James Yorkston & Guests – The Workman’s Club Dublin Sat 20 Sep 2014 James Yorkston is one of those singers I’ve seen live more times than I care to remember. He visits […]
James Yorkston & Guests – The Workman’s Club – 20th Sep 2014
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Lilting – Movie Review
Lilting – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Hong Khaou Starring: Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-pei, Andrew Leung, Morven Christie, Naomi Christie, Peter Bowles In cinemas August 8th This debut from Cambodian born […]
Things to do in Dublin (4-08-14 – 10-08-14)
Another month starts and the weather seems to have broken. Is the summer over? It might be back, fingers crossed. The big event this week is Ballyturk coming to Dublin. We loved […]
World War 1 – The War of Words – Dublin Castle – Review
What do you do during your average day off? Watch some TV or get the washing done? If you’re Mouth on Fire, you put on a play! Mouth on Fire are currently […]
The Nut Job – Movie Review – V2.0
The Nut Job – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Peter Lepeniotis Starring the voices of: Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl In cinemas August 1st The clue […]
New Movie Releases – 01-08-14
Are we living in a golden age for the Blockbuster? Week after week, the biggest movies of the summer get good reviews, and it’s really surprising. I guess Marvel have upped the […]
Hide Your Smiling Faces – Movie Review
Hide Your Smiling Faces – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Daniel Patrick Carbone Starring: Ryan Jones, Nathan Varnson, Colm O’Leary, Thomas Cruz, Christina Starbuck, Chris Kies, Andrew M. Chamberlain In cinemas […]
Waiting for Godot – Smock Alley – Review
Waiting for Godot – Review by Frances Winston Smock Alley Theatre 1662, Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Runs from July 29th– August 23rd at 7.30pm nightly Tickets €16/14 (includes a […]
New track: Dope Body – Hired Gun
From the forthcoming album Lifer from Dope Body. Good shouty garage, slightly experimental rock with a lovely slow wig-out from 2m:25s mark (which is oddly reminiscent of a Pavement jam). – JR
Old Flames – New Theatre – Review
Old Flames – Review by Frances Winston The New Theatre, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Runs 28th July – 9th August at 7.30pm nightly Tickets: €15/12 This new work […]
Guardians of the Galaxy – Movie Review
Guardians of the Galaxy – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: James Gunn Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, […]
Tiger Dublin Fringe – Preview
Tiger Dublin Fringe 4th to 20th September The Dublin Fringe, as it turns twenty, has become the Tiger Dublin Fringe thanks to Tiger Beer a most welcome new title sponsor. It also […]
Katie Kim and Conor Walsh – Fitzwilliam Square – 30th July 2014
Happenings don’t just do movies! Today they’ve a gig in Fitzwilliam square, with some of Ireland’s finest on display. They’ve Katie Kim and Conor Walksh, with music from 7.30pm. Tickets are a […]
Sex, Drugs & Tinned Ravioli – Theatre Upstairs – Review
Sex, Drugs & Tinned Ravioli – by Andy Gallagher – Theatre Upstairs – until August 9th Rick and Chloe have just broken up. Rick was Chloe’s first boyfriend and she really didn’t […]
A Night at the Cinema in 1914 – Movie Review
BFI present A Night at the Cinema in 1914 A collection of short silent films from 100 years ago with a new score by composer Stephen Horne. “With feature films still rare, […]
No More Workhorse – Blog Awards Ireland – Nominations
Here at workhorse towers, we’re all working out what to wear! A Blog award has always been an aspiration, it’s a bit like an Oscar, except much more important. ‘I’d just like […]
Paul’s Boutique Reworked by Solid Steel
Paul’s Boutique as you’ve never heard it! This is Solid Steel’s attempt to make a version of the Beastie classic using the original samples. It’s available for download also, so pretty cool […]
Jezebel In London – Interview with Margaret McAuliffe
Jezebel by Mark Cantan will receive its English premiere at the Soho Theatre, London this August. An award-winning contemporary farce, Jezebel is Mark Cantan’s first play and is produced by Dublin-based Rough […]
Peter Broderick – The Workman’s Club – 20th October 2014.
The last time I saw Peter Broderick in Dublin was in Whelans a few years back. I went without much idea of what to expect and was pretty much blow away by […]
The Nut Job – Movie Review
The Nut Job Director: Peter Lepeniotis Writers: Lorne Cameron (screenplay), Peter Lepeniotis Stars: Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson Surly is a squirrel with an attitude problem. He’s out for himself, and […]
New Music – Girl Band – De Bom Bom
Want to hear something loud and shouty on a Monday morning? Of course you do. Dublin band Girl Band will wake you out of your slumber with something nice and nasty. They […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-07-14 – 3-08-14)
Shouldn’t you be outside? It’s a sin to be in on a day like today! Ok, it’s too sunny to do most things, but if you get bored sitting in the sun, […]
The House of Magic – Movie Review
The House of Magic – Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Jeremy Degruson, Ben Stassen Starring the voices of: Murray Blue, Emily Blunt, Ed Asner, Eugene Levy, Ewan McGreagor, William Shatner In […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Dublin Castle – Review
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Review by Frances Winston Dublin Castle Gardens, Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2. July 23rd – August 3rd at 7.30pm nightly Tickets €6 from entertainment.ie Believe it […]
New Music – The Barr Brothers – Even the Darkness Has Arms
The Barr Brothers – Whelans – 24th October 2014. The Barr Brothers are a four piece from Montreal that are visiting our shores in October. Enjoy ‘Even the Darkness has Arms’ below. […]
An Urban Fleadh – 2nd-3rd August – Wolfe Tone Square
An Urban Fleadh – 2nd and 3rd of August – Wolfe Tone Square. A fun festival that takes place next weekend is ‘An Urban Fleadh’ in Wolfe Tone Square in Dublin. The […]
New Movie Releases – 25-07-14
So what to say about this lot? We did enjoy Norte, the End of History, but be warned it is over four hours long! It’s the type of film if you watch […]
Neil Gaiman – The Ocean at the End of the Lane – Review
Neil Gaiman, ‘ The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ – Review by Stuart Cross – ISBN 978-1-4722-0034-1 Neil Gaiman is on the Internet’s high score list. He is up there […]
New Music – Dad Rocks! – Body Mass Index
Something dramatic from Dad Rocks! A piano track that occasionally explodes and reminds me of Ben Folds and Postal Service. It’s from his second album ‘Year of the Flesh’. Welcome to Year […]
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