Simple Times Press

2008:

• “Franks for the memories: Corkman wins film award”, Evening Echo, October 15, 2008
• “It's Franks and the Barracka: Cork promised a ‘Grand Parade’ as music legends unite”, Evening Echo, July 25, 2008
• “Cameras roll on Cork rock scene”, Evening Echo, July 2, 2008
• “Lord Mayor Cllr Brian Bermingham leads the parade with The Frank and Walters prior to their gig in the Irish Examiner Spiegeltent on Wednesday”, Evening Echo, June 27, 2008
• “Frank And Walters lead city on a Grand Parade”, Evening Echo, June 26, 2008
• “Franks to do a Grand Parade to Spiegeltent”, Evening Echo, June 24, 2008
• “A Cork Institution: The Frank and Walters” (part 2), RSVP, April 2008
• “A Cork Institution: The Frank and Walters” (part 1), RSVP, April 2008
• “Franks' divine intervention”, Evening Echo, April 25, 2008
• “Music Book of the Fortnight: Jack Lyons, A Renewed Interest in Reading”, Hot Press, April 23, 2008
• “A Frank account of musical talent: Author Jack Lyons launches new book on Cork's Frank And Walters”, Evening Echo, March 27, 2008
• “Jack puts the Franks into print: Family and Friends turn out in force for launch of book on The Frank And Walters”, Evening Echo, March 25, 2008
• “Standing up for the underdog”, Evening Echo, March 20, 2008
• “Book on Cork Favourite The Frank And Walters”, March 14, 2008
• “Launch of Frank and Walters book tonight”, Evening Echo, March 13, 2008
• “El tiempo ralentizado: The Frank & Walters”, Soyuz, February 29, 2008
• “The Frank and Walters hit newly opened Music Factory”, Kilkenny Advertiser, February 28, 2008
• “A Renewed Interest in the Frank And Walters: Cork writer Jack Lyons talks to Mark McAvoy about his new book about band the Frank And Walters, A Renewed Interest in Reading”, Evening Echo, 14 February 2008

2007:

• Review of A renewed interest in happiness, LaNetro, 2007
• “Frankly — gig is a Cork tradition”, Evening Echo, December 27, 2007
• “Christmas Event Guide”, Cork Independent, December 20, 2007
• Review of Live at the Spiegeltent, Evening Echo, December 13, 2007
• “The Frank and Walters return”, Galway Independent, December 5, 2007
• “Dickie Rock Single of the Fortnight: The Frank & Walters City Lights”, Hot Press, October 2007
• “Frank and Walters return with a Corker”, The Scene, 26 October 2007
• Review of City Lights, Evening Echo, October 18, 2007
• Review of City Lights, Evening Echo, September 27, 2007
• Review of A Renewed Interest in Happiness, The Horn, 13 September 2007
• “Starring role for Trixie the dog in pop video”, Evening Echo, August 9, 2007
• “Franks want fans to strut their stuff in latest video shoot”, Evening Echo, August 6, 2007
• “Franks to wow Mitchelstown”, Evening Echo, August 2, 2007
• “Jack to deliver on Frank and Walters book”, Evening Echo, July 18, 2007
• “Franks get ready to record new album”, Evening Echo, 16 June 2007
• Interview: “The Frank and Walters — Ashley”, Flaming Youth, 4 May 2007
• Review of Fight, Hot Press, 30 April 2007
• “It's the Frank and Walters” (review of Fight), Waterford News & Star, April 26, 2007
• Review of A Renewed Interest In Happines, Muzikalia, April 24, 2007
• “Entrevista: The Frank & Walters”, Mondo Sonoro, April 18, 2007
• Review of A Renewed Interest in Happiness, Spex.de, 13 April 2007
• Review of the Fight single, Evening Echo, 5 April 2007
• “Franks return to get Cork rocking”, Evening Echo, March 21, 2007
• “Recomanacions - Dijous, 1 de Febrer del 2007”, iCat fm, February 1, 2007
• “The Frank & Walters live at The Savoy Theatre, Cork”, Hot Press, 15 January 2007

2006:

• Review of Souvenirs, Spex.de, 2006
• Photos of The Frank And Walters at the Carling Academy bar, Islington, Sat 18 Feb 2006, at the Borderline, Charing Cross, London, Fri 11 Nov 2005, and at the Water Rats, Kings Cross, London, Sat 25 Jun 2005, The Red Penguin, 2006
• Review of Souvenirs, Outlawtorn.at, 2006
• “The Frank and Walters + Hybrasil @ Islington Bar Academy, London, 18 February 2006”, a live review, musicOMH, 2006
• Review of Souvenirs, in.gr, 2006
• Review of Souvenirs, ideabiografica, 2006
• Review of Souvenirs, Tele2, 2006
• Review of You Asked Me, Phoenix FM, 2006
• “Miles and Miles” promotional video press release, Louth, Newry & Mourne Film Commission, 2006
• Review of Renewed Interest in Happiness, cluas.com, December 2006
• “Frankly fantastic”, Evening Echo, December 28, 2006
• “Global Pulse: Irish Eccentrics Still Frank After All These Years”, Billboard, December 16, 2006
• “Interview: The Frank And Walters”, Soundmag, December 12, 2006
• Review of A Renewed Interest in Happiness, Junk in the Box / Paradise Garden, December 3, 2006
• “Back to the future with The Franks”, The College View, November 2006
• “Whats On: The Frank and Walters”, Limerick Post, November 2006
• Review of A Renewed Interest in Happiness (and gig listing), Dolan's Pub, November 2006
• “In Review: A Renewed Interest in Happiness”, Trinity News, 28 November 2006
• “The Frank and Walters - not just a happy-go-lucky band”, Galway Advertiser, November 23, 2006
• “Franks bring it all back home”, Evening Echo, November 17, 2006
• “It's the Franks after all!”, Waterford News & Star, November 16, 2006
• “Frankly Happy”, Ex2, November 14, 2006
• “A renewed interest in The Frank and Walters”, Drop-D, 12 November 2006
• “The Frank & Walters help suicide avoidance campaign”, Hot Press, November 9, 2006
• Review of A Renewed Interest in Happiness, Kilkenny Advertiser, 8 November 2006
• “Frankly, they do give a damn”, The Irish Examiner, November 6, 2006
• “Interview: Emerging from the wilderness”, The Sunday Times, November 5, 2006
• Review of A Renewed Interest in Happiness, The Irish Times, November 3, 2006
• “Frank and Walters tune up to make happy music”, The Kingdom, October 26, 2006
• “Frank and Walters are back”, The Tuam Herald, October 26, 2006
• “At home with Paul Linehan”, Hot Press, 26 October 2006
• “Frankly, we're back”, Evening Echo, October 25, 2006
• Review of A Renewed Interest In Happiness, Hot Press, 24 October 2006
• “SMS — October 16-22”, RTÉ, October 16, 2006
• “Ad battles depression stigma”, Evening Echo, October 8, 2006
• “Franks find renewed interest in happiness and live gigs”, Evening Echo, October 5, 2006
• “Miles of smiles for Franks' fans as band wows City Hall”, Evening Echo, October 2, 2006
• “Artist Profile: The Frank and Walters”, Tain Festival, September 2006
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Indiecater Records, September 2006
• Review of Miles and Miles, Evening Echo, 21 September 2006
• “The Frank and Walters to rock Cork in the final Vodafone Access Music gig in 2006”, Vodafone, 20 September 2006
• “The Frank and Walters fundraising for self funded school — a school with a difference”, Indymedia Ireland, September 18, 2006
• “New Frank & Walters single ‘Miles and Miles’ out Fri 29th September!”, press release, FIFA Records, 28 August 2006
• “The Frank and Walters Live”, Donal, July 20, 2006
• “The Frank and Walters are Killarney bound this month”, The Kingdom, July 05, 2006
• “The Frank & Walters go to jail”, Hot Press, 16 June 2006
• “Fight sees Franks go to prison”, Daily Star, June 15, 2006
• Review of The best of The Frank & Walters, Diario del Alto Aragón, May 26, 2006
• “The Frank And Walters presentan sus grandes éxitos en directo”, Fanzine Digital, May 17, 2006
• “En Ruta: The Frank & Walters”, El Mundo, May 17, 2006
• “Noticias: Lo Mejor de The Frank And Walters”, Razzmatazz, May 10, 2006
• Live review: “Frank & Walters / iDou / Hybrasil @ The New Roscoe, Leeds”, Sandman, April 2006
• Colm O'Sullivan writes about “the recent and future happenings of Cork band The Frank and Walters”, Evening Echo, April 27, 2006
• “Biografia: The Frank And Walters (Grupo Indie Pop)”, Redcasting, April 25, 2006
• “The Frank & Walters: Presentan en España ‘Souvenirs’”, Mentes-Inquietas, April 20, 2006
• “frank & walters : interview (so. 16.04.06 / mandarin kasino hh)”, the revolver club, April 16, 2006
• Review of Souvenirs, Kronic, April 13, 2006
• Review of Souvenirs, Nillson, April 11, 2006
• “The Frank And Walters Interview”, PopZine.de, March 2006
• Review of Trains, Boat and Planes, Indiepop.it, March 2006
• Review of Souvenirs, c|net, March 24, 2006
• Review of Souvenirs, PopZine.de, March 20, 2006
• Review of Souvenirs, Kataweb, March 15, 2006
• “Franks pray for church session”, Evening Echo, March 8, 2006
• “the frank and walters — pics: jay doherty”, Indie Delights, February 2006
• “Music Life: Frankly nostalgic”, The Belfast Telegraph, 29 January 2006

2005:

• Review of Souvenirs, Hot Press, 2005
• “The Frank and Walters + Hybrasil @ Borderline, London, 11 November 2005”, a live review, musicOMH, 2005
• Gig review: “Tsumani Aid Benefit Gig, The Savoy, Friday 21st January”, Dropped, 2005
• Review of Souvenirs, A découverir absolument, 2005
• “Artist Profile: The Frank and Walters”, Róisín Dubh, 2005
• “The Franks blown away by rousing reception: Savoy, December 28, 2005”, Evening Echo, December 29, 2005
• “2005: The year that Cork came alive”, Hot Press, 9 December 2005
• Review of Souvenirs, musicOMH, November 2005
• “Reviews: The Frank And Walters - Souvenirs - Best of the Month”, Avopolis, November 2005
• Review of Souvenirs, Junk in the Box / Paradise Garden, November 22, 2005
• “Frankly, Mr Keating”, interview with Ashley Keating, review of Souvenirs, SIN, November 7, 2005
• “The Return of The Frank and Walters”, Limerick Post, November 5, 2005
• “Founding Frank and Walters members Ashley Keating and Paul Linehan talk to Tom Dunne about their new album and adventures in the Far East”, Evening Echo, November 3, 2005
• Review of Souvenirs, Entertainment Ireland, November 2, 2005
• Review of Souvenirs, (deletia)land, October 29, 2005
• Review of You Asked Me, IMRO, October 28, 2005
• “The Franks return with a bang!”, The Scene, October 20, 2005
• “Still the Leeside legends after all”, review of Souvenirs, Evening Echo, October 20, 2005
• Review of Souvenirs and transcription of interview with Dave Fanning, Indie-Boy Traqueur, October 17, 2005
• “From the archives: Frank and Walters 1996”, Mr. Red Penguin's MP3 Heaven, October 15, 2005
• Review of Souvenirs, The Irish Times, October 14, 2005
• Review of You Asked Me, Hot Press, October 13, 2005
• “Album Of The Week: The Frank And Walters Souvenirs”, TODAY FM, October 11-17, 2005
• Review of Souvenirs, Hot Press, October 10, 2005
• “Pop: The song remains the same”, The Sunday Times, October 9, 2005
• “Frankly speaking”, Cork Independent, October 6, 2005
• “Frank and Walters for in-store gig”, RTÉ, October 5, 2005
• Interview by Eddie Curry, Phoenix FM, June 25, 2005
• “Rock 'n' Roll Friday”, Munster Express, January 7, 2005

2004:

• “ The Frank and Walters, Cork Indie popsters, play Whelans on Saturday, the 11th of December”, Dublinks, 2004
• Review of Trains, Boats and Planes, cluas.com, 2004
• “Frankly frighteningly good show expected from Frank and Walters”, Galway Advertiser, October 28, 2004
• Review of Trains, Boats & Planes, 50WordReview, October 28, 2004

2003:

• Review of Trains, Boats & Planes, Nitro-Music, 2003
• Review of Dave Couse: Genes, reviewed by Ashley Keating, Freakscene, 2003
• Review of Best of..., Indiepop, 2003
• Review of Trains, Boats and Planes, British Folk Now, August 6, 2003
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, MusicEmissions.com, March 30, 2003
• Review of The Frank And Walters, Why Not?, March 3, 2003
• “Frank & Walters Live, Savoy, Tue 11th Feb 2003”, ExpliCIT, February 2003

2002:

• Review of Trains, Boats, and Planes, TinyRecords, circa 2002
• The Frank & Walters John Peel Sessions, BBC, circa 2002
• Review of The Frank & Walters, allmusic, circa 2002
• Review of Glass, allmusic, circa 2002
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, allmusic, circa 2002
• Review of Grand Parade, allmusic, circa 2002
• Review of Trains, Boats and Planes, allmusic, circa 2002
• Review of Best of, Verstärker, 2002
• Band biography, Setanta Records, 2002
• Review of Best of..., Popchild, 2002
• Review of Best Of, Rock+Roll, 2002
• Review of The Frank And Walters, musicOMH, 2002
• “Die wahrscheinlich beste Band der Welt”, Gaesteliste, 2002
• Gig Review: “The Frank and Walters, Whelan's, Dublin, 21 December 2002”, cluas.com, 2002
• Review of Best Of, Avopolis, 2002
• Review of Glass, The Original Sin, 2002
• Review of The Frank and Walters, Coup Franc!, 2002
• Review of Best of, POP news, September 2002
• “Frankly Speaking”, review of Best of, Hot Press, 12 September 2002
• Review of Best of, Westzeit, September 11, 2002
• “What a corker”, review of Best of, Hot Press, 3 September 2002
• Rattlebag: The Frank and Walters play live in studio and discuss their music, RTÉ, August 22, 2002
• Review of The Frank and Walters — Best Of..., RTÉ, August 21, 2002
• “Köln goes P!O!P!”, Gaesteliste, August 15, 2002
• Review of The Best Of, Entertainment Ireland, August 14, 2002
• Gig Review: “Frank & Walters, Bantry, Mussel Fair”, Whisperin & Hollerin, May 10, 2002
• “Live Reviews: The Frank And Walters at An Club”, Rock+Roll, January 1, 2002

2001:

• Review of The Frank And Walters live at Sala Astin, Barcelona, 23-02-2001, Popchild, 2001
• “The Frank and Walters: Melodías de Cristal”, review of live show at Moby Dick (Madrid), 21.02.01, IndyRock, 2001
• Review of Glass, Gaesteliste, 2001
• Review of Glass, Where's The Craic, 2001
• Review of the Underground single, Strange Fruit, 2001
• Review of Glass, pennyblackmusic, 17 December 2001
• “After all (the Christmas pudding)...”, Hot Press, December 14, 2001
• Review (?) of Grand Parade, Changgo's Recommendation, 13 November 2001
• Review of Glass, Intro.de, August 14, 2001
• Review of Underground, Music Club, April 2001
• Review of Glass, The War Against Silence, April 19, 2001
• Review (?) of Grand Parade, Chocoblock (?), March 14, 2001
• Review of Glass, Compact, February 2001
• “The Frank and Walters: En el nombre de pop”, evas!ón, February 25, 2001
• “The Frank & Walters | En la sombra”, evas!ón, February 16, 2001
• “Waarom op zijspoor?”, a review of Glass, Het Uitjournaal, Rotterdams Dagblad, 12 februari 2001
• Review of Glass, dotmusic, January 30, 2001
• Review of Glass, The Independent, 26 January 2001
• Review of Glass, NME, January 24, 2001
• Review of Glass, The Guardian, January 12, 2001
• Review of Underground, NME, January 11, 2001

2000:

• “Entrevista a The Frank And Walters”, El Planeta Amarillo, 2000
• “Interview to The Frank And Walters”, El Planeta Amarillo, 2000
• Review of Glass, Popchild, 2000
• “The Frank and Walters @ LA2, London, 20 October 2000”, a live review, musicOMH, 2000
• Live review: “The Frank and Walters @ Olympia, Dublin, 29 October 2000”, musicOMH, 2000
• Review of Glass, musicOMH, 2000
• Review of Glass, MiC, 2000
• Review of Glass, Groove, 2000
• Review of Glass, cluas.com, 2000
• Reviews of Beauty Becomes More Than Life (1999) and Glass (2000), WOW!
• Review of Glass, Sunday Tribune, 2000
• Review of Glass, The Red Penguin, 2000
• Review of Glass, Muse.ie, 2000
• Review of The Frank And Walters live @ Fibbers, York, April 2000, possibly published in The Midlands, 2000
• Review of The Frank And Walters live @ LA2, London, 20 October 2000, Channel 5 TeleText / Indierama.com, 2000
• Review of Glass, Channel Fly, 2000
• Review of Glass, POP news, December 2000
• Gig Review: “The Frank & Walters / Dave Couse, Savoy Theater, Cork — 20 Dec 2000”, cluas.com, December 2000
• Review of Glass, Eesti Ekspress, December 14, 2000
• Review of Glass, Kronic, December 10, 2000
• “Live Reviews: The Frank & Walters: The Point”, Nightshift, November 2000
• Review of Glass, Release, November 21, 2000
• “Glass Album from a Band That Inspired”, Sunday Mirror, October 25, 2000
• Review of Glass, The Sunday Herald, October 15, 2000
• Review of Glass, Hot Press, 12 October 2000
• Review of Glass, Entertainment Ireland, October 3, 2000
• Gig review: “My Vitriol, Frank & Walters, Cinefilm, Vegastones — The Foundry, Sheffield (UK) — 26th April 2000”, Vanguard Online, May 2000
• Tour review: “York”, The Irish Examiner, April 2000
• Review of Something Happened To Me, NME, March 4, 2000
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Drawer B, February 4, 2000

1999:

• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Chronic'art, circa 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, ROCKIST, circa 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Magnétophone, circa 1999
• Photographs of The Frank And Walters at Reading Festival 1999, The Yellow Melodies, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, El Planeta Amarillo, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Citysearch, 1999
• Short reviews of Trains Boats And Planes, Grand Parade, Beauty Becomes More Than Life and Glass, Piero Scaruffi's Music Review, 1999
• “Let's do it in the van!”, interview with The Frank and Walters' Paul Linehan, musicOMH, 1999
• “The Frank and Walters @ The Borderline, London, 17 September 1999”, a live review, musicOMH, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, musicOMH, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, MiC, 1999
• “The Frank & Walters — La Boule Noire — 27/09/99”, Le Cargo!, 1999
• Promotional video for “Plenty Times” (1999)
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Ink19, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Djouls.com, 1999
• “The Frank & Walters: Biography”, allmusic, 1999
• Review of the Plenty Times single, The College Tribune, 1999
• Review of the Plenty Times single, Uyen's vanity space, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Virgin.net, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Muse.ie, 1999
• Interview, Muse.ie, 1999
• “Interview with The Frank And Walters”, The Irish Examiner, 15 December 1999
• “Even More Beautiful In Real Life”, Sunday Mirror, December 5, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Consumable, November 1, 1999
• Review of the Plenty Times single, Sorted magAZine, October 1999
• Press release for Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Red Ink Records, October 5, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Q, September 1999
• Review of Plenty Times, Hot Press, 15 September 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, epulse, August 20, 1999
• Review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, NME, July 1999
• “Franks Talking”, Hot Press, 26 May 1999
• “It's a Beauty”, review of Beauty Becomes More Than Life, Hot Press, 12 May 1999

1998:

• Interview, Muse.ie, circa 1998
• Review of Grand Parade, The Architectural Dance Society, 1998
• Review of Grand Parade, Music Central, 1998
• Review of Grand Parade, NME, 1998
• Review of Colours, Let The Music Do The Talking, 1998
• Review of Indian Ocean EP, The Big Takeover, 1998
• Short review of Grand Parade, POPtime, 1998
• Review of Grand Parade, Creative Loafing, 1998
• Review of Grand Parade, Lollipop, Fall 1998
• “Love in the afternoon: The Frank and Walters and Sully argue over lyrics”, eye Weekly, June 11, 1998
• Review of Grand Parade, Ink19, May 1998
• Review of Grand Parade, The War Against Silence, April 23, 1998
• Review of Grand Parade, Outdex CD Review, February 1998
• Review of Indian Ocean, The War Against Silence, January 29, 1998

1997:

• Press release from Setanta Records, 1997
• Review of Grand Parade, Q, 1997
• Artist Information: The Frank and Walters, MCD.ie, 1997
• “The Frank & Walters: New-Wave Baptism”, The Boston Phoenix, October 16, 1997
• Review of Indian Ocean, epulse, September 19, 1997
• Interview with Paul Linehan, NME, July 1997
• Review of Grand Parade, les Inrocks, July 23, 1997
• “Almost Bloomsday With The Frank & Walters”, Hot Press, 9 July 1997
• Interview, Irish Independent, April 1997

1996:

• Paul Linehan talks about the The Smiths is dead compilation, les Inrocks, 27 nov. 1996
• Review of Grand Parade, Intro.de, November 17, 1996
• “The Frank & Walters Interview”, The Sunday Times, September 1996
• Interview, The Sunday Times, September 1996
• Review of Indian Ocean, e.p., August 1996

1992:

• Review of Trains, Boats and Planes, Hot Press, 19 November 1992
• “Images — 16-page faffing about in photo-booths special”, Select, May 1992

1991:

• Review of The Frank And Walters EP 1, NME, 1991
• Review of EP2, NME, September 21, 1991
• Review of The Frank and Walters EP 1, Melody Maker, September 21, 1991
• Review of “The Frank & Walters, Camden Underworld, London, September 1991”, Melody Maker, September 14, 1991

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