On the 16th of March, Jason Molina died of organ failure linked to alcohol abuse. Among the tributes, one of the sweetest was from his record company, Secretly Canadian. “We are deeply […]
Jason Molina RIP
Patrick Wolf – Sugar Club – 23-03-13 – Review
It’s hard not to be an bit envious of Patrick Wolf, as he drops one instrument and picks up another and seems equally adept at all. On the night he played guitar, […]
The Deal – Civic Theatre – Review
Mickey Moe and his younger brother Andy have never got along. Andy is religious and the apple of his dear Mother’s eye, whereas Mickey Moe has always been a bit too fond […]
New Music: Sufjan Stevens – Give A Little Love
It starts out small and filled with (nasty) auto tune vocals, and then it builds into something big and fun, with many, many voices, and then it gets small again. A lovely […]
Ethernet: Opus2 (Kranky) – Album Review
To Paraphrase a wise music teacher “Music is silence, punctuated by sounds. Deciding which sounds to use and when is role of the composer; making sense of them is the role of […]
Kids Music (that doesn’t suck)
Thanks to my wife for spotting this over on the Pregnant Chicken blog. Here’s their roundup of kids music that adults can also enjoy. Delivered in their usual inimitable style, e.g. 7) Rockabye […]
Gospel Act 2: Who (or what) is Matthew J. Anthony…?
(After having received several enquiries last week following the publication of our interview with Matthew from Matthew J. Anthony regarding their upcoming show in Smock Alley Theatre, we at NoMoreWorkhorse decided to ask Matthew if he would […]
Joe Matt – Spent – Review
Joe Matt’s series Peepshow is an autobiographical account of his life and troubles, that never varies from its self-deprecating nature, telling one of the more honest accounts of life that is visible […]
New Gigs – Devandra Banhart & More
There’s a few new gigs on the Horizon that are worth a mention. I’ve added the Killers and Mumford & Sons gigs to the list, but to be honest, you couldn’t pay […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 25th – 31st March 2013
Easter is in the air, with everything coming up chocolatey! We only have another week left of the cruel abstinence of Lent! Almost there… Art – Analysing Cubism – IMMA Kilmainham – […]
A Frightened Rabbit EP – Free
If you sign up for the Frightened Rabbit mailing list, guess what you get? Ok, it’s obvious enough, a three song EP called ‘A Frightened Rabbit EP’, a good name that. Does […]
Full Line up announced – Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin 2013
Finally, we’ve got the info we’ve been waiting for! The list of international acts at the crawl has been announced. Out of the list, the one that grabs me is Pictish Trail, […]
Movies – 21-03-13
Two big releases this week with The Croods and Jack the Giant Slayer both released. One good, one bad according to those nasty pencil pushing critics who live to shatter the hopes […]
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Headline Body and Soul Festival
Well, this is a surprise, and could well end up with a lot of peoople switching over from Electric Picnic to the event in Ballinlough Castle, Co. West Meath! Tip of the […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin Mixtape
Free is always good, regardless of the circumstances, right? Well, most of the time anyway and certainly in this case. In fact I challenge you to say otherwise. A free mix tape […]
Grouper: The Man Who Died In His Boat (Kranky) – Album Review
“When I was a teenager the wreckage of a sailboat washed up on the shore of Agate Beach. The remains of the vessel weren’t removed for several days. I walked down with […]
The Flaming Lips: The Terror (Bella Union) – Album Review
The Terror is the 13th studio album by American rock band The Flaming Lips. The band are best known for their lush, multi-layered and psychedelic rock, and for wearing costumes at their […]
Monster/ Clock – Smock Alley – Review
This is the story of a man who lives in a world of animals and is called a monster. He battles evil swans and tries to find his mentor who is being […]
Life after ‘Life After Modelling’ – Gospel Interview with Matthew from Matthew J. Anthony
Firstly, I’d like to try and clear something up. Is ‘The Gospel According to Matthew J. Anthony’ Life After Modelling’s new – or should I say – debut and long-overdue album or […]
Arbitrage – Movie Review
Robert Miller (Richard Gere) has it all, a hugely success business man with a wife and perfect family, and beautiful artist girlfriend on the side, but pick at the surface and you’ll […]
New Vampire Weekend Tracks Released
I guess the first question you ask when you hear a couple of new tracks from a new album is ‘have they changed?’. Well, I think the answer is yes and no! […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 18th – 24th March 2013
The madness of Paddy’s day has departed for another year, and we have scared the snakes out of Ireland for another year, with life returning to normal! So, what has survived the […]
Movies – 15-03-13
Not a vintage week for the movies, as far as I can see. Still, it’s our lot and we’ll have to see what we can do with it… ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks, […]
Willy Mason – Whelans – 14-03-13 – Review
Willy Mason arrived on stage to in Whelans a little after half nine to a huge cheer from the crowd! I had forgotten how much people like him. It surprised me last […]
Tiny Plays for Ireland 2 – Project Arts Centre – Review
The premise is simple, 25 plays which last just over four minutes each, leaving you tumbling from one play to the next. The five actors play a multitude of parts and the […]
Side Effects – Movie Review
This is Steven Sodebergh’s last ever movie. He’s giving up the day job and going off to become an artist. Seriously! I guess it’s some type of mid-life crisis, and hopefully his […]
New Radiohead
A Radiohead song that really bears no resemblance to early Radiohead at all. Where are they going? What will they do next? At least they’re not still releasing the same album over […]
Marvel Online – Free #1’s!
Ever wanted to own your own copy of Fantastic Four or Spiderman number 1? Well, now you can and not have to sell your house to do it! Ok, it’s only a […]
Stygian Stride: Stygian Stride (Thrill Jockey: March 2013)
Stygian Stride is Jimy SeiTang, a New York based musician and Stygian Stride is his debut solo release. To capture the sound he wanted SeiTang sought out vintage, analog equipment. The results […]
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