2020 Music Forecast by Killian Laher Looking ahead to 2020, the first album of note will be from punk/cheese outfit Beach Slang. The Deadbeat Bang of Heartbreak City will be out January […]
2020 Music Forecast
A Year in Music – 2019 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Chris Hooson (Dakota Suite) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? I have bought a LOT of […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Karl Whitney (Author)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Karl Whitney (Author) by Killian Laher Find out more about Karl here, including information on his recent book the Hit Factory. Let’s begin with 2019. […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Pat Barrett (Hedge School)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Pat Barrett (Hedge School) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? Without doubt for me the record […]
Top Ten Albums of the Year – 2019 – Editors’ Choice
Top Ten Albums of the Year – Editors’ Choice by M. Quinn Just what the world needs, another list of albums! I think the only point of these lists is to get […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – John Caddell (Today FM)
A Year in Music – 2019 – John Caddell (Today FM) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? My favourite album this year has […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? home. by f,f. ivanovski Both/And […]
A Year in Music – Zoë Howe (Author)
A Year in Music – Zoë Howe (Author) by Killian Laher Find out more about Zoë Howe here. Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? Well, I […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Cormac Gahan (Boa Morte)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Cormac Gahan (Boa Morte) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? Having consulted the rest of the […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Robert Baker (The Crayon Set)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Robert Baker (The Crayon Set) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music / albums have you enjoyed most this year? In terms of […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Josh Haden (Spain)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Josh Haden (Spain) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? I had a great conversation with Anton […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Nadine O’Regan (Business Post Journalist)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Nadine O’Regan (Business Post Journalist) Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? This year, I’ve loved albums from Irish artists […]
Boa Morte – Before There Was Air – Album Review
Boa Morte – Before There Was Air – Album Review by Killian Laher You don’t truly know the meaning of the word hushed till you hear this third album from Boa Morte, […]
Mark Lanegan – Button Factory – Live Review – 17-12-19
Mark Lanegan – Button Factory – Live Review – 17-12-19 by Killian Laher Although it feels like Mark Lanegan washes up in Dublin quite often, it had been two years since his […]
A Year in Music – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy)
A Year in Music – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy) Interview by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? It’s been a particularly good year for […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Niall McCann (Film Director)
A Year in Music – 2019 – Niall McCann (Film Director) by Killian Laher For our first of our ‘Year in Music’ posts, we talked to Film Director Niall McCann ahead of […]
St Patrick’s Festival – Musical Highlights
St Patrick’s Festival – Musical Highlights Details of the St Patrick’s Festival musical events have just been announced, and they include This Is How We Fly, Lisa Hannigan and more besides. Check […]
Live Music in Dublin – 16-12-19
Live Music in Dublin – 16-12-19 It’s almost time for Santa to take the main stage! Expect a lot of Irish bands to play for the next week or so before it […]
Top 20 Albums of the Decade – Killian Laher
Top 20 Albums of the Decade – Killian Laher I’ve attempted to compile the albums of the decade. I suspect there’s little overlap with anyone else’s albums of the decade. Who is […]
Album of the Week – 13-12-19 – Annie Hart – A Softer Offering
Album of the Week – 13-12-19 Another slow week in December, but this one is quite lovely! Album fo the Week – Annie Hart – A Softer Offering “A Softer Offering, Annie […]
Gigs in 2020
Gigs in 2020 We’ve had a look at the next few months and picked our favourite gigs! Any of these would make good Christmas presents for the music nerd in your life! […]
Fontaines DC – Vicar Street – Live Review – 08-12-19
Fontaines DC – Vicar Street – Live Review – 08-12-19 by Killian Laher The Fontaines DC have had quite a year. Their Dogrel album is topping end of year polls all over […]
loscil – lifelike – Album Review
loscil – lifelike – Album Review by Killian Laher This is the music for a game of the same name composed by Scott Morgan, following soon after his excellent Equivalents album. This […]
Top 10 Albums of 2019 – Killian Laher
Top 10 Albums of 2019 – Killian Laher Although I don’t believe music should be a competition, I do like an ‘album of the year’ list. Every year should have one! To […]
Album of the Week – 06/12/19 – Yann Tiersen – Portrait
Album of the Week -06/12/19 Actually, just looking at the list below, there’s a significant drop off in the number of albums released in December! I guess we focus on shopping and […]
Live Music in Dublin – 02-12-19
Live Music in Dublin – 02-12-19 This week, the fabulous Aldous Harding plays Vicar street (Tues). There’s also Fontaines D.C. in Vicar Street on Saturday, along with a few other gems. See […]
Album of the Week – 29/11/19 – Mean Time – Barry McCormack
Album of the Week – 29/11/19 What are the chances of any album released between now and Christmas appearing in any ‘Best of the Year’ list? Slim to say the least, especially […]
Live Music in Dublin – 25-11-19
Live Music in Dublin – 25-11-19 This week is a special one, with Robert Forster, Julia Jacklin, Steve Mason, Whitney, Inni-K, Bjork and Mac DeMarco all in town, and more besides. If […]
New Irish Music – Arrivalists
New Irish Music – Arrivalists News coming to us at No More Workhorse that former Hedge Schooler, Pat Barrett, is regrouping and planning to release his first EP under the name of […]
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