Choice is always a good thing, and the return of 8radio to our airwaves will certainly give us that! It is the brainchild of Simon Maher who was responsible for the original […]
8Radio Returns to FM!
Peter Fallon & Declan O’Rourke – Dublin Writers Festival – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
This brought together the poet and the troubadour, Peter Fallon and Declan O’Rourke. They are quite different in age and in their chosen professions, but they have a similar perspective on life […]
Owen Pallet – In Conflict – Album Review
One name stood out from the others involved in Owen Pallet’s new album, that of Brian Eno. Eno is listed as playing synth, guitar and vocals on the album, which is something […]
Things to do in Dublin (19-05-14 – 25-05-14)
The Dublin Writers Festival is in full swing, with some great talks and gigs around the city. This week includes Ray Davies, Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. Two new festivals […]
Gruff Rhys – Whelans – Dublin Writers Festival Review
I’m sure the Writers Festival has had many historians over the years. Learned Professors who spent many years in dusty halls of records and libraries honing their skills to become known as […]
Four Tet – Radio Mix 13-05-14 – NTS Radio
he mix, which is the second installment of his series for the station, features tracks from Lana Del Rey, Wu-Tang Clan, David Crosby, Madvillain and Simon & Garfunkel. You can listen to […]
Competition: Jon Gomm – Button Factory – 23-05-14 – Ticket Giveaway
Dublin, a guitar God approaches! A man that can virtually do anything with a guitar is about to arrive on our doorstep, with three gigs around the country. We have another competition, […]
Conor Oberst – Upside Down Mountain – Album Review
‘There is no dignity in love, trade every scrap to get some absolution’ – Lonely at the Top Conor Oberst returns with an album under his own name and without the Mystic […]
Dublin Live Guide – Gigs in Dublin – 15-05-14
So what’s new on the gig scene? Well, there’s a few new additions. Leaders of men play three gigs in Whelans with a month between each of them! Slightly bizarre way to […]
Festival of Writing & Ideas 2014 – Borris, Co. Carlow – Preview
Details of this year’s Festival of Writing and Ideas have been released, and once again it’s pretty impressive. The festival takes the form of a series of interviews/ discussions between formidable adversaries! […]
Ticket Competition – Big September – Academy – 17-05-14
Yes, yet more tickets to give away. This time it’s for Big September at the Academy this Saturday (17-05-14). There are two tickets for one person to be won. To be in […]
Electric Picnic Additions – Mogwai, James Murphy, Neneh Cherry…
Some tasty additions to this year’s picnic menu for all to sample! We’re particularly excited about Mogwai and Ms. Cherry, but I’m sure you have your own opinions! Full info below. […]
New Music – Taylor McFerrin – The Antidote [ft. Nai Palm]
Before you ask the question, yes, he is the son of Bobby McFerrin, the ‘Don’t worry, be happy’ guy. Antidote is the first song off his new album, Early Riser which will […]
Things to do in Dublin (12-05-14 – 18-05-14)
So, this week it’s all about the Dublin Writers Festival for me at least! It’s quite an exciting line up, with Sebastian Barry, Johnny Vegas among many others. The Docklands Summer Festival […]
Competition – Ricardo Herz Trio – 21st May – Bello Bar – Ticket Giveaway
Another competition already? Seriously? Yes, indeed. We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for Ricardo Herz Trio on May 21st at Bello bar, Portobello, Dublin. To be in […]
Live Guide – Gigs in Dublin – May 8th 2014 – Snoop Dogg, Cat Power etc.
Ahoy-hoy! New Gigs on the Horizon! Some good ones too, with Cat power, Bonny Prince Billy, Snoop Dogg (he seems to be a dog again!) and the Antlers, to name but a […]
Bonnie Prince Billy – Pavilion Theatre – August 29th
Some exciting news for all fans of the wild man Will Oldham. He will return to these shores in August of this year, to play the Pavilion, Dun Loghaire. Yes, very cool […]
Damien Rice – Whelans – 13-05-14
Regardless of what you make of him, it would be nice to see him in a venue of this size! Damien Rice plays Whelans as part of the Whelans 25 series. Tickets […]
The Antlers – Olympia Theatre – 30-10-14
Some good news this morning is that the Antlers are back in town, this October 30th, supporting their new album ‘Familiars’. The album will be released on June 13th. If the singles […]
The Devil and Daniel Johnston & Q&A – Filmbase – 06-05-14
A night in celebration of Daniel! If you’ve never seen this film, or just if you want to see it again after a long absence, it’s a fascinating insight into Daniel. There’s […]
Ought – More Than Any Other Day – Album Review
‘There’s something, something you believe you in, but you can’t touch it, and you can’t hold it’ – Habit An honest to God four piece playing quirky guitar based rock? Post punk […]
Things to do in Dublin (05-04-14 – 11-05-14)
So, what’s new this week? The Bealtaine Festival is in full swing and runs throughout May. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival runsfrom May 5th – 18th in many of the smaller […]
Live Guide – Gigs in Dublin – May 2014
Some good new additions to the upcoming gigs in Dublin. Slayer will keep more than a few of my friends happy, with some old skool heavy metal coming to town! Future Island […]
Gruff Rhys – American Interior – Album Review
This is a fun project from Gruff. So much more than an album, this is also a film, book and an app. Why limit yourself? This is a review of the album […]
3epkano – Odessa Club – Review
3epkano celebrated their 10th anniversary last night in Odessa. I’m not sure how old that is in band years, but I think they’re equivalent to dog years, which makes them 70! It’s […]
New Irish Music – Barry McCormack – When The Windows Shake
For a few years, Barry McCormack was the person I’d seen most live. About ten years ago, he seemed to play support to every gig I went to in Whelans! It was […]
tUnE-yArDs – Nikki Nack – Album Review
This was probably the album I was most looking forward to this year. It was announced just before Christmas, and out of all the new releases, this was the one I wanted […]
Things to do in Dublin (28-04-14 – 04-05-14)
Can it really be May already? That hardly makes sense, sure wasn’t it New Years the other day. This week sees the start of the Bealtaine Festival which runs throughout May and […]
This Is How We Fly (Grand Social) & other IMC Gigs in May
We are greeted this sunny morning by the news that ‘This is how we fly’ are back on stage in Dublin. All the members of TIHWF perform in a variety of other […]
No More Workhorse 