The Leaders of Men want the world to be a better place, and I commend them for it! See what you think of their new release below. Leaders of Men are gearing […]
New Irish Music: Leaders Of Men – For Want Of A Better Word
Dylan Tighe – Record – Album Review
‘To give the mind to chemistry, to numb it to the truth’ – Lamotrigine Lamotrigine is the first song and lead single of Dylan Tighe’s new album. It is also an anticonvulsant […]
New Music – St. Vincent – Digital Witness
St. Vincent is one of those artists that loves the dying art of videos! It’s rare these days to see someone that actually cares about videos, as they seem a product of […]
New Music: I Am Oak – Honeycomb
Some softly spoken indie pop/ folk music all the way from Utrecht! I can’t say I know too much about the Dutch music scene, but if this is anything to go by, […]
Long Range Gig Forecast – January Dublin Gig Guide
Yes, there’s lots and lots of new additions, as we haven’t had a good look at the gig scene for a while now! The big ones are the National, the Arctic Monkeys […]
Marissa Nadler – July – Album Review
Seeing Marissa Nadler live experience is an unusual experience. She cuts an interesting figure onstage, and you feel she is never quite at ease with the audience. In some ways she lives […]
Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine)- Gutter Bookshop – 28th Jan
Willy Vlautin may not be a household name, but many will know him better as the lead singer with the band Richmond Fontaine! Willy has also written a number of books, including […]
Meteor Song of the Year – Nominees
Song, another list to pick from, this time for the Meteor Song of the Year. I’ve a long tradition of getting these things completely wrong, but if you made me choose, I’d […]
Listen at Lilliput – 26-01-14
It’s only three days until this months Listen at Lilliput, and it’s not to be missed. With Everything Shook, Sean Mac Erlaine (This is how we fly) and Sallay will perform in […]
New Music – The Rubberbandits – Dads Best Friend
‘I’m picking out the hooker that I like the best, I’m crying on her toilet coz my life’s a mess’ Moments of genius are few and far between, but this could be […]
Belle & Sebastian to record Eurovision album?
Maybe Belle & Sebastian might be able to enter the Eurovision for Scotland in a few years, you never know. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone Stuart Murdoch confirmed they’ll start […]
New Irish Music – Girl Band – Lawman (Video)
The video has just been released for the wonderfully controlled noise-fest that is Girl Band’s new single Lawman. It’s a joyously scuzzy videotape-esque promo (made by Second/Frame) and it works beautifully. The […]
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything – Album Review
‘We live on an island called Montreal, and we make a lot of noise, because we love each other!’ says the voice of a small child to introduce the new album by […]
New Music: Damon Albarn – Everday Robots (Longitude Appearance?)
This is the first release of Damon’s new album, and the title track no less. The album will be released on April 28th. He has just been announced as a headliner in […]
Four Tet Release Early Albums
Four new Four Tet albums dropped this morning, as a new Band Camp site came into existence. The albums vary in length and cost, but if you’re a purist, and want to […]
New Music – Fox Jaw – Kerosene
It’s one of those ‘will he, won’t he’ videos that makes you watch right through to the very end! This song is taken from their second album, Ghost Parade which will be […]
Warpaint – Warpaint – Album Review
This album quietly took me by surprise. I’d heard the single that was bouncing around the airwaves, but was expecting the album to be patchy at best, but there’s consistency and quality […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (20-1-14 – 26-1-14)
Well, here wer are, back at this weeks ‘Things to do’ post, it’s like nothing ever happen, nothing happens at all, the needle returns to the start of the song and we […]
Damien Jurado – Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son – Album Review
Amazingly, this is Damien’s 11th studio album, with the first being released in 1997. Another performer that has endured where many others have fallen in his wake. He must be doing something […]
Everything must go now – Hugh Lane Gallery – 18-01-14
This is the closing event of the Bubblewrap game in the Sleepwalker series, that promises to deliver free food, music and of course art (well, it is in an art gallery). It’s […]
Moonface – Young Hearts Run Free – St. Werburgh’s Church – 29-01-14
Details just came through of the latest Young Hearts gig, and this time it’s in St. Werburgh’s Church (that’s the one beside Burdocks and Jury’s Inn) on Jan 29th! They’re bringing back […]
Mogwai – Rave Tapes – Review
Mogwai return with their first album proper since the 2011 album ‘Hardcore will never die, but you will’, although there has been some remix and soundtrack work in between (let’s just say, […]
New Music – Dylan Tighe – Record
Dylan Tighe is someone we’ve been banging on about on this site for some time. Over the years, he’s worked with Pan Pan Theatre company and even had his own solo show […]
Temple Bar TradFest 2014 – Preview
It’s a quiet time of year when footsteps echo on many an empty street but not so on the cobbles of Temple Bar next week. That’s because Temple Bar TradFest 2014 kicks […]
Gig News – Tera Melos, Hall & Oates etc
Tera Melos are one of those bands that have been mentioned in all the right places. The Californian trio play the Workman’s Club on Saturday Feb 1st, with tickets at €10. Support […]
Cass McCombs – Workman’s Club – Gig Review – 11-01-14
You can tell a lot about a band by what drinks they bring on stage wit h them. Some bands bring a bottle of whiskey, and you know they’re not to be […]
Dolls – First Fortnight Festival – Project Arts Centre – Review
Dolls returns to the Project Arts Centre as part of the First Fortnight Festival and will run from Jan 9th – 11th. Here is our review from its run during the Fringe […]
New Music – Champs – Only A Bullet Knows Where To Run – Free Download
Michael and David Cahmpion record under the name ‘Champs’, and it’s nicely layers piano music, with a rush of vocals wafting over. Check out the single ‘Only a bullet knows where to […]
Crookers – ‘Ghetto Guetta’ Remix Competition
Do you like the Crookers track below? Think you could do a better job? Well, now is your chance to prove it. Crookers have given you all you need to put the […]
No More Workhorse 