Album of the Week – 19-03-21 Listen below to A.A. Williams bang out the indie hits in a new, slower and dreamier fashion with her album called Songs From Isolation! Also, Lana […]
Album of the Week – 19-03-21
The Book of Koli – M. R. Carey – Audible Book Review
The Book of Koli – M. R. Carey – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Set sometime in the future, “The Book of Koli” is the first of a trilogy of novels […]
Lambchop – New Single/ Album Announcement
Lambchop – New Single/ Album Announcement While it feels like their 100th album, at best guess, it’s actually their 15th studio album. Kurt seems to have discovered the piano, so you can […]
The Mauritanian – Film Review
The Mauritanian – Film Review Director: Kevin Macdonald Writers: Michael Bronner (screenplay by) (as M.B. Traven), Rory Haines (screenplay by) Stars: Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud, Jodie Foster The Mauritanian […]
Immaculate – Theatre Review
Immaculate – Theatre Review by Hugh Maguire Find out more about Tinderbox Theatre Company here. Immaculate has a running time of 37mins. This was a short performance piece by Belfast’s ever-resilient Tinderbox, […]
Albums of the Week – 12-03-21
Albums of the Week – 12-03-21 After the excitement of the last few weeks, we’re back down to earth this week! But fear not noble reader, as we have remixes for your […]
Q&A with Daragh Muldowney – Beacons
Q&A with Daragh Muldowney – Dulra Photography – Beacons “BEACONS is a series of images from Lake Baikal in Siberia documenting the surreal ice road system that guides travellers across the vast […]
Barróg Lá Fhéile Phádraig – Whelan’s
Barróg Lá Fhéile Phádraig – Whelan’s Do you miss Whelans? It’s hard not to, but it feels like another world at this stage! Thankfully, on Paddy’s day, you can at least pretend […]
Judas and the Black Messiah – Film Review
Judas and the Black Messiah – Film Review Director: Shaka King Writers: Will Berson (story by), Shaka King (story by) Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons This film is based on […]
Exit – Audible Book Review – Belinda Bauer
Exit – Audible Book Review – Belinda Bauer Felix Pink is a decent man. A kind man. A man of integrity. However, when we first meet him in Belinda Bauer’s new thriller […]
The Three-Body Problem – Liu Cixin – Audible Book Review
The Three-Body Problem – Liu Cixin – Audible Book Review The Three-Body Problem is the first book in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy which was written by Liu Cixin. It was […]
Album of the Week – 05-03-21
Album of the Week – 05-03-21 In the last few weeks, this slot has been very obvious indeed, but it’s very hard to ignore new albums from bands/ artists like Nick Cave, […]
Druid’s The Cherry Orchard – Free Online
Druid’s The Cherry Orchard – Free Online You may recall last March, the Druid production of the Cherry Orchard opened in late February 2020 in Gaiway. The production was meant to go […]
Interview with Luca Truffarelli – The Here Trio – Project Arts Centre
Interview with Luca Truffarelli – The Here Trio – Project Arts Centre The Here Trio – Liz Roche Company’s exciting co-production with Maiden Voyage Dance will be streamed in partnership with Project […]
Interview with Stuart Staples – Tindersticks
Interview with Stuart Staples – Tindersticks by Killian Laher Tindersticks have been around for nearly 30 years, and after the release of their 13th studio album (excluding soundtracks) Distractions, No More Workhorse […]
Interview with Basciville
Interview with Basciville Basciville are a multi-instrumentalist folk/indie duo, based in Co. Wexford, Ireland. Brothers Cillian and Lorcan Byrne began creating music together in 2016. They have just released their debut album […]
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Carnage – Album Review
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – Carnage – Album Review A surprise new album from Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, minus the rest of the Bad Seeds has just emerged, without warning! […]
The Here Trio – Project Arts Centre – Preview
The Here Trio – Project Arts Centre – Preview 04 March 2021 – Tickets: €10 Live Q&A: A live post-show Q&A will follow the piece. Show Time: 8PM One of the best […]
Albums of the Week – 26-02-21
Albums of the Week – 26-02-21 This week sees a new album from Julien Baker (Little Oblivions) which is her first since ‘Turn Out the Lights’ in 2017. It’s a definite reason […]
New Irish Music – J Smith – I’m Sorry
New Irish Music – J Smith – I’m Sorry While the name J Smith might not mean much to you, maybe ‘Gypsies on the Autobahn’ will strike a chord? The “guitar-based quartet […]
Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché – Film Review
Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché – Film Review by Hugh Maguire Available to watch via Modern Films from March 5th. Directed by Paul Sng & Celeste Bell Narrated by Ruth Negga This […]
New Irish Music – BK Pepper – Alerts
New Irish Music – BK Pepper – Alerts One of our favourite Irish Albums from last year was BK Pepper’s Territories, taking home the prize of our album of the week on […]
Radio Life – Derek B Miller – Audible Book Review
Radio Life – Derek B Miller – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Since the publication of Mary Shelley’s “The Last Man” in 1826, post-apocalyptic and dystopian tales have caught the popular […]
Arab Strap – As Days Get Dark – Album Review
Arab Strap – As Days Get Dark – Album Review by Killian Laher Here’s something I did not expect in 2021: the first Arab Strap album in nearly 16 years! Despite the […]
TV Picks of the Week – 22/02/21
TV Picks of the Week – 22/02/21 After a short break for no real reason, your favourite TV Picks segment is back at the Workhorse! We’ve spent hours trawling through the best […]
The Cult – Love Removal Machine
The Cult – Love Removal Machine by Killian Laher A Song and What It Means To Me Growing up in the 80s, there wasn’t an awful lot of good rock music around. […]
Album of the Week – 19/02/21
Album of the Week – 19/02/21 This week sees new releases from David Gray (Skellig) and The Hold Steady (Open Door Policy) among others. There’s also a debut album from Irish Artist […]
The Odd Women – George Gissing – Audible Book Review
The Odd Women – George Gissing – Audible Book Review by Patrick Viale In Dublin’s Mount Jerome Cemetery a headstone bears a poignant epitaph erected by “The Home for Aged Governesses and […]
Recipe for Disaster – Baked Alaska – Big Telly – Review
Recipe for Disaster – Baked Alaska – Big Telly – Review This was actually the second in the series of “80’s wedding cook-alongs” from Northern Ireland’s Big Telly theatre company. It aimed […]
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