The Smile – Wall of Eyes – Album Review by Killian Laher After an impressive debut album, The Smile return with a second helping of songs from this Radiohead-related project. Maybe it’s […]
The Smile – Wall of Eyes – Album Review
New Music – Faye Webster – Lego Ring
New Music – Faye Webster – Lego Ring Faye Webster has just announced a new… album (Undressed at the Symphony out on March 1st), single (Lego Ring – out today) and gig, […]
Ride – New Album and Single
Ride – New Album and Single You have to respect Ride, a band who continues to bang out Indie hits some 34 years after their first album Nowhere (1990). Ok, there was […]
Interview with John Hunter – Writer of Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M. – Part 1
Interview with John Hunter – Writer of Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M. – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with author John Hunter about his self-published […]
White Blood Cells – The Line
White Blood Cells – The Line This project is an interesting collaboration between Brian Dillon (The Line) and photographer Mark McGuinness. White Blood Cells is an exhibition of photographs with an immersive […]
Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M.- John Hunter – Book Review
Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M.- John Hunter – Book Review by Killian Laher Several books have been written about R.E.M. but there is no definitive work on their history. John […]
2024 Look Ahead – Music
2024 Look Ahead – Music by Killian Laher It’s time to look forward to albums and the like for 2024! If J Mascis is a**ed, we should see a new solo album […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Paul McDermott (To Here Knows When Podcast)
A Year in Music – 2023 – Paul McDermott (To Here Knows When Podcast) by Killian Laher Do you think it’s been a good year for music? What were your highlights? It’s […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Jacob Ware (Rapt)
A Year in Music – 2023 – Jacob Ware (Rapt) by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? I am well thank you, life is giving me its usual generic mix […]
Ispíní Na Héireann – The Academy – Live Review
Ispíní Na Héireann – The Academy – Live Review Ispíní Na Héireann live at The Academy on Thursday the 21st of December. “We are Ispíní na hÉireann, the Hardest Working Band in […]
Adrian Crowley – Dublin Unitarian Church – Live Review
Adrian Crowley – Dublin Unitarian Church – Live Review by Killian Laher Adrian Crowley at the Dublin Unitarian Church on Thursday 21st of December, 2023 One of Irish music’s great eccentrics, Adrian […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Scott Morgan (loscil)
A Year in Music – 2023 – Scott Morgan (loscil) by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? I am OK thanks. Some things are good, some are not so good. Do […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Adrian Crowley
A Year in Music – 2023 – Adrian Crowley by Killian Laher Do you think it’s been a good year for music? What were your highlights? A powerful year for music, I […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Boa Morte
A Year in Music – 2023 – Boa Morte Boa Morte (Cormac Gahan, Bill Twomey, Paul Ruxton, Maurice Hallissey) How are you? How are things? Great thanks, we’re all doing really well. You […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy)
A Year in Music – 2023 – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy) by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? I am good Killian, thanks. Hard to believe how quickly that last […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists)
A Year in Music – 2023 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? Things are good, got married in September, rough few months beforehand losing my […]
Interview with Simon Price – Part 2
Interview with Simon Price – Part 2 No More Workhorse chatted to Simon Price about his recent book Curepedia – An A-Z of the Cure and a few other things… This is […]
A Year in Music 2023 – RM Hubbert
A Year in Music 2023 – RM Hubbert by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? Currently recovering from covid, which sucks, but generally good! Do you think it’s been a good […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – Of All Living Things
A Year in Music – 2023 – Of All Living Things by Killian Laher Cam, Cian, Danilo and Eunice from the band of all living things How are you? How are things? We’re […]
A Year in Music – 2023 – John Lambert (Chequerboard)
A Year in Music – 2023 – John Lambert (Chequerboard) by Killian Laher How are you? How are things? Good thanks. Quite tired at the moment by default as I’m 8 months into […]
New Irish Music – In Your Own Way – David Hedderman
New Irish Music – In Your Own Way – David Hedderman David Hedderman – The Workman’s Cellar – Dec. 16, 2023 – 8 p.m. What are you doing tomorrow night? You could […]
Top Ten Albums of 2023 – Cathy Brown
Top Ten Albums of 2023 – Cathy Brown We’ve asked some of our regular writers for their thoughts on the best music of 2023. You can see the thoughts of Cathy Brown […]
Nournimity – Project Arts Centre – Review
Nournimity – Project Arts Centre – Review Nournimity by Lucia Kilger | Project Arts Centre, 13th Dec At the start of the production, the theatre is almost in complete darkness. As the […]
New Irish Music – Adrian Crowley & Marry Waterson – Watching The Starlings
New Irish Music – Adrian Crowley & Marry Waterson – Watching The Starlings by Killian Laher One album to look out for next year will be Adrian Crowley’s collaboration with English folk […]
New Irish Music – Chequerboard – Vermilion
New Irish Music – Chequerboard – Vermilion by Killian Laher John Lambert who records as Chequerboard has just released his latest single, Vermilion, a taster for his fourth album Souvenir which comes […]
Top 10 Albums of 2023 – Killian Laher
Top 10 Albums of 2023 – Killian Laher 2023 was the first ‘normal’ year for music since 2019, with COVID thankfully being a lot less prevalent than in recent years. It’s safe […]
Neil Young – Before and After – Album Review
Neil Young – Before and After – Album Review by Killian Laher Neil Young albums arrive with such regularity that they have ceased to have much impact to all but the truly […]
The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn’t – Barrett Martin – Book Review
The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn’t – Barrett Martin – Book Review by Killian Laher Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin has written a number of books, but this is the first time […]
Veyls – The Widow EP – Review
Veyls – The Widow EP – Review by Killian Laher Veyls is a new band consisting of Culley Johnson, Coco Medvitz and Louise Post of Veruca Salt. It’s something of a surprise […]
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