The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (published by Little, Brown) A good book is a wonderful thing to ease the transition to the dark winter evenings. Ideally such a book should be long […]
The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt – Book Review
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Things to do in Dublin this week (11-11-13 to 17-11-13)
I think I’ve been trying to see Pere Ubu play live ever since I was about 16 (sadly neither today or yesterday), this Thursday is a chance to put that one right. […]
The Bear’s Tuxedo – Theatre Upstairs – Theatre Review
Billy Sedoza is a gay funeral director with a touch of flair, who else would have Pistachio the Elephant lower his zoo keeper into his grave? His flamboyance comes from his love […]
Volcano Choir – Vicar Street – 09-11-13 – Gig Review
I’ve been as guilty as any of thinking of the Volcano Choir as a Justin Vernon side project, but in truth it’s much more than that. In fact, Justin was only responsible […]
TV Preview – Mysterious Skin
TV Preview – Mysterious Skin – Film 4 Friday 15th November 1.20am I first saw Mysterious Skin in New York’s equivalent of the IFI, the IFC, while on honeymoon in 2005. I […]
Glenn Jones – Molloy & Dowling – 08-11-13 – Gig Review
This was my first trip to Molloy & Dowling as a venue and it’s always nice to see somewhere different. It is one of the quirkier places I’ve seen a gig in, […]
John Murry – Peppercanister Church – 23-02-14
I was a late convert to John Murry, and like all late converts, I took to his work with zeal! He’s visited these shores on a few occasions over the last few […]
New Movie Releases – 8-11-13
Want to hear something good about Gravity being released today? It means you don’t have to watch the bloody trailer anymore when you go to the cinema! I must have seen it […]
Brendan at the Chelsea – Project Arts Centre – Preview
There’s an interesting sounding play opening in the Project Arts Centre next week, Brendan at the Chelsea runs from Nov 12th to 16th and stars Adrian Dunbar, no less. It has just […]
David Byrne and St. Vincent – Brass Tactics EP – Free
Do you want even more reasons to like David Byrne and St. Vincent? Well, now they’re giving away free stuff, a five track EP to be exact, and all you have to […]
New Music: Mutual Benefit – Advanced Falconry
A song to get lost in, Advanced Falconry is one of those songs that soothes and cures the pain of the world. Sweet and languid, this is five minutes of layered harmonies, […]
The Summit – Irish Film wins Canadian Award
Some good news for the Irish film industry as ‘The Summit‘ has won an award at the Banff Film Festival, a festival that gives us the “best mountain films, books, and speakers”. […]
Movie Review – Philomena
Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is a journalist turned spin doctor who is down on his luck. He was at the centre of a political storm that ended up with him being discarded. […]
Goodbye ‘Fred’ – Whelans Dec 5th
“After 15 years, 4 albums and many good times Fred the band have decided to call it a day.” Whatever makes one band an overnight success and others never get a break, […]
Broken Song – Preview – IFI Nov 15th
The rap scene in Dublin is a rare and unusual beast. From the few rap gigs I’ve been to in Dublin, it attracts the crowd of die hard fans and a multitude […]
David Gray plays somewhere, sometime…
Yes, that’s right, David Gray is playing somewhere in Ireland in early December. I know this sounds like I haven’t exactly done the research necessary, but there’s a reason, even David doesn’t […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (4-11-13 to 10-11-13)
So the ghosts and ghouls are back in their box for another year, and we’re left facing into the run up to… well, I won’t say it yet, but you know what […]
TV Preview – Adventure Time and Regular Show – Cartoon Network – Daily
Midterm break is coming to an end and with it is the end of my daily diet of kids TV. Through the murky haze of Doc McStuffins, Show Me Show Me, Sofia […]
Daylight Robbery- Ofegus Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Sometimes the bells and whistles of huge stage productions can leave us cold. Pantos are often too eager to draw in parents with adult references. The simplest, sweetest and well-crafted children’s shows […]
Musician Call Out for 12 Points Festival 2014 – Closing Date Nov 8th
This is for musicians only, the rest of you, out! Are they gone? Well, we’ll start anyway. Despite being grade three on the Recorder, I do not consider myself a musician, so […]
New Movie Releases – 1-11-13
If you see one movie this week… well, why limit yourself, really, see as many as you want, but Philomena is the one getting the plaudits. It seems to have gone done […]
The Mystery of Julia Holter – November 17th & 19th – Dublin
Something that’s been bugging me for a few weeks now, is a couple of listings in our gig guide. Julia Holter is a Los Angeles based multi instrumentalist that has been making […]
Bite Sized Movie Round Up – Blue Jasmine, Enough Said, Crash Reel
Blue Jasmine – This is the story of two sisters, one that has left a world of excess and comes to live with her sister who has nothing. She arrives at her […]
Halloween Movies – Witchcraft & Devilry
Our favourite in-house Horror movie specialist Mary McC is back, with this year’s Halloween special (just like the Simpsons!). This year the topic is Witchcraft and Devilry. It’s Hallowe’en so time for […]
Bite Size Movie Review – Thor: The Dark World (3D)
Alan Taylor – of Mad Men and Game of Throne’s (directorial) fame – directs this (post-Avengers) sequel to Kenneth Branagh’s surprisingly superb and quirky film Thor. In a nutshell Thor: The Dark […]
And the winnner is… James Blunt, I mean… Blake
Yes, very hard to believe, but Lauren Laverne accidentally called James Blake, ‘James Blunt’ at the Mercury Music Prize awards ceremony at London’s Roundhouse last night (Octover 30th). In fairness to her, […]
Spiel – Oct 31st Q&A
What are you doing for Halloween? Well, ok, maybe it’s not spooky, but there’s a series of fascinating Q&A sessions with the best and brightest from the Web Summit in the Stags […]
Guest Post: The Late David Turpin – 5 Favourite Horror Movies
As a dead man walking, we thought it was quite fitting that the Late David Turpin would give us an insight into his favourite horror movies. You can see the results below, and […]
The Cavalcaders – Nomad Theatre Network – Civic Theatre – Review
The Cavalcaders tells the story of a man leaving a cobblers shop where he has worked his whole life. As he stands and talks with the new owner, a fever takes hold […]
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