Album of the Week – 06/06/25 Pulp have a new album this week! Hard to believe that one really. It’s their first 24 years, and it’s lots of fun! You can hear […]
Album of the Week – 06/06/25
Love and Other Promises – New Theatre – Review
Love and Other Promises – New Theatre – Review We meet Rachel (Emma Dargan-Reid) and Fiona (Kathy McGarry) after a birthday party for one of their 3 children. The two have lived […]
Dangerous Animals – Film Review
Dangerous Animals – Film Review Director – Sean Byrne Writer – Nick Lepard Stars – Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney, Josh Heuston In case you’re wondering, the Dangerous Animals of the title of […]
New Music – BC Camplight – A Sober Conversation
New Music – BC Camplight – A Sober Conversation With a new album now only 3 weeks away, BC has decided to gift us with a music video for the title song, […]
In The Meadows 2025 – Stage Times
In The Meadows 2025 – Stage Times With the Festival only 5 days away, we thought it was time to look at the various stages. Get there early as Dr John Cooper […]
Album of the Week – 30/05/25
Album of the Week – 30/05/25 Do you want to feel old? They’ve just released a 10th Anniversary Edition of Carrie & Lowell (Sufjan Stevens)! Do you want to feel really old? […]
Karate Kid: Legends – Film Review
Karate Kid: Legends – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jonathan Entwistle Starring: Jackie Chan, Ralph Macchio, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen Hot on the heels of the […]
Strong Wind – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Strong Wind – Smock Alley Theatre – Review Dates: 6 – 31 May 2025 @ 8pm, 31 May @ 3pm – Boys’ School Jon Olav Fosse is a Norwegian author, translator, and […]
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman Presented in association with Tina Turner Dates: 27 May – 14 June 2025 Just two years ago […]
Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles – Album Review
Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles – Album Review by Killian Laher After the, for want of a better word, shitshow that was White Roses, My God, Alan Sparhawk has teamed up […]
The Divine Comedy – Album and Gig News
The Divine Comedy – Album and Gig News For the Divine Comedy fans amongst us, this is certainly good news! There’s a new album on the horizon – Rainy Sunday Afternoon – out 19 […]
Scorched Earth – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Scorched Earth – Dublin Dance Festival – Review On the Abbey Stage – Dates: 23 – 24 May 2025 Written, Directed and Choreographed by Luke Murphy Scorched Earth runs at the Galway […]
Robert Forster – Strawberries – Album Review
Robert Forster – Strawberries – Album Review by Killian Laher The former Go-Betweens man follows up 2023’s The Candle and the Flame relatively quickly with an album recorded with a band in […]
Album of the Week — 23/05/25
Album of the Week — 23/05/25 This week sees new releases from the likes of Sparks (MAD!) and Pan Amsterdam (Confines). There’s even an impossible new album from Stereolab (Instant Holograms On […]
The Phoneician Scheme – Film Review
The Phoenician Scheme – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Wes Anderson Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey […]
Re:INCARNATION – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Re:INCARNATION – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Dates: 20 May – 21 May – On the Abbey Stage Directed and Choreographed by Qudus Onikeku QDance Company are from Lagos, Nigeria, so you […]
The Flats – Film Review
The Flats – Film Review by Frank L. Director Alessandra Celesia Writer Alessandra Celesia Stars Jolene Burns, Joe McNally, Sean Parker Alessandra Celesia brings the viewer into the New Lodge area of […]
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Frank L. Dates: 20 – 24 May 2025 – Part of the Dublin Dance Festival It was over thirty years […]
Mogwai – The Bombing of Pan Am 103 – Album Review
Mogwai – The Bombing of Pan Am 103 – Album Review by Killian Laher Mogwai are one of the most prolific bands around, and only four months after The Bad Fire, they […]
These New Puritans – Crooked Wing – Album Review
These New Puritans – Crooked Wing – Album Review by Killian Laher These New Puritans’ Jack and George Barnett often leave it five or six years between releases, but their albums seldom […]
Preview – Dathanna Geala Amháin – An Taibhdhearc
Preview – Dathanna Geala Amháin – An Taibhdhearc An Taibhdhearc – Muireann Kelly, Chooses ‘Dathanna Geala Amháin / Bright Colours Only’ An Taibhdhearc is the Irish language theatre in the heart of […]
Somnole – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Somnole – Dublin Dance Festival – Review by Frank L. Somnole – performed at the Project Arts Centre Somnole choreographed and performed by Boris Charmatz The stage is entirely empty with the […]
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Film Review
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny Angela Bassett, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Hannah Waddingham, Janet McTeer, Greg […]
Friends In Berlin – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Friends In Berlin – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L Dates: May 12th – 31st, 2025 Adolf Hitler, because of his notoriety, is known simply by his surname, Hitler. Less […]
Specky Clark – Dublin Dance Festival – Review
Specky Clark – Dublin Dance Festival – Review Performed at the Abbey Theatre Find out more about Oona Doherty here. Specky Clark – Co-produced and presented by Dublin Dance Festival and the […]
Album of the Week – 16/05/25
Album of the Week – 16/05/25 There are a few new releases this week worthy of your attention. We’d recommend you check out Ezra Furman (Goodbye Small Head) along with Ben Frost […]
Hallow Road – Film Review
Hallow Road – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Babak Anvari Starring: Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys, Megan McDonnell In cinemas May 16 Before we even meet any characters, the opening credits of […]
Lovesong – Gate Theatre – Review
Lovesong – Gate Theatre – Review LOVESONG by Abi Morgan Dates – 9th May to 15th June 2025 Photo: Patricio Cassinoni We meet a couple, Maggie and Billy, at two stages of […]
Chora – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Chora – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review Chora – Luail – Ireland’s National Dance Company with the Irish Chamber Orchestra – Part of the Dublin Dance Festival It was a big […]
No More Workhorse 