Album of the Week – 21/06/19 The problem with picking an album of the week, is that there’s some week where nothing really grabs your attention! The new Hot Chip release would […]
Album of the Week – 21/06/19 – Black Pumas
Body&Soul – Sunday Music Guide
Body&Soul – Sunday Music Guide Find full details on Sunday’s line up here. With the festival only hours away, it’s so close I can feel it! In most festivals, Sunday is the […]
Red House Painters – Songs for a Blue Guitar
Red House Painters – Songs for a Blue Guitar by Killian Laher As grunge fizzled out and the nineties wore on, I found myself in need of more thoughtful, quieter music. A […]
Body&Soul – Saturday Music Guide
Body&Soul – Saturday Music Guide Get the Time Table for Saturday here. This is when the festival really kicks into high gear, with Modeselektor and the Sleaford Mods on the main Body&Soul […]
Body&Soul – Friday Music Guide
Body&Soul – Friday Music Guide Full Timetable is available here. We’ll attempt to ignore the headliners which you should already know! Here are some of the other interesting bands to discover. The […]
Live Music in Dublin – 17-06-19
Live Music in Dublin – 17-06-19 Festival season is in full swing and the big event this week is Body&Soul! It’s only a short hop from Dublin, so it’s included here! There […]
Album of the Week – 14-06-19 – Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest – Album Review
Album of the Week – 14-06-19 Ok, so everyone knows we love Bill Callahan. If you’re not sure about it, you can read our review here. “The songs here are brittle and […]
Screaming Trees – Dust
Screaming Trees – Dust – by Killian Laher The Screaming Trees never got the attention that Alice In Chains or Soundgarden received in the nineties, nor the adulation bestowed on Nirvana and […]
Live Music in Dublin – 10-06-19
Live Music in Dublin – 10-06-19 With so many outdoor festivals and events taking place outside Dublin, it’s gone a bit quiet in the venues around the city! There’s still a few […]
Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest – Album Review
Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest – Album Review by Killian Laher Never has the world needed a new Bill Callahan as much as now. For this, his first album […]
The Cure – Malahide Castle – Review
The Cure – Malahide Castle – Live Review – 8th June 2019 by Killian Laher Perhaps one of the greatest one day line-ups gathered at Malahide Castle for the Cure’s first visit […]
Album of the Week – 07/06/19 – The Divine Comedy – Office Politics
Album of the Week – 07/06/19 – The Divine Comedy – Office Politics Is anyone even vaguely surprised with what we’ve gone for this week? There was only one real contender and […]
Festival of Writing and Ideas at Borris House
Festival of Writing and Ideas at Borris House – June 7th – 9th By Frank L. The festival takes place from 7th to 9th of June at Borris House County Carlow, which […]
Live Music in Dublin – 03-06-19
Live Music in Dublin – 03-06-19 The Cure are in Dublin, along with Ride and the Twilight Sad. How cool is that line up exactly? Otherwise, it’s a quiet enough week, but […]
Album of the Week – 31/05/19 – Soundwalk Collective with Patti Smith – The Peyote Dance
Album of the Week – 31/05/19 Some nice competition this week from the The Gotobeds (Debt Begins At 30) and Richard Hawley (Further) among others, but it would be hard to look […]
Earth – Full Upon Her Burning Lips – Album Review
Earth – Full Upon Her Burning Lips – Album Review by Killian Laher Earth is the band name for a project by American musician Dylan Carlson, and it is something of an […]
Morrissey – California Son – Album Review
Morrissey – California Son – Album Review by Killian Laher Morrissey takes a break from putting his fans’ loyalty to the test with the release of his 12th solo album, which you […]
Live Music in Dublin – 27-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 27-05-19 The wait is over and the first big festival of the summer is upon us! Forbidden Fruit kicks off in Kilmainham this Saturday! Otherwise, there’s lots […]
Album of the Week – 24/05/19 – Sebadoh – Act Surprised
Album of the Week – 24/05/19 First off, the wounded the souls. The ones that released something beautiful into the world only to be snubbed right here, right now! If this slot […]
Forbidden Fruit 2019 – Stage Times
Forbidden Fruit 2019 – Stage Times Forbidden Fruit is now only just over a week away, so it’s time to get excited. Very excited in fact, as this festival always feels like […]
The Magic Flute – Gaiety Theatre – Review
The Magic Flute – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Diana Perez Dates: 21st May. – 25th May Irish National Opera in partnership with Irish Chamber Orchestra –The Magic Flute- from 21-25 May […]
Alice In Chains – The Olympia – Live Review – 20/05/19
Alice In Chains – The Olympia – Live Review – 20/05/19 by Killian Laher A rare opportunity to catch one of the original grunge bands presented itself on a Monday night in […]
Xenia (Part II) – Pop-Up Opera (Temple Bar) – Review
Xenia (Part II) – Pop-Up Opera (Temple Bar) – Review by Frank L. Composed by Nick Roth Run now finished – Date – 18 May 2019 Part I of Xenia was performed […]
Robert Forster – Button Factory – Live Review – 19/05/19
Robert Forster – The Button Factory – Live Review – 19/05/19 by Killian Laher Robert Forster occupies a funny position in the music world. He’s never quite had real success, either as […]
Live Music in Dublin – 20-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 20-05-19 Big Thief are back in Dublin and playing Vicar Street on Tuesday night, which is the same night as the much anticipated Oh Sees in the […]
Album of the Week – 16/05/19 – Josephine Wiggs – We Fall
Album of the Week – 16/05/19 First off for those that almost made it, but not quite! There’s Interpol, the National (which we reviewed here) and Lil Kim. The one that we […]
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review
Swimming Tapes – Morningside – Album Review by Killian Laher Swimming Tapes originally hail from the north of Ireland, and their debut album is full of jangly guitars and sweetly sung melodies. […]
Live Music in Dublin – 13-05-19
Live Music in Dublin – 13-05-19 There’s a lot of tasty looking gigs below, so something to look forward to for most! We’re particularly looking forward to Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers […]
The National – I Am Easy To Find – Album Review
The National – I Am Easy To Find – Album Review by Killian Laher Some years ago, The National perfected a sort of stately, classy drift in their music. Eight albums into […]
No More Workhorse 