Like most festivals in Ireland, this one is poorly advertised. So much so, that you’d hardly know it was on in the city, unless you happened upon it. PhotoIreland claims to have 35 […]
PhotoIreland
How much coke can you buy for 1.5 million?
According to the BBC (via the guardian), the Libertines are being paid 1.5 million for their reunion gig at Reading and Leeds this year. I presume that’s for both gigs, but even so, […]
Tiny people
This is the work of artist Slinkachu, who is described as a minaturist. He places and photographs his tiny figures in real world situations, with them observing us from afar, so to […]
Lost Genius V – Radial Spangle
Radial Spangle is an awful name for a band, why anyone would choose it I really don’t know. Closely linked to Mercury Rev (before Fridmann left ad they went rubbish), Radial Spangle […]
The World Cup of Empty
This is to some degree a football moan, so if you’re not interested in football, read no further I would suggest. More specifically, this is a moan about FIFA (though really about […]
State Intervention #5
From State twitter account: And State Intervention #5….Mountain Man, live at the waterfall in Iveagh Gardens, 5pm They’re playing later in Crawdaddy and are a lovely three pieces from the states, with […]
The curious tale of a Rocky
Just read a fascinating story in the irish times, about Rockefeller productions, the man who was bringing Grace Jones to the Wright venue, as mentioned here several weeks ago! Not sure what […]
Kings of Concrete!
No wait, come on, come back, I’m not going to go on about how beautiful concrete is, for once, honest to god, I’m not! Kings of concrete is now in its fifth […]
Gig guide
Another month, another gig guide, a few good additions on the horizon. Will probably go Mountain Man on Friday. Neil Hannon has a few gigs in various guises. Be warned though, don’t […]
State interventions
This is quite a fun idea which has been going on for a couple of months, with free impromptu gigs at strange locations around Dublin, organised by State online magazine. They are […]
Lost Genius IV – Spain
It genuinely saddens me that Spain never achieved any sort of lasting success, because although the second and third albums didn’t live up to the wonderful debut ‘The Blue Moods of Spain’, […]
They’re all at it now!
Neill Hannon is following shortly behind Mark Eitzel, and writing his own Musical. It is called ‘Swallows and Amazons’, and is an adaptation of the Arthur Ransome book of the same name! […]
King Creosote goes analog in the digital age.
King Creosote is taking a step back from the fast moving digital age, and going all old school on us. He is no longer going to release anything in digital format and […]
The Middle East conflict
Ok, i’m not going to discuss politics, but I am going to discuss another band who’s name is not suited for googling. Why do people do this to themselves? I remember when […]
Street Art
Street art from around Dublin, and other spots. Does Banksy have a lot to answer for, or is it fun?
Godspeed!
As spotted by Thrillpier, Godspeed are making their LONG awaited return to Dublin in December. They play the Tripod on Fri Dec 10. Tickets on sale Thursday 9am, which i’d say will sell […]
Lost Genius III – The Drop Nineteens
The Drop Nineteens almost made a splash in the early 1990s with a song called Winona, which helped their first album, Delaware, to chart in the UK (though not, as far as […]
Lego-tastic
Seeing as youtube have taken down the world cup goalkeeping gaff, due to copyright infringement, here’s a better version, with Robert Green’s moment re-created with little plastic figures! Click here! And here’s […]
How I found God.
I was at a party in a flat above Hogans a few years ago, discussing with one of my friends what he was reading in the last few months. He recommended the […]
The Ultimate collection
Robert Green officially became an England keeper last night, with that wonderful moment. I was watching it in the Duke, and for some reason, the tv in the corner was about five […]
Grace Jones in Airside Retail Park!
Grace Jones plays (yeah) in Swords (huh?) on the 21st and 22nd of July! Pretty cool huh. Well, the venue is a bit odd, but its in this place. I’ve no idea […]
Divine Comedy – Songwriting
The night was billed as Neil Hannon – on songwriting, so I wasn’t sure if we were going to get something that would be suited to the more musically astute amongst us, […]
Impossibly beautiful images of Minehead taken on my gammy phone
Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon is a folk singer from Vermont, and is playing whelans tomorrow night. From all i’ve heard, it will be worth a visit. Here’s a piece from his visit to Dublin […]
Lost Genius II – Chavez
Unlike The Boo Radleys, Chavez never really grazed the popular conscious, despite having some indie credibility through being signed to Matador records. The late 1990s saw them release two albums in two […]
Divine Comedy – Road Records
The wonderful Neil Hannon did another session in Road Records on Saturday. I didn’t hear about it until about 15 minutes before he was due to start, so didn’t make it in, […]
Lost Genius – The Boo Radleys
Through time, many bands worth finding more ears have failed to garner the attention that they deserved. Similarly, anyone with an interest in music inevitably knows of a band or two who’ve […]
Marine Parade – Mark Eitzel
‘This is a collaboration that I have working been working on with the writer Simon Stephens. After 3 years it will be finally on the stage.’ says Eitzel in his blog. Mark […]
What is it with Joanna Newsome?
Can anyone please explain to me why she is so popular? i think her singing voice sounds like the Sea Hag from Popeye, but maybe i’m being harsh. Who knows. She’s back […]
