I've got a taste for blood.

I went to see MGMT in Dublin a couple of weeks ago.

Now, unlike some, I think MGMT's debut album is pretty great. Not just those incredible singles - there's two or three other tracks I'll still listen to come 2020 - and I'll be playing 'Kids' in DJ sets until the end of time.

But this gig was absolutely, unbelievably, sensationally, impressively awful. Yet for the majority of the show, the sold out Ambassador crowd seemed to be under the impression that those hippies onstage had powers to heal, to give life and to change your concept of sound forever.

Yet here I am, listening to a guitar solo that seems longer than Lent, feeling like an outsider - the only person in on a wonderful scam (outside of the band themselves).

Here's them semi-miming through 'Kids' at a gig in July. Seriously, check out the guitar solo at 2'22. Seriously!!!!

That guitar solo reminds me too much of this.

I wrote my review anyway, expecting a little bit of grief. I was worried that people would assume I was being outspoken or controversial just for the sake of it, when that really wasn't the case. Truth be told, I actually held back while writing that review - the one on our site had been toned down from an earlier, vitriolic draft I'd written on the Enterprise.

That in mind and I was pretty pleased when a few people said to me they appreciated where I was coming from and agreed with every word. Turns out I'm not the only person who was shocked at just how bad this band are onstage, yet for some reason no one had said a word. No one I know, anyway.

Quite the opposite in fact - people described their show at Oxegen as, at worse - a triumphant, highlight of the weekend, at best - a life changing musical orgasm. But even that lot are now admitting it was the sense of occasion which was great, not the performance, which was (when they thought about it) just a wee bit awful.

So which sacred cow is next to face being slayed? What band/album/gig that everyone raves about did you think was horrendous, but feel like you really shouldn't say?

It's an opinion amnesty.

For me, the ultimate sacred cow is Bob Dylan. Other than his glorious showing, singing TV theme tunes for Eyebrowy, I don't see what the big deal is.

Definitely, his finest hour:

I think his voice is irritating, he doesn't know what a decent chorus sounds like and he relies way too much on a lyric. A 'real' fan of music, the kind who reads Mojo Magazine and appreciates a good box set, really should like Bob Dylan, yet I dislike pretty much everything he has recorded.

There, I said it.

Should I feel bad, or just get on with my life?

And don't get me started on Metallica....

Well, isn't this a wee bit class. Yet another place for myself, Hamill, McClean & Bell to spout our total nonsense (and the occasional bit of sense), as if TV and radio wasn't enough!

Which frankly, it isn't.

On behalf of ATL producer Paul McClean, ATL dance presenter Paul Hamill, myself and our residant brainiac Warren Bell, welcome to the ATL Blog.

We're all dead excited about this! The idea is to pack this blog full of a nice balance of relevant information and whatever nonsense is on our mind. There'll be pointers to new Irish music we're loving, maybe some classic stuff... basically, the best of the tuneage we pimp out every week on our lovely radio show.

While it'll mostly be about, you know... the music... we're also planning on linking to our favourite daft websites and maybe the odd funny youtube clip - whatever is on our mind that may be of interest. We'll also be giving you a heads-up on the best local gigs as soon as they come to our attention, so if you subscribe to an RSS feed of this Blog you might find yourself closer to the front of the queue for tickets than you were before. And, of course, we've a few ideas for some other bits and bobs we'll be including on a semi-regular basis, but that's all top-secret at the minute. Mainly because we don't know yet what they'll be.

Most important of all though, is your input!

You can comment on any of the blogs and we're really hoping you do so! If you think we're talking gibberish - say so! To do so, you'll need to register via the BBC's Single Sign On system. The best instructions can be found on the iPM blog, but it means that, as well as being able to join in the larks here, you can also contribute to a host of other BBC Blogs and services. Well worth the couple of minutes and thinking up yet another witty password we reckon.

If there's something you think we can help you with - either via the blog or just in general - say so! If you'd like us to track down a specific track, a setlist from a gig or if you want the inside information on the movements of some random band - say so!

If you've ideas for stuff we should cover or you want to tell us about your own band - well, this is as good a place as anywhere to do it.

The idea is that every Thursday or Friday we'll have our WEEKLY BIG BLOG, which will include updates about our favourite bands and what's happening with ATL and across the music scene in Northern Ireland and a few other weekly treats. After that, expect at least two or three random blogs every week, depending on what's happening or just what's on our mind.

So, look out for the first blog proper, and some random posting, sometime next week.

In the meantime, here is a youtube video of a ninja cat.

Big love,

Rigsy & the ATL team!!!!