
The Here Trio – Project Arts Centre – Preview 04 March 2021 – Tickets: €10 Live Q&A: A live post-show Q&A will follow the piece. Show Time: 8PM One of the best […]
The Here Trio – Project Arts Centre – Preview 04 March 2021 – Tickets: €10 Live Q&A: A live post-show Q&A will follow the piece. Show Time: 8PM One of the best […]
Albums of the Week – 26-02-21 This week sees a new album from Julien Baker (Little Oblivions) which is her first since ‘Turn Out the Lights’ in 2017. It’s a definite reason […]
New Irish Music – J Smith – I’m Sorry While the name J Smith might not mean much to you, maybe ‘Gypsies on the Autobahn’ will strike a chord? The “guitar-based quartet […]
Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Available to watch via Modern Films from March 5th. Directed by Paul Sng & Celeste Bell Narrated by Ruth Negga This […]
New Irish Music – BK Pepper – Alerts One of our favourite Irish Albums from last year was BK Pepper’s Territories, taking home the prize of our album of the week on […]
Radio Life – Derek B Miller – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Since the publication of Mary Shelley’s “The Last Man” in 1826, post-apocalyptic and dystopian tales have caught the popular […]
Arab Strap – As Days Get Dark – Album Review by Killian Laher Here’s something I did not expect in 2021: the first Arab Strap album in nearly 16 years! Despite the […]
TV Picks of the Week – 22/02/21 After a short break for no real reason, your favourite TV Picks segment is back at the Workhorse! We’ve spent hours trawling through the best […]
The Cult – Love Removal Machine by Killian Laher A Song and What It Means To Me Growing up in the 80s, there wasn’t an awful lot of good rock music around. […]
Album of the Week – 19/02/21 This week sees new releases from David Gray (Skellig) and The Hold Steady (Open Door Policy) among others. There’s also a debut album from Irish Artist […]
The Odd Women – George Gissing – Audible Book Review by Patrick Viale In Dublin’s Mount Jerome Cemetery a headstone bears a poignant epitaph erected by “The Home for Aged Governesses and […]
Recipe for Disaster – Baked Alaska – Big Telly – Review This was actually the second in the series of “80’s wedding cook-alongs” from Northern Ireland’s Big Telly theatre company. It aimed […]
Beacons – Daragh Muldowney – Preview 17th Feb – 14th April @ Dublin’s Copperhouse Gallery – via zoom. Daragh Muldowney is an Irish photographer who has been exploring the natural world for […]
David Gray – Skellig – Album Review by Cathy Brown It’s been just over twenty years since David Gray became a household name with the ubiquitous, multi-platinum selling White Ladder, which still […]
Éiru’s Threshold – Body&Soul’s Short Film Body&Soul has just released a multi-disciplinary project (video!) called Éiru’s Threshold and it will be available to watch online until the 26th of this month. You […]
Once Upon a Bridge – Druid Theatre – Review Run finished – 11 – 13 February 2021 On the morning of 5th of May in 2017, at 7.40 am, a quite bizarre […]
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2021 by Frank L. The Festival runs from 3rd to 14th March 2021 In which Frank L takes us through some of the highlights of the […]
Invisible Cities OST – A Winged Victory for the Sullen – Album Review by Killian Laher A stately drift from A Winged Victory For The Sullen is always a good way to […]
Album of the Week – 12/02/21 God is an Astronaut return with what is amazingly their 10th album (the clue is in the title). I guess I should stop calling them a […]
Tindersticks – Distractions – Album Review by Killian Laher Tindersticks’ latest album quickly follows up their last, just over a year later. No Treasure But Hope was an album focusing on the […]
NEXT TIME (Remount) – Candle House Collective – Review One Act: 45-60mins. A phone call (available worldwide), meant to be taken alone. All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time. First off […]
Mogwai – As The Love Continues – Album Review by Killian Laher Mogwai have carved out a sort of twin career for themselves: soundtrack work and their extensive catalogue of non-soundtrack albums. […]
Aerial East – Try Harder – Album Review by Cathy Brown Aerial East’s new album Try Harder has been two years in the making and is sonically a world away from her […]
For The First Time – Black Country, New Road – Album Review by Killian Laher Seven-piece band Black Country, New Road have been gaining attention of late with lots of positive noise, […]
News of the World – Film Review Director: Paul Greengrass Writers: Paul Greengrass (screenplay by), Luke Davies (screenplay by) Stars: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor Released on Netflix – Wednesday, 10th […]
Album of the Week – 05-02-21 The dark clouds of January have finally disappeared. You can now expect the wild excitement of February! Woo! This week, we see new albums from John […]
New Irish Music: Pretty Happy by Killian Laher Cork band Pretty Happy are a new name to No More Workhorse. Made up of Abbey Blake (guitar), Arann Blake (vocals, bass) and Andy […]
Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci and Steve McQueen – Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 3-14 March | diff.ie The Dublin Film Festival is generally one of the most exciting events of the […]
TV Picks of the Week – 02/02/21 First off, Fleabag has started on RTE 2 (Mondays at 9pm). If you haven’t watched it already, what the hell have you been doing exactly? […]