A Year in Music – 2022 – Jacob Ware (Rapt) How was music for you in 2022? Music was kind to me, I’ve played some great shows and have been very moved […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Jacob Ware (Rapt)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) How was music for you in 2022? I’m proud to have book-ended 2022 with two collaborative releases, The Arteries of […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) How was music for you in 2022? Nostalgic. Spent a lot of the year wandering through old tunes, records. I lost my […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Paul Page (ex Whipping Boy)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy) How was music for you in 2022? If I am honest, I thought it was a disappointing year in terms of […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Cormac Gahan (plus band) of Boa Morte
A Year in Music – 2022 – Cormac Gahan (plus band) of Boa Morte How was music for you in 2022? We’ve been listening to a lot of new music this year […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Trevor Ristow (Author)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Trevor Ristow (Author) Trevor Ristow has written a book, Waiting for Another War, covering the early days of seminal 80s indie band, the Sisters of […]
A Year In Music – 2022 – Ben Vendetta
A Year In Music – 2022 – Ben Vendetta by Killian Laher “Ben Vendetta is a former freelance music journalist who published Vendetta Magazine from 1995 to 2002, and was director of […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Paul McDermott
A Year in Music – 2022 – Paul McDermott How was music for you in 2022? The deaths of Mimi Parker and Cathal Coughlan are foremost in my mind as I try […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Scott Morgan (loscil)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Scott Morgan (loscil) We asked some of our favourite artists/ writers to tell us about their year. You can see the results below… How was […]
Top Ten Albums of 2022 – CB
Top Ten Albums of 2022 – Cathy Brown We’ve asked some of our writers for their thoughts on the Best Albums of the year. you can see Cathy’s thoughts below… 10. Loose […]
Lila Tristram and The Last Dinosaur – Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime Explode in Colour – Review
Lila Tristram and The Last Dinosaur – Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime Explode in Colour – Review Lila Tristram and Jamie Cameron, who records as The Last […]
Top 10 Albums of 2022 – KL
Top 10 Albums of 2022 – KL by Killian Laher We’ve asked some of our writers for their thoughts on the albums of the year. you can see Killian’s thoughts below… The […]
Album of the Week – 05/12/22
Album of the Week – 05/12/22 Things are getting very slow in the music world, with very few major new releases this week, but fear not… there is one absolute gem for […]
The Cure – 3Arena – Live Review – 1/12/22
The Cure – 3Arena – Live Review – 1/12/22 by Killian Laher The return of The Cure to Ireland after 3 years meant the sold-out signs went up some time ago for […]
Nyx Nótt – Themes From – Album Review
Nyx Nótt – Themes From – Album Review by Killian Laher This is the second album by Nyx Nótt, which is the instrumental work of none other than Aidan Moffat. It’s really […]
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – Dear Scott – Album Review
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – Dear Scott – Album Review by Killian Laher Michael Head, formerly of Pale Fountains and Shack, is spoken about in hushed tones by those […]
Anna Mieke – Theatre – Album Review
Anna Mieke – Theatre – Album Review by Killian Laher Anna Mieke is a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Wicklow. This is her second album and it’s a collection of bewitched moodiness. It […]
Album of the Week – 24/11/22
Album of the Week – 24/11/22 If this week is anything to go by, this is the start of the Christmas slump on new album releases! Next week will be the start […]
Interview – Of All Living Things
Interview – Of All Living Things by Killian Laher No More Workhorse recently interviewed the Dublin band of all living things. The band consists of CamTeehan (drums), Cian McDaid (guitar, backing vocals), […]
Interview with Fraser McGowan – From A Harbour Softly Drawn
Interview with Fraser McGowan – From A Harbour Softly Drawn by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Fraser McGowan, now recording under the name From A Harbour Softly Drawn: It’s […]
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – World Record – Album Review
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – World Record – Album Review Never mind the Horse, Neil Young has really perfected his ‘crazy old coot’ persona he has inhabited of late. This, his 42nd […]
Album of the Week – 18/11/22
Album of the Week – 18/11/22 It’s a quiet enough week, so we’re going ‘all in’ for Weyes Blood, with a glowing review along with our Album of the Week slot! There […]
And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow – Weyes Blood – Album Review
And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow – Weyes Blood – Album Review by Cathy Brown Natalie Mering, the sweet-voiced powerhouse behind Weyes Blood, recently revealed that her new album And In the […]
bdrmm – The Workmans Club – Live Review – 13-11-22
bdrmm – The Workmans Club – Live Review – 13-11-22 by Killian Laher A damp Sunday night in November provided the backdrop for the headline show from Hull post-punk band, the strangely-named […]
Album of the Week – 11/11/22
Album of the Week – 11/11/22 It’s a quiet enough week for new releases, but there is one that will hoover up most of the attention, with the return of Bruuuuuce (Bruce […]
Pavement – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/11/22
Pavement – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/11/22 by Killian Laher Pavement wrapped up their ‘reunion of a reunion’ tour with the first of two sold out shows at Vicar Street, […]
William Tell – Gaiety Theatre – Review
William Tell – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Gearóid O’Byrne Irish National Opera’s WILLIAM TELL (Rossini), Gaiety Theatre, Dublin All photos by Pat Redmond It’s remarkable how well-known the famous finale, “March […]
New Music – All The Brave Hunters
New Music – All The Brave Hunters A new name but not entirely new, as Alain McFadden is a member of the much-loved Ye Vagabonds! It’s a gentle folk sound in the […]
Interview with Stuart Braithwaite
Interview with Stuart Braithwaite by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai via email to discuss his autobiography Spaceships Over Glasgow and a few other things besides: […]
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