For information on Movies in Marlay 2014, please click here. The outdoor cinema thing is continuing to gather pace, and this time has hit the ‘burbs. In the glorious confines of Marlay […]
Movies in Marlay Park – August 10th and 11th
Dramsoc UCD – New Theatre
There’s a new state of the art theatre in South Dublin. Stiff competition for the Mill Theatre in Dundrum, you are likely to see the best of cutting edge contemporary writing, with […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (05-08-13 to 11-08-13)
This is another week of recovery, from Oxygen and Castle Palooza among others! There’s one day remaining for those wanting to visit the Big House, and there’s also the start of the […]
New Music – P J Harvey – Shaker Aamer
P J Harvey has released a single called ‘Shaker Aamer’. Shaker is the last remaining British resident detained in Guantanamo Bay and was on a 4 month hunger strike, which the song […]
Plankton Wat – Drifter’s Temple (Thrill Jockey) – Album Review
Last May some of us “old workhorsers” were soothed and impressed in equal measure by the subtle shades of tone in Dewey Mahood’s “Fabric of Life”. As “Plankton Wat” Mr. Mahood returns […]
Movies – 02-08-13
A busy week at the cinema, so let’s get straight down to it. Ryan Gosling is just so dreamy, like, the way he takes his shirt off in every single movie. Ahem. […]
Blur – Kilmainham, Dublin – Concert Review – 01-08-13
The music Gods have been shining on the concert goers in IMMA of late with the fair weather and tonight was no exception. Both Natasha Kahn and Damon Albarn commented on the […]
Old Baby – Love Hangover – Album Review
Arguably the first ever recorded blues guitar record was “Guitar Blues”, (New York City – 1923)[1]. The performer and composer was a certain Sylvester Weaver[2]. Mr Weaver was born and bred in […]
Briefs – Second Coming – Dublin Fringe Festival
One of the hits of last year’s Fringe Festival, Briefs are back with their second coming. It’s a mix of comedy, acrobatics and more than a dash of camp fun! It’s not […]
New Music: Villagers – Earthy Pleasures
Another gem from Conor and the boys. One of those old style videos (directed by Smith & Werber) you could watch again and again… The song Earthly Pleasures is taken from {Awayland}, […]
Blur Stage Times – Kilmainham, Dublin -1-08-13
For those organising baby sitters this is invaluable information, and for the rest of us, it’s just nice to know so that we don’t miss the band! Doors open at 16:00 with […]
Neon Neon – Button Factory – 12-09-13
Super Furry Animal’s Gruff Rhys and hip-hop producer Boom Bip are back in town, as Neon Neon. They’ve left behind Delorean (sadly) and are now focusing on the world of Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, […]
Movie Review – Red 2
A better than average Action movie, with Helen Mirren and John Malkovich battling it out as scene stealers! If you are Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Anthony Hopkins or any other serious actor, what […]
The Friends of Jack Kairo – The New Theatre – Review
The Friends of Jack Kairo & Jack Kairo and the long hard Kiss Goodbye – The New Theatre – Review Welcome to the world of Jack Kairo, a private detective who struggles […]
Brando Season at the Lighthouse
The people who pick the movies at the Lighthouse cinema are honest enough to say that there’s basically no reason at all for this season, no anniversary, no new releases, no nothing! […]
Movie Review – Frances Ha
Frances and Sophie have a very intense relationship, which Frances describes as like a lesbian couple that don’t have sex. They’re ‘the same person with different hair’ according to Frances, but when […]
Wanna Fight? – Season at the IFI – Movies that Inspired Nicholas Winding Refn
Nicholas Winding Refn is best known for Drive, which starred Ryan Gosling and told the tale of a Hollywood Stunt driver who worked as a get away driver by night. His latest […]
Youth Lagoon – Whelans – 31-10-13
Trevor Powers aka Youth Lagoon will be arriving in Dublin on all Hallows’ Eve, bringing his blend of synth pop to Whelans, with tickets at €24. Trevor was born in San Diego […]
Free Converse Live Mixtape – From San Francisco Gig Series
Free stuff will always have a special place in our hearts here at the horse, so we thought we’d pass on the good will, with a free mixtape of live music courtesy […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (29-07-13 to 04-08-13)
This week we’re hitting the August Bank Holiday weekend, with Oxygen 2013 among other events. Oxygen has a heavy emphasis on dance music this year, with names such as David Guetta and […]
Ennio Morricone – IMMA Kilmainham – 29-07-13 – Review
As the crowds made their way to the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, there was fear in the eyes of all, as the heavy rain continued. It had been an odd day in […]
Fear of Flying – Animated Short
A lovely animated short by…. ah. Lovely Productions. Enjoy. “A small bird with a fear of flying tries to avoid heading South for the winter.”
Run – Channel 4 – TV Review
‘Run’, a four-part drama recently broadcast on Channel 4, was at various stages, moving, gripping, frightening, depressing, and mostly, compelling. The four stories have inter-connected characters and themes and all centre on […]
Ken Camden – Space Mirror (Kranky) – Album Review
Ken Camden is a member of Chicago based post-rock quartet ‘Implodes‘ who have two albums with Kranky, including the recently released Recurring Dream. This is his second solo release and comes after […]
Movies – 26-07-13 – Wolverine, Frances Ha
The wall to wall coverage for the Wolverine movie really doesn’t seem to have created the hype they expected. There was a time in my life where the thought of a movie […]
Movie Review – Only God Forgives
Only God Forgives sees director Nicolas Winding Refn and actor Ryan Gosling pair up again for this Bangkok-based thriller. Gosling plays a drug-smuggler named Julian whose psycho brother is killed under unusual, […]
Festival of Curiosity – Dublin – 25th – 28th July
The wonderfully named ‘Festival of Curiosity‘ kicks off today in Dublin, with events all round the city, featuring some well known names such as Dara O’Briain and Jocelyn Bell Burnell and a […]
Feck Off Crows – New Theatre – Review
This play is set during the war of independence in Ireland, where a young and naive girl arrives in a nunnery to study to become a nun in a small, rural community […]
Shush – Civic Theatre – Review
Sarah Gilmartin reviews opening night of Shush at the Civic Theatre, Tallaght. With all her problems, Breda is in no mood to celebrate her birthday but has little choice when her sister […]
No More Workhorse 