Dating Amber – Film Review Director: David Freyne Writer: David Freyne Stars: Fionn O’Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan A minor downside of a global pandemic is that quirky, indie film releases can […]
Dating Amber – Film Review
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Stage Mother – Film Review
Stage Mother – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Thom Fitzgerald Starring: Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier, Mya Taylor, Allister MacDonald, Oscar Moreno, Jackie Beat In cinemas from July 24th. […]
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – All The Good Times – Album Review
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – All The Good Times – Album Review by Killian Laher Gillian Welch doesn’t play the media game, she has pretty much gone to ground since 2011’s […]
Movies Released This Week
Movies Released This Week We thought we’d have a look at the new film releases over the next few weeks as the CINEMAS ARE OPEN!!! Well, at least some of them are. […]
Anne at 30,000 ft – Film Review
Anne at 13,000 ft – Film Review by Frank L Director: Kazik Radwanski Writer: Kazik Radwanski Stars: Deragh Campbell, Lawrene Denkers, Matt Johnson Kazik Radwanski, the director of this film, is a […]
IFI@Home
IFI@Home If you’ve been missing the IFI over the last few months, here’s a chance to have a flavour of that fine cinema at home! The IFI@Home is an online streaming service […]
Finding The Way Back – Film Review
Finding The Way Back – Film Review Director: Gavin O’Connor Writer: Brad Ingelsby Stars: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar In this film, Ben Affleck plays Jack Cunningham. Jack was the star […]
Album of the Week – 10/07/20
Album of the Week – 10/07/20 There are lots of new albums to explore this week, including new releases from Julianna Barwick (Healing Is A Miracle), Mr Ben & the Bens (Life […]
The Old Guard – Film Review
The Old Guard – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood Starring: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor Streaming on Netflix from July 10th […]
Q&A with Kiersey Clemons (Dee Dee) – Scoob!
Q&A with Kiersey Clemons (Dee Dee) – Scoob! Kiersey Clemons (Lady and The Tramp, Bojack Horseman, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) plays Dee Dee Skyes in the new animated film Scoob! You can […]
Looking Back: Tindersticks – Curtains
Looking Back: Tindersticks – Curtains by Killian Laher The funny thing about Tindersticks third album, Curtains (released in 1997) is that on paper it was everything a fan hoped for. An even […]
Live From Guerrilla Studios
Live From Guerrilla Studios We’re all missing live music at the moment, so here’s something to help fill the void. Live From Guerrilla Studios is a new alternative online music show based […]
brdmm – Bedroom – Album Review
brdmm – Bedroom – Album Review by Killian Laher bdrmm are ‘five good boys’ from Hull, according to their Bandcamp page. They have just released a debut album which will seem instantly […]
Silverbacks – Fad – Album Review
Silverbacks – Fad – Album Review by Killian Laher Big things are expected of Dublin’s Silverbacks. With Girl Band’s Daniel Fox on production, the album has a thrilling, in your face sound. […]
Album of the Week – 03/07/20
Album of the Week – 03/07/20 Good day and welcome to another edition of ‘Album of the Week’! Sadly, it would be hard to describe this as a vintage week in terms […]
What is Bardcore?
What is Bardcore? According to Wikipedia, “Bardcore or tavernwave is a 2020 internet phenomenon consisting of medievalised remakes of pop music hit songs”. What could be easier! The musical arrangements include lutes, […]
New Music – This Is The Kit – This Is What You Did
New Music – This Is The Kit – This Is What You Did One of our favourite albums from 2017 was Moonshine Freeze by This is the Kit. That’s why we’re excited […]
Looking Back: David Bowie – 1. Outside – Album Review
David Bowie – 1. Outside – Album Review by Killian Laher Written off at the time as an over-ambitious folly, David Bowie’s 1995 album Outside (or 1. Outside) may be trying a […]
When Do Irish Cinemas Reopen?
When Do Irish Cinemas Reopen? Update – The Stella in Rathmines may win the prize! Stella Cinema – Open Now! Well, it’s not today! Despite the Government stating the cinemas were part […]
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Film Review
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Dobkin Starring: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens, Demi Lovato, Graham Norton Streaming […]
Album of the Week – 26/06/20
Album of the Week – 26/06/20 New albums released this week include the beautiful piano sounds of Gabríel Ólafs (Piano Works). There’s also a new alias for Luke Temple (of Here We […]
Piano Works – Gabríel Ólafs – Album Review
Piano Works – Gabríel Ólafs – Album Review by Cathy Brown Ólafs is something of a musical prodigy. He has been playing since the age of 5 and his debut album, Absent […]
Solitude Sounds: Preoccupations – Preoccupations
Solitude Sounds: Preoccupations – Preoccupations by Killian Laher The band formerly known as Viet Cong renamed themselves as Preoccupations in 2016, but on the basis of this album that was their only […]
New Music – Christian Lee Hutson – Beginners
New Music – Christian Lee Hutson – Beginners With appearances by names such as Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst, this man certainly has some good connections! It should come as no real […]
Books about Music – Part 2
Books about Music – Part 2 by Cathy Brown Lockdown has changed our lives beyond measure and has seen many industries adapt and engage with this new normal. It has not been […]
Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher – Album Review
Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher – Album Review by Cathy Brown It has been almost three years since the release of Phoebe Bridgers debut album Stranger in the Alps, but she hasn’t been […]
Album of the Week – 19-06-20
Album of the Week – 19-06-20 Apologies to Mr. Neil Young, but I don’t think he needs any more praise from these parts for his new (ish) album Homegrown which we reviewed […]
Rose City Band – Summerlong – Album Review
Rose City Band – Summerlong – Album Review by Cathy Brown Ripley Johnson is one of the undisputed masters of modern psychedelic music. With his band Wooden Shjips and as one half […]
Books about Music – Part 1
Books about Music by Cathy Brown Lockdown has changed our lives beyond measure and has seen many industries adapt and engage with this new normal. It has not been an easy time […]
