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Where The Streets Have No Shame
Where The Streets Have No Shame
Last January Drogheda, County Louth was named one of the dirtiest towns in Ireland in the annual Irish Business Against Litter report – placed 39 out of 40 locations surveyed, only Dublin’s north inner city was judged to be even filthier. Although obviously not an achievement worth celebrating, this information will come as no surprise to anyone who has been visiting Drogheda over recent years…
Do you have your tickets yet for John and Edward’s Irish tour next month? If not, then you’d best hurry! The Irish popstar twins have just about sold out their DublinandDrogheda concerts, with limited tickets remaining for their date in Castlebar, County Mayo. €1 from each ticket sold will go to “Join Our Boys”, a charity set up to provide for the long-term support of the Naughton brothers, who all have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a debilitating and fatal disease.
The tour is to showcase their new album, due out later this month. We’ve already told you about Free Spirit, written by the twins, and inspired by US ice skater, Gracie Gold. We’re looking forward to the rest of the album too - with song titles like “Silent Raindrops”, “Ferocious”, “Ageless” and “Karma”, we’re both excited and intrigued at what they have in store for us!
Stage names in the entertainment business aren’t a new thing, but you might be surprised at the number of people in music who perform under a name they weren’t necessarily born with.
For instance, you probably already know that Lady Gaga was born Stefani Germanotta, and P!nk’s real name is Alecia Hart, but do you know what Lorde’s real name is?
John and Edward Grimes, who themselves are better known by their stage name, “Jedward”, were evidently pondering this last night when they tweeted about stage names:
It’s awesome that people know our real names it’s crazy all the people that have stage names!
— JEDWARD (@planetjedward) August 16, 2014
They tweeted about Jay Z (real name Shawn Corey Carter), Niki Minaj (born Onika Miraj), and Iggy Azalea, who before she renamed herself after the street she grew up on and her dog…was known by the equally spectacular Amethyst Amelia Kelly.
Oh! And in case you’re wondering about Lorde’s real name?
ELLA MARIJA LANI YELICH-O'CONNOR @lordemusic we can be royals because we like long names! we are gonna write you a card!
— JEDWARD (@planetjedward) August 16, 2014
Who knew?
John and Edward are preparing to release their fourth album late next month. The lead track, Free Spirit, is available on iTunes. The twins will be promoting their new album later in the year, starting with a 3 date Irish tour in Dublin,Drogheda, and Castlebar.
Watch Free Spirit here:
