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 […]
A Man Called Otto – Film Review
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 […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Jamie Cameron (The Last Dinosaur) How was music for you in 2022? I’m proud to have book-ended 2022 with two collaborative releases, The Arteries of […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Pat Barrett (Arrivalists) How was music for you in 2022? Nostalgic. Spent a lot of the year wandering through old tunes, records. I lost my […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Paul Page (ex Whipping Boy)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Paul Page (ex-Whipping Boy) How was music for you in 2022? If I am honest, I thought it was a disappointing year in terms of […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Cormac Gahan (plus band) of Boa Morte
A Year in Music – 2022 – Cormac Gahan (plus band) of Boa Morte How was music for you in 2022? We’ve been listening to a lot of new music this year […]
Love Songs – Project Arts Centre – Review
Love Songs – Project Arts Centre – Review Dance: 14-17 December 2022 Love Songs – Cork Opera House on February 22 Find out more about Philip Connaughton here. This is a new […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Trevor Ristow (Author)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Trevor Ristow (Author) Trevor Ristow has written a book, Waiting for Another War, covering the early days of seminal 80s indie band, the Sisters of […]
A Year In Music – 2022 – Ben Vendetta
A Year In Music – 2022 – Ben Vendetta by Killian Laher “Ben Vendetta is a former freelance music journalist who published Vendetta Magazine from 1995 to 2002, and was director of […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Paul McDermott
A Year in Music – 2022 – Paul McDermott How was music for you in 2022? The deaths of Mimi Parker and Cathal Coughlan are foremost in my mind as I try […]
A Year in Music – 2022 – Scott Morgan (loscil)
A Year in Music – 2022 – Scott Morgan (loscil) We asked some of our favourite artists/ writers to tell us about their year. You can see the results below… How was […]
Piaf – Gate Theatre – Review
Piaf – Gate Theatre – Review December 7th to Saturday January 28th 2023 We meet ‘Little Sparrow’ (Zara Devlin playing Piaf as a young girl) as she is singing on a street […]
Sleeping Beauty – The Civic – Review
Sleeping Beauty – The Civic – Review by Brian Merriman Produced by The Civic Theatre and Rob Murphy Directed by Rob Murphy Duration 150 minutes including interval (15 minutes) – 2 shows […]
White Noise – Film Review
White Noise – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Noah Baumbach Writers – Noah Baumbach (written for the screen by), Don DeLillo (based on the book by) Stars – Adam Driver, […]
Top Ten Albums of 2022 – CB
Top Ten Albums of 2022 – Cathy Brown We’ve asked some of our writers for their thoughts on the Best Albums of the year. you can see Cathy’s thoughts below… 10. Loose […]
Nocebo – Film Review
Nocebo – Film Review by Frank L. Directed – Lorcan Finnegan Stars – Eva Green, Mark Strong, Chai Fonacier Lorcan Finnegan follows his perturbing 2019 film Vivarium by also entitling his new […]
Lila Tristram and The Last Dinosaur – Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime Explode in Colour – Review
Lila Tristram and The Last Dinosaur – Black and White Memories Ignited by the Scent of Springtime Explode in Colour – Review Lila Tristram and Jamie Cameron, who records as The Last […]
The Ghosts of Baggotonia – Film Review
The Ghosts of Baggotonia – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Alan Gilsenan Baggotonia is an area in Dublin around Baggot Street Bridge which was, during the forties, fifties and sixties, […]
Top 10 Albums of 2022 – KL
Top 10 Albums of 2022 – KL by Killian Laher We’ve asked some of our writers for their thoughts on the albums of the year. you can see Killian’s thoughts below… The […]
No More Workhorse