Brought to you by Aer Lingus College Football Classic Game faces on, our capital city is about to come down with a serious case of football fever. Football stars, cheerleaders, marching bands – the full American football experience is about to come to Dublin. Taking place on Saturday August 29th in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, the […]
Brought to you by Bushmills Irish Whiskey Please drink responsibly. Over 18s only. Dublin is home to many pubs, most of them date back many years and carry a whole lot of history inside their doors – but The Brazen Head is the county’s oldest. Located on Bridge Street Lower, it is a key part […]
Brought to you by Bushmills Irish Whiskey Please drink responsibly. Over 18s only. While Camden Street boasts a healthy offering of pubs, none are quite tied to the history of the street like Devitt’s. Dating back more than 150 years, much like Bushmills, it is steeped in history, serving generation after generation. 78 Lower Camden […]
You’ve probably already seen the unreal Guinness ad that tells the story of John Hammond – the talent scout who spurned racial divisions in 1930s New York, and described himself as “the sometimes intolerant champion of tolerance”.
If you haven’t, then you need to watch it here.
In an era before civil rights when black and white musicians seldom played together, Hammond broke down (or ignored) these barriers in the name of great music, and went on to discover the legendary Billie Holiday, Count Basie and Benny Goodman.
Now, Guinness has brought contemporary artists on board to tell Hammond’s story through their own eyes.
First up is Rudimental – and you could hardly pick a more appropriate act, given that they themselves are a racially integrated band – who talk about the influence that cultural diversity has had on their music.
