Buensuceso – Inner Winter – Album Review by Killian Laher Originally released in 2014, this relatively short album by Spanish rockers Buensuceso is getting another push. After the atmospheric opening track, Luckily […]
Picture it, it’s a sun soaked Dublin, you wake in the morning and a day of music awaits! Is there a hint of Summer in the air? The first hint of it […]
We had the chance to interview Jimmy Eadie ahead of the opening of ‘All That Fall’ in the Abbey Theatre on Thursday. You can see the results below. Jimmy Eadie won an Irish […]
Basia Bulat – Good Advice – Album Review This is the fourth album from Canadian artist Basia Bulat and is something of a departure for her. The album shows the influence of […]
Love is in the air, and it’s actually falling on a weekend this year, so there is all sorts of nonsense on around the place! There are plenty of loved up movies […]
Eipic – TG4 – Preview A new Irish drama that features music like… LCD Sound System, Santigold, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Future Islands, Horselips, Girls Names, Django Django? Sounds interesting and no […]
Lanterns On The Lake – The Workman’s Club – Jan 30th 2016 – Gig Review by Andrew Darley Vocalist of Lanterns On The Lake, Hazel Wilde, admitted that the band made a […]
And so January departs and it is February once more! Is it officially Spring? Depends on who you ask. There are a few new plays with Big Maggie in the Gaiety and […]
Something nice on a Friday, with the first single from Glenn Jones’ new album ‘Fleeting’. The single is called ‘Flower turned inside out’ is a typical primitive guitar track that we know […]
Tortoise – The Catastrophist – Album Review With a back catalogue of studio albums dating back to ’94, this is Tortoise’s 7th album. They are a band that never seemed worried by […]
Suede – Night Thoughts – Album Review by Killian Laher Of all the 90s bands, Suede were never meant to age at all, let alone gracefully. One half expected them to perish […]
New Irish Music – Bouts/The Evertides Here are a couple of new Irish releases well worthy of a mention. Firstly, indie beasts Bouts unleashed the colourful video for “Allies”. It’s the second […]
This is much, much better than I expected. Last year, the Longitude Festival line up went towards the world of dance. This year, it’s much rockier, and the better for it! Kendrick, […]
Tindersticks – The Waiting Room – Album Review by Killian Laher Tindersticks have been around for more than 20 years now, with a brief hiatus in the early part of the last […]
Jesu / Sun Kil Moon – Album Review by Killian Laher Red House Pantera? Sun Kil Megadeth?! The predictably unpredictable Mark Kozelek returns with a collaboration with Justin Broadrick of doom-metal band […]
PJ is about to release her 9th studio album! She has released a few treats for us to savour before the single later this week. There’s already announcements of various gigs in […]
We’re starting to shake off the cob webs of Christmas, and there’s actually a few things worth seeing and doing in Dublin this week! There are some new events in the theatre […]
Temple Bar TradFest – Preview by Fran Winston Runs Wednesday 27th – Sunday 31st January. Eleven years after its inception the Temple Bar TradFest continues to go from strength to strength and […]
Shearwater have returned with a new album and a date in the Button Factory next month! For once, we’re not told about it six months in advance! Details of the album, gig […]
Take two parts National and one part Beirut, and what do you get? Why LNZNDRF of course. With the easiest band name to pronounce in recent times, this is a side project […]
David Bowie – A Reflection by Killian Laher The very idea of attempting to sum up the life and death of David Bowie, and his overall impact is a daunting one. Trying […]
Did I mention 2016 is sizing up nicely for gigs? If not, I should have already! There’s some gems around the smaller venues in Dublin and you can add another to the […]
The First Fortnight Festival is nearing it’s end, but there’s more than few things to take its place! Room is the main event in the land of movies, with Lenny Abrahamson doing […]
David Bowie – ★ – Album Review by Killian Laher Once again, just when you have finally written off David Bowie, he proves he cannot be ignored. This album represents a move […]
Music in 2016: A Personal Crystal Ball… or Hopes and Dreams of a Music Obsessive by Killian Laher It’s the time of year when writers like to look forward to 2016, a […]
The First Fortnight Festival is the main attraction, and thank God for it, as it would be pretty dull out there otherwise! There is quite a bit of new work at the […]
Killian Laher asked Martin Donnelly (The Savings and Loan) for his thoughts on music this year. You can read the results below. Tell me about some of the music you enjoyed most […]
Best Music of 2015 – by M. Quinn The last day of 2015 and the last music list (ok, there might be a few more stragglers). 2015 was another enjoyable year and […]
Killian Laher asked Fraser McGowan (Caught In The Wake Forever) about his year in music. You can see the results below… Tell me about some of the music you enjoyed most in […]
No More Workhorse 