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Barry Walsh Aims for the Stratosphere on "Star Ride" Irish songwriter Barry Walsh aims straight for the stratosphere with his new single, "Star Ride." Decades removed from his stint leading ’90s power-pop outfit The Fireflys, Walsh is currently making music out of his home studio in Trim, Co. Meath, where he handles all production and instrumentation duties in collaboration with his son. https://open.spotify.com/track/72dSBhPQiQOJzRitdpJ5py?si=6392584b5a6d4dc4 The result is a supersonic rush of celestial pop that wears its 1950s sci-fi influences boldly on its sleeve. Think glammed-up, jangly guitar rock colliding with shredded riffs and massive, stacked heavenly harmonies. It operates on a continuously driving rhythm that bursts at the seams until it finally drops you into an expansive, zero-gravity chorus. Thematic gravity plays a massive role here. Walsh explores the tension between an earthbound soul and a wildly free-spirited love interes it is Mars staring entirely dumbfounded at Venus. Yet, the forward momentum remains fiercely uplifting. It pushes you to abandon mundane reality, risk the jump, and venture into the romantic void. The underlying promise is wonderfully reassuring: even if you completely miss the stars, you won’t come crashing back down empty-handed. [caption id="attachment_65697" align="alignnone" width="1728"] Barry Walsh Aims for the Stratosphere on "Star Ride"[/caption] If a catchy alternative pop anthem can so effortlessly bridge the cold physics of the universe with human romantic desire, what earthly excuses do the rest of us really have for staying grounded? Twitter(X), Bandcamp, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook

Happy Birthday to my homie back in Montréal @realcity_veteran71 ! Also known as the legendary Canadian pro skateboarder and head behind our crew @embassymtl ! Much Love to you n the fam! #Barrywalsh #bigopipe #happybirthday #momentoftruth #gangstar #positivecreations (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZzbd_JuLGl/?utm_medium=tumblr

One of my closest friends in Montréal, Barry Walsh @realcity_veteran71 had a birthday last week, Big Ups!! So this Throwback Thursday I’m sharing this painting from 2011 called “Moment of Truth”, which title came from a @gangstarr song. Barry n me are big fans of that hip hop duo, and it’s MC, Guru, had just passed those days. Barry was nice enough to let me take photos of himself to serve as reference for this painting and though it’s not specifically about him, still he’s always been chill n gracious about having his face all over the many products that came out of this piece. Anyways, what this painting is actually about is the archetype of the “normal city dude” as part of the spiritual evolution of the world. My intention was to show that spiritual warriors come in all disguises, not just the stereotypical ones. Skaters, surfers, street artists, tattoo, Nintendo, n sci fi geeks, etc are also part of the movement of consciousness becoming one again. We are all walking ourselves back home, to the infinite body of “Oneness”. Enough division based on our superficial differences! Just be the best person you can and have no judgement on the path of others. When you judge or criticize the process of fellow humans, you are not really helping them, just adding bad vibes to their load and widening the gap we are trying to eliminate. So just be the compassion you want to see in others. Anyways, back to Barry, I Love this old friend, pro skater, father, boom box collector, bmx’er, vinyl selector, writer, and a good hearted Rasta, doing his part raising good vibes in our island community. Bless Up!! #momentoftruth #barrywalsh #happybirthday #spoonb #acrylic #painting #throwbackthursday #tbt #citydude #spiritualevolution #oneness #visionaryart #classic #icon #familyman #rasta (at Quilmaná, Lima, Peru) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8gxeu-HGml/?igshid=tf17lv3k4ff2

My homie Barry Walsh @realcity_veteran71 just got this new pro model on @toplesspizza using a graphic I did to big up our legendary Montréal spot, the Big O Pipe. Go n hit him up if you want one! Much Love for my old friend and all the good vibes for holding down our beloved spot all of these years! 🙏💚🙏 #bigopipe #montreal #thebigo #barrywalsh #embassymtl #homies #skateboard #toplesspizza (at Montreal, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz--mObnYoG/?igshid=ph1pc7co0rbq

Happy new week! I got nothing specific to post today so I’ll just share this old painting on my kitchen wall. 2011’s “Moment of Truth” is about the evolution of our world not only through your stereotypical looking spiritual person, but also through normal city skater punks like myself and my homies (like my good friend legendary pro skater @barry_walsh_71 who helped me by being the reference to the central character). The point of the painting is that it takes all of us, regardless of styles or appearances, to act from a place of soul and help bring forth healing and goodness to planet earth. My gratitude to everybody doing their part! #momentoftruth #painting #acrylicpainting #classic #visionaryart #art #barrywalsh #proskater #skateboarder #skater #spiritual #changetheworld #crystalskull (at Plateau Mont-Royal)

I Love it when I get a visit from one of my best friends, @barry_walsh_71 from the @embassymtl crew! He's the legendary pro skater who was my reference for the painting "Moment of Truth". It's been great seeing this original urban Rasta grow through the years, especially now that he's a dad along @soularok . #barrywalsh #spoonb #spoonybee #boombox #ghettoblaster #embassycrew #embcmtl #records #vinyl (at Plateau Mont-Royal)

Yo Montreal! Tomorrow Saturday 22nd of April is Earth Day! I will be Live Painting from 10am to 5pm at @design_zola with @barry_walsh_71 from @embassymtl on the vinyl/boom box cultural selections! There will be henna, colouring party, Indian munchies n good vibes, so pass through!! 4441 St Laurent Blvd. #earthday #designzola #livepainting #spoonybee #barrywalsh