10:30 – 11:00 Opening Remarks

Launch of Pop Music Management: Lessons from the Managers of Number One Albums by Michael Mary Murphy.

11:00 – 12:00 Fanzine Panel

Members of Ireland’s vibrant fanzine community discuss how, and why, to make ‘zines.

Featuring:

• Niall McGuirk (React fanzine)
• Cian Hynes (Riot 77 fanzine)
• Ciarán Ryan (Irish ‘zine historian)
• Rita Hynes (Drogheda fanzine archive)
• DJ MAL (Punc Fanzine)

12:00 – 12:30 Dublin Punk Authors Panel

Dublin musicians and members of the music scene discuss their music memories, their writing process and their love of storytelling.

• Bitzy Fitzgerald, The Strougers, The Lee Harveys, and author of Past the Point of Rescue
• Peter Jones, Paranoid Visions and author of Too Old To Die Young

12:30 – 13:15 Dublin Post-Punk Authors Panel

Dublin musicians and members of the music scene discuss their music memories, their writing process and their love of storytelling.

• Michael McCaughan, author of Coming Home: One man’s return to the Irish Language, The Battle of Venezuela
• John Fleming, The Prongs and author of The Now Now Express

13:15 – 14:15 Break

14:15 – 15:15 Art, Music and Culture Panel

A chat with Garry O’Neill, author of Where Were You?: Dublin Youth Culture & Street Style 1950-2000) and Niall McCormack, author of Grand Stuff: Label Art from Ireland.

15:15 – 16:15 Music, Writing, Art, Life

One-on-one in-depth interviews with

Paul Charles, booking agent for artists including Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, The Undertones, The Kinks, Van Morrison and author of Hi Love, You Just Dropped Your Glove – A McCusker Mystery. He is joined by Canadian singer/songwriter and best- selling author, Tara MacLean, author of The Song of the Sparrow.

16:15 – 16:30 Break

16:30 – 17:30 The Golden Age of Album Design

A talk with Joolz Denby, graphic designer for New Model Army, and Steve Averill, graphic designer for U2.