I’m calling today Electric Picnic press release day, as they’re coming thick and heavy into our inbox. It really is shaping up quite nicely and there’s a huge amount of events and […]
Electric Picnic 2013 Stage Times – Main Stage
Tower Records – 20th Anniversary
I don’t quite remember the opening day of Tower Records, but I believe it started with a flourish, with East 17 causing quite a panic on Wicklow street and Loudon Wainwright appeasing […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (26-08-13 to 01-09-13)
Is that really September creeping around the corner? The big event of this week is clearly the Picnic, but if you don’t have tickets by this stage, you won’t be going as […]
Movie Review – Elysium
Elysium is a satellite city floating high above the earth below. It is a walled garden , a place for the rich to escape the poverty and crime on Earth, a perfect […]
Reality Bites – The Imposter – Documentary Film Review
The Imposter (2012) Dir: Bart Layton – Channel 4 22/8/13 The Imposter is the most intriguing tale of a Frenchman who convinces a Texan family that he is their 16 year old […]
Reality Bites – Missionary Positions – Documentary Film Review
Missionary Positions (2005) Dir: Bill Day. – Two Pastors Crusade against Porn This is a lo-fi documentary that tells the tale of two evangelical ministers, Craig Gross and Mike Foster, who decide […]
Mountains to Sea Festival 2013 – Preview
The Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 2013 runs from the 3 – 8 September 2013 at a variety of locations in the Dun Laoghaire area. The festival has a number of […]
New Movie Releases – 23-08-13
The rarest of rate things is released this week, a sci-fi movie that gets good reviews? Well, better than average anyway. That’s the first once since…. ah… District 9? This is the […]
Electric Picnic – Mindfield Spoken Word
It’s getting close to the big event, with it only being just over a week away (seriously, that close?). Some tickets are already sold out, with Family, Campervan and Sunday tickets no […]
Happening | Grand Canal Square | The Swimmer | 24-08-13
Another one of those ‘Happenings’ arrives this Saturday, and it leaves it’s near home of Fitzwilliam square to venture to the and Grand Canal Square. Full details can be found on their […]
3epkano Score ‘Der Golem’ – Christ Church – 22-08-13
As part of Heritage week, 3epkano will be accompanying the silent movie ‘Der Golem’ tonight in Christ Church at 8pm. Tickets are €8. This follows from 3epkano playing in Fitzwilliam square recently, […]
Dublin Fringe Festival 2013 | Booking Office Opens – Schedule and Quick Guide
Yes, for those that have just returned from a long stay on a desert island, the Fringe Festival is takes place between the 5th and 22nd of September. It’s director Roise Goan’s […]
Cfit | Morning Bruise | EP Review
With this being the first time I’d come across Dubliner’s Cfit, something that initially struck me about this four track EP entitled ‘Morning Bruise’, wasn’t the music but the smart play on […]
MÚM – Button Factory – 19-11-13
It’s six years since Mum visited Dublin, but after a brief google, I think I saw them play Dublin on their previous visit in 2004, where Animal Collective were support on the […]
From Bond to Beckett – Gavan O’Herlihy to play Pozzo at Dublin Theatre Festival
Gavan O’Herlihy has starred in a wide variety of movies and TV shows, from ‘Never say never again’ to ‘Superman III’, and from ‘Twin Peaks’ to ‘Star Trek: Voyager’. He started his […]
Red or Dead – David Peace – Book Review
Peace in Our Time Bill Shankly was, and is, one of the Father Figures of the modern Football game. Ask Alex Ferguson what he thinks of the legendary Liverpool manager and you’ll […]
The Rattling – Wharfer – Album Review
Kyle Wall is a veteran of the music scene, having played in bands such as ‘The Minor White’ and spending time with Brooklyn’s DIY collective ‘Death by Audio’. His latest creation ‘Wharfer‘ […]
Villagers – Vicar Street – 17-12-13
Wow, they’re already announcing those ‘home coming’ gigs that bands do at Christmas? God it seems a long time off, it’s still summer, right? Another great year for the Villagers, and they’re […]
Hard Working Class Heroes 2013 – Line Up Announced
Yes, the festival that brings you the best and brightest of Irish bands returns to Dublin in early October and they’ve just issued the line up, which is pretty impressive. There’s Cfit, […]
Things to do in Dublin this week (19-08-13 to 25-08-13)
The Ukulele Hooley is the highlight of the new festivals this week, as Dun Laoghaire embraces one of the coolest instruments around. There’s a variety of performances, lessons and workshops, so worth […]
New Music: The Late David Turpin – A Warning to the Curious
David Turpin’s performance at last year’s Fringe Festival was a bit special, there was an air of expectation amongst the sold out crowd, and the new music and performance on the night […]
New Movie Releases – 16-08-13
Not a bad week at the cinema, we have a blockbusters that the critics didn’t really like, a couple of off beat indie releases and even a Hollywood buddy movie. I guess […]
Low – Irish Tour – Whelans on August 20th
A part of my head still thinks of Low as a new band, but considering their first release was in 1994, nearly 20 years ago, it’s pretty hard to argue. They shot […]
Stitcher-Internet Radio on Demand and My Most Listened to Shows
Stitcher-Internet Radio on Demand and My Most Listened to Shows I love Stitcher. I started listening to it after I had my first baby 2 years ago and since then I have […]
Choir Required for ‘The Events’ – Dublin Theatre Festival
This could well be the strangest request we’ve heard. The Events is a play by David Greig which questions ‘just how far forgiveness will stretch in the wake of tragedy’. They have […]
Embers – Pan Pan – Samuel Beckett Theatre – Review
So often romanticised in literature for its ability to heal and reaffirm, the sea and its tidal cosseting offers the author an instinctive setting for desperate escapes and new beginnings. Two former […]
Arthur’s Day Preview – 26-09-13
Six bands have been announced so far: Three Irish: The Script, James Vincent McMorrow and the Original Rude Boyss. Three International: Emeli Sande, Bobby Womack and the Manic Street Preachers. I was […]
No More Sitting on the Fence
Odd news this morning from Johnny Lynch (Pictish Trail) – he’s pulling the curtain down on Fence Records after over a decade of lovely releases. Here’s the announcement: “So, aye – it […]
New Music: Kim Deal – Are You Mine?
Was Kim Deal right to leave the Pixies? The answer lies below. In a word, Yes! This dreamy low-fi pop gem drifts along at a languid pace and will worm its way […]
No More Workhorse 