Interview with Janet Moran – The Weir – Gaiety Theatre Decadent Theatre Company & Verdant Productions in association with The Gaiety Theatre present “THE WEIR” By Conor McPherson – The Gaiety Theatre from 20th February – 4th March […]
Interview with Janet Moran – The Weir – Gaiety Theatre
New Music – Dear Reader – I Know You Can Hear It
New Music – Dear Reader – I Know You Can Hear It Guitar and layered, wafting vocals greet you at the start of I Know You Can Hear It, a new single […]
Froth – Outside (briefly) – Album Review
Froth – Outside (briefly) – Album Review Due 24th Feburary 2017 via Wichita Recordings The wonderfully named Froth return with their third album Outside (briefly) which is their first to be released […]
Good Gig Guide – Feb 2017
The much loved, lauded and lionized ‘Good Gig Guide’ is back with its February 2017 edition. See what you can find below and let me know if I left anything tasty out! February […]
The Lego Batman Movie – Film Review
The Lego Batman Movie – Film Review by Emily Elphinstone Director: Chris McKay Writers: Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna Stars: Will Arnett, Jenny Slate, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum, Zach Galifianakis There have been all […]
Erased Tapes – 10th Birthday and New Compilation!
Happy Birthday to one of my favourite record labels! Yes, Erased Tapes turns 10 and is marking the occasion by another one of their lovely compilation albums, which has such gems as […]
Denial – A Legal Perspective
Denial – A Legal Perspective -by Frank L. “Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, […]
TV Picks of the Week – 06-02-17
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Make a date or set your DVR for our top telly choices this week. Documentary – Britain’s Greatest Hoaxer Tuesday 7 February, 10pm, Channel […]
Dublin Event Guide (6-2-17 – 12-2-17)
Spike is the newest festival in town, and explores the world of alternative cello, no less! There are lots of events including yoga with live cello! Check it out if you can. […]
King Lear – O’Reilly Theatre – Review
King Lear – O’Reilly Theatre – Review by Frank L. The front of the programme has a facsimile detail from an edition of the text (slightly frayed) which states “KING LEAR A […]
Duke Garwood – Garden of Ashes – Album Review
Duke Garwood – Garden of Ashes – Album Review by Killian Laher Duke Garwood is a bluesy guitarist who has lately been a serial collaborator with Mark Lanegan. Garden of Ashes is […]
Rings – Film Review
Rings – Film Review Directed by F. Javier Gutierrez Starring Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Vincent D’Onofrio Reviewed by David Turpin If one likes high-gloss supernatural hokum – and this correspondent does – […]
Montpelier Parade – Karl Geary – Audible Book Review
Montpelier Parade – Karl Geary – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Karl Geary’s début novel is set in south county Dublin in the early 1980s, sometimes among the leafy Georgian terraces […]
Menace Beach – Lemon Memory – Album Review
Menace Beach – Lemon Memory – Album Review Menace Beach are a five piece indie rock band hailing from the unusual destination of Leeds. The band have just released their second album […]
Hamlet – Bord Gais Theatre – Review
Hamlet – Bord Gais Theatre – Review 31 Jan 2017 – 4 Feb 2017 Icarus Theatre Company bring their production of Hamlet to the Bord Gais Theatre for one week only. With […]
Animalia – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Animalia – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. January 30 – February 18, 2017 Written by Ian Toner Directed by Sarah Finlay The set consists of a wire fence which […]
Gold – Film Review
Gold – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Stephen Gaghan Writers: Patrick Massett, John Zinman Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard There is nothing unpredictable in Stephan Gaghan’s (The Alamo, […]
New Music – Allred & Broderick – The Ways
New Music – Allred & Broderick – The Ways This is a new video from David Allred and Peter Broderick, which features all the household names from Erased Tapes fame, such as: […]
IMRO First Cuts – Abner Browns – 2-03-17
IMRO FIRST CUTS SHOWCASES AT ABNER BROWN’S LAUNCH WITH MARC O’REILLY AND AILBHE REDDY – THURSDAY 2ND MARCH Abner Browns is one of the quirks of modern Dublin. A Barber shop that […]
New Music – Gregory Uhlmann – Too Much To Bear
New Music – Gregory Uhlmann – Too Much To Bear Who is Gregory Uhlmann, I hear you ask? Why he’s a Los Angeles based guitarist, composer and songwriter. He also sent us […]
Spike Cello Festival – Interview with co curators Lioba Petrie & Mary Barnecutt
Spike Cello Festival Dublin’s Alternative Cello Festival | 10th – 12th February 2017 | Interview with festival co curators & cellists Lioba Petrie and Mary Barnecutt. We had the chance to talk […]
Toni Erdmann – Film Review
Toni Erdmann – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Maren Ade Writer: Maren Ade (screenplay) Stars: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek, Michael Wittenborn This is the third feature film written and directed by […]
Max Richter – Three Worlds: Music From Woolf Works
Max Richter – Three Worlds: Music From Woolf Works – Album Review by Killian Laher Whether you call it modern classical, contemporary post-classical, or post-minimalist, there is no doubt that we are […]
Loving – Film Review
Loving – Film Review by Pat V. Director: Jeff Nichols Writer: Jeff Nichols Stars: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Will Dalton It is shocking to think that it was only in 1967, 50 […]
TV Picks of the Week – 30-01-17
TV PICKS OF THE WEEK By Lisa Jewell Our top telly choices for the week ahead Film – All Is Lost Wednesday 1 February, 9pm, Film 4 Excellent survival movie starring Robert […]
Mark Eitzel – Hey Mr Ferryman – Album Review
Mark Eitzel – Hey Mr Ferryman – Album Review by Killian Laher Mark Eitzel returns four and a half years on from his last album with what I believe to be his […]
Dublin Event Guide (30-1-17 – 5-2-17)
It’s the Year of the Rooster folks, but I’m sure you already knew that, right? There is a festival taking place to celebrate the Chinese New Year with lots of events until […]
Cold Earth – Ann Cleeves – Audible Book Review
Cold Earth – Ann Cleeves – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Audible has released a recording of Cold Earth, the latest volume in Ann Cleeves’s prize winning crime novels featuring Scottish […]
The Collector – New Theatre – Review
The Collector – New Theatre – Review by Frank L. The Collector by Daniel Wade Presented by Daniel Wade in association with Underdog Theatre Productions Jan 23rd – Feb 4th @ 7.30pm […]
No More Workhorse 