The Reason I Jump – Film Review by Hugh Maguire In 2007 Naoki Higashida, a thirteen-year-old Japanese boy published The Reason I Jump: One Boy’s Voice from the Silence of Autism. Although […]
The Reason I Jump – Film Review
New Music – Jodi – Blue Heron
New Music – Jodi – Blue Heron For fans of Pinegrove, you may know the work of Nick Levine (Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and ex-Pinegrove member). Levine’s new vehicle is called Jodi and on […]
The Father – Film Review
The Father – Film Review Director: Florian Zeller Writers: Christopher Hampton (screenplay by), Florian Zeller (play) Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss This is the debut film by French writer/ director […]
Album of the Week – 11/06/21
Album of the Week – 11/06/21 Thank goodness for Dustin O’Halloran, for many reasons of course, but mostly as he released an album on this most quiet of weeks! Otherwise, there are […]
Soda Blonde – Lasta – Brightening Air Festival
Soda Blonde – Lasta – Brightening Air Festival If you’re looking for something to make up for missing out on James Vincent McMorrow tickets for the Iveagh Garden tonight, you could do […]
Nobody – Film Review
Nobody – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Ilya Naishuller Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Aleksei Serebryakov, RZA, Michael Ironside, Colin Salmon, Christopher Lloyd In Irish cinemas June 9th The ‘ordinary […]
Dinner in America – Film Review
Dinner in America – Film Review Director – Adam Rehmeier Writer – Adam Rehmeier Stars – Kyle Gallner, Yancey Fuqua, Jennifer Kincer By day, Patty (Emily Skeggs) works at her local pet […]
Album of the Week – 04/06/21
Album of the Week – 04/06/21 It’s a week without any big releases, so that means we just have to dig a little deeper! The biggest release this week is probably Wolf […]
New Music – The Goon Sax – In The Stone
New Music – The Goon Sax – In The Stone Can you remember all the way back to 2018, when pandemics were things that happened on TV? If so, you might remember […]
Bloody Phoenix – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Walkabout Theatre – Review
Bloody Phoenix – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre – Walkabout Theatre – Review by Frank L. Bloody Phoenix – Written and directed by Michael James Ford With the lockdown lifting, Bewley’s Cafe Theatre has […]
New Irish Music – Soda Blonde – Holy Roses
New Irish Music – Soda Blonde – Holy Roses Soda Blonde are back with another pitch-perfect pop song. It’s the third release off their self-produced debut album ‘Small Talk’ which will be […]
Bewley’s Cafe Theatre Goes Walkabout
Bewley’s Cafe Theatre Goes Walkabout While we’re waiting for confirmation of when the theatres of Ireland will reopen, Bewley’s Cafe Theatre has come up with something quite novel that should tide us […]
Boys Don’t Cry – Fiona Scarlett – Audible Book Review
Boys Don’t Cry – Fiona Scarlett – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Set in a rough tower block in inner-city Dublin, ironically named after Mother Teresa, Fiona Scarlett’s remarkable début novel […]
Album of the Week – 28/05/21
Album of the Week – 28/05/21 This week we have new releases from… Brodka (BRUT), GusGus (Mobile Home), loscil (Clara) and Moby (Reprise). They’re all worth a listen! We even reviewed the […]
Zebra Girl – Film Review
Zebra Girl – Film Review by Hugh Maguire It is said that you can judge someone’s suitability as a partner by the way they treat the waiting staff in a restaurant on […]
Lambchop – Showtunes – Album Review
Lambchop – Showtunes – Album Reviewby Killian Laher Lambchop have evolved from their alt-country beginnings to become a vehicle for Kurt Wagner’s genre-defying music. This is Lambchop’s sixteenth album, released a mere six […]
Uniform – Town Hall Theatre – Review
Uniform – Town Hall Theatre – Review by Hugh Maguire Uniform – Produced by Galway theatre company Eva’s Echo – Uniform was streamed from The Town Hall Theatre at 8pm on May 22nd […]
Willy Vlautin – The Night Always Comes – Book Review
Willy Vlautin – The Night Always Comes – Book Review by Killian Laher If you’re familiar with Willy Vlautin’s books, or his songs with former band Richmond Fontaine or the Delines, you’ll […]
loscil – Clara – Album Review
loscil – Clara – Album Review by Killian Laher Scott Morgan who records as loscil has carved an individual path in the ambient world. This time around, he has sampled an orchestra […]
Album of the Week – 21/05/21
Album of the Week – 21/05/21 This week sees new releases from… Chrissie Hynde with her collection of Bob Dylan songs (Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan). Fans of […]
Army of the Dead – Film Review
Army of the Dead – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Zack Snyder Starring: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki […]
Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods – Album Review
Gruff Rhys – Seeking New Gods – Album Reviewby Cathy Brown It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 12 years since the last Super Furry Animals album. During that time Gruff […]
Juliana Hatfield – Blood – Album Review
Juliana Hatfield – Blood – Album Review by Killian Laher Good to check in with Juliana Hatfield to see where she’s at. It could be argued the ‘moment’ has long passed for […]
Syria Sound of Memory – Review
Syria Sound of Memory – Review by Hugh Maguire “A 14 minute auditory experience that immerses you in a joyful day in Homs” by Terra Nova Productions As death beckons and other […]
New Music – Lump – Animal
New Music – Lump – Animal Lump are Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay (of Tunng fame). Their first album was released in 2018 and it really was quite special! It even landed […]
Album of the Week – 14/05/21
Album of the Week – 14/05/21 It’s Friday again and here’s the good news, you probably don’t have to go to work tomorrow! Ok, maybe you work in one of the […]
Oxygen – Film Review
Oxygen – Film Review Director: Alexandre Aja Writer: Christie Leblanc Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi On Netflix form today, 12th of May. We meet the protagonist of this film, Liz […]
New Music – TCR-P1 – Kyle Bobby Dunn
New Music – TCR-P1 – Kyle Bobby Dunn This is another album of brooding and menacing drone sounds from one of our favourite ambient composers Kyle Bobby Dunn. The Canadian “composer, arranger, […]
New Music – VerseChorusVerse – free to decree
New Music – VerseChorusVerse – free to decree VerseChorusVerse is the musical moniker of the Irish musician, writer and actor Tony Wright, a founding member of And So I Watch You From […]
No More Workhorse 