Album of the Week – 12/06/20 This week is a bit of a mixed bag with no major releases that scream for your attention. Jehnny Beth of ‘Savages’ fame has released To […]
Album of the Week – 12/06/20
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Bill & Ted Face The Music – Details Announced
Bill & Ted Face The Music – Details Announced We have a confirmed release date of the 21st of August (Covid dependent, I would imagine). We have a trailer (below) that looks […]
Pillow Queens – In Waiting – Album Details
Pillow Queens – In Waiting – Album Details Announce debut album In Waiting for September 25th via Pillow Queens Records – Share video for new single “Handsome Wife” out Friday 12th June We’ve […]
Solitude Sounds: The Blue Nile – High
Solitude Sounds: The Blue Nile – High by Killian Laher The Blue Nile released their fourth album ‘High’ in 2004, a mere eight years after their previous album. The slow drift of […]
New Music – Thread Song by Sally Anne Morgan
New Music – Thread Song by Sally Anne Morgan I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t the photo above that won me over to featuring this song. What’s not to love […]
Dublin Fringe Festival: Pilot Light Edition
Dublin Fringe Festival: Pilot Light Edition September 5 – 20 One a day where many shops reopen around the country we bring you news of the Dublin Fringe Festival which is due […]
Album of the Week – 05/06/20
Album of the Week – 05/06/20 This week sees new releases from — No Age (Goons Be Gone), John Herndon of Tortoise under the guise of Grape Dope (Arthur King Presents A […]
Modern Nature – Annual – Album Review
Modern Nature – Annual – Album Review by Killian Laher Modern Nature follow up last year’s impressive ‘How To Live’ album with a new mini-album. With Will Young absent this time, former […]
Videodrome – Future Ruins – Martin Garde Abildgaard
Videodrome – Future Ruins – Martin Garde Abildgaard Long time readers may know that we’ve featured the work of Martin Garde Adilgaard on several other occasions and it’s always interesting! Martin was […]
Festival of Writing and Ideas – Borris House – Podcasts
Festival of Writing and Ideas – Borris House – Podcasts While the Borris based Festival has been rescheduled to the 18th to 20th of September “by which time we hope it may […]
New Music – Ohmme – Selling Candy
New Music – Ohmme – Selling Candy Something sweet below from the Chicago based duo Ohmme. Their new album ‘Fantasize Your Ghost’ is released on June 5th via Joyful Noise Recordings. They’ve […]
Contact – A Travelling Theatre Performance
CONTACT – A Travelling Theatre Performance Presented by Corcadorca and Cork Midsummer Festival Date: 11-14 June, 18-21 June 2020 – Various locations around Cork City If you’re lucky enough to be in […]
Solitude Sounds: The Sewing Room – And Nico
Solitude Sounds: The Sewing Room – And Nico by Killian Laher The Sewing Room was a sort of off-shoot of the Stars of Heaven, the sort of softer side to them. The […]
Album of the Week – 30-05-20
Album of the Week – 30-05-20 This week is a little bit slow, but there are a few albums worth checking out with some interesting new Irish music from Brigid Mae Power […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy – Album Review
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways to New Italy – Album Review by Killian Laher One of the hotter guitar bands around is the Australian group Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. They are […]
New Irish Music – Paddy Hanna – Cannibals
New Irish Music – Paddy Hanna – Cannibals The Hill – New album out September 25th – New single “Cannibals” out Friday 29th May Some a little left of centre from Paddy Hanna with the […]
Rialto – Film Review
Rialto – Film Review by P McGovern Director: Peter Mackie Burns Writer: Mark O’Halloran Stars: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tom Glynn-Carney, Monica Dolan In the sea of recent overhyped movies, propped up by the reputation of fashionable directors, […]
Control – Playstation 4 Pro – Game Review
Control – Playstation 4 Pro – Game Review by Oliver Mooney Control is an award-winning videogame by Remedy Entertainment, released in August 2019. The game begins with Jesse, the protagonist, arriving at […]
Carlow Arts Festival Presents ‘Slices’
Carlow Arts Festival Presents ‘Slices’ Find out more about the Carlow Arts Festival here. I can only imagine the amount of work that goes into planning an arts festival! Carlow Arts Festival […]
Interview with Ash Orphan – Part 2
Interview with Ash Orphan – Part 2 We had the chance to put some questions to Ash Orphan about his new album ‘The Man who fell from the Moon’ which was released […]
Solitude Sounds: Soundgarden – Down On The Upside
Solitude Sounds: Soundgarden – Down On The Upside by Killian Laher Soundgarden released Down On The Upside in 1996, just before the band went on hiatus for a number of years. This […]
Dublin Dance Festival Digital Capsule
Dublin Dance Festival Digital Capsule 29 May – 7 June – Full Lineup While the Dublin Dance Festival was just one of the many casualties of our current crisis, they have managed […]
Album of the Week – 22/05/20
Album of the Week – 22/05/20 Tim Burgess has created something quite lovely with his album listening parties! It’s an exploration of music, new and old and gives many insights into the […]
Solitude Sounds: The Posies – Frosting On The Beater
Solitude Sounds: The Posies – Frosting On The Beater by Killian Laher The impression I had of The Posies is that of a slightly fey, strum along band who listened to a […]
Beatlebone – Kevin Barry – Audible Book Reivew
Beatlebone – Kevin Barry – Audible Book Review Narrated by: Kevin Barry Where can the most famous man in the world find peace and calm? Where can he just be himself without the […]
Trial by Media – Netflix – Review
Trial by Media – Netflix – Review Streaming now on Netflix True crime documentaries really helped put Netflix on the map as a streaming service and this is the latest addition to […]
And The Music Plays On…
And The Music Plays On… by Fran Winston For many artists, the CoVid lockdown is proving extremely frustrating. Perhaps especially for musicians as they can have a wonderful track due to land […]
Solitude Sounds: Lou Reed & John Cale – Songs for Drella
Solitude Sounds: Lou Reed & John Cale – Songs for Drella by Killian Laher Lou Reed was on a particularly strong creative streak in the late 80s/early 90s, and in 1990 he […]
Interview with Ash Orphan – Part 1
Interview with Ash Orphan – Part 1 We had the chance to put some questions to Ash Orphan about his new album ‘The Man who fell from the Moon’ which was released […]
