Interview with Karl Whitney – Writer of Hit Factories – Part 2 The book seems to be informed by music from the eighties and nineties, would that be fair? Is music as […]
Interview with Karl Whitney – Writer of Hit Factories – Part 2
In Fabric – Film Review
In Fabric – Film Review Directed by Peter Strickland Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie Review by David Turpin Peter Strickland’s 2014 erotic fantasia The Duke of Burgundy emerged fully formed […]
Caught In The Wake Forever – Waypoints – Album Review
Caught In The Wake Forever – Waypoints – Album Review by Killian Laher After two years away, Fraser McGowan returns with a fully instrumental album as Caught In The Wake Forever. It’s […]
Movies This Week – 26-06-19
Movies This Week – 26-06-19 There are a couple of good ones this week and an awful one! In the good corner we have Apollo 11 and In Fabric! In the awful […]
Dirty Dancing – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
Dirty Dancing – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review By Diana Perez Garcia From 24 – 29 Jun 2019 Photo credit – Alastair Muir Karl Sydow & Joey Entertainment in Association with […]
Apollo 11 – Film Review
Apollo 11 – Film Review by Diana Perez Garcia Director: Todd Douglas Miller Cast: Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Michael Collins Opens on Friday June 28th At the close of Todd Douglas […]
Sanctuary Stage – Body&Soul 2019
Sanctuary Stage – Body&Soul 2019 The Sanctuary stage at Body&Soul was dedicated to nourishing the physical and spiritual aspects of the festival and it didn’t disappoint! Beautifully laid out with artworks and […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 25-06-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 25-06-19 There are a couple of new productions this week, with Shakers (image above) and Below Below in Smock Alley. There’s also Dirty Dancing in the […]
Body&Soul 2019 – Saturday Review – 22-06-19
Body&Soul 2019 – Saturday Review – 22-06-19 Saturday was the first full day of the festival and in the early afternoon, the Sanctuary stage provided an interesting mix of drum circles and […]
Body&Soul 2019 – Friday Review – 21-06-19
Body&Soul 2019 – Friday Review – 21-06-19 Body&Soul is now ten years old and its first night fitting fell on the longest day of the year! The pagan Gods were kind and […]
Live Music in Dublin – 24-06-19
Live Music in Dublin – 24-06-19 Stereolab are in Dublin this week, so what more do you need? There’s plenty more besides as Tame Impala and Roy Ayers also visit. Jessie Buckley […]
Album of the Week – 21/06/19 – Black Pumas
Album of the Week – 21/06/19 The problem with picking an album of the week, is that there’s some week where nothing really grabs your attention! The new Hot Chip release would […]
Body&Soul – Sunday Music Guide
Body&Soul – Sunday Music Guide Find full details on Sunday’s line up here. With the festival only hours away, it’s so close I can feel it! In most festivals, Sunday is the […]
Red House Painters – Songs for a Blue Guitar
Red House Painters – Songs for a Blue Guitar by Killian Laher As grunge fizzled out and the nineties wore on, I found myself in need of more thoughtful, quieter music. A […]
The Great Impersonation – E. Phillips Oppenheim – Audible Book Review
The Great Impersonation – E. Phillips Oppenheim – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Though not exactly a household name nowadays, in his day E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was as famous and […]
Body&Soul – Saturday Music Guide
Body&Soul – Saturday Music Guide Get the Time Table for Saturday here. This is when the festival really kicks into high gear, with Modeselektor and the Sleaford Mods on the main Body&Soul […]
Toy Story 4 – Film Review
Toy Story 4 – Film Review by Diana Perez Garcia Director: Josh Cooley Writers: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Josh Cooley, Valerie LaPointe, Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Martin Hynes, Stephany Folsom. Stars: Tom […]
Movies This Week – 19-06-19
Movies This Week – 19-06-19 The Toy Story-ians (if that is a word which it probably isn’t) return with their 4th incarnation! Most people seem to be enjoying it, so that’s enough […]
The Thing About December – Town Hall Theatre, Galway – Review
The Thing About December – Town Hall Theatre, Galway – Review by Frank L. Until June 22nd The Thing about December – Adapted by Jarlath Tivnan in collaboration with Andrew Flynn from […]
Brendan Galileo For Europe – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Brendan Galileo For Europe – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Paddy McGovern Jun 17 – Jul 06, 2019 | 1pm (doors at 12.50pm) The revival of this play, Brendan Galileo for […]
Body&Soul – Friday Music Guide
Body&Soul – Friday Music Guide Full Timetable is available here. We’ll attempt to ignore the headliners which you should already know! Here are some of the other interesting bands to discover. The […]
Brightburn – Film Review
Brightburn – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Yarovesky Starring: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Gregory Alan Williams, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agree, Becky Wahlstrom, […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 18-06-19
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 18-06-19 It really is pretty dull out there! I’d like to pretend otherwise, but there’s very little to get excited about. There is Fame – The […]
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf – Film Review
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Thomas Piper Opens on Friday, June 21st, 2019 If the Chelsea Flower Show and Bloom have whetted your […]
Live Music in Dublin – 17-06-19
Live Music in Dublin – 17-06-19 Festival season is in full swing and the big event this week is Body&Soul! It’s only a short hop from Dublin, so it’s included here! There […]
A Night in November – Lyric Theatre – Review
A Night in November – Lyric Theatre – Review by Cathy Brown 12 – 21 June 2019 It’s been twenty-five years since Marie Jones’ A Night in November burst on to the […]
Quicksand – New Theatre – Review
Quicksand – New Theatre – Review Quicksand by Elizabeth Moynihan 11th June – 22nd June @ 7:30pm (+ Sat Matinees on 15th & 22nd June) We meet Joe (Rex Ryan) under less […]
Album of the Week – 14-06-19 – Bill Callahan – Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest – Album Review
Album of the Week – 14-06-19 Ok, so everyone knows we love Bill Callahan. If you’re not sure about it, you can read our review here. “The songs here are brittle and […]
Screaming Trees – Dust
Screaming Trees – Dust – by Killian Laher The Screaming Trees never got the attention that Alice In Chains or Soundgarden received in the nineties, nor the adulation bestowed on Nirvana and […]
No More Workhorse 