They may have taken their sweet time setting up after support band Tandem Felix finished, but once all-male Dublin 4-piece Girl Band finally took to the stage, they played hard, fast and loud […]
Girl Band – The Grand Social – Review
Solpadeine is My Boyfriend – RTE Radio Play
Solpadeine was one of the best things from this year’s Fringe Festival! It was an interesting take on a young girl coming to Dublin from Cork, and facing into a new world, […]
Movies – 09-11-12
Two movies of note this week and a few to avoid, take note which is which, and don’t confuse ’em! The two that are meant to be good are ‘The Alps’ and […]
Richie (Jape) Egan’s Black Abbott – Free Download
With the following words, Richie dropped this onto Soundcloud… “i always wanted to try to write and record an album in a day or so – this week i gave it a […]
Mark Kozelek – Button Factory – Review
“Thank you Dublin, we love you!” “Dublin fans are the best in the world!” Two things I’ve heard a hundred times before, from various bands and singers and it’s a lie. We […]
Dirty Three – Button Factory – 23rd Nov
The first time I saw the Dirty Three (circa 98?) was as a support act to P J Harvey at the Olympia and it was the perfect way to see them, with […]
Seti the First – Sugar Club – 10th Nov (Saturday)
I have to say this is very, very good! The venue couldn’t be much nicer either, so think this might tick all the boxes. If you like what you hear, there’s more […]
Ulysses – Project Arts Centre – Review
It was quite a task to create a new stage adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses, and that is what Dermot Bolger set out to do. To tame the wild beast, a sprawling […]
Ladyhawke – The Academy – Review
I thought I wasn’t very familiar with Ladyhawke’s music but, as she worked her way through her set tonight (Nov 6th), it became clear that I was far more familiar than I initially realised! […]
ATP – Camber Sands line ups – June 2013
I’ve been to a few ATP’s over the years, but must admit to be a bit put off by the move back to Camber Sands (those evil mutant Seagulls will be there!). […]
Other Voices – Dingle, Derry and London
Other Voices just got bigger, as in three times the size! It’s now taking place in it’s normal home of Dingle, as well as Derry (to celebrate it’s Capitcal of Culture) and […]
Deep Sea Diver
Heard about these guys from Dan Phelps from the Modular Project. He’s playing live with them this month. He hangs around with some good people! They sound interesting enough, so check them […]
Kaleidoscope Night – 6th Nov – Odessa Club – Featuring Judith Ring
Kaleidoscope night is tomorrow and features work from the quite wonderful Judith Ring (‘To pull an eerie twist’ as below) along with J.S. Bach, John Cage, Mark O’Connor and Arnold Schoenberg. It’s […]
Things to Do in Dublin – 5th – 11th November
Another week is upon us, and this week it’s all about Ulysses. Yes, that’s right, Joyce is out of copyright about fifteen minutes, and already we’ve had a version of Dubliners with […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Beast of the Southern Wild
The Beast of the Southern Wild is the story of a young girl growing up on an island called the ‘Bathtub’ which is threatened to be washed away by the rising of […]
Days like these – Van Morrison – An Explanation!
I’ve just listened to a football commentator say about Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen who inadvertently set up United’s first goal, that ‘His Mama told him, there’d be days like these”. Ok, I’m […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Ruby Sparks
This is the first movie by directorial team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris since the worldwide success of ‘Little Miss Sunshine‘ in 2006. No pressure guys! They’ve taken six years to get […]
Ultraista – Button Factory – 8th December
Possibly not a name that would mean a great deal to too many people, but those involved probably would! I’m a fan of the term supergroup, as it casts up images of […]
Movies – 02-11-12
Yes, we’re back with your favorite movie preview slot, right? So, what’s new and interesting this week, I hear you cry, well, not very much is the answer! There’s a documentary on […]
The Last Summer – Gate Theatre – Review
The Last Summer is a new play written by Declan Hughes based around a college professor returning to his parents house after the death of his Mother, and having to face the […]
Bite Size Movie Reviews – Looper
I had heard the hype and then heard a bunch of my friends say that it wasn’t worth the hype. It’s a good way to go to a movie, with low expectations […]
Bite Size Reviews – Frankenweenie
Before this movie, I had a feeling that we might never see the real Tim Burton again, that he had lost his mojo, that he was destined to re-make movies worse than […]
Riptide Movement hit the Big TIme
Last time I saw the Riptide Movement was in Crawdaddy, and to be honest it doesn’t feel that long ago! Ok, the venue has since closed, so it must be a couple […]
Donal Dineen on 2FM
Ok, I’ve been pretty critical of 2FM in the past, but someone in there has their head screwed on, as they’re letting Donal back on the airwaves with ” an 8 week series […]
Willy Mason – Whelans – 14th March
Last time I saw Willy in Dublin, it was in the Button Factory and it was packed to the rafters. Admittedly, that was a while ago, as his last album is now […]
Lana Dey Rey – Vicar Street – 26th May 2013
Where’s the number one place on the internet if you want to find out how Lana used to look before the marketing consultants on their hands on her? Strangely enough it’s here, […]
Spooky, Scary, Creepy Movies – Halloween Guest Post
As Hallowe’en is coming around again I thought it was timely to write a post on the films that scared me. I grew up loving horror films and with two elder siblings, […]
Yo La Tengo – Vicar Street – March 23rd 2013
I guess the title of the blog gave away the bulk of the facts, but I’m getting this from the Matador Records site (via twitter), even though I don’t think it’s been […]
Obama Campaign Videos
The Obama campaign seem to be using that ‘humor thing’ in their campaign. Also lots of Hollywood types, who are going to motivate young voters (hmm). It’s sure to blow up in […]
No More Workhorse 