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 – Scott Morgan (loscil)
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 […]
In The Meadows 2024 – Preview
In The Meadows 2024 – Preview The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 – Saturday, June 08 – 2024 With the cold weather, it’s nice to think of sun-soaked days in June! One […]
Album of the Week – 1/12/23
Album of the Week – 1/12/23 A wise man once said ‘Never release an album in December’! Yes, while the rest of the music world is looking back at the best of […]
New Irish Music – Bren Berry – Winter Song
New Irish Music – Bren Berry – Winter Song by Killian Laher Revelino were one of the great lost bands from the 1990s. While Brendan Tallon and Ciaran Tallon (as Klubber Lang) […]
New Music – John Douglas – I’m Not the Fella
New Music – John Douglas – I’m Not the Fella John Douglas is a singer/ guitarist in one of the most underappreciated bands of the 90s, the Trashcan Sinatras. Despite releasing two […]
Harp – Albion – Album Review
Harp – Albion – Album Review by Killian Laher For those who find Midlake have lost their lustre, here is the long-awaited album from former singer Tim Smith, recording with his wife as […]
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin – Whelans – Preview
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin – Whelans – Preview Find information and tickets here. Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin – 8pm, Mon 27th November 2023 – plus support SALLY IN THE WOODS How cool is the […]
Thurston Moore – Sonic Life – Book Review
Thurston Moore – Sonic Life – Book Review by Killian Laher Eight years on from Kim Gordon’s very readable autobiography comes the memoir of ex-husband and former Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore. […]
Queens of the Stone Age – 3Arena – Review
Queens of the Stone Age – 3Arena – Review Queens of the Stone Age – Live at the 3Arena, Dublin 22/11/23 Deep Tan started the night at 7pm, with a short set […]
La Bohème – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
La Bohème – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Gearoid O’Byrne 20 – 26 November 2023 Puccini’s “La bohème” Monday 20th to Sunday 26th November 2023 – Irish National Opera, Bord […]
New Music – The Fauns – Mixtape Days
New Music – The Fauns – Mixtape Days THE FAUNS – Announce new album ‘How Lost’ due Jan 19th via Invada Another band from ‘way back when’, the Fauns released their first […]
Album of the Week – 17/11/23
Album of the Week – 17/11/23 This week there are new sounds from Danny Brown (Quaranta) and Homeboy Sandman (I Can’t Sell These Either), which are both worth checking out below. If […]
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