New Music – Beirut – Fisher Island Sound Any new music from Beirut is exciting but when it comes from a new album (of sorts) it’s something special! The album is called […]
New Music – Beirut – Fisher Island Sound
Ryley Walker – So Certain EP – Review
Ryley Walker – So Certain EP – Review by Killian Laher Having started out as a retro folk musician, Ryley Walker’s sound has become a lot less predictable, and at times a […]
Album of the Week – 14/01/22
Album of the Week – 14/01/22 I say it with mild trepidation, but I think normal service has resumed? Yes, there are some good new releases this week, so hopefully, the lull […]
New Music – Elena Setién – Unfamiliar Minds
New Music – Elena Setién – Unfamiliar Minds Do you need a break from the conventional guitar, bass and drums band? Elena Setién could be what you’re looking for. The Basque artist […]
Album of the Week – 07/01/22
Album of the Week – 07/01/22 January is the sleepiest of months for new releases but we managed to find some new sounds to keep you occupied! It’s from Waxahatchee and it’s […]
Paint My Name In Black and Gold – Mark Andrews – Book Review
Paint My Name In Black and Gold – Mark Andrews – Book Review by Killian Laher In the space of little over a year, there have been not one but two forensic […]
Tenement Kid – Bobby Gillespie – Book Review
Tenement Kid – Bobby Gillespie – Book Review by Killian Laher In a way, it’s a little surprising that Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie hasn’t written an autobiography until now. As the […]
A Musical Preview of 2022
A Musical Preview of 2022 by Killian Laher We’ll avoid previewing any gigs, not to jinx things, but here are some albums we might expect to hear in 2022. This year’s experimental […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Niall McCann (Filmmaker)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Niall McCann (Filmmaker) by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I am good. Keeping on, like us all right now. What else […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Lloyd Cole
A Year in Music – 2021 – Lloyd Cole by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I’m recovering from Covid. I’m weak, coughing, but thankful that I was double […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I’m doing very well, thank you. Lots of bits and […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Ben Vendetta (Author)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Ben Vendetta (Author) by Killian Laher “Ben Vendetta is a former freelance music journalist who published Vendetta Magazine from 1995 to 2002, and was director […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Paul Page
A Year in Music – 2021 – Paul Page How are you? How have you been? I am pretty good – when I did this last year, there is no way I […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Karl Whitney (Author)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Karl Whitney (Author) by Killian Laher Karl is the author of “Hit Factories: A Journey Through the Industrial Cities of British Pop”, a personal exploration […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Cormac Gahan (Boa Morte)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Cormac Gahan (Boa Morte) Cormac Gahan (Boa Morte) How are you? How have you been? Not too bad thanks. Keeping busy recording tracks for a new […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Cathal Coughlan
A Year in Music – 2021 – Cathal Coughlan How are you? How have you been? I have the trepidation of someone who’s seemingly permanently on unfamiliar ground, but I’m pleasantly very busy, […]
Albums of the Year – 2021 – Killian Laher
Albums of the Year – Killian Laher 2021 has been an interesting year, full of very good albums but not so many *great* albums. Here are the top 10 as chosen by […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Scott Morgan (loscil)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Scott Morgan (loscil) How are you? How have you been? Doing OK, thanks for asking. While it does feel like we’re emerging from some thick fog, […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Zoe Howe (Author)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Zoe Howe (Author) by Killian Laher How are you? How have you been? I have been good thanks, certainly in comparison to many, and I’m […]
A Year in Music – 2021 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists)
A Year in Music – 2021 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) How are you? How have you been? I’m doing good, keeping a low profile, getting out walking, minding myself. Opening a new notebook […]
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Barn – Album Review by Killian Laher No slowing down in output for Neil Young. His 41st album is titled Barn and was recorded with Crazy […]
Albums of the Year – Cathy Brown
Albums of the Year – Cathy Brown We asked some of our regular music writers to tell us about their favourite albums of the year. First up is Cathy Brown with ten […]
David Crosby – For Free – Album Review
David Crosby – For Free – Album Review by Killian Laher David Crosby continues a late-career renaissance in the last eight years with this, his fifth album since 2014. As with his […]
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review
Bill Callahan & Bonnie Prince Billy – Blind Date Party – Album Review by Killian Laher Twenty years ago, if you were to consider the prospects for Bill Callahan and Will Oldham […]
Slow Meadow – Upstream Dream – EP Review
Slow Meadow – Upstream Dream – EP Review by Killian Laher Slow Meadow are making some of the most gorgeous instrumental music around. The opening track Adorned In Ribbons has a striking […]
Album of the Week – 03/12/21
Album of the Week – 03/12/21 So, it’s early December and the ‘Best of the Year’ lists are coming thick and fast! Anyone that releases a new album this week really must […]
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review
Bell X1 – Vicar St – Live Review by Killian Laher An ambitious move from Bell X1, playing three shows in one weekend, a full band show, one with strings, and finally […]
Album of the Week – 26/11/21
Album of the Week – 26/11/21 It’s the end of the year, Adele has released her latest effort and really, from here on out you can expect it to be a bit […]
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review
The Charlatans – Olympia Theatre – Live Review by Killian Laher Strange to be going to a gig again, but that’s what No More Workhorse did on a cold Tuesday night in […]
No More Workhorse 