
I don’t quite remember the opening day of Tower Records, but I believe it started with a flourish, with East 17 causing quite a panic on Wicklow street and Loudon Wainwright appeasing […]
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I don’t quite remember the opening day of Tower Records, but I believe it started with a flourish, with East 17 causing quite a panic on Wicklow street and Loudon Wainwright appeasing […]
Is that really September creeping around the corner? The big event of this week is clearly the Picnic, but if you don’t have tickets by this stage, you won’t be going as […]
Elysium is a satellite city floating high above the earth below. It is a walled garden , a place for the rich to escape the poverty and crime on Earth, a perfect […]
The Imposter (2012) Dir: Bart Layton – Channel 4 22/8/13 The Imposter is the most intriguing tale of a Frenchman who convinces a Texan family that he is their 16 year old […]
Missionary Positions (2005) Dir: Bill Day. – Two Pastors Crusade against Porn This is a lo-fi documentary that tells the tale of two evangelical ministers, Craig Gross and Mike Foster, who decide […]
The Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 2013 runs from the 3 – 8 September 2013 at a variety of locations in the Dun Laoghaire area. The festival has a number of […]
The rarest of rate things is released this week, a sci-fi movie that gets good reviews? Well, better than average anyway. That’s the first once since…. ah… District 9? This is the […]
It’s getting close to the big event, with it only being just over a week away (seriously, that close?). Some tickets are already sold out, with Family, Campervan and Sunday tickets no […]
Another one of those ‘Happenings’ arrives this Saturday, and it leaves it’s near home of Fitzwilliam square to venture to the and Grand Canal Square. Full details can be found on their […]
As part of Heritage week, 3epkano will be accompanying the silent movie ‘Der Golem’ tonight in Christ Church at 8pm. Tickets are €8. This follows from 3epkano playing in Fitzwilliam square recently, […]
Yes, for those that have just returned from a long stay on a desert island, the Fringe Festival is takes place between the 5th and 22nd of September. It’s director Roise Goan’s […]
With this being the first time I’d come across Dubliner’s Cfit, something that initially struck me about this four track EP entitled ‘Morning Bruise’, wasn’t the music but the smart play on […]
It’s six years since Mum visited Dublin, but after a brief google, I think I saw them play Dublin on their previous visit in 2004, where Animal Collective were support on the […]
Gavan O’Herlihy has starred in a wide variety of movies and TV shows, from ‘Never say never again’ to ‘Superman III’, and from ‘Twin Peaks’ to ‘Star Trek: Voyager’. He started his […]
Peace in Our Time Bill Shankly was, and is, one of the Father Figures of the modern Football game. Ask Alex Ferguson what he thinks of the legendary Liverpool manager and you’ll […]
Kyle Wall is a veteran of the music scene, having played in bands such as ‘The Minor White’ and spending time with Brooklyn’s DIY collective ‘Death by Audio’. His latest creation ‘Wharfer‘ […]
Wow, they’re already announcing those ‘home coming’ gigs that bands do at Christmas? God it seems a long time off, it’s still summer, right? Another great year for the Villagers, and they’re […]
Yes, the festival that brings you the best and brightest of Irish bands returns to Dublin in early October and they’ve just issued the line up, which is pretty impressive. There’s Cfit, […]
The Ukulele Hooley is the highlight of the new festivals this week, as Dun Laoghaire embraces one of the coolest instruments around. There’s a variety of performances, lessons and workshops, so worth […]
David Turpin’s performance at last year’s Fringe Festival was a bit special, there was an air of expectation amongst the sold out crowd, and the new music and performance on the night […]
Not a bad week at the cinema, we have a blockbusters that the critics didn’t really like, a couple of off beat indie releases and even a Hollywood buddy movie. I guess […]
A part of my head still thinks of Low as a new band, but considering their first release was in 1994, nearly 20 years ago, it’s pretty hard to argue. They shot […]
Stitcher-Internet Radio on Demand and My Most Listened to Shows I love Stitcher. I started listening to it after I had my first baby 2 years ago and since then I have […]
This could well be the strangest request we’ve heard. The Events is a play by David Greig which questions ‘just how far forgiveness will stretch in the wake of tragedy’. They have […]
So often romanticised in literature for its ability to heal and reaffirm, the sea and its tidal cosseting offers the author an instinctive setting for desperate escapes and new beginnings. Two former […]
Six bands have been announced so far: Three Irish: The Script, James Vincent McMorrow and the Original Rude Boyss. Three International: Emeli Sande, Bobby Womack and the Manic Street Preachers. I was […]
Odd news this morning from Johnny Lynch (Pictish Trail) – he’s pulling the curtain down on Fence Records after over a decade of lovely releases. Here’s the announcement: “So, aye – it […]
Was Kim Deal right to leave the Pixies? The answer lies below. In a word, Yes! This dreamy low-fi pop gem drifts along at a languid pace and will worm its way […]
There was an air of expectation amongst the crowd that gathered outside Dublin’s newest venue, the Liquor room under the Clarence hotel. It’s always fun to be there at the start of […]