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Album of the Week – 22/01/21

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TV Picks of the Week – 20/01/21

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Interview with Kyle Bobby Dunn

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The Sympathizer – Viet Thanh Nguyen – Audible Book Review

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New Music – What The Fog – Allred & Broderick

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Album of the Week – 15/01/21

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Mark Kozelek and the Roots – Jimmy Fallon

By No More Workhorse on October 16, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Mark Kozelek and the Roots (?) play Mistress on Jimmy Fallon. There’s also a version of the wonderfully named ‘The Moderately Talented Yet Attractive Young Woman vs the Exceptionally Talented Yet Not […]

Gig Guide – 16-10-12

By No More Workhorse on October 16, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

I’ve been a bit lazy with the gig guide of late, so apologies for the lull. Too many plays I guess… So, after the Beck Vier Weekender this weekend, which includes the […]

Things to Do in Dublin – 15th – 21st Oct

By No More Workhorse on October 15, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

A moment silence for the Theatre festival, sigh, so we’ve another year to wait for the madness to begin again, but what is there to occupy us for the next seven days. […]

Premiere: Efterklang Mixtape

By No More Workhorse on October 14, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Lots of good mixtapes from Under the Radar magazine here, and you can download most of ’em for free too, which is kinda cool. Efterklang is the most recent one, and you […]

Your Brother, Remember? – Project Arts Centre – Review

By No More Workhorse on October 14, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Another odd ball piece of theatre, which would no doubt annoy our friend Fintan but would leave the rest of us with a smirk on our faces! Zachary Oberzan is one of […]

Halcyon Days – Smock Alley – Review

By No More Workhorse on October 14, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Halcyon Days is a two hander starring Anita Reeves and Stephen Brennan, set in an nursing home in Dublin. Patrica (Reeves) is a new arrival at the home, and seems out of […]

Ellie Goulding – Halcyon – Album Review

By No More Workhorse on October 13, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

I was really looking forward to hearing Ellie Goulding’s sophomore effort. Not because I loved her first album exactly but because I randomly came across the new lead single, ‘Anything Could Happen’, […]

The Coming Storm – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review

By No More Workhorse on October 13, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Forced Entertainment’s production of  ‘The coming storm‘ is a a loose and free flowing piece of theatre, which is enjoyable and well paced.  It develops slowly from the initial scene with six […]

Movies – 12-10-12 – Ruby Sparks

By No More Workhorse on October 12, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Am I the only one that thinks the plot of Ruby Sparks sounds like Weird Science? I’m sure it’s more thoughtful and considered than Weird Science, but I’m also pretty sure it’s […]

Patrick Wolf – Sundark and Riverlight – Review

By No More Workhorse on October 11, 2012 • ( 3 Comments )

Ok, so I’ve always had a bit of soft spot for Patrick Wolf. I’ve always liked his strong eye for visuals and his ability to jump between – and mix-up – genres […]

Silent – Review – Ballymun Axis

By No More Workhorse on October 11, 2012 • ( 8 Comments )

Fishamble’s production of Silent is a one man show written and starring by Pat Kinevane that deals with some difficult issues in a humorous fashion. Kinevane plays Tino McGoldrick (named after Rudolph […]

Caribou’s Dan Snaith’s Side Project – Daphni – JIAOLONG

By No More Workhorse on October 10, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

What does Dan Snaith do when he’s taking a break from Caribou? Find out below! This is his new project Daphni, which is recorded on a modular synth that Dan (supposedly) built […]

Record – Dylan Tighe – New Theatre – Review

By No More Workhorse on October 9, 2012 • ( 5 Comments )

Record is another unusual body of work, described by writer/ singer/ guitarist and actor (That’s a heck of a lot of slashes) Dylan Tighe as a ‘project’, as not only is it […]

Josh (Spain) Haden’s new solo project – Dead Sea Scrolls

By No More Workhorse on October 9, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

My soft spot for Josh Haden’s music goes back to one song ‘Every time I try’, which became the soundtrack to a summer in Sydney, Australia. The wonderful Triple J radio station […]

The Boys of Foley Street – Anu Productions – Review

By No More Workhorse on October 8, 2012 • ( 2 Comments )

Having seen Anu productions two previous pieces in last years festival, this was probably the play I was most looking forward to in the festival, and it did not disappoint! While last […]

Conversations on a homecoming – Gaiety Theatre – Druid Murphy

By No More Workhorse on October 8, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

This is the first of the Druid Murphy cycle, and is set in Galway in the 70’s. The story revolves around an actor returning to see his old childhood friends, after ten […]

Things to do in Dublin – 8th – 14th Oct

By No More Workhorse on October 8, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

I’m sure you’re asking ‘is he really still banging on about the theatre festival’ and the answer is YES! Another busy week, and the last of the theatre festival, you’ll miss it […]

Whistle in the Dark – Gaiety Theatre

By No More Workhorse on October 7, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

This is the first of the Druid Murphy plays I saw, as I seem to have booked them out of order! As they were not originally meant to be a trilogy, and […]

Movies – 7-10-12

By No More Workhorse on October 7, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

I’m late with the movies this week, due to my international jet set life style and a 4 year old’s birthday party! Still, enough with the excuses and back to the movies. […]

HWCH 2012 Review – Thursday 4th October

By No More Workhorse on October 6, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

After getting over the feeling of major déjà-vu as I viewed the list of bands playing this year, I decided to try and go along to the first night of Hard Working […]

Sufjan Stevens knows Christmas!

By No More Workhorse on October 3, 2012 • ( 2 Comments )

Remember that crazy guy who released a five e.p. Christmas box set a few years ago? Yep, he’s at it again! Another five e.p’s will be on their way called ‘Silver & […]

Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘ALLELUJAH! DON’T BEND! ASCEND!

By No More Workhorse on October 2, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

These are the facts (well, as I see them anyway). It’s out on the 15th of October. It only has four songs! Tracklist 1. MLADIC 2. THEIR HELICOPTERS’ SING 3. WE DRIFT […]

Heineken Live – Passion Pit – Olympia – 11th Nov

By No More Workhorse on October 2, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

More free tickets from Heineken, and a couple of good gigs around the country! You can get the tickets here. Cork, November 1st – Labrinth at The Savoy. (Tickets released on October […]

Things to do – 1st – 7th Oct

By No More Workhorse on October 1, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

The Theatre festival versus Hard Working Class Heroes is a death match this week! Who will win? Music –  Temper Trap play the Academy on Tuesday, with Chris Isaak in the Olympia. […]

Movies – 28-09-12

By No More Workhorse on September 28, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Looper, looper, looper, looper, looper… this decade’s Matrix, supposedly. I’ve seen the side of too many buses and billboards not to be sucked into the hype around this one, lets hope it […]

First Listen: Flying Lotus, ‘Until The Quiet Comes’

By No More Workhorse on September 27, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Listen to the new Flying Lotus album “Until The Quiet Comes” courtesy of NPR.

Static Weekend – U:mack

By No More Workhorse on September 26, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

A whole weekend of new sounds! If you’re staying in Dublin for the October long weekend, this is the place to be… Thursday 25th Oct – Prince Fatty with Holly Cook & […]

Silent – Axis: Ballymun – Ticket Giveaway

By No More Workhorse on September 26, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

The nice people at the Axis have offered us two tickets for Fishamble’s production of Silent on Wednesday, October 10th and a bottle of wine. Silent runs from the 10th to the […]

Dublin Theatre Festival – Special Events.

By No More Workhorse on September 25, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

As well as the big events in the DTF there’s a number of Special Events!  And how special are they, I hear you cry? Well, it varies, but there’s a few nice […]

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