It’s another week of change, with the Fringe festival sadly departing for another year, but the Theatre Festival starts, so you’ve no chance of being bored. It’s also Arthurs day on Thursday […]
The guys from A Plastic Rose have recently relocated to Nottingham to be in the thick of the music scene in the UK so the very best of luck to them with […]
Some music, when you hear it for the first time, can hit the spot or scratch and itch you didn’t really realise you had. When I heard a few tracks from Melbourne […]
Two sisters, Anna and Rose Bettle, live together and share a shocking past that is clouded in mystery. They are tainted by their history and border on unhinged, with the doll of […]
Did you know that one breed of mice, known as Black Six was the second animal ever to have its genome published after humans and accounts for 99% of all laboratory rodents? […]
Róisín O’s new single ‘Hold On’ is a faint and lilting piano song, with her haunting vocals layered over. The single builds throughout, with strings adding to the sound, before they are […]
I recently had to hide my John Grant CD, to stop myself listening to it. It had been in my CD player for weeks, and I just couldn’t stop myself. It’s just […]
Ever since I discovered Out On A Limb Records, I have always associated Limerick’s independent label with a long line of fantastically loud and alternative guitar based bands. From Waiting Room and […]
Those wonderful people at Young Hearts Run Free have a couple of events worth a mention in the Fringe Festival, and as ever, it’s all in aid of the Simon Community. The […]
The Late David Turpin – formerly ‘David Turpin’ – is releasing his new (and superbly unique) third album We Belong Dead this Friday, Sept 13th. Two days later the album launch will be […]
Having garnered rave reviews earlier in the year following the release of his debut long player Sleep of Reason on the Ninja Tune label, Benjamin Stefanski – AKA Raffertie – is releasing […]
The idea is simple, to wrap up Ireland’s history in three hours of talk and music, should be easy enough to achieve, right? Or as Keith Molony said, to put Ireland on […]
I think it’s fair to say that Fringe Fever is in the air, as this is the first full week of the Fringe. It makes the job here a little more difficult […]
Dirty Jazz and Foreign Rhythms in Meeting House Sq this September Fri 6th Sept, 7:30pm | Sat 7th Sept 7:30pm | Sun 8th Sept 2-8pm Down With Jazz, Meeting House Square, Temple […]
The Fringe Festival starts tomorrow! Tomorrow! Hard to believe the wait is over. I’ve already written about a few of the big hitters (you can see our early preview here); such as: […]
Now this is going to be a busy one! I know I always say that, but I really mean it this time. Not only does the Dublin Fringe Festival and Dublin Fashion […]
Well, Culture Night is less than a month away, so lets have a look at what’s in store around the country. Some of the events are ticketed, so if you’re interested, check […]
I song that wafts through your senses, and is delicate and ephemeral. A style of music that is being called desert psychedelia. The album is out now on Thrill Jockey.
I don’t quite remember the opening day of Tower Records, but I believe it started with a flourish, with East 17 causing quite a panic on Wicklow street and Loudon Wainwright appeasing […]
Is that really September creeping around the corner? The big event of this week is clearly the Picnic, but if you don’t have tickets by this stage, you won’t be going as […]
It’s getting close to the big event, with it only being just over a week away (seriously, that close?). Some tickets are already sold out, with Family, Campervan and Sunday tickets no […]
As part of Heritage week, 3epkano will be accompanying the silent movie ‘Der Golem’ tonight in Christ Church at 8pm. Tickets are €8. This follows from 3epkano playing in Fitzwilliam square recently, […]
Wow, they’re already announcing those ‘home coming’ gigs that bands do at Christmas? God it seems a long time off, it’s still summer, right? Another great year for the Villagers, and they’re […]
Yes, the festival that brings you the best and brightest of Irish bands returns to Dublin in early October and they’ve just issued the line up, which is pretty impressive. There’s Cfit, […]
David Turpin’s performance at last year’s Fringe Festival was a bit special, there was an air of expectation amongst the sold out crowd, and the new music and performance on the night […]
The always intriguing and enigmatic (& now also ‘late’) David Turpin is back with a free-to-download song ‘Emile’. The song is available until this Friday, August 16th and features an array of Irish […]
Two extremes this week with the Beckett Summer School and Eninem at Slaine Castle. The Beckett school takes place in Trinity College Dublin, with a number of public events around the city, […]
The new album from Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle is not a timeless classic, but it does contain this gem. Another story song from Mark, with his unique perspective on the world […]
It’s getting close, with the Picnic in three weeks time! Quite exciting really, and the wonderful Body and Soul Area is returning also, with it’s blend of weird and wonderful events as […]
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