So Tom Cruise was in town last week, and the real face off was between himself and Ryan Tubridy on last week’s Late Late! By all accounts Tom did very well (no […]
Movies – 12-04-13
Handel’s Messiah – Temple Bar – Free Event!
A nice free event tomorrow in the City. Full details are here. We are inviting you to be part of this wonderful free outdoor music experience at 1pm on Saturday, April 13th […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin – Win Two Weekend Passes!
Those lovely people behind the Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin have given us a pair of weekend passes to give away for the big event, which is now only two weeks away (hardly […]
Gary Numan – 8th November 2013 – Button Factory
God, doesn’t the 8th of November seem very far away. It’s like they’re wishing out Summer away and it hasn’t even arrived yet (ok, it probably never will!). The legend that is […]
Angel Olsen – Strange Cacti (Bathetic Records) – Album Review
“I don’t need my body, I’m floating away” There is some really lovely song writing in this short collection by St. Louis [via Chicago] native Angel Olsen. Showing careful construction and always […]
Golden Void- Rise to the Out of Reach (Thrill Jockey)
Released on Thrill Jockey Records- 20th April – Record Store Day! Golden Void are a San Francisco 4 piece and the side project of members of Eyes, Earthless and Roots of Orchis. […]
Rachel Zeffira – To Here Knows When
A near perfect orchestral rendition of the My Bloody Valentine classic! It’s great to see a string section, flutes, clarinet and piano used to recreate the wall of guitar sound that is […]
Drum Belly – Abbey Theatre – Review
The opening scene shows a large moon projected onto the stage curtain with JFK’s famous ‘Moon Speech’ broadcast over the PA system. Drum Belly is the story of Gangsters in New York […]
New Music: The National – Demons
This first tip bit from the new album by the National, their sixth studio album to date, called “TROUBLE WILL FIND ME”. It is released on May 17th on 4AD. Don’t forget […]
Mrs. Warren’s Profession – Gate Theatre – Review
The story of Mrs. Warren’s profession is of a young woman, Vivie, who has just finished her education and returns to meet her mother, Mrs. Warren, for the first time. The reason […]
Shouting Matches – Justin Vernon Sideproject
Another side project from Justin Vernon, and one that slipped out without the usual media frenzy. He’s working with Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier) and Phil Cook to make an album of […]
World War Z – Max Brooks – Audiobook Review
World War Z is an account of “The Zombie War” that nearly caused the extinction of the human race. As the narrator describes it, this war was “The greatest conflict in human […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 8th – 14th April 2013
‘The World is a Vampire’ said the great sage Billy Corgan, and this week, I couldn’t agree more! Ok, I don’t know what it means either, but I just wanted to say […]
New Music: Natural Snow Building
Natural Snow Buildings are a duo from France that make layered drone music that is rather lovely! This song builds so gradually you hardly notice the amount of instruments that develop over […]
The Edge of Our Bodies – Smock Alley Theatre – Review
This play is largely a monologue piece, where a 16-year-old girl tells the story of the last few months of her life. It’s a coming of age tale that deals with many […]
Gig Guide – 05/04/2013
Yes, if erratic gig guides are your thing, then this is the place for you! The big news on the streets this morning, is the announcement of The National in the O2 […]
Movies – 5-04-13
No movies demanding your attention this week, but a couple of ones worth a look, if you’re so inclined. It’s hard to believe that Spring Breakers is a good movie, as it […]
Echo & the Bunnymen and Free Camden Crawl Mix Tapes
There was talk for a couple of weeks for a major name to be announced as part of the Camden Crawl Dublin, and yesterday we eventually got the name with Echo and […]
Amanda Palmer – Academy – July 18th
Should we believe her this time? Amanda was due to visit Dublin a couple of times in the last few months with various projects, but stayed home to look after a sick […]
Devendra Banhart – Mala – (Nonesuch) – Album Review
Devendra is something of a throw back, and I doubt he’d argue it. His music definitely sounds like it’s from another decade, but there is something warm and rich about what he […]
In the House – Movie Review
Germain (Ernst Umhauer) is a secondary school English teacher who has just started teaching class 4C. They are the usual bunch of students and what he describes as ‘the worst yet’. There […]
Barn Owl – Void Redux
Barn Owl are a two perfromers (Jon Porras and Evan Caminiti) from San Francisco who create moody, atmospheric soundscapes. Here is the lovely new video by Paul Clipson for their piece ‘Void […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 1st – 7th April 2013
The feast of chocolate is at an end, and we mourn it’s passing! I hope you didn’t eat too many Easter eggs. Today, we are proud to announce that Tom Cruise is […]
Pyongyang – A journey in North Korea – Guy Delisle – Review
This is the second graphic novel I have read by Guy Delisle, after recently falling in love with Jerusaslen. This book follows his two month stay in North Korea, where he was […]
8Radio – Pearl back on Sunday Morning!
Yes, Pearl is back on the radio, and a few other people we like too (looking forward to hearing Ann Marie Walsh also!). The tag line is ‘playing the music we like’ […]
Henry Vega – Wormsongs – Friday 5-04-13
Feel like taking a risk on something that could be weird and wonderful? Well, I think I have just the event for you, next Friday in the Back Loft! ‘Wormsongs’ is a […]
New Music: Kaplin – Easy Lover
The video for Kaplin’s new single was shot on Capel Street, in Brother Hubbard cafe. It stars Janet Moran as the girlfriend who is trying to show someone her new shoes, while […]
Movie Previews – 29-03-13
Is Holy week a good time to release your new movie? I guess you have the kids off school, and people with free time. The number of new movies seems lower than […]
Roughly Speaking – Digging for Fire – Public Talks Series
Rough Magic are presenting a series of talks and conversations to accompany their production of Declan Hughes’ Digging for Fire, which runs from Apr 18 – May 4th in the Project Arts […]
No More Workhorse 