Summer is here and NMWH has the album for the season. It’s the reissue of Digable Planets’ Blowout Comb from 1994. The trio was based in NYC and the members were Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler, Mary […]
The second part of the YouBloom festival is one for music nerds (of which I’m proud to include myself in). It’s a music conference which focuses on the various elements of the […]
This is a short film by Magnus Renfors which is based on the music of Ane Brun. It’s a bit of a visual feast and is at over 17 minutes long, and […]
Just think of what is happening to Dublin this weekend, a sea of testosterone and oestrogen is arriving along with all manner of musical instruments and more egos and hair products than […]
Another one of those busy summer weeks, with far too much on around the city to see and do! You Bloom is billed as Dublin’s answer to South by South West and […]
Love Live Music is a set of live music events around Ireland. Most of them are free and there’s lots of interesting events and places for you to visit. The full list […]
Two weeks back we premiered Matthew J. Anthony’s strange but beautiful video for their debut single I’m Your Man. And we at No More Workhorse were still curious about the content of the video […]
The Irish Rap scene is something I’ve only experience at a few gigs around Dublin, but is quite fascinating. One of the names at the centre of the scene is Lethal Dialect, […]
I’ll let the press release say it all. Why they use so many block captials, I’ll never know… SIGUR RÓS – KVEIKUR LIVE 360: A SPECIAL INTERACTIVE WEBCAST BROADCAST ON WEDNESDAY 19TH […]
Track 1: On Sight The album starts off strong. This Daft Punk-produced electro-noise assault is a confident statement of the album’s electro-minimalist intent but is lyrically full of typical self-‘bigging-up.’ Thankfully, Kanye’s […]
The first single from the new album from the Duckworth Lewis Method has just been released, and it’s as you would expect, silly lyrics and fun floppy pop song. Enjoy it below. […]
Another week on the streets of Dublin, and we’re just about to hit the longest day of the year! It’s all down hill from there. The biggest event this week has to […]
The last time the Breeders graced these shores was back in 2008. They played Vicar St. then too but they were touring their ‘not-so-great-so-maybe-they-should-stop-for-while-because-they’ve-lost-their-mojo-and-all-of-their-orginal-line-up’ album Mountain Battles. Thankfully tonight, their joyous and […]
First up on Sunday was the Sunday Assembly, which bills itself as a church with no God! The main man behind the event, Sanderson Jones described himself as a happy man that […]
This is the week of the big gig, with Robbie, Bon Jovi and Neil Young all battling for your attention! There’s lots of lovely small events around town also, if you don’t […]
Matthew J. Anthony’s debut single “I’m Your Man” has just been released on Any Other City Records and we here at No More Workhorse have gotten our grubby little mits on the […]
I think I saw this every year, but this could well be the best Festival of the Summer! The final few names have been added to the list, and they include: Michael […]
This sounds a fascinating event and definitely a good way to spend a Friday afternoon! You can go along and watch the live recording of the Shooes new time lapse video. “Dublin […]
We are entering the last part of the long weekend, the bit that makes it long I guess, a Monday to enjoy! Forbidden Fruit has ended, and all the madness that went […]
It would be fair to say that Colleen is not a natural on the stage, but she is definitely a talented musician. She proved that as she swapped between various instruments, electronic […]
We’ve been trying to ignore the hints and hype surrounding the new Boards of Canada Album, but that just boiled over when we heard about this! Join us. http://boardsofcanada.com/ Monday 3rd June: […]
Tumbling Bones are two dates into a monster 13 date tour of the country. Tumbling Bones are a three piece form Maine in the northeast of the USA. They play some down […]
What to expect When You Walk in the Garden at this weekend’s festival by Sarah Gilmartin Sunshine, cupcakes and a surprise set from Fight Like Apes – there was plenty to tempt […]
The latest happenings of the summer, and they’re going all out for this one, as it’s a band AND a movie in Fitzwilliam Square. 3epkano score the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari -Thursday […]
The people behind Forbidden Fruit just made their fesitval a whole lot more exciting! Generally with out door gigs you expect them to finish by 11, when you shuffle off home, or […]
We’re just heading into the Bank Holiday weekend and there’s more than a few events around the streets of Dublin. There’s a few new plays doing the rounds as well as the […]
One of my fav releases of 2011 was Pleasure by Pure X. Well the guys have a new album out called Crawling Up The Stairs. Initial glimpses suggest the haze has been […]
New music from Los Angeles’ bassist/songwriter/vocalist Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat. Heartbreaks + Setbacks is from Bruner’s forthcoming album Apocalypse out 3rd June on Brainfeeder. It’s a glorious slice of pop and soul which somehow manages […]
The Dublin Writers Festival starts today! We did a preview a while back, which will give you our thoughts on what not to miss! It’s a week where the IQ of Dublin […]
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