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 […]
I love The Pictish Trail, and I don’t care who knows it. Also known as Johnny Lynch, Pictish runs Fence Records alongside the also hugely talented King Creosote (Kenny Anderson, brother of […]
I don’t know if you saw this article anywhere, but some time last week I read an article in The Guardian about Bruce Willis taking on Apple with a legal challenge related […]
Yes, it’s sad, but it’s as clear as day, the man has finally figured he’s paid his dues, and has decided to become a big corporate slut! He’ll be releasing catchy little […]
A beautiful piece of music from the enigmatic genius that is Richard D. James.
Yeah, it’s another busy one, so I’ll get right down to it. Music – Leonard Cohen starts his residency in Kilmainham tomorrow, and there still seems to be tickets going for the […]
A short film by Kahlil Joseph, using music from three songs off the upcoming Flying Lotus album, Until The Quiet Comes.
Dublin’s very own Fringe Festival opens this week (Thursday 6th Sept) and as ever, the programme is somewhat daunting. It’s a mass names and none of them household! Here’s a few tips […]
I’ve been listening to this a lot over the last couple of days and I really like it. Pink is a collection of singles that Kieran Hebden has been putting out over the […]
Conor J is back in town, with the first song from his new album called ‘The Waves’. It’s as epic as you can get from five minutes (surprised it’s not longer, but […]
With the new Wild Nothing album (Nocturne) coming out here’s a taster from it called Paradise. We’ve mentioned Wild Nothing a few times on the blog and the 2010 album Gemini was a […]
Director Martin Garde was kind enough to tip us off on his new video created for Danish artist Mike Sheridan. Like dogs? Like slow-motion? Well this will make your day. Lovely dark […]
Listen to the new album from Dan Deacon, ‘America’, streaming at The Guardian here.
With new album ‘America’ set to drop today (I think!) here’s the most recent single from it, ‘True Thrush’, to get people in the mood. The idea behind the video is good […]
Oh happy day! One that almost didn’t happen, but good to have him back, with the first track off his new album ‘Don’t be a stranger’. ‘Lets go toast the twilight at […]
A new album by James Yorkston is always something to get excited about, so looking forward to this one. And as for the album title, well that is explained here. Where did […]
One of the stand out tracks on Mark Kozelek’s excellent new album is ‘UK Blues’ in which he details why he doesn’t like the UK, city by city! It features such gems […]
Lovely new release from Brooklyn label, Captured Tracks who are also home to the band Wild Nothing. This is a gorgeously languid track from Mac DeMarco with a full album on the way […]
I hope everyone got out to see Cracked Lights production of ‘The Tempest’ in Iveagh Gardens. It was our top tip from last week, and thankfully the weather was generally to Prospero […]
Yes, that’s right, it all kicks off tomorrow, and it should be banging! Definitely worth a road trip from the big smoke (and all other quarters). Here’s some of our top picks… […]
Sometimes it’s the simple things that get me. Someone posted a homemade Super 8 movie as a backdrop to the incredibly beautiful Broken Social Scene track, Guilty Cubicles. We all have memories […]
So, their album leaked, they’re not the first, they won’t be the last. The fact that it’s over a month until their album will be available for a fee (Aug 31st) is […]
Ok, this kicks into the August Bank Holiday weekend, so lots and lots of events on around the city. 1. Teenage Kicks – A season of ‘American Teens on film’ at the […]
I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Lou Barlow. I saw Sebadoh, Folk Implosion and Lou in various incarnations in Whelans on many occasions, and he never disappointed. Some […]
The Big Bang festival describes itself as a festival of rhythm, and there are worse things you could describe yourself as! You can find all the details here, with gigs by Donal […]
Jürgen Müller’s Science of the Sea was released last year but I’ve only really gotten into it in the last month. The story behind the album (below) is an interesting one […]
Yeah, Batman didn’t really happen for me, I’m afraid to say. Maybe there was just too much hype, but let us never mention it again. So what’s new in Dublin this week […]
Let’s call it ‘Monsters of Grunge’? No, they were pre grunge, weren’t they. ‘Monsters of Alternative’? Anyway, two of my teenage self’s favorite artists in the one place at the one time. […]
Kinda. Sorta. Maybe. I’m not sure either. There’s loads of mix tapes on their web site here. Ok, they want you to register, but what can you do, there’s no such thing […]
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