One of my fav releases of 2011 was Pleasure by Pure X. Well the guys have a new album out called Crawling Up The Stairs. Initial glimpses suggest the haze has been […]
Pure X – Crawling Up The Stairs (Acéphale) – New Music
Aleksandar Hemon – Dublin Writers Festival – 23-05-13 – Review
Aleksandar Hemon was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, (then Yugoslavia) in 1964. He is the winner of many literary awards and most tellingly has been heaped with praise by his fellow […]
Movies – 24-05-13 – My Neighbour Totoro, Grigris…
With the multi-plex cinemas clogged up with Iron Man and Star Trek, this could be described as a slow week at the cinemas. Still, there’s some good re-issues doing the rounds, especially […]
Thundercat: Heartbreaks + Setbacks (Brainfeeder) New Music
New music from Los Angeles’ bassist/songwriter/vocalist Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat. Heartbreaks + Setbacks is from Bruner’s forthcoming album Apocalypse out 3rd June on Brainfeeder. It’s a glorious slice of pop and soul which somehow manages […]
Dublin Gig Guide – 23-05-2013
Lenny is back in town on his tour that seems to have been going on solid for about the past decade! Still, here at the horse we have nothing but love for […]
Forbidden Fruit Timetable and Map
Is June really next weekend? Is the wait finally over? I guess it is. The first of Dublin’s big outdoor festivals arrives next weekend, and we’re all a titter with excitement. Yes, […]
Listen at Lilliput – Sunday 26th May
Listen at Lilliput is one of those musical experiences that gives you the warm fuzzies! There’s a homely air to the venue and everyone seems very friendly in the place. The last […]
Kitesurfing and Sup Championships/ Music Festival – 25 & 26-05-13 – Dollymount Strand
‘BATTLE FOR THE BAY’ KITESURFING AND SUP CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May Dollymount Strand, Dublin 3 Free Entry from 10.30am-6pm An event out of left field, but looks like […]
Jon Ronson – Dublin Writers Festival – 21-05-13 – Review
While being involved in a slow moving car chase, where members of the security team of the secret rulers of the earth (The Bilderberg group) were following Ron, he rang the English […]
Competition – OMD Tickets – Vicar Street – 30th May 2013
Amazingly enough, this is OMD’s 35th year anniversary, and the original line up of Andy, Paul, Martin and Malcolm are currently touring Europe and will soon be playing our own lovely little […]
22 new bands for Electric Picnic 2013
Another batch of announcements made for the Picnic, and the line up is starting to plump up nicely! Yes, they should be ready to be cooked right about the end of August! […]
Mac DeMarco – Workman’s Club – 19-05-13 – Review
On entering the venue last night, I was greeted by one of the strangest sites I’ve seen in recent times. Sean Nicholas Savage on stage, looking like an office worker at an […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 20th – 26th May 2013
The Dublin Writers Festival starts today! We did a preview a while back, which will give you our thoughts on what not to miss! It’s a week where the IQ of Dublin […]
Rebekka Karijord – Workman’s Club – Review – 18-05-13
Rebekka Karijord returned to the Workman’s club four months after her last visit. She said she was delighted to be back in Dublin, and that their previous gig was the best in […]
Videodrome: Marie Fisker – On the beach
Marie Fisker is from Denmark and this song is from her 2012 album “So, Hoes & Heroes”. It’s a dreamy pop song with keyboards, drums and lap steel guitar (which added to […]
Andrew McCarthy In Conversation – Pavilion Theatre – Review
The excitement was palpable in our house on Friday. Perhaps more specifically, the mother of the house was bursting with excitement. One of her teenage idols was coming to Dublin and she […]
Movies – 17-05-13 The Great Gatsby, Simon Killer, Fast & Furious 6!
The critics got their mojo back this week, and started to hate once more! After the debacle of reviews for Iron Man 3 and Star Trek being not only positive but glowing, […]
The Magic Tricks of JJ Abrams – Culture Show Special – TV Review
JJ Abrams Boldly Goes Never having liked ‘Lost’ – there said it – nor ‘Cloverfield’ either, this reviewer was somewhat wary on hearing that JJ Abrams would be directing the new Star […]
The Lesson – Project Arts Centre – Review
A young woman arrives at a Professor’s house, to prepare for a number of exams she is due to take next week. She is greeted by the Housekeeper Marie, and told to […]
Sweet Jane – Grand Social – 18-05-2013
You have to feel sorry for Donagh, he’s the lone member of the five piece ‘Sweet Jane‘ that isn’t a brother Paxton. Do they gang up and pick on him? Do they […]
New Music: Glenn Jones – Across the Tappan Zee (w/ Laura Baird)
Ok, we’ve been banging on about Glenn for a while now, so nothing that new in it, but we love what he does! I guess the video is new and that’s enough. […]
Not Like Any Other Love – Culture Show – TV Review
Panic on the Streets of Dublin – a Tribute to the Smiths The Smiths…if you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember them with a quasi-religious reverence, a band of ironic miserabilists from […]
Words on the Street – European Literature Night – 15-04-13
The Words on the Street – European Literature Night – mini festival runs tomorrow night (May 15th 2013) and is billed as “Twelve Countries, Twelve Voices, Twelve Venues, One Great Evening“. It’s […]
The Fear Project – Jaimal Yogis – Book Review (Rodale)
The tag line for Jaimal Yogis’ book The Fear Project is “What our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing… And Love”. As a husband, dad of two boys, surfer (albeit […]
Sam Amidon – Bright Sunny South – Nonesuch – Album Review
Sam Amidon has been making quiet, subtle and lovely folk music for some time now. If you include his early recordings, this is his 7th album. His first release ‘Solo Fiddle’ came […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 13th – 19th May 2013
Dance, dance, dance…shake that booty, dominate the dance floor! Yes, it’s the dance festival in Dublin this week, and it’s hard to sit still. It runs from the 14-26th of May, and […]
Youbloom – Dublin – June 28th -30th
No, we haven’t lost it entirely, we’re not writing about Bloom festival in the Phoenix Park, this is something worth checking out and it’s music related, not plant related! Youbloom – “To […]
Dublin Writers Festival – Preview
Dublin Writers Festival runs from May 20-27th at various locations around Dublin. There’s the usual blend of Irish and International writers! The headline event is probably Dan Brown in the NCH on […]
Movies – 10-05-13 – Mud, Star Trek…
There’s a movie out today about space guff, but we’ll get to that later on. There are other movies released today! Honest, sigh. “My name is Mud. Not to be confused with […]
No More Workhorse 