The Cure – Songs of a Lost World – Album Review by Killian Laher Never mind Brat Summer… Cure Winter is here. The Cure have finally released their 14th studio album, 16 […]
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World – Album Review
Alan Sparhawk – Opium – Live Review
Alan Sparhawk – Opium – Live Review by Killian Laher Alan Sparhawk – 2/11/24 @ Opium, Dublin There was a strange, concerned atmosphere in Opium for the first visit of Alan Sparhawk […]
Album of the Week – 01/11/24
Album of the Week – 01/11/24 How long have you waited for a new album by The Cure? If you guessed 16 years, you’d be right as 4:13 Dream was released all […]
Juror #2 – Film Review
Juror #2 – Film Review by Brian Merriman Produced and Directed by Clint Eastwood Written by Jonathan Abrams Starring: Nicholas Holt, Toni Collette, J.K Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch, Kiefer Sutherland. Juror#2 […]
Beards – The New Theatre – Review
Beards – The New Theatre – Review Dates: Tuesday 29th October – Wednesday 6th November Times: 7.30pm & matinee 2.30pm Saturday 2nd November LemonSoap Productions presents Beards The year is 1383 […]
Small Things Like These – Film Review
Small Things Like These – Film Review by Frank L Director Tim Mielants Writers Enda Walsh, Claire Keegan Stars Cillian Murphy, Patrick Ryan, Peter Claffey In 1985, Ireland was on the verge […]
The Heretic – Film Review
The Heretic – Film Review by Brian Merriman Written & Directed by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods Starring: Hugh Grant as Mr Reed, Sophie Thatcher as Sister Barnes, Chloe East as Sister Paxton. […]
A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street – Live Review
A Lazarus Soul – Vicar Street – Live Review by Killian Laher Saturday October 26th 2024 – Vicar Street, Dublin A homecoming gig for A Lazarus Soul, to play one of their […]
Album of the Week – 25/10/24
Album of the Week – 25/10/24 The list of new albums this week includes names like They Might Be Giants (Beast of Horns), Ben Folds (Sleigher) and Pixies (The Night the Zombies […]
Venom: The Last Dance – Film Review
Venom: The Last Dance – Film Review Director – Kelly Marcel Writers – Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy Stars – Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Alanna Ubach There is a scene near the start […]
Interview with Gemma Hayes
Interview with Gemma Hayes by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Gemma Hayes, battling a cold, to discuss her new album and touring plans. Thanks for agreeing to do the […]
The Room Next Door – Film Review
The Room Next Door – Film Review by Frank L Director Pedro Almodóvar Writers Pedro Almodóvar, Sigrid Nunez Stars John Turturro, Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton Almodovar is and always has been a […]
Pixies – The Night The Zombies Came – Album Review
Pixies – The Night The Zombies Came – Album Review by Killian Laher Since the Pixies reformed 20 years ago and began releasing albums 10 years ago, we’ve all had to recalibrate […]
The Front Room – Film Review
The Front Room – Film Review by Frank L Directors – Max Eggers, Sam Eggers Writers – Susan Hill, Max Eggers, Sam Eggers Stars – Brandy Norwood, Andrew Burnap, Kathryn Hunter To […]
Emilia Pérez – Film Review
Emilia Pérez – Film Review Directed and written by Jacques Audiard Collaborative writers: Thomas Bidegain, Nicholas Livecchi, Lea Mysius Based on a novel by Boris Razon Starring: Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofia Gascon, […]
Jerry Cantrell – I Want Blood – Album Review
Jerry Cantrell – I Want Blood – Album Review by Killian Laher And if I want blood, you’ve got it… to paraphrase AC/DC. Jerry Cantrell follows up his 2021 solo album Brighten, […]
Album of the Week – 18/10/24
Album of the Week – 18/10/24 This week, there’s a remastered and expanded version of the 1991 album Artistic Vice (called Artistic Vice Collector’s Edition) by the wonderful Daniel Johnston. For new […]
The Wild Robot – Film Review
The Wild Robot – Film Review Director – Chris Sanders Writers – Chris Sanders, Peter Brown Stars – Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor When a container ship is hit by a […]
Home, Boys, Home – Viking Theatre – Review
Home, Boys, Home – Viking Theatre – Review Review by Frank L Home, Boys, Home – Written by Dermot Bolger This is the third part of a trilogy of plays by Dermot […]
Murmur – The Ark – Review
Murmur – The Ark – Review Part of the Dublin Theatre Festival Murmur (Grensgeval I.C.W. Aifoon, Belgium) an imaginative performance of acrobatic sound theatre that appeals to the senses, Suitable for ages […]
Evan Dando – The Ambassador – Live Review
Evan Dando – The Ambassador, Dublin – Live Review by Killian Laher Sat 12th Oct 2024 What a night. You never know which Evan Dando you’re gonna get: just about keeping it […]
Curepedia: Author Q&A with DJ Set – Ballina Fringe Festival
Curepedia: Author Q&A with DJ Set – Ballina Fringe Festival by Killian Laher There are multiple festivals taking place across the country, not just in cities but in smaller towns as well, […]
Album of the Week – 11/10/24
Album of the Week – 11/10/24 After the excitement of last week, this week is a lot quieter in terms of new releases. Still, we have albums from Field Music (Limits of […]
Find Your Eyes – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Find Your Eyes – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review 10–12 Oct – O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College “Choreo-photolist” – The Choreo Photolist is a photographic meditation to the tune of our turbulent times. […]
Other Voices – Home at the Guinness Storehouse – Details
Other Voices – Home at the Guinness Storehouse – Details There’s an impressive selection of Irish talent appearing at the Guinness Storehouse on November 13th, including Just Mustard, Niamh Regan and the […]
The Crime is Mine – Film Review
The Crime is Mine – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – François Ozon Writers – François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo, Georges Berr Stars – Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Isabelle Huppert Hot on […]
The Apprentice – Film Review
The Apprentice – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Ali Abbasi Written by Gabriel Sherman. Starring: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, and Martin Donovan. We have lived in a decade where we have been […]
Album of the Week – 04/10/24
Album of the Week – 04/10/24 What a week! We’ve new releases from A Place to Bury Strangers (Synthesizer), Godspeed You! Black Emperor (NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD), […]
A Different Man – Film Review
A Different Man – Film Review by Frank L. Director/ Writer – Aaron Schimberg Stars – Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson Edward (Sebastian Stan) has neurofibromatosis, a genetic mutation, which can […]
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