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, […]
Gig Guide – 19-03-2014 – Howe Gelb, Mouse on Mars, Speedy Oritz
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 […]
New Music: Sabina – Viva L’amour
One of the saddest things about the impending demise of Phantom FM, is that the wonderfully free-wheeling Richie & Richie show will be gone as part of our week nights! Hopefully some […]
A Night of New Writing – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre
A Night of New Writing: Paudie, Horsepower, Three Holes (I Love You) – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre Review by Frances Winston It can be difficult for new writing to find an outlet so […]
Trailblaze – We Need to talk about Ireland – March 17th
Looking for a good option for St. Patrick’s day that will avoid the madness on the streets of Dublin? This looks pretty good to me, as those wonderful Trailblazery people will be […]
Things to do in Dublin (10-02-14 – 16-03-14)
It’s almost Paddy’s day, but the big day itself isn’t until next week! We still have a chunk of the festival itself on for you to explore. You can find out full […]
TV Review- Milk, Cloverfield, True Detective, Shetland
The TV is back and much rejoicing has been going on since Thursday. The catch-up facility is nowhere to be seen however, but for good measure I got the movies for a […]
Fishes – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Preview
Fishes will run at the Bewley’s Cafe Theatre at Lunchtime form the 10th of March until the 5th of April. To give you a taste of what to expect, here is our […]
Happenings – Floating Cinema – Waking Ned Devine – Grand Canal Dock – 16-03-14
This is just one of the events in the St. Patrick’s Day festival line up. It also includes Jape at the RHA, which sadly is already booked out! There’s more than a […]
No More Workhorse 