REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL PT. 5: Beyoncé, The Lightning Seeds, Patrick M. Barrett, Monty Python, Shaun Ryder & Dolly Parton are making our lockdown Tuesday much better

It's always a good day when there's new music from Patrick M. Barrett who magicked 'Hearts Off The Latch' up in just 24 hours. Putting his Hedge Schools guise to one side, he's operating this time round as Arrivalists. Whatever name he's using, Mr. B is consistently one of Ireland's best songwriters. A doff of the HP headphones too to Ruth Medjber formerly of this parish who supplied the ace cover photo.

While this year's bash is highly unlikely to go ahead, the Coachella: 20 Years In The Dessert , if you will, rockumentary is coming to YouTube on April 10 with Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Beyoncé, Ice Cube, Post Malone, Snoop, AC/DC, Moby and Madonna among those featuring.

He's yet to make the same impact here but Stateside Allen Stone is very much the blue eyed soulster of the moment. Hailing from Washington DC, he's understandably been compared to Stevie Wonder and all that other good stuff. Get ready to fall in love...

Tim Burgess keeps the listening parties coming with a double-bill tonight that includes Ian Broudie guiding us through the Lightning Seeds' Jollification. Due in Dublin just as the lockdown was starting, we know from past interview experience that he talks a great song. NEWSFLASH: We've just seen Tim asking Fontaines D.C. for a follow so he can DM 'em! Definitely on their listening party way soon are New Order, The Libertines, Paul Weller and Lloyd Cole.

The next two listening parties are tonight: @lanternstalk at 9pm with Spook The Herd and at 10pm @IanZBroudie will be tweeting us through @Lightning_Seeds’ Jollification, with special guest Riley Broudie tweeting from @Lightning_Seeds account. Join us #timstwitterlisteningparty pic.twitter.com/DBxcu9pS6Q

— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) March 31, 2020

Commencing Thursday Dolly Parton will be virtually tucking the kids in and reading them a bedtime story. Dolly's catering for a different part of her demographic by agreeing to do a 75th birthday Playboy photo-shoot.

Mac DeMarco introduces his “artist-run membership experience and a place to try out new ideas" with this frankly bonkers - but in a good way - trailer.

Avro Party have these gorgeous 'Love Above All' tees, which you should buy and then proud display emblazoned across your chest as part of the #HotPressMyLovelyTShirt

Small sizes now sold out x pic.twitter.com/zcTJEQxBeN

— Arvo Party (@arvoparty) March 31, 2020

If you're looking for a cracking lockdown interview with Shaun Ryder - "Basically I've been self-isolating for the past 10 years, apart from work" - have a read of:
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/shaun-ryder-i-think-ive-had-coronavirus-but-im-fine-ive-been-isolating-for-years-11965892

Any Norwegian Blues watching look away now... Our Comedy Classic of the Day comes courtesy of Michael Palin, John Cleese and his parrot who has ceased to be, shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible etc. etc.