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. […]
Movie Review – Philomena
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 […]
Halloween Movies – Witchcraft & Devilry
Our favourite in-house Horror movie specialist Mary McC is back, with this year’s Halloween special (just like the Simpsons!). This year the topic is Witchcraft and Devilry. It’s Hallowe’en so time for […]
Bite Size Movie Review – Thor: The Dark World (3D)
Alan Taylor – of Mad Men and Game of Throne’s (directorial) fame – directs this (post-Avengers) sequel to Kenneth Branagh’s surprisingly superb and quirky film Thor. In a nutshell Thor: The Dark […]
And the winnner is… James Blunt, I mean… Blake
Yes, very hard to believe, but Lauren Laverne accidentally called James Blake, ‘James Blunt’ at the Mercury Music Prize awards ceremony at London’s Roundhouse last night (Octover 30th). In fairness to her, […]
Spiel – Oct 31st Q&A
What are you doing for Halloween? Well, ok, maybe it’s not spooky, but there’s a series of fascinating Q&A sessions with the best and brightest from the Web Summit in the Stags […]
Guest Post: The Late David Turpin – 5 Favourite Horror Movies
As a dead man walking, we thought it was quite fitting that the Late David Turpin would give us an insight into his favourite horror movies. You can see the results below, and […]
The Cavalcaders – Nomad Theatre Network – Civic Theatre – Review
The Cavalcaders tells the story of a man leaving a cobblers shop where he has worked his whole life. As he stands and talks with the new owner, a fever takes hold […]
Scary Movies for Halloween
Another old gem from the Workhorse dungeon. It’s Mary from Candepop on her top scary movies. As Hallowe’en is coming around again I thought it was timely to write a post on […]
New Music – Mogwai – Remurdered
With only a couple of months to wait for the new album, veteran post rockers Mogwai have released a taster for us to delight in. It has more synth than you would […]
Inside the Rainbow: Russian Children’s Literature 1920-35 – Book Review
Raduga (Rainbow) was one of around a hundred publishers of children’s books in Russia in the 1920s, the best of which were offspring of the earlier Leninist seizure of power. That revolution, […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (28-10-13 to 3-11-13)
This week it’s Halloween proper, with a variety of film festival and events around the city worth check out. There’s also UCD Science and Film Festival on in the Lighthouse and more […]
Efterklang – Button Factory – 26-10-13 – Gig Review
Efterklang are a danish group comprising of three childhood friends Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen & Rasmus Stolberg and are currently touring with Martyn Heyne (piano, guitar, vocal), Tatu Rönkkö (drums) and Katinka […]
Top 5 Zombie Movies
An old post, but for the week that’s in it, quite fitting. It’s Mary from Candepop on her favorite zombie movies! If you wanted to pick five movies for a zombie marathon […]
TV Preview: Halloween Fare
The difficulty with Halloween falling midweek is that most of the horror movies are shown at the book-ending weekends. However if you are looking to get your scare on there are a […]
Sam Amidon – Whelans – 25-10-13 – Review
Sam Amidon took to the stage a little after nine, with his regular partner in crime Chris Vatalaro. His live performances are rambling to say the least, and you’re never quite sure […]
Picture Me Gone – Meg Rosoff – Book Review
Every now and then I return to my YA roots. Maybe its the longing for a time in life that seems much simpler than now, the excitement of first loves, or the […]
The Claudia Quintet – Workman’s Club – 25-11-13
This could be a special night in the Workman’s Club. The thing that always gets me about seeing Jazz of this level is the talent of the musicians is immense. You know […]
Importance of Being Earnest – Gerald Barry – Gaiety Theatre – Preview
Why didn’t anyone think of this before? Surely it was obvious enough, but it took a brave Irish man to actually go and do it. Gerald Barry is one of Ireland’s greatest […]
Lorde – Pure Heroine – Album Review
Initially signed at the age of thirteen by Universal Records, New Zealand, Lorde has finally released her debut album in Ireland at the tender age of 16. Pure Heroine was already released […]
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