I only realised this today (yeah I’m a bit slow on the uptake), that Kanye West’s excellent “The Blame Game” samples Aphex Twin’s beautiful Avril 14th… The whole Aphex Twin track is […]
Sampled: Kanye West / Aphex Twin
She She Pop – Testament – Samuel Beckett Theatre
I think we have found this years version of the freaky Belgians – Ok, no noses were licked, so maybe they weren’t quite as odd but taking your parents on tour with […]
Fight Night – New Theatre
This is mostly about pay back. When I was about five years old, I won a Texaco art competition, and the amazing prize (I think it was a bag!) was presented by […]
Mikey Welsh – RIP
From his twitter feed: MikeyWelsh71Mikey Welsh dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today. 26 Sep Mikey Welsh was found dead in […]
Movies – 07-10-11 – Midnight in Paris
Ok, ok, I’m sure it won’t be anything special, and will probably last as long in the memory as the average TV sit-com, but I have to say, I like Woody Allen. […]
Song Wars #1
Update: The Winner is… Girls! Another wonderful idea from those Candepop people, Rebecca this time. Two songs enter, one song leaves. There can be only one! and other bad movie lines, you […]
Jeff Magnum at Occupy Wall Street AND Vicar Street
Jeff Magnum made an appearance at Occupy Wall Street, which is a series of protests aimed at social and economic inequality and corporate greed (Yes, Michael Moore seems to be involved!). Radiohead […]
Videodrome: Everyone – Words
Everyone are a video design agency I came across through their work with Lullatone. I thought their video piece, Words, was worthy of a Videodrome slot. Beautifully shot and a lovely original […]
Gig Guide – 04-10-11
I’m way out of date with my gig guide, and for that I apologise! Haven’t done one for well over a month. Nothing jumping off the list really, in terms of new […]
Lullatone – “Growing Up” new music video
NoMoreWorkHorse favs Lullatone just released the first track from their upcoming album “Soundtracks for Everyday Adventures”. The video is gorgeous and fun as always and was, in their words, “shot in our […]
Nico and Martin – Music for kids (and adults)
Nico Brown and Martin Brunsden are two musicians who create music workshops for children and we were fortunate to catch them recently at the National Concert Hall with our little fella. At […]
The animals and children took to the streets
What point is a review when a show is over? Not much use, I guess, other than to let you know how good my Sunday was! 1927‘s production of ‘The animals and […]
Dublin Theatre Festival – Final Call
Two days into the theatre festival, and I’m two plays in! Enjoying it so far, but there’s always something of value to see in it, especially from the foreign productions. Something that […]
Guest Post: Top Five Sci-fi Movies
Before you ask, yes, I am annoying all my friends on a consistent basis to do these things, but they’re kind of fun. I’m enjoying them at least. This is by one […]
Movies – 30-09-11 – Melancholia
I like Lars Von Trier, even if he did add the Von himself as he thought it made him sound cool! I like him so much, that I’ve even forgiven him for […]
Guest Post -Red State – Movie Review
Think this is a first for the workhorse! Don’t think we’ve actually had a genuine, honest to god movie review. Still, L.A. wanted the chance to wax lyrical about Kevin Smith, and […]
Red State
In a lead up to a guest post by L.A, I thought this was worth a mention. Kevin Smith used to be a director that split the vote, some loved him and […]
Jeffery Lewis
Jeffery Lewis has the life. Really he does. By day, he’s a comic book writer and artist, and by night a rock star. It doesn’t come much better than that in my […]
St. Vincent
St. Vincent was almost sold out, and then it wasn’t! I was almost too late, and now I’m not. St. Vincent has moved from the Workman’s club to the Button Factory. It’s […]
Dublin Contemporary – Culture night
I think maybe I was a bit dismissive about Dublin Contemporary when I mentioned it first, but that was mostly as I had no idea of the size and scale of it. […]
Movies – 23-09-11 – Drive
The choice of movie of the week was a bit more difficult this week than last. Nothing was jumping out at me, so I went with the only one that all the […]
Culture night – 2011
Is it that time of the year again already? Seems to be. This Friday is culture night. You can find the culture map here, and see if there’s anything on in your […]
R.E.M. R.I.P.
“A wise man once said–’the skill in attending a party is knowing when it’s time to leave” – Michael Stipe It is with mixed emotions I see REM head for the hills. […]
Fringe Festival – Pope Bededict: Bond Villain
I Fringed for the first time last night! I went to Pope Benedict: Bond Villain, mostly on the strength of the title, and as I hadn’t been to anything in the festival […]
Mariachi El Bronx – Workmans Club
These guys were one of the highlights of the Breeder’s ATP a couple of years back. I never figured I’d see them again, but they’re coming to Dublin on Friday the 18/11/11. Cool […]
Guest Post – Hal Hartley
Another Saturday, another guest post. This time it’s by a blogless person, Lesley Ann Whelan, whose knowledge of obscure movie directors knows no bounds. Hal Hartley is an American independent movie director […]
Videodrome: The Middle East – Blood
Directed by Sydney art collective Greedy Hen, the video for The Middle East’s track, Blood, employs techniques such as using paper, watercolours, cut outs and paint to create this heart-breaking piece that […]
Friday Free Play: The Field – Then It’s White
The Field is Axel Willner, an electronic artist based in Stockholm and his new album, Looping State of Mind, is out now. The standout track for me is “Then It’s White”. It’s […]
Movies – 16-09-11 – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Movie of the week is easy this time out, as everyone seems to love the one above. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is an adaptation of the 1974 cold war novel written by […]
No More Workhorse 