Another of those positive news stories you rarely hear about. This is the story of an ‘international exchange’ of rap artists between Dublin and Holland, and the resulting album. The album is […]
New Music: Dutch 2 Dublin – Album
Arthur’s Day Dublin Gig Line up 2013
Ok, so here’s what’s on around the city. Some of the best include Jerry Fish & the Frank and Walters in the Stag’s Head, Mighty Stef in McGrattan’s and Ryan Sheridan in […]
Fringe Festival Awards – Winners Announced
Yes, it’s the end of another Fringe Festival, and they’ve announced the winners below, according to a panel of expert fringe goers. It was a very impressive festival, and remarkably consistent. I […]
TV Preview – Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD
Fans of Buffy, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse (do they exist?) can stand jubilant as Joss Whedon is back with another TV series riding high after his triumphant blockbuster movie Avengers Assemble . […]
New Movie Releases – 23-08-13
The rarest of rate things is released this week, a sci-fi movie that gets good reviews? Well, better than average anyway. That’s the first once since…. ah… District 9? This is the […]
No More Sitting on the Fence
Odd news this morning from Johnny Lynch (Pictish Trail) – he’s pulling the curtain down on Fence Records after over a decade of lovely releases. Here’s the announcement: “So, aye – it […]
New Music: Flying Ibex – Two
Flying Ibex are a three piece from London who offer up yet more indie pop. Their music feels right for the summer months, with their rich guitar/ bass lines and quirky percussion. […]
Movies – 14-06-13
I have a strange mix of emotions about Zach Synder, I’m not sure whether to love to hate him. Maybe I just quite like him, yes, possibly that’s it. Watchmen was as […]
Andrew McCarthy In Conversation – Pavilion Theatre – Review
The excitement was palpable in our house on Friday. Perhaps more specifically, the mother of the house was bursting with excitement. One of her teenage idols was coming to Dublin and she […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin – Opening Party Review
The Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin kicked off festivities with an unusual collection of bands in Whelans on Friday night (3/05/13). Windings started off the night at an unexpectedly early time of 7 […]
Dario Marianelli – National Concert Hall, 19-02-13
Dario Marianelli Always nice to spend an evening with an Oscar winner, and that’s what you’ll be doing if you’re in the National Concert Hall on the 19th of this month! Dario […]
Other Voices Derry – Line up confirmed!
Ok, it’s official, I want to go! I may have already said that, but Sunday looks dazzling, with Beth Orton, Daughter and James Yorkston on in the same day! From the Other […]
Southern Tenant Folk Union – Whelans – 15-02-13
Some good news for folks who like folk! You can let out your inner hillbilly with some serious bango music by the Southern Tenant Folk Union. They are a seven piece, largely […]
Nearly men – Albums of the Year – Part 1
Ok, We’re in the final stages to putting together our albums of the year column. Here’s a few that almost…. made the list: Father John Mist – Fear Fun – The ex […]
Mono – Button Factory – December 6th
A bit of a rare treat to see Mono in Dublin. The Japanese four piece have 6 albums of quite lovely mellow post rock. Check them out below, and if you like […]
Beck’s Vier Weekender – Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Meeting House Square – Review
Part two of the all brass challenge took place in Meeting House square last night, underneath the strange umbrellas that now dominate the square. I say umbrella, but they’re concave not convex […]
We Belong Dead – Project Arts Centre – Fringe Festival
We Belong Dead is David Turpin’s self proclaimed ‘Musickal Ritual’ and featured the talents of Cathy Davey, Ivan St John and Hunter- Gatherer as part of the piece band/ choir. In all […]
Dublin Theatre Festival – Top Picks
Booking in the Dublin Theatre Festival opens tomorrow! You can see the full line up here, and as ever, there’s quite a few to get through.There’s no way anyone could go to […]
Beth Orton – Peppercanister Church
Beth will be rocking out in St. Stephens in December 14th, which sounds very cold to me! It’s also a long way off. There’s talk that Sam Amidon will be a special […]
Movies – 8-06-12
A wet weekend in Dublin, so what is there to do? Well, no movie is jumping out at me, so I guess it’s all about the football (seriously, did you think I’d […]
Dan Deacon – Lots
Dan Deacon is back, with a new album ‘America’ released on the 27th of August. They say he’s found a new quieter self, but there’s not evidence on the first single ‘Lots’ […]
Benefits Culture
Just as nothing ruins a gig like a lousy venue (ladies and gentlemen I present the Troxy in Limehouse), a really great venue adds massively to the experience. Sadly, these are exactly […]
Movies – 4-05-12
A slow week at the movies, which is a pity with all the rain that has been around the last few weeks, it’s perfect cinema weather! Monsieur Lazhar is possibly the best […]
Movies – 27-04-12 – Damsels in Distress
Whit Stillman is back in town. Yes, that’s right… go on… it’ll come back to you if you think about it hard enough. The director of some lovely indie gems from the […]
Mega-city blues! Music for Mega-city
This ticks a lot of boxes for me, so thought it was worth a mention. Geoff Barrow (Portishead) and Ben Salisbury (random soundtrack composer) have a new album inspired by Mega-city, the […]
An Opera worth seeing? Neil Hannon – Sevastopol
I get very annoyed at people that say sweeping statements like ‘I don’t like Movies’. It frustrates the hell out of me that people can pick an art form and just say […]
Movies – 14-04-12 – Blackthorn
Blackthorn is Sam Shepard being a little self indulgent, but if it’S not allowed at his age, it would be cruel to complain. It feels like the Shakespearean actor that never got […]
Movies – 30-03-12 – Into the Abyss
A couple of good new ones this week, which is great news! It’s a week heavy on documentaries, which I’m never convinced about in the Cinema. Does it really add anything to […]
Movies – 24-02-12 -Margaret
A couple of good movies this week, and then lots of average ones. Margaret seems an odd one, with various legal disputes about what cut we would end up seeing delaying it’s […]
No More Workhorse 