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‘Run’, a four-part drama recently broadcast on Channel 4, was at various stages, moving, gripping, frightening, depressing, and mostly, compelling. The four stories have inter-connected characters and themes and all centre on […]
Ken Camden is a member of Chicago based post-rock quartet ‘Implodes‘ who have two albums with Kranky, including the recently released Recurring Dream. This is his second solo release and comes after […]
The wall to wall coverage for the Wolverine movie really doesn’t seem to have created the hype they expected. There was a time in my life where the thought of a movie […]
Only God Forgives sees director Nicolas Winding Refn and actor Ryan Gosling pair up again for this Bangkok-based thriller. Gosling plays a drug-smuggler named Julian whose psycho brother is killed under unusual, […]
The wonderfully named ‘Festival of Curiosity‘ kicks off today in Dublin, with events all round the city, featuring some well known names such as Dara O’Briain and Jocelyn Bell Burnell and a […]
This play is set during the war of independence in Ireland, where a young and naive girl arrives in a nunnery to study to become a nun in a small, rural community […]
Sarah Gilmartin reviews opening night of Shush at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght. With all her problems, Breda is in no mood to celebrate her birthday but has little choice when her sister […]
One of the finest gigs I was at, in the sadly departed Tripod was the Clap your hands show in February of 2007, where the whole venue bounced under their perfect indie […]
When Blanche DuBois descends on the tiny residence of her sister Stella and her husband Stan Kowalski, she is initially shocked . It is very far removed from the world they grew […]
Some gems of new gigs on the horizon, so get booking. Sam Amidon returns after playing the Iveagh Gardens last week (as support). There’s also two chances to see Dan and Scroobius […]
Peake Performance – ‘Review of The Culture Show – Maxine Peake: Performance, Protest And Peterloo’ (BBC2) Maxine Peake is one of the more intelligent actors around – she thinks and speaks a […]
Yes, it’s the last day and everything is starting to hurt! The end line is in sight, so it’s time to ignore those aching legs and give it all you got, because […]
Festival season continues, and is pretty unrelenting, when you think about it! Longitude has only just left Marlay Park, and we’re back with all things funny in the Iveagh Gardens, with the […]
Sporadic beer rain as people launch the dregs of their pints into the air? Check. Long chains of girls trailing through the crowd with linked hands like strange segmented insects? Check. 30 […]
Irish actor and comedian Suzanna Geraghty is taking her one woman show around Ireland, after a successful run in New York. She’ll be in Dublin in the Mill Theatre in Dublin on […]
Friday was never going to be my day, and I knew that on the way in the door! The reason the festival pulled me in was the lure of the Villagers and […]
This is an unusual work from Carmel Winters, who previously wrote ‘B is for Baby’ which won the Irish Times best new play award in 2010. It tells the tale of the […]
Those ‘Happening‘ people are back again, with another classic movie in the wonderful confines of Fitzwilliam Square, in Dublin, and all for €5. This time out, it’s the 1989 indie film and […]
A week without a major, major release, it’s almost a relief after the last couple, with wall to wall advertisements for movies such as Pacific Rim. Possibly the biggest release of the […]
Imagine the ‘Pitch’ – ‘Ok think L.A. Law set in New York – Good-Looking Young Lawyers, Older Warhorse, Younger Buck, Hotty Young Lady Lawyers, this will just ooze s*x and money’. And, […]
Flying Ibex are a three piece from London who offer up yet more indie pop. Their music feels right for the summer months, with their rich guitar/ bass lines and quirky percussion. […]
The Casanova Wave is the name under which Brian McCartan releases music unto the world. Quite why the name is parents gave him wasn’t good enough for him, you’ll have to take […]
It’s only four days away now, so it’s about time this dropped into our laps. It’s all quite exciting really, as this could well be the best festival of the summer, and […]
There was definitely a hint of Vaudeville in the Workman’s Club on Sunday night (14-07-13) as Music Tapes took the stage. Julian Koster (previously of Neutral Milk Hotel) seems to play with […]
There’s a crazy event in Merrion Square, with the biggest Riverdance ever along with an outdoors event of the show (details are here). There’s also new plays such as ‘Streetcar named Desire‘ […]
‘Grey Reverend’ is the moniker of multi-instrumentalist L.D. Brown. The first full length ‘Grey Reverend’ release was 2011s ‘Of the Days’ and focused on subtle folk guitar and vocal arrangements. This represented […]
What could be more appropriate for one of the hottest days of the year, than some Christmas songs from Music Tapes! They are an experimental pop band featuring Julian Koster of Neutral […]
I’d imagine this one will sell out in seconds, as Chic and Nile Rodgers are pretty damn hot right now. The king of disco is back in town, after being probably the […]
This week is the return of the big, brash summer blockbuster, with Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. The general consensus seems to be that it’s pretty damn average. There’s a law of […]
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