This one is kind of a cheat I guess, as it isn’t a single site at all, rather a compilation of lots of different sites! Metacritic is a site i often use […]
Best new music, according to…
Avey Tare
I’ve no strong emotions on Animal Collective. I think they’re grand, and for that reason, and that reason only, it surprises me when people (ok, I mean pitchfork) get so hot and […]
Hard Heroes
What would be the worst name for a festival, if you really put your mind to it, what could you come up with? The Hard Working Class Heroes is billed as a […]
Gig Guide for Oct
There seems to be certain dates that attract gigs, this might be something like ley lines, the gods just decree that there be two or three places i would like to be […]
Brian Eno – Small Craft on a Milk Sea
A new album from Eno is always worth checking out I feel and there is a new one on the way. Check out the stream of ‘2 Forms of Anger’ below. Works […]
Music for Babies #6
We’re now on our 6th installment of our Baby Music series. Again it’s Lullatone with some ambient lullabies. Thanks to Shawn from Lullatone for contacting No More WorkHorse and letting […]
Bonnie Prince
You can hear or download some songs from the Bonnie one, from his intervew at WBEZ91.5 (chicago) here! Its a nice live version, with some conversation also. He performs Troublesome Houses and […]
Janelle Monae?
Quick quiz. What do you know? Ah, basically, Im really not convinced by her. I like tightrope, which is a pretty good song, but cold war and others really leave me high […]
Sam Amidon
Sam Amidon is back! He was only here on Sunday with the Whale Watching in the NCH (which I actually meant to go to, but completely forgot about!). He’s playing in Whelans […]
Best Albums… According to
I’m slow enough to put up reviews of music, as all reviewers carry so much baggage. It depends on what their taste is, what age they are, whether this is the first […]
Rat Girl
Ok, a few of you possibly knew about it for a long time, but no one told me! Kristin Hersh has written a biography, somehow finding the time between touring, being a […]
Free junk at the Gate
As it says on the tin, details here. They are part of the theatre festival which starts on Wednesday. You have to book them, and there seems to be a booking fee. […]
Nostalgia
Is Nostalgia a good thing? A yearning for the past, often in an idealized form. I’m not sure it is, but it certainly sells tickets for concerts. When asked how to have […]
Ranelagh Arts Festival
The Ranelagh arts festival is something worth keeping an eye on. Over the last few years I’ve seen Martin Parr give a talk on his work and Neil Hannon play in a […]
Something good for Culture night!
Finally, something worth doing on culture night! I know, its quite surprising, as the rest of it a nonsense really. State and IMRO are putting together a night for interview and live […]
The Social Network
Is anything by Trent Reznor worth downloading, even if its free? I think I’d be in the ‘No’ camp on that question, but i know some people who differ on that, so […]
Pavement Interview
This really is well worth having a look at, for Malkmus’ shocking performance! He is being interviewed by someone who clearly has no idea who he is, and doesn’t really care anyway, […]
Daytrotter
I was talking about this a few months ago, and its really well worth keeping an eye on from time to time. Over the last few months, they’ve had sessions by Caribou, […]
Culture Night 2010
Culture night is next friday, and it has the usual bunch of odd things on throughout the city. Most places seem to just stay open late, which isn’t really that exciting when […]
Kanye’s Good Friday
Ok, it’s Sunday evening, and Friday seems a long time away, but Kanye is trying to fill your life with some cheer! He’s listing some songs on his good friday website. The […]
State Intervention #6
I just like the idea of these things, a free gig in a random location around the city. This time its Peggy Sue and Sons Of Noel And Adrian in coppinger row on […]
To toast or not to toast
I wish I could stop myself, but I can’t! This video has nothing, I repeat, nothing to do with toast. They have the whole thing on youtube, which is pretty amazing.
Den End
RTE have officially ended the Den, to be replaced by these smiling idiots. In truth its been rubbish for years, and god knows Socky was never funny. It had a wonderful free […]
Derek Nally RIP
Derek Nally was in Irish promoter and manager who died of a heart attack last July. This is the second gig in his honor, and seems a pretty good line up. Songs […]
Pitchfork v Ireland
Following on from Morgan’s earlier post I thought I would take a quick look at how Irish bands are fairing with the Bastion of Cool (aka Pitchfork). Not too well it seems. […]
LCD Soundsystem
Remember last April’s volcano? Eyjafallajokull by name! I’m sure there’s a band called that by now. We all feared it was the end of those strange metal machines in the sky,and we’d […]
Music for Babies #5
For our 100th post (yes, where does the time go!), we’re dealing with a man that is half crazy professor, half kid’s entertainer. His gigs are the stuff of legends, and mostly […]
Camille O’Sullivan
One thing in the fringe that has been recommended to me is Camille O’Sullivan. It looks a nice mix of cabaret, burlesque and pretty good music. It might be worth a visit, […]
Fringe
The Fringe festival kicks off today, with its usual line up of things I’ve never heard of and a pretty shocking web site that’s impossible to use. I’ll try to figure out […]
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