Album of the Week – 11/11/22 It’s a quiet enough week for new releases, but there is one that will hoover up most of the attention, with the return of Bruuuuuce (Bruce […]
Album of the Week – 11/11/22
No Bears – Film Review
No Bears – Film Review Director- Jafar Panahi Writer – Jafar Panahi Stars – Jafar Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Reza Heydari, Mina Kavani It is impossible to talk about this film without giving […]
Pavement – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/11/22
Pavement – Vicar St – Live Review – 10/11/22 by Killian Laher Pavement wrapped up their ‘reunion of a reunion’ tour with the first of two sold out shows at Vicar Street, […]
Wake – Viking Theatre – Review
Wake – Viking Theatre – Review by Frank L Mon 7 Nov 2022 Sat 19 Nov 2022 Written & Performed by Irene Kelleher The title describes accurately the setting. It is indeed […]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Film Review
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Film Review by Katie McCann Director – Ryan Coogler Writers – Ryan Coogler (screenplay by), Joe Robert Cole (screenplay by) Stars – Tenoch Huerta, Letitia Wright, Angela […]
William Tell – Gaiety Theatre – Review
William Tell – Gaiety Theatre – Review by Gearóid O’Byrne Irish National Opera’s WILLIAM TELL (Rossini), Gaiety Theatre, Dublin All photos by Pat Redmond It’s remarkable how well-known the famous finale, “March […]
New Music – All The Brave Hunters
New Music – All The Brave Hunters A new name but not entirely new, as Alain McFadden is a member of the much-loved Ye Vagabonds! It’s a gentle folk sound in the […]
Clouded Reveries – Film Review
Clouded Reveries – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Ciara NicChormaic Produced by Sharon Whooley Doireann Ní Ghríofa is an Irish language poet and essayist who writes both in English and […]
Interview with Stuart Braithwaite
Interview with Stuart Braithwaite by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai via email to discuss his autobiography Spaceships Over Glasgow and a few other things besides: […]
New Music – From A Harbour Softly Drawn & Andrew Wild
New Music – From A Harbour Softly Drawn & Andrew Wild by Killian Laher This release introduces the new project of Fraser McGowan, who formerly recorded as Caught In The Wake Forever. […]
Mimi Parker of Low: A Complete One-off
Mimi Parker of Low: A Complete One-off by Killian Laher Terrible news emerged at the weekend as Alan Sparhawk announced the death of his wife and bandmate, Mimi Parker. It had been […]
Album of the Week – 4/11/22
Album of the Week – 4/11/22 This week sees new releases from… “Captain” Kirk Douglas (of The Roots – New Unknown), Mount Kimbie (MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning) and Tom […]
Lyra – Film Review
Lyra – Film Review by Brian Merriman Directed by Alison Millar Music by David Holmes, Cinematographer Mark McCauley Edited by Chloe Lambourne Presented by Channel 4 with an association with TG4 The […]
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby – Film Review
The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby – Film Review Director: Seamus Murphy Producer: Tom Burke Financiers: Screen Ireland, Museum of Literature, Dublin Port If you live in Dublin, you may know […]
Jersey Boys – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review
Jersey Boys – Bord Gais Energy Theatre – Review by Fran Winston Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Square, Docklands, Dublin 2 Runs Until November 21. Nightly at 7.30pm with matinees on […]
The Wonder – Film Review
The Wonder – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Sebastián Lelio Writers – Alice Birch, Emma Donoghue (based on the novel by), Sebastián Lelio Stars – Florence Pugh, Niamh Algar, Ciarán […]
The Circle – Dave Eggers – Audible Book Review
The Every – Dave Eggers – Audible Book Review By: Dave Eggers Narrated by: Dion Graham Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins What do you get when you combine two of the […]
Barbarian – Film Review
Barbarian – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Zach Cregger Starring: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long In cinemas now! The title of this film was actually a placeholder while writer/director […]
Album of the Week – 28/10/22
Album of the Week – 28/10/22 Another week with some great new sounds, including Guided By Voices (Scalping the Guru), Ásgeir (Time On My Hands) and Lee Fields (SENTIMENTAL FOOL). Closer to […]
Bros – Film Review
Bros – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Starring: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Ts Madison, Monica Raymund, Guillermo Díaz, Guy Branum, Amanda Bearse In cinemas October 28th This romantic […]
New Irish Music: Joe Chester – Beckett
New Irish Music: Joe Chester – Beckett by Killian Laher Joe Chester’s music has been heading in a more ornate direction in recent years. He has just announced his new album Lucia, […]
Triangle of Sadness – Film Review
Triangle of Sadness – Film Review by Frank L Director – Ruben Östlund Writer – Ruben Östlund Stars – Thobias Thorwid, Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean Initially, the film concentrates on the world […]
Best Man – Smock Alley – Review
Best Man – Smock Alley – Review by Frank L. Helpfully, the necessary housekeeping rules for any theatrical performance are made part of the wedding reception ceremony. In addition, every audience member […]
Des Fleurs – The Space – Review
Des Fleurs – The Space – Review by Hugh Maguire The Space, London E14 3RS 25 Oct – 29 Oct It is becoming something of a cliché or a theatre luvvie truism […]
Q&A with Irish Soprano Rachel Croash – William Tell – Gaiety Theatre
Q&A with Irish Soprano Rachel Croash – William Tell – Gaiety Theatre Irish National Opera stage Rossini’s WILLIAM TELL in a new co-production with Nouvel Opéra Fribourg for a limited run at […]
God Is An Astronaut – Opium – Live Review – 22-10-22
God Is An Astronaut – Opium – Live Review – 22-10-22 by Killian Laher God Is An Astronaut have been playing high-octane, instrumental rock for twenty years, and the four-piece are marking […]
Solar Bones – Abbey Theatre – Review
Solar Bones – Abbey Theatre – Review Dates: 20 – 29 October Running Time: 1 hour 35 minutes, no interval Solar Bones tells the story of Marcus Conway, an Engineer living and working […]
Aoife Nessa Frances – Protector – Album Review
Aoife Nessa Frances – Protector – Album Review by Killian Laher Two and a half years ago Aoife Nessa Frances made a considerable impression with the Land of No Junction album. She […]
Album of the Week – 21/10/22
Album of the Week – 21/10/22 For a week late in October, there’s a lot of good music being released! We have new albums from Arctic Monkeys (The Car) and even Taylor […]
No More Workhorse 