Thurston Moore Group – Whelans – Live Review – 24/07/23 by Killian Laher An old-school lengthy queue greeted the first visit of Thurston Moore and his band to Dublin in a decade. […]
Thurston Moore Group – Whelans – Live Review – 24/07/23
Album of the Week – 21/07/23
Album of the Week – 21/07/23 The big release of the week is Blur with their new album The Ballad of Darren! Yes, it’s good to have them back and there are […]
Morrissey – Vicar St – Live Review – 15/07/23
Morrissey – Vicar St – Live Review – 15/07/23 by Killian Laher The air was thick with anticipation for the first visit of Morrissey to Dublin in five years. Or at least […]
Continuous Patterns – IMMA – 14/07/23
Continuous Patterns – IMMA – 14/07/23 Continuous Patterns continue tonight at IMMA. The IMMA Summer Party is definitely not just another music festival! The evening started with a guided walk in the […]
Album of the Week – 14/07/23
Album of the Week – 14/07/23 Despite being the middle of summer, this is a surprisingly slow week, with no new releases from the big names of the last few weeks. There […]
IMMA’s Summer Party – Continuous Patterns – 14th + 15th July 2023
IMMA’s Summer Party – Continuous Patterns – 14th + 15th July 2023 If you’re looking for a festival without all the hassle of camping, I present to you…. Continuous Patterns! It’s IMMA’s […]
New Music – Mickelson – Jump Off the Earth
New Music – Mickelson – Jump Off the Earth Friday 7th July 2023 – Workman’s Cellar, Dublin San Francisco based singer-songwriter Mickelson plays the Workman’s Club Cellar tonight. Ahead of the gig, […]
Album of the Week – 07/07/23
Album of the Week – 07/07/23 Was it always going to be PJ Harvey this week? Yes, it was! It’s a reason for celebration, as this is PJ’s first album in seven […]
PJ Harvey – I Inside The Old Year Dying – Album Review
PJ Harvey – I Inside The Old Year Dying – Album Review by Killian Laher This is PJ Harvey’s first album of new material in seven years, and it’s one of her […]
Arrivalists – Its Own Time – Album Review
Arrivalists – Its Own Time – Album Review by Killian Laher This year is really shaping up to be an excellent year for Irish music. Pat Barrett is recording solo of late, […]
Album of the Week – 30/06/23
Album of the Week – 30/06/23 Did somebody say Supergroup? I know you didn’t but just run with me. Depending on your definition of a Supergroup, The Baseball Project could be one, […]
New Music – Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly – Níl Aon Easpa Orm
New Music – Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly – Níl Aon Easpa Orm A second album from the duo of Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly, which I wasn’t really expecting, […]
Grian Chatten – Chaos for the Fly – Album Review
Grian Chatten – Chaos for the Fly – Album Review by Killian Laher “Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.”– Charles Addams Grian Chatten […]
Album of the Week – 22/06/23
Album of the Week – 22/06/23 After a very busy week last week, it’s back down to earth with a bump. There are still new releases from the likes of Albert Hammond […]
Lloyd Cole – On Pain – Album Review
Lloyd Cole – On Pain – Album Review by Killian Laher Fair play to Lloyd Cole. Not one to stick to his tried and trusted, perceived sound – jangly guitars and wordy […]
Body & Soul – 2023 – Sunday Review
Body & Soul – 2023 – Sunday Review It was the final day of the Festival, and unfortunately, the rain continued with a number of heavy showers making the going ‘soft’, to […]
Body & Soul – 2023 – Saturday Review
Body & Soul – 2023 – Saturday Review It would be fair to say Saturday at Body & Soul had everything; music, laughs, dancing and even some extreme weather conditions! We started […]
Album of the Week – 16/06/23
Album of the Week – 16/06/23 So, so, soooooo many new releases this week! Is it midsummer/ festival season? I guess it must be. There are a few new names with familiar […]
Queens of the Stone Age – In Times New Roman – Album Review
Queens of the Stone Age – In Times New Roman – Album Review by Killian Laher This is the first Queens of the Stone Age album in six years, since the underwhelming […]
Pulp – St Annes Park – Live Review
Pulp – St Annes Park – Live Review by Killian Laher Pulp were bundled in with what was known as Britpop, but they actually were around since the early 80s, taking their […]
Album of the Week – 09/06/23
Album of the Week – 09/06/23 New music comes this week from The Boo Radleys (EIGHT), or the band that is calling themselves The Boo Radleys these days, as they are without […]
Album of the Week – 02/06/23
Album of the Week – 02/06/23 A lot of good albums this week, and many of them are from artists whose first name starts with the letter B! That’s a bit weird, […]
Louise Post – Sleepwalker – Album Review
Louise Post – Sleepwalker – Album Review by Killian Laher Although the two Veruca Salt albums released in the 2000s were, to all intents and purposes, Louise Post solo albums (as herself […]
Protomartyr – Formal Growth In The Desert – Album Review
Protomartyr – Formal Growth In The Desert – Album Review by Killian Laher Detroit band Protomartyr are a complex and at times difficult band. Lumping them in with post-punk does them a […]
Album of the Week – 26/05/23
Album of the Week – 26/05/23 This week, there are some interesting new releases from Arlo Parks (My Soft Machine) and Wolf Eyes (Dreams In Splattered Lines). The best of the Irish […]
Cian Nugent – The Workmans Club Cellar – Live Review – 25/05/23
Cian Nugent – The Workmans Club Cellar, Dublin – Live Review – 25/05/23 by Killian Laher There was excitement in the air in the Workman’s Cellar for the Cian Nugent album launch […]
Body & Soul – Day line-ups Announced
Body & Soul – Day line-ups Announced I’m struggling to get my head around the fact we’re into Festival Season but with Body & Soul only 3 weeks away, it’s hard to […]
Stephen Shannon – Fathoms – Album Review
Stephen Shannon – Fathoms – Album Review by Killian Laher There is some really gorgeous music on this solo album from Irish composer Stephen Shannon. Shannon has released music in a variety […]
Album of the Week – 19/05/23
Album of the Week – 19/05/23 Andy Bell and Masal have just released an album called Tidal Love Numbers. In case you’re wondering, Masal are a Essex-based harp and Theremin duo! At […]
No More Workhorse 