TEN

Eric welcomes Mona-Lxsa to the show as the penultimate guest on Season One. A DJ, entrepreneur and founder of GXRLCODE, a collective which aims at raising up creative women in Ireland, Mona Lxsa is one of the hardest working people in Irish music.

Racking up hundreds of thousands of streams on her carefully curated mixes, DJing at EP, Longitude and Body & Soul, while expanding GXRLCODE nationally and internationally and appearing in the likes of Vogue, Mona Lxsa does not sit still.

“It’s just one step at a time and that song is a reminder you're almost there, you're close. Just keep working towards whatever it is.”

Here, she discusses the impact South African house had on her early ambitions in the music industry, the tunes that got her into hip hop and how working with Soulé changed the course of her career.

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"I've always held an ethos to follow those pursuits that you wanted to do as a child, but do them with your adult ability"

Hugh Cooney was uploading weird videos to the internet before your favourite Tik Toker was even born. His surreal comedy and filmmaking has appeared in venues like Vicar Street, as well as stages across the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.
Season one of ‘The 10 tracks that changed your life’ podcast continues with the cult icon in Irish comedy and live performance. 

This episode was recorded remotely a few weeks ago, a couple of days before lockdown restrictions started to loosen. Hugh discusses his love for oddball disco and folk as well as the music he loved during his days co-running a gallery, art-space and venue in Dublin city.

These are THE TEN tracks that changed your life, hosted by Eric Davidson, brought to you by The Tenth Man.

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Welcoming musician Maija Sofia as our next guest on THE TEN Podcast, to tell us about the 10 tracks that changed her life...

Last year Maija released her widely-lauded debut album ‘Bath Time’,getting shortlisted for the 2020 Choice Music Prize and receiving a 5 star review in the Irish Times. After her recent performance on Courage by Other Voices alongside James Vincent McMorrow, we welcomed her into the studio from a distance for the first IRL edition of the podcast in what feels like years. 

In this episode Maija discusses how her background in music journalism imprints on her sound, her upcoming work, and how a lot of the music she loves sits neatly in a venn diagram of high art and pop bangers.

‘THE TEN' is a podcast series hosted by Eric Davidson & The Tenth Man, inviting musicians, artists and cultural movers into the studio to reveal the 10 tracks that changed their lives. 

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Welcome to THE TEN, a podcast brought to you by The Tenth Man. 

Hosted by Eric Davidson, on this series we’ll be inviting musicians, artists and cultural movers into the studio to reveal the ten songs that shaped who they are. Season One continues with a guiding light in Ireland's burgeoning hip hop scene.

As a duo Mango x MathMan have performed in front of thousands at festivals across the country, sold out numerous headline shows, have brought their unique rave inspired sound to the UK and just recently released their debut full length album, 'Casual Work'. A record that has been years in the making.

Mango talks about his halcyon clubbing years, the importance of Ronnie Drew to Irish culture, and we lay down some airhorns for Sade and one in memory of Hangar night club.

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What are the 10 tracks that changed your life?

Welcome to THE TEN, a podcast brought to you by The Tenth Man. 

Hosted by Eric Davidson, on this series we’ll be inviting musicians, artists and cultural movers into the studio to reveal the ten songs that shaped who they are. Season One continues with one of Ireland’s most successful modern musicians, Maverick Sabre.

Growing up between New Ross in Wexford and Hackney, Mav broke through at an early age, becoming a mainstay in the UK scene, all while constantly representing his Irish roots.

Currently locked away making music in his London, we caught up with him over Skype. He discusses tracks that had an early influence on him, all the way up to a song that changed his life just months ago.

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Damien Dempsey is an Irish icon who's worked with artists like Kate Tempest, Sinead O’Connor and The Dubliners, wowed critics and fans with his incredible records, and brought his trademark Dub passion to nearly every corner of the globe. His annual shows in Vicar Street have been known to bring people to their knees, and are affectionately known as the Church of Damo.

We caught up with Damo this week over Skype as he self-isolates in London. Pull up a pew as we go deep on subjects like untold Irish history and what it’s like to work with his heroes.

What are the 10 tracks that changed your life? ‘THE TEN' is a podcast series hosted by Eric Davidson produced by The Tenth Man, inviting musicians, artists and cultural movers into the studio to reveal the 10 tracks that changed their lives.

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What are the 10 tracks that changed your life?

Season One of THE TEN continues with one of Ireland’s most naturally gifted musicians, Loah.

Her unique blend of influences has led to her producing one of the most unique musical outputs in the country. In August she spent time in London playing Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar for a run of performances in the Barbican Theatre. Now set for a big move stateside, we caught up with her to delve deep into her influences.

'THE TEN' is a podcast series from The Tenth Man, inviting musicians, artists and cultural movers into the studio to reveal the 10 tracks that changed their lives.

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Welcome to THE TEN, a podcast brought to you by The Tenth Man. Hosted by Eric Davidson, on this series we’ll be inviting musicians, artists and cultural movers into the studio to reveal the ten tracks that changed their lives. . Season One continues with writer, journalist and broadcaster Una Mullally.

Through her ongoing work with Irish Times, her podcast with Andrea Horan United Ireland, her activism, as well as her contributions on platforms like The Guardian, Una has become one of Ireland’s most important cultural voices.

On this episode of THE TEN she explores her clubbing roots, her love of her now second home Berlin and how her work has led her to interviewing her heroes.

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Welcome to THE TEN, a podcast brought to you by The Tenth Man. Hosted by Eric Davidson, on this series we’ll be inviting musicians, artists and cultural movers into the studio to reveal the ten tracks that changed their lives. We kick off Season One with a musician who has had one of the fastest rises in Irish music as a solo artist. 

Nealo was once the lead man of hardcore band Frustration, but over the past year or so he shifted gears. Now one of the darlings of the Irish hip hop scene, Nealo has sold out numerous headline show, supported the likes of Saba and YG and packed out tents at some of the biggest festivals in the country. In this episode he shows his eclectic taste and gives us a glimpse at why he was able to so seamless transition from making bone-rattling punk to dishing out laid back flows over mellow beats.

This is THE TEN tracks that changed your life, by The Tenth Man.

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