I stumbled upon this in the Irish times, which is as good a spot as any I guess, but it seems to be going on for a while, so I’ve possibly missed […]
Triskel @ Christchurch – Neil Cowley Trio
Movies – 06-04-12
Nice to see the Irish Times ran with the story about James Cameron directing Promethus 2, which according to this was an April Fool story. This story with fake quotes had already […]
Thursday Free Play (It’s a long weekend!). Best Coast – The Only Place
An ode to Bethany Cosentino’s beloved California, this is the perfect new summer jangler from Best Coast. “We’ve got the ocean, got the babes, got the sun, we’ve got the waves”. I hear you […]
Lana Del Rey turns Greek
Poor old Lana is getting more abuse in the press, for the ‘similarity’ between her song and this one… Δρόμοι που αγάπησα – Ελένη Βιτάλη. I mean, it’s not like she tortures […]
New Music: Alabama Shakes – Hold On
Every now and then a song comes along that reminds you why you love music. It gives you goosebumps. From the first drone of the organ, to the drums, to the beautifully […]
Rock and Roll and Alcohol – JD Roots
I guess since ever since I saw Layne Staley of Alice in Chains in the SFX, when one of the many stage diving fans got too close to his bottle of booze, […]
The Pieces of Shit
Ok, first up, don’t go to ‘This is not the place’. There’s far too many good movies on at the moment to see that one. Go to ‘Into the Abyss’ or if […]
Movies – 30-03-12 – Into the Abyss
A couple of good new ones this week, which is great news! It’s a week heavy on documentaries, which I’m never convinced about in the Cinema. Does it really add anything to […]
Gig Guide – 28-03-12
Wow, this is pretty bleak. You’d have to say that there’s a lot less gigs on, or maybe just a lot less of the ones I’d be interested in. Who knows. Something […]
Flaming Lips and Bon Iver
I know artists don’t usually do anything too amazing for Record Store day, but this is pretty ropey! A mass of synths and drum machines, with nasty layered vocals and nonsense lyrics. […]
Musicians that make Comics
The Dandy Warhols are back in Dublin, on April 18th, and you can win tickets on state here, if you’re so inclined. Their front man Courtney Taylor-Taylor has been working on another […]
Lenny Returns to Kilmainham
The great Mr. Cohen will be back in town, on September 11th and 12th. His gigs in Kilmainham caused quite a fuss back in 2008, as people realised that Lenny wasn’t simply […]
Explosions in the Sky AND… Low
This is a good one, but there’s still time to get tickets if you haven’t already for 28 plus rip off fees. Explosions in the Sky + Low – Vicar Street Tue […]
Movies – 23-03-12 – This must be the place
I think this week the critics found the key for the alcohol cabinet, as they’re all in very good form! This must be the place is released this week include the Hunger […]
David Baker returns – Variety Lights
Thanks to melophobia for the tip on this one! Some good news for a Thursday lunchtime is that David Baker is about to release his first album in 18 years! God, has […]
Is this the best Irish Festival?
Body and Soul have just announced their line up, and it looks a little bit tasty! There’s more bands to come also, by all accounts, but it’s certainly a very good start. […]
Another new blogger – Oscar
Yes, at Nomoreworkhorse, we grow our own. Congratulations to John (and Laura too), who have just welcomed a new nipper to the house. Baby Oscar was born on Friday, and while it’ll […]
SXSW – Concerts on NPR
So, you didn’t make it to SXSV, but got to hear a bunch of annoying journalists going on about how good it was? Same boat here. If you want a taster for […]
Movies – 16-03-12 – Once upon a time in Anatolia
Yes, the best movie released this week seems to be a two and a half hour Turkish movie that even critics are describing as difficult (but rewarding). If you want difficulty with […]
Sun Kil Moon – Among the Leaves
Mark Kozelek and co are back with a new album, called ‘Among the Leaves’ which will be released on Mark’s own label on the 29th of May. Here’s a taster, which features […]
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken is a comedy show from Adult Swim which was created by Seth Green, among others! I’m not sure it’s reached our shore as of yet, but it’s all over the […]
Meteor Camden Crawl Dublin
I’ve been kind of ignoring this, as it’s a very odd notion. Dublin isn’t Camden, so why not call it something else? The Dublin Crawl, perchance? Anyway, it’s another shot by Meteor […]
Josh T Pearson – Whelans
We like a bit of Josh, at the workhorse. I missed him last time he was in town, as I had a cold, and I remember spending the night annoyed that I’d […]
Choice Music Prize Winner – Jape!
Congrats to Jape, as he’s a lovely person. I met him on the stairs of the Button Factory about a year ago, and he stopped to let me get past. A well […]
Movies – 09-03-12
I took a break from our regular view of what’s what in movie land, as I had to visit the sick and lame last week. One thing I did learn though, was […]
Music for Computer Games
It’s over a year since we were featured on the WordPress homepage with our Music for Computer Games post. That post was about an indie game called Minecraft which had absolutely beautiful […]
Choice Music Prize
The choice music prize is held later today, and we await with baited breath to find out what 11 randomly picked music heads think is the best Irish album of this year. […]
Tricky and Topley-Bird reunite
Tricky and Topley-Bird recorded four albums together, with Maxinquaye being the best known of the lot. They’re playing together on three occasions in late April, in Bristol, Manchester and London. The last […]
An old friend – Red House Painters: Old Ramon
Did you ever have a band you really liked that put out consistently good records but at some point you just stopped listening? I’ve found I have done this with a few […]
No More Workhorse 