A Music and Arts web site, based in Dublin.
WillFredd Theatre‘s FOLLOW is a largely victorious one-man performance which explores the ‘dramatic possibilities of sign language.’ By interweaving several separate narratives, all involving deaf/hearing impaired characters, it undeniably manages to portray the unique and subjective experience of each […]
What better way to announce that a Hawk and a Hacksaw are back in town than letting you hear their new collaboration with the great Iggy Pop. ‘If you want a bit of […]
Yes, this may be the first Festival of 2013, and should kick off the season nicely. I have to say this is the oddest concept of a festival. Why call a festival […]
Some good news for folks who like folk! You can let out your inner hillbilly with some serious bango music by the Southern Tenant Folk Union. They are a seven piece, largely […]
Today is Blue Monday, according to the radio, and yes, it’s not the most exciting out there on the streets of Dublin, but there’s a few things worth a mention. Art – […]
Yes, it’s Oscar season, so Hollywood has thrown open the flood gates from their usual trickle of dross to a steady flow of good ones (or at least ones they think will […]
A new track, Dropla, has surfaced from Trevor Powers’ Youth Lagoon. His first album, The Year of Hibernation, made my Best of 2011 list and was a lo-fi thing of beauty. A new album, Wondrous Bughouse, […]
Set in 1858 in America’s Deep South and Old West, Django Unchained tells the story of Django, a slave played by Jamie Foxx, who is separated from his wife by a cruel […]
The Sessions, directed by Ben Lewin, is a badly titled but charming little film based on the life of Mark O’Brien, a real life poet and journalist (1949 – 1999) – played by […]
Eric Argyle decides to save time while crossing the road by not looking. This is not the best decision Eric has made during his 58 years of life, and brings it to […]
I missed Beth when she played in the Peppercanister Church at Christmas, due to the madness of that time of year! I’ve no idea where I was, but I’m sure there was […]
All the signs are there of a what could be something a bit special from our and your friend, Nick Cave (and his bad seeds!). It’s 5 years since Dig Lazarus, Dig!!! […]
Ian Rogers it seems was there when the music industry was about to be changed forever by the Internet. The Beastie Boys were right there with him, as was Roger’s daughter Zoe. […]
The Theatre Machine turns you on is a series of 24 short plays running at the Project arts centre until January 19th. Here is a sample what can be seen! Germans Don’t […]
A new Yo La Tengo album is always a good thing and there’s one out today! Fade is the band’s 200th record and they’re mostly all good. Here’s the track Ohm from […]
Art – Sidney Nolan exhibition is at the other IMMA; Kilmainham. It closes on the 27th of Jan, so just go this week. No more excuses! It’s a beautiful show with great landscape […]
This is a collection of short plays/ theatrical events, 24 in total and all vaguely experimental in nature. Most of the shows only run for one or two nights, so it’s a […]
Ok, the workhorse has never been wrong with one of it’s predictions on Oscar winners, (on a small note, I don’t think we’ve made any either, but that’s beside the point)! Cross […]
Les Misérables, or Lesley to give her her full name is the story of a down trodden secretary working… nah, it’s not sadly. It’s the stupid musical that Tim Hooper (King’s Speech) […]
This album only came under my radar at the end of last year and it meant that musically 2012 ended on a high for me. I love my guitars and I love […]
Yes, indeed, the Rogue Gallery is back, with a few of the suspects from last time around, and a few new names to add to the list. The full list of pirates […]
This one just came out of nowhere! It’s a labour of love, no doubt, as I doubt Thurston has to play Whelans at this stage of his career, but surely this is […]
The Life of Pi – This is the adaptation of the movie that helped me find God! The movie is as good an adaptation as you could have made of a book […]
It looks like Ireland finally has a convincing ‘scream-till-your-ears-bleed’, rock, cock n’ balls, hardcore, all-male, noisy guitar group! I’m not sure where they came from – the blackest of depths obviously! – […]
‘Ah!’ is the debut album from Swedish fantasy-pop cellist (?) Linnea Olsson, which is getting some good reviews at the moment on various sites. Her first gig in Dublin is in the […]
It’s the first release from Bowie in ten years and is to celebrate his 66th birthday, or to stop the world forgetting he existed! There has been much talk around Bowie’s health […]
Art – Sidney Nolan exhibition is at the other IMMA; Kilmainham. I made it to the show over the Chrismas, and was hugely impressed. It closes on the 27th of Jan, so get […]
This book is a great insight into life in the Holy city, from what the traffic is like during the school run, to the variety of problems caused by the clashing religious […]
I’m always worried about a movie that bills itself as being ‘From the producers’ of another movie, as what does that really mean? I’m not sure what impact that really has on […]
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