Frankie Cosmos – Button Factory – Live Review – 23/08/18 Support on the night came from Dublin ‘garage pop’ band Squarehead. They are a three piece with guitar, bass and drums who […]
Frankie Cosmos – Button Factory – Live Review – 23/08/18
Interpol – Marauder – Album Review
Interpol – Marauder – Album Review by Killian Laher Interpol’s sixth (sixth!) album is their first in four years. This time around they appear to have modified the formula with Paul Banks […]
Luis and the Aliens – Film Review
Luis and the Aliens – Film Review Directors: Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein Writers: Wolfgang Lauenstein (screenplay), Christoph Lauenstein (screenplay) Stars: Callum Maloney, Dermot Magennis, Ian Coppinger Luis is your average teenager trying […]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Whelans – Live Review – 21/08/18
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Whelans, Dublin – Live Review – 21/08/18 Despite an unwieldy name, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are making waves both in Australia and elsewhere. For their first visit […]
Frnknstn – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review
Frnknstn – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review 17 August – 1 September 2018 As you enter the theatre the sole member of the cast, Louis Lovett, is already amongst the audience. […]
BlacKkKlansman – Film Review
BlacKkKlansman – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Spike Lee Writers: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier The title, which is a type of oxymoron, indicates […]
Movies This Week – 22-08-18
Movies This Week – 22-08-18 We have a new candidate for worst horror of the year with the release of Slender Man! I guess it’s always hard to gauge just what the […]
Neurophone – The Stag’s Head – Live Review – 19/08/18
Neurophone – The Stag’s Head, Dublin – Sun 19th Aug – Review by Killian Laher Irish band Neurophone have reformed after 19 years to release an EP Beauty Twisted and play some […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 21-08-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 21-08-18 It’s the official opening of Frnkstn in the Peacock and it promises to be quite exciting despite the lack of vowels! Otherwise, it’s pretty much […]
The Children’s Act – Film Review
The Children’s Act – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Richard Eyre Writers: Ian McEwan (screenplay by), Ian McEwan (based on the novel by) Stars: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead Closely […]
Live Music in Dublin – 20-08-18
Live Music in Dublin – 20-08-18 A good mix of music from all over, with Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever being the highlight. Jim White is always good live and is also quite […]
The Comedy of Errors – Smock Alley – Review
The Comedy of Errors – Smock Alley – Review 14 – 18 Aug | 8pm | Boys School The Comedy of Errors has a confusing plot but that’s part of the fun! […]
Competition – Win Tickets to the Ozomatli – Whelans – 20/08/18
Competition – Win Tickets to the Ozomatli – Whelans – 20/08/18 We have three pairs of tickets to give away to three lucky winner for the Ozomatli at Whelans on the 20/0/8/18. […]
The Meg – Second Opinion
The Meg – A Second Opinion by Kevin Olohan Director: Jon Turteltaub Producer: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Colin Wilson, Belle Avery Writer: Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber Starring: Jason Statham, Rainn Wilson, […]
Competition – Win Tickets to the Colburn Orchestra – NCH – 22/08/18
Competition – Win Tickets to Colburn Orchestra – NCH – 22/08/18 Wednesday 22nd August 7.30pm We have five pairs of tickets to give away to five lucky winner for the Colburn Orchestr […]
Joan As Policewoman – Black Box, Belfast – Live Review – 14/08/18
Joan As Policewoman – Black Box, Belfast – Live Review – 14/08/18 – by Killian Laher A sizeable crowd filled the laid back venue in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast for the […]
The Eyes of Orson Welles – Film Review
The Eyes of Orson Welles – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Mark Cousins The choice by Mark Cousins of the phrase “The eyes of” in the title gives an insight […]
Movies This Week – 15-08-18
Movies This Week – 15-08-18 So, this week sees the release of Christoper Robin, which looks a lot like Paddington Bear, but is not near as good, sadly! There’s also our favourite […]
Glenn Jones – The Giant Who Ate Himself And Other New Works – Album Review
Glenn Jones – The Giant Who Ate Himself And Other New Works For 6 and 12 String Guitar – Album Review A new album by Glenn Jones is a reason to rejoice […]
The Image You Missed – Film Review
The Image You Missed – Film Review by Kevin Olohan Written and Directed by Donal Foreman and Arthur MacCaig “The land sustaining us seemed to hold firm Only when we embraced it […]
The Equalizer 2 – Film Review
The Equalizer 2 – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo In cinemas August 3rd As much as I […]
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 14-08-18
Theatre in Dublin this Week – 14-08-18 There’s a couple of new ones this week with Frnkstn in the Peacock and A Skull in Connemara in the Olympia. There’s also the Dublin […]
Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood – With Animals – Album Review
Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood – With Animals – Album Review by Killian Laher This is Mark Lanegan’s second full length album collaboration with Duke Garwood, and it mostly consists of dark, […]
Live Music in Dublin – 13-08-18
Live Music in Dublin – 13-08-18 Normal service is resumed with a fine selection of gigs for you to explore. A Hawk and a Hacksaw are a particular favourite of mine. See […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Kilkenny Arts Festival – Review
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Kilkenny Arts Festival – Review Rough Magic & Kilkenny Arts Festival A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Oberon (Peter Corboy), the king of the fairies, and […]
Roman Fever – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Roman Fever – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Until Sept 8th Two New York dames from the upper crust are sitting on the terrace of a restaurant looking out […]
The Meg – Film Review
The Meg – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Jon Turteltaub Starring: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis In cinemas August 10th A gigantic prehistoric […]
Papa M – A Broke Moon Rises – Album Review
Papa M – A Broke Moon Rises – Album Review by Killian Laher After the somewhat ropey Highway Songs in 2016, David Pajo is back with another Papa M album. Back to […]
Q&A with Jon Turteltaub – Director of the Meg
Q&A with Jon Turteltaub – Director of the Meg Jon Turteltaub is best known for Phenomenon and National Treasure. HIs latest film is called the Meg which is a creature feature about […]
No More Workhorse 