Nirvana, Pixies? Now you know… and it’s not good. Yet. http://www.wired.com/design/2012/12/3-d-printed-record/
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Christmas Presents – 4AD Sampler
More free junk from those record companies that love you, and want to give you things! Yes, 4AD have a free sampler going for the cost of an email addres (and a […]
Deputy Fuzz – Interview with Kidd Jones
It’s been 10 years since Deputy Fuzz were around. How come you guys decided to get back together? Well I think it’s more of a one-off gig really. James and I would […]
Christmas Presents – Halves – Live at the Unitarian Church – Free Download
‘Tis the season, I guess. The wonderful Halves are giving away a live album, but only for the next six days! Get your act together and sample the delights of Halves live. […]
Public Service Broadcast – Button Factory – 31st May 2013
To have a gig announced in the Button Factory before their first album is even released, there has to be something special about a band, and that seems to be the case […]
Matthew Bark’s Albums of 2012
Only 5 albums? Yes. Only 5. There were many others I liked during the year but the following held my attention for the longest. #FIVE Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded/ […]
Angel Olsen – Acrobat
See what you think of the below. It’s from Chicago based Singer song writer Angel Olsen. If you’re interested in reading more about her, here’s an interview she did with Fader.com. You […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 17th – 23rd December
Everything’s gone a little bit fuzzy around here, with our own Matthew Barks about to take the stage at the ten year anniversary of Deputy Fuzz! There are a few other events, […]
Cfit – Triage
Always nice to hear from new Irish bands, and Cfit were in touch with us the other week. As ever with these things, I only got around to listening to it now, […]
Best Albums of 2012
Yes, enough of the nearly men, let’s hear it for the real winners! Not a vintage year of music, but there’s still a lot of quality stuff out there. The list only […]
Nearly Men – Albums of the Year – Part 2
Mac DeMarco -2 – A new name to me this year, and a nice dreamy surf sound of guitars, bass and drums. He’s a Canadian multi instrumentalist who also works as a […]
Oscar The Hypno-Dog and Other Tails – Workmans Club – 14-12-12
Is there anything the wonderful Neil Hannon and Cathy Davey can’t turn their hands to? They’ve managed to draw together some of the best of Irish musicians for the wonderfully fun album […]
Button Factory Christmas Party (with R.S.A.G) – Saturday Dec 22nd
The Button factory have a good looking free event on Saturday the 22nd of December, wtih the much loved RSAG headlining the event. Other performers include Ocho & Plutonic Dust. Rarely Seen […]
The songs (new and old) that defined my 2012
New albums and me didn’t really hit it off this year. I don’t know what happened. Baby number two perhaps! Running a business. Time. Whatever the reason, I decided not to do […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 10th – 16th December
Right, so I’m ignoring every Christmas market, in case you’re wondering! They’re out there and hard to miss, so go enjoy if that’s your scene. Otherwise, The Dead starts (officially) at the […]
R Ring – Kelley Deal side project!
How cool is this exactly? I’ve often thought Kelley was my favourite of the Deal sisters, and that’s a hard thing to say, as they’re two of the cooler people around! The […]
Dave Brubeck RIP
Dave Brubeck died on Wednesday (5th Dec 2012) at the age of 91, and it would be a shame not to mark his passing in some way. I think if you asked […]
Breeders to play Last Splash at Deerhunter ATP
Ah man, now I’m tempted! Thought I’d manage to avoid Camber Sands next year, until I saw this ATP update. The Breeders reform to play Last Splash at ATP curated by The […]
Lil Wayne – O2 – 8th March 2013
[Update: Guess what, go on guess? rescheduled to October 9th] Lil Wayne is (supposedly) coming to town, to the O2 March 8th. He cancelled his 2011 european tour due to reasons surrounding […]
The Unthanks – Pepper Canister Church – Saturday 2nd March
Early next year in a pretty cool venue, the Unthanks are in town! Tickets are €25 and are available here. Here is our review of their recent show in Dun Laoghaire, but […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 3rd – 9th December
Yes, we’ve fully embraced the Christmas vibe here, with Chris Rea driving home for Christmas, wall to wall on all radios. I haven’t heard the Pogues yet, but it’s only a matter […]
Staygold – Rain On Our Parade – Album Review
After the brief but attention-grabbing sonics of the opening intro track, Swedish duo Staygold’s electropop album ‘Rain On Our Parade’ hits the ground running and makes you wish you were on the […]
New Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
This is very good news indeed! Looking forward to this early next year (released on Feb 13th). There’s also an interesting video below of the recording process. I’m not sure whether they […]
First Fortnight – Festival Preview
A festival in January? What a good idea, and a fun way to welcome in the new year. The First Fortnight Festival aims to ‘challenge mental health prejudice through creative arts’ and […]
Soundtrack to moving house – Real Estate! Duh!
Well with a big move over I only just realised this morning, that the soundtrack to the move was the band Real Estate and their album Days… now why did I not […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 26th November – 2nd December
God, is it Christmas already? Seriously? I guess I’ll have to accept it and move on. Try to resist the ba humbug vibe, although it is strong within me! So, what’s around […]
Dan Deacon – Whelans – 09-02-13
Yes, the crazy man will be back in town on the 9th of Feb. Quite what will arrive I’m not sure, so we’ll have to wait for more details whether he’s touring […]
Other Voices – Dingle
Beg, borrow or steal to get a ticket for this! I saw a competition on facebook this morning, where they had people doing handstands to get them (ok, changing their facebook picture, […]
Alan Moore – Decline of an English Murder
Alan Moore has been stepping outside his comfort zone in recent months, with songs and short movies! The Decline of an English Murder is a simple guitar song with Alan on vocals. […]
No More Workhorse 