The Manzoni family have just arrived in another small French town, and are trying hard to adjust, to blend in and go unnoticed, it’s just that it’s not in their nature! The […]
The Family – Movie Review
Mogwai for Other Voices – Dingle
These guys keep pulling out the surprises, with the first of the artists announced for Dingle, December 6th – 8th. The three artists announced are David Gray, Lisa O’Neill and… Mogwai! I […]
Being Alexander – Diarmuid Ó Conghaile – Book Review
Alexander Vespucci works as an economist and lives with his girlfriend in a basement apartment in Rathmines. He enjoys horse riding on weekends and meets up with his friends after work for […]
The Dodos – Carrier – Album Review
This is an album that slipped past me when it was released, I gave it a quick listen, decided it was too similar to their previous work, and that was it. Somewhere […]
New Music: The Greenhouse Effect Vol. 3 – Free Download
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Irish House scene but were afraid to ask! Bodytronic’s own Conor Lynch shares 19 of the most exciting artists, musicians and DJs working right […]
Broken Circle Breakdown – Movie Review
Just look at the trailer below and what do you see? A couple falling in love and struggling through adversity and all the while singing blue grass music. Well, that has nothing […]
The Goldfinch – Donna Tartt – Book Review
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (published by Little, Brown) A good book is a wonderful thing to ease the transition to the dark winter evenings. Ideally such a book should be long […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (11-11-13 to 17-11-13)
I think I’ve been trying to see Pere Ubu play live ever since I was about 16 (sadly neither today or yesterday), this Thursday is a chance to put that one right. […]
The Bear’s Tuxedo – Theatre Upstairs – Theatre Review
Billy Sedoza is a gay funeral director with a touch of flair, who else would have Pistachio the Elephant lower his zoo keeper into his grave? His flamboyance comes from his love […]
Volcano Choir – Vicar Street – 09-11-13 – Gig Review
I’ve been as guilty as any of thinking of the Volcano Choir as a Justin Vernon side project, but in truth it’s much more than that. In fact, Justin was only responsible […]
TV Preview – Mysterious Skin
TV Preview – Mysterious Skin – Film 4 Friday 15th November 1.20am I first saw Mysterious Skin in New York’s equivalent of the IFI, the IFC, while on honeymoon in 2005. I […]
Glenn Jones – Molloy & Dowling – 08-11-13 – Gig Review
This was my first trip to Molloy & Dowling as a venue and it’s always nice to see somewhere different. It is one of the quirkier places I’ve seen a gig in, […]
John Murry – Peppercanister Church – 23-02-14
I was a late convert to John Murry, and like all late converts, I took to his work with zeal! He’s visited these shores on a few occasions over the last few […]
New Movie Releases – 8-11-13
Want to hear something good about Gravity being released today? It means you don’t have to watch the bloody trailer anymore when you go to the cinema! I must have seen it […]
Brendan at the Chelsea – Project Arts Centre – Preview
There’s an interesting sounding play opening in the Project Arts Centre next week, Brendan at the Chelsea runs from Nov 12th to 16th and stars Adrian Dunbar, no less. It has just […]
David Byrne and St. Vincent – Brass Tactics EP – Free
Do you want even more reasons to like David Byrne and St. Vincent? Well, now they’re giving away free stuff, a five track EP to be exact, and all you have to […]
New Music: Mutual Benefit – Advanced Falconry
A song to get lost in, Advanced Falconry is one of those songs that soothes and cures the pain of the world. Sweet and languid, this is five minutes of layered harmonies, […]
The Summit – Irish Film wins Canadian Award
Some good news for the Irish film industry as ‘The Summit‘ has won an award at the Banff Film Festival, a festival that gives us the “best mountain films, books, and speakers”. […]
Movie Review – Philomena
Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) is a journalist turned spin doctor who is down on his luck. He was at the centre of a political storm that ended up with him being discarded. […]
Goodbye ‘Fred’ – Whelans Dec 5th
“After 15 years, 4 albums and many good times Fred the band have decided to call it a day.” Whatever makes one band an overnight success and others never get a break, […]
Broken Song – Preview – IFI Nov 15th
The rap scene in Dublin is a rare and unusual beast. From the few rap gigs I’ve been to in Dublin, it attracts the crowd of die hard fans and a multitude […]
David Gray plays somewhere, sometime…
Yes, that’s right, David Gray is playing somewhere in Ireland in early December. I know this sounds like I haven’t exactly done the research necessary, but there’s a reason, even David doesn’t […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (4-11-13 to 10-11-13)
So the ghosts and ghouls are back in their box for another year, and we’re left facing into the run up to… well, I won’t say it yet, but you know what […]
TV Preview – Adventure Time and Regular Show – Cartoon Network – Daily
Midterm break is coming to an end and with it is the end of my daily diet of kids TV. Through the murky haze of Doc McStuffins, Show Me Show Me, Sofia […]
Daylight Robbery- Ofegus Theatre, Smock Alley Theatre – Review
Sometimes the bells and whistles of huge stage productions can leave us cold. Pantos are often too eager to draw in parents with adult references. The simplest, sweetest and well-crafted children’s shows […]
Musician Call Out for 12 Points Festival 2014 – Closing Date Nov 8th
This is for musicians only, the rest of you, out! Are they gone? Well, we’ll start anyway. Despite being grade three on the Recorder, I do not consider myself a musician, so […]
New Movie Releases – 1-11-13
If you see one movie this week… well, why limit yourself, really, see as many as you want, but Philomena is the one getting the plaudits. It seems to have gone done […]
The Mystery of Julia Holter – November 17th & 19th – Dublin
Something that’s been bugging me for a few weeks now, is a couple of listings in our gig guide. Julia Holter is a Los Angeles based multi instrumentalist that has been making […]
Bite Sized Movie Round Up – Blue Jasmine, Enough Said, Crash Reel
Blue Jasmine – This is the story of two sisters, one that has left a world of excess and comes to live with her sister who has nothing. She arrives at her […]
No More Workhorse 