Mojo Mickybo – Review by Conor MacNamara Civic Theatre – Wed 15th – Sat 18th April // 8.15pm Mojo: Paul Cullen Mickybo: Brian O’Rourke Director: Carol Ryan Award winning writer Owen McCaffery returns […]
Mojo Mickybo – Civic Theatre – Review
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New Music – Tallest Man on Earth – Dark Bird Is Home
It’s Kristian Matsson and a guitar, and that’s all well and good, but then something happens and it becomes BIG! See what you think of the first single from the tall one’s […]
12 Points Festival – Project Arts Centre – 15-04-15 – Gig Review
12 Points Festival – Project Arts Centre – Opening Night – 15-04-15 – Review The 12 Points Festival has run for the last 9 years, showcasing some of the best European Jazz […]
The Salvation – Movie Review
The Salvation – Movie Review by Frank L Directed by Kristian Levring Writers: Anders Thomas Jensen, Kristian Levring Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan Set in North America in the […]
Record Store Day Dublin 2015 – Live Performances
Here are some of the top treats for Record Store Day (or weekend at this stage!). There are some great bands playing around the city, so get out and support your local […]
Jockey – WillFredd Theatre – Preview
The WillFreddians are back with a new show, this time the focus is on the world of Horse racing. It will star Emma O’Kane and directed by Sophie Motley. See the full […]
Glassland – Movie Review
Glassland – Movie Review Director: Gerard Barrett Writer: Gerard Barrett Stars: Will Poulter, Toni Collette, Jack Reynor John (Jack Reynor) is a young man in a working class area of Dublin. His […]
Dublin’s First Greek Film Festival – 23rd-26th April 2015
A Film Festival with a difference, as it focuses on the world of Greek Cinema. The festival has been set up by Kiki Konstantinidou and Aleksandra Szymbara. Kiki, originally from Greece, says […]
A Little Chaos – Movie Review
A little Chaos – Movie Review Director: Alan Rickman Writers: Jeremy Brock, Alison Deegan, Alan Rickman Stars: Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Stanley Tucci, Matthias Schoenaerts Kate Winslet plays a young hot-shot landscape […]
Julian Cope – One Three One – Book Review
One Three One – Julian Cope – Book Review When I first heard that Julian Cope had written a novel, the mind boggled. Julian is at the tender age of 57 and […]
David Gilmour leads impressive line up at Borris Festival of Ideas – June 5th – 7th
Yes, you read that right, Rock n’Roll royalty will be talking at Borris house on the weekend of Jun 5th to 7th. David Gilmour of Pink Floyd will be on stage with […]
Calexico – Edge of the Sun – Album Review
Calexico – Edge of the Sun – Album Review by Killian Laher American duo Calexico have been on the go for nearly 20 years, and return with their eight album, Edge of […]
The Decent One – Movie Review
The Decent One – Movie Review by C MacNamara Director/Wirter: Vanessa Lapa, Ori Weisbrod Starring: Tobias Moretti, Sophie Rois The Holocaust needs no assistance in illustrating the ghastly extents of man at […]
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit – Album Review
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit – Album Review We’ve been blabbing on about Courtney for a while now, and we’re not even sure why. […]
Things To Do In Dublin (13-04-15 – 19-04-15)
You are living in Musictown, and you may not event know it! Go explore here. There’s also some free lunchtime gigs in the Hugh Lane you can check out here. There’s also […]
The DUFF – Movie Review V2.0
The DUFF – Movie Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Ari Sandal Starring: Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca A. Santos, Skyler Samuels, Allison Janney, Ken Jeong, Nick Eversman In cinemas […]
International Literature Festival Dublin – 16th – 24th May 2015 – Preview
Details of this year’s International Literature Festival Dublin (formerly Dublin Writers Festival) has just been revealed, and there’s more than a few exciting names on the list. Names such as Irvine Welsh, […]
Jauja – Movie Review
Jauja – Movie Review by Frank L. Director: Lisandro Alonso Writers: Lisandro Alonso, Fabian Casas Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Ghita Nørby, Viilbjørk Malling Agger Patagonia 1882 is the time when the action begins. […]
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck – Movie Review
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck – Movie Review by Laura Marriott Director: Brett Morgen Writer: Brett Morgen Stars: Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Courtney Love Twenty one years on from when Kurt Cobain […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Smock Alley – Review
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Smock Alley – Review by Helen O’Leary Until April 11th. PurpleCoat Productions interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a thoroughly modern production. The play is one […]
Force Majeure – Movie Review
Force Majeure – Movie Review by Frank L. Directed by Ruben Ostlund Writer: Ruben Östlund Stars: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren In the French Alps, Tomas (Johannes Kuhnke) and his […]
The Man In Two Pieces – Theatre Upstairs – Review
A Man in Two Pieces written by Gerard Adlum – Review by Frank L. Theatre Upstairs – 07 April 2015 – 18 April 2015 Kerrigan (Stephen Brennan) is the actor and manager […]
Intentions – Civic Theatre – Review
Intentions – Civic Theatre – Review by C MacNamara DATE & TIME: Tues, 7th – Sat, 11th April // 8:15pm The Moogles Theatre Company Director/Writer: Alice Lynch Starring: Bernie O’Reilly, Catherine McKiernan […]
New Music – Benoît Pioulard – Shut-ins on Sunday See
We haven’t had anything that just swirls nicely here on the site for a while, so this was the perfect solution for that troubling problem. This is the single from Benoît Pioulard’s […]
Sinker – Jason Johnson- Book Review
Sinker – Jason Johnson – Book Review by Dan O’Neill Hook, Line and Sinker Imagine a circuit that goes round Europe with glamorous women, sponsorship, television rights and where the stars are […]
John Wick – Movie Review
John Wick – Movie Review by Conor Macnamara Director: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch Writer: Derek Kolstad Starring: Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Willem Dafoe It is an established fact that only bad guys […]
The Duff – Movie Review
The Duff – Movie Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Ari Sandel Writers: Josh A. Cagan (screenplay), Kody Keplinger (novel) Stars: Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell We’ve watched all the heavyweight Oscar […]
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts – Blaster – Album Review
Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts – Blaster – Album Review by Killian Laher Scott Weiland, formerly of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver has had a somewhat ‘chequered’ career. The Stone Temple […]
Things To Do In Dublin (06-04-15 – 12-04-15)
A new week dawns, and Easter has now departed. The first thing of note is the Easter 1916 events on in O’Connell street today. There is a new theatre production by Anu, […]
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