I’ve just listened to a football commentator say about Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen who inadvertently set up United’s first goal, that ‘His Mama told him, there’d be days like these”. Ok, I’m […]
Riptide Movement hit the Big TIme
Last time I saw the Riptide Movement was in Crawdaddy, and to be honest it doesn’t feel that long ago! Ok, the venue has since closed, so it must be a couple […]
Donal Dineen on 2FM
Ok, I’ve been pretty critical of 2FM in the past, but someone in there has their head screwed on, as they’re letting Donal back on the airwaves with ” an 8 week series […]
Rebekka Karijord – Use my body while it’s still young
Norwegian born Rebekka Karijord has just released her new album “We become ourselves”, with a taster from it below in the form of “Use my body while it’s still young”. Below is […]
Mark Eitzel sells his soul…
Here’s another sad attempt from Mark Eitzel to hit the big time, with his discussions with Grace Zabriskie and Neil Hamburger. Mark and Neil Hamburger can be found here (thanks for the […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 22nd – 28th Oct
While it’s not actually Halloween until sometime next week (Wednesday), as this is the weekend before, we get all the good shit! Cool huh? Well, maybe we’ll regret it next week, but […]
Shay Fogarty – Miles Wide Across – Leaves
This has been floating around in my inbox for a while, and eventually got around to listening to it, and was quite impressed. It’s from Wicklow based artist Shay Fogarty, under the […]
Music Documentary Festival @ The Lighthouse Cinema – 19th – 21st Oct
Judging on the rain that continues to fall, this could be a weekend for the Cinema, and the Lighthouse Cinema has a mini festival of music documentaries filled with delights! There’s a […]
Mark Kozelek and the Roots – Jimmy Fallon
Mark Kozelek and the Roots (?) play Mistress on Jimmy Fallon. There’s also a version of the wonderfully named ‘The Moderately Talented Yet Attractive Young Woman vs the Exceptionally Talented Yet Not […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 15th – 21st Oct
A moment silence for the Theatre festival, sigh, so we’ve another year to wait for the madness to begin again, but what is there to occupy us for the next seven days. […]
Premiere: Efterklang Mixtape
Lots of good mixtapes from Under the Radar magazine here, and you can download most of ’em for free too, which is kinda cool. Efterklang is the most recent one, and you […]
Ellie Goulding – Halcyon – Album Review
I was really looking forward to hearing Ellie Goulding’s sophomore effort. Not because I loved her first album exactly but because I randomly came across the new lead single, ‘Anything Could Happen’, […]
Patrick Wolf – Sundark and Riverlight – Review
Ok, so I’ve always had a bit of soft spot for Patrick Wolf. I’ve always liked his strong eye for visuals and his ability to jump between – and mix-up – genres […]
Caribou’s Dan Snaith’s Side Project – Daphni – JIAOLONG
What does Dan Snaith do when he’s taking a break from Caribou? Find out below! This is his new project Daphni, which is recorded on a modular synth that Dan (supposedly) built […]
Record – Dylan Tighe – New Theatre – Review
Record is another unusual body of work, described by writer/ singer/ guitarist and actor (That’s a heck of a lot of slashes) Dylan Tighe as a ‘project’, as not only is it […]
Josh (Spain) Haden’s new solo project – Dead Sea Scrolls
My soft spot for Josh Haden’s music goes back to one song ‘Every time I try’, which became the soundtrack to a summer in Sydney, Australia. The wonderful Triple J radio station […]
HWCH 2012 Review – Thursday 4th October
After getting over the feeling of major déjà-vu as I viewed the list of bands playing this year, I decided to try and go along to the first night of Hard Working […]
Sufjan Stevens knows Christmas!
Remember that crazy guy who released a five e.p. Christmas box set a few years ago? Yep, he’s at it again! Another five e.p’s will be on their way called ‘Silver & […]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘ALLELUJAH! DON’T BEND! ASCEND!
These are the facts (well, as I see them anyway). It’s out on the 15th of October. It only has four songs! Tracklist 1. MLADIC 2. THEIR HELICOPTERS’ SING 3. WE DRIFT […]
First Listen: Flying Lotus, ‘Until The Quiet Comes’
Listen to the new Flying Lotus album “Until The Quiet Comes” courtesy of NPR.
Conor Oberst – National Concert Hall – 2-05-13
It does seem a long way away, but Conor will be in town next May! A nice venue also, it’s part of a special solo tour according to his web site. He […]
ATP Mix Tapes
ATP have knocked out a couple of mix tapes to advertise their next ‘I’ll be your mirror’ weekend in New York. See the evidence below. One is by Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs) […]
Culture night preview
So, what to do on a night where the city is your oyster (well, some of it anyway), yes, that’s right, it’s Culture Night! Remember, do not feed the artists! I like […]
Beth Jeans Houghton & the Hooves of Destiny – Atlas
Beth is possibly/ probably singing on the stage in Whelans as I type, and I’m not there! I have a funny feeling I should be, or maybe I just like this video. […]
Things to do in Dublin – 17th – 23rd Sept
And you thought last week was a busy one? Well, it ain’t got nothing on this one! Mostly due to Culture Night, yes, that’s right, the night where all the museum employees […]
Donal Dineen – Small Hours Archive
Ok, so we’ve lost another quality DJ today, with Pearl leaving Phantom FM. Still, if you want to pretend it’s 2011, you can listen to Donal in all his glory here. You […]
Sparkplug – Lir – Review
Sparkplug is a one man from Little John Nee, which finished last night in Lir. It’s an unusual mix of theatre and music, but I think the music wins out in the […]
No More Sunday Morning (Coming Down) – Pearl Leaves Phantom
[Update: Pearl is back on the airwavves! Check her out on Sunday Morning from tomorrow (31-03-13) for the next 15 Sundays! check out the details here] The best thing about Phantom FM […]
Friday Free Play: Evenings – Softly We Go
Excellent music from the band Evenings, aka the Virginia-based ambient/electro artist Nathan Broaddus. This track led me to their LP, Lately, which can be heard on their Bandcamp page. I’m only listening to the […]
No More Workhorse 