White Blood Cells – The Line This project is an interesting collaboration between Brian Dillon (The Line) and photographer Mark McGuinness. White Blood Cells is an exhibition of photographs with an immersive […]
Q&A with Daragh Muldowney – Beacons
Q&A with Daragh Muldowney – Dulra Photography – Beacons “BEACONS is a series of images from Lake Baikal in Siberia documenting the surreal ice road system that guides travellers across the vast […]
Beacons – Daragh Muldowney – Preview
Beacons – Daragh Muldowney – Preview 17th Feb – 14th April @ Dublin’s Copperhouse Gallery – via zoom. Daragh Muldowney is an Irish photographer who has been exploring the natural world for […]
Forbidden Fruit – Sunday Review – 03/06/18
Forbidden Fruit – Sunday Review – 03/06/18 The first news of the day was that Earl Sweatshirt had cancelled not only his appearance at this festival but his full European tour citing […]
Q&A with Music Photographer Gregory Nolan
This Was Our Scene – Gregory Nolan – Fumbally Exchange – 19th – 22nd Oct 2017 We had the chance to ask photographer Gregory Nolan about his work in London over the […]
Killing Joke by Frank Jenkinson – Preview
KILLING JOKE by Frank Jenkinson The Killing Joke are one of the most important bands of the early 80s and are seen as a key influence on many modern Industrial rock bands. […]
Things To Do In Dublin (29-06-15 – 5-07-15)
This is the week Summer finally arrives with the weather men/ women telling us to wear short shorts! We trust in them completely. If you want to get to see theatre and […]
What’s on in London – Rembrandt: The Late Works & More
What’s On In London – by Pat Levy Rembrandt: The Late Works. The National Gallery http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/rembrandt Open till 18 January 2015. £18 (£9 students, jobseekers) Constructing Worlds: Photography and Architecture in the […]
Dublin Art Gallery Map – NYF Dublin Art Trail
A good way of finding your way around the Art Galleries of Dublin is the Dublin Gallery Map. This is a new site (and physical map) that allows you to explore the […]
Things To Do In Dublin (13-10-14 – 19-10-14)
The Theatre festival has come to an end for another year, but don’t lose hope! There’s still plenty on around the city. The Stanley Kubrick Season is at the Lighthouse has a […]
Things to do in Dublin (1-09-14 – 7-09-14)
I hope you picnicers have all recovered from the weekend that was! This week promises to be another good one with the start of the… TIGER DUBLIN FRINGE! Yes, it’s the few […]
Things to do in Dublin (4-08-14 – 10-08-14)
Another month starts and the weather seems to have broken. Is the summer over? It might be back, fingers crossed. The big event this week is Ballyturk coming to Dublin. We loved […]
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! […]
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 – […]
Only in England: Photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr – Review
Image above: Beachy Head Tripper Boat, 1967 by Tony Ray-Jones © National Media Museum Only in England: Photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr Review by Sean Sheehan Media Space, Science Museum, […]
Things to do in Dublin (17-02-14 – 23-02-14)
It’s a big week for Film in Dublin, with JDIFF in full flow. There’s also a lot of new things at the theatre, with Sive in the Abbey and Vortex at the […]
Things to do in Dublin (10-02-14 – 16-02-14)
Love is in the air…. everywhere I look around… do do do, do do do. Yes, it’s another one of those holidays created by greeting card companies, if you want to be […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (27-1-14 – 2-2-14)
Bill Callahan is in Dublin, yes, that Bill Callahan, of Smog fame, and even (Smog) fame, if you want to get precious about it. It’s hard to compete with that for your […]
Cuba in Revolution – Book Review
Why is Cuba Beautiful? Review by Sean Sheehan Cuba in Revolution, texts by Richard Gott, Peter Kornbluh, Mark Sanders (Hatje Cantz) Cuba, Andrew Moore (Damiani) There should be a place in everyone’s […]
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 […]
Deltron 3030 – Button Factory – Gig Review
What’s the hardest thing for a band to do? To get a crowd jumping on a Sunday night. Well Deltron 3030 achieved that in spades, and even the support act had the […]
Yo La Tengo – Vicar Street – 5th Dec – Review
Two bands took to the stage in Vicar street last night (December 5th 2013). One a slow and delicate acoustic band with soaring melodies and the other a brash guitar band with […]
All Tomorrow’s Parties – End of an Era Part 1 – Saturday Review
Waking early on Saturday, Pontins looked an unusual sight. Hipsters are creatures of the night for the most part, and seeing them dashing around or deciding which brand of granola to buy, […]
All Tomorrow’s Parties – End of an Era Part 1- Friday Review
Yes, this was my first return to Camber Sands since 2008’s ATP versus Pitchfork. I’m not sure if time had played tricks on my minds, but all I could remember about the […]
Ane Brun – Vicar Street – Review
When an artist starts that night by saying that tonight will be a retrospective through the last ten years of their career, you know you’re in for a treat, when that artist […]
Volcano Choir – Vicar Street – 09-11-13 – Gig Review
I’ve been as guilty as any of thinking of the Volcano Choir as a Justin Vernon side project, but in truth it’s much more than that. In fact, Justin was only responsible […]
Glenn Jones – Molloy & Dowling – 08-11-13 – Gig Review
This was my first trip to Molloy & Dowling as a venue and it’s always nice to see somewhere different. It is one of the quirkier places I’ve seen a gig in, […]
Efterklang – Button Factory – 26-10-13 – Gig Review
Efterklang are a danish group comprising of three childhood friends Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen & Rasmus Stolberg and are currently touring with Martyn Heyne (piano, guitar, vocal), Tatu Rönkkö (drums) and Katinka […]
Sam Amidon – Whelans – 25-10-13 – Review
Sam Amidon took to the stage a little after nine, with his regular partner in crime Chris Vatalaro. His live performances are rambling to say the least, and you’re never quite sure […]