Album of the Week – 16/07/20 This week sees a new release from Jarv Is (yes, that one) which has some great moments, as you’ve possibly already heard. There are also albums […]
Album of the Week – 16/07/20
Thomas Bartlett – Shelter – Album Review
Thomas Bartlett – Shelter – Album Review by Killian Laher Thomas Bartlett, pianist from the Gloaming has released an album of 8 lengthy but lovely piano pieces. The opener Lucida is contemplative […]
Dating Amber – Film Review
Dating Amber – Film Review Director: David Freyne Writer: David Freyne Stars: Fionn O’Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan A minor downside of a global pandemic is that quirky, indie film releases can […]
Stage Mother – Film Review
Stage Mother – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Thom Fitzgerald Starring: Jacki Weaver, Lucy Liu, Adrian Grenier, Mya Taylor, Allister MacDonald, Oscar Moreno, Jackie Beat In cinemas from July 24th. […]
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – All The Good Times – Album Review
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – All The Good Times – Album Review by Killian Laher Gillian Welch doesn’t play the media game, she has pretty much gone to ground since 2011’s […]
Movies Released This Week
Movies Released This Week We thought we’d have a look at the new film releases over the next few weeks as the CINEMAS ARE OPEN!!! Well, at least some of them are. […]
Anne at 13,000 ft – Film Review
Anne at 13,000 ft – Film Review by Frank L Director: Kazik Radwanski Writer: Kazik Radwanski Stars: Deragh Campbell, Lawrene Denkers, Matt Johnson Kazik Radwanski, the director of this film, is a […]
IFI@Home
IFI@Home If you’ve been missing the IFI over the last few months, here’s a chance to have a flavour of that fine cinema at home! The IFI@Home is an online streaming service […]
Finding The Way Back – Film Review
Finding The Way Back – Film Review Director: Gavin O’Connor Writer: Brad Ingelsby Stars: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar In this film, Ben Affleck plays Jack Cunningham. Jack was the star […]
Album of the Week – 10/07/20
Album of the Week – 10/07/20 There are lots of new albums to explore this week, including new releases from Julianna Barwick (Healing Is A Miracle), Mr Ben & the Bens (Life […]
The Old Guard – Film Review
The Old Guard – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood Starring: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Chiwetel Ejiofor Streaming on Netflix from July 10th […]
Q&A with Kiersey Clemons (Dee Dee) – Scoob!
Q&A with Kiersey Clemons (Dee Dee) – Scoob! Kiersey Clemons (Lady and The Tramp, Bojack Horseman, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) plays Dee Dee Skyes in the new animated film Scoob! You can […]
Looking Back: Tindersticks – Curtains
Looking Back: Tindersticks – Curtains by Killian Laher The funny thing about Tindersticks third album, Curtains (released in 1997) is that on paper it was everything a fan hoped for. An even […]
Live From Guerrilla Studios
Live From Guerrilla Studios We’re all missing live music at the moment, so here’s something to help fill the void. Live From Guerrilla Studios is a new alternative online music show based […]
brdmm – Bedroom – Album Review
brdmm – Bedroom – Album Review by Killian Laher bdrmm are ‘five good boys’ from Hull, according to their Bandcamp page. They have just released a debut album which will seem instantly […]
Silverbacks – Fad – Album Review
Silverbacks – Fad – Album Review by Killian Laher Big things are expected of Dublin’s Silverbacks. With Girl Band’s Daniel Fox on production, the album has a thrilling, in your face sound. […]
Album of the Week – 03/07/20
Album of the Week – 03/07/20 Good day and welcome to another edition of ‘Album of the Week’! Sadly, it would be hard to describe this as a vintage week in terms […]
What is Bardcore?
What is Bardcore? According to Wikipedia, “Bardcore or tavernwave is a 2020 internet phenomenon consisting of medievalised remakes of pop music hit songs”. What could be easier! The musical arrangements include lutes, […]
New Music – This Is The Kit – This Is What You Did
New Music – This Is The Kit – This Is What You Did One of our favourite albums from 2017 was Moonshine Freeze by This is the Kit. That’s why we’re excited […]
Looking Back: David Bowie – 1. Outside – Album Review
David Bowie – 1. Outside – Album Review by Killian Laher Written off at the time as an over-ambitious folly, David Bowie’s 1995 album Outside (or 1. Outside) may be trying a […]
When Do Irish Cinemas Reopen?
When Do Irish Cinemas Reopen? Update – The Stella in Rathmines may win the prize! Stella Cinema – Open Now! Well, it’s not today! Despite the Government stating the cinemas were part […]
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Film Review
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: David Dobkin Starring: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens, Demi Lovato, Graham Norton Streaming […]
Album of the Week – 26/06/20
Album of the Week – 26/06/20 New albums released this week include the beautiful piano sounds of Gabríel Ólafs (Piano Works). There’s also a new alias for Luke Temple (of Here We […]
Piano Works – Gabríel Ólafs – Album Review
Piano Works – Gabríel Ólafs – Album Review by Cathy Brown Ólafs is something of a musical prodigy. He has been playing since the age of 5 and his debut album, Absent […]
Solitude Sounds: Preoccupations – Preoccupations
Solitude Sounds: Preoccupations – Preoccupations by Killian Laher The band formerly known as Viet Cong renamed themselves as Preoccupations in 2016, but on the basis of this album that was their only […]
New Music – Christian Lee Hutson – Beginners
New Music – Christian Lee Hutson – Beginners With appearances by names such as Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst, this man certainly has some good connections! It should come as no real […]
Books about Music – Part 2
Books about Music – Part 2 by Cathy Brown Lockdown has changed our lives beyond measure and has seen many industries adapt and engage with this new normal. It has not been […]
Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher – Album Review
Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher – Album Review by Cathy Brown It has been almost three years since the release of Phoebe Bridgers debut album Stranger in the Alps, but she hasn’t been […]
Album of the Week – 19-06-20
Album of the Week – 19-06-20 Apologies to Mr. Neil Young, but I don’t think he needs any more praise from these parts for his new (ish) album Homegrown which we reviewed […]
No More Workhorse 