Ok, it’s not new, new, but it is new. Here it is, right here, right now. Beastie Boys: “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win [ft. Santigold] (Major Lazer Remix)”:
Nevermind you’re really Old
Ok, I’m a little late to this one, as people have been blogging about it for days, but it’s worth a mention. Free is free after all. All you have to do […]
A good mix tape, to put you in the right mood!
Those good people at pitchfork and e-music are giving out a nice little mix-tape, to promote their festival. It’s a good list of stuff, with a few names I haven’t heard before […]
The Gutter –
Ok, this one is another post strictly for comic nerds, as I’m not sure it would mean much to anyone else. With strips like ‘How to write like Garth Ennis’ and more […]
Donal Dineen – Hi-Five-o
Donal at one time decided what cool was in Ireland. I remember looking forward to ‘No Disco’ which ran every Thursday night and featured the best of alternative music. Since then he’s […]
Street Performers – Merrion Square
The Street Performance Championships starts today in Merrion Square. It’s free ish, although the performers try and guilt you into giving them money, the same as any street performer I guess. The […]
NPR – Colin Stetson, Big K.R.I.T
Colin Stetson is another name I didn’t know off the NPR’s list of the best albums of the year (so far!). He plays bass saxophone among other instruments, and has played with […]
Clap your hands, say yeah… return!
It’s been a while, in fact I wouldn’t have said that long. Clap your hands, say yeah return after a 4 year break (well, since the last album ‘Some loud thunder’ at […]
Jinx Lennon – Free Album
Jinx Lennon must know the Corrs, as everyone else I know from Dundalk certainly does! He’s been making waves in the Irish music scene for a few years now, and has decided […]
Adult Swim – Free junk
Did I mention Eric and Tim are coming to town? Still no date or venue confirmed, but I’ll let you know when I do. Adult Swim are giving away a free song […]
J Mascis – Daytrotter
Good old Daytrotter, they’re always at it. Free music, and unusual versions of album tracks, the odd cover version etc. It’s hard not to like what they do, and with the type […]
Soul Picnic
Dublin City Soul Festival takes place this weekend, and you can find out the details here. I’m surprised it has survived the recession, if i’m being honest, but it’s good news that a few […]
Geotic (Baths) Free Downloads
Just saw this link on twitter and thought I’d share it with the world! We’ve mentioned Baths here a few times before, which is the name under which Will Wiesenfeld works. His other project, […]
Bon Iver – Single and Gig
You can download ‘Calgari’ from the 4AD web site here. It is a synth and vocal based track, that just hasn’t grown on me, no matter how many times I’ve listened to […]
The Illuminated Mixtapes
Some lovingly created playlists with illustrated covers for each. Definitely worth checking out. http://gigawattdesign.com/tunes/index.html
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 […]
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? […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tower Records – Record Store Day – Times
Record Store day line up for Tower! it’s pretty much in the opposite order to what i was expecting, so get there around lunch time for the real treats! Hawk & A Hacksaw 12pm […]
Record Store Day – Tower Records
Record Store day (16th April) is an event to get people back into those stores that they used to frequent, before the internet existed. I read an interview with one record store […]
The Universal Sigh
Ok, I take all the negative things I said back, the Universal Sigh (the free newspaper released by Radiohead) sounds like a nice idea. It has artwork, poems and short stories, which […]
Villagers – Daytrotter
Have to say i was a little annoyed when the Villagers didn’t win the Choice music prize. His new album is the best reviewed Irish album in years, and has done the […]
Foxes vs Bears
Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold has been working with Grizzly Bear’s own Ed Droste. It’s a tasty comibination as both are responsible or at least have had a hand in, some of the better albums […]
New sounds from the Dodos
The Dodos new album is being streamed on hypem. Have to say I think the Dodos are a hugely under rated band, and their album Visiter from 2007 is a thing of […]
ATP Soundcloud
ATP’s sound cloud site is one worth keeping an eye on, it has tracks and mix tapes with a lot of their bands and those that appear in their festivals. Go have […]
Interpol Tour EP
You can get a free Interpol tour ep here. It is based around their tour, which has support acts Matthew Dear and School of Seven Bells. Tracks: Interpol – Lights Matthew Dear […]
State Intervention #9
I’m always enjoyed the idea of the state intervnetions, a gig in an odd location, announced only hours before its due to begin. This time they’ve given us a bit more notice. […]
No More Workhorse 