Some exciting news for Landmark Productions and the Galway Arts Festival with the news that Ballyturk, Enda Walsh’s new play is heading to the National Theatre, London for a five week stint […]
Ballyturk – Cillian Murphy and Enda Walsh – National Theatre, London
New Movie Releases – 21-03-14
This is a week for the art house releases, with almost no big releases this week! I wonder is it a Paddy’s day hangover? Who knows. Starred Up – This is a […]
New Music – Kim Deal – The Root
Kim Deal continues to show the Pixies how it is done, with the latest in her series of singles. At 1 minute 52 seconds, don’t blink or she’s gone! Buy ‘The Root’ […]
Yves Saint Laurent – Movie Review
Yves Saint Laurent- Review by Frances Winston. Directed by: Jalil Lesper. Starring: Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Lebon, Laura Smet, Marie de Villepin, Xavier Lafitte, Nikolai Kinsk. In selected cinemas 21st March. […]
About Last Night – Movie Review
About Last Night– Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Steve Pink Starring: Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Joy Bryant, Christopher McDonald, Adam Rodríguez, Joe Lo Truglio, Paula Patton In cinemas March […]
New Music – tUnE-yArDs – Water Fountain
It’s great to have Merill back. Still no word of her playing Dublin, but Foggy Notions claims he’s working on it, so fingers crossed on that score. She’s stunning live! This is […]
The Good Thief – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
The Good Thief by Conor McPherson – Review by Joseph Kearney Presented by Greenlight Productions: Tues 18th to Fri 21st inclusive, 8pm at Bewleys Café Theatre Sat 22nd, Sunday 23rd at Maureen […]
Gig Guide – 19-03-2014 – Howe Gelb, Mouse on Mars, Speedy Oritz
So, what’s new on the gig scene? Well, there’s a few in there that I didn’t hear a peep about, they just seem to have been added without fuss or ceremony! Still, […]
Electric Picnic 2014 – Line Up Announced
Hot off the press, and yes, a lot of the rumours turned out to be pretty accurate! There’s Outkast, Beck, Portishead and Foals. Lots to look forward to. Check out the full […]
Micah P Hinson and The Nothing – Album Review
This is Micah’s 7th album, if you believe Wikipedia at least (always dangerous) but with a style such as his, it’s easy to rack up the albums. They’re nicely lo-fi and not […]
London Attractions and Events – March 2014
London Life by Patricia Levy Mutilated skeletons, Jane Austen improvisation on the stage, photomonage and worn-out tools. Some of the wackier shows to experience in London. Remember in school when the teacher […]
The Unknown Known – Movie Review
The Unknown Known – Movie Review by Sean Kingston Dir: Errol Morris Running time: 103 mins. Release Date: March 28th There is a moment, in Charles Ferguson’s 2010 investigation into Wall Street […]
Agnes – Project Arts Centre – Review
Agnes Bernell lived an interesting life to say the least. Her family fled Germany in 1936 and during the war she worked as a radio announcer and famously convinced a German U-boat […]
Things to do in Dublin (17-02-14 – 23-03-14)
St. Patty’s day is here. Need I say anything else? Yes, tourists have engulfed our fair capital and are desperately seeking the promised land that is ‘Temple Bar’! Theatre The Abbey – […]
The Rising – Powerscourt Theatre – Review
The Rising and by way of interlude World War 1- Review by Joseph Kearney This piece was extremely hard to watch. It is an attempt at historical documentarian theatre, retelling the tale […]
Fuerza Bruta – Limerick City of Culture – Review
Fuerza Bruta – Limerick City of Culture As you enter the old Dell Factory, renamed the Culture Factory for the purpose of the City of Culture events, you are led through a […]
TV Review: Veronica Mars Special
A long time ago…I used to watch a TV program about a teen sleuth. I can’t remember what channel it used to be on (I’m thinking something like Nickelodeon) and I didn’t […]
Koen Holtkamp – Motion – Album Review
A single note greets you at the start of ‘Endless’ the centre piece of Koen Holtkamp’s new album ‘Motion’. This sound is pure and simple, until it unfolds, swirls within itself and […]
New Movie Releases – 14-03-14
So, it’s a mixed bag this week then! Same as ever I guess, you wake up on a Friday morning, and see what’s arrived, like a kid on Christmas morning. A few […]
The Rocket – Movie Review
Film Review – The Rocket – By Niall Curran – 24 Feb 2014 A simple, charming and heart-warming tale, set in the idyllic countryside of Laos, of a young boy, Ahlo, and […]
The Good Thief – Bewleys Cafe Theatre – Preview and Interview
Preview by MQ: The Good Thief by Conor McPherson – Presented by Greenlight Productions Bewley’s Café Theatre, – Tues 18th to Fri 21st @8pm Mill Theatre Dundrum, (Maureen O’Hara Studio) – Sat […]
Stones in his Pockets – Gaiety Theatre – Review
‘Stones in His Pockets’ Review by Dan O’Neill ‘Stones in His Pockets’ is one of the great crowd-pleasing plays of the last twenty years. The deft, moving, funny and excellently crafted two-hander […]
John Scofield & Vince Mendoza – National Concert Hall – March 12th – Review
It would be fair to call the crowd at the Concert Hall last night a mixed bag! There were all shapes and sizes, hipsters with their carefully cultivated beards, and concert hall […]
Need for Speed – Movie Review
Need for Speed- Review by Frances Winston Directed by: Scott Waugh Starring: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Michael Keaton, Dakota Johnson In cinemas March 12th Anything Aaron Paul did post Breaking […]
Forbidden Fruit 2014 – Saturday Line Up Announced
What is the new Flaming Lips tour meant to be like, does anyone know? I think I read somewhere that they’d dropped the animal suits and confetti cannons, but hopefully I’m wrong, […]
Alarmist represent Ireland at 12 Points Festival
The 12 points is a jazz festival that focuses on the bright young things in the European Jazz Scene. It is based in Ireland but alternates location and this year will be […]
Terminus – Chancery Lane – Review
Terminus – Chancery Lane – Review By Joseph Kearney Terminus is a splendid and unmissable show. Go and see it before it’s too late. The venue, the cast, the theatre craft and […]
Quietly – Abbey on Tour – Civic Theatre – Review
It’s the night of the Northern Ireland versus Poland match in the qualifiers for the 2010 world cup. There has already been some trouble in the centre of Belfast. A pub in […]
True Detective – Season One – Review
Spoiler Free Zone – This is a pretty typical cop buddy TV show, the main difference is the quality of the acting and the production in general. This does not look like […]
No More Workhorse 