Another side project from Justin Vernon, and one that slipped out without the usual media frenzy. He’s working with Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier) and Phil Cook to make an album of […]
Shouting Matches – Justin Vernon Sideproject
World War Z – Max Brooks – Audiobook Review
World War Z is an account of “The Zombie War” that nearly caused the extinction of the human race. As the narrator describes it, this war was “The greatest conflict in human […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 8th – 14th April 2013
‘The World is a Vampire’ said the great sage Billy Corgan, and this week, I couldn’t agree more! Ok, I don’t know what it means either, but I just wanted to say […]
New Music: Natural Snow Building
Natural Snow Buildings are a duo from France that make layered drone music that is rather lovely! This song builds so gradually you hardly notice the amount of instruments that develop over […]
The Edge of Our Bodies – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
This play is largely a monologue piece, where a 16-year-old girl tells the story of the last few months of her life. It’s a coming of age tale that deals with many […]
Gig Guide – 05/04/2013
Yes, if erratic gig guides are your thing, then this is the place for you! The big news on the streets this morning, is the announcement of The National in the O2 […]
Movies – 5-04-13
No movies demanding your attention this week, but a couple of ones worth a look, if you’re so inclined. It’s hard to believe that Spring Breakers is a good movie, as it […]
Echo & the Bunnymen and Free Camden Crawl Mix Tapes
There was talk for a couple of weeks for a major name to be announced as part of the Camden Crawl Dublin, and yesterday we eventually got the name with Echo and […]
Amanda Palmer – Academy – July 18th
Should we believe her this time? Amanda was due to visit Dublin a couple of times in the last few months with various projects, but stayed home to look after a sick […]
Devendra Banhart – Mala – (Nonesuch) – Album Review
Devendra is something of a throw back, and I doubt he’d argue it. His music definitely sounds like it’s from another decade, but there is something warm and rich about what he […]
In the House – Movie Review
Germain (Ernst Umhauer) is a secondary school English teacher who has just started teaching class 4C. They are the usual bunch of students and what he describes as ‘the worst yet’. There […]
Barn Owl – Void Redux
Barn Owl are a two perfromers (Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti) from San Francisco who create moody, atmospheric soundscapes. Here is the lovely new video by Paul Clipson for their piece ‘Void […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 1st – 7th April 2013
The feast of chocolate is at an end, and we mourn it’s passing! I hope you didn’t eat too many Easter eggs. Today, we are proud to announce that Tom Cruise is […]
Pyongyang – A journey in North Korea – Guy Delisle – Review
This is the second graphic novel I have read by Guy Delisle, after recently falling in love with Jerusaslen. This book follows his two month stay in North Korea, where he was […]
8Radio – Pearl back on Sunday Morning!
Yes, Pearl is back on the radio, and a few other people we like too (looking forward to hearing Ann Marie Walsh also!). The tag line is ‘playing the music we like’ […]
Henry Vega – Wormsongs – Friday 5-04-13
Feel like taking a risk on something that could be weird and wonderful? Well, I think I have just the event for you, next Friday in the Back Loft! ‘Wormsongs’ is a […]
New Music: Kaplin – Easy Lover
The video for Kaplin’s new single was shot on Capel Street, in Brother Hubbard cafe. It stars Janet Moran as the girlfriend who is trying to show someone her new shoes, while […]
Movie Previews – 29-03-13
Is Holy week a good time to release your new movie? I guess you have the kids off school, and people with free time. The number of new movies seems lower than […]
Roughly Speaking – Digging for Fire – Public Talks Series
Rough Magic are presenting a series of talks and conversations to accompany their production of Declan Hughes’ Digging for Fire, which runs from Apr 18 – May 4th in the Project Arts […]
Jason Molina RIP
On the 16th of March, Jason Molina died of organ failure linked to alcohol abuse. Among the tributes, one of the sweetest was from his record company, Secretly Canadian. “We are deeply […]
Patrick Wolf – Sugar Club – 23-03-13 – Review
It’s hard not to be an bit envious of Patrick Wolf, as he drops one instrument and picks up another and seems equally adept at all. On the night he played guitar, […]
The Deal – Civic Theatre – Review
Mickey Moe and his younger brother Andy have never got along. Andy is religious and the apple of his dear Mother’s eye, whereas Mickey Moe has always been a bit too fond […]
New Music: Sufjan Stevens – Give A Little Love
It starts out small and filled with (nasty) auto tune vocals, and then it builds into something big and fun, with many, many voices, and then it gets small again. A lovely […]
Ethernet: Opus2 (Kranky) – Album Review
To Paraphrase a wise music teacher “Music is silence, punctuated by sounds. Deciding which sounds to use and when is role of the composer; making sense of them is the role of […]
Kids Music (that doesn’t suck)
Thanks to my wife for spotting this over on the Pregnant Chicken blog. Here’s their roundup of kids music that adults can also enjoy. Delivered in their usual inimitable style, e.g. 7) Rockabye […]
Gospel Act 2: Who (or what) is Matthew J. Anthony…?
(After having received several enquiries last week following the publication of our interview with Matthew from Matthew J. Anthony regarding their upcoming show in Smock Alley Theatre, we at NoMoreWorkhorse decided to ask Matthew if he would […]
Joe Matt – Spent – Review
Joe Matt’s series Peepshow is an autobiographical account of his life and troubles, that never varies from its self-deprecating nature, telling one of the more honest accounts of life that is visible […]
New Gigs – Devandra Banhart & More
There’s a few new gigs on the Horizon that are worth a mention. I’ve added the Killers and Mumford & Sons gigs to the list, but to be honest, you couldn’t pay […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 25th – 31st March 2013
Easter is in the air, with everything coming up chocolatey! We only have another week left of the cruel abstinence of Lent! Almost there… Art – Analysing Cubism – IMMA Kilmainham – […]
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