The feast of chocolate is at an end, and we mourn it’s passing! I hope you didn’t eat too many Easter eggs. Today, we are proud to announce that Tom Cruise is […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 1st – 7th April 2013
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Pyongyang – A journey in North Korea – Guy Delisle – Review
This is the second graphic novel I have read by Guy Delisle, after recently falling in love with Jerusaslen. This book follows his two month stay in North Korea, where he was […]
8Radio – Pearl back on Sunday Morning!
Yes, Pearl is back on the radio, and a few other people we like too (looking forward to hearing Ann Marie Walsh also!). The tag line is ‘playing the music we like’ […]
Henry Vega – Wormsongs – Friday 5-04-13
Feel like taking a risk on something that could be weird and wonderful? Well, I think I have just the event for you, next Friday in the Back Loft! ‘Wormsongs’ is a […]
New Music: Kaplin – Easy Lover
The video for Kaplin’s new single was shot on Capel Street, in Brother Hubbard cafe. It stars Janet Moran as the girlfriend who is trying to show someone her new shoes, while […]
Movie Previews – 29-03-13
Is Holy week a good time to release your new movie? I guess you have the kids off school, and people with free time. The number of new movies seems lower than […]
Roughly Speaking – Digging for Fire – Public Talks Series
Rough Magic are presenting a series of talks and conversations to accompany their production of Declan Hughes’ Digging for Fire, which runs from Apr 18 – May 4th in the Project Arts […]
Jason Molina RIP
On the 16th of March, Jason Molina died of organ failure linked to alcohol abuse. Among the tributes, one of the sweetest was from his record company, Secretly Canadian. “We are deeply […]
Patrick Wolf – Sugar Club – 23-03-13 – Review
It’s hard not to be an bit envious of Patrick Wolf, as he drops one instrument and picks up another and seems equally adept at all. On the night he played guitar, […]
The Deal – Civic Theatre – Review
Mickey Moe and his younger brother Andy have never got along. Andy is religious and the apple of his dear Mother’s eye, whereas Mickey Moe has always been a bit too fond […]
New Music: Sufjan Stevens – Give A Little Love
It starts out small and filled with (nasty) auto tune vocals, and then it builds into something big and fun, with many, many voices, and then it gets small again. A lovely […]
Ethernet: Opus2 (Kranky) – Album Review
To Paraphrase a wise music teacher “Music is silence, punctuated by sounds. Deciding which sounds to use and when is role of the composer; making sense of them is the role of […]
Kids Music (that doesn’t suck)
Thanks to my wife for spotting this over on the Pregnant Chicken blog. Here’s their roundup of kids music that adults can also enjoy. Delivered in their usual inimitable style, e.g. 7) Rockabye […]
Gospel Act 2: Who (or what) is Matthew J. Anthony…?
(After having received several enquiries last week following the publication of our interview with Matthew from Matthew J. Anthony regarding their upcoming show in Smock Alley Theatre, we at NoMoreWorkhorse decided to ask Matthew if he would […]
Joe Matt – Spent – Review
Joe Matt’s series Peepshow is an autobiographical account of his life and troubles, that never varies from its self-deprecating nature, telling one of the more honest accounts of life that is visible […]
New Gigs – Devandra Banhart & More
There’s a few new gigs on the Horizon that are worth a mention. I’ve added the Killers and Mumford & Sons gigs to the list, but to be honest, you couldn’t pay […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 25th – 31st March 2013
Easter is in the air, with everything coming up chocolatey! We only have another week left of the cruel abstinence of Lent! Almost there… Art – Analysing Cubism – IMMA Kilmainham – […]
A Frightened Rabbit EP – Free
If you sign up for the Frightened Rabbit mailing list, guess what you get? Ok, it’s obvious enough, a three song EP called ‘A Frightened Rabbit EP’, a good name that. Does […]
Full Line up announced – Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin 2013
Finally, we’ve got the info we’ve been waiting for! The list of international acts at the crawl has been announced. Out of the list, the one that grabs me is Pictish Trail, […]
Movies – 21-03-13
Two big releases this week with The Croods and Jack the Giant Slayer both released. One good, one bad according to those nasty pencil pushing critics who live to shatter the hopes […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Headline Body and Soul Festival
Well, this is a surprise, and could well end up with a lot of peoople switching over from Electric Picnic to the event in Ballinlough Castle, Co. West Meath! Tip of the […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin Mixtape
Free is always good, regardless of the circumstances, right? Well, most of the time anyway and certainly in this case. In fact I challenge you to say otherwise. A free mix tape […]
Grouper: The Man Who Died In His Boat (Kranky) – Album Review
“When I was a teenager the wreckage of a sailboat washed up on the shore of Agate Beach. The remains of the vessel weren’t removed for several days. I walked down with […]
The Flaming Lips: The Terror (Bella Union) – Album Review
The Terror is the 13th studio album by American rock band The Flaming Lips. The band are best known for their lush, multi-layered and psychedelic rock, and for wearing costumes at their […]
Monster/ Clock – Smock Alley – Review
This is the story of a man who lives in a world of animals and is called a monster. He battles evil swans and tries to find his mentor who is being […]
Life after ‘Life After Modelling’ – Gospel Interview with Matthew from Matthew J. Anthony
Firstly, I’d like to try and clear something up. Is ‘The Gospel According to Matthew J. Anthony’ Life After Modelling’s new – or should I say – debut and long-overdue album or […]
Arbitrage – Movie Review
Robert Miller (Richard Gere) has it all, a hugely success business man with a wife and perfect family, and beautiful artist girlfriend on the side, but pick at the surface and you’ll […]
New Vampire Weekend Tracks Released
I guess the first question you ask when you hear a couple of new tracks from a new album is ‘have they changed?’. Well, I think the answer is yes and no! […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 18th – 24th March 2013
The madness of Paddy’s day has departed for another year, and we have scared the snakes out of Ireland for another year, with life returning to normal! So, what has survived the […]
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