The Dublin writers festival is up and running again, with their full programme announced, and tickets on sale for most events. It’s a decent line up, but possibly lacks a few big […]
Dublin Writers Festival – 2012
The Skelocrats – Whip Crack Away
What’s better than new good music? Well? Ok, it’s easy, new good free music! For the cost of only an email address you can download this tasty 7 track from Popical Island. […]
Movies – 27-04-12 – Damsels in Distress
Whit Stillman is back in town. Yes, that’s right… go on… it’ll come back to you if you think about it hard enough. The director of some lovely indie gems from the […]
Ben Folds Five – Vicar Street
I’ve always thought I should like Ben Folds more than I actually do. I can’t quite put my finger on it, as he writes good music with interesting and quirky lyrics, and […]
The House Keeper – Project Arts Centre
‘How far would you go to get what you want’ – The House Keeper – Rough Magic I’d no idea what to expect from this play, but the name had certainly pushed […]
Body and Soul Additions
Body and Soul continue to get it just right, with a few new additions that are increasing the temptation. Spiritualized, Django Django and Hollie Cook are added to the list. Hollie is […]
Mega-city blues! Music for Mega-city
This ticks a lot of boxes for me, so thought it was worth a mention. Geoff Barrow (Portishead) and Ben Salisbury (random soundtrack composer) have a new album inspired by Mega-city, the […]
Morning Benders = POP ETC.
I’ll let these guys speak for themselves: As soon as we had landed in London people started asking us about our band name. “What does ‘Bender’ mean to you?” people would ask. […]
Movies – 20-04-12
‘Breathing’ looks the best bet on a slow week for new releases. It’s directed by Karl Markovics who you may remember from The Counterfeiters, from a few years ago. It tells the […]
Record Store Day
Record store day is back, and with the declining number of stores around the city, they should be cherished like a new born! Well, maybe not, but it’s probably a nice way […]
Jason Pierce back with new Spiritualized album – Sweet Heart Sweet Light
3 years in the making, a new Spiritualized album has dropped. Here’s a taster, the simple yet beautiful (and uplifting) So Long You Pretty Thing. Enjoy! You can check out an interview between […]
Pixies – Free Live EP
I remember way back when. Sigh. The Pixies really were as good as it got, way back when. This isn’t actually from way back that far, only 2004 actually, and the start […]
An Opera worth seeing? Neil Hannon – Sevastopol
I get very annoyed at people that say sweeping statements like ‘I don’t like Movies’. It frustrates the hell out of me that people can pick an art form and just say […]
Josh Ritter in conversation!
I’ve a soft spot for finding out what singers do during their long holidays/ break from the lime light. This is the ones that don’t spend most of their times pushing things […]
Movies – 14-04-12 – Blackthorn
Blackthorn is Sam Shepard being a little self indulgent, but if it’S not allowed at his age, it would be cruel to complain. It feels like the Shakespearean actor that never got […]
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins
The Foggy one is up to his old tricks again, with a tasty gig for July and something to look forward to. King Creosote & Jon Hopkins are playing in Vicar Street […]
Old man who loves Cab Calloway!
This is all over the place today, and thanks to the wonderful Judith for the link. It’s a quite wonderful video of the affect music has on an old man, who is […]
A Doll House – Pan Pan – Smock Alley
Always bright and inventive, Pan Pan return with another adaption of a classic, this time Ibsen’s Doll House. Those familiar with the company will know that it’s unlikely to be a straight […]
Eileen MacDonagh – Visual, Carlow
Eileen MacDonagh has quietly been establishing herself as one of the greats of Irish art over the last few years. It’s not through the strength of her ego or her manipulation of […]
Triskel @ Christchurch – Neil Cowley Trio
I stumbled upon this in the Irish times, which is as good a spot as any I guess, but it seems to be going on for a while, so I’ve possibly missed […]
Movies – 06-04-12
Nice to see the Irish Times ran with the story about James Cameron directing Promethus 2, which according to this was an April Fool story. This story with fake quotes had already […]
Thursday Free Play (It’s a long weekend!). Best Coast – The Only Place
An ode to Bethany Cosentino’s beloved California, this is the perfect new summer jangler from Best Coast. “We’ve got the ocean, got the babes, got the sun, we’ve got the waves”. I hear you […]
Lana Del Rey turns Greek
Poor old Lana is getting more abuse in the press, for the ‘similarity’ between her song and this one… Δρόμοι που αγάπησα – Ελένη Βιτάλη. I mean, it’s not like she tortures […]
New Music: Alabama Shakes – Hold On
Every now and then a song comes along that reminds you why you love music. It gives you goosebumps. From the first drone of the organ, to the drums, to the beautifully […]
Rock and Roll and Alcohol – JD Roots
I guess since ever since I saw Layne Staley of Alice in Chains in the SFX, when one of the many stage diving fans got too close to his bottle of booze, […]
The Pieces of Shit
Ok, first up, don’t go to ‘This is not the place’. There’s far too many good movies on at the moment to see that one. Go to ‘Into the Abyss’ or if […]
Movies – 30-03-12 – Into the Abyss
A couple of good new ones this week, which is great news! It’s a week heavy on documentaries, which I’m never convinced about in the Cinema. Does it really add anything to […]
Gig Guide – 28-03-12
Wow, this is pretty bleak. You’d have to say that there’s a lot less gigs on, or maybe just a lot less of the ones I’d be interested in. Who knows. Something […]
Flaming Lips and Bon Iver
I know artists don’t usually do anything too amazing for Record Store day, but this is pretty ropey! A mass of synths and drum machines, with nasty layered vocals and nonsense lyrics. […]
No More Workhorse 