Who dares to take on the mighty Batman? Well, Ice T, the Lorax and a frenchie movie. Actually, it is a much smaller crop of movies than usual, and none are even […]
Movies -20-07-12 – Batman vs…
Black Francis and Kristin Hersh
Let’s call it ‘Monsters of Grunge’? No, they were pre grunge, weren’t they. ‘Monsters of Alternative’? Anyway, two of my teenage self’s favorite artists in the one place at the one time. […]
The Avalanches return?
Kinda. Sorta. Maybe. I’m not sure either. There’s loads of mix tapes on their web site here. Ok, they want you to register, but what can you do, there’s no such thing […]
New music: Tame Impala – Apocalypse Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okWU5QnRP1g
From forthcoming album Lonerism. Dave Fridmann (of early Mercury Rev producing fame) is on twiddling duty here and it shows.
Things to do in Dublin – 16th July to 22nd
Well, the Nobel prize winners have all left the country and our collective I.Q’s have dropped considerably! They will be missed. So, what’s new this week then? 1. Dark Knight Rises – […]
Movies – 13-7-12
An average to dull week at the movies, with little of any importance in the pile of new releases. The Giants is a Belgian movie about three kids that are left to […]
Beth Orton – Peppercanister Church
Beth will be rocking out in St. Stephens in December 14th, which sounds very cold to me! It’s also a long way off. There’s talk that Sam Amidon will be a special […]
For the day that’s in it!
The Orange song…
Sam Amidon – The Pavilion – Dun Laoghaire
A gig I didn’t notice, as it was off my beaten track for gigs, is Sam Amidon in Dun Laoghaire (which is still technically Dublin)! It’s also just in a couple of […]
Tom Waits on Letterman
Tom is doing the rounds over the next few nights (he’s on Jimmy Fallon tomorrow!), selling his new-ish album ‘Bad as me’ and performed and spoke on the Letterman show last night. […]
Things to do in Dubln – 9th July – 15th July
This week it’s time to get break out your white coat and clipboard this week, as we’re getting all scientific on your ass, with EuroScience Open Forum in town, you won’t be […]
Movies – 7-06-12
I’m behind at the movies, as I didn’t make it to anything last week! I might try to get to a couple this weekend, although Film Fatale is showing Rear Window this […]
Almost a Wu-Tang gig
Yes, that’s right, it’s almost a Wu-Tang gig, the rap stars are almost playing the Button Factory on the 15th of July, and you should almost be there! It’s actually half a […]
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Kaleidoscope is a regular night in the Odessa club, and aims to… “bring a vibrant, dynamic musical experience to audiences and performers. Innovative and imaginative programming offers a diverse range of music […]
10 days in Dublin
This is a multi-discipline event, that starts on the 5th of July (Thursday) and runs for how long? Yep, you guessed it, the clue was in the title. No big names in […]
Popical Island 1 & 2
‘Galway got depressing, Ballinasloe’s a tip, Athlone sucks and so does Moate, and Enfields gone to shit’ – So Cow – “Exclusive Express Bus Service Licence Blues” Two albums of the best […]
Things to do in Dublin – 2nd July – 8th July
As was pretty obvious for the last few weeks, there was lots of things to do, but basically I just watched football! Sadly, this is no longer an option, as those over […]
Concorde – Gallery of Photography – 1st July
This sounds an interesting event, and well worth heading along to this Sunday afternoon. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Concorde Ensemble, there are a number of concerts tomorrow in the […]
Movies – 29-06-12 – Dark Horse
Three good indie releases this week is a bit of a surprise for mid summer, but there is also another version of Amazing Spiderman and Ice Age, so something for everyone I […]
Lana is Jackie O
As the top place on the internet to find out if Lana Del Rey is real or fake, we love a bit of Lana here at the Workhorse. She’s helped our hit […]
Mark Kozelek – Button Factory – 7th Nov
It’s been a few years since I’ve seen Mark, and at the time he was having a very bad night. The air conditioning was too loud (even though I couldn’t really hear […]
‘Children who chase…’ – Lighthouse cinema
As part of the Japanese Film Festival, the lighthouse cinema is showing ‘Children who chase lost voices from deep below’ on Monday the 2nd of July at 19.00, and have a Q&A […]
New: Guided By Voices – Class Clown Spots a UFO
Not a review, but a gentle nod to the fact that there is a new GBV album in the world called Class Clown Spots a UFO. Always something to look forward to, […]
Frightened Rabbit – Academy – Sept 14
Frightened rabbit return with a very full Irish tour, with dates in Portrush (6th Sept), Navan (7th), Michelstown (8th) with the usual spots of Cork, Galway, Belfast and Dublin. If I was […]
Things to do in Dublin – 25th June – 1st July
Previous events that still run on are here. 1. Gomez – 25-06-12 – The Academy – It was 1998 when this lot won the Mercury Music prize, which is a lot longer […]
Movies – 22-06-12 – The Apartment
Ok, what’s new in the world of the silver screen! The one the critics are loving to hate is ‘lay the favorite’ which is the new Stephen Frears movie. The Guardian says […]
Free Faws
Faws not the Flaws. It’s ok, it’s ok. Relax, stop giving out, we haven’t lost it. It’s lovely stuff and both ep’s are available for free! http://faws.bandcamp.com/
Dredd – trailer
‘It makes the brain feel that time is passing at 1% of it’s normal speed’. Ugh. It can’t be good, can it? Fingers crossed it won’t be as bad as the Sly […]
Triple J – Like a Version
Ah yes, the words Triple J take me back, just like Proust and his kimberley mikado (ok, madeleine)! I remember an apartment block just outside Sydney with far too many Irish people […]
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