Kevin Murphy – The Cobblestone, Dublin – Live Review – 17-01-20 by Killian Laher A cold night in January didn’t deter an eager crowd from a rare solo show from Kevin Murphy, […]
Kevin Murphy – The Cobblestone – Live Review – 17-01-20
A Hidden Life – Film Review
A Hidden Life – Film Review Director: Terrence Malick Writer: Terrence Malick Stars: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon In cinemas January 17th Based on the true story of Franz Jägerstätter (Diehl) […]
Album of the Week – 17-01-20
Album of the Week – 17-01-20 This week sees the release of albums by …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Holy Fuck and Pinegrove, among others (all of […]
Bad Boys Forever – Film Review
Bad Boys Forever – Film Review by G. O’Byrne Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah Writers: Chris Bremner (screenplay), Peter Craig (screenplay) Stars: Will Smith, Alexander Ludwig, Vanessa Hudgens The boys are […]
Beach Slang – The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City – Album Review
Beach Slang – The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City – Album Review by Killian Laher Depending on whether you count James Alex’s detour into balladry, Quiet Slang, this is either Beach Slang’s […]
Gone Full Havisham – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Gone Full Havisham – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Gone Full Havisham – Written and performed by Irene Kelleher The stage is dominated by a large bed. There are […]
Gruff Rhys and More Added to St Patrick’s Festival
Gruff Rhys and More Added to St Patrick’s Festival The St. Patrick’s Festival continues to do things right with the announcement of Gruff Rhys, Mount Alaska and more! Already on the list […]
Bombshell – Film Review
Bombshell – Film Review Director: Jay Roach Writer: Charles Randolph Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie Charles Randolph hones in on the world of Fox News in 2016 when the presidential […]
New Music – Reverend Baron – Overpass Boy
New Music – Reverend Baron – Overpass Boy There’s a few hints of M Ward and Calexico about this new release from Reverend Baron, and that’s not a bad thing. The album […]
Film Releases This Week – 15-01-20
Film Releases This Week – 15-01-20 This week, there’s a few good ones, with Bombshell, A Hidden Life and Just Mercy, among others. That’s probably the last of the Oscar films other […]
Just Mercy – Film Review
Just Mercy – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Writers: Destin Daniel Cretton, Andrew Lanham Stars: Brie Larson, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan) is […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 14-01-20
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 14-01-20 If you thought last week was a little quiet, sadly, this week is even quieter! We do have the Sound of Music at the Bord […]
In the Middle of … – Unitarian Church – Review
In the Middle of … A Night In Celebration of Mary Lavin – Curated by Deirdre Kinahan Review by Frank L. Mary Lavin (1912 to 1996) was a remarkable woman who as […]
Live Music in Dublin – 13-01-20
Live Music in Dublin – 13-01-20 Another quiet week to start the year. There’s a lovely night celebrating Arthur Russell at the Big Romance featuring Peter Broderick, which is sadly sold out! […]
In One Eye, Out The Other – Smock Alley – Review
In One Eye, Out The Other – Smock Alley – Review 6 – 11 Jan 2020– 8pm This is a one-man production where Tadhg Hickey plays the part of Fergal, a young […]
1917 – Film Review
1917 – Film Review Director: Sam Mendes Writers: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns Stars: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden It is the 6th of April, 1917. We meet […]
Aoife Nessa Frances – Land of No Junction – Album Review
Aoife Nessa Frances – Land of No Junction – Album Review by Killian Laher Singer-songwriter Aoife Nessa Frances was formerly in a band called Princess of which little evidence can be found […]
Movie of the Week – 08-01-20
Movie of the Week – 08-01-20 This week, we have 1917 and Uncut Gems released, and they’re both worth seeing. Uncut Gems is definitely the more unusual of the two, so we’ve […]
Uncut Gems – Film Review
Uncut Gems – Film Review Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie Writers: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Mesfin Lamengo, Suin Zhi Hua-Hilton, Liang Wei-Hei Duncan Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) […]
Skateboards and Prams: Measure for Measure and Richard III in London
Skateboards and Prams: Measure for Measure and Richard III in London by Pat Levy Gone are the days when a dispirited English teacher walked into the classroom with 30 or so tatty […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 07-01-20
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 07-01-20 Another year of theatre awaits! January is generally slow, but thankfully we have the First Fortnight Festival just to make things a bit more exciting. […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Danny Venzin (Nite Fields)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Danny Venzin (Nite Fields) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music have you enjoyed most this year? Kourosh Yaghmaei Do you think this decade has […]
Kaleidoscope Night – Bello Bar – Live Review – 01-01-20
Kaleidoscope Night – Bello Bar – Live Review – 01-01-20 by Killian Laher Find out more about Kaleidoscope here. What better way to start a new year/decade and avoid the ‘back to […]
Live Music in Dublin – 06-01-20
Live Music in Dublin – 06-01-20 A new year, and lots of new gigs around the streets of Dublin. It’s a quiet time of year but we do have a few festivals […]
2020 Music Forecast
2020 Music Forecast by Killian Laher Looking ahead to 2020, the first album of note will be from punk/cheese outfit Beach Slang. The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City will be out January […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? I have bought a LOT of […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Ben Vendetta (Author)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Ben Vendetta (Author) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? Some favourites include the new ones by […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Karl Whitney (Author)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Karl Whitney (Author) by Killian Laher Find out more about Karl here, including information on his recent book the Hit Factory. Let’s begin with 2019. […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Pat Barrett (Hedge School)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Pat Barrett (Hedge School) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? Without doubt for me the record […]
