The Dodos new album is being streamed on hypem. Have to say I think the Dodos are a hugely under rated band, and their album Visiter from 2007 is a thing of […]
New sounds from the Dodos
New gigs
James Blake is the trendiest thing in trend town, everyone in trend town thinks he’s great, and have nothing but good things to say about him. I’m….. not overly convinced about him, […]
Movie Glut – 04-03-11
Yes, this week seems to be the day to release your movie. Maybe they were all holding them back, due to the oscars. Who knows. Archipelago is the story of an unsuccessful […]
ATP – A nightmare before Christmas
This one is a little exciting, as ATP have just announced their second Nightmare before Christmas. It is to be curated by Battles, Les Savy Fav & Caribou, which sounds just about […]
ATP Soundcloud
ATP’s sound cloud site is one worth keeping an eye on, it has tracks and mix tapes with a lot of their bands and those that appear in their festivals. Go have […]
Dublin Book Festival
The Dublin Book Fesitval starts tomorrow, the 2nd of March and runs on until Sunday the 6th. It is a mix of readings and discussion on various topics around the city. From […]
Interpol Tour EP
You can get a free Interpol tour ep here. It is based around their tour, which has support acts Matthew Dear and School of Seven Bells. Tracks: Interpol – Lights Matthew Dear […]
Oscar Surprises
Ah, there was none! Ok, I’m slightly surprised they gave everything to a movie that is essentially English, but according to the bookies, it went exactly with form! I had to look […]
William Basinski
William Basinski is an ambient pioneer who frequently uses tape loops to create dazzling soundscapes. Better known for his Disintegration Loops series where he used old tape loops which had degraded over time. […]
Movies – 25-02-11
The Dublin Film Festival is still on, I’ve dabbled in it, going to two movies, one good, one bad! I think that’s the danger with the film festival, is that you’re basing […]
Still Confused?
Then votomatic may be your man! Ok, it may not be as much fun as the Fine Gael computer game, but if you have ignored studiously any media discussions of the topics […]
Election special
It’s amazing what politicians will do for votes. It’s also amazing what they think will make us vote for them! Just heard a piece on RTE about campaign songs, and had to […]
Sufjan and Forbidden Fruit!
Its officially official, in that its definitely happening, unless there’s another volcano or if he gets a cold or something. Anyway, Sufjan is coming to town, he’s playing the Olympia on the […]
What happened to Big Numbers #4
If you don’t know what the headline means, you can stop reading…. honest, don’t bother. Grand, that’s everyone gone other than us comic nerds! It seems the art work for Big Numbers #4, […]
New Gigs
None of these will rock your world, but if you’re looking for a night out, you could do a lot worse than some of this lot. Couple of new announcements worth a […]
Queens of the Stone age – Olympia
The Queens of the stone age are definitely playing in the Olympia on the 19th of May. This may or may not be the day after Sufjan plays, we’ll have to wait […]
State Intervention #9
I’m always enjoyed the idea of the state intervnetions, a gig in an odd location, announced only hours before its due to begin. This time they’ve given us a bit more notice. […]
Musical experiments around the house
More lovely musical adventures from our friends at Lullatone
Sufjan Stevens – Olympia
I found out about this gig in a very old school fashion. It wasn’t from twitter, his myspace page or any other internet based method, but rather the board outside Soundcellar (a […]
Movies – 18-02-11
This would be a dull week at the movies, other than for one thing, the Dublin Film Festival starts today! Good news for Dublin readers. Only one new release this week of […]
Sensorium
Sensorium is a week long music festival, in the project arts centre Dublin. You can find details of it here. It is being organised by the great Judith Ring, It runs from […]
tUnE-yArDs in Whelans
Tune-yards returns to Whelans on June 17th. The first time I saw her was backing up the Dirty Projectors a few years ago, and I was very surprised to say that the […]
Online Preview – Podge and Rodge movie
I thought they’d been quiet for a while. Podge and Rodge’s first movie (mini film) will have its premier online on February 25th. To be in with a chance to get an […]
Duncan the wonder Dog – Free Online
I’ve bene trying to get Duncan the wonder dog since I blogged about it here. Its pretty much the surprise hit of the year, and the first run is completely sold out, […]
The Wicker Tree
Why tamper with perfection? If you only made one truly great movie in your life, why would you go and destroy the memory? Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, The […]
Radiohead Return
Some critics love to hate them, some just love to love them. They’re back regardless, with a new album released on Saturday next, the 20th of February. The album is called ‘Kings […]
PJ Harvey Live Broadcast
Polly is performing her new album live in Paris, and wants to share it with the world! The performance will be on Monday (Valentine’s day!) at 8 pm GMT, and will be available […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you, that Ireland is cancelled
While walking past the department of finance, on upper Merrion St, I noticed a poster above one of Eamon Gilmore. It was a picture of a harp with broken strings, with the […]
Coen’s Return
Looking back over their career, with Blood Simple now being 27 years old, its pretty fair to say Coen bothers hardly put a foot wrong! There are a few on the list […]
No More Workhorse