Where did they get a name like Matmos from? Wiki has two answers: The name Matmos refers to the seething lake of evil slime beneath the city Sogo in the 1968 film […]
No More Workhorse
A Music and Arts web site, based in Dublin.
Mister Wonderful by Daniel Clowes – Free Online
Amazon recommended this one to me, with one of those wonderfully accurate mails they send you based on your other purchases, or maybe they just watch my every move, who know! Mister […]
Gig Guide – 14-05-11
It’s quite a battle tonight, between base urges and my higher brain. Should I go to Scout Niblett or should I veg out in front of the TV and watch the two […]
Movies – 13-05-11
“This Spring it’s inner city versus outer space” or something equally dreadful says the tag line for ‘Attack the Block’ the directorial debut from Joe Cornish (Adam and Joe). It’s getting fair […]
Perfume Genius
Someone I’ve been meaning to mention here for a while is Perfume Genius. Here’s what i could find out about him on the net. “Mike Hadreas, also known as Perfume Genius is […]
De La Soul & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
This one looks quite tasty actually. De La Soul will play the Button Factory on the 22nd of July, along with the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. How it all works out, I’m not […]
Daytrotter – Why?
Daytrotter are on a bit of a roll at the moment. Last week it was Bill Callahan (who was lots of fun at the Academy last week) and this week it’s Why? […]
Last Summer ATP?
Ouch, this one has hit me where it hurts. I’m now looking for a new summer festival, as ATP have announced that Animal Collective’s ATP (May 13-15th) will be the last Summer […]
Limb risking gigs
Some of the best gigs I’ve been to have been ones where I really wasn’t sure what to expect, and wandered along because someone else wanted to go, or because I was […]
Movies – 06-05-11 – One Hundred Mornings
Seems like an Irish movie is the pick of the week, this week. Hmm. I’m never sure when the Irish Times reviews an Irish movie, and glows about it. They’re sure to […]
Joanna Newsome at Marlay Park
Joanna is a bit like marmite. I must say, I’ve never quite worked it all out, but maybe I’ll come around to her with time. She is the head liner fo rthe […]
Summer Blockbusters
Trash to look forward to! 1 July Transformers: Dark of the Moon 1 July Larry Crowne – New muck from Tom Hanks (remember him?) 15 July Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, […]
Savage Dragon
Savage Dragon #145 which was last week selling for 1 dollar, is now selling for 100 dollars, and a mint condition is worth 250 dollars. America loves America.
Lost Irish #3 – Whipping Boy
“A whipping boy, was a young boy who was assigned to a young prince and was punished when the prince misbehaved or fell behind in his schooling. Whipping boys were established in […]
New Pixies Album?
I’ve checked the date twice, and it’s not April 1st! This is something that would have set my heart racing a few years ago, but at this stage, it leaves me slightly […]
Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells
Something to look foward to. Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat release an album together on May 5th. Bill of the Bill Wells trio and Aidan of Arab Strap. An unlikely combination, but […]
Bill Callahan – Daytrotter
What it says on the tin. A lovely session by the great man, who plays live in Dublin on Thursday. I still think the Academy is too large a venue for him, […]
Beastie Boys – Fight for your Right – Revisited
I’m sure most of you have seen this by this stage, but as the blog has been ‘dark’ for the last few days, it hasn’t been hosted here and to be honest, […]
And so I watch you from afar
Gangs if the second album from four piece instrumental Irish rock band ‘And so I watch you from afar’. From what i’ve heard so far, it sounds pretty good! You can listen to it below, […]
Mindfield
Mindfield is a ‘festival of ideas’ which runs from this weekend in Merrion Square, dealing with four main areas of Culture, Technology, Politics and Inspiration. The list of international names involved is […]
Dublin Writers Festival
Dublin Writers Festival runs from the 23rd to the 29th of May, and as usual brings together some well known Irish and International writers, for talks and signings. Some of the better […]
Pina
While at the movies yesterday, I saw the trailer for Pina, and have to say, it looks like it could be fun. I’ve always had a soft spot for Wim!
Movies – 22/04/11 – How I ended this Summer
‘How I ended this Summer’ is the story of two men in a isolated russian weather station. All the critics seem to think it’s top notch, but it might be a bit […]
Simon Nabatov
Simon Nabatov is a Russian Jazz pianist, he started playing piano at 3 and composed his first pieces at age 6. He was named keyboard magazine’s ‘best pianist’ in 1984 and certainly […]
David Baker (or, when Mercury Rev were good…)
Remember when Mercury Rev were good? Remember David Baker? Baker left Mercury Rev around 94… and oh what a loss he was (although I am quite fond of See You on the […]
Franz Ferdinand Covers
First and last post on Franz Ferdinand, but it’s for a good reason, as some interesting folk have covered them. There’s a good line up of people on the EP including the […]
Favourite Sons
Ken Griffin of Favourite Sons posted a comment in our recent post on Rollerskate Skinny, saying that Jimi Shields only played with the first Rollerskate Skinny album, which is funny, as this […]
Odd Future
I’ve been resisting temptation to put these guys up on the blog for a while now, mostly because the rest of the universe had them on theirs! This isn’t really a good […]
New Movies – Meek’s Cutoff
Meek’s Cutoff seems like the movie of choice this week. It’s directed by Kelly Reichardt who made Old Joy starring Will Oldham a few years ago. Its rare a trailer really captures me, […]
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