Chris Taylor of Grizzly bear has released a song, together with Twin Shadow and Solagne Knowles for the Music for Rain campaign. It is availabe on a ‘donate to download scheme’ which […]
Villagers – Daytrotter
Have to say i was a little annoyed when the Villagers didn’t win the Choice music prize. His new album is the best reviewed Irish album in years, and has done the […]
Kurt Vile
I’m digging the new Kurt Vile album, Smoke Ring For My Halo. Vile seems to be channelling Grant Lee Buffalo, Neil Young, The Velvet Underground… stoner rock for the soul. I like.
And you will know us…
…And You Will Know Know Us By The Trail Of Dead play in Whelans on Wednesday May 25. They’re a band i’ve always thought I’d eventually get into, but so far it hasn’t […]
Foxes vs Bears
Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold has been working with Grizzly Bear’s own Ed Droste. It’s a tasty comibination as both are responsible or at least have had a hand in, some of the better albums […]
Gig Guide – 07-03-11
A busy few months ahead. Must crack open my piggy bank! 14/03/11 Iron and Wine – Olympia – Mon 16/03/11 Raekwon the Chef – Button Factory – Wed 17/03/11 Hercules and Love […]
New sounds from the Dodos
The Dodos new album is being streamed on hypem. Have to say I think the Dodos are a hugely under rated band, and their album Visiter from 2007 is a thing of […]
New gigs
James Blake is the trendiest thing in trend town, everyone in trend town thinks he’s great, and have nothing but good things to say about him. I’m….. not overly convinced about him, […]
ATP – A nightmare before Christmas
This one is a little exciting, as ATP have just announced their second Nightmare before Christmas. It is to be curated by Battles, Les Savy Fav & Caribou, which sounds just about […]
ATP Soundcloud
ATP’s sound cloud site is one worth keeping an eye on, it has tracks and mix tapes with a lot of their bands and those that appear in their festivals. Go have […]
Interpol Tour EP
You can get a free Interpol tour ep here. It is based around their tour, which has support acts Matthew Dear and School of Seven Bells. Tracks: Interpol – Lights Matthew Dear […]
William Basinski
William Basinski is an ambient pioneer who frequently uses tape loops to create dazzling soundscapes. Better known for his Disintegration Loops series where he used old tape loops which had degraded over time. […]
Election special
It’s amazing what politicians will do for votes. It’s also amazing what they think will make us vote for them! Just heard a piece on RTE about campaign songs, and had to […]
Sufjan and Forbidden Fruit!
Its officially official, in that its definitely happening, unless there’s another volcano or if he gets a cold or something. Anyway, Sufjan is coming to town, he’s playing the Olympia on the […]
New Gigs
None of these will rock your world, but if you’re looking for a night out, you could do a lot worse than some of this lot. Couple of new announcements worth a […]
Queens of the Stone age – Olympia
The Queens of the stone age are definitely playing in the Olympia on the 19th of May. This may or may not be the day after Sufjan plays, we’ll have to wait […]
Musical experiments around the house
More lovely musical adventures from our friends at Lullatone
Sensorium
Sensorium is a week long music festival, in the project arts centre Dublin. You can find details of it here. It is being organised by the great Judith Ring, It runs from […]
Radiohead Return
Some critics love to hate them, some just love to love them. They’re back regardless, with a new album released on Saturday next, the 20th of February. The album is called ‘Kings […]
Yo La Tengo do Seinfeld
On Yo La Tengo’s new tour, a member of the audience is called to the front, and asked to spin a wheel, at the start of each show. The wheel lets you […]
Button Factory in Examinership
A quick look back at our recent gig guide shows that a lot more gigs than normal were showing up in the Button Factory, with Deerhunter, John Grant, Matmos, Joan as Policewoman, […]
LCD Soundsystem Final Show
To be honest, I never took James Murphy in the least bit serious when he talked of breaking up the band and not performing as LCD Soundsystem anymore, but he seems to […]
Gramophone Blog
This is a tip from the wonderful Candepop, a long standing blog with pretty good taste in Music is Said on the Gramophone. They have a list of the best songs of […]
Gig News
The Original line up of Grant Lee Buffalo play Vicar Street on Tuesday the 17th of May. Tickets at 28 euro. I loved fuzzy when it was first released in ’93 (showing […]
Grinderman in Vicar Street
Nick Cave returns to town, with his Grinderman this time. I’ve never been entirely convinced by Griderman, which is odd, as I have such a soft spot for Nick. They generally play […]
Will Oldham interviews R Kelly
I have to say, I’d love if there was a video of this interview. Those two people in the one room at the one time, just doesn’t make sense to me, they […]
John Barry RIP
Possibly the greatest composer to work in cinema, John Barry has died at the age of 77. He will be best remember for his Bond work, such as Goldfinger and From Russia […]
Baths
I’ve been listening to Baths a bit of late (the album Cerulean). Will Wiesenfeld is the Californian behind the music and he creates a lovely blend of electronica and hip-hop, being simultaneously […]
The National – Other voices
The much discussed appearance of the National on Other voices will be aired on the Wednesday the 16th of Feb on RTE 2, at 11.25. The appearance itself almost didn’t happen, due […]
No More Workhorse 