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 […]
Album of the Week – 28/10/22
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 […]
Lost Hearts – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review
Lost Hearts – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Review by Frank L. October 17 – November 05, 2022 Lost Hearts by M. R. James Adapted for the stage by Michael James Ford and […]
The Banshees of Inisherin – Film Review
The Banshees of Iniserin – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Martin McDonagh Writer – Martin McDonagh Stars – Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon In 2008, McDonagh cast Colin Farrell […]
Decision to Leave – Film Review
Decision to Leave – Film Review by Frank L Director – Park Chan-wook Writers – Park Chan-wook, Seo-kyeong Jeong Stars – Tang Wei, Go Kyung-Pyo, Park Hae-il For his latest work, Director […]
New Music – Micah P. Hinson – Ignore the Days
New Music – Micah P. Hinson – Ignore the Days Micah P Hinson has announced the release of his 11th studio album, I Lie To You, which will be ‘dropped’ on December […]
The Last Return – Gate Theatre – Review
The Last Return – Gate Theatre – Review by Gearóid O’Byrne Druid – The Last Return – by Sonya Kelly Venue – Gate Theatre Preview(s) – 13 Oct Date(s): Runs until Saturday, […]
Q&A with Aideen Barry – RDS Visual Art Awards Exhibition
Q&A with Aideen Barry – RDS Visual Art Awards Exhibition 2022 RDS Visual Art Awards Exhibition runs from Oct 21 – 29 at the RDS Concert Hall – more info here: https://www.rds.ie/rds-foundation/arts/vaa Aideen […]
Brian Eno – FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE – Album Review
Brian Eno – FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE – Album Review by Killian Laher Although this has been billed as Brian Eno’s first vocal album since 2005, that isn’t strictly true, his singing has cropped up […]
BROS – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
BROS – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Brian Merriman Romeo Castelucci – BROS Venue: O’Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College Dates: 14-15 Oct. 7.30pm I hadn’t been in the O’Reilly theatre for years. […]
The Boy Who Never Was – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
The Boy Who Never Was – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review Brokentalkers, Ireland – The Boy Who Never Was – An adaptation of the novel MOONSTONE by Sjón Venue: Samuel Beckett Theatre […]
TV Priest – My Other People – Album Review
TV Priest – My Other People – Album Review by Killian Laher English band TV Priest have been quickly gathering something of a following, and they recently released their second album, ploughing […]
Album of the Week – 14/10/22
Album of the Week – 14/10/22 Some interesting new sounds that you should really be checking out this week! For starters, we have Field Medic (grow your hair long if you’re wanting […]
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile – Film Review
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile – Film Review Directors – Josh Gordon, Will Speck Writers – Will Davies(screenplay by), Bernard Waber (based on the book series by) Stars – Constance Wu, Javier Bardem, Scoot […]
Bill Callahan – YTI⅃AƎЯ – Album Review
Bill Callahan – YTI⅃AƎЯ – Album Review by Killian Laher In these anxious times, the need for a new Bill Callahan album is stronger than ever. His latest album has a very […]
A Whistle in the Dark – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review
A Whistle in the Dark – Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage) – Review An Abbey Theatre Production – 4 October – 5 November 2022 Written by Tom Murphy Images: Ros Kavanagh This play […]
The Cult – Under the Midnight Sun – Album Review
The Cult – Under the Midnight Sun – Album Review by Killian Laher It’s a little surprising that The Cult are still a going concern, I had always thought they would burn […]
Short of Lying – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review
Short of Lying – Dublin Theatre Festival – Review by Brian Merriman LUANDA CASELLA/NTGENT, BRAZIL AND BELGIUM – Short of Lying – Luanda Casella Venue: Project Arts Centre (Space Upstairs) – Date(s): […]
My Fair Lady – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review
My Fair Lady – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre – Review by Brian Merriman 06 – 30 October 2022 My Fair Lady is ‘luverly’…every ‘blooming’ moment on stage is a treat! This rich […]
Holy Island – Film Review
Holy Island – Film Review by Frank L. Director – Robert Manson Writer – Robert Manson Stars – Jeanne Nicole Ní Áinle, Conor Madden, Dermot Murphy According to the film’s publicity material, […]
No More Workhorse 