Album of the Week – 18/09/20 It’s a slow week for new releases, but there are still a few to keep you entertained. We’d recommend you check out the new releases from […]
Album of the Week – 18/09/20
An Open Letter from the Live Events and Entertainment Sector
An Open Letter from the Live Events and Entertainment Sector It does strike me as fairly ridiculous that the arts, in general, have been singled out for the worst of the restrictions. […]
Nocturnal – Film Review
Nocturnal – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Nathalie Biancheri Writers: Olivia Waring (screenplay by), Nathalie Biancheri (screenplay by) Stars: Cosmo Jarvis, Sadie Frost, Yasmin Monet Prince ‘It’s grim up North’ is […]
Ed Harcourt – Monochrome To Colour – Album Review
Ed Harcourt – Monochrome To Colour – Album Review By Cathy Brown It has been almost twenty years since Ed Harcourt released his Mercury Prize-nominated debut Here Be Monsters and in recent […]
Bill & Ted Face the Music – Film Review
Bill & Ted Face the Music – Film Review by Fran Winston Director: Dean Parisot Writers: Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal Nearly thirty years after their […]
IDLES – Ultra Mono – Album Review
IDLES – Ultra Mono – Album Review by Killian Laher IDLES have dished out some of the finest in-your-face punk rock in recent years. They really delivered on 2018’s Joy As An […]
Television Picks of the Week – 15/09/20
Television Picks of the Week – 15/09/20 by Alison Traynor In case of the likely event that the sun once again crawls behind the clouds – an apt if obvious metaphor for […]
New Music – Niamh Regan – Hemet
New Music – Niamh Regan – Hemet Niamh Regan’s album Hemet was released on September 4th with barely a ripple. Since that time, it has gone on to receive a number of […]
Album of the Week – 11/09/20
Album of the Week – 11/09/20 This week we have a multitude of new work (and a lot of it worth checking out) but no obvious stand out album! There is new […]
The Broken Hearts Gallery – Film Review
The Broken Hearts Gallery – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director: Natalie Krinsky Writer: Natalie Krinsky (screenplay) Stars: Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Utkarsh Ambudkar This would make a good date movie – […]
New Music – Seamus Fogarty – Johnny K
New Music – Seamus Fogarty – Johnny K New album A Bag Of Eyes for November 6th We have some new sounds from Seamus to celebrate this lunchtime! The single Johnny K […]
Susanna – Baudelaire & Piano – Album Review
Susanna – Baudelaire & Piano – Album Review Release date: Friday, September 11th 2020 via SusannaSonata. French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821 – 1867) was a literary enfant terrible who had issues with […]
The Gifts you Gave to the Dark – Watch Online
The Gifts you Gave to the Dark – Watch Online Another (online) chance to scratch your theatre itch has arrived! Irish Repertory Theatre has just launched an interesting new work written by […]
Initiation – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review
Initiation – Dublin Fringe Festival – Review Initiation – Matthew Bratko & Frank Sweeney Performances – 10 – 12 & 17 – 19 September, 22:00, €12 Other Performances – 5, 11, 12, […]
Television Picks of the Week – 07/09/20
Television Picks of the Week – 07/09/20 by Alison Traynor With travel restrictions still firmly in place, it is a time of mourning for the foreign holidays that were meant to be […]
Looking back: The Cult – The Cult
Looking back: The Cult – The Cult by Killian Laher By the time the nineties rolled around The Cult seemed out of time and out of touch. They had released Ceremony in […]
Away – Netflix Review
Away – Netflix Review Created by: Andrew Hinderaker Starring: Hilary Swank, Ato Essandoh, Mark Ivanir, Ray Panthaki, Vivian Wu, Talitha Bateman, Josh Charles All 10 episodes available to stream on Netflix from […]
Mulan – Film Review
Mulan – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Niki Caro Starring: Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li, Jet Li Available to rent on Disney+ from September […]
Album of the Week – 04/09/20
Album of the Week – 04/09/20 There are weeks the choice is so obvious it’s hardly worth having this slot! This, dear friends, is such a time. It would be like trying […]
Les Misérables – Film Review
Les Misérables – Film Review Director: Ladj Ly Writers: Ladj Ly (screenplay), Giordano Gederlini (screenplay) Stars: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga This film was almost released in March! For obvious reasons, […]
Tread Softly 2020 – Underwave
Tread Softly 2020 – Underwave Underwave – An underwater exhibition by sculptor Bettina Seitz – 1st -4th September If you happen to be close to Coney Island in Sligo over the next […]
New Music – King Buzzo (with Trevor Dunn) – Gift Of Sacrifice
New Music – King Buzzo (with Trevor Dunn) – Gift Of Sacrifice Released on 14th August via Ipecac Recordings. King Buzzo (also known as Roger “Buzz” Osborne) is known as the singer […]
I’m Thinking of Ending Things – Film Review
I’m Thinking of Ending Things – Film Review Director: Charlie Kaufman Writers: Charlie Kaufman, Iain Reid (book) (as Ian Reid) Stars: Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, Jesse Plemons, David Thewlis We meet Jake (Jesse Plemons) and his […]
Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Stories and Songs
Suzanne Vega – An Evening of New York Stories and Songs by Killian Laher Suzanne Vega is releasing a career-spanning live album, a recording of a show from 2019 in New York. For […]
Television Picks of the Week – 31/08/20
Television Picks of the Week – 31/08/20 by Alison Traynor As August fades into September and the summer draws to a close, you will likely find yourself searching for something new to […]
Bill Callahan – Gold Record – Album Review
Bill Callahan – Gold Record – Album Review Out September 4th Bill Callahan follows up last year’s outstanding Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest with a follow-up, just over a year later. It’s […]
Rising Pheonix – Film Review
Rising Phoenix – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui Starring: Tatyana McFadden, Bebe Vio, Jonnie Peacock, Jean Baptiste Alaize Available on Netflix from August 26th Sport […]
Album of the Week – 30/08/20
Album of the Week – 30/08/20 Ok, so slightly later than expected, here is our Album of the Week slot. It’s been a loooong week here… This week sees the release of […]
Looking Back: Yo La Tengo – Electr-O-Pura
Looking Back: Yo La Tengo – Electr-O-Pura This album is being reissued on September 4th Yo La Tengo open 1995’s Electr-O-Pura with the familiar Velvet-y groove of Decora, Georgia Hubley’s ghostly vocals […]
No More Workhorse 