Joseph Chester – Lucia – Album Review by Killian Laher After his Carolan/Cage EP a few years ago, Joseph Chester has continued down a similar path. None of the jangly guitars of […]
Joseph Chester – Lucia – Album Review
The Fabelmans – Film Review
The Fabelmans – Film Review by Brian Merriman Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner Producers: Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, Kristie Macosko Krieger Music by John Williams Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński Starring: Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, […]
Album of the Week – 20/01/23
Album of the Week – 20/01/23 Despite it being mid-January and just after Blue Monday, this is actually quite a good week for new releases! We have new albums from the likes […]
New Irish Music: Boa Morte – Hard To Know
New Irish Music: Boa Morte – Hard To Know by Killian Laher Boa Morte returns with the first single from their forthcoming album The Total Space. Based on the track Hard To […]
Dolly & Mick – Viking Theatre – Review
Dolly & Mick – Viking Theatre – Review By Frank L. Dolly & Mick – written by Seamus Moran The set leaves you with no doubt that the play is going to […]
An Evening With Mere Mortals – Smock Alley – Review
An Evening With Mere Mortals – Smock Alley – Review by Brian Merriman 16 – 21 Jan – 8pm, 3pm on Sat – Boys’ School – Duration: 65 minutes Photo credit is […]
Babylon – Film Review
Babylon – Film Review Writer/ Director – Damien Chazelle Starring: Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva At the start of this film, we meet Manny Torres (Diego Calva), a young Mexican man […]
The Murder Capital – Gigi’s Recovery – Album Review
The Murder Capital – Gigi’s Recovery – Album Review by Killian Laher The Murder Capital took their time over the follow-up to their debut, When I Have Fears, three and a half […]
Bank of Dave – Film Review
Bank of Dave – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Chris Foggin Starring: Joel Fry, Phoebe Dynevor, Rory Kinnear, Hugh Bonneville, Paul Kaye, Jo Hartley, Cathy Tyson Streaming on Netflix from […]
Album of the Week – 13/01/23
Album of the Week – 13/01/23 After a short break for Christmas, your undoubted favourite ‘Album of the Week’ slot is back! Well, as you should expect for early January, things are […]
Dog Gone – Film Review
Dog Gone – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Stephen Herek Starring: Rob Lowe, Johnny Berchtold, Kimberly Williams -Paisely Streaming on Netflix January 13th It does sound like the writer came […]
Tár – Film Review
Tár – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Todd Field Starring: Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, Mark Strong In cinemas January 13th This movie […]
M3GAN – Film Review
M3GAN – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Gerard Johnstone Writers – Akela Cooper(screenplay by), James Wan(story by) Starring: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald In cinemas on January […]
The Cloud Spotter – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
The Cloud Spotter – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. Runs until February 4th, 2023 This play was produced by Allergy Theatre for the 2022 Five Lamps Arts Festival. The […]
Piggy – Film Review
Piggy – Film Review Writer/ Director – Carlota Pereda Stars – Laura Galán, Richard Holmes, Carmen Machi It would be fair to say that Sara (Laura Galán) is having a difficult adolescence. […]
Interview with Martin Clancy – Part 2
Interview with Martin Clancy – Part 2 by Killian Laher Martin Clancy’s book, Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem is out now. “Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem highlights the opportunities and rewards associated […]
Till – Film Review
Till – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Chinonye Chukwu Starring: Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett, Whoopi Goldberg In cinemas on January 6th This is based on the […]
A Man Called Otto – Film Review
A Man Called Otto – Film Review by Brian Merriman Director: Marc Forster Writers: David Magee (screenplay) based on a novel by Fredrik Backman ( ‘A Man Called Ove’) and the original […]
Interview with Martin Clancy – Part 1
Interview with Martin Clancy by Killian Laher Martin Clancy’s book, Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem is out now. “Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem highlights the opportunities and rewards associated with the application […]
A Musical Preview of 2023
A Musical Preview of 2023 by Killian Laher It’s safe to say that the music world is approaching normality after a strange couple of years. On the live front, virtually everybody who […]
Best Films of 2022
Best Films of 2022 For our final post of the year, we’ve decided to have a look back on what we enjoyed in the cinema over the last 12 months! it was […]
Corsage – Film Review
Corsage – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Director – Marie Kreutzer Writer – Marie Kreutzer Stars – Colin Morgan, Vicky Krieps, Finnegan Oldfield The Empress Elizabeth of Austria (1837-98) was the longest-serving […]
Sun Mahshene / Keeley – Workman’s Cellar – Gig Review – 22/12/22
Sun Mahshene / Keeley – Workman’s Cellar, Dublin – Gig Review – 22/12/22 by Killian Laher The Workman’s Cellar was the venue for a pre-Christmas show b/y Irish band Sun Mahshene. First […]
Peter von Kant – Film Review
Peter von Kant – Film Review by Frank L. Director – François Ozon Writer – François Ozon(screenplay), Rainer Werner Fassbinder(based on the film by) Stars – Denis Ménochet, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Ben […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Karl Whitney (Author)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Karl Whitney (Author) Karl is the author of “Hit Factories: A Journey Through the Industrial Cities of British Pop”, a personal exploration of the musical and […]
Corsage – Film Review
Corsage – Film Review by Frank L Director – Marie Kreutzer Writer – Marie Kreutzer Stars – Vicky Krieps, Colin Morgan, Ivana Urban Elisabeth or Sissi of the royal family of Bavaria […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Zoe Howe (Author)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Zoe Howe (Author) What was your main musical highlight of 2022? Probably hearing and seeing Redcar – the compelling new incarnation of Christine and The […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Robert Baker (The Crayon Set)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Robert Baker (The Crayon Set) How was music for you in 2022? Music is always good. It seems to be becoming even more important in […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Jacob Ware (Rapt)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Jacob Ware (Rapt) How was music for you in 2022? Music was kind to me, I’ve played some great shows and have been very moved […]
No More Workhorse 