Well, the Nobel prize winners have all left the country and our collective I.Q’s have dropped considerably! They will be missed. So, what’s new this week then? 1. Dark Knight Rises – […]
For the day that’s in it!
The Orange song…
Sam Amidon – The Pavilion – Dun Laoghaire
A gig I didn’t notice, as it was off my beaten track for gigs, is Sam Amidon in Dun Laoghaire (which is still technically Dublin)! It’s also just in a couple of […]
Tom Waits on Letterman
Tom is doing the rounds over the next few nights (he’s on Jimmy Fallon tomorrow!), selling his new-ish album ‘Bad as me’ and performed and spoke on the Letterman show last night. […]
Almost a Wu-Tang gig
Yes, that’s right, it’s almost a Wu-Tang gig, the rap stars are almost playing the Button Factory on the 15th of July, and you should almost be there! It’s actually half a […]
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Kaleidoscope is a regular night in the Odessa club, and aims to… “bring a vibrant, dynamic musical experience to audiences and performers. Innovative and imaginative programming offers a diverse range of music […]
10 days in Dublin
This is a multi-discipline event, that starts on the 5th of July (Thursday) and runs for how long? Yep, you guessed it, the clue was in the title. No big names in […]
Popical Island 1 & 2
‘Galway got depressing, Ballinasloe’s a tip, Athlone sucks and so does Moate, and Enfields gone to shit’ – So Cow – “Exclusive Express Bus Service Licence Blues” Two albums of the best […]
Concorde – Gallery of Photography – 1st July
This sounds an interesting event, and well worth heading along to this Sunday afternoon. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Concorde Ensemble, there are a number of concerts tomorrow in the […]
Lana is Jackie O
As the top place on the internet to find out if Lana Del Rey is real or fake, we love a bit of Lana here at the Workhorse. She’s helped our hit […]
New: Guided By Voices – Class Clown Spots a UFO
Not a review, but a gentle nod to the fact that there is a new GBV album in the world called Class Clown Spots a UFO. Always something to look forward to, […]
Free Faws
Faws not the Flaws. It’s ok, it’s ok. Relax, stop giving out, we haven’t lost it. It’s lovely stuff and both ep’s are available for free! http://faws.bandcamp.com/
Triple J – Like a Version
Ah yes, the words Triple J take me back, just like Proust and his kimberley mikado (ok, madeleine)! I remember an apartment block just outside Sydney with far too many Irish people […]
Tim Mooney – RIP
Tim Mooney is a name that doesn’t jump off the page at me, but he’s a guy that has worked on a number of my favorite albums. As drummer with both American […]
New Music: Peaking Lights – Lucifer (streaming)
Listen to the new Peaking Lights album, Lucifer, in its entirety over at 3voor12. Peaking Lights last album, 936, really got under my skin earlier this year (a little too late to be […]
Things to do in Dublin – June 11th – 17th
Ok, a lot of events are still running from our previous weeks posts here and here. Things that are well worth seeing include Trinity College Shakespeare Festival, NCAD Graduate & Postgraduate Exhibitions […]
New music: Grizzly Bear – Sleeping Ute
First song off the forthcoming new album. Out September 17/18, 2012. Pre-order June 6. Worldwide Tour http://grizzly-bear.net – Sign up for ticket links when they go on sale June 8
Videodrome: Fulton Lights – Staring Out The Window
I meant to post this a while back and just spotted it in my notes. Shotlisted for a 2011 UK VMA and directed by Ninian Doff the video for Fulton Lights “Staring Out The Window” is great fun. Putting human arms on crows is lots of fun. One of the crows even plays the drums!
Lana Del Rey & Bobby Womack
We love Lana here at the Workhorse, from the top of her freaky head to the bottom of her freaky toes! One of our most viewed posts is about her so we […]
Beck proves Cool is genetic
Watch Beck’s son Cosimo (8 years old!) throw some serious shapes on stage!
Things to do in Dublin – May 28th to June 3rd:
1. Forbidden Fruit – Kilmainham Hospital Grounds – it’s the biggest festival to hit the city so far this year, with bands such as Wilco, New Order and Beirut hitting our shores. […]
Soul Picnic – Dublin City Soul Festival
It’s a bit of a festival face-off this weekend, with Link going up against the Soul Picnic (could they not have found another weekend?). Oddly enough, this event has lasted six years, […]
Handsome Spoons
What do you get if you cross one spoon of the Handsome Furs and one spoon of Spoon (sorry, couldn’t resist) Well, the answer is obviously the Divine Fits, the new band […]
Link Culturefest – Smithfield – May 25th -27th
What the hell is Link Culturefest, I hear you scream from the top of your lungs? Well, according to the web site, it’s… “A weekend festival in Dublin that aims to showcase […]
All Ages Show – J. Johannsson, Hauscha, D. O’Halloran – Sugar Club
Seeing as the night show sold out, the promoters have taken the unusual approach of putting on an afternoon for the Monsters of Ambient show today in the Sugar Club. Now you’ve […]
Kindness – House (plus an instructional video)
First, the track itself which is an excellent slow jam, followed by Adam Bainbridge’s instructional video in which he teaches the young Ramon how to make the track itself… replete with dancing at […]
100 IDS
We don’t talk a whole lot about design on NMWH but this is a very cool and creative take on the medium of business cards by designer Silvio Teixeira. (Also, the music is by tUnE-yArDs so that’s always good with us).
50 Foot Wave – Free Music (But you should really pay!)
Miss Hersh is giving it away again! I’ve spent most of my lunch time listening to her new work, and it seems top drawer! There’s a very simple button on the top […]
James Winters’ Beastie Boys – Sabotage / MCA tribute
Brilliant! Directed by James Winters. Worked on with his wife, kids and their nephew to pay tribute to Adam “MCA” Yauch.
No More Workhorse 