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.
Videodrome: Tomas Barfod – Broken Glass
From Tomas Barfod’s ‘Broken Glass’ EP. Director: MARTIN GARDE ABILDGAARD
Efterklang highlight injustice!
Efterklang play two shows in Ireland, in collaboration wtih the Major Lift Orchestra (no, me neither) in Dublin and Cork. The one in Dublin is in Meeting House Square on the 14th […]
Andre 3000 dressed as Jimmy Hendrix
Some stories are just too odd. Yes, that’s right, if you’re from Dublin or Wicklow, watch out for Andre doing a Jimmy impersonation! Andre is starring in biopic of Jimmy, which is […]
New My Bloody Valentine Music
If you’re too lazy to read the full interview with Kevin Shields here, I’ll give you a brief summary. He’s on song 8 of the new album There’s 9 songs on it […]
The Walkmen – Vicar Street – 29th Oct
If the Walkmen’s 2009 album was called Lisbon, what should the new album be called? Stability? Sadly, it’s called Heaven, but I guess they have their reasons. They’re back in town on […]
The Bad Plus – NCH, Dublin – Rite of Spring
The main reason I know The Bad Plus is due to their cover versions of indie classics such as Velouria by the Pixies and Karma Police by Radiohead. They’ve put their own […]
Adam Yauch – RIP
I think everyone was caught a little on the hop by this. While it was known that he had cancer for many years, he described it himself as ‘very treatable’ and I […]
Friday Free Play(s): Billy Bragg & Wilco – Eisler on the Go / California Stars
With the recent New Multitudes record coming out (Jay Farrar and co.) and mining the writings of Woody Guthrie, it reminded me of another lovely set of songs based on Woody’s words, Mermaid Avenue, […]
The Skelocrats – Whip Crack Away
What’s better than new good music? Well? Ok, it’s easy, new good free music! For the cost of only an email address you can download this tasty 7 track from Popical Island. […]
Ben Folds Five – Vicar Street
I’ve always thought I should like Ben Folds more than I actually do. I can’t quite put my finger on it, as he writes good music with interesting and quirky lyrics, and […]
Body and Soul Additions
Body and Soul continue to get it just right, with a few new additions that are increasing the temptation. Spiritualized, Django Django and Hollie Cook are added to the list. Hollie is […]
No More Workhorse 