Did you see the match last night? Seven minutes of almost football highlights, and more accurately electronic bliss from Koen Holtkamp, one half of the band Mountains. You can see our review […]
New Muisc – Koen Holtkamp – Between Visible Things
Pixies – Indie Cindy – New Album
There was a time in my life when this would have been a cause of huge excitement. There was something nice about the Pixies’ decision not to release a new album, as […]
D. Charles Speer & The Helix – Doubled Exposure – Album Review
D. Charles Speer & The Helix – Doubled Exposer – Reviewed by: Conor Callanan (Cracklingvinyl) Having consumed what he could regarding the cultural and historical aspects of the Deep South growing up, […]
Things to do in Dublin (24-02-14 – 30-03-14)
Dublin has recovered from the general madness of St. Patrick’s day and the world continues as before. There’s lots of new stuff to see and do around the city, so without further […]
New Music – Kim Deal – The Root
Kim Deal continues to show the Pixies how it is done, with the latest in her series of singles. At 1 minute 52 seconds, don’t blink or she’s gone! Buy ‘The Root’ […]
New Music – tUnE-yArDs – Water Fountain
It’s great to have Merill back. Still no word of her playing Dublin, but Foggy Notions claims he’s working on it, so fingers crossed on that score. She’s stunning live! This is […]
Electric Picnic 2014 – Line Up Announced
Hot off the press, and yes, a lot of the rumours turned out to be pretty accurate! There’s Outkast, Beck, Portishead and Foals. Lots to look forward to. Check out the full […]
Micah P Hinson and The Nothing – Album Review
This is Micah’s 7th album, if you believe Wikipedia at least (always dangerous) but with a style such as his, it’s easy to rack up the albums. They’re nicely lo-fi and not […]
Things to do in Dublin (17-02-14 – 23-03-14)
St. Patty’s day is here. Need I say anything else? Yes, tourists have engulfed our fair capital and are desperately seeking the promised land that is ‘Temple Bar’! Theatre The Abbey – […]
Koen Holtkamp – Motion – Album Review
A single note greets you at the start of ‘Endless’ the centre piece of Koen Holtkamp’s new album ‘Motion’. This sound is pure and simple, until it unfolds, swirls within itself and […]
Forbidden Fruit 2014 – Saturday Line Up Announced
What is the new Flaming Lips tour meant to be like, does anyone know? I think I read somewhere that they’d dropped the animal suits and confetti cannons, but hopefully I’m wrong, […]
Alarmist represent Ireland at 12 Points Festival
The 12 points is a jazz festival that focuses on the bright young things in the European Jazz Scene. It is based in Ireland but alternates location and this year will be […]
New Music: Sabina – Viva L’amour
One of the saddest things about the impending demise of Phantom FM, is that the wonderfully free-wheeling Richie & Richie show will be gone as part of our week nights! Hopefully some […]
Things to do in Dublin (10-02-14 – 16-03-14)
It’s almost Paddy’s day, but the big day itself isn’t until next week! We still have a chunk of the festival itself on for you to explore. You can find out full […]
Christina Vantzou – No. 2 – Album Review
Vantzou is a woman of wide ranging talent, and is know as a film maker as well as a composer. Christina is also one half of The Dead Texan, with the other […]
Real Estate – Atlas – Album Review
Atlas is the third album from our favourite Ridgewood, New Jersey band Real Estate. If their 2011 album Days was one of the best of that year then Atlas is certainly going to be […]
Real Estate – The Workman’s Club – May 27th 2014
Our favourite band to move house to are coming to Dublin in May of this year, to play the Workman’s Club on May 27th! The New jersey band are just about to release […]
Tune-yards – Nikki Nak – Megamix
Tune-Yards will release her third album on May 6th and it’s called ‘Nikki Nack’. It’s the follow up to ‘Whokill’, which was one of the best releases of 2011. Yesterday, she took […]
John Grant – Olympia – 03-03-14 – Review
You know those gigs you’ve been looking forward to for so long, that you’re not worried they won’t live up to expectation? Well this was one of those. The tickets had been […]
September Girls – Cursing the Sea – Album Review
‘September Girls are a five piece garagepop band from Dublin, Ireland’ or so their Wikipedia page says. This came as quite a surprise to me, when I saw them at last years […]
Gig Guide – 28-02-2014 – Eels, Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté etc.
I guess The Eels are the big addition to the list below, but Doom live in the Sugar club could be interesting also. Otherwise, Christie Moore has been added to the Iveagh […]
Gruff Rhys – American Interior
Gruff is back, with a new ablum, but also a film, book and an app! He’s back in a big way, as he says himself, it’s a “multisensory experience telling the incredible […]
Body & Soul 2014 – Line Up
Body and Soul are at it again! They seem to sneak into my room and pick out the bands I listen to the most, and then add them to the list. It’s […]
Dublin Writers Festival 2014 – Preview – Emma Donoghue, Ray Davies etc.
Dublin Writers Festival kicks off this May, running from the 17th to the 25th. They’ve just announced a few events, with Ray Davies of the Kinks possibly the most the exciting of […]
John Scofield & Vince Mendoza – National Concert Hall – March 12th
John Scofield is a jazz guitarist who has been recording music since the late 70’s. Vince Mendoza is a composer and musical arranger who has worked with Joni Mitchell and Björk. What […]
Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness – Album Reviews
‘i quit my dreaming the moment that i found you. I started dancing, just to be around you’. Is the opening couplet on the new album from Angel Olsen ‘Burn your fire […]
New Music – Sisyphus – Calm it down
Who the hell are Sisyphus, I hear you scream? Well, it’s Sufjan and a couple of others. That’s enough for me anyway, check out the blurb and videos below. Update: I’m not […]
Things to do in Dublin (24-02-14 – 02-03-14)
So, the Film Festival disappears for another year, and what are we left with on the streets of Dublin? Don’t worry, we’ve got lots to keep you happy. What about the Collaboration […]
Stargaze – Helix – 9th March 2014
The best of Poland hits the Helix, with three of the best coming to Dublin for one night only… “the very first time the three top vocalists from Poland will be performing […]
No More Workhorse 