This album only came under my radar at the end of last year and it meant that musically 2012 ended on a high for me. I love my guitars and I love […]
John Talabot – fIN
Son of Rogues Gallery – Tom Waits and Keith Richards
Yes, indeed, the Rogue Gallery is back, with a few of the suspects from last time around, and a few new names to add to the list. The full list of pirates […]
Thurston Moore & John Moloney – Whelans – 19th January 2013
This one just came out of nowhere! It’s a labour of love, no doubt, as I doubt Thurston has to play Whelans at this stage of his career, but surely this is […]
Bite Sized Movie Reviews – Movie Roundup – The Life of Pi | Seven Psychopaths | Argo | Silver Linings Playbook
The Life of Pi – This is the adaptation of the movie that helped me find God! The movie is as good an adaptation as you could have made of a book […]
WOUNDS are for life…not just for Fibbers!
It looks like Ireland finally has a convincing ‘scream-till-your-ears-bleed’, rock, cock n’ balls, hardcore, all-male, noisy guitar group! I’m not sure where they came from – the blackest of depths obviously! – […]
Linnea Olsson – Workmans Club – Sat 2nd March
‘Ah!’ is the debut album from Swedish fantasy-pop cellist (?) Linnea Olsson, which is getting some good reviews at the moment on various sites. Her first gig in Dublin is in the […]
New David Bowie Release
It’s the first release from Bowie in ten years and is to celebrate his 66th birthday, or to stop the world forgetting he existed! There has been much talk around Bowie’s health […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 7th – 13th Jan 2013
Art – Sidney Nolan exhibition is at the other IMMA; Kilmainham. I made it to the show over the Chrismas, and was hugely impressed. It closes on the 27th of Jan, so get […]
Jerusalem – Chronicles from the Holy City – By Guy Delisle – Review
This book is a great insight into life in the Holy city, from what the traffic is like during the school run, to the variety of problems caused by the clashing religious […]
Movie Review – Safety Not Guaranteed
I’m always worried about a movie that bills itself as being ‘From the producers’ of another movie, as what does that really mean? I’m not sure what impact that really has on […]
Movie Reviews – Hors Satan
This is a difficult, painfully slow movie that will leave you with more questions than answers! Despite the glowing praise that is in the press at the moment for this movie, it […]
Movies – 04-01-13
Our first movie preview post of the new year, and where better to start with a gem from 1974! Still, the Polanski season at the IFI is far and away the hottest […]
Beck’s New Album – Kinda!
About a year ago, Beck released sheet music for a new album ‘Song Reader‘, which he wasn’t going to record. It made the press for several seconds, before the world moved on […]
The Wheelchair on my Face – Civic Theatre – Tallaght, Dublin – Review
I’m not sure how long I’ve seen this play circling the city, as is often the case with one man/ woman shows, when they’re good they just run and run! This is […]
The Dodos support Calexico – Olympia – 14-02-13
This is always a struggle, when you prefer the support band to the main act! I’ve only gone to a gig on about four occasions to see the support act and amazingly […]
DJ Shadow – All Basses Covered Download
I wish I could say things like this without people laughing at me. “I don’t care if I get kicked out of every rich kid club on the planet. I will never […]
Jim Jones Revue – Whelans – 24th Jan
Feeling a bit blue after a steady diet of wine and turkey for the last few weeks? Need something that will blow away the cobwebs a little? This could be just about […]
Wimbledon Green – Seth – Review
Wimbledon Green is one of the most unusual comics I’ve read in many years, and this is largely down to the way it was created. According to the introduction to the piece […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 1st – 6th Jan 2013
Even a workhorse takes the odd day off, so this is a day late this week! Ok, maybe I just forgot yesterday was Monday. So what’s new with the new year? Actually, […]
The Hunt – Movie Reviews
Those paying attention will already know what we thought of this one, as it nestled in at number three in the Best Movies of 2012 list! This movie seems to be perfectly […]
Mark Eitzel Irish Tour
And here was me worried he wouldn’t make it to Dublin at all, when in fact he’s here for the week! A gig in Kilkenny is the real surprise, but obviously there’s […]
Movies – 28-12-12
The last movie post of the year! Yes, that’s right, it’s Friday, even though it doesn’t seem like it, so there’s a batch of new movies released. So who would be crazy […]
Best Movies of 2012
Our views on movies 10-06 are here. 10. Frankenweenie -. See our review here. 9. Beast of the Southern Wild -. Our review is here. 8. Moonrise Kingdom – A Wes Anderson […]
Late Christmas Presents – Frightened Rabbit
Another nice Christmas present for you guys, even if it is a little bit late. Scott Hutchison suggest a donation to the Cystinosis Foundation UK, if you like what you hear! They […]
Best Movies of 2012 – #10-06
10. Frankenweenie – Definitely my favorite kid’s movie of this year, this was Tim Burton back to his best! The story was sweet and sad and the animation was dazzling. The last […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 24th – 30th December
I think the message this week is, go home and spend time with your loved ones, because that’s what the art world is doing! There’s a few events on around the city, […]
Christmas Presents – Trashcan Sinatras – My Christmas Dream
Yes, even the Trashcans are getting in on the spirit of giving this Christmas. It’s a bit cheesy, but it’s still the trashcans, so therefore I love it! You can download the […]
Deputy Fuzz – Whelans – 21-12-12
As the dust settles following the Fuzzies triumphant return to the stage we are left to wonder was it all a dream? Or did the world really end last night? We’ll never […]
Christmas Presents – Grizzly Bear – Shields for Piano
Edward Droste @edwarddroste “Think we sound smooth? Well shit just got smoother. Seasons Greetings from myself and the Grizz gang 2 u!” The Grizzly ones explore their love of stock photos and […]
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